A noble house with a storied Valyrian lineage, the Velaryons had come to Westeros even before the Targaryens, if their family histories can be believed, settling in the Gullet on the low-lying and fertile isle of island of Driftmark (so named for the driftwood that the tides brought daily to its shores) rather than its stony, smoking neighbor, Dragonstone. House Velaryon is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins. The positions of master of ships and lord admiral are often filled by a member of House Velaryon, as the family provides most of the royal fleet. It is traditional for the sons of House Velaryon to be given a taste of a seafarer's life when young. CustomsĪ traditional name of the Velaryons is Jacaerys. House Velaryon is of Valyrian descent, and its members often have Valyrian features, such as silver-gold or silver hair and purple eyes.
4 House Velaryon at the end of the third century.
