History Characters / ALionsDuty

* GreyEyes: A trait among the Starks.

* WhenHeSmiles: He rarely ever smiles. Kevan noted that the times Jaime sent him letters about his family is among the few times that he has. When he meets his grandchildren by his son for the first time, he smiles, something that utterly shocks Jaime and even Kevan to an extent.

* BadassGrandpa: One of the oldest knights and an absolute master of swordsmanship.

* BrokenAce: There was a time when he was the greatest warrior in the Seven Kingdoms, leading armies to victory and never losing a fight. His inability to move beyond his hatred for the Targaryens and his clinging on to past glories has reduced him to a complete wreck of a human being. Really, he is his own worst enemy.

* UnwantedSpouse: Cersei would rather have her own twin brother instead of him.

* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Well, more like 'good cannot {{Necessary Evil}}s'. He can't see Jaime's killing of Aerys and violation of his oaths as having any noble intention behind it and believes that it was for a more sinister reason.

** More humorous, but when Ned sees Renly chatting it up with Loras instead of his wife, he gets concerned for his marriage with Margaery. He apparently cannot see that Renly and Loras are together despite their closet being ''so'' transparent that it may as well have faded from existence at this point.

* BigGood: Viewed as this by the people of Dorne and the Reach. She shows herself to be a just ruler who cares for her people and hates that they will die for her without her knowing them personally.

* MoralityChain: Is doing her best to be this for Viserys so that his sanity is maintained. So far, it seems to be working.

* TokenGoodTeammate: While the Tyrells aren't evil by any stretch of the margin, they are extremely pragmatic and will do whatever it takes to ensure their house's survival. Garlan is the only one who's a genuinely kind-hearted and honorable person. He'd probably be right at home with the Starks when it comes honor and kindness.

The eldest daughter of Rhaegar Targaryen and the only survivor of the royal family during the sack of King's Landing. In another time, she would have been stabbed to death by Armory Lorch, but she was thankfully saved by King Aerys's youngest Kingsguard, Jaime Lannister. She was taken to Dorne to be raised and protected, and now she seeks justice for the wrongs committed against her family.

* FailureKnight: How he views himself, as he believes if he acted sooner, he could have saved Aegon, Elia, and Rhaella from Aerys's madness.

* MasterSwordsman: He's arguably the greatest swordsman in Westeros, with the only other knight equaling or surpassing him in this regard being Barristan Selmy.

* HeirClubForMen: As the eldest son of Tywin's eldest son, he's naturally considered the heir to Casterly Rock and the West.

* GenerationXerox: Very much her paternal grandmother in looks and behavior, she's also best friend to a Targaryen royal female.

* TheVamp: Extremely so, and deconstructed because her intended goodsister Daenerys quickly grows to consider her a slattern.

* BumblingDad

* TransparentCloset: When Margaery and Renly went to consummate their wedding, he entered the bedroom to serve as their witness. ''Riiight.''

* TheBeard: For Renly. Everyone can see it.

* WouldHitAGirl: When he decides to help Arya training, Jaime thinks he's bullying her and chastises him.

* MoralEventHorizon: In universe, Ned and Ser Barristan are ''horrified'' when he orders to burn an ''entire encampment full of innocents'', only to kill Rhaenys Targaryen.

* WellDoneSonGuy: He ''does not'' his father criticizing and ignoring him well in the slightest, while Ned Stark's advice is something he seeks.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Under her cool, confident facade, she anguishes over the fact people are going to war, going to ''die'' for her.

* MasterSwordsman: He's arguably the greatest swordsman in Westeros.

* SinsOfTheFather: While the Baratheons subject her to this, she makes it a point to avoid this as best as possible. As much as she hates the Starks, she only seeks to punish Ned for his actions during the rebellion and leaves his children out of it. Of course, she'd rather they stay as far away from her as possible, so while she doesn't blame them for their fathers actions, she doesn't have to like them.

The eldest son of Tywin Lannister and the youngest person to ever be admitted into the Kingsguard. In the tail end of Robert's Rebellion, he slew the Mad King, Aerys Targaryen, when he ordered his pyromancers to burn King's Landing in Wildfire. When told that his father sent Gregor Clegane and Armory Lorch to kill Rhaegar's children, he was quick to act, but only fast enough to save Rhaenys. He now serves as Rhaenys's champion and protector, working to restore the Realm and put the Targaryens back on the Iron Throne.

* PassedOverInheritance: He was supposed to become Lord of Casterly Rock, but renounced his birthright when he became a Kingsguard. Then he ran away with the infant princess to Dorne, leading Robert Baratheon to cast him away from the institution. Due to the oath ''and'' the current king's distate for him, his son was named heir of the Westerlands.

* IWasQuietTheLooker: He used to be a handsome man, but almost two decades of feasting and whoring have withered his body away. Now he's just a shell of what he used to be.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: In-Universe example. While the people of Dorne and the Reach see him as a KnightInShiningArmor and one of the few honorable knights left in the realm, his killing of the Mad King has resulted in others up North viewing him as a dishonorable coward.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Since he's ''not'' inbred from an affair and was send to the North for fostering, he's a bit more friendly. Just a bit.

* DarkIsNotEvil: He typically wears the Baratheon dark colors, but while prideful, he's not a villainous person and wants to be a great and noble ruler. He just has ''so'' much working against him in that regard.

* SanitySlippage: He wants so badly to show himself worthy of the throne that he starts to display behavior which is eerily reminiscent of his canon self. Time will tell if he goes all the way with this.

* JerkassHasAPoint: In the prologue, he grimly prophetizes Rhaenys Targaryen's survival means another war down the line.
* MoralEventHorizon: In universe, Ned and Ser Barristan are ''horrified'' when he orders to burn an ''entire campment full of innocents'', only to kill Rhaenys Targaryen.

* ParentalSubstitute: Strongly implied with Joffrey since he fostered the prince.

* GenerationXerox: Very much her paternal grandmother in looks and behaviour, she's also best friend to a Targaryen royal female.

* {{Foil}}: Another comparison to a canon counterpart. A strong-willed woman, betrothed to an inbred royal with strong jerkass tendences, who uses her head and looks to keep him content and more or less harmless? Hello, Margaery.

* MoralityChain: Is doing her best to be this for Viserys so that his sanity is maintained.

* MasterPoisoner: When Cersei tried to give a drink to Allyria (it was strongly implied she slipped something nasty in the wine); Tyene took it, gave it a sniff and immediately threw the wine away.

* TokenEvilTeammate: For Rhaenys's side.

* JerkassHasAPoint: She reminds her father that Jaime's oath as a Kingsguard doesn't allow for wedding or children. Unfortunately, Tywin retorts Robert personally voided Jaime's status, letting him free to marry and sire heirs.

