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[Sandor Clegane — Characters]
Afterward, as the massacre of the Stark army encamped outside the Twins raged on, observed by Lord Bolton from the battlements, the Freys horrifically desecrate Robb's corpse by decapitating it and skewering the head of his dead direwolf in its place. They then parade it around the keep atop a horse, a final insult to the King in the North ; the brutality of the scene is such that even Sandor Clegane , a man well known for his violent and merciless behaviour, is visibly shocked and disturbed by it. Several Stark and Tully soldiers attempt to fight back, but they are too drunk. Even the defenseless soldiers are given no mercy, most of them are not even granted a quick death; some are burnt alive in their tents, one is carried away with his legs torn off, and several are hanged from trees.
[Castle Black — Locations]
With Sansa's escape and her refuge with Jon at Castle Black, and the birth of a son to Roose Bolton and his new wife, Walda Bolton , Ramsay's position as Roose's heir was now shrouded in uncertainty. In a bid to secure his position, Ramsay murdered his father and orchestrated the brutal deaths of his stepmother and newborn half-brother by feeding them to his hounds . The ruthless act propelled Ramsay into the position as the new head of House Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort , Lord of Winterfell , and Warden of the North .
[Melisandre — Characters]
Meanwhile, Davos and Tormund take a walk out into the camp, comparing their experiences serving Stannis and Mance, respectively, and the ultimate futility of believing in kings. After some banter, Davos walks up the hill to where he sees a funeral pyre. Spotting and picking up the toy stag he gave to Shireen before Stannis' ill fated attack on the Boltons, he comes to the conclusion that Melisandre must have sacrificed Shireen to the Lord of Light.
Melisandre is in her tent when Jon approaches her. Jon requests for her not to resurrect him again, should he fall in battle tomorrow. When she refuses, Jon orders her instead as commander of the coalition force, only for Melisandre to respond that she serves the Lord of Light and not Jon. She goes on to say that Jon was resurrected for a reason, as she would not be able to do so otherwise. What that reason is and what role Jon is to play in her Lord's plan, Melisandre states she is unsure.
[The Wall — Locations]
The Bolton phalanx acts as a noose, tightening around the beleaguered Stark and wildling forces, who sustain heavy casualties in the process. As they retreat inward toward the wall of dead, they trample the wounded and squeeze so tightly that many are soon unable to properly move. Smalljon leads a small force over the wall of dead to ensure that none of Stark forces can escape. Jon is barely able to save himself from being crushed to death as his troops are squeezed into a close-knit circle.
[Bran Stark — Characters]
Wargs cannot easily enter the minds of other humans to control their actions, though few even attempt it. Bran Stark, with no prior experience at warging, was able to enter the mind of another human, demonstrating his powerful innate abilities. The human whose mind he entered, however, was Hodor , a mentally challenged man, and as yet no warg has been seen totally taking over the mind of another person who possesses full adult mental capacities.
[Wildlings — Lore]
According to Davos and Sansa, the Starks have gathered 2,000 wildlings, 62 Mormont soldiers, 200 Hornwoods and 143 Mazins. There are also several Stark men-at-arms present. This brings Jon's host to the size of over 2,405 men, as well as a giant , Wun Wun . Most of the soldiers are infantry, and the rest are archers and cavalry, creating a disadvantage against the Bolton forces. Only an estimated sixth of the original force survives the battle.
Wargs among the wildlings cannot easily enter the minds of other humans, which are much more strong-willed than animals. Contributing to the difficulty is that few wargs even attempt entering the minds of other humans, as this is considered an abomination. The wargs among the wildlings have loosely developed three rules to govern their power: never enter the mind of an animal while it is having sex, never enter the mind of an animal while it is eating human flesh, and never attempt to enter the mind of another human. These rules are more custom than law, of course, as it is difficult to enforce in the wide wildernesses beyond the Wall. Still, any warg who becomes known for breaking these taboos will subsequently be shunned by all others.
