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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: He serves as this to Talia and Ryon in episode 1. Both are deviated devastated at the loss of their father and especially their older brother Rodrik and look to Ethan for comfort. Talia especially has been stated too have always been very close to Ethan, being his twin and all. After Ethan's death, Rodrik takes up the mantle of this for Talia after the latter turns out to still be alive.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Rodrik can potentially deliver a very nasty beating to Gryff if the player chooses. Almost 8 out of 10 players chose this option.
** You can choose to have him [[NoHandsBarredBeatdown savagely beat]] a Whitehill soldier who insults Asher if Asher is the one to make the HeroicSacrifice.
** [[spoiler:If he survives episode 6, he will take this even further by beheading either Ludd or Gryff. More so with Gryff.]]
** Rodrik can potentially deliver a very nasty beating to Gryff if the player chooses. Almost 8 out of 10 players chose this option.
** You can choose to have him [[NoHandsBarredBeatdown savagely beat]] a Whitehill soldier who insults Asher if Asher is the one to make the HeroicSacrifice.
** [[spoiler:If he survives episode 6, he will take this even further by beheading either Ludd or Gryff. More so with Gryff.]]
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Lady Eleana Glenmore, though their marriage was delayed by the War of the Seven Kings. In Episode Two, they decide to try and get the ball rolling again, as an alliance with Glenmore would bring the Forresters soldiers that they desperately need.
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!House Forrester of Ironrath
House Forrester is a noble house from the wolfswood in the North. It is sworn to House Glover of Deepwood Motte.
Their seat is Ironrath, and their words are "Iron from Ice". They control the majority of the ironwood forests in the wolfswood, much to the chagrin of their bitter rivals, House Whitehill.
Their coat of arms is an ironwood tree outline with a sword outline drawn inside it, pointing down.
[[folder:Tropes related to House Forrester]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: House Forrester in the books is a third tier house answering to House Glover and of little consequence to the game of thrones. House Forrester in the game is House Stark's vanguard leaders, and that they have enough economic clout to control the Ironwood trade is SeriousBusiness in King's Landing.
* AncestralWeapon: Like a lot of ancient houses.
* ArcWords: "Iron from Ice".
* AscendedExtra: Only given a brief mention in the books.
* BadassCreed: Their house motto, "Iron from Ice". It represents their strength to endure adversity, as is required to survive Northern winters.
* BadassFamily: Most definitely. Gregor, Rodrik, and Asher are all skilled warriors, Ryon hopes to follow in their footsteps, and Ethan can be played as something of a BadassBookworm in the making.
* BadassInDistress: Already in the first episode.
* BigFancyCastle: Their seat, Ironrath, is quite an impressive fortress. Though not large, it is made with large amounts of fine ironwood (tough, fire-resistant, and expensive) and it is said that even Eddard Stark envied its quality.
* DefiantToTheEnd: One way of playing House Forrester throughout Season One. This, notably, ''infuriates'' Ludd Whitehill and drives him to near-madness trying to destroy you. [[spoiler:It also doesn't prevent House Whitehill from conquering Ironrath in the end.]]
* FeudingFamilies[=/=]SitcomArchnemesis: With the Whitehills.
* {{Foil}}: To the Starks, potentially. This can be {{Subverted}} if you chose to play the Forresters as honest, forthright, and noble just like their lords but the game encourages you to do a lot of tricky and underhanded things. They're positively required with both the Mira Forrester and Asher sections. You can break oaths, [[spoiler:betray guest right, poison your new in-law]], forge letters, pretend obedience while plotting betrayal, and betray your associates all to get your revenge. This trope is {{Deconstructed}} as we also see why they would come to all these conclusions even if they're like the Starks.
* ForestRanger: The Forresters have this as their hat. {{Justified}} as their wealth comes from lumber and they live in the North. Played with as they love the forests ''because'' they chop them down for their wealth and they're warding away others who might steal their trees (and wealth).
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Cedric Forrester, who, with his sons, built Ironrath, the seat of their House.
* HonorBeforeReason: Combined with RevengeBeforeReason. The Forresters can try to make peace but always do so in a half-hearted manner at best. No matter what, they burn with fury to get revenge on the Whitehills.
* HufflepuffHouse: A background house, established in the lore of the books as bannermen pledged to House Stark, but never really elaborated on there.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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[[folder:Gregor]]
!!Lord Gregor Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The North Grove must never be lost."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobinAtkinDownes
As a youth, Gregor Forrester famously arm-wrestled Galbert Glover for the privilege of becoming the man's squire. Glover later joked that it was the luckiest defeat of his life, for Gregor was a talented warrior. After his father died at the Trident, Gregor ascended to the lordship, marrying Lady Elissa Branfield at the behest of King Robert. She bore him six healthy children; though Gregor was forced to send his second son, Asher, into exile. Gregor privately named that event his life's only true regret.
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* ActionDad: Lasts longer than his son. Or so it had seemed.
* CharacterDeath: Killed during the Red Wedding, [[WeHardlyKnewYe only about five minutes into the first episode.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Proves to be loyal, courageous, a friend to others, and a hero.
* ComicallySerious: Is one of these individuals as he exploits his reputation as a lord to tell a very good joke.
* HeroicSacrifice: Already wounded, he holds off Frey's soldiers so that Gared can escape.
* AFatherToHisMen: We see him hanging around the men as one of them.
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: He's not just wounded as it appears. He's BADLY wounded.
* TheMagnificent: His well-known epithet is "Gregor the Good."
* NiceToTheWaiter: Or the squires, as it would be. He also promotes a pig farmer to his Castellan and one's nephew to be his squire, and then promotes said squire, Gared, to a knight.
* PosthumousCharacter: He's alive at the ''very'' start of the game, but [[WeHardlyKnewYe that doesn't particularly work out for him.]] We learn much more about who he was after his death, and his surviving sons succeeding him drives the plot.
* SecretKeeper: He passes the secret of the North Grove on to Gared to relay a message to Duncan.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He outlives his son Rodrik, if only for a few minutes.
** Unbenownst to Gregor, it's inverted. Rodrik survives his injuries and outlives his father.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's killed in the first act during the Red Wedding.
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[[folder:Elissa]]
!!Lady Elissa Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I watched as countless of our kin fell, saw our lands destroyed, everything we clung to was ripped from our hands. I can't watch that same fate befall this family."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LaraPulver
Elissa Forrester was born to House Branfield, a minor Southron House that was all but destroyed when the Targaryen dynasty fell. In the aftermath of that defeat, Lady Elissa was married off to Lord Gregor, and she thus saw herself as a prisoner at Ironrath. But Gregor was kind to his young wife, and she quickly grew to love him. Once their children began to be born, Lady Elissa embraced her role as the Forrester matriarch, and silently swore that she'd never again see her family destroyed.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Depending on your decisions she either drinks poison or is impaled by Harys in episode 6.]]
* DeathGlare: Manages to intimidate Lord Whitehill into silence.
* DeathSeeker: Implied, considering her reckless behavior in Episode 6.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Can potentially stab Harys in the finale, saving Asher/Rodrik's life. Unfortunately Harys will kill her in turn.]]
* IceQueen: Is very cold and distant to anyone except her children, and even then she is strict and demanding when necessary.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:One way for her to die in episode 6, courtesy of Harys.]]
* MamaBear: Is deeply protective of her children.
* ManipulativeBitch: A rare good version as she makes a lot of decisions behind your back then asks for permission to do them, flattering you the entire way. Then again, your character is a child and more specifically ''her'' child.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Happens for her to Rodrik at the Red Wedding and Ethan at Ironrath. Rodrik gets better, Ethan... does not.
** It happens again at the end of Episode 5, when either Rodrik or Asher is killed in the Whitehill ambush.
* PragmaticHero: She is willing to use everything and everyone to her advantage in order to save her family, up to and including the murder of every Whitehill down to the babes in their beds. If the Forresters had more power, one could see Ramsay Snow and the rest of the Boltons on that list as well.
* {{Revenge}}: She wants Rodrik to kill every Whitehill to avenge Gregor and Ethan, as well as bring Ryon back home.
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:In episode 6, if you back out of either the poison plan or the ambush plan at the last minute and try to sincerely make peace with the Whitehills, Elissa will angrily attack Ludd's face with a knife, which will result in the same battle between the Forresters and the Whitehills that will occur after you carry out one of the plans.]]
* SilkHidingSteel: Is one of the most formidable people at Ironrath.
* TraumaCongaLine: Being forced to exile one of her sons across the Narrow Sea, losing her husband and yet another son at the Red Wedding, having half of her house's livelihood taken away from them, watching her daughter being threatened with rape, followed by having yet another son murdered right in front of her while the other being kidnapped.
* WidowWoman: Becomes one after the Red Wedding.
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[[folder:Rodrik]]
!!Rodrik Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I will not yield!"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Russ Bain
Lord Forrester's eldest son, Rodrik was trained from an early age to shoulder the burdens of leadership. In many ways, he seems built for the role: strong, charismatic, and formidable on the battlefield. When Robb Stark called his banners to war, Lord Forrester asked Rodrik to stay behind and protect Ironrath; but Rodrik would have none of it. Instead, he rode off side-by-side with his father, and led the Forrester cavalry with such valor that his name came to be feared amongst the ranks of the Lannister soldiers.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Lady Eleana Glenmore, though their marriage was delayed by the War of the Seven Kings. In Episode Two, they decide to try and get the ball rolling again, as an alliance with Glenmore would bring the Forresters soldiers that they desperately need.
* BadassBoast: In episode 3, a possible response after Gryff threatens Rodrik with a sword:
-->"You know what they did to me at the Twins? Shred my face. Put their swords through me. Tried to smash my skull open. But they couldn't kill me. And you're not the man to finish the job."
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rodrik is an all-around good guy, except to those who've harmed his family. To them, he can be truly terrifying in his wrath, as Gryff [[spoiler:or Ludd]] Whitehill may find out the hard way.
* {{Bookends}}: If he dies in Episode 5, his story begins and ends on a corpse cart.
* CharacterDeath: If he is chosen to hold off Gryff's men at the end of Episode 5.
* CoolBigBro: To Ethan and Talia.
* DecoyProtagonist: If he is the one to die then he serves as this to Asher, who becomes the lord of the house and gets the most focus in the finale. Averted if he survives and Asher dies.
* DentedIron: He survives wounds that should have killed him, leaving him crippled and horribly scarred. Demonstrated in Episode 5, where he has a ShirtlessScene, standing straight with all his injuries displayed and tosses away his cane to stand and walk on his own again.
* {{Determinator}}: While it is based on a player choice in Episode 3, Rodrik can show no matter how many times Gryff knocks him to the ground, he can and will get right back up.
* DoNotGoGentle: If he's left behind in Episode 5, he doesn't try to run or plead for his life, he goes down fighting and taking several {{Mooks}} with him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: If he is the one to die in Episode 5 he goes out in spectacular fashion, taking down several Whitehill soldiers before succumbing to his wounds.
* EyeScream: Harys can potentially smash his eye out before killing him, as revenge for Rodrik doing the same thing to Gryff.
* FacialHorror: He got pretty torn up at the Red Wedding. The right side of his face is a mass of nasty wounds and it looks like he's also got an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphema eight-ball fracture]] in that eye. Also, if he is killed in Episode 5, Harys will smash his eye in with a cane before finishing him off.
* HandicappedBadass: While Rodrik may barely be able to walk thanks to his wounds, he is more than capable of commanding the respect of his household and intimidating Whitehill soldiers.
** Once his arm heals in Episode 4, Rodrik quite easily knocks Gryff on his ass and nearly beats him to death.
* TheHero: Along with [[AntiHero Asher]].
* HeroicSacrifice: Episode 5 ends with either he or Asher holding the portcullis open to help the other escape Gryff's ambush.
* HesBack: At the climax of Episode 5, he throws his cane in the hearth and walks again.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Rodrik can potentially deliver a very nasty beating to Gryff if the player chooses. Almost 8 out of 10 players chose this option.
