History FanFic / ASparkOfIceAndFire

* MurderByCremation: Gregor Clegaine is executed this way after raping Tysha. His brother throws a bucket of lamp oil on him, swiftly followed by a torch. Gregor has just enough time to realize what's happening.

* CheshireCatGrin: Stannis when he presents his wife Lynesse Hightower to Robert, after the latter tries to get him married to Selyse Florent. The narration mentions that "his face twisted in a most unnatural way". It takes a few weeks to recover his normally dour expression, and needs bandages and poultices to do so.

* TheUnsmile: Stannis keeps this expression for several weeks after being informed in succession the Lannisters are willing to pay him top dollar for every drop of sulphur in Dragonstone, his betrothal to Lynesse Hightower (with the associated dowry in both cash and the Hightower fleet), discovering a considerable amount of marital joy, and finally, getting to rub it all in Robert's face. It takes poultices and bandages to recover his usual dour expression.

* HeroicBSOD:

* HonourBeforeReason: Ned and Barristan talk about this [[spoiler: when the former kingsguard is heading up to the wall]]. Ned still believes Jaime should be stripped of his cloak for killing the king, regardless of having a reason as good as he did. Selmy asks him if he is any more honorable since he forsook his vows as a knight and stayed silent while Aerys committed all those heinous acts in his madness

* GoldDigger: Stannis's new bride [[spoiler: Lynesse of House Hightower]] initially comes off as this, as she is seen bringing home many expensive things she bought with his money. However, she later proves to be quite intelligent, as she comes up with ideas for Stannis to become even wealthier that leave him stunned for a moment. Stannis notes that while she ''did'' wheedle a very large allowance out of him, she never overspends, and even he can tell just how well-made and impeccably tasteful everything she buys is.

* [[EducationMama Education Papa]]: Lord Tyrell has Agatha craft a leg brace for Willas that is only strong enough to let the boy walk, not sword or lance-fight, so his martial training doesn't get in the way of his schooling.

* NotSoAboveItAll: When he is alone, Stannis likes to engage in mock fights with miniature ships. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny He also makes "pew-pew" noises to simulate cannons firing.]]

* OddFriendship: Or rather odd respect, while both have a less than stellar opinion on Robert, both Agatha and Stannis have, so far, demostrated nothing if not respect for each other, Stannis even admits to himself that the way Agatha runs her camps is practical and efficient, for her part Agatha never once belittles Stannis and even admits to be jealous of him having Dragonstone, which no doubt aids in this mutual respect given how rich she made him indirectly and their talks are perfectly cordial and even downright friendly, something that would not be much for most, but given just how antisocial and prickly Stannis can be this speaks boundaries of the respect he feels for her.

* GoldDigger: Stannis's new bride [[spoiler: Lynesse of House Hightower]] initially comes off as this, as she is seen bringing home many expensive things she bought with his money. However, she later proves to be quite intelligent, as she comes up with ideas for Stannis to become even wealthier that leave him stunned for a moment.

* CheshireCatGrin: Stannis when he presents his wife Lynesse Hightower to Robert, after the latter tries to get him married to Selene Florent. The narration mentions that "his face twisted in a most unnatural way". It takes a few weeks to recover his normally dour expression, and needs bandages and poultices to do so.

* ICallItVera: Agatha calls her brass-and-crystal basilisk Sweet Reason. [[Literature&/SnowCrash Because she likes to have stupid people see Reason.]]

* CombatPragmatist: When rifles are introduced to King's Landing, while some of the older knights and nobles say it's not a very honourable way to fight, some of the other more practical minded care more about their effectivness.

* HeelRealisation: Robert does not take it well when he realises Lyanna would not have approved of him smiling at the deaths of woman and children.

