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* WidowWoman: Victaria Bulwer (nee Tyrell), Lord Jon's wife and mother of Alysanne and their unnamed son.

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* WidowWoman: Victaria Bulwer (nee Tyrell), Lord Jon's wife and mother of Alysanne and their unnamed son.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Wields a axe when attempting to kill [[spoiler:Brienne of Tarth after mistaking her for Renly's killer]].

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** DeathRow: Grand Maester Orwyle claims he was seized and imprisoned in the black cells of the Red Keep, and died while awaiting trial. Orwyle, unlike his contemporaries, was a direct witness to what happened—but at the same time, he was known to portray himself in the most favorable light when recounting the events of the Dance.



** TheGulag: Grand Maester Orwyle claims he was seized and imprisoned in the black cells of the Red Keep, and died while awaiting trial. Unlike Eustace and Mushroom, Orwyle was a direct witness to what happened—but at the same time, Orwyle was known to portray himself in the most favorable light when recounting the events of the Dance.

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Head of the house at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. He served as Master of Coin for both Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Viserys I Targaryen. He was the only member of the Small Council who supported Rhaenyra's claim to the Iron Throne and got killed for his it.

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Head of the house at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. He served as Master of Coin for both Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Viserys I Targaryen. He was the only member of the Small Council who supported Rhaenyra's claim to the Iron Throne and got killed for his it.



* RashomonStyle: How he died differs.
** DestinationDefenestration: According to the fool Mushroom, Lyman was killed after being thrown out a window by Ser Cristan Cole.
** SlashedThroat: According to Archmaester Gyldayn, Lyman's throat is cut by Ser Cristan Cole when he tried to leave the Small Council chamber after declaring his support of Rhaenyra over Aegon II.

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* RashomonStyle: How he died differs.
differs, but almost everyone agrees that Ser Criston Cole of the Kingsguard had a hand in it.
** DestinationDefenestration: According to the fool Mushroom, Lyman was killed after being thrown out a window by Ser Cristan Cole.
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** SlashedThroat: According to Archmaester Gyldayn, Septon Eustace, Lyman's throat is cut by Ser Cristan Cole Criston when he tried to leave the Small Council chamber after declaring his support of Rhaenyra over Aegon II.II.
** TheGulag: Grand Maester Orwyle claims he was seized and imprisoned in the black cells of the Red Keep, and died while awaiting trial. Unlike Eustace and Mushroom, Orwyle was a direct witness to what happened—but at the same time, Orwyle was known to portray himself in the most favorable light when recounting the events of the Dance.
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* TheDogBitesBack: If she was the one to push Maegor onto the sharp edges of the Iron Throne.
* TakingTheVeil: She was one of the septas recruited to travel Westeros winning over the people to Jaehaerys and Alysanne's marriage, and joined a motherhouse afterward.
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* HeroicLineage: Ellyn Ever Sweet, who supposedly invented honey making.


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* HeroicLineage: They boast descent from the legendary Ellyn Ever Sweet, Ever-Sweet, daughter Garth Greenhand, who supposedly invented honey making.

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* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: He was one of many prospective husbands Doran arranged for Arianne to throw off the Iron Throne's suspicion of their loyalty.]]

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* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: He was one of many insulting, old prospective husbands Doran arranged for Arianne to throw off the Iron Throne's suspicion of their loyalty.]]



Head of the house at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. He served as Master of Coin for both Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Viserys I Targaryen. He was the only member of the Small Council who supported Rhaenyra's claim to the Iron Throne.

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Head of the house at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. He served as Master of Coin for both Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Viserys I Targaryen. He was the only member of the Small Council who supported Rhaenyra's claim to the Iron Throne.Throne and got killed for his it.



* HonorBeforeReason: Even surrounded by enemies, he defended Rhaenyra's right to the Iron Throne.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Even surrounded by enemies, political opponents, he defended Rhaenyra's right to the Iron Throne.



* HeroicLineage: To Bors the Breaker.

