History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireFaithMilitant

* RealityEnsues: His army of Poor Fellows, untrained and undisciplined, without proper weapons or armor, are no match for Maegor's heavy cavalry.

* InSeriesNickname: The "Stars and Swords", for their emblems: a seven pointed star for the Poor Fellows and a sword for the Warrior's Sons.

* DirtyOldMonk: He started every sermon with the phrase "I am a sinner" and he wasn't exaggerating. He had an insatiable appetite for wine and women and his prowess as a lover was such that some of his followers started using images of his penis as symbol of their crusade.
* ElCidPloy: [[spoiler: After his death, one of his followers supposedly had a vision that Moon would still grant his followers victory. The man strapped Moon's corpse to the back of a horse and then tried to storm Oldtown's gates. The handful of people who joined the attack were promptly killed by Lord Hightower's men]].

* AlliterativeName: Two H's

* AnAxeToGrind: He fought with an axe

* WorkingClassHero: To the Faith of the Seven and its supporters, he's member of the smallfolk fighting against a tyrannical and unholy king.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: A version without much "beloved" about it. Jaime tries to provoke him by suggesting his wife Ami is having an affair with Harwyn Plumm. He doesn't consider himself ''really'' married to Ami, as he can't offer her much that's expected of a husband, and he placidly hopes they're happy together.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The rise of a militant fundamentalist religious movement resulting from the collapse of law and order during a devastating civil war has similarities to the creation of the [[TheWarOnTerror Taliban and ISIS]]. Mitigated somewhat by them being less hostile and more egalitarian than these groups.

* NeverLiveItDown: His defeat in the Battle at the Great Fork of the Blackwater tarnished his reputation and lost most of his followers.

The military wing of the Faith of the Seven. Many pilgrims take up weapons to protect themselves and other victims of the war, which results in a massive ChurchMilitant. They answer oanly to the High Septon, whose role is similar to the medieval Pope.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The rise of a militant fundamentalist religious movement resulting from the collapse of law and order during a devastating civil war has similarities to the creation of the Taliban.

* AtLeastIAdmitIt: Judging from his "I am sinner" remark at every start of his sermons, it seems he is very much self-aware about his... shortcomings as a holy man.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Of John Ball, a priest and prominent leader of the Peasants' Revolt.

* BadassBeard: He's described as bearded and led

* DirtyOldMonk: He started every sermon with the word "I am a sinner" and he wasn't exaggerating. He had an insatiable appetite for wine and women and his prowess as a lover was such that some of his followers started using images of his penis as symbol of their crusade.

* KarmicDeath: Killed by the Joffrey Doggett's followers in revenge for betraying the High Septon he had sworn to obey.

* RealityEnsues: His army of Poor Fellows, untrained and undisciplined, without proper weapons or armor, are no match for the Maegor's heavy cavalry

* WorkingClassHero: To the Faith of the Seven and its supporters, he's member of the smallfolk fighting against a tyrannical and unholy king.

-->''"This debt shall be forgiven, and [[spoiler:King Tommen]] will have his blessing. The Warrior's Sons shall escort me to him, shining in the glory of their Faith, whilst my sparrows go forth to defend the meek and humble of the land, reborn as Poor Fellows as of old."''

* AnAxeToGrind: He foguth with an axe

* Expy: A religiously motivated female warrior who is later betrayed, captured by her enemies, and declared a witch so they can burn her at the stake: she's basically the Westeros version of Joan of Arc.

* TheUnsolvedMystery: History will never know ordered his assassination, only that it was a really botched job.

* {{Outlaw}}: Became one after Maegor and High Septon Pater outlawed the Faith Militant. The author of ''The Sons of the Dragon'' notes he was hardly distinguishable from an outlaw

[[folder: Ser Joffrey Doggett]]
!!Ser Joffrey Doggett
!!!The Red Dog of the Hills

Grand Captain of the Warrior's Sons during the reign of King Maegor Targaryen.

* ChurchMilitant: As a leader of the Poor Fellows.
* FamousAncestor: For House Doggett. Although he's also the only known member.
* {{Outlaw}}: Became one after Maegor and High Septon Pater outlawed the Faith Militant
* RebelLeader: He leads the Warrior's Sons in rebellion against King Maegor.
* ReplacementGoldfish: He's elected as the new Grand Captain of the Warrior's Sons after the death of Damon the Devout.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: To the crown and its supporters he was a rebel, outlaw and traitor, to pious lords and the smallfolk and peasants of the realm he was a hero. In the course of the campaign against he Maegor, his followers murdered Ser Morgan Hightower, Old Lord Merryweather, Lord Rowan's son and heir, Ser Davos Darklyn's aged father and Blind Jon Hogg.

!!!Poor Fellows

[[folder: Septon Moon]]
!![[spoiler:High]] Septon Moon

A septon during the reign of Maegor I.

