Elia Sand

Elia was born in 286, the daughter of Oberyn Martell and Ellaria Sand. Her name is thought to honor Elia Martell, Oberyn's sister, to whom he had been close and who had already died by the time Elia was born.

Alongside Obella, closest to her in age, Elia grew up looking up to her older sisters, the most renowned of the Sand Snakes.

When Oberyn died and Prince Doran had the elder Sand Snakes arrested, fearing they would be drawn into their plots, Elia, her mother, and her sisters were confined to the Water Gardens, away from any conspiracy.

There, along with Obella, Elia is said to have become a menace to anyone bathing in the palace pools.

Elia wears her hair in a black braid and has inherited her father's eyes. She is wild and haughty by nature, fond of horses and jousting, and rides a black filly.

Her weapon of choice is the spear, which earned her the nickname Lady Lance: her cousin Arianne Martell believes Oberyn himself gave it to her.