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* HeroicLineage: To The boast descent from the legendary Bors the Breaker.Breaker, son of Garth Greenhand.
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* KarmicDeath: Spoke out against the Greens taking Rhaenyra's so his throat was cut to silence him.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe

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* WeHardlyKnewYeWeHardlyKnewYe: He only gets one major scene.
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* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: He was one of many prospective husbands Doran arranged for for Arianne knowing she will refuse to throw off the Iron Throne's suspicion of their loyalty.]]

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* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: He was one of many prospective husbands Doran arranged for for Arianne knowing she will refuse to throw off the Iron Throne's suspicion of their loyalty.]]

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** Ser Warryn, who participated in the bet among Renly' knights over who could take Brienne of Tarth' virginity.



** Ser Hugh participated in the bet among Renly' knights over who could take Brienne of Tarth's virginity.



Lord Ben Beesbury, who was one of the elderly lords who

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!!Ser Alan Beesbury
Ser Alan Beesbury was a knight and member of House Beesbury during the Dance of the Dragons.
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* FamousAncestor: A rather unfortunate one.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He was captured in the Battle of the Honeywine but nothing else is known about him.

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* PosthumousCharacter: Lord Ben Beesbury, who was one of the elderly lords who Prince Doran Martell tried to marry his daughter Arianne to, but died before the betrothal could be completed.

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* PosthumousCharacter: Lord Ben Beesbury, who was one of the elderly lords who who

!! Lord Ben Beesbury
Lord Ben Beesbury was a minor lordling.
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* PosthumousCharacter:
Prince Doran Martell tried to marry his daughter Arianne to, to him, but he died before the betrothal could be completed.
* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: He was one of many prospective husbands Doran arranged for for Arianne knowing she will refuse to throw off the Iron Throne's suspicion of their loyalty.]]



* RecycledPremise: Like Ned Stark, Lyman was the only small council member to support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.
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!!Ser Humfrey Beesbury

See the Dunk & Egg characters page.
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!!!Historical Bulwers
!!Ser Buford Bulwer
!!!The Old Ox

See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireNobleHousesInTalesOfDunkAndEgg Noble Houses In Tales Of Dunk And Egg]] page.
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!!!Historical Bulwers
!!Ser Buford Bulwer
!!!The Old Ox
Ser Buford Bulwer, better known as the Old Ox, was a knight of some renown during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen. He can be found on ''Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg''.
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* OldSoldier: His best days are behind him, as he is past sixty, fat and soft and was blind in his right eye. He gets injured jousting in the Whitewalls tourney.
* UnreliableNarrator: Fought at the Redgrass Field but his body count gets higher with each retelling.
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!!Jack Bulwer
A ranger of the Night's Watch.

See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheNightsWatch Night's Watch Rangers]] page.

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* {{Foil}}: Like Ned Stark, Lyman was the only small council member to support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.



* RecycledPremise: Like Ned Stark, Lyman was the only small council member to support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.



* LadyInWaiting: Lady Alysanne is currently serving as one to Margaery Tyrell.

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* DestinationDefenestration: According to the fool Mushroom, Lyman was killed after being thrown out a window by Ser Cristan Cole.

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* DestinationDefenestration: According ConflictingLoyalties: Stayed true to the fool Mushroom, will of his late king rather than the command of his liege lord, and paid with his life.
* {{Foil}}: Like Ned Stark,
Lyman was killed after being thrown out a window by Ser Cristan Cole.the only small council member to support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.



* {{Foil}}: Like Ned Stark, Lyman was the only small council member to support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.

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* {{Foil}}: Like Ned Stark, RashomonStyle: How he died differs.
** DestinationDefenestration: According to the fool Mushroom,
Lyman was killed after being thrown out a window by Ser Cristan Cole.
** SlashedThroat: According to Archmaester Gyldayn, Lyman's throat is cut by Ser Cristan Cole when he tried to leave
the only small council member to Small Council chamber after declaring his support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.of Rhaenyra over Aegon II.



* SlashedThroat: According to Archmaester Gyldayn, Lyman's throat is cut by Ser Cristan Cole when he tried to leave the Small Council chamber after declaring his support of Rhaenyra over Aegon II.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Rhaenyra.



