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“The fate of Dorne goes with you, daughter,” he said // Doran Martell had put the fate of Dorne into his hands.

The Women of House Martell

So I have always pictured Oberyn with a viper-like braid and decided to doodle him while I was on vacation, and finished coloring him as a warm-up! 

ASOIAF Meme: @lo-ireese vs. @ibuzoo

[¾] Houses: House Martell

asoiaf meme (minor characters): 2/9 scenes ~ a feast for crows, the princess in the tower 

Her father plucked up a cyvasse piece. “I must know how you learned that Quentyn was abroad. Your brother went with Cletus Yronwood, Maester Kedry, and three of Lord Yronwood’s best young knights on a long and perilous voyage, with an uncertain welcome at its end. He has gone to bring us back our heart’s desire.“ 

She narrowed her eyes. “What is our heart’s desire?” 

“Vengeance.” His voice was soft, as if he were afraid that someone might be listening. “Justice.” Prince Doran pressed the onyx dragon into her palm with his swollen, gouty fingers, and whispered, “Fire and blood.” // deepika padukone as arianne martell

ASOIAF meme: 2/15 scenes

T H E  Q U E E N M A K E R Why did you do it? Why throw your life away? I never told you to, I never wanted that, I only wanted…I wanted…I wanted… 

[Sarita Choudhury as Arianne Martell]

It was Aegon’s son, King Daeron II the Good, who finally brought Dorne into the realm…not with iron and fire but with soft swords and smiles and a pair of well-considered marriages, and a solemn treaty that granted the Dornish princes their style and their privileges and guaranteed that their own laws and customs should always prevail in Dorne. Dorne continued to be closely allied with House Targaryen in the years that followed, with the Martells supporting the Targaryens against the Blackfyre Pretenders and sending spears to fight the Ninepenny Kings on the Stepstones. Their loyal service was rewarded when Rhaegar Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne, took to wife Princess Elia Martell of Sunspear, and sired two children by her. But for the madness of Rhaegar’s father, Aerys II, a prince of Dornish blood might very well have one day ruled the realm.

Marriages between House Targaryen and House Martell (requested by @diamondsinmyhair)

“Elia found it all exciting. She was of that age, and her delicate health had never permitted her much travel. I preferred to amuse myself by mocking my sister’s suitors."

Some Oberyn and Elia throwback 🧡💛🌞

“You know the Fowler words? Let me Soar! That is all I ask of you. Let me soar, Uncle.” 

Nymeria Sand, nicknamed Lady Nym, is the second oldest of Oberyn Martell’s bastard daughters. With straight black hair worn in a braid and shimmering lilac robes, she remains deadly and vengeful, concealing daggers on her person. Doran sends her to King’s Landing to take the vacant Dornish seat on the small council.

The Red Viper: Cool Illustration by Ammotu

The Martells

Unnamed Prince (Consort) of Dorne and unnamed Princess of Dorne with Doran, Elia and Oberyn

(Inspired by traditional middle eastern / indian fashion)

Edit Request Meme:  Favorite Supporting Character (requested by Anonymous) ↳ Oberyn was ever the viper. Deadly, dangerous, unpredictable. No man dared tread on him.

Days came and went, one after the other, so many that Arianne lost count of how long she had been imprisoned. […] Then came a day when a rough hand woke her, shaking her by the shoulder. “Little princess,” said a voice she’d known from childhood. “Up and dress. The prince has called for you.” - The Princess in the Tower, A Feast For Crows

House Martell + princes

His [Daeron] marriage to Myriah of Dorne — now Queen of the Seven Kingdoms — had been happy and fruitful, and one of his earliest significant acts after assuming the throne was to begin negotiations with his good-brother, Prince Maron, to unify Dorne under Targaryen rule

Unbowed unbent unbroken baby

She narrowed her eyes. “What is our heart’s desire?”         

“Vengeance.” His voice was soft, as if he were afraid that someone might be listening. “Justice.” Prince Doran pressed the onyx dragon into her palm with his swollen, gouty fingers, and whispered, “Fire and blood.”

- The Princess in the Tower, aFfC

Doran and his family - up to down: Mellario of Norvos, Trystane Martell, Arianne Martell, Quentyn Martell, Elia Martell, Rhaenys Targaryen, Aegon Targaryen, Oberyn Martell, Doran Martell

Really love Doran’s dynamic with his family, all the grief and guilt - So much careful planning with Arianne and Viserys that ended up backfiring emotionally and didnt even work out, Quent’s mission that failed so tragically, his siblings and their sad ends and the trouble with vengeance, his troubled relationship with Mellario…