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* CoolCrown: The High Septon wears a crown of crystals and spun gold that's nearly a foot tall. However, when the High Sparrow comes into power, he sells it along with the Most Devout's other finery to buy food for the poor.
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** Like Randyll Tarly, he tries to convince Brienne to stop trying to find Sansa and go home to Tarth. But while Tarly does so [[StayInTheKitchen because of his disdain for Brienne being a knight]]], the Elder Brother is sincerely concerned for her well-being, especially with the current state of war-torn Westeros.

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** Like Randyll Tarly, he tries to convince Brienne to stop trying to find Sansa and go home to Tarth. But while Tarly does so [[StayInTheKitchen because of his disdain for Brienne being a knight]]], knight]], the Elder Brother is sincerely concerned for her well-being, especially with the current state of war-torn Westeros.
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--0>'''Elder Brother:''' You have a home, which is more than many can say in these dark days. You have a noble father who must surely love you. Consider his grief if you should never return. Perhaps they will bring your sword and shield to him, after you have fallen. Perhaps he will even hang them in his hall and look on them with pride...but if you were to ask him, I know he would tell you that he would sooner have a living daughter than a shattered shield.

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--0>'''Elder --->'''Elder Brother:''' You have a home, which is more than many can say in these dark days. You have a noble father who must surely love you. Consider his grief if you should never return. Perhaps they will bring your sword and shield to him, after you have fallen. Perhaps he will even hang them in his hall and look on them with pride...but if you were to ask him, I know he would tell you that he would sooner have a living daughter than a shattered shield.
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** Like Randyll Tarly, he tries to convince Brienne to stop trying to find Sansa and go home to Tarth. But while Tarly does so because of his disdain for Brienne being a knight, the Elder Brother is sincerely concerned for her well-being.
-->'''Elder Brother:''' You have a home, which is more than many can say in these dark days. You have a noble father who must surely love you. Consider his grief if you should never return. Perhaps they will bring your sword and shield to him, after you have fallen. Perhaps he will even hang them in his hall and look on them with pride...but if you were to ask him, I know he would tell you that he would sooner have a living daughter than a shattered shield.

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** Like Randyll Tarly, he tries to convince Brienne to stop trying to find Sansa and go home to Tarth. But while Tarly does so [[StayInTheKitchen because of his disdain for Brienne being a knight, knight]]], the Elder Brother is sincerely concerned for her well-being.well-being, especially with the current state of war-torn Westeros.
-->'''Elder --0>'''Elder Brother:''' You have a home, which is more than many can say in these dark days. You have a noble father who must surely love you. Consider his grief if you should never return. Perhaps they will bring your sword and shield to him, after you have fallen. Perhaps he will even hang them in his hall and look on them with pride...but if you were to ask him, I know he would tell you that he would sooner have a living daughter than a shattered shield.
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* EvilStoleMyFaith: Downplayed -- while he doesn't stop believing in the Seven or forsake his vows, the horrible fate and death of Princess Aerea makes him wonder how the gods could allow such a thing to happen.
-->'''Barth''': It has been three days since the princess perished, and I have not slept. I do not know that I shall ever sleep again. The Mother is merciful, I have always believed, and the Father Above judges each man justly...but there was no mercy and no justice in what befell our poor princess. How could the gods be so blind or so uncaring as to permit such horror? Or is it possible that there are other deities in this universe, monstrous evil gods such as the priests of Red R'hllor preach against, against whose malice the kings of men and the gods of men are naught but flies?
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* EveryoneHasStandards: PaedophilePriest Septon Utt is an ''ex''-Septon for this very reason. [[spoiler: The Faith are also outraged by the execution of Ned Stark on the steps of the Sept of Baelor, considering it [[ThisIsUnforgivable an outrageous and unforgivable act of sacrilege]] that profaned holy ground with blood]].