!!Lord Jon Bulwer
Lord Jon Bulwer was Lord of Blackcrown and head of House Bulwer during the reign of Robert Baratheon. He married Victaria Tyrell and had one child with her, Alysanne.

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!!Lord Jon !!Lady Alysanne Bulwer
Lord Jon Lady Alysanne Bulwer was Lord is Lady of Blackcrown and head of House Bulwer. Daughter of Lord Jon Bulwer during the reign of Robert Baratheon. He married and Lady Victaria Tyrell, distant cousin of Lord Mace Tyrell. Succeeded her father, after he died of a sickness.

Alysanne is a LadyInWaiting of Margaery
Tyrell and had one child with her, Alysanne.in King's Landing.



* AChildShallLeadThem: The current head of the house is nine-years old.
* AccidentalHero: She and Margaery play come-into-my-castle together. It is one of the things Ser Osney Kettleblack claims is preventing him from seducing Margaery.


!!Lord Jon Bulwer
Lord Jon Bulwer was Lord of Blackcrown and head of House Bulwer during the reign of Robert Baratheon. He married Victaria Tyrell and had one child with her, Alysanne.
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!!Lady Alytsanne Bulwer
Lady Alysanne Bulwer is Lady of Blackcrown and head of House Bulwer. Daughter of Lord Jon Bulwer and Lady Victaria Tyrell, distant cousin of Lord Mace Tyrell. Succeeded her father, after he died of a sickness.

Alysanne is a LadyInWaiting of Margaery Tyrell in King's Landing.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: The current head of the house is nine-years old.
* AccidentalHero: She and Margaery play come-into-my-castle together. It is one of the things Ser Osney Kettleblack claims is preventing him from seducing Margaery.

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* AChildShallLeadThem: The current head of the house is nine-year old Alysanne Bulwer.



* PosthumousCharacter: Lord Jon Bulwer, who died of a summer fever shortly before the series began.



!!!Historical Bulwers
!!Ser Buford Bulwer
!!!The Old Ox
Ser Buford Bulwer, better known as the Old Ox, was a knight of some renown during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen. He can be found on ''Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg''.

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!!!Historical Bulwers
!!Ser Buford
!!Lord Jon Bulwer
!!!The Old Ox
Ser Buford Bulwer, better known as the Old Ox,
Lord Jon Bulwer was a knight Lord of some renown Blackcrown and head of House Bulwer during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen. Robert Baratheon. He can be found on ''Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg''.married Victaria Tyrell and had one child with her, Alysanne.


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* DisappearedDad: To Alysanne
* PosthumousCharacter: Died of a summer fever shortly before the series began.

!!Lady Alytsanne Bulwer
Lady Alysanne Bulwer is Lady of Blackcrown and head of House Bulwer. Daughter of Lord Jon Bulwer and Lady Victaria Tyrell, distant cousin of Lord Mace Tyrell. Succeeded her father, after he died of a sickness.

Alysanne is a LadyInWaiting of Margaery Tyrell in King's Landing.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: The current head of the house is nine-years old.
* AccidentalHero: She and Margaery play come-into-my-castle together. It is one of the things Ser Osney Kettleblack claims is preventing him from seducing Margaery.

!!!Historical Bulwers
!!Ser Buford Bulwer
!!!The Old Ox
Ser Buford Bulwer, better known as the Old Ox, was a knight of some renown during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen. He can be found on ''Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg''.
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** Owen Costayne was Lord of Three Towers and head of House Costayne during the Dance of the Dragons. Owen died slowly from a wound given by Bold Jon Roxton's blade, Orphan-Maker.
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!!!Historical Bulwers
!!Ser Buford Bulwer
!!!The Old Ox
Ser Buford Bulwer, better known as the Old Ox, was a knight of some renown during the reign of Aerys I Targaryen. He can be found on ''Literature/TalesOfDunkAndEgg''.
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* OldSoldier: His best days are behind him, as he is past sixty, fat and soft and was blind in his right eye. He gets injured jousting in the Whitewalls tourney.
* UnreliableNarrator: Fought at the Redgrass Field but his body count gets higher with each retelling.

