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Ghost

2012-02-26T19:32:37Z

Matt 2108: /* A Dance with Dragons */

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| image_caption = Ghost by Carrie Best©
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'''Ghost''' is an albino [[direwolf]] bonded to [[Jon Snow]]. He received his name because of his white fur and the fact that he never makes a sound. He is the litter-mate of [[Grey Wind]], [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], [[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]], and [[Shaggydog]]. Like Jon, Ghost is an outsider amongst his family and quick to mature.

==Appearance==
He has white fur and red eyes. Jon has noted that Ghost's red eyes are similar to the faces on carved [[weirwood]] trees by the [[children of the forest]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Along with his litter-mates, Ghost was discovered by the [[House Stark|Stark]] children after his mother was killed by a stag. Ghost was the first pup to open his eyes and had wandered off unnoticed by the time the Starks arrived. [[Jon Snow]] convinced [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] to allow his children to keep the pups by noting that the five remaining pups matched the five Stark children, excluding himself. Only afterwards did Jon discover Ghost. [[Theon Greyjoy|Theon]] wanted to kill the albino pup, but Jon claimed him.{{Ref|aGoT|1}} Ghost accompanied Jon to the [[Wall]] and through his adventures in the [[North]]. Ghost exhibits a great deal of intelligence, and frequently works to Jon's benefit with a surprising amount of insight for an animal. When Jon deserts the [[Night's Watch]], Ghost betrays their position so that Jon's friends could bring him back.{{Ref|aGoT|70}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ghost discovers a cache of [[dragonglass]] weapons near the [[Fist of the First Men]] and leads Jon to it.{{Ref|aCoK|34}}

Sometimes during sleep, Jon inhabits Ghost's body through a [[skinchanger|warg]] bond, although he doesn't seem to fully understand it at first.{{Ref|aCoK|53}} Ygritte's description of the warg's power may have helped him in accepting his own link with Ghost.{{Ref|aCoK|68}}

Ghost remains mostly at Jon's side and occasionally fights alongside him.{{Ref|aCoK|68}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Jon sends Ghost away with instructions to go to Castle Black.{{Ref|aSoS|26}} He doesn't really know if Ghost understood his instructions, and doesn't hear of Ghost's whereabouts for a great while. By the time Jon himself returns to Castle Black, he seems to have attained at least a tentative acceptance of his warg powers.{{Ref|aSoS|48}} Ghost is still missing, however. After a few very eventful days, Jon and Ghost are finally reunited, to their mutual joy.{{Ref|aSoS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While Jon wargs into Ghost, Ghost knows that two of his siblings still live, being able to sense [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] sing to the moon with her pack of regular wolves in the [[Riverlands]] and [[Shaggydog]] fighting a [[unicorn]] on [[Skagos]]. Even though Summer is alive, Ghost cannot sense him, presumably because Summer is beyond the [[Wall]].{{ref|adwd|3}}

Much like [[Grey Wind]] at the [[Red Wedding]], Ghost senses the impending treachery of the [[Night's Watch]], and lashes out. However, Jon believes his behavior is due to a giant boar that a [[wildling]] [[Borroq|skinchanger]] brought to Castle Black, and keeps Ghost locked up in his quarters. As Jon is betrayed and stabbed by [[Bowen Marsh]] and his cronies, Ghost is unable to help his master. Ghost's fate remains unknown.{{ref|adwd|69}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}

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[[fr:Fantôme]]

Lyn Corbray

2012-02-25T20:23:50Z

Matt 2108:

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Ser '''Lyn Corbray''' is the heir of [[House Corbray]]. He is notoriously not interested in women.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], Catelyn</ref>

==Appearance==
He is a thin man.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 38|Chapter 38]], Tyrion</ref> He is handsome, but vain, reckless and hot-tempered.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], Catelyn</ref> He has shoulder-length brown hair.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 23|Chapter 23]], Alayne</ref>

==History==
Ser Lyn won his knighthood fighting for [[House Targaryen]] against Lord [[Jon Arryn]] at the gates of [[Gulltown]] during the opening sequences of [[Robert's Rebellion]]. He was pardoned and joined Lord Jon against the Targaryens. At the [[Battle of the Trident]], he killed Prince [[Lewyn Martell]], who was grievously injured by the time they fought.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 23|Chapter 23]], Alayne</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
He attends the trial of [[Tyrion Lannister]] at the [[Eyrie]]. He offers himself as champion of the Vale when Tyrion demands a trial by combat, but is rebuffed by Lady [[Lysa Tully]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 38|Chapter 38]], Tyrion</ref> He is one of Lady Lysa's suitors, after the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. His squire was [[Mychel Redfort]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Lyn accompanies the [[Lords Declarant]] to the parley with Lords [[Petyr Baelish]] and [[Robert Arryn]] at the [[Eyrie]]. Lord [[Nestor Royce]] claimed that Ser Lyn rarely left the side of Lady Lysa for nearly half a year. During the parley, Ser Lyn grew tired of the conversation and threatened Lord Petyr with his sword, violating the Laws of Hospitality. Ser [[Lothor Brune]] moved to intercept, however it was the intervention of the other Lords Declarant that caused him to put up his sword. Ser Lyn left the parley shortly thereafter. Later, Lord Petyr told [[Sansa Stark]] that Ser Lyn was in his employ, and it was his task feign hatred for Petyr and to join every conspiracy against him and inform on them. Littlefinger states that his price is gold and boys, implying that Ser Lyn is a pedophile.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 23|Chapter 23]], Alayne</ref>

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Nobles|Corbray, Lyn]]
[[Category:Characters from the Vale|Corbray, Lyn]]
[[Category:House Corbray]]
[[fr:Lyn Corbray]]
[[ru:Лин Корбрей]]

Brienne Tarth

2012-02-25T04:40:03Z

Matt 2108:

{{Infobox character
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| image = [[File:Brienne by quickreaver.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Brienne depiction by quickreaver, FFG©
| Alias = The Maid of Tarth Brienne the Beauty Brienne the Blue
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| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]] [[A Dance with Dragons]]
| Played by = Gwendoline Christie
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]]
}}

'''Brienne Tarth''', also called '''Brienne of Tarth''', '''the Maid of Tarth''' or, mockingly, '''Brienne the Beauty''', is the only child and heir of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]].

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Brienne of Tarth.jpg|250px|thumb|Brienne of Tarth by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
[[File:Brienne of Tarth HBO.jpg|300px|thumb|Gwendoline Christie as Brienne ([[Game of Thrones|TV show]])]]

Brienne is simple, loyal, and determined, but also headstrong and judgmental. She is immensely skilled at combat. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of [[knight|knighthood]], despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her "Brienne the Beauty" to mock her ugliness. She yearns for respect, acceptance and a chance to prove her valor in a worthy cause.

Brienne is considered ugly and ungainly. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is taller and stronger than many men and is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}

When asked about her height Martin commented:
{{Quote|Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.''<ref>The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1147/ So Spake Martin]</ref>}}

==History==
Brienne was born the eldest daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]]. She had a single older brother, [[Galladon of Tarth|Galladon]], who drowned when she was eight, and two younger sisters, both of whom died in the cradle. This makes her the only offspring of Lord Selwyn, a fact that naturally encouraged him to find a suitable match for her. Given her ugly and ungainly appearance and attitude, however, the task was a difficult one.

Her father successfully found three men willing to betroth her, for her father's wealthy lands, though the first two fell through. The last, Ser Humfrey Wagstaff, warned her he would insist she act womanly once they were wed. Though only sixteen, Brienne replied she would only accept such a demand from a man who could beat her in combat. In the effort, Ser Humfrey ended up with three broken bones and a broken betrothal. Her father never tried again.<ref>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref>

When [[Renly Baratheon]] visited Tarth during his coming of age tour, he crossed path with Brienne and treated her courteously, making Brienne fall in love with him.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]], with whom she is infatuated, declared himself [[Iron Throne|king]], Brienne joined him for his march on King's Landing. She won a great melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and asked to join the [[Rainbow Guard]] as her prize, becoming Brienne the Blue.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her [[maidenhead]], until [[Lord Randyll Tarly]] puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.{{Ref|aFfC|14}}

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}}{{Ref|aFfC|14}} She flees with and enters the service of [[Catelyn Stark]]. At the [[House Tully|Tully]] castle of [[Riverrun]], Catelyn decided to free Jaime Lannister in return for [[Tyrion Lannister]] freeing her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. To make sure Jaime kept his end of the bargain, she entrusted Brienne with the duty of escorting the imprisoned [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|2}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
She and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] are captured by the [[Brave Companions]]. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the [[Valyrian steel]] longsword given to him by his father, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], naming it [[Oathkeeper]]. He sends her out to seek the vanished [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Brienne searched fruitlessly for Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] throughout Crackclaw Point and some of the [[Riverlands]], where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded [[Brave Companions]]. Using [[Oathkeeper]], Brienne manages to kill [[Pyg]], [[Shagwell]] and [[Timeon]] at the [[Whispers]].{{Ref|aFfC|19}} At a crossroads near the [[Trident]], Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by [[Rorge]], who has been masquerading as [[Sandor Clegane]] while raping and murdering in the Riverlands. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by [[Biter]].{{Ref|aFfC|36}} After [[Gendry]] rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining members of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] take her captive. The undead [[Catelyn Stark]], now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa and judges her to be a traitor who is serving the Lannisters. Brienne was given the choice of killing [[Jaime Lannister]] to prove her loyalty, or to hang. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. After seeing [[Podrick Payne]] hanging near her, she shouts a single unknown word as they are about to do the same to her{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Brienne appears briefly at [[Pennytree]] when Jaime camps there, whatever word she shouted apparently making the Brotherhood spare her. She asks Jaime to help her save [[Sansa Stark]] from [[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]], claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.{{Ref|aDwD|48}} The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the [[Vale]] and the Hound is apparently dead.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

==Family tree==
{{Tarth tree}}

There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. A shield bearing [[:File:Dunk.png|his personal arms]] was in the armory at [[Evenfall Hall]], and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the [[Riverlands]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}} Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.<ref>Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/ So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros].</ref><ref>Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/ So Spake Martin section of website Westeros].</ref> See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]]

== References and Notes ==
{{References|3}}
{{EnWP|Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire|small=yes}}

===See Also===
* See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]].

{{Template:POV Characters}}

[[Category:POV characters]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]
[[fr:Brienne de Torth]][[ru:Бриенна Тарт]]

Brienne Tarth

2012-02-25T04:38:22Z

Matt 2108:

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| image = [[File:Brienne by quickreaver.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Brienne depiction by quickreaver, FFG©
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| Played by = Gwendoline Christie
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}}

'''Brienne Tarth''', also called '''Brienne of Tarth''', '''the Maid of Tarth''' or, mockingly, '''Brienne the Beauty''', is the only child and heir of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]].

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Brienne of Tarth.jpg|250px|thumb|Brienne of Tarth by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
[[File:Brienne of Tarth HBO.jpg|300px|thumb|Gwendoline Christie as Brienne ([[Game of Thrones|TV show]])]]

Brienne is simple, loyal, and determined, but also headstrong and judgmental. She is immensely skilled at combat. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of [[knight|knighthood]], despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her "Brienne the Beauty" to mock her ugliness. She yearns for respect, acceptance and a chance to prove her valor in a worthy cause.

Brienne is considered ugly and ungainly. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is taller and stronger than many men and is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}

When asked about her height Martin commented:
{{Quote|Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.''<ref>The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1147/ So Spake Martin]</ref>}}

==History==
Brienne was born the eldest daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]]. She had a single older brother, [[Galladon of Tarth|Galladon]], who drowned when she was eight, and two younger sisters, both of whom died in the cradle. This makes her the only offspring of Lord Selwyn, a fact that naturally encouraged him to find a suitable match for her. Given her ugly and ungainly appearance and attitude, however, the task was a difficult one.

Her father successfully found three men willing to betroth her, for her father's wealthy lands, though the first two fell through. The last, Ser Humfrey Wagstaff, warned her he would insist she act womanly once they were wed. Though only sixteen, Brienne replied she would only accept such a demand from a man who could beat her in combat. In the effort, Ser Humfrey ended up with three broken bones and a broken betrothal. Her father never tried again.<ref>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref>

When [[Renly Baratheon]] visited Tarth during his coming of age tour, he crossed path with Brienne and treated her courteously, making Brienne fall in love with him.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]], with whom she is infatuated, declared himself [[Iron Throne|king]], Brienne joined him for his march on King's Landing. She won a great melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and asked to join the [[Rainbow Guard]] as her prize, becoming Brienne the Blue.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her [[maidenhead]], until [[Lord Randyll Tarly]] puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.{{Ref|aFfC|14}}

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}}{{Ref|aFfC|14}} She flees with and enters the service of [[Catelyn Stark]]. At the [[House Tully|Tully]] castle of [[Riverrun]], Catelyn decided to free Jaime Lannister in return for [[Tyrion Lannister]] freeing her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. To make sure Jaime kept his end of the bargain, she entrusted Brienne with the duty of escorting the imprisoned [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|2}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
She and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] are captured by the [[Brave Companions]]. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the [[Valyrian steel]] longsword given to him by his father, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], naming it [[Oathkeeper]]. He sends her out to seek the vanished [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Brienne searched fruitlessly for Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] throughout Crackclaw Point and some of the [[Riverlands]], where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded [[Brave Companions]]. Using [[Oathkeeper]], Brienne manages to kill [[Pyg]], [[Shagwell]] and [[Timeon]] at the [[Whispers]].{{Ref|aFfC|19}} At a crossroads near the [[Trident]], Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by [[Rorge]], who has been masquerading as [[Sandor Clegane]] while raping and murdering in the Riverlands. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by [[Biter]].{{Ref|aFfC|36}} After [[Gendry]] rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining members of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] take her captive. The undead [[Catelyn Stark]], now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa and judges her to be a traitor who is serving the Lannisters. Brienne was given the choice of killing [[Jaime Lannister]] to prove her loyalty, or to hang. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. After seeing [[Podrick Payne]] hanging near her, she shouts a single unknown word as they are about to do the same to her{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Brienne appears briefly at [[Pennytree]] when Jaime camps there, whatever word she shouted apparently making the Brotherhood spare her. She asks Jaime to help her save [[Sansa Stark]] from [[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]], claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.{{Ref|aDwD|48}} The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the [[Vale]] and the Hound is apparently dead.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

==Family tree==
{{Tarth tree}}

There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. A shield bearing [[:File:Dunk.png|his personal arms]] was in the armory at [[Evenfall Hall]], and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the [[Riverlands]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}} Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.<ref>Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/ So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros].</ref><ref>Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/ So Spake Martin section of website Westeros].</ref> See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]]

== References and Notes ==
{{References|3}}
{{EnWP|Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire|small=yes}}

===See Also===
* See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]].

{{Template:POV Characters}}

[[Category:POV characters]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]
[[fr:Brienne de Torth]][[ru:Бриенна Тарт]]

Brienne Tarth

2012-02-25T04:35:23Z

Matt 2108:

{{Infobox character
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| Played by = Gwendoline Christie
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]]
}}

'''Brienne Tarth''', also called '''Brienne of Tarth''', '''the Maid of Tarth''' or, mockingly, '''Brienne the Beauty''', is the only child and heir of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]].

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Brienne of Tarth.jpg|300px|thumb|Brienne depiction by Amoka©]]
[[File:Brienne of Tarth HBO.jpg|300px|thumb|Gwendoline Christie as Brienne ([[Game of Thrones|TV show]])]]

Brienne is simple, loyal, and determined, but also headstrong and judgmental. She is immensely skilled at combat. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of [[knight|knighthood]], despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her "Brienne the Beauty" to mock her ugliness. She yearns for respect, acceptance and a chance to prove her valor in a worthy cause.

Brienne is considered ugly and ungainly. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is taller and stronger than many men and is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}

When asked about her height Martin commented:
{{Quote|Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.''<ref>The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1147/ So Spake Martin]</ref>}}

==History==
Brienne was born the eldest daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]]. She had a single older brother, [[Galladon of Tarth|Galladon]], who drowned when she was eight, and two younger sisters, both of whom died in the cradle. This makes her the only offspring of Lord Selwyn, a fact that naturally encouraged him to find a suitable match for her. Given her ugly and ungainly appearance and attitude, however, the task was a difficult one.

Her father successfully found three men willing to betroth her, for her father's wealthy lands, though the first two fell through. The last, Ser Humfrey Wagstaff, warned her he would insist she act womanly once they were wed. Though only sixteen, Brienne replied she would only accept such a demand from a man who could beat her in combat. In the effort, Ser Humfrey ended up with three broken bones and a broken betrothal. Her father never tried again.<ref>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref>

When [[Renly Baratheon]] visited Tarth during his coming of age tour, he crossed path with Brienne and treated her courteously, making Brienne fall in love with him.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]], with whom she is infatuated, declared himself [[Iron Throne|king]], Brienne joined him for his march on King's Landing. She won a great melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and asked to join the [[Rainbow Guard]] as her prize, becoming Brienne the Blue.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her [[maidenhead]], until [[Lord Randyll Tarly]] puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.{{Ref|aFfC|14}}

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}}{{Ref|aFfC|14}} She flees with and enters the service of [[Catelyn Stark]]. At the [[House Tully|Tully]] castle of [[Riverrun]], Catelyn decided to free Jaime Lannister in return for [[Tyrion Lannister]] freeing her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. To make sure Jaime kept his end of the bargain, she entrusted Brienne with the duty of escorting the imprisoned [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|2}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
She and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] are captured by the [[Brave Companions]]. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the [[Valyrian steel]] longsword given to him by his father, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], naming it [[Oathkeeper]]. He sends her out to seek the vanished [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Brienne searched fruitlessly for Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] throughout Crackclaw Point and some of the [[Riverlands]], where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded [[Brave Companions]]. Using [[Oathkeeper]], Brienne manages to kill [[Pyg]], [[Shagwell]] and [[Timeon]] at the [[Whispers]].{{Ref|aFfC|19}} At a crossroads near the [[Trident]], Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by [[Rorge]], who has been masquerading as [[Sandor Clegane]] while raping and murdering in the Riverlands. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by [[Biter]].{{Ref|aFfC|36}} After [[Gendry]] rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining members of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] take her captive. The undead [[Catelyn Stark]], now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa and judges her to be a traitor who is serving the Lannisters. Brienne was given the choice of killing [[Jaime Lannister]] to prove her loyalty, or to hang. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. After seeing [[Podrick Payne]] hanging near her, she shouts a single unknown word as they are about to do the same to her{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Brienne appears briefly at [[Pennytree]] when Jaime camps there, whatever word she shouted apparently making the Brotherhood spare her. She asks Jaime to help her save [[Sansa Stark]] from [[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]], claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.{{Ref|aDwD|48}} The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the [[Vale]] and the Hound is apparently dead.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

==Family tree==
{{Tarth tree}}

There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. A shield bearing [[:File:Dunk.png|his personal arms]] was in the armory at [[Evenfall Hall]], and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the [[Riverlands]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}} Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.<ref>Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/ So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros].</ref><ref>Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/ So Spake Martin section of website Westeros].</ref> See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]]

== References and Notes ==
{{References|3}}
{{EnWP|Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire|small=yes}}

===See Also===
* See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]].

{{Template:POV Characters}}

[[Category:POV characters]]
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[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]
[[fr:Brienne de Torth]][[ru:Бриенна Тарт]]

Brienne Tarth

2012-02-25T04:34:32Z

Matt 2108:

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| image = [[File:Brienne by quickreaver.jpg|300px]]
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| Played by = Gwendoline Christie
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]]
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'''Brienne''', also called '''Brienne of Tarth''', '''the Maid of Tarth''' or, mockingly, '''Brienne the Beauty''', is the only child and heir of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]].

