It is said that when a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin. He will either be great, or mad and Westeros has had its share of both. They are legendary for their exceptional beauty, said to come from their Valeryian blood. They have fine silver hair and eyes of deep violet. Many a heart has fallen in vain for an alluring Targaryen.
House Targaryen is the sole house in Westeros not to claim descent from the Andals or the First Men and the only family to ever possess dragons. They hail from Valyria, but they were relocated to Dragonstone when the Doom of Valyria came and destroyed their homeland.
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