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* EveryoneHasStandards: PaedophilePriest Septon Utt is an ''ex''-Septon for this very reason. [[spoiler: The Faith are also outraged by the execution of Ned Stark on the steps of the Sept of Baelor, considering it [[ThisIsUnforgivable an outrageous and unforgivable act of sacrilege]] that profaned holy ground with blood]].blood. Plenty of the Faith's more vocal membership are also disgusted by the Red Wedding, despite most of the massacre's victims being worshippers of the Old Gods, asserting that the Red Wedding's perpetrators are [[ThisIsUnforgivable damned]] in the eyes of the gods for such an outrageous violation of SacredHospitality]].

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* RashomonStyle: There are many accounts on sudden and mysterious death:
** He commited suicide, either for [[DirtyCoward cowardy]] or a HeroicSacrifice to spare the people of Oldtown from dragonfire.
** The Seven struck him down for pride, heresy, treason, arrogance.
** Murdered by Ser Morgan Hightower, a Warrior's Son and younger brother of Lord Martyn Hightower, the only Warrior's Son to be pardoned by Maegor. He was seen entering and leaving the High Septon's privy chambers.

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* RashomonStyle: There are many accounts on theories as to his sudden and mysterious death:
** He commited committed suicide, either for out of [[DirtyCoward cowardy]] cowardice]] or a HeroicSacrifice [[HeroicSacrifice desire to spare the people of Oldtown from dragonfire.
dragonfire]].
** The Seven themselves struck him down for pride, heresy, treason, and arrogance.
** Murdered by Ser Morgan Hightower, a Hightower—a Warrior's Son and younger brother of Lord Martyn Hightower, the only Warrior's Son to be pardoned by Maegor. He Hightower—who was seen entering and leaving the High Septon's privy chambers.chambers on the night of his death. Ser Morgan was also, coincidentally, the sole Warrior's son to be fully pardoned by Maegor himself.



** Murdered by the Archmaesters of the Citadel, through the dark arts, an assassin, a poisoned scroll.

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** Murdered by the Archmaesters of the Citadel, through the dark arts, an assassin, or a poisoned scroll.



* LandslideElection: It only takes a single ballot for the Most Devout to elect him—and by all accounts, it's unanimous. The fact that King Maegor and Queen Visenya were bearing down upon them on dragonback even as the vote took place might have had something to do with it.



* ShortRunner: He barely makes it a year as High Septon before he dies, most likely of old age.



* ProfessionalButtKisser: He was considered as such by the Poor Fellows

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* ProfessionalButtKisser: He was considered as such by the Poor FellowsFellows.



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[[folder:High Septon (Pate)]]
!!Pate
!!!The Lackwit High Septon
A humble and simpleminded stonecarver, raised to High Septon at Baelor's behest.

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!!High Septon, Shepherd of the Faithful, Father of the Faithful

The successor of the
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A humble
Lickspittle, who died in the tumultuous year of 54 AC. He was old and simpleminded stonecarver, raised crippled, having lost his legs long ago, but was no less a septon for it. Remembered for codifying the Doctrine of Exceptionalism that allowed the Targaryen dynasty to High Septon at Baelor's behest.practice incest as they had in Valyria.




* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Most people believe Baelor's Hand, Viserys had him poisoned discreetly to end the embarrassment to the Faith.
* NeverLearnedToRead: On account of being a lackwit.
* PhysicalGod: Baelor was convinced he was the Smith in human form.

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\n* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Most people believe Baelor's Hand, Viserys had HandicappedBadass: His lack of legs means he has to preach from a litter. That didn't stop Jaehaerys from naming him poisoned discreetly to end one of the embarrassment "Seven Speakers" who traveled the realm of Westeros doing little else but preaching of the king's wisdom, his sister-queen's kindness, and King Maegor's evil. Nor did it stop Alfyn, for that matter.
* [[PuppetKing Puppet High Septon]]: Not
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* NeverLearnedToRead: On account
extent of being a lackwit.
* PhysicalGod: Baelor
his predecessors, but there were signs nonetheless. Jaehaerys intended for the Faith to never question Targaryen tradition again, but the High Lickspittle's death had left several contenders for the crystal crown. One of them was convinced Septon Mattheus, who he despised to such an extent that Jaehaerys struck a secret deal with House Hightower to ensure Mattheus was not chosen. Furthermore, since Alfyn was old and likely to die soon, Jaehaerys promised that whoever succeeded Alfyn would be a Hightower—so long as they accepted his Doctrine as well.
* ThisCannotBe: Alfyn's probably
the Smith most shocked out of anyone in human form.Westeros when he learns that he's been chosen as High Septon.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The High Septon dies of the Shivers in 59 AC. Whether or not it was Alfyn isn't made clear.