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Brienne of Tarth.jpg|300px|thumb|Brienne depiction by Amoka©]]
[[File:Brienne of Tarth HBO.jpg|300px|thumb|Gwendoline Christie as Brienne ([[Game of Thrones|TV show]])]]

Brienne is simple, loyal, and determined, but also headstrong and judgmental. She is immensely skilled at combat. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of [[knight|knighthood]], despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her "Brienne the Beauty" to mock her ugliness. She yearns for respect, acceptance and a chance to prove her valor in a worthy cause.

Brienne is considered ugly and ungainly. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is taller and stronger than many men and is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}

When asked about her height Martin commented:
{{Quote|Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.''<ref>The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1147/ So Spake Martin]</ref>}}

==History==
Brienne was born the eldest daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]]. She had a single older brother, [[Galladon of Tarth|Galladon]], who drowned when she was eight, and two younger sisters, both of whom died in the cradle. This makes her the only offspring of Lord Selwyn, a fact that naturally encouraged him to find a suitable match for her. Given her ugly and ungainly appearance and attitude, however, the task was a difficult one.

Her father successfully found three men willing to betroth her, for her father's wealthy lands, though the first two fell through. The last, Ser Humfrey Wagstaff, warned her he would insist she act womanly once they were wed. Though only sixteen, Brienne replied she would only accept such a demand from a man who could beat her in combat. In the effort, Ser Humfrey ended up with three broken bones and a broken betrothal. Her father never tried again.<ref>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref>

When [[Renly Baratheon]] visited Tarth during his coming of age tour, he crossed path with Brienne and treated her courteously, making Brienne fall in love with him.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]], with whom she is infatuated, declared himself [[Iron Throne|king]], Brienne joined him for his march on King's Landing. She won a great melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and asked to join the [[Rainbow Guard]] as her prize, becoming Brienne the Blue.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her [[maidenhead]], until [[Lord Randyll Tarly]] puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.{{Ref|aFfC|14}}

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}}{{Ref|aFfC|14}} She flees with and enters the service of [[Catelyn Stark]]. At the [[House Tully|Tully]] castle of [[Riverrun]], Catelyn decided to free Jaime Lannister in return for [[Tyrion Lannister]] freeing her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. To make sure Jaime kept his end of the bargain, she entrusted Brienne with the duty of escorting the imprisoned [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|2}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
She and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] are captured by the [[Brave Companions]]. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the [[Valyrian steel]] longsword given to him by his father, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], naming it [[Oathkeeper]]. He sends her out to seek the vanished [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Brienne searched fruitlessly for Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] throughout Crackclaw Point and some of the [[Riverlands]], where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded [[Brave Companions]]. Using [[Oathkeeper]], Brienne manages to kill [[Pyg]], [[Shagwell]] and [[Timeon]] at the [[Whispers]].{{Ref|aFfC|19}} At a crossroads near the [[Trident]], Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by [[Rorge]], who has been masquerading as [[Sandor Clegane]] while raping and murdering in the Riverlands. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by [[Biter]].{{Ref|aFfC|36}} After [[Gendry]] rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining members of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] take her captive. The undead [[Catelyn Stark]], now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa and judges her to be a traitor who is serving the Lannisters. Brienne was given the choice of killing [[Jaime Lannister]] to prove her loyalty, or to hang. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. After seeing [[Podrick Payne]] hanging near her, she shouts a single unknown word as they are about to do the same to her{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Brienne appears briefly at [[Pennytree]] when Jaime camps there, whatever word she shouted apparently making the Brotherhood spare her. She asks Jaime to help her save [[Sansa Stark]] from [[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]], claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.{{Ref|aDwD|48}} The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the [[Vale]] and the Hound is apparently dead.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

==Family tree==
{{Tarth tree}}

There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. A shield bearing [[:File:Dunk.png|his personal arms]] was in the armory at [[Evenfall Hall]], and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the [[Riverlands]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}} Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.<ref>Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/ So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros].</ref><ref>Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/ So Spake Martin section of website Westeros].</ref> See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]]

== References and Notes ==
{{References|3}}
{{EnWP|Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire|small=yes}}

===See Also===
* See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]].

{{Template:POV Characters}}

[[Category:POV characters]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]
[[fr:Brienne de Torth]][[ru:Бриенна Тарт]]

Brienne Tarth

2012-02-25T04:23:36Z

Matt 2108: She's awesome, but not a knight

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'''Brienne''', also called '''Brienne of Tarth''', '''The Maid of Tarth''' or, disparagingly, '''Brienne the Beauty'''. Brienne is the only child and heir of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]].

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Brienne of Tarth.jpg|300px|thumb|Brienne depiction by Amoka©]]
[[File:Brienne of Tarth HBO.jpg|300px|thumb|Gwendoline Christie as Brienne ([[Game of Thrones|TV show]])]]

Brienne is simple, loyal, and determined, but also headstrong and judgmental. She is immensely skilled at combat. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of [[knight|knighthood]], despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her '''Brienne the Beauty''' to mock her ugliness. She yearns for respect, acceptance and a chance to prove her valor in a worthy cause.

Brienne is considered ugly and ungainly. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is taller and stronger than many men and is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}

When asked about her height Martin commented:
{{Quote|Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.''<ref>The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1147/ So Spake Martin]</ref>}}

==History==
Brienne of Tarth, the Maid of Tarth, and mockingly called the 'Beauty of Tarth', was born the eldest daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]]. She had a single older brother, [[Galladon of Tarth|Galladon]], who drowned when she was eight, and two younger sisters both of whom died as young children. This makes her the only offspring of Lord Selwyn, a fact that naturally encouraged him to find a suitable match for her. Given her ugly and ungainly appearance and attitude, however, the task was a difficult one.

Her father successfully found three men willing to betroth her, for her father's wealthy lands, though the first two fell through. The last, Ser Humfrey Wagstaff, warned her he would insist she act womanly once they were wed. Though only sixteen, Brienne replied she would only accept such a demand from a man who could beat her in combat. In the effort, Ser Humfrey ended up with three broken bones and a broken betrothal. Her father never tried again.<ref>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref>

At some time [[Renly Baratheon]] visited crossed path with Brienne and treated her courteously, so she fell in love with him.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]], with whom she is infatuated, declared himself [[Iron Throne|king]], Brienne joined him for his march on King's Landing. She won a great melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and asked to join the [[Rainbow Guard]] as her prize, becoming Brienne the Blue.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her [[maidenhead]], until [[Lord Randyll Tarly]] puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.{{Ref|aFfC|14}}

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}}{{Ref|aFfC|14}} She flees with and enters the service of [[Catelyn Stark]]. At the [[House Tully|Tully]] castle of [[Riverrun]], Catelyn decided to free Jaime Lannister in return for [[Tyrion Lannister]] freeing her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. To make sure Jaime kept his end of the bargain, she entrusted Brienne with the duty of escorting the imprisoned [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|2}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
She and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] are captured by the [[Brave Companions]]. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the [[Valyrian steel]] longsword given to him by his father, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], naming it [[Oathkeeper]]. He sends her out to seek the vanished [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Brienne searched fruitlessly for Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] throughout Crackclaw Point and some of the [[Riverlands]], where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded [[Brave Companions]]. Using [[Oathkeeper]], Brienne manages to kill [[Pyg]], [[Shagwell]] and [[Timeon]] at the [[Whispers]].{{Ref|aFfC|19}} At a crossroads near the [[Trident]], Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by [[Rorge]], who has been masquerading as [[Sandor Clegane]] and ravaging the [[Saltpans]]. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by [[Biter]].{{Ref|aFfC|36}} After [[Gendry]] rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] take her captive. The undead [[Catelyn Stark]], now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa and judge her to be a traitor who was serving the Lannisters. She was given the choice of killing [[Jaime Lannister]] to prove her loyalty, or to hang. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. She shouts a single unknown word as they are about to hang her.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Brienne appears briefly at [[Pennytree]] when Jaime camps there, so whatever word she shouted appears to have stopped the Brotherhood from hanging her. She asks Jaime to help her save [[Sansa Stark]] from [[Sandor Clegane|The Hound]], claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.{{Ref|aDwD|48}} The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the [[Vale]] and the Hound is apparently dead.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

==Family tree==
{{Tarth tree}}

There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. A shield bearing [[:File:Dunk.png|his personal arms]] was in the armory at [[Evenfall Hall]], and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the [[Riverlands]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}} Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.<ref>Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/ So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros].</ref><ref>Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/ So Spake Martin section of website Westeros].</ref> See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]]

== References and Notes ==
{{References|3}}
{{EnWP|Characters from A Song of Ice and Fire|small=yes}}

===See Also===
* See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]].

{{Template:POV Characters}}

[[Category:POV characters]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Brienne]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]
[[fr:Brienne de Torth]][[ru:Бриенна Тарт]]

Selwyn Tarth

2012-02-25T04:22:25Z

Matt 2108: /* Recent Events */

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Lord '''Selwyn Tarth''', also known as the '''Evenstar''', is the Lord of [[Evenfall Hall]] and head of [[House Tarth]]. He has one daughter, [[Brienne of Tarth]]. He is a good man.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 25|Chapter 25]], Brienne</ref> He is fifty-four years old.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 37|Chapter 37]], Brienne</ref>

==History==
He is remembered by Brienne as having a new woman every year. He kept a singer every year of Brienne's childhood, allowing her to memorize all the songs.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Catelyn</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Davos Seaworth]] was sent to ask after the allegiance of the Stormlords, Lord Selwyn would only agree to a midnight meeting in a grove with Davos, where the Evenstar informed him of his refusal to join [[Stannis Baratheon]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Prologue|Prologue]]</reF>

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Upon learning that Brienne had been captured by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and the [[Brave Companions]], who had sent a raven demanding a ransom, Lord Selwyn sent a return raven offering three hundred dragons for Brienne's safe return. [[Vargo Hoat]] rejected the offer, believing Lord Selwyn was trying to cheat him by withholding sapphires.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 44|Chapter 44]], Jaime</ref>

==Family==
{{Tarth tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Nobles|Tarth, Selwyn]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Selwyn]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]

[[fr:Selwyn de Torth]]
[[ru:Селвин Тарт]]

Selwyn Tarth

2012-02-25T04:20:03Z

Matt 2108:

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Lord '''Selwyn Tarth''', also known as the '''Evenstar''', is the Lord of [[Evenfall Hall]] and head of [[House Tarth]]. He has one daughter, [[Brienne of Tarth]]. He is a good man.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 25|Chapter 25]], Brienne</ref> He is fifty-four years old.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 37|Chapter 37]], Brienne</ref>

==History==
He is remembered by Brienne as having a new woman every year. He kept a singer every year of Brienne's childhood, allowing her to memorize all the songs.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Catelyn</ref>

==Recent Events==
===A Clash of Kings===
When [[Davos Seaworth]] was sent to ask after the allegiance of the Stormlords, Lord Selwyn would only agree to a midnight meeting in a grove with Davos where he informed him of his refusal to join [[Stannis Baratheon]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Prologue|Prologue]]</reF>

===A Storm of Swords===
Upon learning that Brienne had been captured by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and the [[Brave Companions]], who had sent a raven demanding a ransom, he sent a return raven offering three hundred dragons for her safe conduct. [[Vargo Hoat]] rejected the offer.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 44|Chapter 44]], Jaime</ref>

==Family==
{{Tarth tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Nobles|Tarth, Selwyn]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Tarth, Selwyn]]
[[Category:House Tarth]]

[[fr:Selwyn de Torth]]
[[ru:Селвин Тарт]]

Selwyn Tarth

2012-02-25T04:19:41Z

Matt 2108:

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Lord '''Selwyn Tarth''', also known as the '''Evenstar''', is the Lord of [[Evenfall Hall]] and head of [[House Tarth]]. He has one daughter, [[Brienne of Tarth]]. He is a good man.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 25|Chapter 25]], Brienne</ref> He is fifty-four years old.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 37|Chapter 37]], Brienne</ref>

==History==
He is remembered by Brienne as having a new woman every year. He kept a singer every year of Brienne's childhood, allowing her to memorize all the songs.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Catelyn</ref>

==Recent Events==
===A Clash of Kings===
When [[Davos Seaworth]] was sent to ask after the allegiance of the Stormlords, Lord Selwyn would only agree to a midnight meeting in a grove with Davos where he informed him of his refusal to join [[Stannis Baratheon]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Prologue|Prologue]]</reF>

===A Storm of Swords===
Upon learning that Brienne had been captured by Lord [[Roose Bolton]] and the [[Brave Companions]], who had sent a raven demanding a ransom, he sent a return raven offering three hundred dragons for her safe conduct. [[Vargo Hoat]] rejected the offer.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 44|Chapter 44]], Jaime</ref>

==Family==
{{Tarth tree}}

==References and Notes==
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Brienne Tarth

2012-02-16T02:45:50Z

Matt 2108: I love Brienne, but this is simply not the case. In AFFC, yeah, but not the series

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'''Brienne''', also called Brienne of Tarth, The Maid of Tarth or, disparagingly, Brienne the Beauty. Brienne is the only child and heir of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]] of [[Evenfall Hall]].

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Brienne of Tarth.jpg|300px|thumb|Brienne depiction by Amoka©]]
[[File:Brienne of Tarth HBO.jpg|300px|thumb|Gwendoline Christie as Brienne ([[Game of Thrones|TV show]])]]

Brienne is simple, loyal, and determined, but also headstrong and judgmental. She is immensely skilled at combat. She has an awkward personality, but is also honest and stubborn. She holds a naïvely idealized notion of [[knight|knighthood]], despite the insults she receives from many knights, who call her '''Brienne the Beauty''' to mock her ugliness. She yearns for respect, acceptance and a chance to prove her valor in a worthy cause.

Brienne is considered ugly and ungainly. She has large, very blue eyes that appear trusting and guileless, but they are her only attractive feature. She is taller and stronger than many men and is extremely broad-shouldered, but has virtually no bust. Her face is broad and coarse, with a nose that has been broken several times. Her mouth is too wide, with prominent and crooked teeth and lips so plump they seem swollen. Her hair is the color of dirty straw and her face is mottled with freckles.{{Ref|aFfC|4}}

When asked about her height Martin commented:
{{Quote|Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. Just off the top of my head, I would say Brienne is taller than Renly and Jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of Gregor Clegane, who is the true giant in the series. Shorter than Hodor and the Greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the Hound, maybe roughly the same height as Robert.''<ref>The Citadel. "Brienne of Tarth." (January 31, 2001) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1147/ So Spake Martin]</ref>}}

==History==
Brienne of Tarth, the Maid of Tarth, and mockingly called the 'Beauty of Tarth', was born the eldest daughter of Lord [[Selwyn Tarth]]. She had a single older brother, [[Galladon of Tarth|Galladon]], who drowned when she was eight, and two younger sisters both of whom died as young children. This makes her the only offspring of Lord Selwyn, a fact that naturally encouraged him to find a suitable match for her. Given her ugly and ungainly appearance and attitude, however, the task was a difficult one.

Her father successfully found three men willing to betroth her, for her father's wealthy lands, though the first two fell through. The last, Ser Humfrey Wagstaff, warned her he would insist she act womanly once they were wed. Though only sixteen, Brienne replied she would only accept such a demand from a man who could beat her in combat. In the effort, Ser Humfrey ended up with three broken bones and a broken betrothal. Her father never tried again.<ref>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref>

At some time [[Renly Baratheon]] visited crossed path with Brienne and treated her courteously, so she fell in love with him.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Renly Baratheon]], with whom she is infatuated, declared himself [[Iron Throne|king]], Brienne joined him for his march on King's Landing. She won a great melee at [[Bitterbridge]] and asked to join the [[Rainbow Guard]] as her prize, becoming Brienne the Blue.{{Ref|aCoK|22}} In Renly's camp, Brienne is continuously mocked. Some of the young knights wager on who will be the first to get her [[maidenhead]], until [[Lord Randyll Tarly]] puts an end to it and warns Brienne of their cruel teasing.{{Ref|aFfC|14}}

She is present when Renly is murdered, and is falsely accused of the crime.{{Ref|aCoK|33}}{{Ref|aFfC|4}}{{Ref|aFfC|14}} She flees with and enters the service of [[Catelyn Stark]]. At the [[House Tully|Tully]] castle of [[Riverrun]], Catelyn decided to free Jaime Lannister in return for [[Tyrion Lannister]] freeing her daughters [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. To make sure Jaime kept his end of the bargain, she entrusted Brienne with the duty of escorting the imprisoned [[Jaime Lannister]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|aSoS|2}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
She and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] are captured by the [[Brave Companions]]. During their captivity, the two develop a grudging respect for each other.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} After Catelyn's death, Jaime entrusts Brienne with the [[Valyrian steel]] longsword given to him by his father, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], naming it [[Oathkeeper]]. He sends her out to seek the vanished [[Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Brienne searched fruitlessly for Lady [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] throughout Crackclaw Point and some of the [[Riverlands]], where she crosses paths with members of the disbanded [[Brave Companions]]. Using [[Oathkeeper]], Brienne manages to kill [[Pyg]], [[Shagwell]] and [[Timeon]] at the [[Whispers]].{{Ref|aFfC|19}} At a crossroads near the [[Trident]], Brienne fights another group of Brave Companions led by [[Rorge]], who has been masquerading as [[Sandor Clegane]] and ravaging the [[Saltpans]]. Brienne kills Rorge, but is grievously wounded by [[Biter]].{{Ref|aFfC|36}} After [[Gendry]] rescues her from Biter, he and the remaining [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] take her captive. The undead [[Catelyn Stark]], now leading the Brotherhood as Lady Stoneheart, does not believe Brienne's tale of her search for Sansa and judge her to be a traitor who was serving the Lannisters. She was given the choice of killing [[Jaime Lannister]] to prove her loyalty, or to hang. Brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang. She shouts a single unknown word as they are about to hang her.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Brienne appears briefly at [[Pennytree]] when Jaime camps there, so whatever word she shouted appears to have stopped the Brotherhood from hanging her. She asks Jaime to help her save [[Sansa Stark]] from [[Sandor Clegane|The Hound]], claiming they are a day's ride away. She tells Jaime, however, that he must go with her alone, or the Hound will kill Sansa.{{Ref|aDwD|48}} The scenario she describes, however, seems unlikely to be real, as Sansa was last seen by readers in the [[Vale]] and the Hound is apparently dead.{{Ref|aFfC|41}}

==Family tree==
{{Tarth tree}}

There is widespread speculation that Brienne descends from [[Dunk|Ser Duncan the Tall]]. A shield bearing [[:File:Dunk.png|his personal arms]] was in the armory at [[Evenfall Hall]], and Brienne later used these arms when she was traveling in the [[Riverlands]].{{Ref|aFfC|9}} Though Martin confirmed that a descendant of Dunk appeared in the books he did not give a name.<ref>Summary of the Dayton signing tour with question and answers on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/ So Spoke Martin section of Website Westeros].</ref><ref>Summary of the Mysterious Galaxy Signing in San Diego, California on the [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/ So Spake Martin section of website Westeros].</ref> See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]]

== References and Notes ==
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===See Also===
* See [[Brienne of Tarth/Theories]].

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Arya Stark

2012-02-16T02:41:58Z

Matt 2108:

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'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria|of the same name]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.

