ĭuring the Dance of the Dragons, the High Council of the Triarchy accepted Ser Tyland Lannister's offer of alliance with the greens. The Triarchy fought with Prince Daemon Targaryen during his war for the Stepstones. Johanna rose to become the Black Swan, a powerful courtesan who practically ruled Lys. These victims included Johanna Swann, whose uncle refused to pay her ransom. While the Triarchy was initially appreciated for subduing pirates from the Stepstones, Lysene captains became particularly resented for claiming women and comely children from passing ships to serve in pillow houses. The Triarchy and the Daughters' WarĪfter the defeat of Volantis in the Battle of the Borderland in 96 AC, Lys united with Myr and Tyrosh to form the Triarchy, also known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. Corlys Velaryon visited Myr during his voyages.
Prince Daemon Targaryen, brother to King Viserys I Targaryen, had a paramour from Lys, a dancer named Mysaria. Saera Targaryen served in a Lysene pleasure garden after fleeing the Seven Kingdoms. Some tales claim Coryanne Wylde became the mistress of a Lysene pillow house. Seven maidens and twoscore other beauties traveled from Lysene pleasure houses for the Golden Wedding to entertain Lord Rogar Baratheon and his entourage. The Bleeding Years left the Disputed Lands a waste and freed Lys and Myr from the yoke of Volantis. Lord Aegon Targaryen flew forth from Dragonstone on his dragon, Balerion, and defeated a Volantene fleet attacking Lys. The Storm King, Argilac Durrandon, led a host which defeated Volantenes threatening Myr. When Volantis tried to take Tyrosh, however, Pentos came into the war on the Tyroshi side and Lys and Myr rose in rebellion. During the Century of Blood, Volantis took Lys and Myr, and for two generations all three cities were ruled from within the Black Walls of Volantis. Some dragonlords in Lys survived the Doom of Valyria, but the citizens killed the dragons and their dragonriders. The sunny island is fertile with palm and fruit trees, and the surrounding blue-green waters are filled with fish. Due to its climate, Lys soon became a resort destination of sorts for the dragonlords of old Valyria. Founded by wealthy merchants and nobles, Lys was mostly a trading colony. Lys was founded as a colony of the Valyrian Freehold on an island in the Summer Sea, near the Broken Arm of Dorne and the Orange Shore of Essos. Lys the Lovely, by Martina Pilcerova © Fantasy Flight Games Lysene pirates often have nests in the Stepstones.
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The Lyseni fight often with Tyrosh and Myr over the Disputed Lands, though they will not risk the lives of their citizens in this, preferring to hire free companies instead. The city is home to a love goddess whose naked figure is on Lysene coinage it is unknown if she is the same as the Weeping Lady of Lys.
Pantera, Yndros of the Twilight, Bakkalon, Saagael, and R'hllor are some of the manifold deities of Lys.
Lys is a port city with no established faith. The gonfaloniere is an elected military leader. Lys is ruled by conclaves of magisters, chosen from amongst the wealthiest and noblest men of the city, with the First Magister as the preeminent figure. Like the Braavosi and Pentoshi, the Lyseni are great lovers of song. Martin has described the Lysene dialect to be a musical, flowing, liquid tongue. The Lysene tongue is a corruption of High Valyrian. The people of Lys are know to curl and perfume their hair. Many of the nobility in Lys have produced infamous beauties, and Targaryen kings and princes are known to have looked at Lys for wives and paramours. Even the smallfolk in Lys have the pale skin, silver-gold hair, and purple, lilac, and pale blue eyes of the dragonlords of old. More than anywhere else in the known world, the blood of Old Valyria still runs strong in the Lyseni, who are regarded as beautiful. A Lysene noblewoman - by Magali Villeneuve ©
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