Characters / Chasing Dragons

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The Sunset Company

Robert Baratheon

Robert the Strong, Robert the Brief, Robert the Bloody

• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: He is a conqueror who often fights in open battle.
• The Dreaded: To the Targaryeans and the Slave Cities, and he has both the victories and the aliases to prove it.
• The Good King: Averted; Westeros doesn't think much of his time as king, calling him Robert the Brief. Played straight with Myr where his popularity is a major reason the young kingdom runs as smoothly as it does.
• Happily Married: While not without political considerations his marriage to Serina is also one of love and respect.
• Heel Realization:
  • Liberating a sex slave school prompts one of these as he ends up thinking long and hard on the exploitation of women in sex trades. While he doesn't become a Celibate Hero he seems to limit himself to monogamy, even getting to know his mistress as a person.
  • Gets hit with this again, realizing how delegating off all the parts of rule he didn't like has put Ned under too much pressure and left Robert himself poorly equipped to look after his people's interests when put on the spot.
• The Lost Lenore: Lyanna of course. But subverted with him coming to terms with his grief through his time in Essos including two other romantic relationships.
• My Greatest Failure:
  • It is revealed he feels himself at least partially responsible for Lyanna's death by not accompanying Ned to search for her after the Sack.
  • He is greatly depressed by his failure at the Peace of Pentos to secure a better treaty for his people. Enough that it prompts him to strive to Take a Level in Badass as a statesman.
• Red Baron: His deeds and those of his vassals have made him famous across two continents, with many titles and aliases attached to him. The ones used by a person tend to reflect their opinion on Robert and his cause.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: Fights for and leads his people in war, and is trying to become more engaged and competent in diplomacy and peacetime ruling.
• Tragic Keepsake: Had the two gold dragon coins he was mockingly presented with in Pentos strung as a necklace he wears as a reminder of the price of his complacency.
• This Is Unforgivable!: Will never forgive or relent in his quest for revenge on Rhaegar.
• Took a Level in Badass: An odd noncombat example, as Robert was already described like a One-Man Army. He is trying to gain a better grasp on the nonmartial and charismatic parts of ruling.

Eddard Stark

The Iron Wolf

• Adaptational Jerkass: As a result of all the stresses in his life (the deaths of his father and sister, being forced to leave Westeros forever, the duties of being Robert's Hand) and nobody to talk about them with, Ned is quite a bit more abrasive and unstable then his canon counterpart. Eventually, it affects his job as Hand of the King and Robert reassigns him to the more martial centred King's Fist.
• The Dreaded: As the King's Fist he is regarded as a more fanatical and ruthless man than Robert himself.
• Entertainingly Wrong: His reputation as a consummate liar and bloodthirsty warlord have little basis in reality, but have become a large part of his The Dreaded status.
• The Exile: Of a voluntary variety. With his immense popularity among the Northmen he has chosen voluntary exile from the North to secure his brother's reign there.
• Good Cop/Bad Cop: As the King's Fist, he is much more aggressive in his interactions with foreign nations than the more diplomatic Gerion is as the Hand.
• Happily Married: To Amarya Farwynd.
• Hero with Bad Publicity:
  • Played straight, with killing Zirqo earning him a reputation as a man who will violate parley. Mace, in his internal thoughts, lumps him in with Tywin as men who can't be trusted to negotiate in good faith.
  • Played with, as many of members of the Abolitionist Alliance adore him for the exact same deed, seeing him as a true hero, putting punishing the wicked as a higher priority than observing law and custom.
• Heroic BSoD: After Narrow Run he falls into depression only starting to recover after having a heart to heart talk with Robert.
• Mutual Kill: Gets fatally stabbed by Arthur Dayne while in the process of drowning him.
• My Greatest Failure: His actions at Narrow Run and the resulting deaths in his personal retinue send him nearly into Heroic BSoD.
• Number Two: As the King's Fist, he is Robert's chief enforcer and commander.
• Red Baron: Earns a title as the Iron Wolf in the Battle of the Hedgerows. The title shows up again and ends up sticking during the war in Essos.
• Took a Level in Badass: Is trying to do this after losing the two on one duel with Arthur Dayne. Giving his showings against Syrio Forel and Jaime Lannister it seems to be working.

Brynden Tully

The Blackfish

• Awesomeness by Analysis: Is quick to guess, correctly, that Volantis must have sent advisors to Khal Pobo to explain the shift in tactics from the usual Dothraki methods.
• Boring, but Practical: Takes the lead in training the freedmen who become the Iron Legion, which ends up paying vast dividends for the Sunset Company and later Kingdom of Myr.
• Cool Old Guy: Old enough to be the father of several of his peers in the Captains, and his achievements before the story already made him a living legend.
• Dented Iron: Is taking a long time to recover from his wound at Novadomo, and may never fully recover.
• Famed In-Story: Was a living legend before the other men of the Company were old enough to start building a reputation.
• Four-Star Badass: A famed warrior and in charge of the armies of Myr behind only the Fist and King.
• Mundane Made Awesome: Though he does not know it, the below example of Pet the Dog may have greatly reduced the chances of Petyr becoming the monster of canon.
• Pet the Dog: After years of impeccable work from Petyr Baelish, Brynden not only acknowledges the man's skills and efforts, but apologizes to him.
• Only Sane Man: At war he is often the voice of restraint against the more aggressive tendencies of his younger peers and king.
• Red Baron: Earned his nickname of Blackfish long ago, during the War of the Ninepenny Kings.

Lyn Corbray

The Stormcrow

• Benevolent Boss: Even if for pragmatic reasons, he treats his subordinates and subjects with a fair and consistent hand earning their loyalty and respect.
• Blood Knight: Lyn rates life on the warpath as one of the best ways for a man to live.
• Cool Sword: He inherits his House's ancestral sword, Lady Forlorn, from his father. He loves it enough to put it on his new crest.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: For all his vices, Lyn genuinely and deeply loved his father. Apart from admiration for a role model, and also because his father knew about his homosexual nature and loved him all the same for it. Even going so far as to hook Lyn up with a mentor tourney knight to teach him how to keep himself safe in Westerosi society from discovery.
• Major Injury Underreaction: Him discovering that he's been stabbed in the side during the Battle of Claymoor Water is to faintly note how troubling that is before passing out.
• Mortal Wound Reveal: After the Battle of Claymoor Water is over, he realizes he's been stabbed in the side, with the maesters soon determining that his guts were nicked in the process, all but guaranteeing his death.
• Not in This for Your Revolution: Revenge on the Targaryens or Holy Freedom concern him less than being able to enrich and empower himself and his allies.
• Rape, Pillage, and Burn: While he prefers the money made in plunder, he shows no remorse and a good deal of pride in the destruction caused by the Great Raid and other campaigns.
• Red Baron: Is called The Stormcrow due to his exploits raiding the frontier with Lys. Interestingly, the Stormcrows are also the name of Daario's army; one could say that Lyn stole it from them, which is rather fitting considering how he made most of his fortune.
• Straight Gay: Is a homosexual, but otherwise fits the bill of Westerosi manhood very well. His father even favored him over the older, but presumably straight, son because Lyn was seen as a more fit heir to the proud warrior heritage of the Corbrays.
• Take Up My Sword: His father leaves Lady Forlorn to him, citing that Lyn is the most worthy of his sons to the warrior legacy the sword symbolizes, rather than his older brother.
• This Is Unforgivable!: He will never forget nor forgive the Great Sept for its role in his beloved father's death. It's implied his founding of a Jonothoran Knightly Order was motivated more as Revenge by Proxy than his admitted degree of admiration for Jonothor.
• Token Evil Teammate: Played with.
  • By modern standards, his raiding campaign against Lys, fondness for looting and other vices would've made him a straight example of this trope.
  • By the standards of the time and place he lives in, he's not doing anything which other, more noble characters have done, with the only difference being that Lyn's done more of it. His vices are also tempered by his pragmatism and the genuine loyalty he inspires in the people under him.
• Villain with Good Publicity: Despite his lack of altruistic motivations, he is regarded as one of the great heroes of the Abolitionist Alliance. In the district he rules in particular, he is very popular and wields far more power and influence than any other Lord Lieutenant in the Kingdom of Myr.

