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Illyrio greets [[Tyrion Lannister]] when he finally arrives across the [[narrow sea]]. Illyrio hosts Tyrion and offers him a way to become Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]. He reveals the truth about Daenerys Targaryen to Tyrion. Tyrion though reluctant and wary saw it as his only chance to gain his birthright and agreed to travelt o her. Illyrio and Tyrion travel in a litter and eventually meets with some of Illyrio's other friends.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion I (A Dance with Dragons)|Tyrion I]]</ref> Illyrio greets [[Haldon]] and [[Rolly Duckfield]] and has Tyrion join them to continue the voyage to [[Volantis]]. Illyrio bids them a pleasant journey and returns to [[Pentos]] and his manse.
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Illyrio greets [[Tyrion Lannister]] when he finally arrives across the [[narrow sea]]. Illyrio hosts Tyrion and offers him a way to become Lord of [[Casterly Rock]]. He reveals the truth about Daenerys Targaryen to Tyrion. Tyrion though reluctant and wary saw it as his only chance to gain his birthright and agreed to travel to her. Illyrio and Tyrion travel in a litter and eventually meets with some of Illyrio's other friends.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion I (A Dance with Dragons)|Tyrion I]]</ref> Illyrio greets [[Haldon]] and [[Rolly Duckfield]] and has Tyrion join them to continue the voyage to [[Volantis]]. Illyrio bids them a pleasant journey and returns to [[Pentos]] and his manse.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:22, 5 October 2011

Illyrio Mopatis
Roger Allem as Illyrio Mopatis

Title Magister of Pentos
Allegiance House Targaryen
Culture Free Cities
Books

Illyrio Mopatis is a wealthy and powerful Magister in the Free City of Pentos. He is a dealer in spices, gemstones, dragonbone, and other things.[1] He is morbidly obese, with yellow hair and a forked beard. For a time he served as custodian of the exile Targaryens and now seeks to return them to the Iron Throne. In the TV series he is played by Roger Allem.

History

As a young boy Illyrio was a poor bravo, living by his blade. After the young Varys arrived in Pentos they formed an unlikely friendship and worked together and became very rich. Illyrio grew very respectable and married the maiden daughter of a cousin of the Prince of Pentos. After she died, he remarried at least once, to a Lysene pillowhouse worker, Serra. This infuriated the Prince, who barred the palace to him forever after. Illyrio was very happy with Serra until a Braavosi trading galley anchored in Pentos carrying the plague. Through the rats the plague left the ship and killed two thousand in the city, among them Serra. Illyrio keeps a locket with Serra's picture and her hands as a reminder of his lost love.[2] Even decades after Varys left to serve in Westeros the two still keep in close contact.

He has watched over the remaining Targaryens, having them stay at his manse under his protection. Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen stayed half a year before Dany's marriage to Khal Drogo. He was smitten at first by the beauty of Daenerys Targaryen and thought of eliminating Viserys and claiming her as a wife, but dismissed this idea soon as he believed the girl too timid and frightened and that coupling with her would give him no pleasure. He claims he protected Viserys and Daenerys on the grounds that Viserys promised to make him the Master of Coin upon his ascension to the throne.[3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Apparently, Illyrio's interest in the Targaryens is purely financial, expecting to receive great riches in gratitude once a Targaryen regains power. Illyrio brokered the arranged marriage between Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo to use Drogo's powerful khalasar as an invasion force. He also worked with Varys, King Robert's spymaster, to engineer a strategic period of weakness for the Targaryens' invasion. He gifted Daenerys at her wedding with three petrified dragon eggs, not expecting that Daenerys would hatch them. Ironically, the dragons were worth more than anything Illyrio could hope to receive from Daenerys.[4][5]

A Clash of Kings

Illyrio continued to look after Daenerys, sending her Strong Belwas and his squire, Arstan along with three ships to take her back to Pentos.[6]

A Dance with Dragons

Illyrio greets Tyrion Lannister when he finally arrives across the narrow sea. Illyrio hosts Tyrion and offers him a way to become Lord of Casterly Rock. He reveals the truth about Daenerys Targaryen to Tyrion. Tyrion though reluctant and wary saw it as his only chance to gain his birthright and agreed to travel to her. Illyrio and Tyrion travel in a litter and eventually meets with some of Illyrio's other friends.[7] Illyrio greets Haldon and Rolly Duckfield and has Tyrion join them to continue the voyage to Volantis. Illyrio bids them a pleasant journey and returns to Pentos and his manse.

Appearance

He is morbidly obese, with gemstones on every finger. He has an oiled, forked, yellow beard and crooked yellow teeth.[8]

In his youth however when he was a sellsword, he was tall, muscular and exceptionally handsome, a statue of his youthful self graces the court in his manse. Illyrio says he once wept looking at the statue of himself then and looking at himself now.[9]

References and Notes

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