[Warg — Lore]
The ability starts out as vivid dreams in which the warg sees and perceives the world through the senses of an animal. Over time and with practice, a warg can enter the mind of an animal at will. A warg's human body will become comatose when his consciousness leaves it to enter the mind of an animal, and his eyes will glaze over white, until his consciousness returns to his own body.
It is incredibly traumatic for a warg if the animal whose mind they have entered dies while they are controlling it, but the warg will survive this. If a warg's own body is killed while entering the mind of an animal, however, the warg's human consciousness can live on inside of the animal. When Jon Snow killed the wildling Orell by running him through with his sword Longclaw , with his dying breath Orell managed to warg his mind into his eagle. While Orell's human body died, his consciousness survived in the eagle, and proceeded to claw at Jon's face with his new body's talons until Jon was able to fend him off.
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, a "skinchanger" is a person with the ability to enter the mind of an animal and control its actions and perceive the world through their eyes. A "warg" is a skinchanger that does so with wolves. The TV series somewhat inaccurately describes Orell as a "warg" even when he is controlling an eagle. Also the verb for doing this is "skinchanging": "to warg" or "warging" are never used in the novels. Even "wargs" who specifically enter the minds of wolves are said to "skinchange" into wolves.
If a warg's human body is killed while controlling the mind of an animal, part of the warg's consciousness will survive inside of it. Dying wargs, sometimes those who are simply dying of old age, will attempt to temporarily cheat death by entering into this "Second Life" in an animal's mind. A warg cannot enter the minds of different animals once his original human body is dead: a warg may switch between two different animals, such as an eagle or a wolf, but he would have to return from the eagle to his human body before then entering the wolf's mind. Thus after the warg's human body dies, his "Second Life" as an animal is final. It is impossible for a warg's consciousness to perpetually cheat death and achieve functional immortality by switching to a new body lifetime after lifetime. Moreover, when a warg enters into a Second Life, after many years outside of their human body their human mind will eventually start to fade, until ultimately nothing but the mind of the beast remains (possibly because an animal's body isn't sophisticated enough to sustain a human consciousness over such a long time period; it is unknown if this is possible by warging into human minds, but this is both difficult and abhorred, so there is no record of it ever occurring since).
[Harrenhal — Locations]
King Torrhen Stark was on the throne at the time of Aegon's Conquest and marched his army south to face them. He surrendered when he saw the Targaryens' greater host and their dragons , despite being suggested to resist from Moat Cailin or assassinating the sleeping dragons, believing that fighting was futile, due to the Targaryen victories at the Burning of Harrenhal and the Field of Fire . He was made Warden of the North , thus escaping the fates of House Gardener of the Reach and House Hoare of the Riverlands whose lords refused to bend the knee and were rendered extinct after failing to resist the invaders. Thereafter, Torrhen was known as "the king who knelt", though those who criticize him for this often forget that they are only alive to do so thanks to his surrender.
[Night's Watch — Lore]
On the day before the battle, the Stark leadership agrees to parley with the Boltons. Ramsay immediately offers terms for Jon's surrender: return Sansa to him, bend the knee and acknowledge Ramsay as the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. In exchange, Ramsay claims he will not harm his men and Jon will be pardoned for deserting his post as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Jon rejects the terms, knowing that Ramsay has broken his own surrender terms multiple times in the past, and instead opts for a different solution to save both the armies: single combat to determine the fate of the North.
Jon goes into exile, but he does not renew his vows to the Night's Watch. Instead, he joins the Free Folk to help them relocate to the lands beyond the Wall . Sansa is named Queen in the North, and Arya sails for her voyage to the unknown west of Westeros.
[White Walkers — Lore]
The House Stark banner, a direwolf on a white background, is a reference to their northern origin and lifestyle. Throughout the history of Westeros, the Starks have always had a fear of the impending threat of the White Walkers. This manner of life has bred extraordinary stoicism and loyalty within the Starks, one of their chief characteristics. Their surname, "Stark", one reminiscent of the First Men, is an accurate description of where they come from: the barren land of the North. However, white can also be seen as an isolated color, a point made perfectly clear throughout the series.