* SelectiveObliviousness: She seems to have a habit of deliberately tuning out reality when it doesn't agree with her needs to the point where she genuinely starts buying the crap she's selling. Even after Tywin told her that Jaime was kicked out of the Kingsguard, therefore making his marriage to Allyria legitimate and his offspring true-born, she still fully believes them to be "Dornish bastards".

* WellDoneSonGuy: He takes ''extremely'' bad his father criticizing and ignoring him, while Ned Stark's advice is something he seeks.

* WouldHurtAChild: Joffrey remembers his mother talking to him, and [[spoiler:his cousin Joanna's death]] has quite a suspect timing...

** He may suck at showing it but he does genuinely love his children. He sent his eldest son to foster under Eddard Stark not just for a proper upbringing, but also to protect him by keeping him as far away from Rhaenys as possible.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Discussed. Joffrey tells the Small Council that Eddard is loved by his lords in the North and that holding him for treason only gives them reason to march South and kill them all.

* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Well, more like 'good cannot comprehend dishonorable for a good reason'. He can't see Jaime's killing of Aerys and violation of his oaths as having any noble intention behind it and believes that it was for a more sinister reason.

* FamilyByChoice: Part of why he turns on his brother is because he was never really a good brother in the first place.

* BeingGoodSucks: Boy does being the good, honorable man '''suck''' for Ned. While he is most indeed a good and honorable man, he frequently finds himself blamed and hated for actions he committed during the rebellion despite his noble intentions, actions that he often finds it hard to rebuke. Then there's his best friend's fall into madness that he desperately tries to stop, only to be arrested for treason.

** He also believes Rhaenys to be as vengeful as Robert, and her people wanting to go to war as much as his king does. In reality, Rhaenys doesn't want to go to war, though more out of understanding that the Realm won't survive another war rather than wanting anything to do with making amends.

** [[spoiler: Because his man Jory accidentally contributed to Joanna's death, the Dornish Lannisters really want him dead.]]

* GenerationXerox: He's the noble, level-minded Stark in his friendship with the hot-blooded battle-hungry Baratheon.

* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler: Defied by Jaime, who states killing her would be revenge for his own daughter's death, but it wouldn't be justice.]]

* SinsOfOurFathers: When she's taken hostage by the Dornish, she's surrounded by people ''hating'' her due to her father being responsible for [[spoiler: Joanna's death.]] They don't hurt her in the slightest for her father's actions, but she can practically ''feel'' how much everyone hates her in Dorne.

The head of House Lannister and the father of Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion. A cold and ruthless politician, he attempted to gain the favor of House Baratheon by causing the sack of King's Landing. He is highly ambitious and seeks to make his house the strongest in the Seven Kingdoms.

* TheMentor: For all his antagonistic behaviour, his advice for Allyria and Arthur is pretty sound. Of course, he does have an interest into helping them to flourish since they belong to the same family.

* ParentalFavoritism: Even after Jaime ran off and became Rhaeny's protector, he still greatly favors his eldest son. He even favors his grandchildren by Jaime far more than his grandchildren by Cersei.

* SoProudOfYou: Under his sterness, he's actually happy to see Jaime settled with a good lady who gave him children with much potential.

* WhenHeSmiles: He rarely ever smiles. Kevan noted that the times Jaime sent him letters about his family is among the few times that he has. When he meets his grandchildren by his son for the first time, he smiles, something that utterly shocks Jaime and even Kevan.

* IsThatWhatTheyAreCallingItNow: When Joanna questioned Margaery about his whereabouts during the tourney, she said that he went with Loras to...*ehem*, practice jousting.

* VillainousIncest: Definitely still a huge jerk. He tried to slip himself into Dany's bedchamber right before her wedding and is still irked by the fact he won't get to marry his niece Rhaenys as intended.

* ReallyGetsAround: As Olenna points out, he has half the height of your average man, but twice the lust.

* EvilAunt: Constantly refers to her nephew and niece as "Dornish bastards" and refuses to acknowledge their right to inherit the Westerlands.
* FirstLove: Was this to Jaime. He since moved on to settle with Allyria. She didn't.

* StupidEvil: She tends to make some very dumb decisions. She asked her father to name her son Joffrey as heir of Casterly Rock and not her brother's "Dornish Bastards". Um...Cersei, you are aware that going from "heir to the Seven Kingdoms" to "heir to Casterly Rock" is a '''massive''' downgrade, right?

* SanitySlippage: He wants so bad to show himself worthy of the throne that he starts to display behavior which is eerily reminiscent of his canon self. Time will tell if he goes all the way with this.

* WouldHurtAChild: Joffrey remembers his mother talking to him, and [[spoiler: his cousin Joanna's death]] has quite a suspect timing...

* NeverLiveItDown: His detractors ram him about killing the king he was sworn to protect.

* ScrewPolitenessIAmASenior: The Queen of Thorns is in fine form.

** During the high council meeting, he calls his father out on imprisoning Ned Stark. Since Eddard is well loved in the North, locking him up could cost them their best ally.

* SanitySlippage: He wants so bad to show himself worthy of the throne that he starts to display behaviour which is eerily reminiscent of his canon self. Time will tell if he goes all the way with this.

* TheUnfavourite: Tywin prefers his other granddaughter Joanna over her. Cersei really hates this.

* TheAce: He's one of the greatest warriors in Westeros, if not very best, and is one of the most revered figures in the South.

* CombatDiplomacyStealth: Obara, Nymeria, and Tyene fit this. Obara, being both the oldest and the best fighter, fits the "combatant". Nymeria plays the role of "Diplomacy" due to being the most active in social engagements. Tyene fits "Stealth" due to her Septa guise and her expertise in poisons.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: She may dress as a septa, but she inherited her father's nasty temper -- wanting to poison a lord for being insulting towards a friend does not befit a woman from the cloth.

* ParentalNeglect: No interest whatsoever for his trueborn offspring, finding them too whiny or soft. To his credit, he's aware of this and sent Joffrey to the North so that Ned Stark would raise him well.
* RevengeBeforeReason: His desire to kill all Targaryens for Rhaegar's actions have clouded his judgement.

* MasterPoisoner: When Cersei tried to give a drink to Allyria (it was strongly implied she slipped something nasty in the wine), Tyene took it, gave it a sniff and immediately threw the wine away.

* HypocrisyNod: After he abandons Robert's Kingsguard, he acknowledges that he to broke his Oath as a Kingsguard everyday by serving Robert.

* FamilyOfChoice: Views Jaime's family as her own, which is recuperated. She also disowns Aerys as her grandfather and only sees him as a deluded madman who needed to die for there to be peace.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He's pretty much superior to his twin in every category, with the only place they are equal in is in their looks. To put things into perspective, despite disobeying his father and running off with Rhaenys, even Tywin is more proud of Jaime's children over Cersei's.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: He inherited more of the Dayne looks.