Jaime Lannister

The Black Lion

• The Ace: Aims to be the world's greatest swordsman.
• Beauty Equals Goodness: While he is as handsome as canon, he is personality wise much closer to the idealistic young man he was rather than the amoral Kingslayer of canon.
• Blood Knight: He loves the thrill of battle where his skills can not only be tested but put to good use.
• Defector from Decadence: Has been considering forfeiting his place in Westeros to pursue his knightly exploits in Essos. No one else supports the idea, but he ends up going through with it anyway.
• Drowning My Sorrows: Does this while in the Summer Islands, to cope with how his life has spiraled since renouncing his inheritance.
• The Exile: Technically, the years of his service in the Company is his punishment for breaking his oath and killing Aerys.
• Kicked Upstairs: Due to the political shit-storm stirred up by his choice to abandon Westeros completely, Robert adds him to the embassy to the Summer Islands. Nominally an important position, he's really just being shoved out of the way until things calm down.
• My God, What Have I Done?: The consequences of his Defector from Decadence choice leave him reeling.
• Once Done, Never Forgotten: Averted. It took awhile but he was able to shake the shame of his early defeat in the Pentos campaign.
• Red Baron: Earns the name Black Lion for the black cloak he wears after the Battle of Tara.
• Sarcasm Mode: This seems to be his preferred method when dealing with enemy commander in parley.

Gerion Lannister

• Agent Peacock: Downplayed. While he loves the typical Lannister pomp more than Jaime he tones it down, being savvy to the culture of the new kingdom.
• Dropped a Bridge on Him: Gets assassinated offscreen by Stallen.
• Good Cop/Bad Cop: In dealing with foreign nations, his job as Hand is to be the Good Cop to Ned's Bad Cop.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: As Hand he is known to be a more calm and reasonable figure to deal with than his superiors.
• My Master, Right or Wrong: In regards to both his big brother Tywin and his king Robert. He will support them even if they ignore his advice and pursue policies he thinks are in error.
• The Spymaster: Serves as Robert's Master of Whispers, and keeps up the duties of such even after being promoted to Hand.

Tygett Lannister

• Dies Differently in Adaptation: Does not die of a pox in this story.
• Dragon-in-Chief: His intended role regarding Jaime was to keep him alive and teach by example during the extent of his exile.
• Sacrificial Lion: Slain at the Battle of Tara as a major loss for the Sunset Company.

Wendel Manderly

• Badass Bookworm: While mainly shown in his role as Master of Coin, he served with distinction in the early wars.
• Beleaguered Bureaucrat: The poor man's job as Master of Coin is to find ways to fund the new kingdom and its wars.
• Dropped a Bridge on Him: Dies offscreen of a tropical disease while in the Summer Islands.
• Rags to Riches: While never poor by any real description, becoming Master of Coin and a major lord in his own right was not something people expected of him.
• Stout Strength: Is a big man like most of his male kin, and proved his worth on the battlefield before gaining his current post.

Mychel Egen

• Brutal Honesty: He makes it clear to Septon Jonothor's face what he thinks of him.
• By-the-Book Cop: As Master of Laws, he will defend and uphold the rights even of people he hates if the law calls for it.
• Happily Married: At the very least, his wife is quick to come to his defense in her social circle.
• Knight in Sour Armor: As a result of the above.
• Our Founder: Founder and leader of the Order of the Knights of the Sunset, an exclusively Baelorite order of knights.
• Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Lyn Corbray.

Victarion Greyjoy

• Adaptational Heroism: In canon, he was little more than Balon's Dragon and a thug for Euron. ITTL, he is the undisputed leader of the Ironborn in Essos and regarded as one of the heroes of the Kingdom of Myr, and the Abolitionist Alliance as a whole.
• Blood Knight: Loves a good fight, be it on land or sea.
• Crazy Enough to Work: His plan to take the Bleeding Tower works in part because of its Refuge in Audacity. Its success makes it close to Success Through Insanity.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: Does not take it well when Balon orders him to abandon all his posts and titles in Myr to serve under his elder brother's government.
• Fire-Forged Friends:
  • He and his Ironborn are this to the Iron Legion and freedmen of the navy.
  • Applies to a lesser extent to Septon Jonothor, who earns his respect through courage in the face of danger.
• Hero Killer: To the Dothraki, when he kills Khal Pobo at Novadomo, effectively ending the battle.
• Let's You and Him Fight: Settles the budding civil war in Ironhold, over whether or not to aid Balon's Rebellion, by a wrestling duel between him and rebel leader Dagmer.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: According to Rodrik Harlaw, Victarion becoming The Ace to the Ironborn has greatly contributed to Balon's Sanity Slippage.
• Pet the Dog:
  • In the Sunset Company, he is the most supportive of the freedmen being used in battle. Not because of them being used as fodder, but because he genuinely respects their desire for both revenge and to earn their freedom through force of arms.
  • He actually lists the camaraderie of the Iron Legion and new Myrish sailors as a reason he will not return to serving Balon.
• Values Dissonance: In-universe; as a reaver, his idea of right and wrong is even more divergent from the audience than that of the feudal nobles.
• We Used to Be Friends: Balon's Rebellion sees him duel and kill his mentor Dagmer Cleftjaw.
• Wrestler in All of Us: Even among the Ironborn he an accomplished wrestler, his skills are displayed in Myrish tourneys.
  • During his duel with Dagmer he proves he can use them with lethal effectiveness.

Septon Jonothor

• Badass Preacher: Respects the law enough not to seek fights, but will fight in defense as shown at Narrow Run.
• Church Militant: Played with. He does not wish to reestablish the old orders, rather he views those fighting for a holy cause such as abolition to fill this role better than formal orders. He extends this view to people who do so even if they are not part of the Faith of the Seven.
• Dare to Be Badass: His famous speech rallying the freedmen at Myr was in part this.
• Defector from Decadence: Breaks with the Great Sept and High Septon, being unable to continue to endorse their dogma in good conscience.
• Good Shepherd: Truly cares about his parishioners and works toward their well being.
• The Needs of the Many: In order to not harm his adopted kingdom, he was willing to turn himself in to face trial and likely execution. Robert overrules him on the matter despite Jonothor's warnings.
• Rousing Speech: His speech rallying the freedmen at the Siege of Myr is one of the factors that turns the tide of the battle.
• True Companions: King Robert considers him as such. With this being one of the reasons Robert refuses to turn him over to face a trial for heresy, or allow Jonothor to turn himself in for such.
• We ARE Struggling Together: Faces an overwhelming task in actually organizing the various septons and clergy loyal to him, and other religious dissidents into an effective united organization and ideology.

Maester Gordon

• Benevolent Boss: As founder and first commander of the Pioneers, he treats his men well and is quite reluctant to let them go into battle as fighters.
• Cool Old Guy: A rowdy attitude was part of why he ended up getting sent to Essos. He was the one to first give the Freedmen a clear role in the army by forming the Pioneers too.
• Expy: His role as equipment developer for Special Branch makes him the equivalent of Q.
• Gadgeteer Genius: After retiring from active duty to become Royal Chronicler, he secretly takes a secondary position as heading up the development of new equipment for Special Branch.
• Retired Badass: Of a strictly noncombat variety. Due to his advancing age, he leaves his pivotal role as commander of the Pioneers so someone who will be more able to lead the unit in wars to come. He still remains a part of Robert's court, but in the less demanding role of chronicler.
• Science Hero: More like engineering one. He provides the engineering expertise during his tenure for everything from siege engines to bridgebuilding.
• Stout Strength: Is described as roundly built, and it took quite awhile for the workload to catch up to him.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: A middle-aged man unaccustomed to the demanding medieval campaigning life will not be able to keep such a pace for long without his health being impacted.

