Editing Wildfire plot (section)

==History==
After the rebel victory of Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of the Bells]], King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] was fearful that Robert might actually win the [[Robert's Rebellion|War of the Usurper]]. The Mad King enlisted the aid of several members of the [[Alchemists' Guild]] in a plot to destroy the city of [[King's Landing]] should the rebel forces prove victorious. Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] was present when this was planned, while the rest of the [[Kingsguard]] was absent or with Crown Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. 

Thousands of jars of [[wildfire]] were gathered and placed in key positions under King's Landing. Hundreds were placed under the [[Dragonpit]] and the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], under every one of the city's gates, and even under the [[Red Keep]] itself. The [[pyromancer]]s did their work in secret, and did not trust their apprentices with the knowledge.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

The rest of [[House Targaryen]] were unaware of this; apparently Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]]'s eyes had long been shut to her husband's insanities, and Rhaegar was busy marshalling an army. The [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]], grew suspicious of the constant comings and goings of the pyromancers from the Red Keep. When Chelsted discovered the plot, he confronted Aerys. When reasoning, threatening, jesting, and even begging on his part failed to dissuade Aerys from this course of action, Chelsted resigned his position, flinging his chain of office at Aerys's feet. Aerys had him burned alive for this, and made the pyromancer [[Rossart]] his new Hand of the King.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], Aerys commanded Rossart to ignite the wildfire to destroy the city, and commanded Jaime to bring him the head of his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. However, Jaime intercepted and slew Rossart to prevent his message from reaching the other pyromancers. Jaime then slew Aerys, slitting his throat.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}} A few days later, Jaime hunted down and killed [[Garigus]] and [[Belis]], the other pyromancers involved in the plot.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}