While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At the Brotherhood's camp Arya encounters the recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial. She accuses him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[trial by combat]], which he survives and so is set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] had begun, and the Hound has to prevent Arya from running into the castle and certain death by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]]. On the way east Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the [[Tickler]] and [[Polliver]], two of the men on Arya's death list. The Hound gets drunk and a fight ensues, with the Hound killing Polliver and Arya the Tickler. However, Sandor is badly wounded in the fight. They head towards the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor is too weak to continue and falls from his horse. Arya draws [[Needle]] (which she took back from Polliver), intending to kill him, but leaves him to die after he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''."{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Cat of the canals by reneaigner.jpeg|thumb|250px|Cat of the Canals by ReneAigner©]]
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches her target carefully for days. She notices that the old man has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Character and Appearance==
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname "Arya Horseface," and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

===Arya and Death===
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
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'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
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'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
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'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
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*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
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*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
|}
She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup," from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
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Arya Stark

2012-02-08T03:08:04Z

Matt 2108:

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'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria|of the same name]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]
While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At the Brotherhood's camp Arya encounters the recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial. She accuses him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[trial by combat]], which he survives and so is set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] had begun, and the Hound has to prevent Arya from running into the castle and certain death by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]]. On the way east Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the [[Tickler]] and [[Polliver]], two of the men on Arya's death list. The Hound gets drunk and a fight ensues, with the Hound killing Polliver and Arya the Tickler. However, Sandor is badly wounded in the fight. They head towards the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor is too weak to continue and falls from his horse. Arya draws [[Needle]] (which she took back from Polliver), intending to kill him, but leaves him to die after he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''."{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches her target carefully for days. She notices that the old man has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Arya and Death==
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
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'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
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'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
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*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
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*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
|}
She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup," from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Character and Appearance==
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname "Arya Horseface," and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Stark|small=yes}}

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Samwell Tarly

2012-02-06T21:42:15Z

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'''Samwell Tarly''' is the eldest son of Lord [[Randyll Tarly]]. Although fat, timid, and unsure of himself, he is intelligent and thoughtful. He is a steward of the [[Night's Watch]]. He becomes a [[POV Character]] in [[A Storm of Swords]]. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]] he is played by John Bradley.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew.html/eNrjcmbOYC5kzlfPz0lxzEvMqSzJTA5ITE-1S8xN1SzLTEnNh4k65+eVpFaUsEknlpbkF+QkVtqWFJWmcjIysgEhAGCyFzg= HBO: Game of Thrones: cast and crew]</ref>

==Appearance==
He is very fat with dark hair. He has pale eyes with a large moon-shaped face.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 26|Chapter 26]], Jon</ref>

==History==
Samwell's childhood was spent clashing with his stern, militaristic father, who tried to mold the timid and gentle Samwell into a proper knight. Sam lived in fear of his father, but could not change to appease him. After Sam's appropriately aggressive brother Dickon was born, Sam was left to enjoy his music, kittens, and food in peace. However, when Sam reached maturity, Randyll threatened Sam into joining the Night's Watch so that he would not stand in the way of his proper son's inheritance.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 26|Chapter 26]], Jon</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Samwell arrives at The Wall to face bullying, taunting, and abuse at the hands of his fellow recruits as well as from the master-at-arms, Ser [[Alliser Thorne]], who derisively nicknames him "Ser Piggy" and orders the other recruits to continue beating him even after he has yielded. He finds a friend in [[Jon Snow]], however, and Jon takes it upon himself to persuade (and threaten, when necessary) his fellow recruits to stop their abuse.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 26|Chapter 26]], Jon</ref>

Samwell is not helped by any of Ser Alliser's training and remains an incompetent warrior, and as such is initially deemed not ready to take his vows and become a man of the Night's Watch with Jon and the others. Jon, fearful for what will happen to Sam once he is no longer able to provide protection for him, persuades [[Maester Aemon]] to allow him to join the Stewards. Aemon agrees, and gives Samwell a position assisting him in the rookery and library. Despite having been born and raised into the [[Faith of the Seven]], Samwell decides to take his Night's Watch vow with Jon Snow at a Heart Tree. He is able to impress [[Jeor Mormont|Lord Commander Mormont]] by noting some of the odd details of the corpses of [[Othor]] and [[Jafer Flowers]]. He is among the group of friends who stop Jon from abandoning the Night's Watch and forswearing himself.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 70|Chapter 70]], Jon</ref>

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Samwell is made part of Commander Mormont's massive ranging, and placed in charge of the ravens. At [[Craster's Keep]] he is befriended by [[Gilly]], a daughter and wife of [[Craster]], who is pregnant and fearful that if she has a boy, Craster will sacrifice it to the [[Others]]. Samwell, unsure of what to do, turns to Jon for help, but there is nothing Jon can do to help her.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Sam is among the survivors of the [[Battle of the Fist of the First Men]], but gets separated from the majority of the men in retreat, along with [[Grenn]] and [[Paul|Small Paul]], who carried Samwell much of the way from the Fist. There they are attacked by an Other, who attacks Small Paul and kills him, but Paul's weight disarms the Other as he falls. Samwell, who is carrying a [[dragonglass]] dagger that was among the cache found by [[Ghost]], uses the opportunity to attack, and blindly stabs the Other, who dies instantaneously from the dragonglass blade. Killing the Other earns him the nickname "Sam the Slayer".

He and Grenn rendezvous with the remaining survivors at Craster's Keep, where Gilly gives birth to a son. Shortly thereafter, however, violence erupts in the keep, with some Night's Watch men believing that Craster was holding out on the food he provided for him, and others still harboring mutinous intentions toward Commander Mormont. Craster and Mormont are both killed in the fighting, Before Mormont dies he gives Sam his dying wish, that [[Jorah Mormont|Jorah]] his son, join the Watch.{{Ref|aSoS|33}}

Sam is forced to flee, joined only by Gilly and her newborn. They make it as far as a village Sam believes to be [[Whitetree]] but are then attacked by wights, including a reanimated Small Paul, who attackes Sam first. Sam fights him off and stabs him with the dragonglass dagger, but it proves ineffective. Desperately, Sam strikes him with a piece of charred wood, which catches him on fire, killing him. They run, but are beset by additional wights, and are saved at the last moment by [[Coldhands]].

Gilly and Sam are led back to the wall by Coldhands, who has informed them that there will be one in the [[Nightfort]] that must be sent to him. Entering the Nightfort through the castle's Black Gate, Samwell encounters [[Bran Stark]], along with [[Hodor]] and [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]], whom he leads back to Coldhands.

Sam returns to [[Castle Black]] following the events of the [[Battle of Castle Black]], with [[Stannis Baratheon]] present and urging the swift election of a new Lord Commander and threatening to name one himself if none can achieve the required two-thirds majority. In the voting, [[Janos Slynt]] is gaining ground on the leading candidates [[Cotter Pyke]] and [[Denys Mallister]]. Believing Slynt would be a disastrous Lord Commander, Sam approaches Pyke and Mallister independently, and lies to each regarding Stannis's intentions to name the other to the office, thus convincing them both to support Jon Snow as a compromise candidate, leading to Jon's election.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
One of Jon Snow's first acts as Lord Commander is to send Samwell South to [[Oldtown]] so that he might study there as a [[Maesters|maester]] for Castle Black. With him he sends [[Dareon]], whom he appoints as a recruiter for the Night's Watch, as well as [[Maester Aemon]] and the infant son of [[Mance Rayder]], so as to deprive [[Melisandre]] of the chance to sacrifice them for their king's blood. He also sends [[Gilly]], separating her from her child, so that she might nurse Rayder's son. Maester Aemon falls ill on the voyage, however, and stopping in [[Braavos]] they are forced to spend their coin on an inn and a healer. Aemon's condition worsens nonetheless, though he briefly wakes and wishes to hear the stories of [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys's]] dragons that are spreading throughout the city, having the revelation that Daenerys may be the true fulfillment of the prophecy of the [[Azor Ahai|Prince who was Promised]].

Samwell urges Dareon to sing at the local taverns to earn money so that they might buy passage on a ship to Oldtown, but Dareon spends most of what he earns on wine and trade from the city's whores. Samwell confronts Dareon in a brothel and accuses him of breaking his vows, and Dareon responds with his intention to abandon them and desert the Night's Watch, resulting in a fight whereupon Samwell is pulled off of Dareon and thrown into a canal. He is pulled out by [[Xhondo]], who heard him speaking of dragons and had seen them in [[Qarth]]. Xhondo offers them passage on his ship, the ''Cinnamon Wind'', in exchange for work and for some of the last of their possessions.

Maester Aemon dies early in that journey, and in mourning for his death Gilly briefly becomes a lover to Samwell. She names the child after Aemon, and upon landing at Oldtown is sent to Samwell's childhood home of [[Horn Hill]] with the story that her child is a bastard fathered by Sam. Samwell continues to the [[Citadel]], where he encounters [[Alleras]], who has sought him out and brings him straight to Archmaester [[Marwyn]], who asks Samwell to repeat for him Aemon's final words. Upon hearing the story, Marwyn immediately departs the city with the stated intention of going to Daenerys and becoming her maester.

==Family==
{{Tarly tree}}

==References and Notes==
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===See also===
* The [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Samwell_Tarly Samwell Tarly article] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones wiki].

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Duncan the Tall

2012-02-06T21:35:23Z

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{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:Dunk.png|50px|left]] '''Duncan''' [[File:Kingsguard.PNG|50px|right]]
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| Alias = Dunk Duncan the Tall Dunk the Lunk
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| Books = [[The Hedge Knight]] [[The Sworn Sword]] [[The Mystery Knight]]
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'''Dunk''' is a large man who grew up in [[Flea Bottom]], who became the squire of a [[knight#Hedge knight|hedge knight]], the companion of [[Aegon V]], and later served as his Lord Commander of the [[Kingsguard]] under the name '''Ser Duncan the Tall'''. Nearly seven feet tall, Dunk has a humble personality and thinks of himself as thick-headed. His early exploits are chronicled in the "Dunk and Egg" stories of ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'', ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'', ''[[The Mystery Knight]]''. His personal arms were a green shooting star above an elm tree proper on sunset.<ref>[[The Hedge Knight]]</ref><ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Other/1/ Houseless Hedge Knights]</ref>

==History==
===Early life===
Dunk's earliest memories were of living as a street urchin in the [[Flea Bottom]] slums of [[King's Landing]]. Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] took Dunk as a squire and raised him from a youth. Arlan's humble optimism made a positive impression on Dunk, though his gentle chiding of "Dunk the Lunk" damaged his self-confidence.

===''The Hedge Knight''===
When Dunk was around the age of 16, Arlan died suddenly on the way to Ashford. Dunk buried Arlan and decided to compete in the [[Ashford Tourney]] himself. On the way, he met a bald-headed boy named Egg, who begged to become his squire. Dunk eventually agreed. They camped just outside of Ashford under an elm tree and watched a shooting star fall from the evening sky. To Dunk, the moment symbolized the humble pleasures of the hedge knight lifestyle. In the morning, Dunk sold Arlan's equipment and purchased armor to his size. Needing a coat of arms, Dunk commissioned an attractive [[Dorne|Dornish]] puppeteer to paint a shooting star above an elm tree over a sunset field on his shield.

Dunk claimed to the tourney organizers that Arlan knighted him before his death. The truth of this claim has not been revealed, though Dunk sometimes feels guilt for an unexplained reason. No one remembered Arlan, and Dunk eventually sought out [[Baelor Breakspear]], who had tilted against Arlan on one notable occasion. Baelor allowed Dunk to enter the Tourney. That evening, [[Aerion Targaryen]] attacked the puppeteer and Dunk rushed to her aide. After breaking several of Aerion's teeth, Dunk was subdued by Aerion's guards, but Egg, revealing his identity as Aegon Targaryen, protected him from further harm.

Vengeful, yet wary of Dunk's size and strength, Aerion demanded a trial of seven, a trial by combat involving seven combatants on each side. Egg helped Dunk find allies, which ultimately included Baelor himself. Dunk learned that the people were with him for being a knight who remembered his vows to protect the helpless. During the combat, Dunk faced off against Aerion, and his inexperience with lance and sword nearly got him killed. Using his superior strength and the brawling skills he learned in Flea Bottom, Dunk bested Aerion and forced him to yield. The victory rang hollow, however, as two of the men who had taken Dunk's side had been killed, and shortly after the trial Baelor died of a head wound taken from his own brother. Dunk was beset by guilt for his part in the deaths of such good men, especially the Crown Prince. Egg's father Maekar asked Dunk to take Egg as his squire officially, to serve as a positive influence on him. Dunk agreed, but refused to serve [[House Targaryen]], preferring to remain a hedge knight and teach Egg the humility that his elder brother Aerion had never learned.

===''The Sworn Sword''===
After spending time in Dorne looking for the puppeteer, Dunk and Egg went to the [[Reach]] and entered the service of Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], a poor and broken landed knight. Dunk and Eustace's other knight Ser [[Bennis|Bennis the Brown]] discover that peasants of Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] of [[Coldmoat]] have dammed the local stream. Bennis provoked Rohanne by cutting one of her peasants, and Dunk eventually went to Coldmoat to try to reason with her. Though sexual tension charged their meeting, Rohanne refused Dunk and told him about Eustace's support of [[Daemon Blackfyre]] during the [[Blackfyre Rebellion]].

Shocked by the revelation, Dunk attempted to leave Eustace's service, but a fire in the nearby woods caused Dunk to suspect that Rohanne had already started her campaign against Eustace. After Bennis fled, leaving only Eustace's feeble peasant levies, Dunk knew that war was a lost cause. He disbanded Eustace's levies, but promised to face Rohanne with him. Meeting with Rohanne's forces, Dunk offered to settle the matter with a trial by combat. Rohanne agreed, and sent her overbearing steward Ser [[Lucas Inchfield|Lucas Longinch]] to fight Dunk in the stream. Again, Dunk's wrestling ability compensated for his lack of swordsmanship. He killed Lucas, but received major wounds and almost drowned in the stream.

After recuperating, Dunk discovered that Eustace and Rohanne had settled their differences and decided to marry. Feeling rejected, Dunk took one last kiss from Rohanne and somewhat vindictively cut off a length of her signature braid as a keepsake. Afterwards, Dunk and Egg took their leave.

===''The Mystery Knight''===
The story begins with Dunk and [[Aegon V|Egg]] leaving [[Stoney Sept]]. They are moving north to try and take up service with Lord [[Beron Stark]] who has sent a call for men to help fend off [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] raids on the northern coast. On the way they encounter a [[Faith of the Seven#septon|septon]] who was beheaded for preaching treason; Dunk remembers that Lord [[Bloodraven]] has spies everywhere. On route Egg and Dunk encounter a lord's train led by Lord [[Gormon Peake]] of [[Starpike]], whose arms are three black castles on a field of orange. Also in the party are a lord named [[Alyn Cockshaw]] and a well dressed and richly garbed man who claims to be a hedge knight named Ser [[Daemon II Blackfyre|John the Fiddler]]. Dunk is challenged and insulted by Peake and Cockshaw but the Fiddler treats him courteously. Before they ride off, Ser John invites Dunk to attend the wedding of Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]. There is to be a joust to celebrate the wedding of Butterwell to a [[House Frey|Frey of the Crossing]], the victor's prize is to be a dragon egg.

Dunk takes a dislike to Gormon Peake; Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]] to whom Dunk was squired claimed his previous squire [[Roger of Pennytree]] was slain by Gormon in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]]. Egg tells Dunk that Peake's arms of three castles on an orange field is because the [[House Peake|Peake]] family used to own three castles, but two were forfeited to the Crown when Peake sided with [[House Blackfyre]].

Dunk decides to go to the wedding. During the journey Dunk befriends three fellow hedge knights.
The wedding is set at [[Whitewalls]] and after noticing the guest list, Egg informs Dunk of his suspicions that this was a traitor's wedding and the majority of the nobles attending had fought for the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]]. Dunk tells him to keep his suspicions quiet and keep his head down. During the bedding Dunk is drafted by John the Fiddler to carry the bride to the bedchamber. Dunk does so and later when he goes for a breath of air, John the Fiddler talks to him saying that he recognized Dunk on the road. Dunk appeared to him in a dream in which Duncan wore the all white armor of the [[Kingsguard]]. The Fiddler says his dreams always come true, as he dreamt his brothers dead once and also a dragon hatching from an egg at Whitewalls.

Dunk decides to enter the first match of the joust as a mystery knight known as the Gallows Knight (due to a new shield that once belonged to a knight of [[House Trant]] that Dunk had to buy as his old shield was damaged in his duel with [[Lucas Inchfield|Lucas Longinch]]) in case anyone heard of a knight named Ser Duncan the Tall from [[Ashford]], but Dunk is defeated in his first tilt by Ser [[Uthor Underleaf]] known as the the Snail Knight due to his sigil. Underleaf's lance hits Duncan upon the helm, knocking him out and nearly killing him. Dunk recovers later and goes to give the Underleaf his armor and horse as forfeit. Since Dunk can't ransom it back he is in a glum mood. Dunk talks to Underleaf and Underleaf informs Dunk that someone bribed him to try and kill Dunk in the final tilt, Underleaf states that if they paid more he might have completed the task, but tells Dunk he has an enemy. Before the jousting continues word spreads through the castle that the dragon egg is missing and the blame is placed on Ser Glendon Ball, who is imprisoned by Peake.

Dunk notices that Egg is missing and sets out to find his squire. Whilst searching he is almost killed by Alyn Cockshaw who tells Dunk he bribed Underleaf to kill Dunk because he was jealous of John the Fiddler's obsession with Dunk and that dream Dunk manages to defeat him by throwing him down a well, though he takes a wound in return from Cockshaw's knife. Maynard Plumm comes to Duncan's aid and tells him where to find his squire.

Dunk finds Egg in the [[Faith of the Seven#sept|sept]] with the cowering Lord Butterwell, who on discovering Egg's true identity is terrified for his life. Egg told Ambrose (falsely) that he and Dunk were spies sent to investigate the tournament and that his father Prince [[Maekar I|Maekar]] is on the way with an army. Lord Ambrose's good son (step-son) Black [[Tommard Heddle|Tom Heddle]] shows up and tries to harm Egg but is slain by Dunk. Dunk tells Egg to flee with Ambrose. To buy time for Egg's escape Dunk confronts Daemon II Blackfyre, accusing Gormon Peake of falsely charging Ball with the theft of the dragon egg.

Dunk meets Bloodraven inside his pavilion outside of which the head of Gormon Peake along with Black Tom Heddle are displayed on spears. Bloodraven, in gratitude to Dunk, gives him the gold to ransom his armor back. Dunk then asks Bloodraven what became of the dragon egg. Bloodraven tells Dunk it was taken by an agent of his who crawled up the privy shaft of the castle to take the egg from its guarded chamber, and is now safe. Dunk remarks that a man wouldn't have fit in those shafts. Bloodraven replies a child would have. Or a dwarf, Dunk thinks as he remembers the performing dwarfs at the wedding.

===Later===
After Egg took the [[Iron Throne]] as King [[Aegon V]], he asked Dunk to join the Kingsguard and he eventually became the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Aegon named his first son and heir [[Duncan Targaryen|Duncan]], who was called Duncan the Small in contrast to his namesake. Ser Duncan escorted [[Maester Aemon]] and [[Brynden Rivers]] to the [[Wall]] on Aegon's command.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Samwell</ref>

Dunk eventually perished along with Aegon and Duncan in the [[Tragedy of Summerhall]].

For unknown reasons, a shield with Dunk's original arms came to reside in the armory of Lord Selwyn of Tarth. Selwyn's daughter [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] wore a copied version of the arms while traveling the [[Riverlands]] incognito.

==Steeds==

As ''The Hedge Knight'' begins, Dunk has three horses, inherited from Ser Arlan.