Greatjon Umber

• The Big Guy: He earned his name in part due to his size and boisterous personality.
• But Now I Must Go: After Rhaegar's death he can no longer justify staying away from his duties to House Umber and the Last Hearth, and so returns to Westeros.
• Innocently Insensitive: He seems to fail to realize why talking up how great Eddard Stark is publicly, at a feast Brandon Stark is holding, would be rude. Though Lady Stark feels it's not the least bit innocent.
• Outliving One's Offspring: His son, Smalljon, is slain in Balon's Rebellion.

Maege Mormont

• Action Girl: A proud and fierce warrior who has fought in many battles.
• Amazonian Beauty: Averted, as she is never singled out as being attractive.
• The Bus Came Back: After a long absence from Myr and the story, she returns with reinforcements from the North.
• Mama Bear: Fights on to avenge her daughter Dacey's death. Returns to the wars to further avenge her daughter.
• Number Two: Fills this role for Eddard after her return to the kingdom.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Her daughter dies in the Sack of Myr while she is still alive.
• Red Baron: Is called the She-Bear.

Kingdom of Myr

Akhollo (Later Akhollo Freeman)

• Became Their Own Antithesis: He is a Dothraki, a people who are renowned for being a race of cavalrymen, infamous for enslaving their foes, and hold a big supremacist streak. Akhollo is a famed champion of the infantry based Iron Legion, a devout abolitionist, and treats the racially diverse comrades of the faction equally.
• Bodyguarding a Badass: As a leader of the Brotherhood of the Broken Chain his job is to protect the royal family of Myr, including King Robert the Strong.
• Colonel Badass: Seems to have obtained an equivalent rank, but still ready and able to fight on the battlefield.
• Dark and Troubled Past: Akhollo's father Jhazamo was a bloodrider in the khalasar of Khal Hannarbo, until both he and Hannarbo were killed in battle by another Khal and Akollo himself was captured. Instead of giving Akhollo the chance to join his khalasar as was custom or even just killing him, the Khal sold Akhollo into slavery. Akhollo was branded and spent years as a field slave, suffering untold slights and humiliations.
• Earn Your Happy Ending: More like "Earn your happy beginning", but Akhollo spent years patiently waiting for the opportunity to stab his slavers in the back and take back his freedom, suffering through all the while. When the Sunset Company took Pentos and he was among the field slaves assembled to fight them, Akhollo grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
• Everyone Has Standards: He often represents the more radical abolitionists in Myr, but he is still unwilling to needlessly endanger freedmen for the chance to kill more slavers.
• From Nobody to Nightmare: A common field slave who becomes a fearsome and famed soldier of the Abolitionist cause.
• Not So Above It All: The usually serious man gets on the table and starts singing during Victarion's victory celebration in the Palace of Order.
• Proud Warrior Race Guy: Averted. He rarely brings up his Dothraki ancestry in regard to military matters and is proud of the very diverse Iron Legion as a great military force.
• Turned Against Their Masters: The very first slave to do so at the battle of Pentos.
• You No Take Candle: It takes him awhile to get the Common Tongue down.

Petyr Baelish

• Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Swallowed enough pride to ask Lady Stark for a letter of recommendation for entering Myrish service.
• Beleaguered Bureaucrat: As a clerk for the Kingdom of Myr he faces an immense workload, whether working under the Lord of the Port or the Master of Arms.
• Boring, but Practical: His work, and that of his fellow Quillmen, is vital to the kingdom and cause, even if you aren't going to hear any bard singing their praises.
• Hard Work Hardly Works: Averted. Playing by the rules did not see him rise so quickly in Myr, but it has earned him respect and a chance to jump in the ranks.
• Oh, Crap!: When he realizes how seriously corruption in the Kingdom's finances is punished.
• The Resenter: Less than in canon. Brandon living as a cripple he takes as some justice, and instead of festering in hate at his tower here he leaves to start a new career in Myr.
• The Spymaster: While still subservient to Gerion and Brynden, he does eventually get promoted to head up the Office of Foreign Intrigue's Special Branch, which is essentially the counter-espionage and assassination department.
• "Well Done, Son" Guy: Of a strictly non-blood-related variety, but he really is happy to get an apology and acknowledgement of his skills from Ser Brynden.

Vernan Irons

• Benevolent Boss: His men-at-arms may crack some jokes at his expense, but overall seem to approve of him as their lord.
• Cool Old Guy: An older hedge knight who won his seat through valor, is a true companion, and a competent lord.
• Dead Guy Junior: His daughter is named Brienne as a way to honor Brynnan.
• Due to the Dead: He brings Brynnan's bones to Firelight Keep for burial.
• Eye Scream: He loses an eye at the Battle of Novadomo.
• Happily Married: He and his wife seem to get along well despite the age difference.
• Last of His Kind: To his surprise, he's the last Dog Brother left standing.
• Rags to Riches: Went from being an aged hedge knight to a lord with his own keep.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: He is not very attractive from a combination of age, exposure, and several injuries to the face.
• Those Two Guys: Has shades of this at Robert's wedding in his banter with Ser Brynnan.
• True Companions: His bond with the other Dog Brothers.

Lanard Blackpool

• Dramatic Irony: Is the only Dog Brother not to live to see the plan he conceived through to completion.
• Rags to Riches: Averted, he dies before he can move up the ladder in Myr.
• Sacrificial Lion: Is killed at the Battle of Narrow Run.
• Small Role, Big Impact: He was the one who brought the Dog Brothers together and had the idea for them to travel to Myr.
• True Companions: The fact his comrades fought to defend his corpse is a sign of this. One of them even named their heir in his honor.

Brynnan the Axe

• Annoying Arrows: Averted, he meets his end from an arrow.
• Family of Choice: With him having no family name prior to becoming lord, it is assumed his brothers-in-arms are this for him.
• Graceful Loser: Played with. He is not pleased with being unemployed when we first meet him, but admits his replacement was a better warrior.
• Happily Married: By all appearances he and his wife get along well. And she is quite sad at his death.
• Rags to Riches: Went from a hedge knight without even a family name, to being a lord, leaving an heir to carry on his name, and earning enough fame and respect for his death to be noted by many greats in the kingdom. Lampshaded by Vernan in an informal eulogy.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: The Irons men-at-arms hold him high esteem as one, believing he would be a better successor to Vernan than a distant relative.
• True Companions: He named his son after after Lanard and stayed close friends with Vernan as they both climbed the social ladder. Finally he was killed while defending a wounded Vernan.

Joren Potts

• Benevolent Boss:
  • Takes a moment to check with one of his knights who seems to be suffering from PTSD during the Sack of Tyrosh. And later sends said knight to the rear when he has an excuse that will not shame that knight.
  • He does not take kindly to the implication he would take sexual advantage of his female servants.
• Calling the Old Man Out: Had a fight with his father over the lack of inheritance before storming out and ending up in Myr. Though later, it turns out it was a Batman Gambit by the elder Potts; he had nothing substantial to offer his younger son, so he wanted him to get out sooner than latter and hopefully make his fortune.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: Despite his achievements and otherwise fitting the bill for membership, he has not been offered a place in the Order of the Sunset. Likely due to his My Master, Right or Wrong attitude toward Lord Corbray.
• Good Is Not Soft: Very much so.
  • His unit earns the name Gallowstree Squadron for their executions of slavers in reprisal for the massacres carried ot against the slaves.
  • Threatens to break the spurs of or even kill one of the knights under his command for trying to kill a slave woman they captured.
• Happily Married: To Dorina. Not quite a Rescue Romance as it took years for them to get together.
• I Gave My Word: Takes oaths seriously.
• Like Father, Like Son: Becomes a landed knight for distinguished military service like his father before him.
• My Master, Right or Wrong: He is a Baelorite, but remains a faithful vassal to Lyn Corbray, the most distinguished Jonothoran lord in the kingdom.
• This Is Unforgivable!: The atrocities against the smallfolk he witnesses in the Coastal War lead him and several others to swear bloody vengeance on the Tyroshi and Lyseni. To date, he has been able to make good on that oath in regards to Tyrosh.