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Stark was founded by Brandon the Builder , a semi-mythical figure who is credited with building the Wall and Winterfell , founding the Night's Watch and ensuring the survival of the people of Westeros after the mythical Long Night and the War for the Dawn against the enigmatic Others (called " White Walkers " in the TV series). The family has survived for over 8,000 years and was the independent royal house of the vast territories of the North until King Aegon the Conqueror overran the southern half of the continent. By the time the King in the North, Torrhen Stark , had gathered together his widely scattered bannermen, Aegon had already conquered most of the South. Particularly, Aegon had already used his dragons to inflict a crushing defeat on both the Westerlands and the Reach at the Field of Fire . Torrhen Stark finally advanced south to the Riverlands with the amassed armies of the North to a confrontation with Aegon. However, upon seeing Aegon's vast numerical superiority and his dragons, Torrhen Stark realized he had no hope of victory, and chose to bend the knee in submission.
[Sansa Stark — Characters]
George R.R. Martin has said that the War of the Five Kings is inspired by the real-life Wars of the Roses in England (1455-1485). As such, House Stark is based on the House of York with specific members having some similarities with them such as Sansa Stark for Elizabeth of York and Robb Stark for King Edward IV.
[Joffrey Baratheon — Characters]
Following the death of King Robb Stark and most of his bannermen at the Red Wedding , the Iron Throne named House Bolton the new ruling Great House of the North. However, to cement their hold on the North following the murders of King Joffrey Baratheon and his Hand , Lord Tywin Lannister , the Boltons decided to betray the Lannisters. To that end, they secured a marriage alliance through Lord Petyr Baelish between Sansa Stark (formerly the Lannisters' hostage) with Ramsay Bolton , Lord Roose Bolton 's recently-legitimized bastard son. With help from the Boltons' prisoner, Theon Greyjoy , Sansa escaped her home during Stannis Baratheon 's ill-fated attack on Winterfell and fled to Castle Black with Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne . There, she reunited with her half-brother, Jon Snow , who was on the verge of leaving the Night's Watch following his death and resurrection .
The incestuous relationship of Cersei and Jaime had been concealed in a conspiracy. Their son Joffrey Baratheon had claimed the Iron Throne on the premise that he was actually fathered by the late King Robert Baratheon . Lord Tywin was a key supporter of his reign in the War of the Five Kings. The Lannisters continued to hold sway when Tommen Baratheon ascended the throne, with Kevan Lannister as Hand of the King and Protector of the Realm , but lost their hold over Tommen to the Faith of the Seven , and, after destroying the Great Sept of Baelor , Cersei took the throne. With the deaths of Cersei and Jaime at the Battle of King's Landing , Tyrion is now the head of House Lannister and given up the crown in favor of an elective monarchy. It currently swears fealty directly to the King of the Andals and the First Men, an office which is currently held by Bran Stark .
[Tyrion Lannister — Characters]
The official Lannister motto, "Hear Me Roar", is a reference to the lion on the House's sigil, an animal that is powerful, fierce, and strong. Behind closed doors, however, they are known for their unofficial motto: "A Lannister always pays his debts". On one level, this represent the Lannister richness and their pride for it. They trade for having money (e.g Tyrion Lannister 's relationship with Bronn ). On a literal level, this boasts their reliability and the honorable repayment. Unfortunately, this also has a dark flip side: when wronged, a Lannister seeks revenge.
[Jon Snow — Characters]
Eddard is married to Lady Catelyn Tully of Riverrun , and has five children with her: Robb , Sansa , Arya , Bran , and Rickon . He also has a rumored bastard son, Jon Snow , who is actually the offspring of Prince Rhaegar and Lady Lyanna.