*[[Thunder (horse)|Thunder]], a warhorse (probably a Courser)
*[[Chestnut]], a stot
*[[Sweetfoot]], a female palfrey that he soon sells for armor money

As his adventures progressed, he would acquire other animals.
*[[Maester (mule)|Maester]], a mule
*[[Rain (horse)|Rain]], another palfrey

==Progeny==
As per correspondence from GRRM, it is widely speculated that Dunk has fathered children throughout his adventures in Westeros and that some of his descendents are present in the series as of [[A Storm of Swords]].<ref>http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/US_Signing_Tour_Dayton_OH/</ref><ref>http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Mysterious_Galaxy_Signing_San_Diego/</ref>

==References and Notes==
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Others

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[[File:Other.PNG|thumb|300px|Others ([[A Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

The '''Others''', known as the "White Walkers" among the [[wildlings]], exist north of the [[Wall]]. Before the events in the [[A Song of Ice and Fire|Novel]], the Others had supposedly not been seen for many thousand years. So far the Others have appeared in the flesh only twice in the whole saga and their purpose remains unknown at this time.

==History==
: {{See also|The Long Night|Night's Watch}}

According to legend, the Others first appeared during a winter that lasted a generation and a period of darkness known as [[the Long Night]]. Eventually they were defeated, supposedly by the [[Night's Watch]] and [[The Wall]] may have been raised as a defence against them. In apparent contradiction the [[Night's King]] appears to have married a White Walker, but after he was defeated the Others are not heard of again and became regarded south of the Wall as nothing more than fairy tales to frighten the little children.

The Others first appeare in the saga, is in the [[A Game of Thrones-Prologue|Prologue]] of the [[A Game of Thrones|first book]], killing three rangers of the [[Night's Watch]]. Craster sacrifice his infant sons to the Others, and at least one of his wives believes those sons have become White Walkers.

==Characteristics==
[[File:White_walker_by_arkoniel.jpg|thumb|300px|White Walker by Mathia Arkoniel©]]

The Others appear in the prologue to AGoT as tall and gaunt with flesh pale as milk and blue eyes, deeper and bluer than human eyes, burning like ice, while the White Walker who married the Night's King is similarly described as having skin as pale as the moon and eyes like blue stars. They wear reflective armor that shifts in color with every step rather like the stealth armor once said to have been worn by the Children of the Forest. They appear to be superior swordsmen, wielding thin crystal swords that said so cold as to shatter any object they touch, including the steel blades favoured by the Night's Watch.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}} Their [[languages|language]] is unknown, although it may be the Old Tongue, when one spoke in the prologue his voice was said to sound like the cracking of ice, but this was probably a figure of speech. The Free Folk believe the Others and their Wights can smell life, or rather its warmth.

The old stories reveal uncertainty whether the Others come when it is cold or that it becomes cold when they appear, during snowstorms or mist and melt away when the skies clear. They hide from the light of the sun and emerge at night; although once again some stories claim that their coming brings the night. There are tales of their riding the corpses of dead animals such as bears, direwolves, mammoths, and horses, and can be accompanied by "ice spiders" as big as hounds.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], p80</ref>

[[Melisandre]] thinks that Others are servants of the [[Great Other]], allegedly an evil god of darkness, cold, and death who wages eternal war against [[R'hllor]].

===Weakness===
The Others have a few known weaknesses that are recorded in ancient texts. One is obsidian, otherwise called [[dragonglass]] or "frozen fire". When [[Samwell Tarly]] accidentally stabbed a White Walker with an obsidian dagger, its flesh and bones melted away leaving only an icy puddle, which would indicate that they are sustained by a magical glamour. Ancient texts also record a weakness to "dragonsteel", which several Night's Watchmen have speculated to be Valyrian steel. [[Mance Rayder]] expressed belief that magic wards in the Wall prevent the Others from crossing into the Seven Kingdoms.

==Wights==
[[File:Wight.PNG|thumb|300px|Wight closeup ([[A Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

Wights are dead men or creatures raised up by the Others, seemingly when touched by the cold that accompanies them.{{Ref|aGoT|52}}

===Appearance and Weakness===
The appearance of Wights depends entirely on the condition of the corpse when it is raised. Some are lifelike, while others are badly rotted although the process of decay is halted. All are easily identified by their eyes having turned bright blue.{{Ref|aGoT|Prologue}}{{Ref|aSoS|33}} Wights are supposedly attracted to warm blood and will attack with surprising strength. It has been suggested by Jon Snow that the attempted assassination of Lord Commander Mormont by Othor indicates that wights retain at least some of their former memories, as Snow believes Othor remembered who Mormont was and where he slept.

Being dead Wights feel no pain and will continue to fight regardless of injury. Though they can be stopped by total dismemberment, their limbs will continue to move if detached from their bodies. When a wight is destroyed, the blue disappears from its eyes. {{Ref|aGoT|52}} They are highly flammable and will be quickly consumed if set aflame. It is unknown at this time whether wights can cross the Wall on their own, although corpses brought through the Wall can still reanimate as wights and even enter castles of the Wall.

===Known Wights===
A list of individual characters that have been turned into wights over the course of the series.

*'''Ser [[Waymar Royce]]'''
*'''[[Jafer Flowers]]''', slain by Castle Black garrison.
*'''[[Othor]]''', slain by [[Jon Snow]].
*'''[[Chett]]'''
*'''[[Paul|Small Paul]]''', slain by [[Samwell Tarly]].
*'''[[Hake]]'''
*'''[[Lark]]'''
*'''[[Softfoot]]'''
*'''[[Ryles]]'''
*'''[[Thistle]]'''

[[File:Other HBO WhiteWalker.jpg|thumb|300px|Other as depicted in the [[A Game of Thrones|TV series]]]]
==TV series==
The Others, as they are often known in the novels and were still known by this name in the first draft of the pilot script of the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]]. were later renamed to 'White Walkers' instead. Whilst the producers have not commented directly on the reasons for the name change, fans speculate that this was done to avoid similarities to an identically-named faction in the television series Lost.<ref>[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/White_Walkers GOT Wikia - White Walkers]</ref> Additionally in the series the Others/White Walkers have a very different appearance to that described in the books, appearing instead as dark shadows with brutal facial features.

==References and Notes==
{{References|2}}
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Olenna Tyrell

2012-02-06T20:37:45Z

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{{Character
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'''Olenna Redwyne''' is the mother of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], widow of the late Lord Luthor Tyrell, and described as a wizened, cunning old woman with a wicked wit and a sharp tongue, nicknamed '''the Queen of Thorns'''.

==Appearance==
She is old, with white hair and very small. She is older than [[Hoster Tully]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], Sansa</ref>

==History==
In her youth she almost married a member of [[House Targaryen]], but Olenna did everything she could to make sure it never came to fruition.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], Sansa</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Olenna redwyne by daenerys mod.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Illustration by Elia Fernandez©|200px]]

Lady Olenna came to [[King's Landing]] to attend the wedding of her granddaughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]], to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]. During a supper with Margaery and a number of noble ladies of houses sworn to the Tyrells, Olenna sharply questions [[Sansa Stark]] about [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]'s nature. She refused to listen to Sansa's evasions and half truths about Joffrey and got Sansa to speak the truth about Joffrey's cruelty and the beatings he gave her. To prevent any potential spy from listening to Sansa, Lady Olenna ordered her jester, [[Butterbumps]], to sing loudly.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], Sansa</ref>

Olenna plotted to marry [[Sansa Stark]] to her grandson [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], but the plot was foiled by [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]] before it could come to fruition. Olenna is present at the wedding feast when Joffrey dies from drinking poisoned wine.

Littlefinger implies to [[Sansa Stark]] that Olenna is the one who poisoned [[Joffrey|King Joffrey]] at his wedding, with some help from himself and his co-conspirators. If so it is also feasible that her granddaughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] knew of the plot due to the fact both she and Joffrey drank from the same wedding cup, so it stands to reason Margaery would have known when not to drink from the cup as Olenna would not risk poisoning her own granddaughter whom she loved. It is very unlikely that [[Mace Tyrell]] knew of the plot as Olenna frequently refers to her son as an "oaf."

Olenna most likely poisoned Joffrey to spare her granddaughter Margaery from the same cruelty the boy showed Sansa Stark. According to Littefinger, Olenna knew Mace dreamed of his daughter Maargaery becoming Queen and for that they needed a king, but they did not need Joffrey.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lady Olenna attends the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Cersei</ref> After Margaery was wed to King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], Olenna returned to [[Highgarden]] when her grandson, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]]. [[Cersei Lannister]] discovered that Olenna keeps a large chest of gold from before the [[War of Conquest|Conquest]] in her wheelhouse. She keeps it for the occasions unwary tradespeople who offend her name a price in an amount of gold coins. She pays them in the old gold coins of the Reach, which are only half the weight of newly minted gold dragons.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Jaime</ref>

One of these said coins was found in the dungeon where [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] was being held before his escape (likely planted there by [[Varys]]), so Cersei assumed the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] aided her brother in his escape, thus implicating them in the assassination of Lord Tywin.

==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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Olenna Tyrell

2012-02-06T20:34:05Z

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'''Olenna Redwyne''' is the mother of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], widow of the late Lord Luthor Tyrell, and described as a wizened, cunning old woman with a wicked wit and a sharp tongue, nicknamed '''the Queen of Thorns'''.

==Appearance==
She is old, with white hair and very small. She is older than [[Hoster Tully]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], Sansa</ref>

==History==
In her youth she almost married a member of [[House Targaryen]], but Olenna did everything she could to make sure it never came to fruition.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], Sansa</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Olenna redwyne by daenerys mod.jpg|left|thumb|Illustration by Elia Fernandez©|200px|]]

Lady Olenna came to [[King's Landing]] to attend the wedding of her granddaughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]], to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]. During a supper with Margaery and a number of noble ladies of houses sworn to the Tyrells, Olenna sharply questions [[Sansa Stark]] about [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]'s nature. She refused to listen to Sansa's evasions and half truths about Joffrey and got Sansa to speak the truth about Joffrey's cruelty and the beatings he gave her. To prevent any potential spy from listening to Sansa, Lady Olenna ordered her jester, [[Butterbumps]], to sing loudly.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 6|Chapter 6]], Sansa</ref>

Olenna plotted to marry [[Sansa Stark]] to her grandson [[Willas Tyrell|Willas]], but the plot was foiled by [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]] before it could come to fruition. Olenna is present at the wedding feast when Joffrey dies from drinking poisoned wine.

Littlefinger implies to [[Sansa Stark]] that Olenna is the one who poisoned [[Joffrey|King Joffrey]] at his wedding, with some help from himself and his co-conspirators. If so it is also feasible that her granddaughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] knew of the plot due to the fact both she and Joffrey drank from the same wedding cup, so it stands to reason Margaery would have known when not to drink from the cup as Olenna would not risk poisoning her own granddaughter whom she loved. It is very unlikely that [[Mace Tyrell]] knew of the plot as Olenna frequently refers to her son as an "oaf."

Olenna most likely poisoned Joffrey to spare her granddaughter Margaery from the same cruelty the boy showed Sansa Stark. According to Littefinger, Olenna knew Mace dreamed of his daughter Maargaery becoming Queen and for that they needed a king, but they did not need Joffrey.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lady Olenna attends the funeral of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] with her family.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Cersei</ref> After Margaery was wed to King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], Olenna returned to [[Highgarden]] when her grandson, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]]. [[Cersei Lannister]] discovered that Olenna keeps a large chest of gold from before the [[War of Conquest|Conquest]] in her wheelhouse. She keeps it for the occasions unwary tradespeople who offend her name a price in an amount of gold coins. She pays them in the old gold coins of the Reach, which are only half the weight of newly minted gold dragons.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Jaime</ref>

One of these said coins was found in the dungeon where [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] was being held before his escape (likely planted there by [[Varys]]), so Cersei assumed the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] aided her brother in his escape, thus implicating them in the assassination of Lord Tywin.

==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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Moon Boy

2012-02-06T20:24:15Z

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'''Moon Boy''' is the royal fool of the court at [[King's Landing]].

==Appearance==
He is a pie-faced simpleton.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
He performs during the royal feast during the [[Tourney of the Hand]], making witticisms about the various nobles in attendance and walking on stilts. [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] wonders if he truly is the simpleton he claims to be, his song about the [[High Septon]] (the fat one) even makes Septa [[Mordane]] laugh.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref>

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When [[Dontos Hollard]] is made a fool he claims to [[Sansa Stark]] that Moon Boy is in the [[Varys]]' employment. Dontos claims to hear all sorts of things as a fool he never heard when he was a knight and claims Moon Boy is not as simple as he appears.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
He performs at [[Joffrey Baratheon|King Joffrey's]] wedding to [[Margaery Tyrell]].

===''A Feast for Crows''===
He is present when [[Cersei Lannister]] hears that the [[Faith of the Seven]] have arrested [[Margaery Tyrell]]. He appears dumbstruck.

==References and Notes==
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Arya Stark

2012-02-06T20:13:21Z

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'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria|of the same name]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]
While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At the Brotherhood's camp Arya encounters the recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial. She accuses him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[trial by combat]], which he survives and so is set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] had begun, and the Hound has to prevent Arya from running into the castle and certain death by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]]. On the way east Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the [[Tickler]] and [[Polliver]], two of the men on Arya's death list. The Hound gets drunk and a fight ensues, with the Hound killing Polliver and Arya the Tickler. However, Sandor is badly wounded in the fight. They head towards the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor is too weak to continue and falls from his horse. Arya draws [[Needle]] (which she took back from Polliver), intending to kill him, but leaves him to die after he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''."{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches her target carefully for days. She notices that the old man has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Arya and Death==
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
|}
She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup," from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Character and Appearance==
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname "Arya Horseface," and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]
While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At the Brotherhood's camp Arya encounters the recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial. She accuses him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[trial by combat]], which he survives and so is set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] had begun, and the Hound has to prevent Arya from running into the castle and certain death by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]]. On the way east Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the [[Tickler]] and [[Polliver]], two of the men on Arya's death list. The Hound gets drunk and a fight ensues, with the Hound killing Polliver and Arya the Tickler. However, Sandor is badly wounded in the fight. They head towards the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor is too weak to continue and falls from his horse. Arya draws [[Needle]] (which she took back from Polliver), intending to kill him, but leaves him to die after he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''."{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches her target carefully for days. She notices that the old man has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Arya and Death==
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
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She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup," from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Character and Appearance==
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname "Arya Horseface," and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Stark|small=yes}}

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Arya Stark

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Matt 2108: /* A Storm of Swords */

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| Alias = Arya Horseface Arya Underfoot Arry Lumpyhead/Lumpyface Weasel The Ghost of Harrenhal Nymeria/Nan Squab Squirrel She-wolf/Wolf-bitch Salty Cat of the Canals No-one Beth Stick
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'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]
While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At the Brotherhood's camp Arya encounters the recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial. She accuses him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[trial by combat]], which he survives and so is set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] had begun, and the Hound has to prevent Arya from running into the castle and certain death by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]]. On the way east Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the [[Tickler]] and [[Polliver]], two of the men on Arya's death list. The Hound gets drunk and a fight ensues, with the Hound killing Polliver and Arya the Tickler. However, Sandor is badly wounded in the fight. They head towards the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor is too weak to continue and falls from his horse. Arya draws [[Needle]] (which she took back from Polliver), intending to kill him, but leaves him to die after he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''."{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches him carefully for days. She notices that he has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Arya and Death==
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
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|- valign="top"
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'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
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'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
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'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
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*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
|}
She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup," from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Character and Appearance==
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname "Arya Horseface," and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Stark|small=yes}}

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Arya Stark

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'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]
While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At Brotherhood camp Arya encounter recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial, she accuse him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[Trial by combat]], which he survives and set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] began, clegane prevents Arya from running into the castle and certain death, by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn]]. On the way East Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the Tickler, which resulted in a fight, Sandor won, but he was seriously wounded. They head to the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor was too weak to continue and falls from his horse, Arya draws [[Needle]], intending to kill him but leaves him to die after he asks he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''."{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches him carefully for days. She notices that he has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Arya and Death==
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
|}
She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup," from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Character and Appearance==
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname "Arya Horseface," and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Stark|small=yes}}

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Arya Stark

2012-02-06T19:53:22Z

Matt 2108:

{{Infobox character
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| image_caption = Artwork by Anja Dalisa ©
| Alias = Arya Horseface Arya Underfoot Arry Lumpyhead/Lumpyface Weasel The Ghost of Harrenhal Nymeria/Nan Squab Squirrel She-wolf/Wolf-bitch Salty Cat of the Canals No-one Beth Stick
| Title =
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Winterfell]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|289}}
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| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]] [[A Dance with Dragons]]
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| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#Maisie Williams,Arya Stark|Maisie Williams]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]]
}}


'''Arya Stark''' is the third child and second daughter of [[Eddard_Stark|Lord Eddard]] and [[Catelyn_Stark|Lady Catelyn]] Stark. She is nine at the start of ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. She has three brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], a half-brother [[Jon Snow]], and a older sister [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]].

Like some of her siblings, she sometimes dreams that she is a [[direwolf]].{{ref|aSoS|3}} Her own direwolf is [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]], who is named in reference to the [[Rhoynar]] warrior-queen [[Nymeria]].

Arya is the only character to have at least one [[POV Character|POV]] chapter in each of the five books.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Arya stark by daaria.jpg|thumb|300px|Arya in the streets of King's Landing by Daria©]]

Arya travels with her father, [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], to [[King's Landing]] when he is made [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. Before she leaves, her half-brother [[Jon Snow]] gives her a sword called Needle as a parting gift. On the way south, she befriends a peasant boy named [[Mycah]], with whom she plays at with swords. One day, Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] and her sister [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] happen upon them playing in the woods. Arya defends Mycah from Joffrey's torments and her [[direwolf]] [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]] helps Arya fight off Joffrey, wounding his arm in the process. Knowing that Nymeria will likely be killed in retribution, Arya and [[Jory Cassel]] chase her wolf away.{{Ref|aGoT|15}} Arya was brought before King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]], but Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] orders Sansa's direwolf, [[Lady (direwolf)|Lady]], to be killed in Nymeria's place. The peasant boy, Mycah, having fled, is tracked and killed by Joffrey's "dog," the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]].{{Ref|aGoT|16}} From this moment, Arya harbors a lasting enmity for the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] and Clegane, and hopes to avenge Mycah's death at their hands.

While in King's Landing, Arya trains under [[Syrio Forel]], a celebrated [[Braavos|Braavosi]] swordsman. Under his strict, but creative, tutelage, Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi style with [[Needle]].{{Ref|aGoT|22}} She spends most of her time doing balancing and swordplay exercises as Forel instructed her, but during one of these she discovers a secret passage in the castle.{{Ref|aGoT|32}}

During the purge of [[House Stark|Stark]] loyalists from the [[Red Keep]], Syrio holds off Arya's attackers so she can escape.{{Ref|aGoT|50}} Arya got out of the castle using the passage she found earlier, but she could not get out of the city. She lives on the streets of [[Flea Bottom]] until the day she witnesses her father's public condemnation. She is found in the crowd by [[Yoren]] of the [[Night's Watch]], who recognises her and then saves her from the sight of Eddard's execution and drags her from the scene.{{Ref|aGoT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya escapes [[King's Landing]] with [[Yoren]] and his party of [[Night's Watch]] recruits, with Yoren planning to return her back to [[Winterfell]] on his way back the Wall. Yoren shaves her head and makes Arya assume the identity of ''Arry'', a boy recruit traveling with Yoren to the Wall.{{Ref|aCoK|1}} They made it as far as a deserted town near the [[God's Eye]] lake, where they are attacked by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Arya was one of the few to escape alive, along with [[Gendry]], [[Hot Pie]], [[Lommy Greenhands]], and [[Weasel]]. Before escaping, she saves the lives of the chained Night's Watch prisoners [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]].{{Ref|aCoK|15}}

Arya heads out with the few survivors until they are captured by Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and his men in the next town, where they were held for eight days, while the [[Tickler]] ''questioned'' the villagers.{{Ref|aCoK|19}} Then they are taken to Harrenhal and made servants, on the journey, she created a [[#Hit List|Hit List]] of all those she hated and wanted to kill. At Harrenhal she is assigned to steward [[Weese]] to work at the [[Wailing Tower]].{{Ref|aCoK|26}} Several days later, she is is reunites with Jaqen and the two other prisoners she saved, who are now in the employ of Ser [[Amory Lorch]].