** You can choose to have him [[NoHandsBarredBeatdown savagely beat]] a Whitehill soldier who insults Asher if Asher is the one to make the HeroicSacrifice.
** [[spoiler:If he survives episode 6, he will take this even further by beheading either Ludd or Gryff. More so with Gryff.]]
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: He survives nominally fatal wounds sustained at the Red Wedding that were so bad he was left for dead. He is thought to never be able to walk again, yet he manages to find his feet, though not without a cane or shoulder to lean on. He recovers over time, as the maester removes his arm sling in Episode 3, in Episode 4 he lifts his father's sword (a greatsword thus basically the Forresters' version of Ned Stark's Ice), and in Episode 5 he can walk without a cane.
* MadeOfIron: Rodrik ''survived'' the Red Wedding, and managed to stay alive for at least several days after on the back of a horse cart, on the brink of death and without any food or water.
** In Episode 3, manages to keep getting back up and stand tall despite the fact that Gryff repeatedly kicks him down to the ground.
** [[spoiler:In episode 6, he manages to survive getting stabbed through the gut by a greatsword, with the sword being twisted in the wound, and getting shot by an arrow, and escapes the final battle alive after being placed on a horse by his loyal adviser. Though he's still not out of the woods yet, he somehow managed to survive the first season.]]
* PlayerCharacter: From Episode 2 onwards.
* PrecisionFStrike: The player has the opportunity to have him drop one on several occasions.
* SacrificialLion: Potentially, if he is the one to sacrifice himself at the end of Episode 5.
* StealthExpert: [[spoiler: In Episode 6, he shows surprising skill at this as he, Beskha, and the pit fighters sneak into the Whitehill camp to kill Ludd and Gryff. Not bad, for having been trained like a knight rather than having Asher's stealth experience from being a sellsword.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: He symbolically throws his cane into the fire before meeting up with Asher, as his injuries have finally healed.
* WalkingSpoiler: He is assumed to be dead throughout the first episode, so any tropes about him from the second episode on spoil the fact that he's alive.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He is the first (second if the player chooses not to save Bowen) to die in the game. Subverted, as it turns out he survived in the second episode.
* TheWisePrince: Lord, rather the prince, but otherwise fits the trope. As the firstborn son of a lord, he was raised from an early age to assume responsibility for Ironwrath and his lands, demonstrates skill and valor on the battlefield in service to his liege, and is capable of being both firm and authoritative as well as compassionate and just. Naturally, fate conspires to make fulfilling this role exceedingly hard on him.
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[[folder:Mira]]
!!Mira Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Don't tell me you're afraid of a handmaiden."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Martha Mackintosh
Mira had always been fond of Ironrath, but Lady Forrester - wanting her eldest daughter to learn the ways of a Southron court - arranged for her to serve as a handmaiden to Margaery Tyrell. To her great surprise, Mira enjoyed attending on Margaery at Highgarden, and followed her to King's Landing with enthusiasm. But life in the capital has not been easy for Mira. Her straightforward Northern ways are at odds with the subtleties of court life, and she often finds herself dreaming of simpler days.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Mira's ultimate fate demonstrates how her entire storyline was completely pointless. The main story in the game was about Ironrath and the Forrester family, but Mira was hardly connected to that. She had no direct contact to any other character and her actions had hardly an influence on the events around Ironrath. She can ask Margaery for help dealing with Ramsay, but Margaery fails. She can forge the letter, but it's still up to Rodrik to secure the betrothal. She gets the ironwood decree, but it turns out useless when Tyrion is arrested. She stops Andros from hiring more soldiers for the Whitehills, but Ludd already has enough men to take Ironrath and kill everyone inside.]].
* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:Is offered one by Lord Morgryn in the final episode, as her name as a Forrester is still valuable in light of her brothers' deaths and the danger the rest of her family is in. Accepting the offer will spare you from execution and put Tom on the chopping block in your place.]]
* AscendedExtra: Quite literally - Mira's appearance is based on that of an extra from the TV series, who appears in the background of scenes as one of Margaery's handmaidens.
* BadassBoast: She can give one on a couple of occasions, notably when ruining the deal Andros made with the Lannisters:
-->'''Mira''': Don't be so bloody dramatic, because I'm just getting started.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: The comings and goings of a handmaiden from a minor, northern house commands a rather ridiculous degree of attention in the Red Keep, even during Tyrion's trial for regicide. Especially since few would care or even ''know'' about most of the things she's accused of doing (for instance, she's accused of [[spoiler:murdering a Lannister guard, even though the guard fell into the sea, and no evidence linked Mira to his disappearance at all]]).
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: You can pledge loyalty to Joffrey, Cersei, Tyrion, AND Margaery all in one episode.
** Also, she'll badmouth a fellow handmaiden who was also her friend, if the player chooses.
** In the second episode the player can choose to have Mira forge a letter from Margaery to benefit her family after Margaery says no to helping them for the second time.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:If she refuses Morgryn's marriage proposal in Episode 6, then she will be executed via beheading.]]
* ContinuityPorn: Re-watch the first few episodes of Season 4 of the show after playing the game, and you'll notice one of Margaery's handmaidens actually ''is'' the actor upon whom Mira's appearance was based. It's pretty impressive.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:If she refuses Morgryn's marriage proposal, at the very least screwing him out of lordship of her House. You can have her spit on him at her execution and everything.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: A possible way of handling Cersei.
* EarlyBirdCameo: On [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]], she's in the group of "hens" that Olenna Tyrell sends out to get a proper necklace for Margaery's wedding.
* ExactWords: You can try this on Cersei. It doesn't work.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Should she choose to refuse Morgryn's offer of marriage, Mira faces her execution in this way. She walks calmly to the block and either calls out King's Landing for its injustices, shouts the Forrester house words, calmly tells the executor to get on with it, or remains silent before being put to the blade.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Possible in Episode 6. Despite it being the only possible way for her to avoid execution, Mira can refuse Morgryn's offer of marriage as it will result in him claiming her family's name, land and power, as well as Tom being killed in her place. She can also tell Margaery the truth about Sera helping her, letting Sera keep her job as Margaery's handmaiden but losing her own as a result.]]
* InTheBack: How she kills Damien.
* KillingInSelfDefense: You can choose to kill Damien when he tries to kill you and the coal-boy.
* LadyInWaiting: Is one for Margaery Tyrell.
* ManipulativeBitch: Deconstructed as we see this is a way of survival in King's Landing. It can also be subverted by saying the truth and nothing but the truth. Can verge on MagnificentBastard or, at least, one in training if you manage to play Margaery, Tyrion, and Cersei against one another.
* NiceToTheWaiter: One way you can handle her is allow her to befriend the coal-boy. Plays into ManipulativeBitch if you just do this because he can get you information. It pays off to befriend him; if you kill Damien, the coal-boy will get rid of the body for you.
* OffWithHerHead: [[spoiler:Refusing Morgryn's marriage proposal results in her being executed in this way.]]
* PlayerCharacter: The third one introduced in "Iron From Ice".
* ProfessionalButtKisser: You can play her this way, though it's ''very-very'' hard to swallow your pride that much.
* HonorBeforeReason: 25% of players choose HonorBeforeReason by swearing allegiance to Margaery.
* ShrinkingViolet: One of the ways to play her.
* ShootTheDog: 75% of the players choose this as her way of handling Cersei by swearing allegiance to Joffrey.
* StepfordSmiler: What's implied to be her role in the court as she is forced to denounce her family to Cersei and kiss up to the people who murdered her father and brother. You can subvert this.
* SupportingProtagonist: You play as her a lot but she's easily the least important playable character.
* TooCleverByHalf: [[spoiler:Morgryn sees great potential in her, which is precisely why he has her framed and either executed or reduced to utter powerlessness.]]
* YesMan: What Margaery encourages you to be to Cersei. Hilariously, she's completely blind to you doing it to her as a way to control her. However, if you're ''too'' obvious about being a Yes Girl (for example, being too quick to denounce others as "traitors"), Cersei will decide that Mira will say anything to get what she wants, which Cersei doesn't find very encouraging (but she'll still be pleased by loyalty to Lord Bolton).
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[[folder:Talia]]
!!Talia Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm ready to change."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Molly Stone
During her fourth pregnancy, Lady Forrester dreamed that she would birth a daughter with a voice like the summer rain. To her surprise, she gave birth to a boy. The infant, Ethan, wailed for hours - until Lady Forrester suddenly entered a second labor, this time birthing a girl. She named the girl Talia, after her own mother - and from then on, Ethan hardly ever cried. The dream came true also, for anyone at Ironrath will agree that there's no sound lovelier than that of Talia singing as her brother plays the lute.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: Becomes moodier after Ethan dies.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the nicest characters in the story, and yet she is the one to show defiance to the Whitehalls and Boltons through her song during her father and brother's funeral. Her lyrics shows her expressing her desire to see her family's enemies ''drown in molton gold'' and have the Mance sound the horn of winters past to ''awaken the giants and have them devour those responsible''. Girl has grown a vengeful streak.
** Talia's vengeful streak continues in episode 5, as she tries to make Rodrik promise to kill the traitor once she finds out.
** [[spoiler:If Asher is alive in Episode 6 and decides to poison Ludd, Talia will be the one to pour the wine.]]
* BreakTheCutie: This happens at the end of Episode 1. It was well on its way to happening earlier.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Downplayed in relation to Ethan. While both of them have an inclination towards the arts, Talia was taught how to fight "properly" by Royland, a rare honour for a highborn girl. Also, in Episode 5, Talia recommends that Rodrik kill the traitor.
* MoralityPet: Attempts to be one for Ethan as he becomes lord. It doesn't last long.
* NiceGirl: One of the sweetest characters in the game.
* OutOfFocus: Appears less often in Episode 6. However, [[spoiler:Talia is one of the few characters who is guaranteed to survive.]]
* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler:If Rodrik spared the traitor and then sacrificed himself, Talia will regret having stormed out of the room during their last conversation.]]
* PrecociousCrush: WordOfGod says that she has one on Gared Tuttle. Ironically, given this is Westeros, the biggest impediment to them marrying isn't his age but her superior social status. And the fact he joins the Night's Watch, an order with a celibacy mandate.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ethan]]
!!Ethan Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I may be young but I'm not so easily fooled."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Christopher Nelson
Whereas his older brothers were natural warriors, Ethan always found himself drawn to pursuits of the mind, particularly music and books. He also bears a great love for the towering trees of Ironrath - a love he shares with his twin sister, Talia. Ethan was still a boy when House Forrester joined the War of the Five Kings; but by war's end he had been thrust into manhood. On cool autumn evenings, Ethan can still be heard playing his lute in the ironwood grove.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: After his father and brother die, he becomes the new Lord Forrester.
* CharacterDeath: Gets stabbed in the neck by Ramsay and bleeds out in his mother's arms. [[DecoyProtagonist At the end of the first episode, no less.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Can acknowledge that he "may have to change" upon becoming lord. In fact, over the course of episode 1, he has to make a lot of difficult decisions to become the lord he is in his final moments.
* DeathByGenreSavvy: Even if played as a particularly smart king, tactful and aware of exactly how to deal with Ramsay, he'll end up killed for it.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: One possible way of handling Ramsay Snow. It doesn't end well.
* DecoyProtagonist: In true ''Game of Thrones'' fashion, the head of the protagonist household gets abruptly killed by a BastardBastard.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Can work on getting this.
* {{Foil}}: Considering his wise and merciful mannerism, the fact that he's forced into being a lord at a very young age, and even the way he looks, many people tend to refer to him as a reverse-Joffrey.
* GuileHero: Saying the right things to Ramsay Snow will help spare House Forrester's livelihood. Not Ethan's life, however.
* HeroicSacrifice: May offer himself as a hostage instead of his sister. It doesn't help.
* ImprobableAge: Becoming Lord at his age is not surprising in a hereditary feudal system. Managing to do as well as he does, however, can be. Sadly, his reign is a short one.
