History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireLordsOfHarrenhal

* DidntSeeThatComing: If he was involved in poisoning Aegon II, Larys clearly didn't anticipate that, far from being pleased that his foe had been assassinated and the job done for him, Cregan Stark would have him and Corlys Velaryon arrested for his murder.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Larys' constant turning of his cloak during the Dance of the Dragons finally catches up with him when, after possibly assassinating Aegon II, definitely killing or imprisoning the remaining Green loyalists and persuading the Greens to surrender, he's soon at the mercy of Cregan Stark.

* DidntSeeThatComing: If he was involved in poisoning Aegon II, Larys clearly didn't anticipate that, far from being pleased that his foe had been assassinated, Cregan Stark would have him and Corlys Velaryon arrested for his murder.

* DecapitationPresentation: After his execution for assassinating Aegon II, the heads of Larys and Ser Gyles Belgrave of the Kingsguard (the only other conspirator who chose exection over joining the Night's Watch) were put on spikes above the gates of the Red Keep.

* DidntSeeThatComing: He clearly didn't anticipate that, far from being pleased that Aegon II had been assassinated, Cregan Stark would have him and Corlys Velaryon arrested for his murder.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Maegor gave her to Tyanna as punishment for the malformed babe she gave birth to. Alys was subjected to horrible torture, with Tyanna keeping her alive for half a month before she died.]]

First son of Lord Lyonel. His is possibly the father of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's first three children, who lacked Valyrian traits.

* AmbiguouslyBi: It was rumored that Tyanna of the Tower was originally ''her'' lover before Tyanna married Maegor and possibly after the marriage too; Alys presided over their bedding ceremony and was rumored to have taken part in the wedding night, suggesting they have had some kind of polyamorous relationship.

* AFateWorseThanDeath: Maegor [[spoiler: gave her to Tyanna as punishment for the malformed babe she gave birth to. Alys was subjected to horrible torture, with Tyanna keeping her alive for half a month before she died.]]

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Tyanna suggested that the monstrosity Alys gave birth to was due to her having secret affairs. This led to Maegor executing her, her friends, and the entirety of House Harroway in revenge. Tyanna later admitted she had poisoned Alys and Maegor's other wives and was responsible for the deformed babies.]]

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: She bears many similarities to Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII (whom Alys' husband Maegor resembles in several ways). Henry annulled his marriage to Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne due to Catherine being unable to give him a son, while Maegor claimed his first wife Ceryse Hightower was barren and polygamously married Alys to get a son. For both Henry and Maegor, this angered the primary religions of their realm (the Catholic Church and the Faith of the Seven, respectively), with the second marriages being denounced as sinful, while both Anne and Alys were derogatively referred to as the 'king's whore'. Like Anne, Alys struggled to give her husband an heir (while Anne gave birth to Elizabeth I, her other pregnancies ended in miscarriages and stillbirths, while Alys never had a living child). After she [[spoiler: gave birth to a deformed, stillborn child]], Alys was accused of being unfaithful; she and her alleged lovers were all rounded up and executed, which is almost exactly the same thing that happened to Anne (although in comparison, Anne's [[OffWithHerHead fate]] was more merciful than Alys' [[spoiler: who was reportedly [[CruelAndUnusualDeath tortured to death over a fortnight]]]]).

* ReallyGetsAround: Subverted. [[spoiler: Tyanna claimed she was cheating on Maegor with as many as ''twenty'' men, but they were tortured into confessing, making it suspect, and Tyanna isn't the most trustworthy of individuals (she later confessed that she had poisoned Alys, causing the deformed stillbirth) so it seems doubtful it's true]].
* SterilityPlague: Sure, [[spoiler: the problems with her pregnancy ''could'' have been with Maegor, given his known lack of issue with other women, or indeed from Tyanna poisoning her as ''she'' claimed. But, given Alys ''was'' from the still-relatively-recently-dragonfired-and-probably-still-settling Harrenhal, it might not have been about him at all in this specific case... Perhaps his mother (or Tyanna) could have warned the "happy couple" a little more about any possible long-term side effects of the extensive use of Fire and Blood. On both parties.]]

* WildWilderness: Harrenhal boasts a godswood, despite how much weirwood and other timbers went into its construction. However, unlike the Wolfswood of Winterfell, Harrenhal's has a downright sinister reputation, although it doesn't quite hit TheLostWoods territory. It also boasts what is arguably the creepiest heart tree south of the Wall, if not in the whole of Westeros. The thing is huge, ancient, deeply scarred and, often in spring or during midwinter thaws, bleeds from every puncture. It has a gaping expression of rage and horror mingled with madness. So, it's gone for rather more a WhenTreesAttack (or get attacked) look than a WiseTree one, then.

* AdultFear: His son died before him.

* AdultFear: He was fortunate of being long dead by the time his son and eldest grandson died on a mysterious fire. Then his brother and his descendants were killed, bringing an end to the family.

* AdultFear: Losing two children prior to the birth of Catelyn.

* OutnumberedSibling: Janos had four children, with the last one being a girl.

* WouldHurtAChild: Again, by reputation.

* OrphanedEtemology: "Pander" comes from the character Panderus from ''TheIliad''.

->"Ah, and what a castle it is. Cavernous halls and ruined towers, ghosts and draughts, ruinous to heat, impossible to garrison… and there’s that small matter of a curse.

* IllBoy: Apparently sickly from a young age and he died at the age of seventeen without leaving descendants.

* OnlySaneMan: He had become this by the end of the Dance, frequently having to remind Aegon II and Dowager Queen Alicent that they [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou needed Corlys Velaryon and his House on their side]], and they couldn't afford to petulantly execute Corlys every time [[TeethClenchedTeamwork he criticised them]] when the Greens needed every ally they could get against enemies they couldn't negotiate with like [[These terminator Cregan Stark]].

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