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three murders for the three lives she saved. After several days Arya names [[Chiswyck]], after she overheard him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, who dies three days later. Next she name [[Weese]], for striking her. Last she names Jaqen himself, in an effort to make her unsay his name, Jaqen helps her free the Northmen in the dungeon and stage an uprising, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin so she could find him again and leaves. The next morning, Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrived to take charge of the castle. Arya, now calling herself ''Nymeria'', or ''Nan'' for short, a servant girl, is made of one of Roose's cup-bearers, for her role in the freeing of the prisoners.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} After Harrenhal is left to [[Vargo Hoat]], Arya escapes with [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]], killing one of the gate guard.{{Ref|aCoK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
While Arya and her companions are making their way north, Arya wargs into Nymeria during a dream, seeing Nymeria kill the members of the Brave Companions that were sent after them.{{Ref|aSoS|3}} Not long afterwards, she and her companions are discovered by a group of the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] and taken to [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where she meets one of her father's former guards, [[Harwin]], who recognizes her as Arya Stark.{{Ref|aSoS|13}} Arya travels with group to their hideout, while her friend Hot Pie decides to settle down and work as a baker at the inn.{{Ref|aSoS|17}} At Brotherhood camp Arya encounter recently captured [[Sandor Clegane]] standing for trial, she accuse him of murdering [[Mycah]], earning him a [[Trial by combat]], which he survives and set free.{{Ref|aSoS|34}}

Disappointed with the Brotherhood, Arya attempts to flee and ends up being captured by [[Sandor Clegane]], who was trailing the group.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Sandor takes her to the [[Twins]], where he plans to return her to her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and win a place in his service.{{Ref|aSoS|47}} They reach the [[Twins]] just as the slaughter of the [[Red Wedding]] began, clegane prevents Arya from running into the castle and certain death, by knocking her out.{{Ref|aSoS|52}} Sandor decides that the only place left to take her is to the [[Vale of Arryn]], which is ruled by Arya's aunt, [[Lysa Arryn]]. On the way East Arya find a horse, who she names [[Craven (horse)|Craven]], and is given the horse as her mount. It is soon discovered they cannot reach the [[Eyrie]] and Lysa, however, and are forced to go back towards [[Riverrun]] to ransom her to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] instead.{{Ref|aSoS|65}}

On their way they stop at an inn where they meet the Tickler, which resulted in a fight, Sandor won, but he was seriously wounded. They head to the town of [[Saltpans]] but Sandor was too weak to continue and falls from his horse, Arya draws [[Needle]], intending to kill him but leaves him to die after he asks he begs her to do it. She sells [[Craven (horse)|Craven]] at [[Saltpans]] and gains passage on the ''[[Titan's Daughter]]'', a ship headed to [[Braavos]], by using the coin that [[Jaqen H'ghar]] had given her, along with the [[Valyria|Valyrian]] phrase "''[[Valar Morghulis]]''".{{Ref|aSoS|74}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Braavos]], Arya Stark finds her way to the [[House of Black and White]], where a [[Kindly Man|kindly old man]] initiates her into the guild of the [[Faceless Men]].{{Ref|aFfC|6}} She is required to discard her old personality, including her belongings, to begin the training. She does this, except for [[Needle]], which she hides in a safe location. {{Ref|aFfC|22}}

Arya's training requires her to go out into the city under the identity of ''Cat of the Canals'', a street urchin, and learn secrets. She also begins learning the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] language and the art of lying from the [[Waif]]. One night, months after, she kills a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]] named [[Dareon]], and accepts milk meant for "Arya." She wakes blind the next morning.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Amokaarya.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Arya by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]]]
Arya remains blind and in the service of the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]]. She drinks milk every night that causes the blindness. She continues to dream through the eyes of her [[direwolf]], [[Nymeria]], but speaks of it to no one. She still struggles leaving her identity as Arya Stark behind. While she is blind, Arya wears the guise of ''Beth'', a beggar girl. She wanders the streets of Braavos, begging for money and listening for bits and pieces of information. She becomes better at lying and detecting the lies of others.

Arya receives her sight again after she is able to identify the [[Kindly Man]] and hit him with a stick when he sneaks up on her. It is implied, however, that she does not simply sense his presence as he assumes, but sees him through the eyes of a cat hiding in the rafters.

After regaining her sight,{{Ref|aDwD|45}} Arya is given her first assassination assignment. She is asked to give the gift to an old man that sells a type of insurance for ships. The Kindly Man takes her to the secret lower chambers of the House of Black and White, where thousands of faces are hung on the walls. She is given the face of an ugly, broken girl who had been beaten by her father and came to the House of Black and White to seek the gift. Arya watches him carefully for days. She notices that he has guards with him wherever he goes, and always tests the coin he is given with his teeth. While watching him, she attempts to find ways to justify his fate, but the Kindly Man tells her it is not for her to judge the old man.

In the end, she feigns stealing a bag of coins from a captain on his way to meet with the old man. She splits the bag the coins in the attempt, and switches one of the captain's coins with one of her own, coated in poison. After the switch, she escapes. Later, the old man's heart mysteriously gives out.

The Kindly Man then gives Arya a robe and assigns her to begin her first apprenticeship with [[Izembaro]].{{Ref|aDwD|64}}

==Arya and Death==
During her journey, Arya is subjected to many hard situations in the war-torn [[Riverlands]]. Her fiery personality prompts her to take the initiative and fight back, and so she is led to kill and ultimately desires murdering specific characters herself. This course of action is supposed to end as of ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' with her being an assassin trainee in [[Braavos]], with the leader stressing becoming indifferent to death and killing. She continues, however, to repeat the names of the people she wishes dead in her head. Some names are added as she goes, and others are dropped when the character dies or becomes closer to her. She calls it a prayer, and ends it with the words ''[[Valar Morghulis]]''. The names are:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]]
*[[Amory Lorch|Amory]]
*The [[Tickler]]
*[[Polliver]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Dead'''
*[[Sandor Clegane|the Hound]]
*[[Sandor Clegane|Ser Gregor]]
*[[Weese]]
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
'''Alive'''
*[[Ilyn Payne|Ilyn]]
*[[Meryn Trant|Meryn]]
*[[Cersei Lannister|Queen Cersei]]
*[[Dunsen]]
*[[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]]
|}

Arya stated she would have added the [[House Frey|Freys]] to the list after the [[Red Wedding]] but she did not know the names of those responsible for her brother's death.

She is directly responsible for a number of kills herself:
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- valign="top"
| style="width:25%;" |
*A King's Landing stableboy.
*Several soldiers of [[Amory Lorch]].
*[[Chiswyck]]
| style="width:25%;" |
*[[Weese]]
*A [[House Bolton|Bolton]] guard at Harrenhal
*A [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]] squire
| style="width:25%;" |
*The [[Tickler]].
*[[Dareon]].
*Old man of [[Braavos]]{{Ref|aDwD|64}}
|}
She also was the initiator of, and, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]], [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]], took part in the killing of eight [[Harrenhal]] jailors, an event that would be remembered as the "weasel soup", from the nickname she then used.{{Ref|aCoK|47}}

==Character and Appearance==
[[File:Arya tickler by tribemun.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Tickler's death by [http://www.nickalcorn.com/ Nick Alcorn©]]]
Arya is a spirited girl with an interest in fighting and exploring, the foil of her proper sister, [[Sansa_Stark|Sansa]], whom she often describes as "stupid." She wants to learn how to fight with a sword and ride in tourneys, to the horror of Sansa, but she is encouraged by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]], who is particularly close to her. Throughout her travels, Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to take after her fiery aunt [[Lyanna_Stark|Lyanna]] in temperament.{{Ref|aGoT|22}}

Arya is skinny and athletic. She has strong Stark family features, with a long face, grey eyes and brown hair. At the start of the story, she is generally regarded as plain, as exemplified by her nickname ''Arya Horseface'', and often mistaken for a boy. However, there are instances of her being called pretty, compared to the beautiful [[Lyanna Stark|Lyanna]]{{Ref|aGoT|22}}, and catching the eye of men later in the books.

She is left-handed, quick and dexterous. She is a [[skinchanger|warg]], entering her direwolf Nymeria in her dreams and cats in Braavos. She has learned basic swordplay in the [[Braavos|Braavosi]] [[Water Dancer]] tradition and knows how to use knives. She received a noble's education, and is said to be good with mathematics and an excellent horse rider. She has proved to know at least a bit of [[Valyria|High Valyrian]]. She also speaks Braavosi with a strong accent and has put some effort into learning the language, under orders from the Kindly Man. She has a quick and curious mind and a pragmatic outlook.

==Family==
{{Stark tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
{{EnWP|House Stark|small=yes}}

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[[ru:Арья Старк]]

Berena Hornwood

2012-02-06T17:30:38Z

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'''Berena Hornwood''' is [[Leobald Tallhart]]'s spouse. She is the sister of the late Lord [[Halys Hornwood]] and the mother of [[Brandon Tallhart|Brandon]] and [[Beren Tallhart]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 16|Chapter 16]], Bran</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
She is being held captive, along with her children at [[Torrhen's Square]] by the [[Ironmen]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Appendix|Appendix]]</ref>

==Family==
{{Hornwood tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Emmon Frey

2012-02-06T03:38:25Z

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{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House Frey.png|50px|left]] '''Emmon Frey''' [[File:House Frey.png|50px|right]]
| image = 
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| Title = Lord of Riverrun
| Allegiance = [[House Frey of Riverrun]]
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| Spouse = [[Genna Lannister]]
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = +/- {{Date|238}}<ref>In "[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime" it is stated that he is in his sixties and 7 years older then his wife</ref>
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| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]]
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Ser '''Emmon Frey''', Lord of [[Riverrun]], is Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s second son.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>
==Character and Appearance==
He is a small, thin, bald, nervous man in his sixties.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>

==History==
He went to [[Casterly Rock]] at the age of fourteen to marry [[Genna Lannister]], who was half his age.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser Emmon attended the [[Tourney of the Hand]] in [[King's Landing]] with five of his brothers.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref> Although his [[House Frey|house]] initially allied with [[House Tully]] and [[House Stark]], Ser Emmon took the side of the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], Jaime</ref>

===''A Storm of Swords''===
As part of the deal between [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Lord Walder Frey]], Emmon was to receive [[Riverrun]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 53|Chapter 53]], Tyrion</ref>

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Emmon was given the [[House Tully|Tully]] lands and titled Lord of Riverrun when the crown declared the Tullys forfeit to all land and titles. For a time he believed that this made him the new Lord Paramount of the Trident until [[Jaime Lannister]] pointed out his mistake (in fact, the new overlord of the Trident was [[Petyr Baelish]]).<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 33|Chapter 33]], Jaime</ref> Emmon was among the Freys at the siege of [[Riverrun]], and was furious when [[Brynden Tully]] escaped through the River Gate. He now holds Riverrun with some 300 men.

==Family==
{{Template:Frey_tree_Emmon_Frey}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}
{{EnWP|House_Frey}}

[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Emmon]]
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Cleos Frey

2012-02-06T03:34:58Z

Matt 2108:

{{Character
| Character_name = [[file:MiniCleos.png|50px|left]] '''Cleos Frey''' [[file:House_Frey.png|50px|right]]
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| Title = Ser
| Allegiance = [[House Frey]] [[House Lannister]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse = [[Jeyne Darry]]
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Riverlands]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|299}}
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]]
}}

Ser '''Cleos Frey''' is the eldest son of Ser [[Emmon Frey]] and [[Genna Lannister]]. He is somewhat cowardly and not very bright.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], Jaime</ref> He is married to [[Jeyne Darry]] and has two young sons, [[Tywin Frey|Tywin]] and [[Willem Frey|Willem]]. His personal coat-of-arms is the twin towers of [[House Frey]] and the golden lion of [[House Lannister]], quartered.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], Jaime</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Due to his [[House Lannister|Lannister]] blood, Cleos fought with the Lannisters and was captured along with [[Jaime Lannister]] at the [[Battle of the Whispering Wood]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Catelyn</ref>

===''A Clash of Kings''===
King [[Robb Stark]] sent him to [[King's Landing]] with his peace offer.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Catelyn</ref> He returned with a counter-offer by [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Because some of the men with whom he returned with tried to free Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] while they were under the peace banner, Cleos was imprisoned again.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Catelyn</ref>

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Catelyn Stark]] released him to accompany Ser Jaime Lannister, together with [[Brienne of Tarth]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], Jaime</ref> He was killed during an ambush when his horse spooked and dragged him across the ground. He was not particularly mourned, either by Ser Jaime{{Ref|aSoS|21}} or his parents. He was killed on the road between [[Maidenpool]] and [[Duskendale]].<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], Brienne</ref>

==Appearance==
Cleos had stringy brown hair. He had a thin face with a weak chin like his father.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 7|Chapter 7]], Catelyn</ref>

==Family==
{{Template:Frey_tree_Emmon_Frey}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}

{{EnWP|House_Frey}}

[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Cleos]]
[[Category:Knights|Frey, Cleos]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Frey, Cleos]] [[Category:House Frey]]
[[fr:Cleos Frey]]

Olyvar Frey

2012-02-06T03:33:42Z

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{{Character
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| Date_of_Birth = +/- {{Date|281}}<ref>The appendix of [[A Clash of Kings]] says Olyvar is 18</ref>
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| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]]
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'''Olyvar Frey''' (born [[281 AL]]) is the eighteenth son of [[Lord Walder Frey]], the fourth with his sixth wife [[Bethany Rosby]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Appendix|Appendix]]</ref> He is a passionate and anxious young man. During the [[War of the Five Kings]] he squired for [[Robb Stark]], until the Freys abandoned the cause.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Robb Stark took Olyvar as a squire as part of the pact sealed between [[Catelyn Stark]] and Lord Walder to join the Freys to the Stark cause.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], Catelyn</ref> Two years older than Robb, Olyvar was considered an excellent squire who proved his devotion to Robb and the Starks. He fought by Robb's side in the [[Battle of the Whispering Wood]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Olyvar was beside Robb Stark when he presented his terms concerning peace with the Iron Throne to Ser [[Cleos Frey]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
When the Freys abandoned Robb's cause due to his marriage to [[Jeyne Westerling]], Olyvar wished to stay with him, but ultimately returned to his family. He did not participate in the [[Red Wedding]], and [[Ryman Frey]] claimed that he could not attend because he was "on duty."<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 51|Chapter 51]], Catelyn</ref> It is possible that the other Freys kept him away due to his friendship with Robb. No information has yet come to light about his reaction to the Red Wedding or his actions afterwards.

==Family==
{{Template:Frey tree Bethany Rosby}}

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Olyvar]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Frey, Olyvar]]
[[Category:House Frey]]
[[fr:Olyvar Frey]]

Walder Frey

2012-02-06T03:31:43Z

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{{Infobox character
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| image = [[File:Old Walder Frey.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption =
| Alias = The Late Lord Frey
| Title = Lord of the Twins Lord of the Crossing
| Allegiance = [[House Frey]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse = [[Perra Royce]] 1st [[Cyrenna Swann]] 2nd [[Amarei Crakehall]] 3rd [[Alyssa Blackwood]] 4th [[Sarya Whent]] 5th [[Bethany Rosby]] 6th [[Annara Farring]] 7th [[Joyeuse Erenford]] 8th
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|208}}
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]] [[A Dance with Dragons]]
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#David Bradley,Lord Walder Frey|David Bradley]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}
{{See homonyms |Walder Frey}}

'''Walder Frey''' rules the [[Twins]] as the head of [[House Frey]] and Lord of the Crossing. Though past ninety years old and infirm, he still maintains an active hand in the running of his house.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], Catelyn</ref> He is a vain, prickly, ambitious, and untrustworthy man. He has become famous for siring many children and surviving many wives. He is currently married to his eighth wife and has over a hundred descendants, base and trueborn. He has had twenty-two trueborn sons and seven trueborn daughters from his marriages, with an unknown number of bastard sons and daughters. He places a great emphasis on family loyalty, though his descendants jockey ruthlessly for his favor. Many Freys name their sons Walder and daughters Walda in hopes of honoring him. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]], he is played by David Bradley.

==Apperance==
He is brittle, suffers from gout and is confined to a chair, although he brags that he still can produce progeny.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Chapter 49]], Catelyn</ref> Age has made him bald and toothless and his skin hangs loose. Walder has passed his weasely appearance and weak chin down to many of his descendants.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Chapter 49]], Catelyn</ref>

==History==
As a toddler Walder was present at the marriage of his sister.<ref> His name is not mentioned in the [[The Mystery Knight]] but [http://grrm.livejournal.com/184176.html?thread=11366512#t11366512 Martin indicated that the toddler is Walder]</ref>. It is said he caused the marriage when he discovered his sister having intimate relations with a servant.<ref>[[The Mystery Knight]]</ref>

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Walder delayed arriving at the [[Battle of the Trident]] until the rebels had already won. For this his liege lord, [[Hoster Tully]], called him "The Late Lord Frey."<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], page 253, Catelyn</ref><ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 35|Chapter 35]], Catelyn</ref><ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], page 566, Catelyn</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Walder again delayed coming to House Tully's summons when [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]] called his banners in support of [[Robb Stark]]. Because the use of the Twins became a strategic necessity for Robb's host, Walder was able to negotiate marriage contracts for his children to Robb and [[Arya Stark]]. In addition, two of his grandsons [[Little Walder Frey]] and [[Big Walder Frey]] were sent to [[Winterfell]] as wards and one of his sons [[Olyvar Frey]] was made squire to Robb Stark.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], page 568 / 569, Catelyn</ref>

[[File:Lord Walder Frey.png|300px|thumb|David Bradley as Lord Walder Frey ([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

===''A Clash of Kings''===
His son and heir [[Stevron Frey]] dies while fighting bravely for Robb Stark. Word eventually reached the [[Twins]] of Robb Stark's marriage to [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of a Frey as promised. [[Ryman Frey]], Lord Walder's new heir, withdrew their support from the King of the North in outrage.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Walder secretly colluded with [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Roose Bolton]] to betray the Starks and Tullys. Through [[Lothar Frey]], Walder lured Robb and many of his key bannermen back to the Twins under the guise of making amends and marrying [[Edmure Tully]] to his daughter [[Roslin Frey|Roslin]]. During the wedding feast, Walder's men ambushed Robb and his entire host (despite the fact they were under the protection of [[guest right]]), slaughtering Robb, [[Catelyn Stark]], many of their bannermen, and a significant portion of the northern army.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 51|Chapter 51]], Catelyn</ref> This betrayal became known as the [[Red Wedding]]. Walder then openly swore loyalty to [[House Lannister]], his second son ([[Emmon Frey]]) receiving Riverrun and its lands as reward.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 72|Chapter 72]], Jaime</ref>

According to [[Merrett Frey]], Lord Walder is not long for the world and when he dies it'll be every other Frey for himself. Walder Frey, though a tyrant, believes in taking care of his own, even the ones who disappoint him. When [[Stevron Frey]] was heir it was different, as he was raised by Walder Frey to believe that blood was blood, but his sons and grandsons (and now the new heirs) do not feel the same way.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Frey sent a raven to [[King's Landing]] putting forth several claims to land. This was discussed in the [[small council]] until [[Qyburn]] pointed out many of the population of the city (and all of [[Westeros]]) feel the [[Red Wedding]] was a great crime by all the laws of gods and men. Qyburn then stated that it would not be good if the crown was believed to share in Walder Frey's crime and it would be useful if someone was to be punished for the Red Wedding. [[Pycelle]] said Lord Walder would never kill his own but [[Cersei Lannister]] stated that whoever inherits the Twins after Walder Frey wont be as squeamish and what better way to rid himself of inconvenient relatives then by naming them the culprits and executing them.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Several dozen of Walder Frey's kin have been killed either by the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] or by Northmen (such as [[Wyman Manderly]] or the "Ghost of Winterfell") in retaliation for the [[Red Wedding]]. Ironically, more Freys have died due to the repercussions of the [[Red Wedding]] than during the [[War of the Five Kings]].