Brus Buckler

• Ascended Extra: Was mostly a Bit Character in canon. Here, he's a POV character.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Despite his later defeats, it should be noted his distinguished service in the early wars is a big part of why he was named a Lord Lieutenant in the first place.
• Be Careful What You Wish For: He wanted his name to live on in history and song. His defeats and the destruction of his town, all under his failed leadership, pretty much ensures he will be remembered as a General Failure by the kingdom and wider Alliance.
• Call-Back: He gets referenced a number of times after his death for his defeats and his tenure as as a Lord Lieutenant.
• Cosmic Plaything: The kingdom's lack of infrastructure, victory disease, and Khal Pobo's innovations ensure he is blindsided at Piper's Creek. Not to mention the blizzard breaking on him at the worst possible time.
• Defiant to the End: Even captured and helpless he is passively aggressive to Pobo, refusing to cooperate and promising Robert's wrath will fall on the Dothraki soon.
• Early-Bird Cameo: He is mentioned several times in text and appears briefly in a tourney parade before his own arc started.
• Heroic BSoD: Knowing he will forever live in the shadow of his defeat at Piper's Creek, and torn down more by accusations of cowardice and treachery, he becomes a depressed Death Seeker that is unable and unwilling to lead the defense of his town.
• Heroic Lineage: Wanted fame and glory to give his son and descendants this.
• My Death Is Only The Beginning: His last words to Pobo promise the Khal's death and defeat at King Robert's hands.
• Overshadowed by Awesome: Despite being a capable military man and successful Lord Lieutenant, sharing the stage with living legends means he feels overlooked.

Davos Blacksail

• Adaptational Name Change: Gets the name Blacksail rather than Seaworth in this story.
• Break Them by Talking: Gets several privateers in service to Tyrosh to either flee the battlefield or switch sides by making them offers on behalf of the Alliance.
• Made of Iron: During the Battle of Bloodstone, an arrow flies into his mouth and comes out his cheek. His response is to bite it in half, spit it out, and keep fighting.
• Noodle Incident: Invokes one from White Harbor to announce his identity via messenger to Saan.
• Rags to Riches: Goes from a somewhat accomplished smuggler to a knight and member of the Myrish Royal Navy.
• Undying Loyalty: Victarion has earned this from him, particularly when at Vic's wedding Davos receives an arm ring symbolizing Vic's favor that will ensure Davos' son's will have insider support to rise high in society.
• We Used to Be Friends: With Saan. Davos, while reluctant at first, is riding the wave of upheaval to secure a better future for himself and his family. Saan, on the other hand, has aligned himself with those wanting to preserve the status quo as much as possible.
• Wham Line: His intro to the story is this as his fate in this timeline had been unseen.

Kindly Man

• Knowledge Broker: Sells information for the right price.
• Secret Identity: Who he really is remains unknown, though it's strongly implied by the narrative that he's Varys.
• Ultimate Job Security: Has positioned himself perfectly so that he's too invaluable for the royal government to remove, while his fellow underworld figures aren't threatened enough by him to try and get rid of him.

Gerold Dayne

• Adaptational Heroism: In canon, he was a minor knight with an overlarge ego that Would Hurt a Child against his patron's wishes. Here, he joins the Kingdom of Myr and enters into Ned's service to redeem his family's name.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Seems to believe this to some degree, as Gerold grows much more respectful of Ned after being bested by him in single combat.
• The Atoner: By proxy. He sees it as his duty to restore House Dayne's honor by killing Arthur and retrieving Dawn.
• Cool Sword:
  • He does not have one, but half of his quest is to retrieve Dawn, his family's Cool Sword from Arthur.
  • At the Battle of Haven, he does win Drogo's Valyrian steel sword by right of combat. But he gives it to Robert rather than keeping it for himself.
  • For killing Viserys, Blackfyre is recognized to be his by rights, but he decreed that it should go to Robert because Dawn is the only sword he will ever accept for himself.
• This Is Unforgivable!: In addition to seeking fame for himself, he sees Arthur Dayne's actions as an unforgivable slight on their house's honor and sees it as his duty to avenge this.
• Upperclass Twit: Shows shades of this in Myr, with his shock at how irreverent smallfolk, and common soldiers, are to noblemen compared to Westeros, and how he is expected to put in time as a regular soldier before being considered for any special post. It's not bad enough for him to get officially called out on it though.
• Villain Killer: He personally kills two principal commanders of the Targaryen faction.
  • First, he kills Drogo in the Battle of Haven and presents his arakh to Robert.
  • Second, he kills Viserys in the Battle of Agneiat.

Westeros

Stannis Baratheon

Stannis the Grim, The Sour Stag

• Benevolent Boss: At Tyrosh, he orders his knights to receive water first during a lull.
• Deadpan Snarker: When he bothers to be witty its either this or Sarcasm Mode.
• The Dreaded: Becomes this to the Ironborn during their rebellion, as the Drowned Priests come to see him as a chosen servant of the Storm God.
• The Good King: He wants to be this, but accepts he will be unpopular in many quarters for daring to make changes in how the kingdom operates.
• Good Is Not Soft:
  • He wants to build a better Westeros, and he becomes increasingly willing to be brutal to achieve that goal.
  • The peace terms forced on the Ironborn after Balon's Rebellion takes this into Good Is Not Nice territory, at best.
• Gone Horribly Right: Jon Arryn got the strong, dedicated, and sane new king he wanted, but Stannis is very much his own man and Jon has far less influence than he had hoped in the new regime.
• Happily Married: At the very least, he is upset at the possibility of Cersei dying and treats a gift from her with some respect.
• Insistent Terminology: Denies Sandor the title of Kingslayer because he refuses to recognize Balon having ever been a legitimate king.
• The Needs of the Many: While he can sympathize with Septon Jonothor on the Great Sept being corrupt, he feels that it would have been better to have just executed Jonothor to prevent the schism and the potential chaos and bloodshed it will likely bring.
• Our Founder: He replaces the Kingsguard with the Order of the Storm, with greater numbers in their ranks. He also creates the Order of the Sun to enforce royal rule in Dorne, the Knights of the Crown to serve as both a standing army for the Crownlands and as marines in the royal fleet, and the Order of the Sea to police the Iron Islands after Balon's Rebellion.
• Pet the Dog: With noted effort, he is trying to adopt this in regards to his allies at the advice of Ser Cortnay and others. Notably, he tries some flattery on Lord Selwyn and advises the man to try and find a healthy outlet for Brienne's martial passions instead of suppressing them.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: In addition to leading his men in war, like his great-grandfather Aegon V he is seeking to carry out reforms in Westeros.

Jon Arryn

• Adaptational Heroism: His inner thoughts indicate that part of his motivations for bringing down House Targaryen was to build up Westeros into a modern nation-state. No such evidence exists in canon.
• The Chessmaster: Manipulated political alliances to bring down the Targaryens.
• Didn't See That Coming: Was flabbergasted when Robert abdicated to pursue Rhaegar.
• The Good Chancellor: The role he tries to fill.
• Rage Breaking Point: His frustration with Robert hits the tipping point during the Pentos Conference with the resulting rant going back to Robert's abdication.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Delivers one to Robert after hitting his Rage Breaking Point.
• We ARE Struggling Together: He can get quite frustrated about the fractiousness of post-Targaryen Westeros. Especially when Stannis is being particularly stubborn.