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* FamousAncestor: Ser Leo Costayne, Lord Admiral of the Reach during the Dance of the Dragons, who was persuaded by Lady Johanna Lannister to use his fleet to transport her warriors to the Iron Islands in revenge for their attacks on the Westerlands. Ser Leo was killed in the fighting and only part of his fleet returned, but it was filled with valuables looted from the islands.

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* FamousAncestor: FamousAncestor
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Ser Leo Costayne, Lord Admiral of the Reach during the Dance of the Dragons, who was persuaded by Lady Johanna Lannister to use his fleet to transport her warriors to the Iron Islands in revenge for their attacks on the Westerlands. Ser Leo was killed in the fighting and only part of his fleet returned, but it was filled with valuables looted from the islands.islands.
** "Long Tom" Costayne served the Kingsguard for 60 years.
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!!!This is a listing of vassals of House Hightower who appear in the {{Fantasy}} series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Visit [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]] for the main character index.
!!!For the main Reach entry, [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireReachHouses see here]].
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The vassals of House Hightower are many and strong.

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[[folder: House Beesbury]]
!!House Beesbury of Honeyholt
-->'''Beware our Sting'''
--->--Beesbury house words

House Beesbury of Honeyholt is a noble house from the Reach, sworn to the Hightowers. Honeyholt is located next to the Honeywine river, which flows towards Oldtown and the Whispering Sound.

Their arms are three yellow beehives on a black pale over a paly black and yellow field.

!!!Tropes related to House Beesbury:
* BitCharacter: A couple:
** Ser Warryn, who participated in the bet among Renly' knights over who could take Brienne of Tarth' virginity.
** Ser Bertram, a fat red-faced knight who tells Ser Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth about [[spoiler:the Red Wedding]].
* TheGhost: Lord Warryn, who has yet to appear in the series.
* HeroicLineage: Ellyn Ever Sweet, who supposedly invented honey making.
* PosthumousCharacter: Lord Ben Beesbury, who was one of the elderly lords who Prince Doran Martell tried to marry his daughter Arianne to, but died before the betrothal could be completed.

!!!Historical Beesburys
!!Lord Lyman Beesbury
-->''"I am an old man, but not so old that I will sit here meekly whilst the likes of you plot to steal her crown."''

Head of the house at the start of the Dance of the Dragons. He served as Master of Coin for both Jaehaerys I Targaryen and Viserys I Targaryen. He was the only member of the Small Council who supported Rhaenyra's claim to the Iron Throne.
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* DestinationDefenestration: According to the fool Mushroom, Lyman was killed after being thrown out a window by Ser Cristan Cole.
* HonorBeforeReason: Even surrounded by enemies, he defended Rhaenyra's right to the Iron Throne.
* {{Foil}}: Like Ned Stark, Lyman was the only small council member to support the "rightful" ruler and paid for it with his life.
* SacrificialLamb: The first casualty of the Dance.
* SlashedThroat: According to Archmaester Gyldayn, Lyman's throat is cut by Ser Cristan Cole when he tried to leave the Small Council chamber after declaring his support of Rhaenyra over Aegon II.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Rhaenyra.
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[[folder: House Bulwer]]
!!House Bulwer of Blackcrown
-->'''Death Before Disgrace'''
--->--Bulwer house words

House Bulwer of Blackcrown is a noble house from the Reach, sworn to the Hightowers. Blackcrown is located on the northern coast of Whispering Sound.

According to semi-canon sources their arms depict a bull's skull, bone over blood.

!!!Tropes related to House Bulwer:
* AChildShallLeadThem: The current head of the house is nine-year old Alysanne Bulwer.
* LadyInWaiting: Lady Alysanne is currently serving as one to Margaery Tyrell.
* HeroicLineage: To Bors the Breaker.
* PosthumousCharacter: Lord Jon Bulwer, who died of a summer fever shortly before the series began.
* WidowWoman: Victaria Bulwer (nee Tyrell), Lord Jon's wife and mother of Alysanne and their unnamed son.
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[[folder: House Costayne]]
!!House Costayne of Three Towers

House Costayne of Three Towers is a noble house from Three Towers in the Reach, sworn to the Hightowers. Three Towers is located on the southern coast of the Whispering Sound.