* TheMagnificent: Depending on the player's actions, he may receive a posthumous sobriquet of "The Brave", "The Bold", or "The Wise".
** In fact, this also very slightly influences the song Talia sings at the end of Episode 2, during the funeral. If Ethan was dubbed "The Wise" by remaining silent when Ramsay grabbed Talia, Talia will address him as "The Wise" as well as "strong and silent" during the song. If Ethan was dubbed "The Bold" by grabbing Talia away from Ramsay, Talia will address him as "The Bold" during the song and mention him grabbing her. If Ethan was dubbed "The Brave" by either telling Ramsay to let Talia go or offering himself as a hostage in Talia's place, Talia will address Ethan as "The Brave" during the song and paraphrase Ethan's last words as either "you'll not have her" or "take me instead".
** Finally, in a voiceover in episode 6, the voiceover will briefly bring up which sobriquet Ethan earned, either "The Wise", "The Bold", or "The Brave".
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Downplayed. Both he and Talia have a preference for the arts, and Ethan appears to reject the martial culture of Westeros completely. Even Talia claims he should learn how to fight, like "a man." However, Ethan can subvert this if he chooses to either cut off three of the thief's fingers or to have Royland do it, or if he consistently takes an aggressive stance with Ludd Whitehill and Ramsay Snow.
* PlayerCharacter: The second one introduced in "Iron From Ice".
* SacrificialLamb: He's a playable character, a big deal is made of him being the new Lord of his house, and then Ramsay shanks him in the neck seemingly for the hell of it.
* TheSmartGuy: His role in the family.
* TheWisePrince: Ethan can show a mature understanding of his responsibilities, caution about using power, listen to his advisors, and careful diplomatic touch with an iron glove.
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[[folder:Ryon]]
!!Ryon Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"A stupid game. I don't like it."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Louis Suc
The last of the Forrester children, Ryon grew up idolizing his older siblings, and spent many a playful hour chasing Ethan and Talia through the grove. His youth has been a happy one, largely shielded from expectation or responsibility - but recently, his innocence has begun to fade. When the war began, Ryon was too young to understand what it all meant. But the grim realities of life in a House at war has been impossible to avoid, and Ryon now asks questions for which his siblings have no easy answers.
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* CorruptTheCutie: If Gwyn comes to the funeral in Episode 2 instead of Ryon, she will tell Rodrik that Lord Whitehill has been planting anti-Forrester ideas into the boy's young head, such as questioning if his father really was as cowardly and corrupt as Ludd claims. In the fourth episode, it doesn't stick and Ryon defiantly shouts his house words when Ludd separates him from his family again.
* DefiantCaptive: Spends pretty much his entire screentime in Episode 4 displaying that he has absolutely no respect for his Whitehill captors and that they don't scare him at all.
* ICallItVera: Names a wooden sword he carries. He's prepping for a RoaringRampageOfRevenge when he gets older.
* IHaveYourWife: Ramsay gives him Lord Whitehill as a "ward", with orders to kill him if the Forresters don't cooperate.
* ImprobableInfantSurvival: [[spoiler:The end of episode 6 kills off many characters, but Ryon survives, thanks to Beskha taking him with her out of Ironrath.]]
* MoralityPet: Everyone is trying to make him into one of these. He's kind of annoyed by it because he wants revenge for his slain father and brother.
* OutOfFocus: In Episode Two, due to being a hostage of the Whitehills. You're given a chance to negotiate so that he can attend Gregor and Ethan's funeral, though, but the Whitehills will only allow Ryon to attend the funeral if you kneel down and kiss Lord Ludd Whitehill's shiny ring. If you refuse to kiss the ring, Ryon doesn't appear in Episode Two at all, his spot taken by Gwyn Whitehill instead.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His goal in life. Which is disturbing in a young boy.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Intends to hunt down the people who killed his father and brother before killing them. Which, actually, is probably normal for children in the North.
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[[folder:Asher]]
!!Asher Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Fuck Ramsay Snow! Fuck the Boltons! This war is not over until '''I say it is!'''"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Alex Jordan
Asher had always been a rebellious youth - brawling in taverns, sleeping with whores, and finding ways to raise his father's ire. But his life took a dark turn when, at seventeen, he fell in love with Gwyn Whitehill, the eldest daughter of his father's most bitter rival. Bloodshed ensued, and Lord Forrester faced a grim choice: go to war, or exile Asher across the Narrow Sea. He chose the latter. Asher remains in Essos to this day, living as a sellsword, harboring dreams of someday returning home.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: In the past, when another boy was bullying Ethan and Gregor stepped back to let him fight his own battles, Asher took one look and promptly intervened, grabbing the boy by the scruff of the neck and knocking out half his teeth. Naturally, when he finds out about Ethan's fate, he vows to murder every Whitehill and Bolton in his way.
* TheBigGuy: Plays this role for his family. His role in the story is to find military help in Essos, and [[EstablishingCharacterMoment right from his debut]] he's shown to be very good at thinking with his weapons.
* BloodKnight: His own ''mother'' calls him one of these. And she's right: Asher vows to murder every man standing between him and Ramsay Snow when he finds out what's befallen his family.
* BountyHunter: What he does in Essos.
* CharacterDeath: He can potentially be killed by Whitehill soldiers if he stays behind to hold the portcullis open.
* CoolBigBro: To Ethan and Talia.
* CruelMercy: If you don't choose to kill his opponent during the fight to impress the Meereeneese pit fighters, he can still win their loyalty by teaching his opponent his place and stepping on his face. Later on, he will remark that he found it more humiliating than just dying.
* DeadpanSnarker: There are a lot of snarky dialogue options during Asher's chapters.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Starts off as this to Rodrik, but during the second half they become co-protagonists. Asher can potentially become the main protagonist if Rodrik stays behind instead of Asher.
* DoNotGoGentle: If he's left behind in Episode 5, he doesn't try to run or plead for his life, he goes down fighting and taking several {{Mooks}} with him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Goes down swinging against Gryff's men, if he is the one to be killed by them.
* TheExile: Was banished to Essos for trying to elope with a Whitehill.
* FamedInStory: His mother believes he's badass enough to solve their problems. Although she may just be hinging all her hopes on him because they need help that badly.
* GrinOfAudacity: A common facial expression of his when he's being charming, witty, or bold. Croft refers to it as "the Asher grin".
* TheHero: Along with Rodrik.
* HeroicSacrifice: Episode 5 ends with either he or Rodrik holding the portcullis open to help the other escape Gryff's ambush.
* HotBlooded: Acts without thinking frequently, though he can be played to have some restraint. Lady Forrester notes that this attitude can be a good quality for a leader's right-hand-man, but makes Asher badly suited for actual leadership that doesn't involve fighting.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: One way of playing him is to be a hot-blooded jerk that nonetheless loves his family dearly.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:In the finale either Ludd or Gryff will die at his hands, if he is still alive.]]
* LoveableRogue: One way of playing him is to be a charming Robin Hood-esque brigand.
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:If he is alive in Episode 6 then he will be impaled with a greatsword, hit with an arrow, and just barely manage to survive it all.]]
* MultiMeleeMaster: It depends on how well the player handles the [[QuickTimeEvent QTEs]], of course, but Asher can acquit himself very well when using the strange array of weapons thrown to him in Mereen's fighting pit.
* NiceGuy: Another way of playing him this way as a polite and peaceful man beside Rodrik.
* NoodleIncident: He has several of these owing to his time as a bounty hunter, if his interactions with Beskha and Croft are any indication.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: InUniverse. In Episode 6, [[spoiler: Ludd Whitehill is rather suspicious that Asher, the most hot-blooded of the Forresters, would agree to treat with his enemy diplomatically and agree to a marriage pact. He's right to be, as it's a trap.]]
* SacrificialLion: Either him or Rodrik will be killed at the end of Episode 5, depending on who volunteers to sacrifice themself.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Played straight.
* StarCrossedLovers: He fell in love with and tried to elope with Gwyn Whitehill. Unfortunately it led to his exile.
* StealthExpert: Shows a great amount of prowess with sneaking around and taking out guards undetected when he's in Meereen.
* TakeUpMySword: In Episode 5, if Rodrik stays behind to hold open the portcullis he names him Lord of the House.
[[/folder]]
!Bannermen and Retainers
[[folder:Gared]]
''See [[Characters/GameOfThronesTelltaleNightsWatch Night's Watch]]''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Duncan]]
!!Duncan Tuttle
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Diplomacy can be a sharper instrument than the sword."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Robin Atkin Downes
As a boy, Duncan showed such talent for managing his family's farm that everyone assumed he'd inherit it. But Duncan was fated to run more than a few fields and a pig pen. One day, while supplicating at Ironrath, he struck up an unlikely friendship with Gregor Forrester, the heir to the House. The two grew close, sharing food, drink, and women; and when Gregor became lord, he named Duncan his Castellan. Eyebrows were raised, but Duncan proved himself worthy, and has served in good faith ever since.
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* BadassBookworm: Despite not being a warrior like Royland, he can throw an ax just as lethally as his counterpart if he accompanies you to the Whitehill's keep and you [[PressXToDie order him to attack Lord Whitehill]] (in place of Arthur and his rangers if they're not with you).
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Rodrik/Asher from certain death in Episode 6 if he's the sentinel, and manages to send them to safety.
* CharacterDeath: If he is the traitor, Rodrik has the option of killing him in Episode 5. [[spoiler:If he is the sentinel then he can also potentially be killed by Whitehill soldiers in Episode 6.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Can give this to Ethan if he's passed over for Knight Sentinel, clearly having been expected to be rewarded for sending his nephew to the Wall.
* FaceHeelTurn: If Ethan didn't choose him as the Sentinel in Episode 1, then he will be revealed to be a traitor who was spying on the Forresters for the Whitehills. [[spoiler:If you don't have him executed for it, [[HeelFaceTurn he'll be there to help Lord Forrester and Talia to safety]].]]
* ForWantOfANail: Depending on a choice Ethan makes in episode 1, Duncan has a different role in the story: either he's a loyal Sentinel doing everything he can to help the Forresters, or he's a traitor giving the Whitehills information.
* TheGoodChancellor: Duncan's role is to give pragmatic, if not especially heroic, advice.
* GoodWithNumbers: He's noted to have a head for logistics and administration, which he uses to serve his house as castellan.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Rodrik can kill him if he is the traitor.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Tends to think like this as castellan, notably in his decision to send Gared to the Wall to protect the rest of House Forrester.
* PetTheDog: A very subtle example, if Duncan is the traitor. Unlike Royland, who calls the late Ethan a "fool" if he is the traitor, Duncan will agree with Rodrik that he was just a boy.
* RagsToRiches: Duncan started as a pig farmer before being made Castellan.
* ReasonBeforeHonor: Duncan is this, being willing to ignore the death of his brother and niece to placate the Boltons. He also suggests sending his nephew up to the Wall to protect the House and urging said nephew to break his vows to help his house in their time of need.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: If Royland was chosen as Sentinel, Duncan is revealed to be the traitor in episode 5. When Rodrik confronts him, Duncan verbally blasts Rodrik over every "defiant" or "aggressive" choice he's ever made and calls him too violent to lead the House. He claims that unlike Rodrik, Gregor actually commanded respect instead of violence, and wishes that Rodrik had never crawled off that corpse cart.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Royland's red.
* SecretKeeper: One of the few who knows the truth about the North Grove.
* ShootTheDog: He sends his nephew to the Wall to keep him out of the hands of House Whitehill in the hopes of protecting both him and House Forrester.
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: There are many cases where one can put him or Ser Royland in a particular position while the other is sidelined, most significantly in episode 1 when naming a Sentinel, which determines who's loyal and who's a traitor. [[spoiler:Only one of them can survive to help Lord Forrester after he retreats, either.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: If chosen as the Sentinel, his loyalty to the Forresters remains unbreakable. Subverted in Episode 5 if he's the traitor. It could also be argued that he did what he had to save his House. And even if he is the traitor, he never shares the secret of the North Grove.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His justification if he's the traitor. He simply didn't believe the House could survive with Rodrik in charge and at war with the Whitehills.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Can get this from both his nephew and Ethan for sending the former to the Wall.