Mace Tyrell

• Benevolent Boss: He is well known for treating his large staff and retinue generously.
• Break Them by Talking: His calling out Lord Fossoway in public gets the lord to abandon his neutrality during the Upper Mander Rebellion and fully support the Royalists.
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He thinks so anyway, feeling despite his reputation he is far more than the Lord Oaf people speak of him as.
• Excellent Judge of Character: He’s smart enough to realize his family’s usual constant politicking will not benefit them under Stannis’s rule the way it did under Targaryean rule. Despite his mother’s disapproval, he puts the Tyrell family hat to rest and reinvents himself as the most loyal vassal Stannis could have, and it works out fairly well for him.
• Good Is Not Soft: Amiable as he can be, do not threaten his family unless you want to see what a very wealthy and well-connected Papa Wolf can do.
  • He favors harsh treatment of the Ironborn after Balon's Rebellion is crushed.
• Heel–Face Turn: To the former Rebels, at least. He went from fighting for the Targaryeans to serving the Baratheon dynasty in war and peace. To the Exiles, he would have pulled a Face–Heel Turn.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: His policy is to set himself up as the more merciful and approachable alternative to the more ruthless and unforgiving leaders of the royalist faction.
• Red Baron: Becomes known as the Merciful due to being the least aggressive of the royalists lords towards the rebellious Ironborn he defeats.
• This Is Unforgivable!: Subverted. He is absolutely disgusted by the Dragon Slaying, but ends up making peace and throwing his support behind the new dynasty, seeing the Dragons as a lost cause. That said, he's determined to limit Tywin's influence on the Iron Throne as much as possible as a response.

Cortnay Pentrose

• Brutal Honesty: He backs up Euron Greyjoy's decision to retreat at the Battle of Tyrosh, pointing out that the men literally can barely stand, much less fight.
• Bodyguarding a Badass: Stannis is able to hold his own alongside his bodyguards.
• Co-Dragons: To Stannis, alongside Euron. Both are among his loyalist lieutenants, and respectfully lead his main soldiers and navy.
• Insistent Terminology: His knightly order is called the Royal Order of the Storm, not the Stormguard, and do not let him hear you say otherwise.
• Living Emotional Crutch: Sees himself as a form of this. As one of Stannis' closest confidants, he sees his bodyguard duty as extending to his charge's emotional wellbeing.

Rickon Riverbend

• Benevolent Boss: Treats his squire with firmness and respect of a teacher to a student rather than just as an employee.
• The Dragon: To his superior Ser Harold Jordayne, the master of the Order of the Sun.
• Heroic Bastard: The illegitimate son of a landed knight, who strives to be a true knight in his conduct and be a true vassal to his liege while being a Reasonable Authority Figure.
• Pay Evil unto Evil: Averted. He does not accept this justification for abusing rebel prisoners and forbids it.
• Rags to Riches: Goes from a hedge knight/sworn sword living from job to job, to the second highest-ranking member of a powerful knightly order. And as of the end of Balon's Rebellion, he now heads his own knightly Order of the Sea, answering only to Stannis.
• Real Men Love Jesus: Is a devout member of the Faith of the Seven.

Harry Flash

• Been There, Shaped History: The Flash Papers feature him as an unwilling an often unintentional player in momentous events.
• Cowardly Lion: Going by the Flash Papers, Ser Harry would much rather avoid a fight, but he seems quite capable of winning them from both being a Combat Pragmatist and legitimately skilled.
• Dramatic Irony: In the very same chapter he outlines in an Overly Long Gag his hatred for the Bravos of Braavos, he ends up caught in events that leads to him being made an honorary member of one of their fraternities.
• Everyone Has Standards: Even with all his moral shortcomings he is stunned and appalled by the Police Brutality he witnesses in Gulltown against a peaceful crowd. Also, despite dismissing the Old Faith as heretics, he still feels guilty over infiltrating them, taking Guest Right, and then breaking it by selling them out to the City Watch.
• Expy: A very clear one for Sir Harry Flashman.
• Famed In-Story: Both as an actual character and as the subject of a series of future books that may or may not provide insight into his life.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Harry Flash is a Reluctant Hero most of the time, but after his discovery of the Wildfire Plot, he's so incensed that he jumps at the chance to help raze Tyrosh.
• Unreliable Narrator: It's unclear how much of what is said in the Flash Papers actually reflects the events of the story proper.

Sandor Clegane

Mastiff of the West, Krakenslayer

• Adaptational Nice Guy: Gregor's death and working under a Benevolent Boss like Ser Rickon has left him more stable and a bit less cynical.
• Benevolent Boss: While he is cynical about some of Ser Rickon's teachings, especially religion, he takes to heart trying to be a good leader for his fief. Even going so far as to beat up a retainer in the practice yard for harassing a maid.
• Big Damn Heroes: He is in Lannisport by chance when Balon attacks and ends up leading one of the counterattacks that halts the Ironborn advance, along with killing some famous Reavers personally.
• Cool Sword: He wins the Valyrian sword Red Rain by virtue of defeating and killing the previous owner at the Sack of Lannisport. His ownership is confirmed as part of his award at the peace.
• Everyone Has Standards:
  • Refuses to kill a young Theon Greyjoy at Tywin's orders, which he knows Gregor wouldn't have hesitated to do.
  • He had also spared a maidservant of Castle Pyke previously, despite his men wanting to kill her. While he had pragmatic reasons at the time, he still keeps his word even after she is no longer useful.
• Good Is Not Soft: He is willing to give one of Gregor's knights a chance to stay on, but on the condition he carry out a very unpleasant posting assignment for the winter.
• Laser-Guided Amnesia: Whoever or whatever prompted him to head off the Cosmic Horror being roused by Balon dying on the Seastone Chair wiped his memory of the incident. Though given his dream of deep dark things after and severe unease at the prospect of anyone sitting in that chair, his memory may mot be as gone as it might seem.
• No Guy Wants to Be Chased: He is not pleased at being pursued by young minor noblewomen trying to win his hand or their mothers trying to set him up. He has basically sworn off tourneys to avoid this.
• Pay Evil unto Evil:
  • Attempted this on Oberyn, but was stopped by Ser Rickon.
  • He averts this by sparing Theon despite House Greyjoy's many crimes, in part due to having been influenced positively by Ser Rickon's teachings and in part to simply not follow Gregor's path.
• Red Baron: Becomes known as the Mastiff of the West and the Krakenslayer after his role in Balon's Rebellion.
• Tempting Fate: Bored with his home life, he was hoping something would happen to break up the monotony. He ends up leading quite the interesting life.

