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-->'''Ramsay:''' I'm told you're a man who can't be broken.]] ''I've decided to come see for myself.''

-->'''Ramsay:''' I'm told you're a man who can't be broken.]] ''[[spoiler: I've decided to come see for myself.''

* KickTheDog: Flaying a man alive in his first scene. [[spoiler:Killing Ethan at the end of Episode 1]]. Indeed, his entire ''negotiation'' with House Forrester is one long string of dog-kicking moments.

* PragmaticVillainy: While he has a [[TheDreaded dire reputation]], he is also known to be [[SoftSpokenSadist reasonable and rational]]. This leads Maester Ortengryn to believe that house Forrester can secure his protection by [[CutLexLuthorACheck appealing to his self-interest]]. [[spoiler: Ortengryn, like many at this point in time, was not so familiar with his AxeCrazy BastardBastard of a son...]]

* BadBoss: [[spoiler: Kills Ethan no matter what the boy does. Even if he's a loyal Bannerman.]]
** [[spoiler:He's literally instructs the Forresters and Whitehills to fight to the death, not caring at all which side wins (not even the Whitehills).]]
* BadassBoast: He's a monster - there's no doubt about it - but he knows it and lets [[spoiler: Rodrik know he means buisness when they meet at the end of Episode 4.]]
-->'''Ramsay:''' [[spoiler: I'm told you're a man who can't be broken.]] ''[[spoiler: I've decided to come see for myself.]]''

* CutLexLuthorACheck: The Maester's solution for dealing with Ramsay. [[spoiler: Oddly, it's the only one which actually does any good as pointing out the Forresters are simply a much better investment allows them to keep half their land. This is compared to Ramsay's original plan to just put the Whitehills in charge. Not that it does much good for Ethan.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: Ramsay is in top form in Episode One. He's in full SoftSpokenSadist mode for much of his screentime, with a mask of condescending politeness throughout almost all of his interactions with the Forresters. At the end, he waltzes out of their hall, saying that they should get together and "do this again sometime!" [[spoiler: Oh, and this is ''seconds'' after he murders Ethan in cold blood and kidnaps Ryon.]]

* HiddenDepths: While you wouldn't think it, Ramsay is surprisingly sharp about a lot of things, including the fact House Whitehill would destroy Ironwood forests within a few years and can't produce anything near the craftmanship level of the Forresters. [[spoiler:Indeed, only killing Ethan, leaving a garrison, and taking a hostage is positively ''merciful'' by his usual standards.]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Thanks to being SavedByCanon, it's a ForegoneConclusion that Ramsay will survive the game and the Forresters will never get their revenge on him.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: Shows this [[spoiler:when he ''only'' kills one of the Forresters, takes a hostage, and leaves behind a garrison. The Forresters are too valuable to the Boltons to dispose of ''en masse''. He later states he's fed up with the rivalry between the Forresters and the Boltons and will no longer take sides, deciding to let them fight it out and deal with the survivor rather than waste his time "babysitting" them.]]
* PutOnABus: He seems to have left the story of the game after the first episode. Justified as he is a character from the show. [[spoiler:[[TheBusCameBack He returns]] for the ending of the Fourth Episode and plagues the Fifth. God help us all.]]

* SavedByCanon: [[spoiler: Being a major antagonist in the show, there's unfortunately no chance of him getting his comeuppance here.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:In Episode 5, after Ramsay puts some fear into Rodrik and Talia by torturing Arthur to death, he ultimately decides to bow out of the conflict between the Forresters and the Whitehills entirely, preferring to let the last house standing win.]]