* BadassBeard: He's described as bearded and led
* BadassPreacher: He was both septon and an acclaimed fighter.
* ChurchMilitant: He was a leader of the Poor Fellows, one of the two orders of the Faith Militant.
* TheMoralSubstitute: He was crowned as High Septon by his band of Poor Fellows in defiance of the new, official High Septon, whom they dubbed the "High Lickspittle".
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Of John Ball, a priest and prominent leader of the Peasants' Revolt.
* {{Outlaw}}: Became one after Maegor and High Septon Pater outlawed the Faith Militant. The author of ''The Sons of the Dragon'' notes he was hardly distinguishable from an outlaw
* RebelLeader: He was one of the leaders of the Faith Militant Uprising against Maegor I in 48AC. He even got the support of Lords Rowan and Oakheart, in the last year of Maegor's reign.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: To the crown he was a rebel, outlaw and traitor, to pious lords and the smallfolk and peasants of the realm he was a hero and so they gave him and his followers shelter.

[[folder: Ser Horys Hill]]
!!Horys Hill

A hedge knight of bastard origin that led the Poor Fellows from the westerlands.

* AlliterativeName: Two H's
* HeroicBastard: To the Poor Fellows, he's a man of bastard birth who fights against a abomination.
* KnightErrant: He's a hedge knight, the ASOIAF name for the trope
* NeverLiveItDown: His defeat in the Battle at the Great Fork of the Blackwater tarnished his reputation and lost most of his followers.
* RebelLeader: He led the Poor Fellows from the Westerlands.
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[[folder:Wat the Hewer]]
!!Wat the Hewer

A leader of the Poor Fellows who participated in the battle at Stonebridge, according to ''The Sons of the Dragon''.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Given Robert's abusive treatment of him, it probably didn't take much for Cersei to convince him to help her kill Robert. It's inverted in the end however; Lancel totally regrets his action and feels very guilty about it. His guilt then fuels him in turning on Cersei by confessing to the Faith. This little family betrayal, however, comes across as totally earned on Cersei's end, however much it messes with Team Lannister's overall game-plan (which by that point has pretty much already been torpedoed by others, anyway: he's just provides some fancy glitter within the explosion).

* TheDilbertPrinciple: He's utterly useless in any role that requires wit and subtlety. Yet, he keeps rising. Mainly because he's seen as a useful placeholder unable to cause direct harm to the real movers and shakers in the House. This bites a lot of people. Including him.
* TheDogBitesBack: Given Robert's abusive treatment of him, it probably didn't take much for Cersei to convince him to help kill Robert. It's inverted in the end however; Lancel totally regrets his action and feels very guilty about it.

* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: To the crown and its supporters he was a rebel, outlaw and traitor, to pious lords and the smallfolk and peasants of the realm he was a hero. In the course of the campaign against he Maegor, his followers murdered Ser Morgan Hightower, Old Lord Merryweather, Lord Rowan's son and heir, Ser Davos Darklyn's aged and John Hogg.

* LadyOfWar: A female leader of the Poor Fellows in their war against Maegor.

!!!The septon knight

* FamousAncestor: For House Doggett. And he's the only known member.

* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: To the crown he was a rebel, outlaw and traitor, to pious lords and the smallfolk and peasants of the realm he was a hero. In the course of the campaign against he Maegor, his followers murdered Ser Morgan Hightower, Old Lord Merryweather, Lord Rowan's son and heir, Ser Davos Darklyn's aged and John Hogg.

* BadassPreacher:

* RebelLeader: He was one of the leaders of the Faith Militant Uprising against Maegor I in 48AC.

[[folder: Ser Joffrey Doggett]]
!!Ser Joffrey Doggett
!!!The Red Dog of the Hills

Grand Captain of the Warrior's Sons during the reign of King Maegor Targaryen.

* ChurchMilitant: As a leader of the Poor Fellows.
* RebelLeader: He leads the Warrior's Sons in rebellion against King Maegor.
* ReplacementGoldfish: He's elected as the new Grand Captain of the Warrior's Sons after the death of Damon the Devout.

[[folder:Ser Morgan Hightower]]
!!Ser Morgan Hightower

Ser Morgan Hightower was a member of House Hightower and Commander of the Warrior's Sons during the Faith Militant uprising.

See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseHightower House Hightower]] page.

* KarmicDeath: Killed by the very Poor Fellows who he had previously betrayed.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Yes, he did most likely kill the High Septon, but it was either that or Maegor would burn Oldtown to the ground.
* TurnCoat: If the rumors are to be believed. He ''was'' the only Warrior's Son pardoned.

!!Septon Moon

* RebelLeader: He was one of the leaders of the Faith Militant Uprising against Maegor I in 48AC

* RebelLeader: He led the Poor Fellows from the Westerlands

* LadyOfWar: A female leader .

A leader of the Poor Fellows during the reign of King Maegor Targaryen.

* RebelLeader: Alongside Septon Moon, he led the Poor Fellows in revolt against King Maegor near the end of his reign, which triggered many other rebellions against the tyrant.

A hedge knight that led the Poor Fellows from the westerlands.