* WhenHeSmiles: He rarely ever smiles. Kevan noted that the times Jaime sent him letters about his family is among the few times that he has. When he meets his grandchildren by his son for the first time, he smiles, something that utterly shocks Jaime.

The youngest of the Sand Snakes.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: She exploits this trope by dressing as a septa and following Allyria everywhere.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Her reaction when Arthur showing at the melee in Targaryen armor threatens to unleash a bloodbath.

* TheStarscream: A sympathetic case. He betrayed Aerys and killed him because he ordered his pyromancers to scorch King's Landing in wildfire; which would have killed countless innocents.

!!House Tyrell of Highgarden
* FlowerMotifs: The golden rose.
[[folder:Lord Mace Tyrell]]
!!'''Lord Mace Tyrell, Warden of the South'''
The Warden of the South and Lord of Highgarden. A bumbling oaf who thinks to highly of himself, most decisions for his house are made by his mother.
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* PuppetKing: When someone needs House Tyrell on their side, they go to his ''mother'' rather than him.

[[folder:Willas Tyrell*]]
!!'''Willas Tyrell'''
The eldest son of Mace Tyrell and heir to the Highgarden and the Reach. He was crippled in a tourney when he fought against Oberyn Martell. The Tyrells sought to abandon the Martells following the incident, but Rhaenys and Willas's burgeoning fondness prevented such from coming to pass. He holds no ill will over his crippling and is a good man.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Rhaenys.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: As his POV shows, he feels that Rhaenys is just as vengeful as Robert is.
* ParentalFavoritism: He is Olenna's favorite grandchild.

[[folder:Garlan Tyrell]]
!!'''Garlan Tyrell'''
The second son of Mace Tyrell. A good man with a strong moral compass, he heavily dislikes his family's pragmatic decisions.
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* NiceGuy: Right up there with the likes of Ned in terms of moral fiber.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His grandmother calls him out on siding with Jaime and the Lannisters of Dorne when Joffrey and Arthur fought each other. While a noble thing it was to stop a fight, him doing so pretty much forces the Tyrells to side with Rhaenys when they were still on the fence about it.
* TokenGoodTeammate: While the Tyrells aren't evil by any stretch of the margin, they are extremely pragmatic and will do whatever it takes to ensure their house's survival. Garlan is the only one who's a genuinely kind-hearted and honorable person. He'd probably be right at home with the Starks when it comes honor and kindness.

[[folder:Loras Tyrell]]
!!'''Ser Loras Tyrell'''
!!!The Knight of the Flowers
The youngest son of Mace Tyrell and a knight of the Reach. Secretly, he and Renly Baratheon are lovers, with his sister, Margery, serving as a guise to prevent people from discovering their relationship.
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* PoisonousFriend: While he does genuinely love Renly, he is also manipulating him into his family's favor so that Robert doesn't have the support of the Stormlands once the war hits home.
* TransparentCloset: When Margaery and Renly went to consummate their wedding, he entered the bedroom to serve as their witness. ''Riiight.''

[[folder:Princess Margaery Tyrell]]
!!'''Princess Margaery Baratheon(nee Tyrell)'''
The youngest daughter of Mace Tyrell and wife of Renly Baratheon. In reality, their marriage is a front to hide her brother's relationship with the Lord of the Stormlands. She is also good friends with Rhaenys and Joanna.

* TheBeard: For Renly. Everyone can see it.

[[folder:Olenna Tyrell]]
!!'''Lady Olenna Tyrell'''
!!!The Queen Of Thorns
The matriarch of House Tyrell and the true power behind it. An old, yet cunning and dangerous woman, she is the one people go to for the cooperation of the Tyrells.

* SilkHidingSteel: She has great political savvy and cunning and is the ''defacto'' leader of House Tyrell. Tyrion tells Jaime and Doran that if you want the Tyrells on your side, you don't go to Mace, you go to Olenna.
* ScrewPolitenessIAmASenior: The Queen of Thorns is in fine form.

!!House Dayne of Starfall and High Hermitage
[[folder:Lord Edric Dayne]]
!!'''Lord Edric Dayne'''
The young Lord of Starfall and the squire of Jaime Lannister.

* AChildShallLeadThem: He's around Arya's age and already a Lord.
* NiceGuy: He's very courteous towards Arya - whom he accidentally captured - and refuses to blame her for [[spoiler: Joanna's death.]]
* TheSquire: He is Jaime Lannister's squire.
* WouldHitAGirl: When he decides to help Arya training, Jaime thinks he's bullying her and chastises him.

[[folder:Gerold Dayne]]
!!'''Ser Gerold Dayne'''
!!!Darkstar
The cousin of Arthur Dayne and a knight of High Hermitage.

* FreudianExcuse: Not a particularly good one, but it does explain his dickish attitude toward Jaime. He utterly despises the knightly ideals set out by his cousin, Arthur Dayne. Since Jaime is following in Arthur's footsteps, that just gives him grounds to be an insensitive prick.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's very deliberately an abrasive asshole to Jaime.
* TokenEvilTeammate: For Rhaenys's side.

!Robert's Side
[[folder:King Robert Baratheon*]]
!!'''King Robert Baratheon, the First of His Name'''
!!!The Usurper
Originally the Lord of Storm's End, he began a rebellion against King Aerys Targaryen when his son, Rhaegar, kidnapped his betrothed, Lyanna Stark. Together with his childhood friend, Eddard Stark, and his foster father, Jon Arryn, they defeated the Mad King. Following the sack of King's Landing, he was crowned King of the Seven Kingdoms. However, Robert will not rest until all of House Targaryen is laid to waste.

* AdaptationalVillainy: He's a lot more unhinged here. This is a result of there still being a Targaryen in Westeros and his boundless hatred for them.
* ArrangedMarriage: With Cersei. They '''hate''' each other.
* BigGood: He ''was'' this during the Rebellion. Emphasis on was. Nowadays, however...
* BigBad: What he's become.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: His mindset is that ''all'' Targaryens are mad lunatics that need to be put down and that anyone who opposes him is his enemy.
* BrokenPedestal: After he burns down an entire camp full of innocents just to kill Rhaenys, the Starks don't think highly of him anymore. They only continue to serve because they are sworn to his house.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** He may suck at showing it but he does genuinely love his children. He sent his eldest son to foster under Eddard Stark not just for a proper upbringing, but also to protect him by keeping him as far away from Rhaenys as possible.
** He genuinely loved his foster father, Jon Arryn, and was utterly ''devastated'' by his death.
** He also genuinely loved his "brother", Eddard Stark. Unfortunately, it's not enough to stop him from burning an entire innocent camp.
* FatBastard: He's gained a lot of weight since the rebellion and is more malicious than his book counterpart.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: In his desire to end House Targaryen, he has become the Mad King he fought against during the rebellion. He ends up averting this because the "monsters" he seeks to kill amount to an innocent girl who's only crime was [[SinsOfTheFather being born in the wrong family]] and the people who follow her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: In the prologue, he grimly prophetizes Rhaenys Targaryen's survival means another war down the line.
* MoralEventHorizon: In universe, Ned and Ser Barristan are ''horrified'' when he orders to burn an ''entire campment full of innocents'', only to kill Rhaenys Targaryen.
* NotSoDifferent: When he crosses the MoralEventHorizon by ordering to "burn them all", he becomes Aerys Targaryen in acts.
* ParentalNeglect: No interest whatsoever for his trueborn offspring, finding them too whiny or soft. To his credit, he's aware of this and sent Joffrey to the North so that Ned Stark would raise him well.
* RevengeBeforeReason: His desire to kill all Targaryens for Rhaegar's actions have clouded his judgement.
* SinsOfTheFather: Wants ''all'' Targaryens dead for the actions of Rhaegar, be they innocent or otherwise.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His declining state of mind is a combination of the power that being King of Westeros comes with alongside his undying hatred for the Targaryens and his natural hot-bloodedness.

