History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireDorneHouses

* BitCharacter: Lord Harmen Uller and his brother Ser Ulwyk.

[[folder: House Martell]]

[[folder: House Allyrion]]

[[folder: House Blackmont]]

[[folder: House Dayne]]

[[folder: House Fowler]]

[[folder: House Jordayne]]

[[folder: House Ladybright]]

[[folder: House Manwoody]]

[[folder: House Qorgyle]]

[[folder: House Toland]]

[[folder: House Uller]]

[[folder: House Vaith]]

[[folder: House Wells]]

[[folder: House Wyl]]

[[folder: House Yronwood]]

[[folder: House Dalt]]

[[folder: House Drinkwater]]

[[folder: House Santagar]]

* FeudingFamilies: They have a lot of enmity with the Stormlands houses in the Dronish Marches.

* TheBlackSheep: They sound remarkably crazy for being Andals. They have a dire reputation even in Dorne.

* TheDreaded: Nearly three hundred years later, and Maesters still don't want to recount the vile deeds of Wyl of Wyl during the wars of conquest against Dorne.

** They are something of a HighFantasy version of {{Qurac}}.

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* AnimalMotifs: Scorpions. For this it is even said that the Qorgyles arranged the death of the Tyrrell governor that then undid Daeron I's Dornish conquest.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Or... the Dornish traditional way of fighting wars. They will make you think they don't care that much about their castles or their lands, and will let you have them almost scarily uncontested -- heck, you'll turn up with your army, to find any given town or keep ''days'' deserted with anything not nailed down taken with them. This will last for just long enough for a "conquering" army to scratch its collective head about where the Dornish could be hiding, settle in and then get horribly thirsty and hungry. Upon which... the discovery will be made that the wells are either 1) impossible to use or 2) have been poisoned with something fairly mild that'll cause everybody who used them a debilitating collection of symptoms for days, since you didn't know to apply the antidote before use. And, then the Dornish ambush hits. Don't ever expect open battle, fielded soldiers or cavalry; expect a knife in the back. Wise commanders call it quits at this point. It might not seem very chivalrous, but it works astoundingly well, so much that even the Targaryens had to give up and sue for peace.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Or... the Dornish traditional way of fighting wars. They will make you think they don't care that much about their castles or their lands, and will let you have them almost scarily uncontested -- heck, you'll turn up with your army, to find any given town or keep ''days'' deserted with anything not nailed down taken with them. This will last for just long enough for a "conquering" army to scratch its collective head about where the Dornish could be hiding, settle in and then get horribly thirsty and hungry. Upon which... the discovery will be made that the wells are either 1) impossible to use or 2) have been poisoned with something fairly mild that'll cause everybody who used them a debilitating collection of symptoms for days, since you didn't know to apply the antidote first. And, then the ambush hits. Don't ever expect open battle, fielded soldiers or cavalry; expect a knife in the back. It might not seem very chivalrous, but it works astoundingly well, so much that even the Targaryens had to give up and sue for peace.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Or... the Dornish traditional way of fighting wars. They will make you think they don't care that much about their castles or their lands, and will let you have them almost scarily uncontested. For about five minutes, or whatever amount of time it takes them to swing around and ambush your now-tied-down-exactly-where-we-can-bottleneck-them troops. Don't expect open battle, fielded soldiers or cavalry; expect poison, a knife in the back and well-construction you don't know how to use. It might not seem very chivalrous, but it works astoundingly well, so much that even the Targaryens had to give up and sue for peace.

Garrison Fowler, known as The Blind King, was the last king of House Fowler in Dorne.

* BadassGrandpa: He remained a force to be reckoned with despite his age and blindness.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: For a Dornish woman, who have promiscuity as a culturally ingrained tenet, Cassella Vaith was a one-trick-pony when it came to sexuality. For her there was Aegon and only Aegon. It's fair to say that it's hard to compare, considering Aegon was a Targaryen and a king to boot.

* FantasticRacism: The Dornish have never been popular in Westeros: the men have a reputation of being stupid, crazy and lustful; the women are purportedly very loose. In reality, the Dornish are amongst the most egalitarian culture in Westeros in customs and morals. The fact that they assimilated the Rhoynish doesn't sit well with the rest of the surrounding regions, who have mostly Andal descent and the Targaryen Dynasty, which were descended from Valyria, the traditional rivals of the Rhoynish and the very reason they had to escape Essos to settle in Dorne.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: To Moorish Spain, with some Wales (their ruler bearing the title of "Prince") thrown in. The Orphans's way of life is a little reminiscent of Roma people. The rivalry between House Yronwood and House Martell resembles the tensions between Northern Spain and Southern Spain.
** They are something of a HighFantasy version of {{Qurac}}.
** Dorne's position in the Seven Kingdoms resembles that of the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia within the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire. It is a component of a large, multicultural monarchy with a shared religion but distinct ethnic identity from the rest of the country, with a ruler counted among the highest elite of the country but holding a unique royal title superior to his peers and inferior to the monarch. The "rocky" north of the country, which is culturally and ethnically closer to the rest of the South, is a neat parallel to the Sudetenland.