Tywin Lannister

• The Dreaded: Like in canon, he is regarded as ruthless and nigh-unstoppable.
• Enraged by Idiocy: Hates the fact that well-laid plans can be thrown into chaos by actions so mad or stupid he never saw them coming.
• Evil Parents Want Good Kids: Wants his twins to be loved and respected, as he knows he will never be now.
• He's Back!: After years being politely locked out of much of high politics and military campaigns, Tywin seems determined to remind everyone why he is The Dreaded among Westerosi, with his brutality in war and peace against the Ironborn.
• Jerkass Has a Point:
  • While his overthrow of the Dragons was both personal pettiness and ambition for his family, he also makes good points on the many, many failures the dynasty had experienced over its history, and the fact they incited their own downfall with horrible choices.
  • While he made his point in a very self-serving, domineering fashion, he was right that Jaime could do a lot of good as Lord of the Rock that he couldn't as a knight in Myr.
  • He only wanted to throw the Seastone Chair into the sea to break the Ironborn's spirit, but given what Sandor witnessed, putting that thing out of reach may be for the best.
• My God, What Have I Done?: If his crying is any indication, he immediately regrets his I Have No Son! row with Jaime. Even if his pride keeps him from admitting it to anyone else.
• Nothing Is the Same Anymore: In his case he's mostly pleased with the shifting in the world, seeing it as a chance to bring his house to unprecedented heights.
• Once Done, Never Forgotten: Tywin admits his reputation is ruined forever by the Sack, but accepts it as the price for setting up his family to gold even greater power long-term.
• Pay Evil unto Evil: He invokes this to his men in the invasion of Orkmont, calling on them to Rape, Pillage, and Burn, calling it collecting the debt for the millennia the Ironborn have raided and invaded the Westerlands. The only reason he is not quite so blatant on Pyke is implied to be because the relatively more merciful Stannis is present.
• So Proud of You: Has nothing but pride that his granddaughter Joanna was able to get him to play dolls with her, seeing her as a budding manipulator.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Due to their terrible reputation, he and his men can only be employed in limited ways for fear of making a situation worse.
• Tranquil Fury: He is a master of this.
  • One notable example is during the Council of Lannisport where he make the most radical call for decimating the Ironborn, and the mere act of tapping a finger makes men flinch with the air he gives off.
• Villain Respect:
  • Villain may be pushing it, but he remains as Lannister-centric as ever, but seems to genuinely respect Stannis as a king and trusts him to carry out some of his long-term plans.
  • He also admits Tyrion is doing better than he expected as a student of the Faith.

Balon Greyjoy

• Determinator: Despite all the odds against him, he seems set on fighting to win both independence and the respect he craves.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?:
  • Rather hypocritically, he feels this way about his younger brothers' feud with him, even though he started the fight by not respecting them.
  • He also feels insulted by so many Ironborn immigrating to Myr or joining Euron in the Westerosi royal navy.
• Killed Mid-Sentence: By being stabbed through the mouth, no less.
• Nostalgia Filter: He is obsessed with restoring the Iron Isles to their former glory and returning the Ironborn to their so-called glory days of plunder and pillage.
• The Resenter: He hates the fact two of his younger brothers are more famed and respected than him, with many martial achievements to their name.
• Sanity Slippage: Even before the Rebellion, he was no paragon of mental health, but with each defeat he grows more unhinged. By the time he has his fatal duel with Sandor, he seems to have forgotten talking is not a free action, despite being a veteran warrior.
• Shut Up, Hannibal!: His final speech about the Drowned God's will is cut off by Sandor stabbing him through the mouth.
• The Unfavorite: His stubborn traditionalism earned the ire of Quellon, his reformer father. It culminated in an argument that saw Balon humiliated by being ordered to mind the fief while Quellon sailed to war with Euron. As Quellon died in that war, the two never reconciled.
• Ungrateful Bastard:
  • Despite being The Unfavorite of his father, Quellon never tried to block his inheriting, and Balon still seeks to destroy everything his father worked to build for the Ironborn.
  • Likewise his grudge with his brothers, as he is still Lord Reaper of Pyke and Lord Paramount of the Iron Isles, making him far richer and more powerful than them.
• Unwitting Pawn: Euron plays him like a fiddle in the end.
• Villainous Breakdown: When his rebellion goes down in flames and Pyke is besieged, he goes completely insane and orders every man, woman, and child on the island to go down fighting. And when he himself is in a Duel to the Death with Sandor, he's left ranting about the Drowned God's will.

Euron Greyjoy

• Adaptational Heroism: Rather than the psychotic reaver of canon, he's one of Stannis' loyalist lieutenants, even before being named Master of Ships. Subverted; he's just playing the part in order to gain Stannis' trust, as part of his Long Game.
• Big Damn Heroes: He and his squadron of Ironborn arrive just in time to save Stannis, Ser Cortnay, and the other survivors of the Fury at the Battle of Tyrosh.
• Category Traitor: As far as Balon is concerned, voluntarily serving Stannis means that Euron has turned on everything the Ironborn stand for.
• Co-Dragons: Serves as this for King Stannis along with Ser Cortnay, them being among his loyalist lieutenants and in charge of his main navy and soldiers respectfully.
• Dragon with an Agenda: He's only serving Stannis in order to position himself as the next Hand, and from there serve as regent for Stannis' children once he's been eliminated, before eventually marrying one of his daughters in order to take the Iron Throne for himself.
• Heel–Faith Turn: While it's suspected to be more a case of political pragmatism than anything else, his close ties to Stannis' court have led to him converting to the Faith. Later, he works with the High Septon to convince Stannis to proselytize the Iron Islands as a whole as part of his larger plan.
• Out-Gambitted: Bloodraven foresees his Long Game and arranges to have him killed before it can go anywhere.
• Un-person: Balon has banned even saying his name in the Iron Isles.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: He's hoping to unite Westeros to stand against the White Walkers when they awaken.

Samwell Tarly

• Cowardly Lion: When push comes to shove, he can show exceptional bravery and lead men into battle as evidenced by his charge at the Battle of the Agneiat. Though he was driven back, he stopped the Volantenes in their tracks and left them vulnerable to a Myrish counterattack.
• Non-Action Guy: He is more of an administrator than a fighter and takes it upon himself to organize the logistics of the Westerosi expedition to Essos instead of leading it because he knows the men don't respect him.

Slaver Nations

Daario Naharis

• The Dragon: Served as this for his hometown of Tyrosh. Now seems to be filling the role for Lys.
• Drowning My Sorrows: After reporting his punishment to his second in command, he wanted to get drunk on brandy.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: A depressed version after the Tyroshi government fires him.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Shows concern for his brothers in arms including the company's reputation beyond his own personal interests.
• Four-Star Badass: As "The Captain" of the armies of Lys he has vast authority over the military and policy for the mainland territory of Lys, while still being the badass warrior he was from the start.
• Hypercompetent Sidekick: Shows shades of this with Tyrosh by making Robert pay a higher price for his victory. And with Lys he shows restraint in his military actions and foresight by using martial law to push much needed reforms.
• Karma Houdini: Despite having actively opposed the Kingdom of Myr longer than anyone else, he’s one of only a few of its enemies who makes it to the end of the story alive and well.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: He defeated a raid lead by none other than Lyn Corbray, sending them retreating before they could do any true damage to Lyseni territory.
• Oh, Crap!: Nearly faints when he hears of Gerion's assassination and realizes it'll start a new war before his side is ready.
• Red Baron: Earns the title "Daario the Defiant" for his limited success and survival facing the Abolitionists.
• The Strategist: His good grasp of long-term strategy ends up making him Myr’s longest-lasting enemy.
• Villainous Valor: Returns to the fray at Tara despite being terrified at this new massive form of warfare.
• Your Days Are Numbered: Predicts the inevitable fall of Tyrosh after leaving their service.

The Archon

• Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He is only ever referred to by his title.
• Nothing Is the Same Anymore: Is shown to quickly realize how much the world has changed from their failure to crush the abolitionist kingdom quickly.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: He does not seem to use the extra power granted by the ongoing crisis to further his own interests, instead focusing on strengthening Tyrosh's defenses.
• We ARE Struggling Together: Has to deal with different factions on how to deal with the wars and the looming slave rebellions.
• With Friends Like These...: Is ultimately killed by his own allies.