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!!High Septon
!!!The Boy High Septon
An eight-year old street urchin raised to High Septon, after the death of the lackwit High Septon, at Baelor's behest, again.

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!!High Septon
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!!Pate
!!!The Boy Lackwit High Septon
An eight-year old street urchin A humble and simpleminded stonecarver, raised to High Septon, after the death of the lackwit High Septon, Septon at Baelor's behest, again.behest.



* AChildShallLeadThem: He was the youngest High Septon ever elected.
* AnimalTalk: Baelor claimed to have seen him speaking with doves.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Not only did Baelor see him speaking to doves, the doves talked back to him in human voices.

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* AChildShallLeadThem: He MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Most people believe Baelor's Hand, Viserys had him poisoned discreetly to end the embarrassment to the Faith.
* NeverLearnedToRead: On account of being a lackwit.
* PhysicalGod: Baelor was convinced he
was the youngest High Septon ever elected.
* AnimalTalk: Baelor claimed to have seen him speaking with doves.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Not only did Baelor see him speaking to doves, the doves talked back to him
Smith in human voices.form.




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!!High Septon
!!!The Boy High Septon
An eight-year old street urchin raised to High Septon, after the death of the lackwit High Septon, at Baelor's behest, again.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He was the youngest High Septon ever elected.
* AnimalTalk: Baelor claimed to have seen him speaking with doves.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Not only did Baelor see him speaking to doves, the doves talked back to him in human voices.
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** Murdered by Lady Patrice Hightower, Lord Martyn's maiden aunt and reputed witch, who also met the High Septon the night of his death, though he was seen alive when she left.

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** Murdered by Lady Patrice Hightower, Lord Martyn's maiden aunt and a reputed witch, who also met the High Septon the night of his death, though he was seen alive when she left.


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* ICouldaBeenAContender: When the High Septon died early in Jaehaerys's reign, Mattheus was initially a contender to succeed to the position, but Jaehaerys and his Small Council [[BribingYourWayToVictory bribed the Most Devout]] into choosing a High Septon who wouldn't be as condemning of [[BrotherSisterIncest Jaehaerys's marriage to Alysanne]] as Mattheus had been.

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* PutOnABus: After Unwin Peake took over as Hand of the King, Eustace was dismissed from the Red Keep in favour of Septon Bernard, leaving King's Landing to take up residence at Stoney Sept.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The only thing known about Eustace after he left King's Landing is that [[RankUp he eventually rose to the ranks of the Most Devout]]. His ultimate fate is unknown.



* DreadfulMusician: He didn't write about his time in Aegon III's court, instead he liked writing and composing sacred music, which according to Gyldayn was appallingly written.

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* DreadfulMusician: He didn't write about his time in Aegon III's court, instead court. Instead he liked writing and composing sacred music, which according to Gyldayn was appallingly written.



* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: Bernard was only spared execution because the High Septon wrote a letter to Aegon III, beseeching the young king for mercy on account of Bernard's faith.

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* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: Bernard was only spared execution because the High Septon personally wrote a letter to Aegon III, beseeching the young king for mercy on account of Bernard's faith.
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* {{Foil}}: To his eventual successor, Septon Barth. Both of them were men of the Faith who would serve as the second-in-command to the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. One of them would be celebrated as among the best to have ever served as Hand. [[spoiler:The other is Murmison.]]