!!House Baratheon of King's Landing
[[folder:Queen Cersei Baratheon]]
!!'''Queen Cersei Baratheon(nee Lannister)'''
The eldest child of Tywin Lannister and the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. She and her twin brother, Jaime, were once lovers before he joined Aerys's Kingsguard. She seeks to bring Jaime back to her side, regardless of the risks.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Barely anyone can stand being around her. Her husband despises her, her father is annoyed by her, and her eldest son finds her too coddling. Addam Marbrand comments that absolutely ''no one'' wants to see her become Lady of the West once Joffrey takes the throne.
* BerserkButton: At this point, basically Allyria and her children's existence. She despises them for "taking" her twin and refuses to see them as family, not to mention she utterly hates the fact that her father favors them over the children ''she'' gave him.
* BeautyIsBad: She's considered the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdom's and she's also one of the biggest jackasses seen so far.
* BrokenPedestal: Jaime's time away from her has allowed him to see what a self-centered bitch his sister really is. Though he still cares for her, his romantic feelings have given way to a more conventional love for one's sibling, and even that's soured after their first meeting in years.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Had this with her twin until Robert's Rebellion. She wants to renew the relationship, but he declines.
* EvilAunt: Constantly refers to her nephew and niece as "Dornish bastards" and refuses to acknowledge their right to inherit the Westerlands.
* FirstLove: Was this to Jaime. He since moved on to settle with Allyria. She didn't.
* GreenEyedMonster: Literally. She utterly loathes Allyria for marrying her twin and bearing his children.
* {{Jerkass}}: The hell was your first clue?
* JerkassHasAPoint: She reminds her father that Jaime's oath as a Kingsguard doesn't allow for wedding or children. Unfortunately, Tywin retorts Robert personally voided Jaime's status, letting him free to marry and sire heirs.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Flat-out states to Allyria she will never accept her as her good-sister and it's strongly implied she tried to poison her immediately afterwards.
* SelectiveObliviousness: She seems to have a habit of deliberately tuning out reality when it doesn't agree with her needs to the point where she genuinely starts buying the crap she's selling. Even after Tywin told her that Jaime was kicked out of the Kingsguard, therefore making his marriage to Allyria legitimate and his offspring true-born, she still fully believes them to be "Dornish bastards".
* StupidEvil: She tends to make some very dumb decisions. She asked her father to name her son Joffrey as heir of Casterly Rock and not her brother's "Dornish Bastards". Um...Cersei, you are aware that going from "heir to the Seven Kingdoms" to "heir to Casterly Rock" is a '''massive''' downgrade, right?
* {{Yandere}}: She's obsessed with the idea of bringing Jaime back to herself, in spite of all the hints pointing to him being very HappilyMarried and content to live in Dorne.

[[folder:Prince Joffrey Baratheon*]]
!!'''Prince Joffrey Baratheon'''
The eldest son of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister. He was sent to be fostered by Eddard Stark in the North, where he was raised for five years. While incredibly prideful and prone to anger, he desires to be a great king and live up to the high expectations that many have for him.

* AdaptationalBadass: His fostering in the North has trained him into a very effective fighter.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Since he's ''not'' inbred from an affair and was send to the North for fostering, he's a bit more friendly. Just a bit.
* AdaptationalDyeJob: He looks more like a black haired Lannister rather than the pure blond inbred Lannister he was in the books.
* AlwaysSecondBest: How he feels about himself compared to his cousin, Arthur. They've actually proven to be relatively equal to each other, but the fact that even his father doesn't have confidence in him to defeat Arthur leads to this.
* BerserkButton: He hates being underestimated or belittled.
* BigBrotherBully: Nowhere close to how ''god awful'' a brother he was in canon, but he sure isn't nice to his brother either. The first scene we see them together in has Joffrey almost throw Tommen's new cat out a window because of his brother's perceived weak will. Granted, he just got out of being mocked by his own father at his first Small Council meeting, so he obviously was pissed beyond reason, and even then he doesn't go through with it.
* EveryoneHasStandards: When the Kingsguard enter the melee to fight against Arthur, Cletus, and Quentyn, Joffrey orders them to stand down, as he believes in fighting his own battles.
* FatalFlaw: His stubbornness and pride are his most glaring issues, as they cause him to make rash decisions and harsh judgments on those who he feels are belittling him. To his credit, he ''recognizes'' that this is a major issue of his and asks Eddard to help him with it.
* GenerationXerox: He's the hot-blooded proud Baratheon while his best friend, Robb, is the level-headed Stark.
* HasAType: He prefers a more strong-willed woman. Sansa is the borderline complete opposite of what he'd like.
* HotBlooded: Inherited his father's fury.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Beneath his pride, he seeks to live up to high expectations. For him, being a good king means that he must be the best at everything. Unfortunately, he's met with constant reminders that he's just a child. His drive to prove himself superior to his cousin ends up further destabilizing the fragile peace of the kingdoms.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A self-entitled brat with an explosive temper who desperately wants to become a great king.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** During the high council meeting, he calls his father out on imprisoning Ned Stark. Since Eddard is well loved in the North, locking him up could cost them their best ally.
** When a noble was accusing a peasant of attacking him, Joffrey points out that he needs unbiased sources of evidence to be certain and make the proper judgement, so the noble's servants don't count as witnesses.
* KickTheDog: Just barely averted. When his brother shows him the new cat he got, Joffrey took it from him and almost threw it out of the window sixty feet up. To be fair, he just got out from a rather unpleasant talk with his father, so he wasn't in the right state of mind. Thankfully, Ser Arys Oakheart was able to calm him.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: He's as hot tempered and battle hungry as his father, while also being as prideful as his mother. Just like his father, he shows shades of letting that power go to his head.
* PetTheDog: He has his moments of lenience.
** He shows mercy to a peasant whom he is certain was innocent of a crime he never committed.
** He felt guilty for his cousin Joanna's [[spoiler:death]]
** After he started a pointless fight with his cousin, Arthur, and his friends, he acknowledged that he messed up and that it was a petty squabble blown out of proportions.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: He's Robert's true-born son rather than an incest born bastard posing as his son.
* TheRival: Is this toward Arthur, with Joffrey trying to prove his superiority. This being Westeros, it causes problems with the fragile peace and they may turn into straight up [[ArchEnemy mortal enemies]] later.
* SanitySlippage: He wants so bad to show himself worthy of the throne that he starts to display behaviour which is eerily reminiscent of his canon self. Time will tell if he goes all the way with this.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He takes ''extremely'' bad his father criticizing and ignoring him, while Ned Stark's advice is something he seeks.