* WorthyOpponent: If Ethan is defiant, Ramsay notes that he's a "bold/brave little lord"... [[spoiler: before stabbing him in the neck and leaving him to bleed out in his mother's arms. A "brave little lord" is dangerous and hard to control after all.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Kills Ethan on a whim at the end of Episode 1 and hands over Ryon to Lord Whitehill as a hostage with the express order to kill the boy should the Forresters cause any trouble.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: Shows this [[spoiler:when he ''only'' kills one of the Forresters, takes a hostage, and leaves behind a garrison. The Forresters are too valuable to the Boltons to dispose of ''en masse''.]]
* PutOnABus: He seems to have left the story of the game after the first episode. Justified as he is a character from the show.
** [[spoiler:TheBusCameBack: Returns for the ending of the Fourth Episode. God help us all.]]

* TheGhost: Doesn't appear in the Game, but is spoken of often.

* TheUnseen: Doesn't appear in the Game, but is spoken of often.

!Immediate Family

!Bannerman
!!House Whitehill of Highpoint
House Whitehill is a noble house from the North. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with a white pile inverted on indigo, an arch of 4-pointed stars above. The Whitehills are one of the few northern families to follow the Faith of the Seven instead of the old gods.

The Whitehills have been traditional vassals of House Bolton for centuries.
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* EmpathicEnvironment: Highpoint has a very {{Mordor}}-esque appearance, the castle surrounded by clear-cut stumps and having half-crumbled towers. If that's not enough, it is viewed under a cloudy sky.
* EvilFormerFriend: In episode four a surprising revelation is made. [[spoiler:The Whitehills and Forresters were once close allies.]]
* TheRival: To the Forresters.

[[folder: Lord Ludd Whitehill]]
!!Lord Ludd Whitehill
->'''Played By:''' Geoff Leesley

