Throughout the first century of Targaryen rule, so many Lords of the Tides served on the small council as master of ships that the office was widely seen as almost hereditary. During the Conquest, it was Velaryon ships that carried Aegon’s soldiers across Blackwater Bay, and later formed the greater part of the royal fleet. Though never dragonriders, the Velaryons had for centuries remained the oldest and closest allies of the Targaryens. The castle of Driftmark housed their ancient high seat, the Driftwood Throne, which according to legend had been given to them by the Merling King to conclude a pact. 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 hair, purple eyes, and pale skin.
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