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}

[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Walder]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Frey, Walder]]
[[Category:House Frey|Walder]]
[[fr:Walder Frey]][[ru:Уолдер Фрей]]

Walder Frey

2012-02-06T03:31:03Z

Matt 2108:

{{Infobox character
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| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}
{{See homonyms |Walder Frey}}

'''Walder Frey''' rules the [[Twins]] as the head of [[House Frey]] and Lord of the Crossing. Though past ninety years old and infirm, he still maintains an active hand in the running of his house.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], Catelyn</ref> He is a vain, prickly, ambitious, and untrustworthy man. He has become famous for siring many children and surviving many wives. He is currently married to his eighth wife and has over a hundred descendants, base and trueborn. He has had twenty-two trueborn sons and seven trueborn daughters from his marriages, with an unknown number of bastard sons and daughters. He places a great emphasis on family loyalty, though his descendants jockey ruthlessly for his favor. Many Freys name their sons Walder and daughters Walda in hopes of honoring him. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]], he is played by David Bradley.

==Apperance==
He is brittle, suffers from gout and is confined to a chair, although he brags that he still can produce progeny.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Chapter 49]], Catelyn</ref> Age has made him bald and toothless and his skin hangs loose. Walder has passed his weasely appearance and weak chin down to many of his descendants.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Chapter 49]], Catelyn</ref>

==History==
As a toddler Walder was present at the marriage of his sister.<ref> His name is not mentioned in the [[The Mystery Knight]] but [http://grrm.livejournal.com/184176.html?thread=11366512#t11366512 Martin indicated that the toddler is Walder]</ref>. It is said he caused the marriage when he discovered his sister having intimate relations with a servant.<ref>[[The Mystery Knight]]</ref>

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Walder delayed arriving at the [[Battle of the Trident]] until the rebels had already won. For this his liege lord, [[Hoster Tully]], called him "The Late Lord Frey."<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], page 253, Catelyn</ref><ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 35|Chapter 35]], Catelyn</ref><ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], page 566, Catelyn</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Walder again delayed coming to House Tully's summons when [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]] called his banners in support of [[Robb Stark]]. Because the use of the Twins became a strategic necessity for Robb's host, Walder was able to negotiate marriage contracts for his children to Robb and [[Arya Stark]]. In addition, two of his grandsons [[Little Walder Frey]] and [[Big Walder Frey]] were sent to [[Winterfell]] as wards and one of his sons [[Olyvar Frey]] was made squire to Robb Stark.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], page 568 / 569, Catelyn</ref>

[[File:Lord Walder Frey.png|300px|thumb|David Bradley as Lord Walder Frey([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

===''A Clash of Kings''===
His son and heir [[Stevron Frey]] dies while fighting bravely for Robb Stark. Word eventually reached the [[Twins]] of Robb Stark's marriage to [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of a Frey as promised. [[Ryman Frey]], Lord Walder's new heir, withdrew their support from the King of the North in outrage.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Walder secretly colluded with [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Roose Bolton]] to betray the Starks and Tullys. Through [[Lothar Frey]], Walder lured Robb and many of his key bannermen back to the Twins under the guise of making amends and marrying [[Edmure Tully]] to his daughter [[Roslin Frey|Roslin]]. During the wedding feast, Walder's men ambushed Robb and his entire host (despite the fact they were under the protection of [[guest right]]), slaughtering Robb, [[Catelyn Stark]], many of their bannermen, and a significant portion of the northern army.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 51|Chapter 51]], Catelyn</ref> This betrayal became known as the [[Red Wedding]]. Walder then openly swore loyalty to [[House Lannister]], his second son ([[Emmon Frey]]) receiving Riverrun and its lands as reward.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 72|Chapter 72]], Jaime</ref>

According to [[Merrett Frey]], Lord Walder is not long for the world and when he dies it'll be every other Frey for himself. Walder Frey, though a tyrant, believes in taking care of his own, even the ones who disappoint him. When [[Stevron Frey]] was heir it was different, as he was raised by Walder Frey to believe that blood was blood, but his sons and grandsons (and now the new heirs) do not feel the same way.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Frey sent a raven to [[King's Landing]] putting forth several claims to land. This was discussed in the [[small council]] until [[Qyburn]] pointed out many of the population of the city (and all of [[Westeros]]) feel the [[Red Wedding]] was a great crime by all the laws of gods and men. Qyburn then stated that it would not be good if the crown was believed to share in Walder Frey's crime and it would be useful if someone was to be punished for the Red Wedding. [[Pycelle]] said Lord Walder would never kill his own but [[Cersei Lannister]] stated that whoever inherits the Twins after Walder Frey wont be as squeamish and what better way to rid himself of inconvenient relatives then by naming them the culprits and executing them.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Several dozen of Walder Frey's kin have been killed either by the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] or by Northmen (such as [[Wyman Manderly]] or the "Ghost of Winterfell") in retaliation for the [[Red Wedding]]. Ironically, more Freys have died due to the repercussions of the [[Red Wedding]] than during the [[War of the Five Kings]].

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}

[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Walder]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Frey, Walder]]
[[Category:House Frey|Walder]]
[[fr:Walder Frey]][[ru:Уолдер Фрей]]

Walder Frey

2012-02-06T03:29:48Z

Matt 2108:

{{Infobox character
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| image = [[File:Old Walder Frey.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption =
| Alias = The Late Lord Frey
| Title = Lord of the Twins Lord of the Crossing
| Allegiance = [[House Frey]]
| Race =
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| Spouse = [[Perra Royce]] 1st [[Cyrenna Swann]] 2nd [[Amarei Crakehall]] 3rd [[Alyssa Blackwood]] 4th [[Sarya Whent]] 5th [[Bethany Rosby]] 6th [[Annara Farring]] 7th [[Joyeuse Erenford]] 8th
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| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]] [[A Dance with Dragons]]
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[List of actors of the televised series#David Bradley,Lord Walder Frey|David Bradley]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}
{{See homonyms |Walder Frey}}

'''Walder Frey''' rules the [[Twins]] as the head of [[House Frey]] and Lord of the Crossing. Though past ninety years old and infirm, he still maintains an active hand in the running of his house.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], Catelyn</ref> He is a vain, prickly, ambitious, and untrustworthy man. He has become famous for siring many children and surviving many wives. He is currently married to his eighth wife and has over a hundred descendants, base and trueborn. He has had twenty-two trueborn sons and seven trueborn daughters from his marriages, with an unknown number of bastard sons and daughters. He places a great emphasis on family loyalty, though his descendants jockey ruthlessly for his favor. Many Freys name their sons Walder and daughters Walda in hopes of honoring him. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]], he is played by David Bradley.

==Apperance==
He is brittle, suffers from gout and is confined to a chair, although he brags that he still can produce progeny.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Chapter 49]], Catelyn</ref> Age has made him bald and toothless and his skin hangs loose. Walder has passed his weasely appearance and weak chin down to many of his descendants.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Chapter 49]], Catelyn</ref>

==History==
As a toddler Walder was present at the marriage of his sister.<ref> His name is not mentioned in the ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' but [http://grrm.livejournal.com/184176.html?thread=11366512#t11366512 Martin indicated that the toddler is Walder]</ref>. It is said he caused the marriage when he discovered his sister having intimate relations with a servant.<ref>[[The Mystery Knight]]</ref>

During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Walder delayed arriving at the [[Battle of the Trident]] until the rebels had already won. For this his liege lord, [[Hoster Tully]], called him "The Late Lord Frey."<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 28|Chapter 28]], page 253, Catelyn</ref><ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 35|Chapter 35]], Catelyn</ref><ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], page 566, Catelyn</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Walder again delayed coming to House Tully's summons when [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]] called his banners in support of [[Robb Stark]]. Because the use of the Twins became a strategic necessity for Robb's host, Walder was able to negotiate marriage contracts for his children to Robb and [[Arya Stark]]. In addition, two of his grandsons [[Little Walder Frey]] and [[Big Walder Frey]] were sent to [[Winterfell]] as wards and one of his sons [[Olyvar Frey]] was made squire to Robb Stark.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 59|Chapter 59]], page 568 / 569, Catelyn</ref>

[[File:Lord Walder Frey.png|300px|thumb|David Bradley as Lord Walder Frey([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]

===''A Clash of Kings''===
His son and heir [[Stevron Frey]] dies while fighting bravely for Robb Stark. Word eventually reached the [[Twins]] of Robb Stark's marriage to [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of a Frey as promised. [[Ryman Frey]], Lord Walder's new heir, withdrew their support from the King of the North in outrage.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Walder secretly colluded with [[Tywin Lannister]] and [[Roose Bolton]] to betray the Starks and Tullys. Through [[Lothar Frey]], Walder lured Robb and many of his key bannermen back to the Twins under the guise of making amends and marrying [[Edmure Tully]] to his daughter [[Roslin Frey|Roslin]]. During the wedding feast, Walder's men ambushed Robb and his entire host (despite the fact they were under the protection of [[guest right]]), slaughtering Robb, [[Catelyn Stark]], many of their bannermen, and a significant portion of the northern army.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 51|Chapter 51]], Catelyn</ref> This betrayal became known as the [[Red Wedding]]. Walder then openly swore loyalty to [[House Lannister]], his second son ([[Emmon Frey]]) receiving Riverrun and its lands as reward.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 72|Chapter 72]], Jaime</ref>

According to [[Merrett Frey]], Lord Walder is not long for the world and when he dies it'll be every other Frey for himself. Walder Frey, though a tyrant, believes in taking care of his own, even the ones who disappoint him. When [[Stevron Frey]] was heir it was different, as he was raised by Walder Frey to believe that blood was blood, but his sons and grandsons (and now the new heirs) do not feel the same way.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Lord Frey sent a raven to [[King's Landing]] putting forth several claims to land. This was discussed in the [[small council]] until [[Qyburn]] pointed out many of the population of the city (and all of [[Westeros]]) feel the [[Red Wedding]] was a great crime by all the laws of gods and men. Qyburn then stated that it would not be good if the crown was believed to share in Walder Frey's crime and it would be useful if someone was to be punished for the Red Wedding. [[Pycelle]] said Lord Walder would never kill his own but [[Cersei Lannister]] stated that whoever inherits the Twins after Walder Frey wont be as squeamish and what better way to rid himself of inconvenient relatives then by naming them the culprits and executing them.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Several dozen of Walder Frey's kin have been killed either by the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] or by Northmen (such as [[Wyman Manderly]] or the "Ghost of Winterfell") in retaliation for the [[Red Wedding]]. Ironically, more Freys have died due to the repercussions of the [[Red Wedding]] than during the [[War of the Five Kings]].

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
===See also===
See also the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Walder_Frey Walder Frey article] on the Game of Thrones wiki.

[[Category:Nobles|Frey, Walder]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Frey, Walder]]
[[Category:House Frey|Walder]]
[[fr:Walder Frey]][[ru:Уолдер Фрей]]

Merrett Frey

2012-02-06T03:19:19Z

Matt 2108:

{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House Frey.png|50px|left]] '''Merrett Frey''' [[File:House Frey.png|50px|right]]
| image = 
| image_caption =
| Alias = Merrett Muttonhead
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[House Frey]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Riverlands]]
| Spouse = [[Mariya Darry]]
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|262}}
| Place_of_Death = Near [[Oldstones]]{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|300}}
| Books = [[A Clash of Kings]] [[A Storm of Swords]] [[A Feast for Crows]]
}}

'''Merrett Frey''' was a member of [[House Frey]] and a POV character in the epilogue of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]''. He is 37 years old at the time of his death. Merrett was the ninth son of Lord [[Walder Frey]].{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}} He was the fourth son born of Lord Walder's marriage to [[Amarei Crakehall]].

==Appearance==
Merrett was a big broad man. In his youth he had been almost as robust as [[Hosteen Frey]], the strongest son of [[Lord Walder Frey]], but in later years he became "soft and fleshy."{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}

==History==
Merrett served with his mother's relative Lord [[Sumner Crakehall]] as a page and later a squire. Like many Crakehall descendants, he was known for his strength and robustness. During this time he knew [[Jaime Lannister]], although the two were not very close because of Merrett's habits of bullying others, which was not to Jaime's liking.{{Ref|aFfC|30}}

The downfall in his life began with the expedition against the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]]. First he spread a pox throughout the camp and later he was captured by [[Wenda]] the White Fawn, and was branded with her mark, the fawn.{{Ref|aFfC|30}} During his release, he was hit with a mace that left him insensible for a week. As a result, he suffered immense pain whenever he was hit in the head, and generally suffered extreme headaches for which he drank excessively to numb the pain. He was never knighted because of his injuries. Due to his injuries, he is mocked as Merrett Muttonhead by his father.{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}

Merrett married Mariya of [[House Darry]] around [[282 AL]] with whom he got four children.<ref>In the [[A Storm of Swords-Epilogue|Epilogue]] of [[A Storm of Swords]] Merrett complains that just after his wedding the Darrys lost most of their influence and power due to [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which they declared for the [[Mad King]].</ref>. He was the father of [[Little Walder Frey]]. Two of his daughters shamed their parents, with promiscuity of ([[Amerei Frey|Amerei 'Gatehouse Amy' Frey]]) and the gluttony ([[Walda Frey|Fat Walda Frey]]). When the Freys allied with [[House Bolton]], Lord Walder offered Bolton the choice of a daughter or granddaughter with her weight in silver as dowry. Bolton chose Fat Walda Frey, Merrett's daughter.{{Ref|aSoS|37}}{{Ref|aSoS|51}}{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
During the [[Red Wedding]], Merrett was told to get [[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] too drunk to fight during Robb's murder. He failed, however, passing out in the attempt while the Greatjon was sober enough to kill two men and take part of Ser [[Leslyn Haigh]]'s ear off before being subdued.{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}

After the Red Wedding, the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] kidnapped [[Petyr Frey]]. Merrett volunteered to deliver the ransom. He hoped to gain favour from Petyr, who stood high in the line of succession for the lordship of the Twins. He found that the Brotherhood had already hanged Petyr for his involvement in the Red Wedding. They took the ransom and prepared to hang Merrett as well. When Merrett protested his innocence to the Red Wedding, the Brotherhood told him they had a witness. This turned out to be [[Catelyn Tully]], who was not dead after all. Catelyn recognized Merrett and had him hanged.{{Ref|aSoS|Epilogue}}

==Family==
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==References and Notes==
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Sumner Crakehall

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Lord '''Sumner Crakehall''' was Lord of Crakehall and the head of [[House Crakehall]].

==History==
Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] squired for him for four years.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 11|Chapter 11]], Jaime</ref> Jaime saved his life in the battle with the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]] when he stopped [[Ben (Big Belly)|Big Belly Ben]] from killing Lord Sumner.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Jaime</ref> [[Merrett Frey]] was sent to [[Crakehall]] as a page. Lord Sumner made him a squire. During the fight with the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]], Merrett was captured by [[Wenda]] and Lord Sumner had to ransom him back. After receiving a hard blow to the head from a mace, Merrett was no longer able to fight and Lord Sumner sent him back to [[the Twins]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Epilogue|Epilogue]]</ref>

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Jaime Lannister

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'''Jaime Lannister''', known as the '''Kingslayer''', is the second child and first-born son of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] and his wife Lady [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]]. Raised to the [[Kingsguard]] of the Mad King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys Targaryen]] at the age of fifteen, Jaime became the youngest member in the history of the prestigious knightly order.{{Ref|aFfC|16}} He earned the derogatory nickname Kingslayer when he treasonously slew King Aerys at the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|aGoT|5}}{{Ref|aSoS|37}}

For most of his life, Jaime has had a secretly incestuous relationship with his twin sister, [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]]. He has fathered three children by her: [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]], though most of the realm believes their father to be Cersei's husband, [[Robert Baratheon|King Robert]].{{Ref|aGoT|45}}

In ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', Jaime becomes a [[POV Character]].

== Appearance ==
Jaime is a tall, sinewy man, with golden hair. He has "flashing green eyes and a smile that cut like a knife."{{Ref|aGoT|5}} He is widely considered to be an extremely handsome man, and is often perceived to be either charming and quick-witted or callous and conceited.

==History==
===Early Years===
Jaime and his older twin sister [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] were inseparable in their early childhood, even going so far as to experiment together in a sexual manner at a young age. During one of these encounters, they were caught by a servant who informed their mother. Jaime's bedchamber was immediately moved to the other side of the castle, and both twins were told never to do anything like that ever again.{{Ref|aSoS|21}}{{Ref|aFfC|3}}

At age nine, he lost his mother, who died birthing his younger brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]]. Even though Tyrion is a malformed dwarf, Jaime seems to show genuine love towards him as a brother.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 9|Chapter 9]], page 79, Tyrion</ref>

At the age of eleven, Jaime was sent to [[Crakehall]] to become a squire for Ser [[Sumner Crakehall]]. Two years later, while still a squire, he won his first tourney melee.

===Raised to Knighthood===
At the age of fifteen, Jaime was knighted on the battlefield by Ser [[Arthur Dayne]] during the campaign against the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]].{{Ref|aSoS|11}} He later stopped at [[King's Landing]] to visit his sister, from whom he had been separated for years. It was there that Cersei told him that Lord Tywin intended to marry him to [[Lysa Tully]], second daughter of Lord [[Hoster Tully]] of [[Riverrun]]. Cersei suggested that Jaime become a member of the [[Kingsguard]] instead, replacing the recently deceased Ser [[Harlan Grandison]], to be close to her and free himself of the unwanted marriage to Lysa. After a night of passionate sex he gave his consent to Cersei's plan.{{Ref|aSoS|11}}

[[File:Jaime Lannister.jpg|300px|thumb|Jaime Lannister portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the HBO series.]]

A moon's turn later, Jaime was raised to the Kingsguard at a ceremony at [[Harrenhal]] by Ser [[Gerold Hightower]], making him the youngest ever to be raised to the order.{{Ref|aFfC|16}} That night, however, [[Aerys II Targaryen|King Aerys]] soured the honor by sending him back to King's Landing to guard [[Rhaella Targaryen|Queen Rhaella]] and [[Viserys Targaryen|Prince Viserys]], depriving him of the chance to participate in Lord Whent's tourney. Jaime realized then that the King had only chosen him for the Kingsguard as a slight against Lord Tywin, of whom Aerys was insanely jealous, to rob him of his heir.{{Ref|aSoS|44}} Furthermore, the plan failed to bring Jaime and Cersei closer together, as they had intended, when Lord Tywin, furious at the turn of events, resigned the Handship and returned with his family, including Cersei, back to Casterly Rock. Jaime remained at court, guarding the King.