Tyroshi Councilors

• Better to Die than Be Killed: The Varoros family opt to both die in battle and burn it all down rather than face death at the hands of the Alliance.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Stallar sends as much of his family away as he can to save them from the coming downfall. And Lady Varoros goes mad after her husband's death and kills two of her relatives before her firebomb is set off, presumably to spare them death by burning.
• Face Death with Dignity: Andros Stallar seeks to do this, but as he dies offscreen we are not sure he did it.
• Only Sane Man: Andros Stallar seems to be the only sympathetic figure in the Council, realizing Tyrosh needs to adapt to a chamging world.
• Off with His Head!: Andros Stallar's head is reported to have ended up on a Legion pike during the battle.
• Ungrateful Bastard: Their response to Daario containing the Myrish advance, limiting their losses, is to fire him as commander and exile him from Tyrosh. Even stripping him of his previous status as head of the Second Sons.

Garello Maegyr

• Affably Evil: While he will ruthlessly carry out his orders, he tends to be polite with his allies and even subordinates. If his letter to the Qohori Commander is any indication, he extends this to enemies as well.
• My Country, Right or Wrong: He does not enjoy ordering the Tigercloaks to their needless deaths. But he regards it as his duty to carry out the orders of the Triarchs.
• Upper-Class Twit: Averted. His status as a high ranking member of the Old Blood may have been a major part of getting his post as a commander of the Grand Army, but he is well educated in warfare and shows competence in carrying out his duties.

Salladhor Saan

• Defiant to the End: During the Battle of Bloodstone, he realizes that he can't win but knows that if he retreats his superiors will just execute him anyway. So he chooses to go down fighting instead.
• Everyone Has Standards: He is on the side of the Slavers, but still sees the genocidal Night of Flames as having gone much too far.
• Fatal Flaw: Pride. He would rather fight to keep all he has and his proud independence than give up his slave-based wealth in order to gain a probably high and profitable place in the new order.
  • It being a flaw becomes more apparent when he is offered a second chance to change sides at Tyrosh, with even many fellow pirates taking it, but still holds to his course.
• Good Old Ways: Sees the changes in Essos as being only for the worse.
• Honor Before Reason: His pride in living as a man in his own right is part of why he will not bend the knee to either Braavos or Myr.
• Hypocrite: After the destruction of Tyrosh, he ends up becoming a privateer anyway for Lys.
• My Country, Right or Wrong: Played with. He had no issue harassing his homeland as a pirate, but he feels obliged to defend it against the total war of the current age.
• Nothing Is the Same Anymore: Laments the decline of the age of great pirates like himself and the end of the "gentlemanly" limited war amongst the Free Cities.
• Pirate: Like canon, he is one of the Pirate Lords of the Stepstones.
• We Used to Be Friends: While he and Davos have no personal animosity, they have committed to different sides in the wars and know it.

Stallen Naerolis

• Arch-Enemy: Apparently he and Ser Harry Flash cross paths a number of times, to Flash's regret.
• Crazy-Prepared: Had a backup plan in case his Wildfire Plot was foiled.
• The Determinator: No amount of setbacks or outright defeats have caused him to waver in seeking vengeance against the Abolitionists.
• The Dragon: Serves as this for the Myrish Remnant.
• Dragon Ascendant: He is raised to the rank of Triarch ofter the Battle of Tyrosh. Though it's averted in him later being Demoted to Dragon to accommodate Donys Rahtheon. Though he does not seem to mind the demotion, so much as who replaced him.
• Dwindling Party: Is keenly aware of the Myrish Remnant being bled dry by the wars.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: His male relatives died in the Slaver Wars and his sisters were traumatized to various degrees.
• From Nobody to Nightmare: Once just a skilled clerk, he has become The Dragon for the Myrish Remnant as a spy and saboteur.
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: His failed Wildfire Plot against Braavos radicalized the Commune, further committing it to the cause.
• Public Execution: Is hanged for assassinating Gerion.
• The Remnant: Is a prominent member and defender of one for Old Myr.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He proposed the Wildfire Plot in part to secure safe passage out of Tyrosh for his people, knowing the city was no longer safe.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: He hates Donys Rahtheon, seeing him as a major cause of all of Essos' current troubles, but will work with him voluntarily to pursue greater goals.
• That Man Is Dead: Is quite willing to admit he has done, and will do things, he never would have done before the wars.
• This Is Unforgivable!: The suffering of his family and destruction of Old Myr motivate his actions.
• Tranquil Fury: Displays this a good deal.
• Villainous Valor: The man's motives of protecting and avenging his family, along with skill, courage and cunning in his missions make him a formidable opponent.
• You Can't Go Home Again: Lampshades this himself to Ser Harry in the Flash Papers, musing on his losses.

Tomar of Norvos

Captain of the Company of the Rose

• I Gave My Word: Knows that the Pentoshi's chances of defeating the Andals are slim to none but he cannot just pack up his men and run for it as he has already publicly pledged his loyalty to their cause. He elects to just plow on with his contract and hope for the best.
• Only Sane Man: Of the Pentoshi forces rallied against the Sunset Company after the beginning of the wars.
• Private Military Contractor: Captain of the Company of the Rose and a lifelong warrior.
• Killed Offscreen: Tomar was killed by the Andal knights' charge almost immediately along with most of his company. His death is only presented in passing mention in the fic's In-Universe text.

The Dothraki

Khal Zirqo

• Badass Boast: As a Khal, he constantly trash talks when meeting with leaders of the countries he wants to extort money from.
• Insane Troll Logic: Even after the Braavosi Viceroy throws him a huge party and delivers a fortune in tribute, Zirqo still raids Pentoshi villages in the countryside. Why? Because the Braavosi refused to give him slaves, even explaining their gods forbid the practice. Zirqo justifies his raiding as avenging this "insult".
• Red Baron: Is known as Zirqo the Treacherous for his oathbreaking in Pentos.
• Undignified Death: He is one-shotted by Ned at the parley with a bow to the neck, dying of his wound without even being able to draw a weapon.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: His actions set in motion the Dothraki involvement in the Generation of Blood.
• Wrong Genre Savvy:
  • He utterly refuses to see the Kingdom of Myr's forces as any more of a threat than the slave and sellsword armies the Free Cities have fielded against his people in the past.
  • His trash talking gets him killed when bragging about his oathbreaking and slaving pushes Ned's Berserk Button.

Khal Pobo

• Anti-Climax Boss: He is one-shotted by Victarion, who didn't even know who he was at the time. All after his unprecedented two victories against Myr.
• Avenging the Villain: His goal is to avenge Zirqo's death, and to a lesser degree the deaths of other Dothraki at Narrow Run.
• Benevolent Boss: Fits the Dothraki definition at least, even forfeiting part of his share of the plunder.
• Everyone Has Standards: He looks down on Ser Arthur for offering to pay him to carry out a personal blood-feud on Arthur's behalf.
• Faux Affably Evil: He is far more respectful of the Volantene engineers in his army than his peers. He listens to their advice and shows sincere appreciation for their contributions. And if they disagree with him too strongly or refuse to obey his orders, he has no problem executing them for the disrespect.
• From Nobody to Nightmare: Went from being just the senior surviving Ko to the late Khal Zirqo to leader of an alliance of Khals and dealt two major defeats to the Kingdom.
• Jumped at the Call: Eagerly embraced the holy war his shaman called for.
• Load-Bearing Boss: The Battle of Novadomo ends abruptly with his death triggering a mass retreat by his forces.
• Pragmatic Villainy: Unlike many Dothraki shown, he is able and willing to try new tactics if it will serve achieving his goals.
• This Is Unforgivable!: His grudge against the Kingdom of Myr and to Ned personally is based around his obsessive desire to avenge Zirqo and the Khalassar based on them violating the traditions of war at Narrow Run and winning regardless.
• Universally Beloved Leader: By the time he dies, his followers have become fanatically loyal to him for the victories he won against their hated foe.
• Villain Respect: He sees young Viserys as holding promise as a leader in the future.

Khal Drogo

• Avenging the Villain: Plans to reunite the Khals to start a war with Myr to avenge the fallen Dothraki.
• Even Evil Has Standards: Utterly despises cowardly acts, and killed a magister for selling out his own city.
• Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: When a magister opens the gates of Qohor for Drogo, he puts the man and his family in front of the horde's horses to be ridden down.