** Gives this to Ethan if passed over for Knight Sentinel and highlights the aforementioned action as proof of his UndyingLoyalty.
** Can give a similar one to Maester Ortengryn when the latter suggests giving away a substantial portion of the Ironwood forests.
** He gives an epic one to Rodrik in Episode 5 if he's the traitor, calling him out on all of his "reckless" actions, like standing up to Gryff and bringing the Glenmores to Ludd. He thinks of him as unfit to lead the House and a broken soldier, not a leader.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: If he's the traitor, he makes it very clear to Rodrik that he wishes he would've never risen up from that corpse cart.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ortengryn]]
!!Maester Ortengryn
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The wood may be black, but I see gold."'']]
->'''Played by:''' David Franklin
Originating from a minor house in the Vale, Ortengryn studied at the Citadel in the hope of becoming Maester to House Arryn. However, by the time he earned the final link in his Maester's chain, Jon Arryn had been murdered and the South was in turmoil. So the Citadel assigned Ortengryn to House Forrester, and though lesser known, Ortengryn came to respect the Forresters' honor and integrity. He now serves at Ironrath with pride, offering a voice of calm and reason as a member of the small council.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Oddly [[InvertedTrope inverted.]] He offers level-headed and moderate advice as a friend to the family and member of the house's Small Council... but when it comes to his ''actual job'' as a healer, he's oddly fond of his maggots (referring to them as "cute little creatures") and disturbingly cheerful about the prospect of amputating Gared's wounded leg.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Has this suggestion for dealing with the Boltons.
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:The codex after Episode 6 reveals that he was killed in the Battle of Ironrath, though it is not shown onscreen.]]
* TheMedic: Part of a maester's day job.
* TheMentor: To Ethan.
* MrExposition: Plays this role in Episode 1 to Ethan, as he explains lordly matters like small council meetings and the role of House Sentinel.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Is the recipient of one from Gryff and his men, until Rodrik steps in.
* OutOfFocus: He has an important role in the first episode but quickly fades into the background after that.
* TheSmartGuy: His role to the family.
* TooDumbToLive: Played with as the above suggestion for dealing with the Boltons would dramatically reduce House Forrester's power and wealth. Played with as while his suggestion was ruinous, appealing to the Boltons' greed is the only way Ramsay will make ''any'' concessions. Not that it saves Ethan.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Maester Ortengryn believes he's dealing with PragmaticVillainy when he talks about placating the Boltons. Which might work with his father, but not [[AxCrazy Ramsay]] [[TortureTechnician Snow]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Royland]]
!!Ser Royland Degore
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/degore_royland_6466.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Only dead men and cowards roll over."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Brian George
Royland Degore became a soldier in the Forrester army after his family was raped and murdered by Ironborn during Balon Greyjoy's rebellion. As the story goes, Degore led a nighttime raid on Sea Dragon Point, where he cut the moorings of a dozen Greyjoy longships and burned the drifting ships to ash - along with all the Ironborn on board. Degore was given charge of a battalion, and eventually rose to be Ironrath's Master-at-Arms. He's known for his natural military expertise, and his legendary temper.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Rodrik/Asher from certain death in Episode 6 if he's the sentinel, and manages to send them to safety.
* CharacterDeath: If he is the traitor, Rodrik has the option of stabbing him through the chest. [[spoiler:If he is the sentinel then he can potentially be killed by Whitehill soldiers in the final episode.]]
* CombatPragmatist: He encourages Rodrik to be one while they're training, since he can't win in a straight fight like he used to.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He has a very tragic backstory, having endured the loss of his family.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Has this if you pass him over for Knight Sentinel.
* DrillSergeantNasty: His role at Ironrath. Notably, he personally taught both Rodrik and Asher, and presumably Gared, and they are all complete badasses. The Forrester forces, also trained by him, were basically Robb's vanguard.
* FaceHeelTurn: If Ethan didn't choose him as the Sentinel in Episode 1, then he will be revealed to be a traitor who was spying on the Forresters for the Whitehills. [[spoiler:If Rodrik doesn't kill him for it, [[HeelFaceTurn he'll be there for Lord Forrester after Ironrath falls.]]]]
* ForWantOfANail: Depending on a choice Ethan makes in episode 1, Royland has a different role in the story: either he's a loyal Sentinel doing everything he can to help the Forresters, or he's a traitor giving the Whitehills information.
* HonorBeforeReason: His reaction to Gared being a threat to the House for killing one/two of the men who murdered his family is to throw his complete support behind the boy, since Royland believes Gared has done nothing wrong.
* HotBlooded: He's always about five seconds away from pulling out his sword.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: If he is the traitor, Rodrik can kill him this way in Episode 5.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Royland is aggressive, loud-mouthed, ruthless and short-tempered but he's also passionately devoted to House Forrester and has the respect of his men.
** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: But if he isn't chosen as sentinel, he betrays House Forrester, spies on them for the Whitehills, accuses Rodrik and the late Ethan of being weaklings, and is willing to commit actions that would harm the House with no regret.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** They need said food to keep their army going, they need to maintain discipline in the army, and the Boltons only respect strength.
** In relation, he rightfully points out that when dealing with the Boltons, especially [[AxCrazy Ramsay]], diplomacy isn't guaranteed to work. [[spoiler:Ethan can find that out the hard way.]]
** Also, Ser Royland is correct when he says that Gared isn't guilty of committing an injustice against the Whitehills since they had murdered Gared's family, but unfortunately Royland is overruled and Gared is sent to the Wall.
* NecessarilyEvil: Some of his actions. However, it's hard to think ill of him for taking food from the peasantry when it's happened to his family in the past and he understands why the Foresters did it.
* PetTheDog: He is very sympathetic towards Gared when Duncan sends him to the Wall.
** Also, there's a very subtle example in Episode 5 if Royland is the traitor. Unlike Duncan, who wishes that Rodrik had never crawled off that corpse cart if he is the traitor, Royland merely wishes that Asher were lord instead.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Duncan's blue.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: If Duncan was chosen as Sentinel, Royland is revealed to be the traitor in episode 5. When Rodrik confronts him, Royland verbally blasts Rodrik over every "merciful" or "kind" choice he's ever made and calls him too weak to lead the House, claiming that Asher is the "true Lord".
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: There are many cases where one can put him or Duncan in a particular position while the other is sidelined, most significantly in episode 1 when naming a Sentinel, which determines who's loyal and who's a traitor. [[spoiler:Only one of them can survive to help Lord Forrester after he retreats, either.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: If chosen as the Sentinel, his loyalty to the Forresters never wavers. Subverted in Episode 5 if he's the traitor, accusing Rodrik and the late Ethan as weaklings leading the house to ruin.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Royland recommends that Ethan take food from the smallfolk in Episode 1, consistently supports direct and/or violent actions, and if Ethan didn't choose Royland as Sentinel in Episode 1, then in Episode 5, he's revealed to be the traitor. He justifies himself by saying that Rodrik is too merciful and is leading the House to ruin because of it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Malcolm]]
!!Malcolm Branfeld
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/JBBlanc
As a young man, Malcolm was the black sheep of the Branfield family. He liked to roam the countryside in the style of a hedge knight, refusing his father's offers of marriage or lands. Malcolm fought bravely alongside his brothers on the day House Branfield fell; yet he and his sister were the only two survivors. Malcolm now lives with Lady Elissa's new family at Ironrath - though he still tends to disappear for many weeks at a stretch. Malcolm has fathered no children, and is thus the last of the Branfield line.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Arrives out of nowhere to save Asher during the first fight with the Lost Legion.
* CoolUncle: His role to the children.
* IChooseToStay: As episode 5 nears its end, he decides to stay behind in Essos and earn favor with Daenerys, so that House Forrester will have her support when she returns to take the Iron Throne.
* LastOfHisKind: He has borne no children, thus making him the last heir to House Branfeld.
* PutOnABus: At the end of Episode 5, he chooses to stay in Essos and serve Daenerys.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Beskha's red.
* SoProudOfYou: If Asher consistently behaves reasonably, intelligently and courteously throughout his time in Essos, before Asher sets sail for Westeros with the pit fighter army he's acquired, Malcolm will tell him that Essos has changed him for the better, and that he knows that Gregor would be proud of who he's become, despite all of their differences.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Norren]]
!!Norren
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norrenifi.png]]
->'''Played by:''' Geoff Leesley
A warrior in service to House Forrester.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: He has no trouble laughing along with everyone at his own expense when his lord lightheartedly commends him for being an excellent plow.
* MilesGloriosus: Subverted; he's a braggart who overplays his role, but he's a good enough combatant to last the onscreen portion of the Red Wedding.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His fate is unverified after Gared escapes the Red Wedding, leaving the possibility of his survival.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bowen]]
!!Bowen
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bowenifi.png]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MatthewMercer
The squire to Norren.
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Can return in the final episode if he wasn't killed in the first, only to be killed by Harys.]]
* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:If he survives the first episode, then he can potentially return in Episode 6.]]
* CharacterDeath: He's the first person to die at the Red Wedding if you don't warn him enough. [[spoiler:If this doesn't happen he will be killed by Whitehill soldiers in the finale.]]
* EntitledBastard: A very mild example- when Norren sends him off to fetch more wine and he asks Gared to help carry it back, if you agree to assist, he'll simply say that you should, due to him outranking you. As opposed to, y'know, even offering a token thank-you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He can potentially stab Harys in the finale, saving Asher, but Harys will kill him in turn.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:In a certain scenario in the finale, he will be killed in this way by Harys.]]
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Perishes from being stabbed in the throat if Gared doesn't warn him.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not too bad, but he complains a lot and is relatively rude to other characters.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Subverted, which is ironic since he's a waiter. He thinks this sort of stuff is beneath him and implies it shouldn't be for Gared because he's an ex-pig farmer.
* VitriolicBestBuds: One way to play his relationship with Gared.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: If Gared warned him in time, he survives at least until Gared escapes, but his fate is unknown past that point. [[spoiler:He finally returns in the finale, albeit briefly.]]
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!Other Friends & Allies
[[folder:Beskha]]
!!Beskha
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->'''Played by:''' Toks Olagundoye
A scarred and battle-hardened female mercenary who has fought alongside Asher for the past four years.
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* ActionGirl: She's just as competent at killing as Asher.
* AffectionateNickname: Refers to Asher as "Little Brother" when she's in a good mood.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Her platonic relationship with Asher, butch manner and off-hand remark about enjoying whores paints her as this.
* BadassAndChildDuo: [[spoiler:Appears to be in the beginnings of one with Ryon at the end of Episode 6]]
* BashBrothers: She and Asher kick ass together as mercenaries.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She has a past in Meereen which she absolutely refuses to talk about for a long time, which threatens to resurface when she, Asher, and Malcolm travel there. Eventually, she finally admits that her fear and hatred of the city comes from being raised as a slave there.
* DualWielding: Her WeaponOfChoice is two broadswords.
* FriendToAllChildren: [[spoiler:In episode 6, Beskha takes Ryon with her out of Ironrath after the battle, ensuring that he survives.]]
* GladiatorGames: First started fighting when her master threw her into a pit with vicious animals. [[WouldHurtAChild She was a child at the time.]] When the animals failed to kill her, he started pitting her against other children.
* GoodIsNotSoft: While she's mostly kind to her friends, she has a vengeful streak only towards her slave trader because the trader was responsible for her childhood friends' death in the gladiator battles she was forced to participate in.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Of the AntiHero variety, with what looks like an old burn mark on one side of her face, and a couple of large claw-marks raking down across her eye on the other side, [[EyesAreUnbreakable though leaving both eyes unharmed]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While usually a hot-blooded woman who swears a lot and can be rude, Beskha is kind and loyal to her friends and also friendly towards children like Asher's younger brother Ryon.
* {{Ladette}}: She swears hard and fights hard.