[[folder:Princess Myrcella Baratheon]]
!!'''Princess Myrcella Baratheon'''

* AdaptationalJerkass: Implied. Not much is known about her other than Robert referring to her as "whiny", though this may be a case of UnreliableNarrator. It ''does'' make sense though. With Joffrey up North, Cersei had to smother at least one of her kids, why not the one that's a mini-her?
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Ironically, she still looks like a mini-Cersei, blonde hair and all.
* SpoiledBrat: When he thinks about her, Robert calls her "whiny".
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Apparently, she's a miniature version of her mother. Guess the seed isn't so strong after all, eh Jon?
* TheUnfavourite: Tywin prefers his other granddaughter Joanna over her. Cersei really hates this.

[[folder:Prince Tommen Baratheon]]
!!'''Prince Tommen Baratheon'''

* KindHeartedCatLover: Gleefully announces to Joffrey that the cook allowed him to pick a kitten from the recent litter.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He may look like a Baratheon and be half Lannister on his mother's side, but he has neither the Baratheon fury nor the Lannister pride. If anything, he's so docile that Robert finds him boring.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: And unlike his siblings, he's 100% Baratheon in appearance.

!!!House Baratheon Kingsguard
* EvilCounterpart: To the Sand Snakes. Both serve as the Royal protectors of their rulers, but the Kingsguard that serve under Robert are mostly just thugs and brutes who care more about their personal safety as well as lining their pockets with gold; while the Sand Snakes are genuinely dedicated to their family and will protect Rhaenys with their life.
[[folder:Barristan Selmy]]
!!'''Lord Commander Barristan Selmy'''
!!!Barristan the Bold
The Lord Commander of the Kingsguard and one of the most renowned knights in the Seven Kingdoms. He later leaves Robert's services after the King burns a Targaryen/Martell camp full of innocents.

* AuthorityInNameOnly: He has ''zero'' control over the Kingsguard, as most of them are made up of thugs and brutes who only care for themselves and filling out their interests.
* BigDamnHeroes: Attempted to protect Rhaenys from Jaqen H'ghar, but the assassin only came to warn her, so she wasn't in any danger at that point.
* BrokenPedestal: Rhaenys doesn't think highly of him anymore after he joined Robert's Kingsguard. She only lets him onto her side on Jaime's insistence.
* TheCassandra: Tries to convince Rhaenys that Eddard is an honorable and just man and that he would never burn down an innocent camp nor [[spoiler:kill Joanna]]. Since Rhaenys doesn't trust Barristan after he joined Robert's Kingsguard following the rebellion, she doesn't believe him.
* DefectorFromDecadence: When he realizes Robert is ready to cross the line only to kill Rhaenys Targaryen, he switches sides.
* HonorBeforeReason: This is a major reason for his disdain for Jaime. Because he practically spent his whole life in the Kingsguard maintaining its oaths and following his King's orders, he cannot envision defying your oaths as a good thing regardless of reason. Even with Rhaenys telling him that Jaime did the right thing, he still cannot bring himself to accept it.
* HypocrisyNod: After he abandons Robert's Kingsguard, he acknowledges that he to broke his Oath as a Kingsguard everyday by serving Robert.
* KnightInShiningArmor: One of the prime examples in Westeros. Jaime considers him to be the only knight in Robert's Kingsguard that actually deserves the title.
* PetTheDog: As much as he hates Jaime for his oathbreaking, he's willing to put that aside if it means protecting Rhaenys and even gives him his respect when he refuses to judge Jory Cassel for his unintentional involvement in [[spoiler:Joanna's death]].
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Downplayed. He still dislikes Jaime for breaking his oath to King Aerys, but he's willing to put that aside if it means protecting Rhaenys.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Aside from Arys Oakheart, he's one of the few true knights in the current Kingsguard. Becomes averted later when he shifts sides to Rhaenys.

[[folder:Boros Blout]]
!!'''Ser Boros Blout'''
A rather obese knight of Robert's Kingsguard.

* AssholeVictim: He dies when the Targaryen camp is burned down. It's actually more disappointing that his death wasn't shown.
* FatBastard: He's fat and a cruel person.
* {{Jerkass}}: Smugly laughs at Barristan when Robert bluntly chastises him for his failure to protect Aerys and dismisses him with what amounts to "do better or your fired".
* KilledOffscreen: When the Targaryen camp burned down.
* WouldHurtAChild: Joffrey remembers his mother talking to him, and [[spoiler: his cousin Joanna's death]] has quite a suspect timing...

[[folder:Meryn Trant]]
!!'''Ser Meryn Trant'''
A sworn knight of Robert's Kingsguard.

* {{Jerkass}}: Crudely smiles at the prospect of killing Jaqen after he does a job the King assigned him for and is even the one to suggest burning down the Targaryen/Martell camp.

[[folder:Arys Oakheart]]
!!'''Ser Arys Oakheart'''
One of Robert's Kingsguard.

* NiceGuy: Unlike the other Kingsguard, he's courteous and polite.
* TokenGoodTeammate: After Barristan leaves, he's pretty much the only genuinely good Kingsguard Robert has left.

!!House Arryn of the Eryie
[[folder:Lord Jon Arryn]]
!!'''Lord Jon Arryn, Warden of the East, Hand of the King'''
The Lord of House Arryn, Warden of the East and Robert's Hand of the King. He worked to maintain the fragile peace between the Seven Kingdoms. He dies while Robert was at the tourney in the Reach.

* TheGhost: He only ever appears in the prologue.
* MoralityChain: He was arguably the only person who kept Robert's anger in check. When he died, Robert went on the warpath against the Targaryens.
* InSpiteOfANail: He still dies in this story. With Littlefinger in King's Landing, he had no way to escape this fate.

