History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireTheWindblown

* ArcherArchetype: Among the company's archers he is considered to be among the best.

* CatchPhrase: He says "And now we ride" to his men in High Valyrian.

* AmbiguousRace: Due to having OnlyOneName that sounds similar to Dothraki names and keeping an arakh as his WeaponOfChoice. WordOfDante [[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Which_are_the_known_Valyrian_steel_swords confirms]] he's a Dothraki.

* DecompositeCharacter: In the original plan where there was five-year TimeSkip, Meris would have been a jaded Brienne. She became a separate character instead.

* MeaningfulName: The company name not only evokes an image of those without roots, but also sounds a lot like C16th and C17th alternative descriptions of often-conscripted sailors forced to serve in colonial wars so far away from home, they'd often not know where in the world they actually were in any given month; "Children of the Wind", "Brothers of the Canvas" or "Boys Under the Ropes and Sheets" -- same basic idea, slightly different wording. Lack of agency + sails. It also doubles as a subtle mission statement or warning of sorts: the company will turn in the direction the wind is blowing (ie: to the side with the most chances of winning)

* MeaningfulName: The company name not only evokes an image of those without roots, but also sounds a lot like C16th and C17th alternative descriptions of often-conscripted sailors forced to serve in colonial wars so far away from home, they'd often not know where in the world they actually were in any given month; "Children of the Wind", "Brothers of the Canvas" or "Boys Under the Ropes and Sheets" -- same basic idea, slightly different wording. Lack of agency + sails.

** He punishes rapists by giving them over to the [[ColdBloodedTorture "mercies"]] of Pretty Meris, who was the victim of gang rape.

* {{Foil}}: Is one to Viserys Targaryen. Both are rulers without a throne and have similar nicknames bestowed upon them ("The Beggar King" vs. "The Tattered Prince"), but the Tattered Prince took a very different, proactive path, in regard to his situation.
** To Robert Baratheon. See TheExile above.

* [[PrincessInRags Prince In Rags]]: He abdicated the Pentosi throne.

* ActionGirl: She is a feared warrior and lieutenant in one of Essos' best sellsword companies.

* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: We know what she is, now. But, not a huge amount of where she's from, or what actions she took (or couldn't) to wind up as she has done. Whatever her full story, it's likely a lot more bleak than Brienne of Tarth's is.

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