* TheMagnificent: Before she left the fighting pits, she used to have a sobriquet of "Beskha the Basilisk."
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:However Beskha managed to escape with Ryon is not completely shown. Especially noteworthy in the scenario where Rodrik opts to attack and kill Ludd Whitehill, as Gryff was supposed to kill Ryon if Ludd's life was put in danger.]]
* OneOfTheBoys: Her mannerisms are very masculine, including a stated fondness for fighting, drinking and whoring.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Asher. They refer to each other as "big sister" and "little brother", and there is no indication whatsoever of them being anything more than friends.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Malcolm's blue.
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!!![[Characters/GameOfThronesTelltale Click here to return to the main character page]].
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!House Forrester of Ironrath
House Forrester is a noble house from the wolfswood in the North. It is sworn to House Glover of Deepwood Motte.
Their seat is Ironrath, and their words are "Iron from Ice". They control the majority of the ironwood forests in the wolfswood, much to the chagrin of their bitter rivals, House Whitehill.
Their coat of arms is an ironwood tree outline with a sword outline drawn inside it, pointing down.
[[folder:Tropes related to House Forrester]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: House Forrester in the books is a third tier house answering to House Glover and of little consequence to the game of thrones. House Forrester in the game is House Stark's vanguard leaders, and that they have enough economic clout to control the Ironwood trade is SeriousBusiness in King's Landing.
* AncestralWeapon: Like a lot of ancient houses.
* ArcWords: "Iron from Ice".
* AscendedExtra: Only given a brief mention in the books.
* BadassCreed: Their house motto, "Iron from Ice". It represents their strength to endure adversity, as is required to survive Northern winters.
* BadassFamily: Most definitely. Gregor, Rodrik, and Asher are all skilled warriors, Ryon hopes to follow in their footsteps, and Ethan can be played as something of a BadassBookworm in the making.
* BadassInDistress: Already in the first episode.
* BigFancyCastle: Their seat, Ironrath, is quite an impressive fortress. Though not large, it is made with large amounts of fine ironwood (tough, fire-resistant, and expensive) and it is said that even Eddard Stark envied its quality.
* DefiantToTheEnd: One way of playing House Forrester throughout Season One. This, notably, ''infuriates'' Ludd Whitehill and drives him to near-madness trying to destroy you. [[spoiler:It also doesn't prevent House Whitehill from conquering Ironrath in the end.]]
* FeudingFamilies[=/=]SitcomArchnemesis: With the Whitehills.
* {{Foil}}: To the Starks, potentially. This can be {{Subverted}} if you chose to play the Forresters as honest, forthright, and noble just like their lords but the game encourages you to do a lot of tricky and underhanded things. They're positively required with both the Mira Forrester and Asher sections. You can break oaths, [[spoiler:betray guest right, poison your new in-law]], forge letters, pretend obedience while plotting betrayal, and betray your associates all to get your revenge. This trope is {{Deconstructed}} as we also see why they would come to all these conclusions even if they're like the Starks.
* ForestRanger: The Forresters have this as their hat. {{Justified}} as their wealth comes from lumber and they live in the North. Played with as they love the forests ''because'' they chop them down for their wealth and they're warding away others who might steal their trees (and wealth).
* FounderOfTheKingdom: Cedric Forrester, who, with his sons, built Ironrath, the seat of their House.
* HonorBeforeReason: Combined with RevengeBeforeReason. The Forresters can try to make peace but always do so in a half-hearted manner at best. No matter what, they burn with fury to get revenge on the Whitehills.
* HufflepuffHouse: A background house, established in the lore of the books as bannermen pledged to House Stark, but never really elaborated on there.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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[[folder:Gregor]]
!!Lord Gregor Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The North Grove must never be lost."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobinAtkinDownes
As a youth, Gregor Forrester famously arm-wrestled Galbert Glover for the privilege of becoming the man's squire. Glover later joked that it was the luckiest defeat of his life, for Gregor was a talented warrior. After his father died at the Trident, Gregor ascended to the lordship, marrying Lady Elissa Branfield at the behest of King Robert. She bore him six healthy children; though Gregor was forced to send his second son, Asher, into exile. Gregor privately named that event his life's only true regret.
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* ActionDad: Lasts longer than his son. Or so it had seemed.
* CharacterDeath: Killed during the Red Wedding, [[WeHardlyKnewYe only about five minutes into the first episode.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Proves to be loyal, courageous, a friend to others, and a hero.
* ComicallySerious: Is one of these individuals as he exploits his reputation as a lord to tell a very good joke.
* HeroicSacrifice: Already wounded, he holds off Frey's soldiers so that Gared can escape.
* AFatherToHisMen: We see him hanging around the men as one of them.
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: He's not just wounded as it appears. He's BADLY wounded.
* TheMagnificent: His well-known epithet is "Gregor the Good."
* NiceToTheWaiter: Or the squires, as it would be. He also promotes a pig farmer to his Castellan and one's nephew to be his squire, and then promotes said squire, Gared, to a knight.
* PosthumousCharacter: He's alive at the ''very'' start of the game, but [[WeHardlyKnewYe that doesn't particularly work out for him.]] We learn much more about who he was after his death, and his surviving sons succeeding him drives the plot.
* SecretKeeper: He passes the secret of the North Grove on to Gared to relay a message to Duncan.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He outlives his son Rodrik, if only for a few minutes.
** Unbenownst to Gregor, it's inverted. Rodrik survives his injuries and outlives his father.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's killed in the first act during the Red Wedding.
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[[folder:Elissa]]
!!Lady Elissa Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I watched as countless of our kin fell, saw our lands destroyed, everything we clung to was ripped from our hands. I can't watch that same fate befall this family."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LaraPulver
Elissa Forrester was born to House Branfield, a minor Southron House that was all but destroyed when the Targaryen dynasty fell. In the aftermath of that defeat, Lady Elissa was married off to Lord Gregor, and she thus saw herself as a prisoner at Ironrath. But Gregor was kind to his young wife, and she quickly grew to love him. Once their children began to be born, Lady Elissa embraced her role as the Forrester matriarch, and silently swore that she'd never again see her family destroyed.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Depending on your decisions she either drinks poison or is impaled by Harys in episode 6.]]
* DeathGlare: Manages to intimidate Lord Whitehill into silence.
* DeathSeeker: Implied, considering her reckless behavior in Episode 6.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Can potentially stab Harys in the finale, saving Asher/Rodrik's life. Unfortunately Harys will kill her in turn.]]
* IceQueen: Is very cold and distant to anyone except her children, and even then she is strict and demanding when necessary.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:One way for her to die in episode 6, courtesy of Harys.]]
* MamaBear: Is deeply protective of her children.
* ManipulativeBitch: A rare good version as she makes a lot of decisions behind your back then asks for permission to do them, flattering you the entire way. Then again, your character is a child and more specifically ''her'' child.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Happens for her to Rodrik at the Red Wedding and Ethan at Ironrath. Rodrik gets better, Ethan... does not.
** It happens again at the end of Episode 5, when either Rodrik or Asher is killed in the Whitehill ambush.
* PragmaticHero: She is willing to use everything and everyone to her advantage in order to save her family, up to and including the murder of every Whitehill down to the babes in their beds. If the Forresters had more power, one could see Ramsay Snow and the rest of the Boltons on that list as well.
* {{Revenge}}: She wants Rodrik to kill every Whitehill to avenge Gregor and Ethan, as well as bring Ryon back home.
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:In episode 6, if you back out of either the poison plan or the ambush plan at the last minute and try to sincerely make peace with the Whitehills, Elissa will angrily attack Ludd's face with a knife, which will result in the same battle between the Forresters and the Whitehills that will occur after you carry out one of the plans.]]
* SilkHidingSteel: Is one of the most formidable people at Ironrath.
* TraumaCongaLine: Being forced to exile one of her sons across the Narrow Sea, losing her husband and yet another son at the Red Wedding, having half of her house's livelihood taken away from them, watching her daughter being threatened with rape, followed by having yet another son murdered right in front of her while the other being kidnapped.
* WidowWoman: Becomes one after the Red Wedding.
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[[folder:Rodrik]]
!!Rodrik Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I will not yield!"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Russ Bain
Lord Forrester's eldest son, Rodrik was trained from an early age to shoulder the burdens of leadership. In many ways, he seems built for the role: strong, charismatic, and formidable on the battlefield. When Robb Stark called his banners to war, Lord Forrester asked Rodrik to stay behind and protect Ironrath; but Rodrik would have none of it. Instead, he rode off side-by-side with his father, and led the Forrester cavalry with such valor that his name came to be feared amongst the ranks of the Lannister soldiers.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Lady Eleana Glenmore, though their marriage was delayed by the War of the Seven Kings. In Episode Two, they decide to try and get the ball rolling again, as an alliance with Glenmore would bring the Forresters soldiers that they desperately need.
* BadassBoast: In episode 3, a possible response after Gryff threatens Rodrik with a sword:
-->"You know what they did to me at the Twins? Shred my face. Put their swords through me. Tried to smash my skull open. But they couldn't kill me. And you're not the man to finish the job."
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rodrik is an all-around good guy, except to those who've harmed his family. To them, he can be truly terrifying in his wrath, as Gryff [[spoiler:or Ludd]] Whitehill may find out the hard way.
* {{Bookends}}: If he dies in Episode 5, his story begins and ends on a corpse cart.
* CharacterDeath: If he is chosen to hold off Gryff's men at the end of Episode 5.
* CoolBigBro: To Ethan and Talia.
* DecoyProtagonist: If he is the one to die then he serves as this to Asher, who becomes the lord of the house and gets the most focus in the finale. Averted if he survives and Asher dies.
* DentedIron: He survives wounds that should have killed him, leaving him crippled and horribly scarred. Demonstrated in Episode 5, where he has a ShirtlessScene, standing straight with all his injuries displayed and tosses away his cane to stand and walk on his own again.
* {{Determinator}}: While it is based on a player choice in Episode 3, Rodrik can show no matter how many times Gryff knocks him to the ground, he can and will get right back up.
* DoNotGoGentle: If he's left behind in Episode 5, he doesn't try to run or plead for his life, he goes down fighting and taking several {{Mooks}} with him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: If he is the one to die in Episode 5 he goes out in spectacular fashion, taking down several Whitehill soldiers before succumbing to his wounds.
* EyeScream: Harys can potentially smash his eye out before killing him, as revenge for Rodrik doing the same thing to Gryff.
* FacialHorror: He got pretty torn up at the Red Wedding. The right side of his face is a mass of nasty wounds and it looks like he's also got an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphema eight-ball fracture]] in that eye. Also, if he is killed in Episode 5, Harys will smash his eye in with a cane before finishing him off.
* HandicappedBadass: While Rodrik may barely be able to walk thanks to his wounds, he is more than capable of commanding the respect of his household and intimidating Whitehill soldiers.
** Once his arm heals in Episode 4, Rodrik quite easily knocks Gryff on his ass and nearly beats him to death.
* TheHero: Along with [[AntiHero Asher]].
* HeroicSacrifice: Episode 5 ends with either he or Asher holding the portcullis open to help the other escape Gryff's ambush.
* HesBack: At the climax of Episode 5, he throws his cane in the hearth and walks again.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Rodrik can potentially deliver a very nasty beating to Gryff if the player chooses. Almost 8 out of 10 players chose this option.
** You can choose to have him [[NoHandsBarredBeatdown savagely beat]] a Whitehill soldier who insults Asher if Asher is the one to make the HeroicSacrifice.
** [[spoiler:If he survives episode 6, he will take this even further by beheading either Ludd or Gryff. More so with Gryff.]]
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: He survives nominally fatal wounds sustained at the Red Wedding that were so bad he was left for dead. He is thought to never be able to walk again, yet he manages to find his feet, though not without a cane or shoulder to lean on. He recovers over time, as the maester removes his arm sling in Episode 3, in Episode 4 he lifts his father's sword (a greatsword thus basically the Forresters' version of Ned Stark's Ice), and in Episode 5 he can walk without a cane.