Braavos

Adaran Phasoss

• Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: As a bravo, he certainly seemed to be this.
• Break the Haughty: Is subjected to a tremendous one after he illegally puts a Whale bravo in a coma. Not just for his own pending punishment for his crime, but because he has placed his family, his sister in particular, in an extremely vulnerable position.
• Combat Pragmatist: After the war with Tyrosh he develops this attitude as a response to seeing first hand that War Is Hell.
• Fearless Fool: Prior to Character Development.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: On the receiving end of a calm but scathing one from his father when being informed of the conditions of his exile.
• Shell-Shocked Veteran: Robert notes him to be much harder after Tyrosh.
• War Is Hell: During the Siege of Tyrosh in particular he is exposed to the mentally and physically exhausting brutality of war.

Serina Phasoss

• Awesome Moment of Crowning: Her coronation as Robert's Queen is a centerpiece of the spectacle of a royal wedding.
• Culture Shock: While educated in preparation, she is still surprised by how martial the Myrish Court is.
• Deadpan Snarker: Her preferred tactic for dealing with her brother before he mellowed out.
• Distracted by the Sexy: Of a sort; she seems more entranced by Robert's eyes than anything else on meeting him.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible one to Adaran's foolishness. Though with his character development it's less pronounced.
• Happily Married: While there is of course a political element, she genuinely likes Robert and fell for him in their brief courtship.
• Oh, Crap!: A subdued version, but she knows she will never hear the end of it on how she married Robert after chastising her friends for fantasizing about courting the heroes of the Sunset Company.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: Takes an active role in shaping Myrish royal policy, specifically when it comes to finances.
• Silk Hiding Steel: Has all the grace expected of a classical queen, while also having enough Nerves of Steel to keep her cool during an Assassination Attempt.
• The Good Queen: Wants to serve her homeland and adopted country both well.
• We ARE Struggling Together: As queen she has to deal with the factions of the kingdom expressed through the great ladies of the court and city. Some she finds more bearable than others.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Deliver a subdued and short but potent one to Jaime when asking he return the Star of Valor she had presented him with, saying his actions showed he was not currently worthy of it.
• Women Are Wiser: Than her hotheaded brother at least. Though it seems she takes after her father with a good head for politics and economics.
• You Can't Go Home Again: In a melancholy moment, she notes becoming Queen of a foreign land means even if she ever returns to Braavos it will be as a foreign stateswoman, not as anything resembling her former station and social circle.

Targaryen Exiles

Donys Rahtheon

• Co-Dragons: He takes on a nonmartial version of this for Viserys, while Ser Arthur handles martial matters.
• Happily Married: Widowed in his case. Apparently he loved his late wife enough that he never remarried to try for the son he was unable to have with her.
• Hypercompetent Sidekick: To Ser Arthur in particular and to the faction in general. In addition to providing most of the Offscreen Villain Darkmatter, he is also their spymaster.
• Kingmaker Scenario: He invested himself heavily in Rhaegar Targaryean effectively making them co-rulers of Myr, with the hope of Rhaegar retaking the Iron Throne with his daughter Praela as queen.
• Know Whento Fold Em: Is the first ally of the Targaryens in Myr to realize the city cannot be held and they need to plan their escape.
• Rags to Riches: Of a formerly Impoverished Patrician variety. He inherited a merchant house that had fallen far from its glory days, and restored it to prominence through hard work and cleverness.
• This Is Unforgivable!: His daughter Praela betraying him and abandoning her daughter, Visenya, have lead to him adopting an I Have No Son! mentality towards his only child.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: His pact with Rhaegar triggers the Slave Wars, and the upending of the traditional Essosi balance of power.

Ser Arthur Dayne

• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: After Rhaegar's death, he becomes the leader of the exiles by virtue of being the most skilled and famed warrior among them.
• Broken Pedestal: His reputation in Westeros is not what it once was.
• Determinator: His list of defeats and the growing power of his foes have not even come close making him want to give up on the Targaryean cause.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: Is not patient with his skills and deeds as a swordsman being called into question.
• Dragon-in-Chief: To the young Viserys.
• Mutual Kill: Fatally stabs Ned Stark even as he's being drowned by him.
• My Master, Right or Wrong: Played with. He has not really displayed many objections to the Targaryens' actions.
• Red Baron: In addition to his title as Sword of the Morning, he's been dubbed "Mad Arthur" by his enemies.
• Spared by the Adaptation: No Tower of Joy battle, and he survives until the final battle between Robert and Viserys.
• Villainous Valor: Say what you will about the man's morality, he does not shy from danger.

Marq Grafton

• Asshole Victim: After his three betrayals and the many murders of allies to carry them out, few are broken up about him being sentenced effectively to a lifetime managing Ghaston Grey.
• Call-Back: His fate is referenced by the Upper Mander conspiracy members as an example of Stannis' mistreatment of the nobility.
• Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: He betrays first the Arryns, later the Targs, and finally Praela. For Gyles Rambton, it seems to have been literal.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: He feels his house has been singled out for exploitation by the Arryns due to their mercantile leanings, despite being an ancient house, and a vital earner for the Vale.
• Karma Houdini Warranty: His luck runs out when he tries to bribe his way into Stannis' fold.
• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: How he justifies rebelling against the Arryns.
• Not Distracted by the Sexy: Appreciates Praela's beauty without being distracted by it.
• Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Stannis takes a dim view his Chronic Backstabbing Disorder and not only refuses to restore his familial holdings but effectively exiles him to Ghaston Grey after stripping him of his fleet.
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Deserts the Targaryean cause after both Rhaegar's final child proves to be a girl and Volantis makes it clear the will not aid the Exiles.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: Stannis lets him keep the dragon egg he pocketed for himself.
• Villainous BSoD: After Stannis hands down his sentence, Marq's outrage gives way to this with his men having to drag him out on his feet.

Viserys Targaryen

• A Child Shall Lead Them: Becomes the Targaryen king after Rhaegar's death despite still being a young child.
• Adaptational Badass: Thanks to being raised and trained by Arthur and Barristan, he's an actual warrior king of significant skill.
• Adaptational Nice Guy: Unlike canon, where he was abandoned at a young age to fend for himself and his sister and being mocked as a Beggar King, here he has two famed knights and a magister as caretakers; and an actual army of followers. As a result he is both more sane, learned, and has better manners instilled in him.
• Avenging the Villain: Unsurprisingly, he wants to avenge the deaths of his brother and father despite their actions.
• Berserk Button: As Ser Gawen will attest, he takes it personally when one of his close supporters is insulted.
• Declaration of Protection: In addition to wanting strength to avenge his family, he is determined to protect his niece Visenya from their many enemies.
• Eye Scream: He dies in the Battle of the Agneiat when Gerold Dayne defeats him in battle and stabs him in the visor.
• Happily Married: While his marriage to a Volantene Old Blood was very political, they seem to be genuinely fond of each other, with Viserys admiring her skills and intelligence.
• Nice to the Waiter: Shows consideration for a Rhoynar fortune teller.
• Raised by Dudes: There doesn't seem to any real maternal influence in his life.
• The Resenter: He has secretly become very disillusioned with his older brother, Rhaegar, seeing him as the one who ruined his family. To a lesser degree he has this view of their father as well.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: While restricted by his age and relative lack of skills as such, he tries to be as engaged as he can in leading his followers and show the dignified image they expect.
  • Around the age of thirteen he is shown holding a court of sorts in his Volantene manse.
  • Later played straight as he leads his men in battle as a general and knight in combat.
• Villain Respect: He holds Robert Baratheon his enemy in very high regard, even at times modeling his actions after his rival.