Qyburn

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Qyburn

Qyburn by Morgan King
Alias	The Bloody Maester
Title	Master of Whisperers
Allegiance	House Lannister Brave Companions (formerly)
Book(s)	A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Feast for Crows A Dance with Dragons

Qyburn is an ex-maester who was a member of the Brave Companions mercenary company.

Contents 1 Appearance 2 History 3 Recent Events 3.1 A Clash of Kings 3.2 A Storm of Swords 3.3 A Feast for Crows 3.4 A Dance with Dragons 4 References and Notes

Appearance

He is tall, slightly stooped with crinkles around his blue eyes^[1] (or warm, brown eyes ^[2]). He has grey hair, a lean frame, and looks fatherly.^[3] According to Cersei Lannister he looks like some little girl's favorite grandfather.^[4]

History

Qyburn studied at the citadel and was a skilled as healer as Maestar Ebrose. Qyburn sought to surpass him though and instead of opening the bodies of the dead to discover the secrets of the living as the citadel has done for centuries, Qyburn instead opened the bodies of the still living to discover the secrets of death. When this was discovered, Qyburn was stripped from his position as a maester for unethical experiments he performed on living humans.^[5]

He joined The Brave Companions as a means to survive. Qyburn only had respect for the Archmaester Marwyn of the Citadel and shares his opinion on the other Archmaesters calling them the "Grey Sheep".

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

When the Brave Companions turned cloak and took Harrenhal for Roose Bolton. Qyburn took over the duties of Harrenhal's maester Tothmure who was killed for dispatching ravens to King's Landing. It is mentioned by Gendry that Qyburn is rumored to have knowledge of black magic and necromancy. ^[6][6]

A Storm of Swords

When Jaime Lannister was captured and brought to Harrenhal, Roose Bolton ordered Jaime to be brought to Qyburn. Qyburn used his exceptional healing abilities to prevent the infection on Jaime's severed wrist from spreading.^[2] He accompanied Ser Jaime to King's Landing when Lord Roose Bolton decided to send him back to his father. Before departing Qyburn sent Jaime Pia hoping to ingratiate himself with the Lannisters, Jaime however sent the girl away. ^[7][8]

A Feast for Crows

Qyburn left the company and joined the court at King's Landing,^[1] where he convinced Cersei to allow him to experiment on the dying Gregor Clegane. He later gained favor with her by using his knowledge to torture her prisoners. Cersei eventually appointed him as Master of Whisperers to replace Varys after his disappearance. Qyburn also took Varys' place on the Small council

Part of the payment for his services to Cersei included permission to experiment on various prisoners and enemies of Cersei's. These typically proved fatal to the subject. Qyburn was working on a master project to build an "undefeatable champion" for Cersei. He ordered a massive suit of armor, too huge to be worn by any human, for this purpose. His extended experiments on Gregor Clegane seem to factor into the size of his creation. Qyburn may also have some knowledge of magic, as he suspected Oberyn Martell to have used it on his venom to prolong Clegane's death.

A Dance with Dragons

Qyburn is present at the Red Keep when Cersei completes her penance walk and introduces Cersei to her champion and the newest member of the Kingsguard, "Ser Robert Strong". Qyburn, though dismissed from small council, still works with the eunuch's whisperers. According to Kevan Lannister Qyburn is in charge of the dungeons where most of the (falsely) accused lovers of Margaery Tyrell are held. Cersei is delighted to hear this, as Qyburn was the one last straw she could clutch in King's Landing.

References and Notes

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