* HonourBeforeReason: Ned and Barristan talk about this [[spoiler: when the former kingsguard is heading up to the wall]]. Ned still believes Jaime should be stripped of his cloak for killing the king, regardless of having a reason as good as he did. Selmy asks him if he is any more honourable since he forsaked his vows as a knight and stayed silent while Aerys commited all those heinous acts in his madness

* ICallItVera: Agatha calls her brass-and-crystal basilisk Sweet Reason. [[IncrediblyLamePun Because she likes to have stupid people see Reason.]]

* ParasolOfPain: Agatha gifts Cersei with one hiding a sword inside it as an apology for her comments. Along with a [[CombatHandFan beatiful fan]].

* RagsToRiches: While not exactly rags in the truest sense, Stannis suddenly finds himself filthy rich when the Lannisters start to buy the seemingly worthless sunstances that Dragonstone has in abundance (sulphur, mostly).

* PoorCommunicationKills: Both Agatha and Robert's argument in the throne room is due to this. Agatha did not realise that Westeros does not have the word hospital in it's language, while Robert assumed she was asking for a memorial statue or tomb, though he admits embarrassed that he lost it when he saw Elia's name and said he should have asked what hospital actually meant first.

* NotMeThisTime: the plan Agatha uses to go help King's Landing after the Dragonpit explosion is "Response to Major Conflagration In Distant Location 7B (Not My Fault This Time, Honest)"

* ToiletHumor: Agatha notes that Sandor has turned his brother's skull into a chamberpot.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: as [[spoiler:Gregor Clegane gets pummelled by his armor]], someone improvises a version of "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" where the knight in the song suffers all sorts of misfortunes, including "one act favored by lonely sailors long at sea".

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Gregor Clegane, after [[spoiler:he brutally rapes Tysha in one of his fits]]. First, he [[spoiler:gets glass forcibly inserted into his body via blunderbuss]], then [[spoiler:he loses pretty much everything he has to his name]], later [[spoiler:he gets smashed by his own armor (which Agatha has turned into a Clank in her sleep)]], and finally [[spoiler:he is ignonimiously killed by Amory Lorch]].

* ArtificialLimbs: Jaime recieves one from Agatha to replace his lost sword arm. Doubles as a SwissArmyAppendage.

* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Victarion Greyjoy thinks his Purification Fleet (twenty ships with five cannons badly copied from Agatha's desights, ''in total'') will be enough to destroy Lannisport and seize Agatha's school for minions. He doesn't know Agatha herself upgraded Lannisport's defenses specifically against pirates like the Greyjoys.]]

* IronicDeath: [[spoiler:Amory Lorch, who killed Princess Rhaenys by stabbing her more than fifty times, is killed by Oberyn Martell, who stabs him many times.]]

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Gregor Clegane, destroyed by a clank Agatha made with his own armour after he rapes Tysha and finally burned alive in Clegane Keep.]]

* UnfortunateNames: Because Agatha introduced herself as Agatha Clay, the Lannisters assumed she was a bastard, since Clay is similar to the bastard surnames like Stone, Sand, etc.

* AndIMustScream: Gregor Clegane after his encounter with Ser Tock, and before being burned alive.

* CrushingHandshake: Agatha and Cersei pull this on each other with both hands when they meet for the first time. Eventually, Cersei gives up and sticks her hands into cold water to get rid of the pain.

* SuperweaponSurprise: considering Agatha's Spark, it is a given. For example, [[spoiler:when she defends Tysha from Gregor Clegane using a blunderbuss loaded with glass]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Soon after they meet, Agatha tells Asha she has no intention of destroying Pyke and the Greyjoys, unless they are so colossally stupid as to become a bunch of evil rapist pirates. As of the latest update, Pyke's begun its canonical rebellion against Lannisport with a special interest on Agatha's labs, unknowing the city is far more heavily defended than they think and that Agatha has gained a deserved reputation for being ProperlyParanoid.

* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: mostly the latter, which Agatha takes into protection after Ser Tock's rampage through the Sailor's Quarter.

* AxCrazy: many people that have seen Agatha when she goes into the "madness place" have compared her to Aerys "The Mad King".