* MadeOfIron: Rodrik ''survived'' the Red Wedding, and managed to stay alive for at least several days after on the back of a horse cart, on the brink of death and without any food or water.
** In Episode 3, manages to keep getting back up and stand tall despite the fact that Gryff repeatedly kicks him down to the ground.
** [[spoiler:In episode 6, he manages to survive getting stabbed through the gut by a greatsword, with the sword being twisted in the wound, and getting shot by an arrow, and escapes the final battle alive after being placed on a horse by his loyal adviser. Though he's still not out of the woods yet, he somehow managed to survive the first season.]]
* PlayerCharacter: From Episode 2 onwards.
* PrecisionFStrike: The player has the opportunity to have him drop one on several occasions.
* SacrificialLion: Potentially, if he is the one to sacrifice himself at the end of Episode 5.
* StealthExpert: [[spoiler: In Episode 6, he shows surprising skill at this as he, Beskha, and the pit fighters sneak into the Whitehill camp to kill Ludd and Gryff. Not bad, for having been trained like a knight rather than having Asher's stealth experience from being a sellsword.]]
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: He symbolically throws his cane into the fire before meeting up with Asher, as his injuries have finally healed.
* WalkingSpoiler: He is assumed to be dead throughout the first episode, so any tropes about him from the second episode on spoil the fact that he's alive.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He is the first (second if the player chooses not to save Bowen) to die in the game. Subverted, as it turns out he survived in the second episode.
* TheWisePrince: Lord, rather the prince, but otherwise fits the trope. As the firstborn son of a lord, he was raised from an early age to assume responsibility for Ironwrath and his lands, demonstrates skill and valor on the battlefield in service to his liege, and is capable of being both firm and authoritative as well as compassionate and just. Naturally, fate conspires to make fulfilling this role exceedingly hard on him.
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[[folder:Mira]]
!!Mira Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Don't tell me you're afraid of a handmaiden."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Martha Mackintosh
Mira had always been fond of Ironrath, but Lady Forrester - wanting her eldest daughter to learn the ways of a Southron court - arranged for her to serve as a handmaiden to Margaery Tyrell. To her great surprise, Mira enjoyed attending on Margaery at Highgarden, and followed her to King's Landing with enthusiasm. But life in the capital has not been easy for Mira. Her straightforward Northern ways are at odds with the subtleties of court life, and she often finds herself dreaming of simpler days.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Mira's ultimate fate demonstrates how her entire storyline was completely pointless. The main story in the game was about Ironrath and the Forrester family, but Mira was hardly connected to that. She had no direct contact to any other character and her actions had hardly an influence on the events around Ironrath. She can ask Margaery for help dealing with Ramsay, but Margaery fails. She can forge the letter, but it's still up to Rodrik to secure the betrothal. She gets the ironwood decree, but it turns out useless when Tyrion is arrested. She stops Andros from hiring more soldiers for the Whitehills, but Ludd already has enough men to take Ironrath and kill everyone inside.]].
* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:Is offered one by Lord Morgryn in the final episode, as her name as a Forrester is still valuable in light of her brothers' deaths and the danger the rest of her family is in. Accepting the offer will spare you from execution and put Tom on the chopping block in your place.]]
* AscendedExtra: Quite literally - Mira's appearance is based on that of an extra from the TV series, who appears in the background of scenes as one of Margaery's handmaidens.
* BadassBoast: She can give one on a couple of occasions, notably when ruining the deal Andros made with the Lannisters:
-->'''Mira''': Don't be so bloody dramatic, because I'm just getting started.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: The comings and goings of a handmaiden from a minor, northern house commands a rather ridiculous degree of attention in the Red Keep, even during Tyrion's trial for regicide. Especially since few would care or even ''know'' about most of the things she's accused of doing (for instance, she's accused of [[spoiler:murdering a Lannister guard, even though the guard fell into the sea, and no evidence linked Mira to his disappearance at all]]).
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: You can pledge loyalty to Joffrey, Cersei, Tyrion, AND Margaery all in one episode.
** Also, she'll badmouth a fellow handmaiden who was also her friend, if the player chooses.
** In the second episode the player can choose to have Mira forge a letter from Margaery to benefit her family after Margaery says no to helping them for the second time.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:If she refuses Morgryn's marriage proposal in Episode 6, then she will be executed via beheading.]]
* ContinuityPorn: Re-watch the first few episodes of Season 4 of the show after playing the game, and you'll notice one of Margaery's handmaidens actually ''is'' the actor upon whom Mira's appearance was based. It's pretty impressive.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:If she refuses Morgryn's marriage proposal, at the very least screwing him out of lordship of her House. You can have her spit on him at her execution and everything.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: A possible way of handling Cersei.
* EarlyBirdCameo: On [[Series/GameOfThrones the show]], she's in the group of "hens" that Olenna Tyrell sends out to get a proper necklace for Margaery's wedding.
* ExactWords: You can try this on Cersei. It doesn't work.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Should she choose to refuse Morgryn's offer of marriage, Mira faces her execution in this way. She walks calmly to the block and either calls out King's Landing for its injustices, shouts the Forrester house words, calmly tells the executor to get on with it, or remains silent before being put to the blade.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Possible in Episode 6. Despite it being the only possible way for her to avoid execution, Mira can refuse Morgryn's offer of marriage as it will result in him claiming her family's name, land and power, as well as Tom being killed in her place. She can also tell Margaery the truth about Sera helping her, letting Sera keep her job as Margaery's handmaiden but losing her own as a result.]]
* InTheBack: How she kills Damien.
* KillingInSelfDefense: You can choose to kill Damien when he tries to kill you and the coal-boy.
* LadyInWaiting: Is one for Margaery Tyrell.
* ManipulativeBitch: Deconstructed as we see this is a way of survival in King's Landing. It can also be subverted by saying the truth and nothing but the truth. Can verge on MagnificentBastard or, at least, one in training if you manage to play Margaery, Tyrion, and Cersei against one another.
* NiceToTheWaiter: One way you can handle her is allow her to befriend the coal-boy. Plays into ManipulativeBitch if you just do this because he can get you information. It pays off to befriend him; if you kill Damien, the coal-boy will get rid of the body for you.
* OffWithHerHead: [[spoiler:Refusing Morgryn's marriage proposal results in her being executed in this way.]]
* PlayerCharacter: The third one introduced in "Iron From Ice".
* ProfessionalButtKisser: You can play her this way, though it's ''very-very'' hard to swallow your pride that much.
* HonorBeforeReason: 25% of players choose HonorBeforeReason by swearing allegiance to Margaery.
* ShrinkingViolet: One of the ways to play her.
* ShootTheDog: 75% of the players choose this as her way of handling Cersei by swearing allegiance to Joffrey.
* StepfordSmiler: What's implied to be her role in the court as she is forced to denounce her family to Cersei and kiss up to the people who murdered her father and brother. You can subvert this.
* SupportingProtagonist: You play as her a lot but she's easily the least important playable character.
* TooCleverByHalf: [[spoiler:Morgryn sees great potential in her, which is precisely why he has her framed and either executed or reduced to utter powerlessness.]]
* YesMan: What Margaery encourages you to be to Cersei. Hilariously, she's completely blind to you doing it to her as a way to control her. However, if you're ''too'' obvious about being a Yes Girl (for example, being too quick to denounce others as "traitors"), Cersei will decide that Mira will say anything to get what she wants, which Cersei doesn't find very encouraging (but she'll still be pleased by loyalty to Lord Bolton).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Talia]]
!!Talia Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm ready to change."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Molly Stone
During her fourth pregnancy, Lady Forrester dreamed that she would birth a daughter with a voice like the summer rain. To her surprise, she gave birth to a boy. The infant, Ethan, wailed for hours - until Lady Forrester suddenly entered a second labor, this time birthing a girl. She named the girl Talia, after her own mother - and from then on, Ethan hardly ever cried. The dream came true also, for anyone at Ironrath will agree that there's no sound lovelier than that of Talia singing as her brother plays the lute.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: Becomes moodier after Ethan dies.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the nicest characters in the story, and yet she is the one to show defiance to the Whitehalls and Boltons through her song during her father and brother's funeral. Her lyrics shows her expressing her desire to see her family's enemies ''drown in molton gold'' and have the Mance sound the horn of winters past to ''awaken the giants and have them devour those responsible''. Girl has grown a vengeful streak.
** Talia's vengeful streak continues in episode 5, as she tries to make Rodrik promise to kill the traitor once she finds out.
** [[spoiler:If Asher is alive in Episode 6 and decides to poison Ludd, Talia will be the one to pour the wine.]]
* BreakTheCutie: This happens at the end of Episode 1. It was well on its way to happening earlier.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Downplayed in relation to Ethan. While both of them have an inclination towards the arts, Talia was taught how to fight "properly" by Royland, a rare honour for a highborn girl. Also, in Episode 5, Talia recommends that Rodrik kill the traitor.
* MoralityPet: Attempts to be one for Ethan as he becomes lord. It doesn't last long.
* NiceGirl: One of the sweetest characters in the game.
* OutOfFocus: Appears less often in Episode 6. However, [[spoiler:Talia is one of the few characters who is guaranteed to survive.]]
* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler:If Rodrik spared the traitor and then sacrificed himself, Talia will regret having stormed out of the room during their last conversation.]]
* PrecociousCrush: WordOfGod says that she has one on Gared Tuttle. Ironically, given this is Westeros, the biggest impediment to them marrying isn't his age but her superior social status. And the fact he joins the Night's Watch, an order with a celibacy mandate.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ethan]]
!!Ethan Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I may be young but I'm not so easily fooled."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Christopher Nelson
Whereas his older brothers were natural warriors, Ethan always found himself drawn to pursuits of the mind, particularly music and books. He also bears a great love for the towering trees of Ironrath - a love he shares with his twin sister, Talia. Ethan was still a boy when House Forrester joined the War of the Five Kings; but by war's end he had been thrust into manhood. On cool autumn evenings, Ethan can still be heard playing his lute in the ironwood grove.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: After his father and brother die, he becomes the new Lord Forrester.
* CharacterDeath: Gets stabbed in the neck by Ramsay and bleeds out in his mother's arms. [[DecoyProtagonist At the end of the first episode, no less.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Can acknowledge that he "may have to change" upon becoming lord. In fact, over the course of episode 1, he has to make a lot of difficult decisions to become the lord he is in his final moments.
* DeathByGenreSavvy: Even if played as a particularly smart king, tactful and aware of exactly how to deal with Ramsay, he'll end up killed for it.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: One possible way of handling Ramsay Snow. It doesn't end well.
* DecoyProtagonist: In true ''Game of Thrones'' fashion, the head of the protagonist household gets abruptly killed by a BastardBastard.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Can work on getting this.
* {{Foil}}: Considering his wise and merciful mannerism, the fact that he's forced into being a lord at a very young age, and even the way he looks, many people tend to refer to him as a reverse-Joffrey.
* GuileHero: Saying the right things to Ramsay Snow will help spare House Forrester's livelihood. Not Ethan's life, however.
* HeroicSacrifice: May offer himself as a hostage instead of his sister. It doesn't help.
* ImprobableAge: Becoming Lord at his age is not surprising in a hereditary feudal system. Managing to do as well as he does, however, can be. Sadly, his reign is a short one.
* TheMagnificent: Depending on the player's actions, he may receive a posthumous sobriquet of "The Brave", "The Bold", or "The Wise".
** In fact, this also very slightly influences the song Talia sings at the end of Episode 2, during the funeral. If Ethan was dubbed "The Wise" by remaining silent when Ramsay grabbed Talia, Talia will address him as "The Wise" as well as "strong and silent" during the song. If Ethan was dubbed "The Bold" by grabbing Talia away from Ramsay, Talia will address him as "The Bold" during the song and mention him grabbing her. If Ethan was dubbed "The Brave" by either telling Ramsay to let Talia go or offering himself as a hostage in Talia's place, Talia will address Ethan as "The Brave" during the song and paraphrase Ethan's last words as either "you'll not have her" or "take me instead".
