Cotter Pyke

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Cotter Pyke
Title Commander of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea
Allegiance Night's Watch
Culture Ironborn
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Cotter Pyke is a member of the Night's Watch, born on the Iron Islands. He commands Eastwatch-by-the-sea. He is the bastard son of a tavern wench.[1] He is considered rough of speech and bold.[2]

Appearance

He has small, close-set eyes, a broken nose and a pox ravaged face. He has a widow's peak and a sparse, rough beard. He is lean, hard and wiry.[3]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Cotter Pyke captured Rattleshirt at the Long Barrow.[4] When Stannis Baratheon landed his men at Eastwatch, Cotter led him and his men along hidden paths which allowed Stannis to take the wildlings attacking Castle Black unawares. He put his name forth as a candidate for the position of Lord Commander of the Night's Watch when they held the choosing.[5]

A Dance with Dragons

Cotter Pyke sailed from Eastwatch towards Hardhome with eleven ships by the command of Lord Commander Jon Snow. He was to rescue the wildlings brought there by the vision of the woods witch Mother Mole, who saw in her vision that ships would come to take the wildlings south. By the time Cotter arrived to Hardhome, he had lost 5 ships and the wildlings were eating their own dead. The undead were lurking in the woods and in the waters. Cotter Pyke sent a raven to Jon Snow, pleading him to send help by land, since the weather was very harsh on the seas.[6] His current fate is unknown.

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