* BigWhat: Robert's reaction when he learns Stannis went and married all on his own. [[spoiler:He later finds out that Stannis ''did'' ask for permission, and that he ignored his letters over a period of over a month.]]

* CombatPragmatist: when rifles are introduced to King's Landing, while some of the older knights and nobles say it's not a very honourable way to fight, some of the other more practical minded care more about their effectivness.

* EasilyForgiven: Played with. Agatha admits she can't forgive Tywin for the atrocities he has commited, but she thanks him for helping her become the person she is today, and asks that any animosity they have doesn't extend to his future grandchildren.

* EndOfAnEra: Sandor quickly realizes that Agatha's introduction of gunpowder weapons will lead to the end of knights as a force. [[spoiler: Barristan Selmy even warns Ned as he passes through Winterfell on his way to the wall that, not just of the new weapons but of engines. This sends a chill up Ned's spine.]]
** Jon Arryn believes, as old as he is, that he may not fit into the new world Agatha creates, even if he does see it's for the better.
*** He doesn't think this in regards to the kettenkrad's replacing horses, since they need more specialised care than a horse, and unlike a horse their waste leaves only a bad smell minus the useful manure.

* ForScience: becomes one of Agatha's (and some other people's) [[CatchPhrase CatchPhrases]].

* HeroicBSOD: Agatha, when she realizes that Tywin Lannister is not as good as she thought - particularly after learning how he organized the murder of Rhaegar's children.

* LiquidCourage: when a drunk Tyrion finds himself in front of [[spoiler:Gregor Clegane's Clank-ified armor as it looks for Gregor]], he acts nonchalantly as he gives out directions, and complains about its rudeness.

* TheMole: someone in the Citadel has provided the Ironborn with notes about Agatha's cannons.
* MundaneObjectAmazement: of all of Agatha's inventions, what really clinches it for Robert is the 'beer helmet' that allows him to drink with his hands free.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Sandor likes to drink something made out of "wakebean" (obviously coffee). After Agatha first drinks some coffee, she decides she has to begin trading to get more. And then, she invents the Coffee Engine...

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Kevan Lannister, when he realizes that Agatha is ''much'' more dangerous than what she looks like.

* MythologyGag: the accidental break-up of Agatha's trilobite medallion is what triggers the resurgence of her Spark.

* NotLikeOtherGirls: Willas finds himself smitten with Agatha for this reason. He does say she is pretty but has met girls that were more so. it is her presence and attitude that are unlike any other woman he has seen before that attracts him

* NotSoAboveItAll: when he is alone, Stannis likes to engage in mock fights with miniature ships. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny He also makes "pew-pew" noises to simulate cannons firing.]]

* OhCrap: Agatha when she realizes she is no longer in Transylvania.

* SkyPirate: when Asha Greyjoy sees the first dirigible ever made in Planetos, she thinks she can become this by taking over it. See CurbStompBattle for the result.

* TakeAThirdOption: see the quote on the top...

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Littlefinger was planning to use Agatha's brilliance for his own benefit... right up until he walked in on her bringing a severed arm to life.

''[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=322412 A Spark of Ice and Fire]]'' is a CrossOver FanFic between Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire and WebComic/GirlGenius. The crossover takes place during an, in appearance small, but ultimately very important moment of the series: when Jaime and Tyrion found a young girl called Tysha in the forests outside Casterly Rock. In the books, while Jaime scared off the brigands attacking Tysha, Tyrion went for Tysha, something that developed in a relationship and a marriage that was horribly ended when [[spoiler:Tywin had all of his guardsmen rape Tysha]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: Both Agatha and Robert's arguement in the throne room is due to this. Agatha did not realise that Westeros does not have the word hospital in it's language, while Robert assumed she was asking for a memorial statue or tomb, though he admits embarrassed that he lost it when he saw Elia's name and said he should have asked what hospital actually meant first.

- Sandor Clegane.

-> "This is going to end up with her turning the throne into a giant clank, isn't it?" Sandor Clegane.