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!!Septon Sefton
The Septon of Coldmoat Castle during the reign of Aerys I. He appears in ''The Sworn Sword''.
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-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCrownlandsHouses Crownlands Houses character page]] under House Staunton.
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* BadassPreacher: He is described as tireless and fearless for a man of fifty-three, and able to preach for a night and a day without either food or sleep. Nor is he afraid to denounce the Targaryens as a whole for practicing incest (in the case of Aenys' children) or polyamory (as with Maegor). This fierceness of piety is only one reason why many people think he died of foul play.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: His tenure as Hand of the King was considered one of the best; he served as Hand for forty years, a Westerosi record. When Lord Corbray complained about Barth being made Hand despite his lowborn status, Jaehaerys said, "If his father beat out swords and shod horses, so be it. A knight needs his sword, a horse needs shoes, and I need Barth."

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* HypercompetentSidekick: His tenure From the off, Barth proves he is no ordinary septon. Much of the laws that unify the Seven Kingdoms are ascribed to him, and the Doctrine of Exceptionalism that the Faith adapted was mostly his own work as well. And that was ''before'' he became Hand of the King was King. His time in that office is still considered one of the best; he served as Hand for over forty years, years until his death, a Westerosi record. When Lord Corbray complained about Barth being made Hand despite his lowborn status, Jaehaerys said, "If his father beat out swords and shod horses, so be it. A knight needs his sword, a horse needs shoes, and I need Barth."
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* BewareTheHonestOnes: Part of what makes the High Septon so dangerous to the Lannisters is because, unlike his predecessors, he's not corrupt or weak in any way. He takes a very aggressive approach to achieving his goals, has no fear of rocking the boat, and he cannot be bribed or persuaded to act against the principles of the Church. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Cersei]], in particular, cannot comprehend that the High Sparrow is immune to her usual tactics until it's too late.


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* GoodIsNotDumb: 'Good' may be only by the loose interpretation common to Westeros, but he is a WellIntentionedExtremist and most ''definitely'' not stupid. Cersei pays horribly for underestimating him and allowing his power base to grow.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Gelded for his conspiracy and forced to walk barefoot from King's Landing to Oldtown with his junk hanging from his neck.
* DreadfulMusician: He didn't wrote about his time in Aegon III's court, instead he liked writing and composing sacred music, which according to Gyldayn was appallingly written.

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Gelded for his conspiracy and forced to walk barefoot from King's Landing to Oldtown with his junk hanging from his neck.
neck. He spent the rest of his days as a scribe of the Faith under a vow of silence.
* DreadfulMusician: He didn't wrote write about his time in Aegon III's court, instead he liked writing and composing sacred music, which according to Gyldayn was appallingly written.
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* NoSell: He flatly refuses to accept Cersei's attempt to defend Joffrey's actions on account of his youth, reiterating the Faith's view having Ned Stark beheaded at the Sept of Baelor was an unforgiveable act of sacrilege.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Jaehaerys briefly considers appointing him the High Septon's successor at one point. Barth is savvy enough to know that this is a bad decision, and spends half the night saying as much to the king.

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* UnreliableNarrator: It is known he invented several details regarding the war which painted Aegon in a much more positive light.

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* TheFundamentalist: Mixed with a bit of racism toward the north. He describes the northern supporters of Rhaenyra as "shaggy savages", and claims (without proof or corroboration) that Prince Jacaerys spent his time at Winterfell mainly trying to get Cregan Stark to change faiths.
* UnreliableNarrator: It is known he invented several details regarding the war which painted Aegon in a much more positive light, and Rhaenyra in a much worse one. Also, while he supports Aegon, Eustace's testimony tends to paint Criston Cole in the worst light.

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[[folder:Septon Barth]]
!!Septon Barth, Hand of the King

-->''"No man of humble birth ever rose so high as the plainspoken but brilliant septon."''
-->--'''Maester Yandel'''

Barth was a septon who served as Hand of the King for Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He was appointed the Hand of the King and sat in that position for forty years. Rumored to delve in sorcery.

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!!Septon Barth, Hand of the King

-->''"No man of humble birth ever rose so high as the plainspoken but brilliant septon."''
-->--'''Maester Yandel'''

Barth was a
Mattheus]]

A
septon who served as Hand of at King's Landing during the King for regency of Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He was appointed the Hand of the King and sat in that position for forty years. Rumored to delve in sorcery.Targaryen.




