Are the Velaryons Valyrian?

Traits. House Velaryon is of Valyrian descent, and its members often have Valyrian features, such as silver hair, purple eyes, and pale skin.

What race are Valyrians?

The Valyrians are an Essosi race and culture. They originate from the Valyrian Peninsula. Members of the race are commonly referred to as the Blood of the Dragon.

Are there any Valyrians left?

Lys was founded directly by Valyria, built from scratch and settled by pure-blooded Valyrian colonists, so Valyrian bloodlines are still very strong there. In Westeros, the only major surviving Valyrian families were the Targaryens and their vassals, the Velaryons and Celtigars.

Are Valyrians all white?

Appearance. Valyrians are famous for having silver-gold hair and violet-purple eyes, characteristics not found amongst any other peoples of the world. This can vary from white to silver-gold to blond hair, and from lilac, to deep purple, and pale blue eyes.

Why is Velaryon black?

The fact of the matter is that HBO could have cast a white actor as Corlys; it chose to make him dark-skinned. His children play prominent roles in the story, and darker-skinned actors will play them, as well. I feel like all the talk about whether Corlys Velaryon is Black in the books is a distraction from this point.

Is House Velaryon black?

The implication here is that the Velaryons are black, which then makes it weird how Daemon, Rhaenys and Viserys are also then in turn being played by white actors (they are half-Velaryon).

Who were the Dragonlords of Valyria?

Dragonlords were the rulers of the Valyrian Freehold who rode and controlled dragons. They played a large role in the Valyrians’ defeat of the Ghiscari Empire to the east and the Rhoynar people to the north, vastly expanding the size and power of the Freehold.

Did House Velaryon have dragons?

He’s the head of a powerful family that hails from Valyria just as the Targayens do, although the Velaryons aren’t dragon-riders. Their power lies at sea: Corlys is a great mariner and has amassed a huge navy by the time the war begins.

How many ships does house Velaryon have?

Two centuries later Stannis Baratheon, commanding Dragonstone and with it the Velaryon fleet (much diminished by this point), has about 100 ships (not counting sellsails). Any further info on this would be most welcome.

Are there any noble houses of Valyrian descent?

Known noble houses of direct Valyrian descent House Targaryen, a former house of Dragonlords and Lords of Dragonstone. Formerly the Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lords of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protectors of the Realm. Currently the Kings of Meereen.

What does a Valyrian look like?

The Valyrians are usually tall, slender and beautiful, with silver-gold hair, lilac eyes and pale skin. The original Valyrians were a peaceful, independent community of shepherds living near the Fourteen Fires, a chain of volcanoes near present-day Valyria.

Were there ever Dragonlords in Valyria?

Theoretically there could have been dragonlord branches of Houses Celtigar and Velaryon back in Valyria – distant relations to the Velaryons and Celtigars that went to the Narrow Sea.

How many Valyrian steel weapons are there in Westeros?

There have been 227 Valyrian steel weapons in Westeros at one point of time, according to Inventories, written by Archmaester Thurgood. Except for these twelve, we don’t know anything about them.