** Finally, in a voiceover in episode 6, the voiceover will briefly bring up which sobriquet Ethan earned, either "The Wise", "The Bold", or "The Brave".
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Downplayed. Both he and Talia have a preference for the arts, and Ethan appears to reject the martial culture of Westeros completely. Even Talia claims he should learn how to fight, like "a man." However, Ethan can subvert this if he chooses to either cut off three of the thief's fingers or to have Royland do it, or if he consistently takes an aggressive stance with Ludd Whitehill and Ramsay Snow.
* PlayerCharacter: The second one introduced in "Iron From Ice".
* SacrificialLamb: He's a playable character, a big deal is made of him being the new Lord of his house, and then Ramsay shanks him in the neck seemingly for the hell of it.
* TheSmartGuy: His role in the family.
* TheWisePrince: Ethan can show a mature understanding of his responsibilities, caution about using power, listen to his advisors, and careful diplomatic touch with an iron glove.
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[[folder:Ryon]]
!!Ryon Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"A stupid game. I don't like it."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Louis Suc
The last of the Forrester children, Ryon grew up idolizing his older siblings, and spent many a playful hour chasing Ethan and Talia through the grove. His youth has been a happy one, largely shielded from expectation or responsibility - but recently, his innocence has begun to fade. When the war began, Ryon was too young to understand what it all meant. But the grim realities of life in a House at war has been impossible to avoid, and Ryon now asks questions for which his siblings have no easy answers.
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* CorruptTheCutie: If Gwyn comes to the funeral in Episode 2 instead of Ryon, she will tell Rodrik that Lord Whitehill has been planting anti-Forrester ideas into the boy's young head, such as questioning if his father really was as cowardly and corrupt as Ludd claims. In the fourth episode, it doesn't stick and Ryon defiantly shouts his house words when Ludd separates him from his family again.
* DefiantCaptive: Spends pretty much his entire screentime in Episode 4 displaying that he has absolutely no respect for his Whitehill captors and that they don't scare him at all.
* ICallItVera: Names a wooden sword he carries. He's prepping for a RoaringRampageOfRevenge when he gets older.
* IHaveYourWife: Ramsay gives him Lord Whitehill as a "ward", with orders to kill him if the Forresters don't cooperate.
* ImprobableInfantSurvival: [[spoiler:The end of episode 6 kills off many characters, but Ryon survives, thanks to Beskha taking him with her out of Ironrath.]]
* MoralityPet: Everyone is trying to make him into one of these. He's kind of annoyed by it because he wants revenge for his slain father and brother.
* OutOfFocus: In Episode Two, due to being a hostage of the Whitehills. You're given a chance to negotiate so that he can attend Gregor and Ethan's funeral, though, but the Whitehills will only allow Ryon to attend the funeral if you kneel down and kiss Lord Ludd Whitehill's shiny ring. If you refuse to kiss the ring, Ryon doesn't appear in Episode Two at all, his spot taken by Gwyn Whitehill instead.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His goal in life. Which is disturbing in a young boy.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Intends to hunt down the people who killed his father and brother before killing them. Which, actually, is probably normal for children in the North.
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[[folder:Asher]]
!!Asher Forrester
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Fuck Ramsay Snow! Fuck the Boltons! This war is not over until '''I say it is!'''"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Alex Jordan
Asher had always been a rebellious youth - brawling in taverns, sleeping with whores, and finding ways to raise his father's ire. But his life took a dark turn when, at seventeen, he fell in love with Gwyn Whitehill, the eldest daughter of his father's most bitter rival. Bloodshed ensued, and Lord Forrester faced a grim choice: go to war, or exile Asher across the Narrow Sea. He chose the latter. Asher remains in Essos to this day, living as a sellsword, harboring dreams of someday returning home.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: In the past, when another boy was bullying Ethan and Gregor stepped back to let him fight his own battles, Asher took one look and promptly intervened, grabbing the boy by the scruff of the neck and knocking out half his teeth. Naturally, when he finds out about Ethan's fate, he vows to murder every Whitehill and Bolton in his way.
* TheBigGuy: Plays this role for his family. His role in the story is to find military help in Essos, and [[EstablishingCharacterMoment right from his debut]] he's shown to be very good at thinking with his weapons.
* BloodKnight: His own ''mother'' calls him one of these. And she's right: Asher vows to murder every man standing between him and Ramsay Snow when he finds out what's befallen his family.
* BountyHunter: What he does in Essos.
* CharacterDeath: He can potentially be killed by Whitehill soldiers if he stays behind to hold the portcullis open.
* CoolBigBro: To Ethan and Talia.
* CruelMercy: If you don't choose to kill his opponent during the fight to impress the Meereeneese pit fighters, he can still win their loyalty by teaching his opponent his place and stepping on his face. Later on, he will remark that he found it more humiliating than just dying.
* DeadpanSnarker: There are a lot of snarky dialogue options during Asher's chapters.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Starts off as this to Rodrik, but during the second half they become co-protagonists. Asher can potentially become the main protagonist if Rodrik stays behind instead of Asher.
* DoNotGoGentle: If he's left behind in Episode 5, he doesn't try to run or plead for his life, he goes down fighting and taking several {{Mooks}} with him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Goes down swinging against Gryff's men, if he is the one to be killed by them.
* TheExile: Was banished to Essos for trying to elope with a Whitehill.
* FamedInStory: His mother believes he's badass enough to solve their problems. Although she may just be hinging all her hopes on him because they need help that badly.
* GrinOfAudacity: A common facial expression of his when he's being charming, witty, or bold. Croft refers to it as "the Asher grin".
* TheHero: Along with Rodrik.
* HeroicSacrifice: Episode 5 ends with either he or Rodrik holding the portcullis open to help the other escape Gryff's ambush.
* HotBlooded: Acts without thinking frequently, though he can be played to have some restraint. Lady Forrester notes that this attitude can be a good quality for a leader's right-hand-man, but makes Asher badly suited for actual leadership that doesn't involve fighting.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: One way of playing him is to be a hot-blooded jerk that nonetheless loves his family dearly.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:In the finale either Ludd or Gryff will die at his hands, if he is still alive.]]
* LoveableRogue: One way of playing him is to be a charming Robin Hood-esque brigand.
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:If he is alive in Episode 6 then he will be impaled with a greatsword, hit with an arrow, and just barely manage to survive it all.]]
* MultiMeleeMaster: It depends on how well the player handles the [[QuickTimeEvent QTEs]], of course, but Asher can acquit himself very well when using the strange array of weapons thrown to him in Mereen's fighting pit.
* NiceGuy: Another way of playing him this way as a polite and peaceful man beside Rodrik.
* NoodleIncident: He has several of these owing to his time as a bounty hunter, if his interactions with Beskha and Croft are any indication.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: InUniverse. In Episode 6, [[spoiler: Ludd Whitehill is rather suspicious that Asher, the most hot-blooded of the Forresters, would agree to treat with his enemy diplomatically and agree to a marriage pact. He's right to be, as it's a trap.]]
* SacrificialLion: Either him or Rodrik will be killed at the end of Episode 5, depending on who volunteers to sacrifice themself.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Played straight.
* StarCrossedLovers: He fell in love with and tried to elope with Gwyn Whitehill. Unfortunately it led to his exile.
* StealthExpert: Shows a great amount of prowess with sneaking around and taking out guards undetected when he's in Meereen.
* TakeUpMySword: In Episode 5, if Rodrik stays behind to hold open the portcullis he names him Lord of the House.
[[/folder]]
!Bannermen and Retainers
[[folder:Gared]]
''See [[Characters/GameOfThronesTelltaleNightsWatch Night's Watch]]''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Duncan]]
!!Duncan Tuttle
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Diplomacy can be a sharper instrument than the sword."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Robin Atkin Downes
As a boy, Duncan showed such talent for managing his family's farm that everyone assumed he'd inherit it. But Duncan was fated to run more than a few fields and a pig pen. One day, while supplicating at Ironrath, he struck up an unlikely friendship with Gregor Forrester, the heir to the House. The two grew close, sharing food, drink, and women; and when Gregor became lord, he named Duncan his Castellan. Eyebrows were raised, but Duncan proved himself worthy, and has served in good faith ever since.
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* BadassBookworm: Despite not being a warrior like Royland, he can throw an ax just as lethally as his counterpart if he accompanies you to the Whitehill's keep and you [[PressXToDie order him to attack Lord Whitehill]] (in place of Arthur and his rangers if they're not with you).
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Rodrik/Asher from certain death in Episode 6 if he's the sentinel, and manages to send them to safety.
* CharacterDeath: If he is the traitor, Rodrik has the option of killing him in Episode 5. [[spoiler:If he is the sentinel then he can also potentially be killed by Whitehill soldiers in Episode 6.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Can give this to Ethan if he's passed over for Knight Sentinel, clearly having been expected to be rewarded for sending his nephew to the Wall.
* FaceHeelTurn: If Ethan didn't choose him as the Sentinel in Episode 1, then he will be revealed to be a traitor who was spying on the Forresters for the Whitehills. [[spoiler:If you don't have him executed for it, [[HeelFaceTurn he'll be there to help Lord Forrester and Talia to safety]].]]
* ForWantOfANail: Depending on a choice Ethan makes in episode 1, Duncan has a different role in the story: either he's a loyal Sentinel doing everything he can to help the Forresters, or he's a traitor giving the Whitehills information.
* TheGoodChancellor: Duncan's role is to give pragmatic, if not especially heroic, advice.
* GoodWithNumbers: He's noted to have a head for logistics and administration, which he uses to serve his house as castellan.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How Rodrik can kill him if he is the traitor.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Tends to think like this as castellan, notably in his decision to send Gared to the Wall to protect the rest of House Forrester.
* PetTheDog: A very subtle example, if Duncan is the traitor. Unlike Royland, who calls the late Ethan a "fool" if he is the traitor, Duncan will agree with Rodrik that he was just a boy.
* RagsToRiches: Duncan started as a pig farmer before being made Castellan.
* ReasonBeforeHonor: Duncan is this, being willing to ignore the death of his brother and niece to placate the Boltons. He also suggests sending his nephew up to the Wall to protect the House and urging said nephew to break his vows to help his house in their time of need.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: If Royland was chosen as Sentinel, Duncan is revealed to be the traitor in episode 5. When Rodrik confronts him, Duncan verbally blasts Rodrik over every "defiant" or "aggressive" choice he's ever made and calls him too violent to lead the House. He claims that unlike Rodrik, Gregor actually commanded respect instead of violence, and wishes that Rodrik had never crawled off that corpse cart.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Royland's red.
* SecretKeeper: One of the few who knows the truth about the North Grove.
* ShootTheDog: He sends his nephew to the Wall to keep him out of the hands of House Whitehill in the hopes of protecting both him and House Forrester.
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: There are many cases where one can put him or Ser Royland in a particular position while the other is sidelined, most significantly in episode 1 when naming a Sentinel, which determines who's loyal and who's a traitor. [[spoiler:Only one of them can survive to help Lord Forrester after he retreats, either.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: If chosen as the Sentinel, his loyalty to the Forresters remains unbreakable. Subverted in Episode 5 if he's the traitor. It could also be argued that he did what he had to save his House. And even if he is the traitor, he never shares the secret of the North Grove.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His justification if he's the traitor. He simply didn't believe the House could survive with Rodrik in charge and at war with the Whitehills.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Can get this from both his nephew and Ethan for sending the former to the Wall.
** Gives this to Ethan if passed over for Knight Sentinel and highlights the aforementioned action as proof of his UndyingLoyalty.
** Can give a similar one to Maester Ortengryn when the latter suggests giving away a substantial portion of the Ironwood forests.