!!House Stark of Winterfell
* AnimalMotifs: Direwolves.
* GreyEyes: A trait among the Starks.
* HeroesLoveDogs: They are among the most noble and honorable of the Great Houses and the current Stark children each have their own direwolf.
* TokenGoodTeammate: For Robert's side, they are the family that is unambiguously good.
[[folder:Lord Eddard Stark*]]
!!'''Lord Eddard Stark, Warden of the North'''
!!!Ned
The childhood friend of Robert Baratheon and the Warden of the North. He journeyed South with Robert along with his children to witness the tourney hosted by House Tyrell.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Discussed. Joffrey tells the Small Council that Eddard is loved by his lords in the North and that holding him for treason only gives them reason to march South and kill them all.
* BeingGoodSucks: Boy does being the good, honorable man '''suck''' for Ned. While he is most indeed a good and honorable man, he frequently finds himself blamed and hated for actions he committed during the rebellion despite his noble intentions, actions that he often finds it hard to rebuke. Then there's his best friend's fall into madness that he desperately tries to stop, only to be arrested for treason.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: He has a very rigid view of right and wrong. Oath breaking is a major wrong for him, so he can't see the good in it regardless of the man's intentions. For him, there doesn't seem to be such a thing as NecessaryEvil, just good and evil.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Well, more like 'good cannot comprehend dishonorable for a good reason'. He can't see Jaime's killing of Aerys and violation of his oaths as having any noble intention behind it and believes that it was for a more sinister reason.
* HonorBeforeReason: His honor prevents him from seeing oath breaking as a NecessaryEvil.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter:
** Downplayed with Robert. He stands by his friend despite it being very clear that he's losing his way in rage and vengeance, but he does acknowledge that Robert may be long gone and that his reasons for going to war again probably won't be noble. When Robert crosses the line ordering the burning a camp of innocents, he draws his sword on him.
** He cannot see Jaime in any good light despite it being made clear that he sought to protect King's Landing and its people from burning to death. The dishonorable act of killing the king he swore to protect paints him as a villain in Eddard's eyes.
** He also believes Rhaenys to be as vengeful as Robert, and her people wanting to go to war as much as his king does. In reality, Rhaenys doesn't want to go to war, though more out of understanding that the Realm won't survive another war rather than wanting anything to do with making amends.
** More humorous, but when Ned sees Renly chatting it up with Loras instead of his wife, he gets concerned for his marriage with Margaery. He apparently cannot see that Renly and Loras are together despite their closet being ''so'' transparent that it may as well have faded from existence at this point.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** When he condemns Jaime for breaking his oath to serve and protect the King, the Lannister retorts that Ned himself, as a Warden, was sworn to obey Aerys but chose to rebel. If we want to be just a ''tad'' fairer, its was Ned's ancestor, Torrhen Stark, that swore fealty to Aerys's ancestor, Aegon, not Ned himself. In addition, the oath of the Kingsguard is considered ''extremely'' sacred, with the only thing considered worse being kinslaying.
** He tells Rhaenys that while they all committed sins, it is the reason behind their actions that matter. However, in this story it's become common knowledge that Jaime killed Aerys to save King's Landing from burning in Wildfire, yet he still admonished him for it. To be a bit fairer, Ned's POV also shows that he can't see that as the reason and views it as either an act of pure spite against Tywin or some elaborate plan between father and son.
* MoralityChain: Oh how poor Ned ''wishes'' he was this, but as Robert having the guards arrest him shows, he hates the Targaryens more than he loves his "brother".
* ParentalSubstitute: Strongly implied with Joffrey since he fostered the prince.
* YouKilledMyFather: Very much on the receiving end.
** Allyria is blatantly hostile when they meet due to him killing her brother and driving her sister to kill herself.
** Rhaenys states she would like to destroy him for helping Robert Baratheon to murder her family. Though she tones this down a notch when Barristan tells her that Ned would have also done what Jaime did and saved her.
** [[spoiler: Because his man Jory accidentally contributed to Joanna's death, the Dornish Lannisters really want him dead.]]

[[folder:Robb Stark*]]
!!'''Robb Stark'''
The eldest true-born son of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully.

* GenerationXerox: He's the noble, level-minded Stark in his friendship with the hot-blooded battle-hungry Baratheon.
* ShesNotMyGirlfriend: After he shared a dance with Joanna Lannister, everyone seems bent on considering them a thing, only for him to protest he barely knows her.

[[folder:Jon Snow*]]
!!'''Jon Snow'''
The bastard son of Eddard Stark. He sought to join the Nights Watch, but his father wanted him to journey South with him to experience some freedoms before he takes a lifelong oath.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Immediately worries when Arya confesses she went hanging out with Jaime Lannister's squire.
* CruelToBeKind: He threatens to tell their father Arya went to the Lannister camp because he fears for her safety.
* HaveWeMet: He and Rhaenys are mutually intrigued by each other, feeling there's ''something'' about him/her...

[[folder:Sansa Stark]]
!!'''Lady Sansa Stark'''
The eldest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully.

* DemotedToExtra: She's barely existent in the story barring one instance, and even then she never said a word.
* SpoiledBrat: How Arya sees her.
* UnwantedSpouse: When Ned Stark mentions the possibility of her marrying Joffrey, the prince's reaction is "not even if she was the last lady in the Seven Kingdoms".

[[folder:Arya Stark*]]
!!'''Lady Arya Stark'''
The youngest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Unlike most noble daughters, she dislikes the behavior and ways of a noble lady and would rather learn to fight.

* ActionGirl: She ''wants'' to be this, but stigma against women becoming warriors won't allow for it. This is another reason why she enjoys her time with the Dornish; because they don't have such compunctions.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Asks both Jaime and Rhaenys separately what justice is when they state that's what they seek since as far as she sees, her family will die either way. Jaime casually gives an ArmorPiercingResponse while Rhaenys just remains silent.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She wanted to spend more time with the Dornish because they were nice, fun, and allowed her to learn to fight. Now she's their hostage.
* {{Foil}}: Just like her older sister Sansa in the source material, the faction opposing her family in the current war took her as a prisoner. The main difference lies in the fact Arya is treated as a guest in spite of her captors having very good reasons to hurt her, while Sansa was constantly abused for no reason.
* GildedCage: Her situation in the Water Gardens. She's not allowed to leave but receives all the courtesies a highborn lady is due and the Sand Snakes even let her train with them.
* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler: Defied by Jaime, who states killing her would be revenge for his own daughter's death, but it wouldn't be justice.]]
* SadisticChoice: She wants to come home to Winterfell, but she really likes Edric and Elia Sand. No matter how it will end, ''someone'' will be hurt or killed by the war and she won't be happy about it.
* SinsOfOurFathers: When she's taken hostage by the Dornish, she's surrounded by people ''hating'' her due to her father being responsible for [[spoiler: Joanna's death.]] They don't hurt her in the slightest for her father's actions, but she can practically ''feel'' how much everyone hates her in Dorne.