They blazon their shield with quartered: a silver chalice on black, a black rose on gold. Their words do not appear in the text.

!!!Tropes related to House Costayne:
* TheConspiracy: House Costayne was one of the houses which attended the Whitewalls Tourny, which was intended to kick-start the Second Blackfyre Rebellion. It failed, and all the conspiring lords were punished.
* FamousAncestor: Ser Leo Costayne, Lord Admiral of the Reach during the Dance of the Dragons, who was persuaded by Lady Johanna Lannister to use his fleet to transport her warriors to the Iron Islands in revenge for their attacks on the Westerlands. Ser Leo was killed in the fighting and only part of his fleet returned, but it was filled with valuables looted from the islands.
* TheGhost: The current lord of the house, Lord Tommen Costayne.
* WanderingMinstrel: Aemon Costayne, who was meant to be one of the seven singers who performed at Joffrey Baratheon and Margery Tyrell's wedding. [[spoiler:He never got the opportunity to do so because of Joffrey's death.]]

!!!Historical Costaynes
!!Queen Elinor Costayne
Elinor Costayne was one of King Maegor the Cruel's Black Brides and one of the two wives who survived him.
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* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Her first husband was tried and executed for conspiracy to dethrone Maegor. A day later she was summoned and made one of his brides.
* TeenPregnancy: Already a mother of three even when she was just 19.
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[[folder: House Cuy]]
!!House Cuy of Sunhouse

House Cuy of Sunhouse is a noble house from Sunhouse in the Reach, sworn to the Hightowers. Sunhouse is located by the town Cuy, along the coast southeast of Oldtown.

Neither their arms or their words appear in the text. According to semi-canon sources they blazon their shield as six yellow flowers on blue.

!!Ser Emmon Cuy
!!!Emmon the Yellow
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A knight of House Cuy. He is a member of Renly Baratheon's Rainbow Guard, and is known as Emmon the Yellow.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Wields a axe when attempting to kill [[spoiler:Brienne of Tarth after mistaking her for Renly's killer]].
* BadassCape: His rainbow cape, which all members of the Rainbow Guard wore.
* BlingOfWar: Wears yellow plate armor covered in sunflowers.
* CharacterDeath: Executed by [[spoiler:Ser Loras Tyrell after Renly was killed and he was blamed for letting Brienne of Tarth escape]].
* InseriesNickname: Emmon the Yellow, due to wearing yellow armor as a member of the Rainbow Guard.
* PraetorianGuard: As a member of the Rainbow Guard.
* RedShirt: His only major scene is [[spoiler:the one where he mistakes Brienne for Renly's assassin and tries to kill her]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe
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[[folder: House Mullendore]]
!!House Mullendore of Uplands
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House Mullendore of Uplands is one of the principal noble houses from the Reach. Their seat, Uplands, is east of Oldtown. They are sworn to the Hightowers.

Their arms depict a field of black-and-orange butterflies strewn over white. Their motto does not appear in the books.

!!!Tropes related to House Mullendore:
* AlliterativeFamily: The only two named members of the family mentioned so far have names beginning with an "M".
* InSeriesNickname: A bastard of House Mullendore competed in tournaments as a mystery knight entitled Blackshield.

!!Ser Mark Mullendore

A knight from House Mullendore. He owns a monkey.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''ark '''M'''ullendore.
* AnArmAndALeg: Loses part of his left arm in the Battle of the Blackwater.
* BitCharacter: He is a minor recurring character.
* ButtMonkey: He loses his arm and monkey in the Battle of the Blackwater, and gets captured and forced to bend the knee to the Iron Throne. Later on he gets thrown into the dungeons of the Red Keep after Cersei falsely accuses him of [[spoiler:sleeping with Margery Tyrell as part of her plot to kill the young queen]].
* FrameUp: He is framed by Cersei as [[spoiler:one of the false lovers of Margery named by The Blue Bard]].
* TurnCoat: From Renly, then to Stannis and then swears loyalty to Joffrey after being captured at the Battle of the Blackwater.
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