** He gives an epic one to Rodrik in Episode 5 if he's the traitor, calling him out on all of his "reckless" actions, like standing up to Gryff and bringing the Glenmores to Ludd. He thinks of him as unfit to lead the House and a broken soldier, not a leader.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: If he's the traitor, he makes it very clear to Rodrik that he wishes he would've never risen up from that corpse cart.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ortengryn]]
!!Maester Ortengryn
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The wood may be black, but I see gold."'']]
->'''Played by:''' David Franklin
Originating from a minor house in the Vale, Ortengryn studied at the Citadel in the hope of becoming Maester to House Arryn. However, by the time he earned the final link in his Maester's chain, Jon Arryn had been murdered and the South was in turmoil. So the Citadel assigned Ortengryn to House Forrester, and though lesser known, Ortengryn came to respect the Forresters' honor and integrity. He now serves at Ironrath with pride, offering a voice of calm and reason as a member of the small council.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Oddly [[InvertedTrope inverted.]] He offers level-headed and moderate advice as a friend to the family and member of the house's Small Council... but when it comes to his ''actual job'' as a healer, he's oddly fond of his maggots (referring to them as "cute little creatures") and disturbingly cheerful about the prospect of amputating Gared's wounded leg.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Has this suggestion for dealing with the Boltons.
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:The codex after Episode 6 reveals that he was killed in the Battle of Ironrath, though it is not shown onscreen.]]
* TheMedic: Part of a maester's day job.
* TheMentor: To Ethan.
* MrExposition: Plays this role in Episode 1 to Ethan, as he explains lordly matters like small council meetings and the role of House Sentinel.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Is the recipient of one from Gryff and his men, until Rodrik steps in.
* OutOfFocus: He has an important role in the first episode but quickly fades into the background after that.
* TheSmartGuy: His role to the family.
* TooDumbToLive: Played with as the above suggestion for dealing with the Boltons would dramatically reduce House Forrester's power and wealth. Played with as while his suggestion was ruinous, appealing to the Boltons' greed is the only way Ramsay will make ''any'' concessions. Not that it saves Ethan.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Maester Ortengryn believes he's dealing with PragmaticVillainy when he talks about placating the Boltons. Which might work with his father, but not [[AxCrazy Ramsay]] [[TortureTechnician Snow]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Royland]]
!!Ser Royland Degore
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Only dead men and cowards roll over."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Brian George
Royland Degore became a soldier in the Forrester army after his family was raped and murdered by Ironborn during Balon Greyjoy's rebellion. As the story goes, Degore led a nighttime raid on Sea Dragon Point, where he cut the moorings of a dozen Greyjoy longships and burned the drifting ships to ash - along with all the Ironborn on board. Degore was given charge of a battalion, and eventually rose to be Ironrath's Master-at-Arms. He's known for his natural military expertise, and his legendary temper.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Rodrik/Asher from certain death in Episode 6 if he's the sentinel, and manages to send them to safety.
* CharacterDeath: If he is the traitor, Rodrik has the option of stabbing him through the chest. [[spoiler:If he is the sentinel then he can potentially be killed by Whitehill soldiers in the final episode.]]
* CombatPragmatist: He encourages Rodrik to be one while they're training, since he can't win in a straight fight like he used to.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He has a very tragic backstory, having endured the loss of his family.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Has this if you pass him over for Knight Sentinel.
* DrillSergeantNasty: His role at Ironrath. Notably, he personally taught both Rodrik and Asher, and presumably Gared, and they are all complete badasses. The Forrester forces, also trained by him, were basically Robb's vanguard.
* FaceHeelTurn: If Ethan didn't choose him as the Sentinel in Episode 1, then he will be revealed to be a traitor who was spying on the Forresters for the Whitehills. [[spoiler:If Rodrik doesn't kill him for it, [[HeelFaceTurn he'll be there for Lord Forrester after Ironrath falls.]]]]
* ForWantOfANail: Depending on a choice Ethan makes in episode 1, Royland has a different role in the story: either he's a loyal Sentinel doing everything he can to help the Forresters, or he's a traitor giving the Whitehills information.
* HonorBeforeReason: His reaction to Gared being a threat to the House for killing one/two of the men who murdered his family is to throw his complete support behind the boy, since Royland believes Gared has done nothing wrong.
* HotBlooded: He's always about five seconds away from pulling out his sword.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: If he is the traitor, Rodrik can kill him this way in Episode 5.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Royland is aggressive, loud-mouthed, ruthless and short-tempered but he's also passionately devoted to House Forrester and has the respect of his men.
** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: But if he isn't chosen as sentinel, he betrays House Forrester, spies on them for the Whitehills, accuses Rodrik and the late Ethan of being weaklings, and is willing to commit actions that would harm the House with no regret.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** They need said food to keep their army going, they need to maintain discipline in the army, and the Boltons only respect strength.
** In relation, he rightfully points out that when dealing with the Boltons, especially [[AxCrazy Ramsay]], diplomacy isn't guaranteed to work. [[spoiler:Ethan can find that out the hard way.]]
** Also, Ser Royland is correct when he says that Gared isn't guilty of committing an injustice against the Whitehills since they had murdered Gared's family, but unfortunately Royland is overruled and Gared is sent to the Wall.
* NecessarilyEvil: Some of his actions. However, it's hard to think ill of him for taking food from the peasantry when it's happened to his family in the past and he understands why the Foresters did it.
* PetTheDog: He is very sympathetic towards Gared when Duncan sends him to the Wall.
** Also, there's a very subtle example in Episode 5 if Royland is the traitor. Unlike Duncan, who wishes that Rodrik had never crawled off that corpse cart if he is the traitor, Royland merely wishes that Asher were lord instead.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Duncan's blue.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: If Duncan was chosen as Sentinel, Royland is revealed to be the traitor in episode 5. When Rodrik confronts him, Royland verbally blasts Rodrik over every "merciful" or "kind" choice he's ever made and calls him too weak to lead the House, claiming that Asher is the "true Lord".
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: There are many cases where one can put him or Duncan in a particular position while the other is sidelined, most significantly in episode 1 when naming a Sentinel, which determines who's loyal and who's a traitor. [[spoiler:Only one of them can survive to help Lord Forrester after he retreats, either.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: If chosen as the Sentinel, his loyalty to the Forresters never wavers. Subverted in Episode 5 if he's the traitor, accusing Rodrik and the late Ethan as weaklings leading the house to ruin.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Royland recommends that Ethan take food from the smallfolk in Episode 1, consistently supports direct and/or violent actions, and if Ethan didn't choose Royland as Sentinel in Episode 1, then in Episode 5, he's revealed to be the traitor. He justifies himself by saying that Rodrik is too merciful and is leading the House to ruin because of it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Malcolm]]
!!Malcolm Branfeld
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/JBBlanc
As a young man, Malcolm was the black sheep of the Branfield family. He liked to roam the countryside in the style of a hedge knight, refusing his father's offers of marriage or lands. Malcolm fought bravely alongside his brothers on the day House Branfield fell; yet he and his sister were the only two survivors. Malcolm now lives with Lady Elissa's new family at Ironrath - though he still tends to disappear for many weeks at a stretch. Malcolm has fathered no children, and is thus the last of the Branfield line.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Arrives out of nowhere to save Asher during the first fight with the Lost Legion.
* CoolUncle: His role to the children.
* IChooseToStay: As episode 5 nears its end, he decides to stay behind in Essos and earn favor with Daenerys, so that House Forrester will have her support when she returns to take the Iron Throne.
* LastOfHisKind: He has borne no children, thus making him the last heir to House Branfeld.
* PutOnABus: At the end of Episode 5, he chooses to stay in Essos and serve Daenerys.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Beskha's red.
* SoProudOfYou: If Asher consistently behaves reasonably, intelligently and courteously throughout his time in Essos, before Asher sets sail for Westeros with the pit fighter army he's acquired, Malcolm will tell him that Essos has changed him for the better, and that he knows that Gregor would be proud of who he's become, despite all of their differences.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Norren]]
!!Norren
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norrenifi.png]]
->'''Played by:''' Geoff Leesley
A warrior in service to House Forrester.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: He has no trouble laughing along with everyone at his own expense when his lord lightheartedly commends him for being an excellent plow.
* MilesGloriosus: Subverted; he's a braggart who overplays his role, but he's a good enough combatant to last the onscreen portion of the Red Wedding.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His fate is unverified after Gared escapes the Red Wedding, leaving the possibility of his survival.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bowen]]
!!Bowen
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bowenifi.png]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MatthewMercer
The squire to Norren.
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Can return in the final episode if he wasn't killed in the first, only to be killed by Harys.]]
* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:If he survives the first episode, then he can potentially return in Episode 6.]]
* CharacterDeath: He's the first person to die at the Red Wedding if you don't warn him enough. [[spoiler:If this doesn't happen he will be killed by Whitehill soldiers in the finale.]]
* EntitledBastard: A very mild example- when Norren sends him off to fetch more wine and he asks Gared to help carry it back, if you agree to assist, he'll simply say that you should, due to him outranking you. As opposed to, y'know, even offering a token thank-you.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He can potentially stab Harys in the finale, saving Asher, but Harys will kill him in turn.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:In a certain scenario in the finale, he will be killed in this way by Harys.]]
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Perishes from being stabbed in the throat if Gared doesn't warn him.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not too bad, but he complains a lot and is relatively rude to other characters.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Subverted, which is ironic since he's a waiter. He thinks this sort of stuff is beneath him and implies it shouldn't be for Gared because he's an ex-pig farmer.
* VitriolicBestBuds: One way to play his relationship with Gared.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: If Gared warned him in time, he survives at least until Gared escapes, but his fate is unknown past that point. [[spoiler:He finally returns in the finale, albeit briefly.]]
[[/folder]]
!Other Friends & Allies
[[folder:Beskha]]
!!Beskha
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsitd_beskha_smile.png]]
->'''Played by:''' Toks Olagundoye
A scarred and battle-hardened female mercenary who has fought alongside Asher for the past four years.
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* ActionGirl: She's just as competent at killing as Asher.
* AffectionateNickname: Refers to Asher as "Little Brother" when she's in a good mood.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Her platonic relationship with Asher, butch manner and off-hand remark about enjoying whores paints her as this.
* BadassAndChildDuo: [[spoiler:Appears to be in the beginnings of one with Ryon at the end of Episode 6]]
* BashBrothers: She and Asher kick ass together as mercenaries.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She has a past in Meereen which she absolutely refuses to talk about for a long time, which threatens to resurface when she, Asher, and Malcolm travel there. Eventually, she finally admits that her fear and hatred of the city comes from being raised as a slave there.
* DualWielding: Her WeaponOfChoice is two broadswords.
* FriendToAllChildren: [[spoiler:In episode 6, Beskha takes Ryon with her out of Ironrath after the battle, ensuring that he survives.]]
* GladiatorGames: First started fighting when her master threw her into a pit with vicious animals. [[WouldHurtAChild She was a child at the time.]] When the animals failed to kill her, he started pitting her against other children.
* GoodIsNotSoft: While she's mostly kind to her friends, she has a vengeful streak only towards her slave trader because the trader was responsible for her childhood friends' death in the gladiator battles she was forced to participate in.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Of the AntiHero variety, with what looks like an old burn mark on one side of her face, and a couple of large claw-marks raking down across her eye on the other side, [[EyesAreUnbreakable though leaving both eyes unharmed]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While usually a hot-blooded woman who swears a lot and can be rude, Beskha is kind and loyal to her friends and also friendly towards children like Asher's younger brother Ryon.
* {{Ladette}}: She swears hard and fights hard.
* TheMagnificent: Before she left the fighting pits, she used to have a sobriquet of "Beskha the Basilisk."
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:However Beskha managed to escape with Ryon is not completely shown. Especially noteworthy in the scenario where Rodrik opts to attack and kill Ludd Whitehill, as Gryff was supposed to kill Ryon if Ludd's life was put in danger.]]
* OneOfTheBoys: Her mannerisms are very masculine, including a stated fondness for fighting, drinking and whoring.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Asher. They refer to each other as "big sister" and "little brother", and there is no indication whatsoever of them being anything more than friends.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Malcolm's blue.
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