She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.” And the description for Otto is: “The Hand of the King, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. HBO’s description of Alicent reads: “The daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. Things are going well for this wealthy family that serves as Lords of Oldtown. Seen here are Rhys Ifans as Ser Otto Hightower, Hand of King Viserys I, and Olivia Cooke as his beautiful daughter Alicent, who just so happens to be King Viserys’s wife. Sharing common culture and history, the fates of House Velaryon and Targaryen have often been intertwined. House Velaryon is a noble Valyrian clan that actually arrived in Westeros prior to the Targaryens. Driftmark is an island just west of the Targaryen’s seat on Dragonstone. The setting of all three of these photos would appear to be House Velaryon’s ancestral home Driftmark. Though he’s not nearly as sociopathic as Lord Tywin, and he doesn’t have a grandson installed as a puppet on the throne.yet. Consider him the Tywin Lannister of his time – the Lord with the power to pull all the strings, even without the Iron Throne. His profile as a prolific adventurer has made him insanely rich and wildly influential. Corlys Velaryon is basically the most impressive man in all of Westeros. As ‘The Sea Snake,’ the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world.”Įven that grandiose description sells the Sea Snake a bit short. HBO’s description of the character reads: “Lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen.

The Sea Snake, played by Steve Toussaint. This striking gentleman is Corlys Velaryon a.k.a. The first three official photos of House of the Dragon today and they highlight five brand new (or technically old in this prequel’s case) characters…perhaps even a new setting as well. Since we all clearly can’t help but snoop, HBO has decided just to go ahead and release high quality photos of said actors in costume. And we don’t even have to take the network’s word for it this time, as over the weekend grainy, far away photos and videos of actors in costume began to emerge on social media. Production on HBO’s first Game of Thronesprequel House of the Dragonis now underway.

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