===Kingsguard===
During Jaime's time in the Kingsguard, Aerys's growing insanity became more and more clear, and Jaime found himself conflicted and troubled by many of the King's actions. One night, he and [[Jonothor Darry|Jon Darry]] stood guard outside Queen Rhaella's bedchamber while Aerys raped and ravaged her. Jaime commented to Darry that they were sworn to protect the Queen as well, to which Darry replied "We are, but not from him."{{Ref|aFfC|16}} He had a similar reaction to the execution of [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] and [[Rickard Stark]], and was reminded by Ser [[Gerold Hightower]] that he swore a vow to guard the king, not to judge him.{{Ref|aCoK|55}} Jaime coped with much of Aerys's cruelty by "going away inside", advice he would later pass on to his son, Tommen, as a way to deal with a harsh reality.

As [[Robert's Rebellion]] grew, Aerys refused to let Jaime join the royal army, instead keeping him in King's Landing to be used as a potential hostage against Lord Tywin, who had yet to choose a side in the conflict.

When it became apparent that the rebellion might be successful and that King's Landing might be lost, Aerys devised a plan with the help of his chief pyromancers that involved placing caches of [[wildfire]] all throughout the city. The plan was to burn the entire city to the ground rather than lose it to Robert. His new Hand, [[Qarlton Chelsted]], who had been elevated to the position after the exile of both previous Hands, Lord [[Owen Merryweather]] and [[Jon Connington]], confronted Aerys about his plan, eventually removing his chain of office in protest and flinging it to the floor. For that, Aerys burned him alive, and raised his favorite pyromancer [[Rossart]] to the Handship. All the while, Jaime guarded the King, learning the details of his plan and keeping his secrets.{{Ref|aSoS|37}}

===The Kingslayer===
It was the [[Battle of the Trident]] that roused Lord Tywin to act. He marched his armies to the gates of King's Landing, pleading for entry. Though [[Varys]] called Lord Tywin a traitor, King Aerys heeded the advice of Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] and opened his gates to Lord Tywin and his army. Once inside, Tywin betrayed Aerys and began the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. In response, Aerys commanded Jaime to bring him his father's head. Instead Jaime returned to the Iron Throne, slaying Rossart on the way, who he believed to be carrying orders to destroy the city. Jaime then slew Aerys, to prevent his message from reaching another pyromancer.

Jaime took a seat on the Iron Throne itself, and moments later Lord Tywin's men, led by Ser [[Elys Westerling]] and Lord [[Roland Crakehall (Lord)|Roland Crakehall]], came into the hall and saw what Jaime had done. They asked him who would be proclaimed as King, but Jaime had no opinion and said they should wait. Jaime stayed on the throne, and was seated there when [[Eddard Stark]] rode into the hall with his men to claim the throne for [[Robert Baratheon]].{{Ref|aSoS|11}}{{Ref|aGoT|12}}

In the following days, Jaime secretly hunted down and killed the two other pyromancers ([[Belis]] and [[Garigus]]) involved in Aerys' plan.{{Ref|aSoS|37}} Although Eddard Stark protested, arguing that Jaime should at the very least be made to join the [[Night's Watch]], Jaime was pardoned by King Robert I Baratheon and continued to serve in his Kingsguard. Robert also gave him the name ''Kingslayer''.

Though reviled by the realm for his betrayal, Jaime considers the slaying of Aerys to be his finest act. His true motivation for killing King Aerys remains unknown to the masses.

===Under King Robert===
[[File:Lannister twins by arkoniel.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Lannister twins by [http://arkoniel.deviantart.com/ Mathia Arkoniel©]]]

Though his sister Cersei was wed to Robert and made Queen, she and Jaime renewed their illicit relationship and continued it throughout Robert's reign. In the following years, Cersei would give birth to three children: [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]], and [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]]. Though believed by the realm to be Robert's children, Jaime is the father of all three, and all three resemble their real parents.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After the death of [[Jon Arryn]], King Robert travels north to visit Ned Stark at Winterfell and persuade him to become Jon's successor as Hand of the King. The king is accompanied by almost the whole court, among them Jaime and Cersei.{{Ref|aGoT|4}}

While at Winterfell, Jaime and Cersei are caught having sex by [[Bran Stark]]. Bran is shocked and almost falls from the tower. Jaime pulls him up and then throws him out of the window, intending to kill him to keep the affair a secret. Bran survives but falls into a coma.{{Ref|aGoT|8}}

Ned Stark accepts King Robert's invitation to be Hand, and begins investigating the death of Jon Arryn.{{Ref|aGoT|6}}{{Ref|aGoT|25}} In this investigation he discovers Jaime and Cersei's secret relationship by piecing together the fact that every time in history a Lannister wedded a Baratheon, they produced raven haired children. Instead Cersei's children; Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen are all fair-haired.{{Ref|aGoT|45}}
[[File:Lannister twins.png|300px|thumb|Jaime and Cersei. ([[Game of Thrones|TV series]])]]
Meanwhile, [[Catelyn Stark]], Lady of [[Winterfell]], captures Jaime's brother Tyrion on suspicion of involvement in a botched assassination attempt on Bran Stark.{{Ref|aGoT|28}} Jaime and Lannister men attack Ned and his Northmen in the streets of King's Landing, leading to numerous deaths on both sides.{{Ref|aGoT|35}} Jaime then flees from King's Landing and joins his father.{{Ref|aGoT|39}}

Jaime leads an army of Westermen against the River Lords, smashing [[Edmure Tully]]'s host at the Golden Tooth, and eventually besieging Riverrun.{{Ref|aGoT|55}} However [[Robb Stark]] leads a Northern army to the Riverlands to relieve Riverrun. Robb surprises the Lannister army at the [[Battle of the Whispering Wood]] and the [[Battle of the Camps]]. Although Jaime fights bravely and manages to kill the sons of Lord [[House Karstark|Rickard Karstark]] and Lord [[House Hornwood|Halys Hornwood]], he is captured.{{Ref|aGoT|63}} Afterwards, Jaime is imprisoned in Riverrun. While there he becomes Lord Commander of the Kingsguard after Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] is dismissed.{{Ref|aGoT|57}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When Lord Tywin appoints Tyrion [[Hand of the King]], Tyrion promises to help free Jaime to gain Cersei's support.{{Ref|aCoK|3}} Tyrion's plan to free Jaime is unsuccessful. For breaking his word not to try to escape, [[Edmure Tully|Edmure]] transfers him to the dungeons. He is kept chained and malnourished.{{Ref|aCoK|39}} During this period Cersei takes their cousin [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] as her lover.

While the War of the Five Kings rages around him, Jaime continues to be trapped in Riverrun. Negotiations for his release have led to nothing. Hand of the King Tyrion has sworn in open court to return the two girls for the return of Ser Jaime. However, Robb Stark has declined this exchange. Distraught at the news of her sons' death, Catelyn interrogates Jaime. {{Ref|aCoK|45}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Brienne, Jaime, and his cousin [[Cleos Frey]] begin the journey towards King's Landing, due to his imprisonment at Riverrun for close to a year, Jaime lost a lot of weight and started to resemble a lion with his ungroomed facial hair. During his journey to King's Landing with Brienne and Cleos, he decided to shave his head so his golden locks would not be recognised, although he kept the beard. evading recapture by Ser [[Robin Ryger]] and his party from Riverrun, through Brienne's ingenious tactic of dropping boulders and rocks onto the chasing ship.{{Ref|aSoS|1}} However, they cannot evade capture by the [[Brave Companions]] led by [[Vargo Hoat]], who have betrayed Lord Tywin and now serve the newly crowned King Robb Stark.

Vargo Hoat suspects that his superior, [[Roose Bolton]], is thinking about going over to the Lannisters. To prevent this he orders [[Zollo|one of his men]] to chop Jaime's sword hand off, thinking that the blame will fall on Bolton.{{Ref|aSoS|21}}

For Jaime, the loss of his hand and with it his fighting ability destroys everything that he was. He falls into a deep depression and loses the will to live. Brienne who has been taken prisoner with Jaime, reminds him that he has something to live for, namely, for his family and for revenge. While they are held at [[Harrenhal]] they share a bath in the bathhouse. Jaime divulges to Brienne the events surrounding the Sack of Kings Landing, including Aerys's wildfire plot. Later, at dinner, Lord Bolton hints that he will free Jaime as long as Jaime absolves him of the blame for the loss of his hand. Jaime agrees, and Lord Bolton orders [[Walton|Steelshanks Walton]] to escort him to King's Landing. Brienne is to remain behind as Lord Vargo's prize.{{Ref|aSoS|37}}

Bolton leaves to join King Robb and Walton begin the journey to Kings Landing with Jaime and disgraced maester, [[Qyburn]]. The latter's task is to keep Jaime healthy. When sleeping on a weirwood stump, Jaime has a dream about Brienne. Moved by this he goes back to Harrenhal and rescues Brienne from Vargo Hoat.{{Ref|aSoS|44}}

As the party arrives at the castle in King's Landing they run into Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]. Loras accuses Brienne of murdering Renly Baratheon. Again Jaime comes to her rescue and has Brienne arrested rather than allowing Loras to kill her. He then proceeds to the sept to see Cersei. Cersei is mourning for their son Joffrey, who has died, and whose corpse is being prepared for its funeral. Undaunted by this Cersei and Jaime have sex in front of Joffrey's corpse.{{Ref|aSoS|62}}

This turns out to be the last time that he and Cersei share intimate relations as their relationship begins to fall apart. Jaime is changed by his experiences. He quarrels with his father and refuses to resign from the Kingsguard. He passes the Valyrian sword [[Oathkeeper]], given to him by Tywin, on to Brienne and orders her to keep Sansa Stark safe from Cersei and all those that would turn her in for the reward posted by Cersei.{{Ref|aSoS|72}}

Following Joffrey's death, Cersei accuses Tyrion of his murder. When both trial by words and by battle fail Tyrion, Jaime still does not believe that Tyrion is the murderer. He forces Lord Varys to arrange Tyrion's escape. During the escape Jaime confesses to his brother an old sin:

Years ago Jaime had told him that Tysha, the woman Tyrion had secretly married was in fact a whore hired by Jaime. Their father had the woman raped by his soldiers and by Tyrion himself to teach them a lesson. But in fact Tysha was the crofter's daughter as she claimed to be and had loved Tyrion genuinely.

Incensed at this revelation, Tyrion hits Jaime, and, knowing that Joffrey was Jaime's son and not Robert's, falsely claims responsibility for his murder. As a final revenge he reveals that the truth about Cersei's sexual escapades with Lancel and [[Osmund Kettleblack]].{{Ref|aSoS|77}} Tyrion then leaves Jaime and, unknown to Jaime, visits Tywin and kills him.{{Ref|aSoS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Following the murder of his father by his brother Tyrion, Jaime remains in King's Landing and stands vigil over Tywin. During the night, Cersei comes to him and pleads for him to become the King's Hand. He refuses and Cersei leaves angrily, stating she was a fool for ever having loved him.{{Ref|aFfC|3}} By his suggestion,{{Ref|aFfC|8}} Tommen and Margaery Tyrell are married, therefore releasing Mace Tyrell from his promise of not leaving King's Landing until Margaery's marriage.{{Ref|aFfC|12}} During his next few days at King's Landing, Jaime finds himself increasingly at odds with his uncle [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]] and his sister Cersei. He attempts to give his best counsel to both, as well as to his Kingsguard subject Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].{{Ref|aFfC|16}} Following the funeral, Jaime, on Cersei's command, leaves King's Landing with the intention of lifting the siege on Riverrun. Before he departs the city he has an armorer forge him a hand he can strap to his stump. The new hand is made of solid gold with mother of pearl fingernails, it is sturdy and allows Jaime to strap a shield (clumsily) to his right hand.

During the journey, Jaime spars with Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] during the nights, in order to train himself to fight left-handed. Along the way he stops at Harrenhal, where he installs Ser [[Bonifer Hasty]] as castellan and releases the few prisoners kept there, including Ser [[Wylis Manderly]]. He has an angry confrontation with [[Ronnet Connington]] though when he insults [[Brienne of Tarth]].{{Ref|aFfC|27}} To rid himself of Ser Ronnet and [[Gregor Clegane]]s men at arm's he charges Ser Ronnet with them as an escort to see [[Wylis Manderly]] safely to [[Maidenpool]] where Wylis will be put on a ship to his home of [[White Harbour]].

After departing Harrenhal Jaime stops at [[Darry]] where his cousin, Lancel, confesses to having slept with Cersei.{{Ref|aFfC|30}}

Soon after, Jaime arrives at Riverrun. He holds a parlay with [[Brynden Tully]], who is holding the castle, but is unsuccessful in convincing him to release the castle. He then speaks with Brynden's nephew [[Edmure Tully]], the current Lord of Riverrun, who is held prisoner by the besieging forces. Jaime tells Edmure that he is to be released and returned to Riverrun. If he yields the castle, the garrison will be spared and all that wish to join the [[Night's Watch]] will be allowed to do so. If he does not surrender, the castle will be sacked and burned, and Jaime will kill Edmure's child as soon as his wife gives birth.{{Ref|aFfC|38}} Edmure decides to yield the castle and is taken to [[Casterly Rock]] as a prisoner, but not before allowing Brynden to escape by swimming under the Water Gate at night. Jaime is furious at this and sends some of his men to find him, but they are unsuccessful.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

Soon after, Jaime receives a letter from Cersei asking for help. Cersei has been imprisoned by the High Septon and is to go on trial. Cersei requests Jaime as her champion in a potential trial-by-combat. Jaime does not reply to the letter and orders it to be burned.{{Ref|aFfC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Jaime arrives at [[Raventree Hall]], the last holdout of [[Robb Stark]]'s supporters. The Hall is under siege by Lord [[Jonos Bracken]]. Jaime finds the state of the siege to be dismal, however, and hopes to swiftly end it. His arrival is unexpected, and he strides into Bracken's tent while he is with a whore named [[Hildy]]. Bracken fills Jaime in on the situation at hand, and Jaime finds the scene rooted in an age-old feud between [[House Bracken|Bracken]] and [[House Blackwood|Blackwood]].

He then treats with [[Tytos Blackwood]]. Lord Tytos agrees to bend the knee to King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] and rescind his support of the [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Tully|Tully]] cause. In return, Blackwood must give up some of his lands to Jonos Bracken and send his son [[Hoster Blackwood|Hoster]] to [[King's Landing]] as a hostage. Because of [[House Bracken]]'s original support of Robb Stark, however, Jaime also requires Jonos Bracken to send one of his daughters to King's Landing as a hostage.

After settling matters at Raventree, Jaime and his men head back to [[Riverrun]]. They make camp at [[Pennytree]], where the local people are still wary of travelers and "king's men," and will not allow Jaime's men to enter the holdfast. While at Pennytree, Jaime receives an unexpected visit from [[Brienne of Tarth]]. She tells Jaime that she has found [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], who is a day's ride away. She claims, however, that Jaime must go with her alone or else the [[Sandor Clegane|Hound]] will kill the girl.{{Ref|aDwD|48}}

==Family==
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==Quotes==
{{Quote|"The things I do for love." {{Ref|aGoT|8}}}}

{{Quote|"There are no men like me. There's only me." {{Ref|aCoK|55}}}}

{{Quote|"I think it passing odd that I am loved by one for a kindness I never did, and reviled by so many for my finest act." {{Ref|aGoT|55}}}} 

==References and Notes==
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Balon Swann

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Ser '''Balon Swann''' is the second son of Lord [[Gulian Swann]], the current lord of [[House Swann]] of [[Stonehelm]]. He is young, brave, courteous and a skilled fighter. He is good with a lance, better with a morningstar and exceptional with a bow.{{Ref|aCoK|49}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
He attends the [[Tourney of the Hand]] in [[King's Landing]]. He defeats [[Alyn]], but is then beaten by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|aGoT|29}} He also takes part in the archery tourney where he finishes second, failing to beat [[Anguy]]. He participates in the boar hunt that killed King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]].{{Ref|aGoT|43}} He remains at court after the death of the king.{{Ref|aGoT|57}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser Balon takes part in the [[Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day]], unhorsing [[Morros Slynt]] in the second tilt of the day.{{Ref|aCoK|2}}

He supports King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] in [[King's Landing]], whereas his brother successively serves the Kings [[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]] and [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis I]]. During a dinner given by Lady [[Tanda Stokeworth]], Lord [[Gyles Rosby]] raises his glass "to the health of the king," and Ser Balon Swann replies that four glasses would be needed (King [[Joffrey]] and his two uncles, Stannis and Renly, and [[Robb Stark]]). The joke was meant to raise the spirits of the guests, but Lord [[Varys]] reports it to [[Tyrion Lannister]], current Hand of the King. Tyrion decides not to follow up on it as he states Ser Balon just made a harmless jest.{{Ref|aCoK|8}}

Ser Balon is among the party that sees Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]]. He survives the [[Riot of King's Landing|riot]] when the party was attacked by a raging mob.{{Ref|aCoK|41}}

Ser Balon is chosen for the [[Kingsguard]] by the Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to replace Ser [[Preston Greenfield]], who dies in the riot. Tyrion approves of the choice.{{Ref|aCoK|49}} He fights bravely during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], where he leads [[House Lannister|Lannister]] forces alongside Tyrion Lannister.{{Ref|aCoK|61}} After the battle, Ser Balon and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.{{Ref|aCoK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
He is called as a witness against Tyrion Lannister in the death of King Joffrey I. Although Ser Balon does not believe Tyrion had killed King Joffrey, he tells the court how Tyrion hit the king after the crowd attacked them on the day Myrcella Baratheon left for [[Dorne]].{{Ref|aSoS|66}} When Jaime Lannister returns to the city he notes that Ser Balon is well suited to the white cloak and regards him as a good and valiant knight.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
He stands vigil with Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] over the corpse of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. He is sent to Dorne to bring Prince [[Doran Martell]] the head of Ser Gregor Clegane. He is delayed several times by the noble houses of Dorne, who are ordered to slow Ser Balon down by Prince Doran.{{Ref|aFfC|40}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser Balon arrives at [[Sunspear]] and presents Ser Gregor's skull to Prince [[Doran Martell|Doran]] at a feast held in his honor. Present at the feast alongside Prince Doran are [[Arianne Martell]], [[Obara Sand]], [[Ellaria Sand]], [[Tyene Sand]], [[Nymeria Sand]], [[Areo Hotah]] and a dozen lords. Hotah notes that Ser Balon is a more formidable man and a more capable fighter then his sworn brother [[Arys Oakheart]]. Ser Balon was previously ordered by [[Cersei Lannister]] to bring Myrcella back to [[King's Landing]] under the guise of visiting her brother. As part of the plan, Prince Doran or a retainer will accompany them to fill the vacant Dornish seat on the [[small council]]. Prince Trystane is invited as well to see the city. Doran states that traveling by ship might be easier, but this unnerves Ser Balon who states that a voyage by sea would be too dangerous.

