Shireen Baratheon is a member of House Baratheon, and is the daughter and only child of Lord Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent.
The left side of her face is scarred by Greyscale, which she caught as an infant.
Appearance and Character:[]
Shireen is regarded as a sweet child, who is quiet around others after years of stares and mocking words about her greyscale scars. She enjoys her own solitude, rather reading a book or waiting for people to come and see her, rather than spending time with the rest of court at Storm's End.
Selyse resents Shireen because she could not give Stannis a healthy son, only a sickly daughter, and dismisses her as stubborn and sinful. Shireen, in turn, tries to avoid her mother, because she is frightened by Selyse's fanatical devotion to Melisandre and the Lord of Light.
However, Shireen adores her father and he loves her deeply as well, though he is a dour man who doesn't often let it show through his stern exterior. She is also close friends with Stannis's most trusted advisor, Ser Davos Seaworth, who loves her like his own daughter.
Greyscale has left half of her left cheek and most of her neck covered in cracked and flaking, grey and black skin, which is stony to the touch.
History:[]
Shireen is the daughter of Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Baratheon, of House Florent. Shireen is Stannis's only living daughter and therefore his heir presumptive.
The left side of her face is scarred by Greyscale, which she caught as an infant. Normally considered a death sentence, Stannis refused to give up on her and called in every healer he could find from both sides of The Narrow Sea to try to cure her, and through the combination of their efforts they managed to succeed, though the left side of her face was left permanently scarred.
She is usually seen in the company of Patchface, their mad fool that she calls "Patches", though his ravings sometimes frighten her. Shireen has also suffered from nightmares for years.
Shireen asked to see Davos Seaworth, calling him by his traditional soubriquet, "The Onion Knight". Shireen brings Davos a book about Aegon the Conqueror to pass the time, but the Onion Knight admits he cannot read. Shireen takes this in stride and begins to teach him.