[[folder:Theon Greyjoy]]
!!'''Theon Greyjoy'''
The only surviving son of Balon Greyjoy and the ward of Eddard Stark. He is close friends with Robb and Joffrey.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The Greyjoys were wiped out, leaving him and his sister as the remaining two.
* TheGadfly: Heckles Robb over his "crush" on Joanna Lannister as if there was no tomorrow.
* LastOfHisKind: He and his sister are the last of the Greyjoys.
* ReallyGetsAround: He tends to treat himself to wenches without a drop of shame.
* StepfordSmiler: He's touchy about his birthright... or lack of, rather.

!!House Lannister of Casterly Rock
* AnimalMotifs: Lions.
* Fiction500: The richest family in the Seven Kingdoms.
* TheStarscream: To the Targaryens near the end of the Rebellion.
[[folder:Lord Tywin Lannister*]]
!!'''Lord Tywin Lannister, Warden of the West'''
!!!The Old Lion
The head of House Lannister and the father of Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion. A cold and ruthless politician, he attempted to gain the favor of House Baratheon by causing the sack of King's Landing. He is highly ambitious and seeks to make his house the strongest in the Seven Kingdoms.

* BrokenPedestal: The Sack of King's Landing has tarnished Jaime's view of him.
* ControlFreak: Very much disgruntled by the fact he didn't got to properly raise his grandchildren into true Lannisters. When they refuse to come at Casterly Rock, he decides to surround them with family members loyal to him, hoping to influence them at his liking.
* TheDreaded: Among the most feared people in all of Westeros. Eddard makes it a point not to get on his bad side.
* TheLostLenore: His late, dearly beloved Joanna. He's painfully aware she would disapprove what he did to her friend Rhaella's family and is implied to favor his granddaughter by his son ''because'' she reminds him of her grandmother.
* TheMentor: For all his antagonistic behaviour, his advice for Allyria and Arthur is pretty sound. Of course, he does have an interest into helping them to flourish since they belong to the same family.
* OverprotectiveDad: Sends a positively withering DeathGlare to Robb Stark when he sees him dancing with his granddaughter Joanna. Rhaenys also muses he won't probably allow someone else than him to pick her husband.
* ParentalFavoritism: Even after Jaime ran off and became Rhaeny's protector, he still greatly favors his eldest son. He even favors his grandchildren by Jaime far more than his grandchildren by Cersei.
* PetTheDog: Despite Brightroar being the lost family heirloom that he had sought for so long, he allows his grandson to keep it, and this is after he got into a pointless fight with Joffrey that could have further destabilized the kingdoms.
* SoProudOfYou: Under his sterness, he's actually happy to see Jaime settled with a good lady who gave him children with much potential.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Bluntly calls Cersei on her short-sightedness and laments his grandsons are nothing but hot-blooded fools.
* TakeAThirdOption: On one hand, his daughter is queen of the current regime and his grandson by her is in line to rule. On the other, his son supports the former regime and his grandson by him is in line to inherit his title and lands. After Robert [[spoiler:kills his granddaughter, Joanna]], he chooses neutrality.
* VillainRespect: After meeting Allyria Dayne, he acknowledges her as worthy to stand besides his son and become the future Lady of the West.
* WhenHeSmiles: He rarely ever smiles. Kevan noted that the times Jaime sent him letters about his family is among the few times that he has. When he meets his grandchildren by his son for the first time, he smiles, something that utterly shocks Jaime.

[[folder:Kevan Lannister]]
!!'''Ser Kevan Lannister'''
Tywin's younger brother and right-hand man.

* CoolUncle: Jaime is actually happy to see him again.
* NiceGuy: He tries to smooth ruffled feathers between his brother and nephew, gently encouraging Jaime to reconcile with Tywin.

!!!House Clegane of Clegane's Keep
[[folder:Gregor Clegane]]
!!'''Ser Gregor Clegane'''
!!!The Mountain that Rides
The largest and most feared knight in the Seven kingdoms. He is responsible for the death of Princess Elia Martell and her son.

* TheDreaded: He's terrifying not for any power or influence he has over others, but for his overwhelming strength and fighting abilities. The reason Jaime opted to save Rhaenys was because he knew he wouldn't stand a chance against The Mountain, and Jaime was already a MasterSwordsman at a young age.

[[folder:Sandor Clegane]]
!!'''Sandor Clegane'''
!!!The Hound
The Mountain's younger brother.

!!House Baratheon of Storm's End
[[folder:Prince Renly Baratheon*]]
!!'''Prince Renly Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End'''
The youngest brother of Robert and Stannis. He currently resides over Storm's End.

* IsThatWhatTheyAreCallingItNow: When Joanna questioned Margaery about his whereabouts during the tourney, she said that he went with Loras to...*ehem*, practice jousting.
* TransparentCloset: No one is fooled by his wedding to Margaery Tyrell.

!!House Baratheon of Dragonstone
[[folder:Prince Stannis Baratheon*]]
!!'''Prince Stannis Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone'''
The younger brother of Robert Baratheon and the lord of the island of Dragonstone. A man of great honor and duty, he stands by his family, despite his misgivings with his elder brother.

* CosmicPlaything: He views all the shit he has to put up with as the gods spiting him for his deliberate refusal to worship them.
* ThickerThanWater: Played with. He is loyal to his elder brother, but due to his younger brother's disloyalty and refusal to call arms to aid their family, he may have to put Renly to the sword later.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite the rather iffy relationship with his brother, he still stands by his family as he is loyal to his blood.

!!House Tully of Riverrun
[[folder:Lord Hoster Tully]]
!!'''Lord Hoster Tully'''
The Lord of Riverrun. His health is currently failing him in his old age.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He wasn't nice about it, but having [[spoiler:Joanna]] held captive at Riverrun would only invite disaster for them, and the Riverlands have enough problems as is.

[[folder:Edmure Tully]]
!!'''Ser Edmure Tully'''
The only son of Hoster Tully and the heir to Riverrun and the Riverlands.

!Essos
[[folder:Prince Viserys Targaryen]]
!!'''Prince Viserys Targaryen'''
The second child and youngest son of King Aerys Targaryen. He was evacuated from Westeros along with his newborn sister, Daenerys Targaryen, by their protector, Willem Darry. They were discovered years later by Oberyn Martell and brought to Magister Illyrio Mopitas for improved protection and education. While Viserys has the strongest claim to the Iron Throne, a claim that aids Jaime and the Martells in putting the Targaryens back on their rightful throne, he unfortunately shares his father's madness and is very temperamental.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's still no saint, but since he never sold his mother's crown, coupled with both Tyrion and Arianne working to maintain his sanity, he's just a bit less of a monster than he usually is.
* ArrangedMarriage: He was betrothed to Rhaenys to keep the blood pure when his father still ruled. With her off the market, Arianne was picked as his bride.
* ButtMonkey: The Dothraki really don't respect him, not that he doesn't completely deserve it. They do start affording him a bit more respect when he and Arianne [[TheImmodestOrgasm make enough noise to scare their horses]].
* CrazyJealousGuy: He's not happy to learn Arianne sexually experimented with other men and states he won't allow her to fool around after their wedding.
* LackOfEmpathy: His reaction to the Dothraki massacring an innocent village? Boredom.
* UngratefulBastard: Hates the man who saved and protected his little niece. [[RealityEnsues This is also the man who back-stabbed his father, so cut him some slack.]]
* VillainousIncest: Definitely still a huge jerk. He tried to slip himself into Dany's bedchamber right before her wedding and is still irked by the fact he won't get to marry his niece Rhaenys as intended.