** Dorne's position in the Seven Kingdoms resembles that of the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia within the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire. It is a component of a large, multicultural monarchy with a shared religion but distinct ethnic identity from the rest of the country, with a ruler counted among the highest elite of the country but holding a unique royal title superior to his peers and inferior to the monarch.

** Dorne's position in the Seven Kingdoms resembles that of the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia within the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire. It is a component of a large, multi-ethnic monarchy with a shared religion but distinct cultural identity from the rest of the country, with a ruler counted among the highest elite of the country but holding a unique royal title superior to his peers and inferior to the monarch.

** Lord Walter Wyl, the son of the Wyl of Wyl, was later captured himself by Orys, who cut off his hands and feet as revenge, claiming the extra limbs were his "usury".

** Dorne's position in the Seven Kingdoms resembles that of the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia within the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire. It is a component of a large, multi-ethnic monarchy with a shared religion but distinct cultural identity from the rest of the country, with a ruler counted among the elite of the country but holding a unique royal title superior to his peers and inferior to the monarch.

** They also have a tiny Czech influence, as Dorne, like the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia within the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire is a component of a large, multi-ethnic state with a shared religion but distinct cultural identity from the rest of the country, with a ruler counted among the elite of the country but holding a unique royal title superior to his peers but inferior to the monarch.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: He is more outlandish, emotional, and violent than Archibald, who is more knightly, stoic, and intelligent.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: She has the olive skin of the salty cornish, but reddish hair.

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!!This is a listing of houses in Dorne that appear in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' that do not have enough members or tropes to justify their own page (yet).

!!This is a listing of houses in Dorne that appear in the {{Fantasy}} series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' that do not have enough members or tropes to justify their own page (yet). Visit [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]] for the main character index.

* {{Foil}}: A highborn [[HeroicBastard bastard son]] and a fine swordman? [[HeroicBastard Jon Snow]] says hi. Since Daemon didn't join any brotherhood, he has dealt with the problem of finding a match in highborn family, which may have happened with Jon if he not joined the Night's Watch.

* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: He shares the name with the badass [[BloodKnight Prince Daemon Targaryen]] and even more fittingly with Daemon Blackfyre, an highborn bastard that was denied the hand of a princess, just like him.

* [[{{Determinator}} Determinators]]: The Dornish collectively decided they had had enough of Valyrians when their Rhoynish ancestors had to flee Essos in search of a new home; which they eventually found after a gruelling slog and much careful integration... Then, the Targaryens and their bloody dragons rocked up being all Valyrian and shit. *beat* Of course, the Dornish did not take this lightly and [[StubbornMule stood their ground for one and a half centuries]] of near-constant war to fend Targaryen rule off until the latter had to finally agree to concessions. Read that again: the Dornish ''out-stubborned'' '''''the Targaryens'''''. So, the Dornish (finally) agreed to peace (mostly on their terms); but, since the rules that applied to the rest of the kingdoms categorically did not apply to Dorne, it predictably led to sporadic conflicts for another century until almost everyone just was too sick, tired and fed-up with fighting the Dornish (the Reach doesn't count). Guess who ''still'' does not abide with the same rules as the rest of the Seven Kingdoms and, therefore, remains unbowed, unbent, unbroken... And, technically, undefeated.

* {{Foil}}: An highborn bastard and a fine swordman? Jon Snow says hi. Since Daemon didn't join any brotherhood, he has dealt with the problem of being rejected as a match by an highborn family, which would likely have happened to Jon has he not joined the Night's Watch.
* HeroicBastard: One of the finest sword in Dorne, a brave one and loyal to his liege lord [[spoiler: and his daughter in particular, as he bravely offers to go in a potentially dangerous mission in her place.]]

* Foil: An highborn bastard and a fine swordman? Jon Snow says hi. Since Daemon didn't join any brotherhood, he has dealt with the problem of being rejected as a match by an highborn family, which would likely have happened to Jon has he not joined the Night's Watch.

* BastardAngst: Harbors some resentment that his status as a bastard prevented him from marrying Arianne.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Although he was trained by Oberyn and shares a similar attitude and ruthlessness, both he and Oberyn held a negative opinion of Ser Gerold Dayne.

* NotGoodWithRejection: A mild case: he had asked Prince Doran Martell for permission to marry Arianne, but was denied due to his low status [[spoiler:and a secret marriage pact that promised Arianne to Viserys Targaryen]]. While he didn't go crazy due to it, his friendship with Arianne soured.