The Lord of House Whitehill. He is considered a toady of House Bolton but possesses ten times the men of House Forrester. This is probably due to the Red Wedding wiping out the majority of their men.
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* AdiposeRex: Is an obese Lord, which is surprising in the North. His family tapestry at Highpoint shows that he was fairly fit back in the day.
* TheBrute: The Whitehills appear to be DumbMuscle for the Boltons.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: House Forrester expresses this about the Whitehills' approach to Ironwood, feeling that they'd clear-cut it away for a quick profit and make the rare trees extinct. They have historical precedent for that viewpoint, if Ludd's whining is any indication.
** Episode 3 confirms this, as the Whitehills have clearcut the forests they have full control over.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Ludd is a despicable man, but he loves his family. [[spoiler:His claim that he doesn't care if Rodrik hurts Gryff because Gryff is only his fourth born son is a bluff.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Ludd is a strong believer in guest right and dislikes Walder Frey for the Red Wedding, even though the Whitehills have profited from it. [[spoiler:While he does threaten the Forresters during their visit to Highpoint, he only does so after Rodrik threatens Gryff and Whitehill's men will only attack if [[NonstandardGameOver Rodrik orders his allies to kill Ludd.]]]]
* EvilIsHammy: As Lady Elissa puts it, Lord Whitehill bellows like a wounded boar when he's angry. When things are going his way, however, he arguably [[ChewingTheScenery chews the scenery]] even more, becoming pompous and smug.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The Boltons, if Ramsay is any indication, think as little of the Whitehills as the Forresters do.
* HateSink: Ludd has very few redeeming qualities, is a huge ass to the Forresters, and is responsible for most of the trouble the Forresters face. He's pretty much designed for the player to hate.
* TheHeavy: Now that Ramsay Snow seems to have left the story of the game in order to fulfill his plotline in the show, Lord Whitehill is the main antagonist to the Forresters.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A minor one. Every time Ethan points out the incompetence of the Whitehills, he gives a very-very poor excuse or explanation. Ramsay finally gets so sick of it, he lets the Whitehills' keep half of their land. The Whitehills have gained powerful concessions but just had their reward halved because he wasn't able to give a decent defense of his house.
** Unfortunately, in Episode 2, [[spoiler:he reverses this and demands all of the Forrester ironwood anyway, going against what Ramsay said in the previous episode.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: During his first visit to House Forrester after the Red Wedding, Ludd Whitehill is rude, abrasive, and constantly taunting and insulting both Ethan and the House in general with the foulest language a man can muster. But if Ethan calls him an "old man" or shows any snark or disrespect whatsoever in return, he seems barely able to restrain himself from flipping his shit, clearly giving the impression that he should be the exception to the rule he's clearly displaying for all to see. Which would make sense if Forrester was a vassal of Whitehill, which, despite the Red Wedding, they very much are not.
** He does this ''again'' in Episode 4; if the player chooses to swear at Ludd during the meeting at Highpoint, Ludd will get angry at using foul language at his table, while throughout the game, Ludd himself is rather liberal in his use of the "s" and "f" words.
* InsaneTrollLogic: It's the Forrester's fault the Whitehills clear-cut their Ironwood forests to oblivion.
* {{Jerkass}}: He has quickly made a name for himself as one of the biggest assholes in the setting. Even in a universe with characters like Ramsay Bolton and Joffrey Baratheon, he manages to stand out.
* KickTheDog: Seemingly every other thing that comes out of his mouth.
** He expresses condolences to the grieving Forrester family... only to express that he wished he had done it himself.
** Ludd demands justice for his slain man, despite 1) said man was murdering the killer's family at the time, and 2) the killer was sent to the Wall (the traditional punishment for murderers in the North).
** His LackOfEmpathy moment listed below.
** If [[spoiler:Rodrik]] refuses to kiss his shiny ring in Episode 2, [[spoiler:he then explains he's going to tell Ryon that Ryon's family doesn't want to see him.]]
* KneelBeforeZod: In Episode 2, he demands that [[spoiler:Rodrik]] kneel and kiss his shiny ring if the Forresters want to [[spoiler:see Ryon at Gregor and Ethan's funeral.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:After Ramsay kills Ethan in cold blood, he tells the surviving family members that they brought this on themselves.]]
* MoralMyopia: Really has a mad-on for getting his man avenged, despite the circumstances.
* PsychopathicManchild: Acting like a schoolyard bully with a child-like tendency to say hateful things about the Forresters makes him come across like one.
* SirSwearsALot: While numerous characters swear every so often, Ludd has the foulest mouth thus far by far. He even throws in a CountryMatters at one point. This is especially noteworthy, as it's all being aimed at a young child.
* SmugSnake: Whitehill thinks he's far more important to the Boltons than he really is. [[spoiler:It's possible for Ethan to talk Ramsay out of putting the Whitehills in charge of their land and letting them keep half their land. Which is a significantly worse deal than Lord Whitehill expected--even if he gets to keep a Forrester hostage and garrison present.]]
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[[folder: Gryff Whitehill]]
!!Gryff Whitehill
->'''Played By:''' Sacha Dhawan