* BullyingADragon: Going on an extended rant to Jaehaerys about how he and anyone born of incest are abominations was not his smartest move. Jaehaerys listened, then when he was done said if Mattheus dared speak another word his lips would be sewn shut. Mattheus wisely decided to shut the hell up (at least until he left Dragonstone, and no Targaryens with sewing equipment were to hand).
* FatBastard: Surprisingly fat for a supposed pious man, to the extent he left King's Landing on a palanquin. Compare that to his immediate replacement, Barth, who legend says passed him on entering the city on nothing but a humble donkey.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Not surprising really that the minute Jaehaerys became king, he gave Mattheus the boot. Mattheus's attempts to try and keep his job, despite still insulting the king, were shot down.
* YouAreFat: On the receiving end from the normally pretty diplomatic Jaehaerys, who directly pointed out his rotundity. Likewise, when Jae became king, and gave Mattheus the boot, one of his court snarked they should probably get three other Septons in to replace him, "to balance the scales".

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!!Septon Barth, Hand of the King

-->''"No man of humble birth ever rose so high as the plainspoken but brilliant septon."''
-->--'''Maester Yandel'''

Barth was a septon who served as Hand of the King for Jaehaerys I Targaryen. He was appointed the Hand of the King and sat in that position for forty years. Rumored to delve in sorcery.
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The Septon of the Red Keep during the reign of Viserys I and a member of the green council for Aegon II Targaryen. His account of the Dance of Dragons is considered quite biassed in favor of Aegon against Rhaenyra.

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* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: The Faith of the Seven is comprised of three masculine figures (the Warrior, the Father, and the Smith), three feminine figures (the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone), and the Stranger, a mysterious figure who is neither male or female and sometimes depicted as nonhuman. This androgyny is because they represent death and the unknown.
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* TheJudge: The Father is prayed to for justice.
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-->'''Elder Brother''': The lord I served served a lord who chose to back the dragon instead of the stag.
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* BigSisterMentor: Subverted. She intended to be this for her younger sister Saera, who was forced to join the Faith as punishment for her sexual promiscuity and cruelty, but Saera ran away after a year and a half without a shred of remorse for her actions.
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* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: Bernard was only spared execution because the High Septon wrote a letter to Aegon III, beseeching the young king for mercy on account of Bernard's faith.
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* OddNameOut: Only Alysanne isn't a nature themed name.
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* HighPriest: He is the topmost leader of the Faith at the beggining of ''A Song of Ice and Fire''.

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* NeverLearnedToRead: Like most smallfolk, he can't read, but he's memorized ''The Seven-Pointed Star'' in its entirety, and that's all he really needs.

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* NeverMessWithGranny: All three of them are as old and tough as tree roots.

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* NeverMessWithGranny: All three of them are as old and tough as tree roots.roots, and more than a match for an angry Cersei.


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* OnlyOneName: If they had last names, they gave them up after taking septas' vows.
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* OutsideContextProblem: From Cersei's point of view, he's the first important person she has to deal with who she can't manipulate, bribe, or just murder when his presence gets inconvenient. She tries anyway, but when she attempts to use him as an UnwittingPawn, [[spoiler:he turns the tables on her and arrests her on charges of adultery and murder]].

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* OutsideContextProblem: From Cersei's point of view, he's the first important person she has to deal with who she can't manipulate, bribe, or just murder when his presence gets inconvenient. She tries anyway, but when she attempts to use him as an UnwittingPawn, [[spoiler:he turns the tables on her and arrests has her arrested on charges of adultery incest, adultery, and murder]].
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* OutsideContextProblem: From Cersei's point of view, he's the first important person she has to deal with who she can't manipulate, bribe, or just murder when his presence gets inconvenient. She tries anyway, but when she attempts to use him as an UnwittingPawn, [[spoiler:he turns the tables on her and arrests her on charges of adultery and murder]].

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