In a private chamber, Doran Martell reveals to Arianne, Tyene, Obara, Nymeria, Ellaria, and Areo Hotah that Cersei Lannister plans to have the party ambushed during the journey to King's Landing. The attack will be led by brigands shouting "halfman," and Trystane is to be killed in the fighting. Ser Balon is to falsely claim that he saw [[Tyrion Lannister]] during the ambush, placing the blame for Trystane's death on Tyrion. This news shocks those present. Ser Balon's aversion to Prince Doran's suggestion of a trip by sea proves Doran's suspicions. Prince Doran states that though Ser Balon does not like his orders, he is compelled to obey.{{Ref|aDwD|38}}

To stop this scheme from coming to fruition, Ser Balon is brought to Myrcella and finds out about her injuries by Ser [[Gerold Dayne]]. Myrcella lies (under Arianne's direction) and claims that Ser Gerold also killed Arys Oakheart (although he was actually killed by Areo Hotah). Myrcella then, again under Arianne's direction, begs Ser Balon to bring Dayne to justice. Ser Balon writes all of this to King's Landing, and is now currently hunting for Ser Gerold.{{Ref|aDwD|Epilogue}}

==Family==
{{Swann tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}

[[Category:Members of the Kingsguard|Swann, Balon]]
[[Category:Nobles|Swann, Balon]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Swann, Balon]]
[[Category:House Swann]]
[[fr:Balon Swann]]
[[ru:Бэлон Сванн]]

Ellaria Sand

2012-02-06T03:07:54Z

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{{Infobox character
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| image = [[File:Ellaria Sand.jpg|250px|Ellaria Sand by Amoka©]]
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'''Ellaria Sand''' is the [[paramour]] of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], and the mother of the four youngest "[[Sand Snakes]]," Oberyn's [[bastardy|bastard]] daughters. Ellaria herself is the bastard daughter of Lord [[Harmen Uller]], a nobleman of [[Dorne]]. Ellaria is referred to as worshiping a [[Lys|Lysene]] love goddess, and was also described by Oberyn as being sexually adventurous and potentially bisexual.

==Appearance==
Although not accounted as a beautiful woman, she is regarded as attractive and eye-catching, with an exotic, sensuous flair. She has black hair.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 38|Chapter 38]], Tyrion</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ellaria accompanied Oberyn to [[King's Landing]] when Oberyn took the seat on the [[small council]] offered to [[Doran Martell|Prince Doran]], and was a guest at the wedding of [[Joffrey Baratheon]] and [[Margaery Tyrell]]. She was also present at [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s trial by combat, and witnessed Oberyn's brutal death.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After Oberyn's death, Ellaria escorted his remains back to [[Dorne]]. She was secluded in the [[Water Gardens]] with her daughters by Prince Doran after the arrest of the eldest Sand Snakes, to prevent them from being used in the plots of others.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], The Princess in the Tower</ref>

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ellaria is present at the feast when [[Balon Swann]] delivers the head of [[Gregor Clegane]] to Prince [[Doran Martell|Doran]].

Ellaria is later summoned to the private chambers of Prince Doran and is distraught when she hears Obara's statement on how the Mountain's death "...is a start". Ellaria wants it to be an end with [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Robert Baratheon]], [[Amory Lorch]] and now the Mountain dead, which is everyone who was part of the death of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and her children. Ellaria fears for her own daughters, who worship, Obara, Nymeria and Tyene, and fears where the quest for revenge will lead them. Doran comforts her and tells her to go to her girls.

[[Areo Hotah]] thinks Ellaria is a strong and brave woman; even when she has tears in her eyes there is strength there. Doran thinks she has a gentle heart, which is worth more then anything.

==Family==
{{Uller tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Characters from Dorne|Sand, Ellaria]]
[[Category:Bastards|Sand, Ellaria]]
[[fr:Ellaria Sand]][[ru:Эллария Сэнд]]

Ellaria Sand

2012-02-06T03:07:30Z

Matt 2108:

{{Infobox character
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'''Ellaria Sand''' is the [[paramour]] of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], and the mother of the four youngest "[[Sand Snakes]]," Oberyn's [[bastardy|bastard]] daughters. Ellaria herself is the bastard daughter of Lord [[Harmen Uller]], a nobleman of [[Dorne]]. Ellaria is referred to as worshiping a [[Lys|Lysene]] love goddess, and was also described by Oberyn as being sexually adventurous and potentially bisexual.

==Appearance==
Although not accounted as a beautiful woman, she is regarded as attractive and eye-catching, with an exotic, sensuous flair. She has black hair.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 38|Chapter 38]], Tyrion</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ellaria accompanied Oberyn to [[King's Landing]] when Oberyn took the seat on the [[small council]] offered to [[Doran Martell|Prince Doran]], and was a guest at the wedding of [[Joffrey Baratheon]] and [[Margaery Tyrell]]. She was also present at [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s trial by combat, and witnessed Oberyn's brutal death.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After Oberyn's death, Ellaria escorted his remains back to [[Dorne]]. She was secluded in the [[Water Gardens]] with her daughters by Prince Doran after the arrest of the eldest Sand Snakes, to prevent them from being used in the plots of others.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 40|Chapter 40]], The Princess in the Tower</ref>

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ellaria is present at the feast when [[Balon Swann]] delivers the head of [[Gregor Clegane]] to Prince [[Doran Martell|Doran]].

Ellaria is later summoned to the private chambers of Prince Doran and is distraught when she hears Obara's statement on how the Mountain's death "...is a start". Ellaria wants it to be an end with [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Robert Baratheon]], [[Amory Lorch]] and now the Mountain dead, which is everyone who was part of the death of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and her children. Ellaria fears for her own daughters, who worship, Obara, Nymeria and Tyene, and fears where the quest for revenge will lead them. Doran comforts her and tells her to go to her girls.

[[Areo Hotah]] thinks Ellaria is a strong and brave woman; even when she has tears in her eyes there is strength there. Doran thinks she has a gentle heart, which is worth more then anything.

==Family==
{{Uller tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Characters from Dorne|Sand, Ellaria]]
[[Category:Bastards|Sand, Ellaria]]
[[fr:Ellaria Sand]][[ru:Эллария Сэнд]]

Oberyn Martell

2012-02-06T03:06:14Z

Matt 2108:

{{Character
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| image = [[File:Oberyn Martell.jpg|250px|Oberyn Martell by Amoka©]]
| image_caption = Oberyn Martell by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amoka©]
| Alias = The Red Viper
| Title = Prince of Dorne
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Prince '''Oberyn Nymeros Martell''', known as the '''Red Viper''', was [[Doran Martell|Doran]]'s hot-headed younger brother. He has eight bastard daughters, called the [[Sand Snakes]], the four youngest of which by his current paramour [[Ellaria Sand]]. Some rumors hold that he is bisexual.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}

==Character and Appearance==
Oberyn was a forceful, lusty man with a quick wit and barbed tongue. He studied at the [[Citadel]] for a while, and apparently forged several maester links but eventually grew bored and left the order. Oberyn had traveled the world, and even founded his own mercenary company. He had a very close relationship with his sister [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and they were inseparable as children.

Oberyn has lined face with thin eyebrows, black "viper" eyes and a sharp nose.{{Ref|aFfC|2}} His hair is lustrous and black with only a few silver streaks and recedes from his brow into a widow's peak.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}

==History==
===Early Life===
In his youth, Oberyn was fostered at [[Sandstone]].{{Ref|aFfC|21}} At sixteen, Oberyn was found in bed with the [[paramour]] of Lord [[Ormond Yronwood]], so the lord challenged him to a duel. The duel was to first blood, given the prince’s youth and high birth, and both took cuts. Lord Ormond's wounds festered and killed him. Oberyn has been known as the "Red Viper" ever since by friends and foes alike since, due to rumors that he fought the duel with a poisoned blade.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}

Oberyn had traveled extensively in the Free Cities, where he learned much about [[poison]]s and perhaps even darker arts. He had studied at the [[Citadel]], going so far as to forge six links of a [[maester]]'s chain before he grew bored. He had soldiered in the [[Disputed Lands]] across the Narrow Sea, riding with the [[Second Sons]] for a time before forming his own company. It is said that he beds both men and women, and has begotten bastard girls all over Dorne. The ''[[Sand Snakes]]'', men call them.

Oberyn however does not let his children grow up wanting, he takes responsibility and actively seeks and helps raise all his children (something few lords do when it comes to their [[Bastardy|bastard]] offspring). He teaches them how to defend themselves and allows them great independence growing up.

When Oberyn was young, the ruling Princess of Dorne planned to wed Oberyn or his sister, Princess Elia, to one of Lord Tywin's children, or both of them to his twins. For that purpose, they visited Casterly Rock, where they met Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion Lannister. However, they arrived shortly after [[Joanna Lannister]]'s death Lord Tywin was unreceptive. He offered the newborn Tyrion instead, which was seen as an insult.

Oberyn is also primarily responsible for an ongoing feud between his [[House Martell|house]] and [[House Tyrell]], because he crippled [[Willas Tyrell]] in a [[tourney]], though Willas himself holds no grudge against him. Prince Oberyn was unhorsed by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] at a tourney at [[Storm's End]].{{Ref|aSoS|42}} He was unhorsed by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] at a different tourney at Storm's End.{{Ref|aSoS|67}}

===Events following Elia's murder===
Oberyn had a very close relationship with his sister [[Elia Martell|Elia]]. Following the [[Sack of King's Landing]], when he learned that she was raped and murdered by a Lannister knight, [[Gregor Clegane]], along with her son, he attempted to raise Dorne for [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]. He has desired revenge ever since.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}

He and his brother [[Doran Martell|Doran]] worked in secret for years planning on bringing an end to the reign of [[Robert Baratheon]] and destroying [[House Lannister]], Oberyn traveled to Braavos where [[Viserys Targaryen]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]] were being kept by Ser [[Willem Darry]] and signed a secret pact that the Sealord of Braavos witnessed, promising Viserys the hand of [[Arianne Martell]] in return for Dorne's help in claiming the throne. Other possible key players in this plot were [[Varys]], Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]] of Pentos, [[Jon Connington]] and Ser [[Myles Toyne]], the commander of the [[Golden Company]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Oberyn Martell fights Gregor Clegane.jpg|300px|thumb|Oberyn fights Gregor Clegane by M.Luisa Giliberti©]]

Prince Oberyn came to [[King's Landing]] to claim the seat on the [[small council]] on Doran's behalf and obtain justice for his sister's murderer as was agreed with the acting [[Hand of the King]], [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aSoS|38}} However, it soon became clear that the new Hand, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], meant to forgo that promise.{{Ref|aSoS|53}}

When Tyrion was accused of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]'s murder, Oberyn was one of the judges. The day before a judgement was pronounced Oberyn offered to be Tyrion's champion in a [[trial by combat]], if Tyrion would tell who was guilty of the murder of Elia Martell. Tyrion took him up on his offer. He denied any involvement of his father but told Oberyn that Ser [[Amory Lorch]] had killed [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] had killed Elia and [[Aegon Targaryen|Aegon]].{{Ref|aSoS|66}} At that time Oberyn knew already that Ser Gregor would be his adversary.

Despite his enormous physical disadvantage, Oberyn managed to wound Clegane several times and cripple him. As Oberyn prolonged Gregor's death, trying to wring a murder confession from him, the prostrated Clegane managed to grab hold of Oberyn and smash his armoured fist into Oberyn's face, killing him.{{Ref|aSoS|70}} Oberyn achieved posthumous vengeance by having coated his spear in a special kind of poison, leaving Clegane to die slowly and in tremendous agony.{{Ref|aFfC|2}}

==Family==
{{Martell tree}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}
 
{{EnWP|House Martell|small=yes}}

[[Category:Nobles|Martell, Oberyn]]
[[Category:Characters from Dorne|Martell, Oberyn]]
[[Category:Mercenaries|Martell, Oberyn]]
[[fr:Oberyn Martell]][[ru:Оберин Мартелл]]

Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)

2012-02-06T02:54:51Z

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{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House_Targaryen.PNG|50px|left]] '''Rhaenys Targaryen''' [[File:House_Targaryen.PNG|50px|right]]
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}}

'''Rhaenys Targaryen''' was the daughter of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[Elia Martell]]. She had brown hair and looked like a [[House Martell|Martell]]. <ref>A Number of Questions. August 26, 2000. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/A_Number_of_Questions/ So Spake Martin]</ref>

==History==
She had a small black kitten that she named [[Balerion (cat)|Balerion]], after the [[Balerion|great black dragon]] of [[Aegon I]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 58|Chapter 58]], Eddard, page 557</ref>

During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], The terrified girl was hiding under her father's bed dressed in a nightshirt. Rhaenys was dragged out and stabbed by Ser [[Amory Lorch]] with "half a hundred thrusts."<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Eddard</ref> [[Tywin Lannister]] commanded the deaths of Rhaenys and her brother [[Aegon Targaryen|Aegon]] to prove his loyalty to [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 53|Chapter 53]], Tyrion</ref>

After Rhaenys and Aegon's deaths, Tywin Lannister presented their bodies to Robert clothed in red [[House Lannister|Lannister]] cloaks (to better conceal the blood).<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Eddard, page 425</ref>

==Family==
{{Template:Targaryen tree now}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Noblewomen|Targaryen, Rhaenys]]
[[Category:House Targaryen]]
[[fr:Rhaenys Targaryen (fille de Rhaegar)]]

Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)

2012-02-06T02:54:12Z

Matt 2108:

{{Character
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'''Rhaenys Targaryen''' was the daughter of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[Elia Martell]]. She had brown hair and looked like a [[House Martell|Martell]]. <ref>A Number of Questions. August 26, 2000. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/A_Number_of_Questions/ So Spake Martin]</ref>

==History==
She had a small black kitten that she named [[Balerion (cat)|Balerion]], after the [[Balerion|great black dragon]] of [[Aegon I]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 58|Chapter 58]], Eddard, page 557</ref>

During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], The terrified girl was hiding under her father's bed dressed in a nightshirt. Rhaenys was dragged out and stabbed by Ser [[Amory Lorch]] with "half a hundred thrusts."<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Eddard</ref> [[Tywin Lannister]] commanded the deaths of Rhaenys and her brother [[Aegon Targaryen|Aegon]] to prove his loyalty to [[Robert Baratheon]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 53|Chapter 53]], Tyrion</ref>

After Rhaenys and Aegon's deaths, Tywin Lannister presented their bodies to Robert clothed in red [[House Lannister|Lannister]] cloaks (to better conceal the blood).<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 45|Chapter 45]], Eddard, page 425</ref>

==Family==
{{Template:Targaryen tree now}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

[[Category:Noblewomen|Targaryen, Rhaenys]]
[[Category:House Targaryen]]
[[fr:Rhaenys Targaryen (fille de Rhaegar)]]

Meryn Trant

2012-02-06T02:49:22Z

Matt 2108:

{{Character
| Character_name = [[File:House_Trant.png|50px|left]] '''Meryn Trant''' [[File:Kingsguard.PNG|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Meryn Trant.png|320px]]
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}}

Ser '''Meryn Trant''' is a knight of the [[Kingsguard]] during the reign of [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] and his heirs. In the TV series he is played by Ian Beattie.

==Appearance and personality==
He has droopy eyes and a red beard.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], Bran</ref> Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] considers him sly and cruel.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Jaime</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Ser Meryn Trant accompanies King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] to [[Winterfell]] to name his new [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], Bran</ref> He participates in the [[Tourney of the Hand]], defeating [[Harwin]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 29|Chapter 29]], Sansa</ref> He is defeated in the tourney by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 30|Chapter 30]], Eddard</ref> He is sent to apprehend [[Arya Stark]] when Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] is arrested, but is prevented from doing so by [[Syrio Forel]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 50|Chapter 50]], Arya</ref> [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] uses him to beat [[Sansa Stark]] into obedience.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Sansa</ref>

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser Meryn rides in the joust during the [[Tourney for King Joffrey's 13th Name Day]]. There he breaks two lances with Ser [[Hobber Redwyne]], unhorsing him on the second pass.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], Sansa</ref> Ser Meryn survives the [[Riot of King's Landing]], when the royal procession is attacked on its return to the [[Red Keep]] after seeing Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 41|Chapter 41]], Tyrion</ref> He guards King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 57|Chapter 57]], Sansa</ref> After the battle, Ser Meryn and the other remaining Kingsguard spend hours knighting more than six hundred men.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 65|Chapter 65]], Sansa</ref>

===''A Storm of Swords''===
He is ordered by Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] to bring [[Sansa Stark]] to the sept to marry [[Tyrion Lannister]]. During the trial of Tyrion for the death of King Joffrey, Ser Meryn recounts the story of Tyrion beating King Joffrey after the riot and tells the judges of more episodes where Tyrion threatened the life of King Joffrey.<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 66|Chapter 66]], Tyrion</ref>

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Ser Meryn guards the apartments of the [[Hand of the King]] after the body of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is found until the arrival of Queen Cersei.<ref>[[A Feast for Crows]], [[A Feast for Crows-Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], Cersei</ref>

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser Meryn is present at the Red Keep when Queen Cersei completes her walk of penance.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Cersei II (A Dance with Dragons)|Cersei II]]</ref> He guards the Hand of the King's apartments in [[Red Keep#Maegor's Holdfast|Maegor's Holdfast]] on the night of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]'s death.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Epilogue (A Dance with Dragons)|Epilogue]]</ref>

==References and Notes==
{{references|3}}

[[Category:Nobles|Trant, Meryn]]
[[Category:Characters from the Stormlands|Trant, Meryn]]
[[Category:Members of the Kingsguard|Trant, Meryn]]
[[fr:Meryn Trant]]
[[ru:Мерин Трэнт]]

House Moore

2012-02-06T02:44:58Z

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{{Noble House
| House_name = House Moore
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'''House Moore''' is a noble house of the [[Vale]]. According to semi-canon sources, they blazon their arms with three bronze spearheads on white, a bronze border embattled.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/5/ Houses in the Vale]</ref> Their words are unknown.

==The Moore House at the end of the third century==
The known Moores during the timespan of the events described on ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Ser [[Mandon Moore|{Mandon Moore}]], a knight of the [[Kingsguard]]. Slain during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].

==References in the books==
===''A Song of Ice and Fire''===
* Ser Mandon is a member of the Kingsguard.
* [[Jon Arryn]] brought Ser Mandon from the Vale.
* [[Jaime Lannister]] thought Ser Mandon was the most dangerous of the Kingsguard, because his eyes gave away nothing.
* Ser Mandon survived the riots in [[King's Landing]] after [[Myrcella Baratheon]]'s departure.
* Ser Mandon was assigned to guard [[Tyrion Lannister]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].
* During the battle, Ser Mandon attempted to kill Tyrion, but was himself pushed into the [[Blackwater Rush]] by [[Podrick Payne]] and drowned.

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

{{HousesVale}}
[[Category:Noble houses|Moore]]
[[Category:Houses from the Vale|Moore]]
[[Category:House Moore|*]]
[[fr:Maison Moore]]

Mandon Moore

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Ser '''Mandon Moore''' was a knight of the [[Kingsguard]]. He was brought to [[King's Landing]] by Lord [[Jon Arryn]].<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Tyrion</ref> Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] considered him the most dangerous of the Kingsguard after himself because his face gave nothing away.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], Tyrion</ref>

==Appearance==
He had pale grey eyes, flat and lifeless.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 3|Chapter 3]], Tyrion</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Moore is present in the throne room when [[Barristan Selmy|Selmy]] is dismissed, and laughs at his former sworn brother's shame.

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser Mandon was among the escort for the party that saw Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]]. He guarded King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]] when the mob went [[Riot of King's Landing|mad]], abandoning [[Sansa]] though he was her sworn shield at the time.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 41|Chapter 41]], Tyrion</ref> During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Ser Mandon was assigned to guard [[Tyrion Lannister]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 57|Chapter 57]], Sansa</ref> During the battle, Ser Mandon attempted to kill Tyrion, but was pushed into the [[Blackwater Rush]] by [[Podrick Payne]], where he drowned.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 67|Chapter 67]], Tyrion</ref>

==References and Notes==
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[[Category:Nobles|Moore, Mandon]]
[[Category:Characters from the Vale|Moore, Mandon]]
[[Category:Members of the Kingsguard|Moore, Mandon]]
[[Category:House Moore]]
[[fr:Mandon Moore]]

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