Lord Whitehill's fourth son and the commander of the Forrester garrison.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: As arrogant and haughty as he is, [[spoiler:even as he's at the mercy of the family he's tormented, he will cry out "I yield!" as Rodrik's beatdown reaches EyeScream levels.]]
* TheBully: Pushes the Forresters around just because he can, and beats up [[spoiler:Rodrik]] who is unarmed and crippled despite having a sword and being fully armoured himself.
* TheDreaded: Soldiers were bad enough, but their leader was the one Forresters were really afraid to see, and rightly so - he starts causing trouble the moment he enters Ironrath.
* EvilIsHammy: He's a smug jerk and a showboat, but not quite as practiced as his dad. When he gets worked up, he sounds more like a whiny teenager than an outraged nobleman.
* {{Expy}}: Of Joffrey. His favourite pasttime is [[KickTheDog Kicking The Dog]] and being a general dick to other people, but all his bravado quickly reduces to exasperation when faced with someone who doesn't put up with his crap.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Can get a cane in the eye twice from Rodrik in episode four, should the player take it that far. The game's stats track it as "maiming Gryff", suggesting the damage might be permanent.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Gryff was bullied by his older brothers as a child. His father is one of the few people who cares for him.
* HairTriggerTemper: He won't be reasoned with, and he won't make concessions. The only thing [[spoiler:Rodrik]] can do to smooth over a disagreement between the Forresters and the Whitehill occupiers is to let Gryff kick the hell out of him.
--> '''Notification''' ''(during a certain part of the game)'': [[OhCrap You've aggravated Gryff.]]
* HateSink: Like father, like son.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Gryff constantly accuses [[spoiler:Rodrick]] of thinking himself above others, and he claims that he used to know him as "cocky [[spoiler:Rodrick]]". Meanwhile, Gryff himself spends his entire screentime lording himself over the Forresters and demanding that they do things his way or not at all.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: He's a fourthborn son of a local lord. Naturally, when he gets power over Forresters, he immediately starts to abuse it in order to feed his ego, taking residence in their great hall and then even proclaiming himself as lord of their house.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Whitehill soldier was stealing from a kitchen, Talia tried to stopped him. Talia is a Forrester, so naturally she's the one that needs to be punished.
* JerkAss: Hitting a crippled man who can barely fight back would earn one this title.
* KickTheDog: He's so evil, he kicks around a defenseless cripple and threatens to do the same to his sister, if said cripple doesn't submit. Gwyn implies that Gryff also does it literally, telling Rodrick that dogs in the kennels go silent, when Gryff passes by.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:After giving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Rodrik in Episode 3, the player can choose to invoke this and have Gryff on the receiving end of one, courtesy of Rodrik, in Episode 4.]]
* MissingMom: It's heavily implied that his mother died during or immediately following Gryff's birth. This likely helped [[FreudianExcuse form Gryff's surly disposition]], because as Tyrion Lannister found out, death in childbirth is often blamed on the child.
** Sure enough, Gwyn admits the other Whitehill brothers abused Gryff for this, though [[EvenEvilHasStandards surprisingly]] Ludd never did and defended him.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Has the same name as the nickname of a character from ''A Dance With Dragons.''
* PsychopathicManchild: Again, like father, like son.
* TeensAreMonsters: Gryff can't be older than his early twenties at most, but he's cruel, petty, and quick to anger.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: If Rodrik refuses to stay down while Gryff is beating him, Gryff eventually works himself into an impotent rage, sputtering threats toward both Rodrik and Talia, and ultimately storming off in a huff.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Duncan implies this, saying of Gryff that "there's nothing worse than a fourth-born with something to prove" in the preview for his debut episode.
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[[folder:Gwyn Whitehill]]
!!Gwyn Whitehill
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LauraBailey

Lord Whitehill's daughter. She and Asher were in love. They attempted to elope, but they were stopped and Asher was banished to Essos to prevent a war between the Forresters and Whitehills.
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* ActionGirl: Implied. She brings a knife to her meeting with Rodrik and is pleased if he does the same.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Gwyn is polite, but if [[spoiler:Rodrik]] is openly critical of Lord Ludd Whitehill's cruelty, Gwyn will get mad and say that while she acknowledges her father is cruel, [[spoiler:Rodrik]] can't blame her father for everything.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Gwyn is the nicest of the Whitehills, which isn't really saying much. She claims to empathize with and respect the Forresters, but maintains that the only way for peace is if they submit to her family.
* OnlySaneMan: For her entire family. Just let that sink in for a moment. She A: realizes that if peace is ever going to happen without one of the Houses being wiped out, it'll have to be due to compromise; B: sees that the Forresters know how to cultivate and keep the Ironwood in a consistent state of growth and chop-worthy, whereas the Whitehills just clearcut for quick gains, C: is the only member who takes an active role in trying to really reason with the Forresters, rather than use brute force and gunboat diplomacy to get what the Whitehills want. She even is constantly trying to temper her father during the meeting at Highpoint (he doesn't listen).
* PetTheDog: For House Whitehill as a whole, she's the only one who actually cares about [[spoiler: Ryon]]'s position.
* StarCrossedLovers: Was this with Asher, which caused Asher's exile. Whether or not she still has feelings for him is unknown, as if the player asks her about it she just says it was a long time ago.
* WhiteSheep: Unlike the rest of her family, she treats the Forresters with respect.
* WideEyedIdealist: Comes across this way, seeming to genuinely believe that there could ever be peace between her family and the Forresters despite the actions of her father and brother. However, [[BitchInSheepsClothing she insists that the only way this will happen is if the Forresters roll over and submit to Whitehill rule]], so her motives are dubious. She also seems to have a blind spot to her father's cruel and vindictive side, seeming to prefer to remember the kinder man he was when his wife was still alive and while he was raising her and her brothers, rather than the monster he's being now. Which is why it isn't until the nearly-disastrous meeting at Highpoint that she blatantly refuses to acknowledge that the majority of problems facing the Forresters are entirely his fault, and finally seems to realize just what a bully and blundering example of DumbMuscle Ludd really is.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: [[spoiler:Rodrik]] can optionally ask Gwyn about Asher, but Gwyn's answer is vague as to whether or not she still has feelings for him, all she says is "that was a long time ago."
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[[folder:Britt]]
''See Characters/TelltalesGameOfThronesNightsWatch''
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Gryff constantly accuses Rodrick of thinking himself above others, and he claims that he used to know him as "cocky Rodrick". Meanwhile, Gryff himself spends his entire screentime lording himself over the Forresters and demanding that they do things his way or not at all.

* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Can get a cane in the eye twice from Rodrik in episode four, should the player take it that far. The game's stats track the statistics as "maiming Gryff", suggesting the damage might be permanent.]]

* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Can get a cane in the eye twice from Rodrik in episode four.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: Duncan implies this, saying of Gryff that "there's nothing worse than a fourth-born with something to prove."

The Warden of the North after the [[spoiler:Red Wedding]]. He is a terrifying overlord who is the liegelord to the Forrester's traditional rivals.

* BadBoss: Everyone expects the Boltons to come down heavily on House Forrester. [[spoiler:They're right.]]

* EvilOverlord: Roose is the most powerful man in the North [[spoiler:after the Red Wedding.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: As one of the masterminds behind [[spoiler:the Red Wedding]] and the new Warden of the North, he is one of the main catalysts for House Forrester's dire straits, liegelord to the Whitehills, and a very important character in the overall Game Of Thrones setting. However, he makes no physical appearances here, leaving the aforementioned Whitehills to serve as the main direct threat to House Forrester. The most direct thing he does is send [[TheDragon Ramsay]] to do his dirty work.

The Lord of House Whitehill. He is considered a toady of House Bolton but possesses ten times the men of House Forrester. [[spoiler:This is probably due to the Red Wedding wiping out the majority of their men.]]

* TheUnseen: Doesn't appear in Episode 1 but is spoken of often.

* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Can get a cane in the eye from Rodrik in episode four.]]

* WideEyedIdealist: Comes across this way, seeming to genuinely believe that there could ever be peace between her family and the Forresters despite the actions of her father and brother.
** BitchInSheepsClothing: However, she insists that the only way this will happen is if the Forresters roll over and submit to Whitehill rule, so her motives are dubious.
** She also seems to have a blind spot to her father's cruel and vindictive side, seeming to prefer to remember the kinder man he was when his wife was still alive and while he was raising her and her brothers, rather than the monster he's being now. Which is why it isn't until the nearly-disastrous meeting at Highpoint that she blatantly refuses to acknowledge that the majority of problems facing the Forresters are entirely his fault, and finally seems to realize just what a bully and blundering example of DumbMuscle Ludd really is.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: If Rodrik refuses to stay down while Gryff is beating him, Gryff eventually works himself into an impotent rage, sputtering threats toward both Rodrik and Talia, and ultimately storming off in a huff. Satisfying though it is to watch, Rodrik (and by proxy the player) is warned afterwards that getting the better of Gryff in the short term is likely to have long-term consequences.]]