Theon Greyjoy
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Theon Greyjoy is the son and heir apparent of Balon Greyjoy. He was taken as a hostage and ward by Eddard Stark when he was ten years old and raised in Winterfell for ten years. Theon is lean, dark, cruel, and vain, taking pride in his skills of archery and seduction. Having grown up a hostage in another family, Theon feels caught between the Stark and Greyjoy worlds, belonging to neither in full.
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Theon was raised with the Stark children and tutored along with them in all disciplines. His relationship with the Starks was respectful and he considered Robb Stark his younger brother, though he feuded with Jon Snow, the other outsider of the family. Theon sought approval from the Starks, but usually felt unsatisfied. After Theon saved Bran from a group of wildlings and Night's Watch deserters, Robb criticized him for not acting sooner. This event wounded Theon deeply. After the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings, however, Theon became Robb's trusted battle companion. He fought at Robb's side at the Battle of the Camps and at the Whispering Wood, where he took pride in coming very close to Jaime Lannister during the fighting.
Robb sent Theon home to the Iron Islands to offer Balon a kingship over the Iron Islands if he would ravage the Lannister's Westerlands with his longships. Aeron and Balon criticized Theon's mainland, northern ways and rejected Robb's proposal. Later, Theon met his sister Asha, who seduced him under an assumed identity and humiliated him. Theon learned of Balon's plans to ravage the North, but received a position of extremely minor authority. Under the supervision of Aeron and Dagmer Cleftjaw, Theon commanded eight longboats charged with reaving the Stony Shore. He raided several villages and had some difficulty controlling him men. When the Wild Hares marched to intercept him, he ambushed the party and drowned the surivors at Aeron's insistence. Dissastisfied with his duties and jealous of Asha's acquisition of a keep, Theon formulated a plan to go against orders and capture Winterfell itself. He convinced Dagmer Cleftjaw to march on Torrhen's Square to draw out Winterfell's garrison. With a small party, Theon raided Winterfell and overwhelmed its remaining guards.
With Winterfell under his control, Theon took Bran and Rickon hostage. Theon had difficulty controlling Winterfell's population, many of whom were known to him. He freed Ramsay Bolton, in the guise of "Reek", from the castle's dungeon and took him into his service. Maester Luwin also served Theon and pleaded for him to show mercy and tolerance. Bran and Rickon Stark managed to escaped with the help of Osha, Hodor, Meera and Jojen Reed. Theon failed to track the boys down, and at Ramsay's advice, killed two peasant boys around the same age and presented their preserved corpses as the Starks.
As the return of Winterfell's garrison loomed, Theon reached out to Asha for help. She arrived with her men, but told Theon that the Ironmen would never succeed in holding landlocked castles. After leaving behind a token group of men, she abandoned Winterfell and advised Theon to do the same. Theon raged that even his greatest achievement had earned him no respect from either the Northmen or the Ironmen, and sank into desperation. He freed Ramsay to seek help at the Dreadfort before the garrison arrived under the command of Rodrik Cassel. As a final gambit, Theon threatens to hang Rodrik's daughter Beth if Winterfell is attacked. However, as Theon awaits Rodrik's decision, Luwin convinces Theon to join the Night's Watch, where his crimes will be forgiven and he can earn respect. Before Theon can surrender, Bolton men arrive and surprise attack Rodrik's forces, annihilating them. As Theon attempts to thank Ramsay, the bastard reveals his true identity and takes Theon prisoner.
Theon was blamed for the murder of the Stark boys and the razing of Winterfell. He is held at the Dreadfort, where he is reportedly being flayed in the Bolton fashion. A piece of his skin was delivered to Catelyn Stark during the Red Wedding. Some of the Ironborn, including his sister Asha, believe him dead.
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