During the increasingly erratic reign of King Aerys II , his son Rhaegar was said to have kidnapped Lyanna Stark for unknown reasons; this led to a massive uprising led by Eddard Stark , Robert Baratheon , and Jon Arryn . At the end of this war, Aerys and Rhaegar were dead and the Targaryen power-base in Westeros destroyed. Aerys's youngest children, Viserys and Daenerys , were taken by Targaryen loyalists into exile in the Free Cities of the East. Unknown to most, however, Rhaegar had his marriage with Elia Martell annulled and remarried Lyanna, with whom he also had a son, Jon Snow . As Lyanna lay dying after giving birth to her son, she pleaded with her brother Eddard to keep her baby safe from Robert, who surely would want her baby dead due to Robert's immense hatred for Rhaegar and promise to wipe out the Targaryen bloodline. She reveals her son's name is 'Aegon Targaryen'. To protect his sister's son from Robert, Eddard takes his infant nephew back with him to Winterfell , names him 'Jon', and claims him as his illegitimate son, raising Jon as his own child alongside his trueborn children. The child would become Jon Snow and grows up with the maternal side of his family.
[Dragonstone — Locations]
The Valyrian Freehold's reign would continue until the Doom of Valyria , a cataclysmic event that ultimately fractured the mighty empire and left the Targaryens as the last surviving dragonlords, due to Daenys the Dreamer having foreseen the disaster and convincing her father to leave their capital and take their family to Dragonstone, in spite of their rivals' sneers (another reason could be that Aenar met with some mishap at court and chose exile over execution). Dragonstone would become the seat of their power, due to its importance in their survival, and Aegon Targaryen would end the Century of Blood after Valyria's fall by joining the Free Cities ' side against Volantis .
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Targaryen family (they were not a formal House, as this was a Westerosi concept not found in the Freehold) moved from Valyria to Dragonstone, then the most far-flung outpost of the Valyrian Freehold, apparently in fear of a prophecy predicting the destruction of Valyria a century before it happened. Both before and after their relocation, the Targaryens were counted among the dragonlords, the forty or so powerful families who bred, raised and rode their own dragons and thus dominated Valyrian politics and culture. They were, however, never among the most powerful of those families. After the fall of Valyria, the Targaryens stayed on Dragonstone for a hundred years, apparently hoarding the strength of their dragons and debating whether to invade Westeros or to attempt to seize control of the Valyrian colony-states which later became known as the Free Cities. When the time came, the Targaryens ultimately assisted the Free Cities in asserting their continued independence and then proceeded to invade Westeros.
Wealthier Baratheon soldiers, or knights from the Stormlands in general, equip themselves with plate armor parts and helmets with brims and cheek guards. Renly himself, while campaigning, wears a much more expensive version of this armor, with the addition of a brigandine cuirass. Baratheon soldiers from Dragonstone, in contrast, protect themselves with grey mail and plate armor alongside tear drop shields; their grey helmets, however, are similar to those of the Stormlanders.
[Margaery Tyrell — Characters]
The Tyrells and Renly have raised an army of 100,000 men to support his claim to the throne, outnumbering any of the other claimants' armies by a significant number. To cement his new alliance with the Tyrells, Renly marries Loras's sister Margaery Tyrell . Robb Stark sends his mother Catelyn to treat with Renly and form an alliance against the Lannisters. Tyrion Lannister then sends Petyr Baelish to negotiate with Catelyn. After Renly is assassinated by Stannis , Baelish arranges for an alliance between the Tyrells and the Lannisters, and the Tyrells flee Stannis. The Tyrells join Tywin Lannister 's host at the Battle of the Blackwater , defeating Stannis. To formalize their alliance, Joffrey agrees to wed Margaery Tyrell.
[Braavos — Locations]
Cersei appoints Lord Mace Tyrell the Master of Coin and sends him to Braavos to negotiate their debt with the Iron Bank . She then moves forward with a plot to remove the Tyrells' influence by reinstating the Faith Militant under the High Sparrow , who arrest Loras. Olenna returns to the capital to free Loras, but at his hearing, both he and Margaery are imprisoned by the Faith.
[Varys — Characters]
There are no official allies or vassals of House Targaryen left in Westeros. In truth, Varys is a Targaryen loyalist and possesses a vast spy network, but by himself, Varys commands no military forces and cannot be considered a military asset. He eventually relocated to Meereen and began openly serving Daenerys, again mostly through coordinating his spy network.
At first, Cersei suspects that someone is seeking to drive a wedge between the Lannisters and Tyrells; this may be the truth (in view of Varys's statement at the end of the fifth novel), but Cersei's paranoia soon overcomes her logic.