[[folder:Princess Daenerys Targaryen*]]
!!'''Princess Daenerys Targaryen'''
!!!Dany, Stormborn
The younger sister of Rhaegar and Viserys and the last child of Aerys Targaryen. Her mother died while giving birth to her, with Ser Willem Darry taking both her and her brother away to protect them from the Baratheon regime. Years later, her brother sets her up to marry a Dothraki horselord named Khal Drogo in the hopes of gaining an army to reclaim his throne.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She distrusts Tyrion and Arianne (who have a genuine interest into helping her family) while she relies on Jorah Mormont (canonically a spy for Varys). Though if we are being a bit fairer, Tyrion is a member of the family that slaughtered hers and Arianne's sexual exploits don't paint her in a good light to Dany.
* MadonnaWhoreComplex: Since she imagines a true Westerosi lady as chaste and modest, so Arianne being TheVamp disgusts her.

[[folder:Tyrion Lannister*]]
!!'''Tyrion Lannister'''
!!!The Imp, Half-Man
The youngest son of Tywin Lannister. He was ostracized by his father and sister for killing his mother during his birth and being born a dwarf. Growing up at Casterly Rock, his brother Jaime was among the few bright spots in his life. When Jaime ran off to Dorne to protect Rhaenys, he was left alone and ostracized again, his only comfort being his loving aunts and uncles who rarely visited. He eventually ran away to Dorne and now serves the Targaryen cause.

!!House Baratheon of Storm's End
[[folder:Prince Renly Baratheon*]]
!!'''Prince Renly Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End'''
The youngest brother of Robert and Stannis. He currently resides over Storm's End.

* IsThatWhatTheyAreCallingItNow: When Joanna questioned Margaery about his whereabouts during the tourney, she said that he went with Loras to...*ehem*, practice jousting.
* TransparentCloset: No one is fooled by his wedding to Margaery Tyrell.

!!House Baratheon of Dragonstone
[[folder:Prince Stannis Baratheon*]]
!!'''Prince Stannis Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone'''
The younger brother of Robert Baratheon and the lord of the island of Dragonstone. A man of great honor and duty, he stands by his family, despite his misgivings with his elder brother.

* CosmicPlaything: He views all the shit he has to put up with as the gods spiting him for his deliberate refusal to worship them.
* ThickerThanWater: Played with. He is loyal to his elder brother, but due to his younger brother's disloyalty and refusal to call arms to aid their family, he may have to put Renly to the sword later.
* UndyingLoyalty: Despite the rather iffy relationship with his brother, he still stands by his family as he is loyal to his blood.

!!House Tully of Riverrun
[[folder:Lord Hoster Tully]]
!!'''Lord Hoster Tully'''
The Lord of Riverrun. His health is currently failing him in his old age.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He wasn't nice about it, but having [[spoiler:Joanna]] held captive at Riverrun would only invite disaster for them, and the Riverlands have enough problems as is.

[[folder:Edmure Tully]]
!!'''Ser Edmure Tully'''
The only son of Hoster Tully and the heir to Riverrun and the Riverlands.

!Essos
[[folder:Prince Viserys Targaryen]]
!!'''Prince Viserys Targaryen'''
The second child and youngest son of King Aerys Targaryen. He was evacuated from Westeros along with his newborn sister, Daenerys Targaryen, by their protector, Willem Darry. They were discovered years later by Oberyn Martell and brought to Magister Illyrio Mopitas for improved protection and education. While Viserys has the strongest claim to the Iron Throne, a claim that aids Jaime and the Martells in putting the Targaryens back on their rightful throne, he unfortunately shares his father's madness and is very temperamental.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's still no saint, but since he never sold his mother's crown, coupled with both Tyrion and Arianne working to maintain his sanity, he's just a bit less of a monster than he usually is.
* ArrangedMarriage: He was betrothed to Rhaenys to keep the blood pure when his father still ruled. With her off the market, Arianne was picked as his bride.
* ButtMonkey: The Dothraki really don't respect him, not that he doesn't completely deserve it. They do start affording him a bit more respect when he and Arianne [[TheImmodestOrgasm make enough noise to scare their horses]].
* CrazyJealousGuy: He's not happy to learn Arianne sexually experimented with other men and states he won't allow her to fool around after their wedding.
* LackOfEmpathy: His reaction to the Dothraki massacring an innocent village? Boredom.
* UngratefulBastard: Hates the man who saved and protected his little niece. [[RealityEnsues This is also the man who back-stabbed his father, so cut him some slack.]]
* VillainousIncest: Definitely still a huge jerk. He tried to slip himself into Dany's bedchamber right before her wedding and is still irked by the fact he won't get to marry his niece Rhaenys as intended.

[[folder:Princess Daenerys Targaryen*]]
!!'''Princess Daenerys Targaryen'''
!!!Dany, Stormborn
The younger sister of Rhaegar and Viserys and the last child of Aerys Targaryen. Her mother died while giving birth to her, with Ser Willem Darry taking both her and her brother away to protect them from the Baratheon regime. Years later, her brother sets her up to marry a Dothraki horselord named Khal Drogo in the hopes of gaining an army to reclaim his throne.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She distrusts Tyrion and Arianne (who have a genuine interest into helping her family) while she relies on Jorah Mormont (canonically a spy for Varys). Though if we are being a bit fairer, Tyrion is a member of the family that slaughtered hers and Arianne's sexual exploits don't paint her in a good light to Dany.
* MadonnaWhoreComplex: Since she imagines a true Westerosi lady as chaste and modest, so Arianne being TheVamp disgusts her.

[[folder:Tyrion Lannister*]]
!!'''Tyrion Lannister'''
!!!The Imp, Half-Man
The youngest son of Tywin Lannister. He was ostracized by his father and sister for killing his mother during his birth and being born a dwarf. Growing up at Casterly Rock, his brother Jaime was among the few bright spots in his life. When Jaime ran off to Dorne to protect Rhaenys, he was left alone and ostracized again, his only comfort being his loving aunts and uncles who rarely visited. He eventually ran away to Dorne and now serves the Targaryen cause.