[Oberyn Martell — Characters]
The Martells and Tyrells have been sworn enemies for many generations. Over the centuries, they have fought border wars beyond count and raided back and forth across mountains and marches even when at peace. The enmity between the two houses waned a bit after Dorne became part of the Seven Kingdoms, but the maiming of Willas Tyrell by the Dornish prince Oberyn Martell in a joust fanned the animosity between the families, though Willas himself does not hold any grudge against Oberyn, as both men knew what happened was simply an unfortunate accident.
With the assassinations of Prince Doran Martell and his only heir, Prince Trystane , by Ellaria Sand and the three eldest Sand Snakes , the Sand Snakes carry the Martell blood through their father Oberyn Martell . The Sand Snakes also continue to use the Martell sigil to represent themselves and Dorne.
Prince Oberyn Martell , along with a retinue of Dornish lords and knights, arrives in King's Landing to attend the royal wedding in the place of his brother, Prince Doran Martell . He holds Tywin personally responsible for the deaths of Elia and her children, and is in the capital intent on taking revenge on the Lannisters.
[Gregor Clegane — Characters]
Following Joffrey's death , Tywin meets with Oberyn in private, and tells him that he wants to ensure that the Martells remain close to the throne, which is still facing numerous threats: the Iron Islands are still in open rebellion to the west, a wildling horde is massing against the Wall to the north, and worst of all - Daenerys is amassing a large army of her own. As a sign of good faith, Tywin makes Oberyn one of the three judges at Tyrion's trial . Tyrion is subjected to a humiliating show trial at court, which he ends by demanding a Trial by combat . The crown's champion is the fearsome Gregor Clegane, but ultimately Oberyn volunteers to be Tyrion's champion.
[Meereen — Locations]
Tyrion is kidnapped by Jorah Mormont , who tells Tyrion he intends to take him to "the queen." They are captured by a group of slavers, and eventually meet Daenerys, who accepts Tyrion as an advisor. After Daenerys departs from Meereen, Tyrion and more of her loyalists govern the city.
The now-sizable Targaryen army moves on Meereen , and conquers it with the aid of a slave revolt. Daenerys decides to remain in Meereen and rule as queen until the slaves are truly free and she has enough force to take all of Westeros.
Daenerys continues to try to control Meereen but faces major opposition from the Sons of the Harpy . Meanwhile, in Pentos , Varys works to convert a new asset to the Targaryen cause: the fugitive Tyrion , whom Daenerys accepts as her advisor.
During Daenerys's rule of Meereen , the Unsullied and the Second Sons take light, but constant losses, most of them assassinated by the Sons of the Harpy . The greatest losses of this time were both of her knights: Daenerys banished Ser Jorah upon learning that he had once spied on her for Robert Baratheon , and Ser Barristan was killed by the Sons of the Harpy. During her time in Meereen, her forces took control of the Meereenese naval fleet that consisted of 93 ships, although the fleet was later destroyed in the harbor.
By this point, all three dragons had grown significantly larger, with Drogon, in particular, becoming larger than a carriage due to his continued freedom. He is now large enough for Daenerys to sit comfortably across his back, and has begun to obey her commands while riding. Should they be tamed and ridden, all three dragons are now large enough to coordinate aerial assaults should the need arise. During the second siege of Meereen , all three dragons were deployed to devastating effect, even though Drogon was the only one being ridden.
In A Feast for Crows , Doran reveals to Arianne that he sent her brother Quentyn to Meereen , to offer a marriage-alliance to Daenerys. Quentyn meets Daenerys in the following novel, but she rejects his offer, because she has already promised to wed Hizdahr zo Loraq . Some time later, after Daenerys departs from Meereen, Quentyn attempts to steal her dragons, but is killed by Rhaegal . His family has not been informed yet of his death.
[Theon Greyjoy — Characters]
Robb Stark sends Theon Greyjoy to the Iron Islands to secure help from Balon. However, Balon has other ideas and plans to use the power struggle on the mainland to carve up a kingdom in the North , once more declaring himself King of the Iron Islands .