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*Wandering Minstrel: Jon the Harper poses as one during his work for the [[La Resistance Sons of the Trident]]. However, he gets bonus points for actually being one as well.
*[[WarriorPrince Warrior Princess]]: Argella Durrandon proves herself to be every bit her [[MemeticBadass father's]] daughter when she personally leads the Stormlander charge against the Ironborn during the raid on Raylansfair.
*TheWarRoom: Many castles in Westeros have one, to allow the lords to carefully plan their next moves. The story explicitely shows the war rooms at Castamere and Storm's End.
*WeAllDieSomeday: ''Valar Morghulis'' of course, the famous saying from the Free City of Braavos, which translates to ''All Men Must Die''. It is even the title to the seventh chapter of Book 1. The mentality behind this statement is firmly embodied in many characters, with Terroma being the most prominent example.
*WeAREStrugglingTogether: Even after Edmyn Tully tried his best to unite them against their common enemy, the Riverlords wasted countless hours with their petty rivalries instead of planning on how to get rid of the Ironborn. It is noted that many lord of the Riverlands hate their neighbours almost as much as they hate the Ironborn that occupy their lands.
*WeaponOfChoice:
**A majority of knights in Westeros uses the sword as their weapon of choice, among other things because SwordsAreHeroic. However, notably unheroic characters use swords as well, therefore [[AvertedTrope averting]] this trope.
**[[Sadist The sadistic]] BloodKnight Bear loves to kill his victims with his knived gloves, Freddy Krueger-style. It is exactly as terrifying as it sounds.
**The Tom fights with a thin, curved sword from the east, which only adds to his elegance and mysteriousness.
**Harmund Hoare's weapon of choice is the longbow, indicating his perverse love for hunting, as well as his wish to absolutely dominate his victims, with them having not even a chance to fight back.
**In contrast, Hjalgar's love for the bow indicates his fear of getting into close combat, or any kind of combat at all.
**In general, the Ironborn seem to prefer axes, as a result of their viking inspirations.
**The monstrously brutal Clint Volmark prefers a meat cleaver, showing his crude, brutish nature.
*WellDoneSonGuy:
**In one way or the other, every son of Harren Hoare has this. It is a bit more hidden with Harmund and Harrick, but very obvious with Harlan and Harndon, who are also the most childlike of the four sons.
**Rell Vessels has some massive daddy issues. It comes from his father being an [[Abusive Parents abusive]] {{Jerkass}} who outright killed his brothers as infants because they looked too little like him.
**This trope seems to be Kreep's sole driving motivation.
**Argella is a female example of this. After the tragic death of her brothers, she stepped up to try her best to fit her father's expectations. To do this, she worked twice as hard, knowing that her gender would prove a problem for her future intended role as the queen of the Stormlands. She has, by all accounts, succeeded at gaining her father's respect, though that doesn't mean that she is ever going to stop trying to prove herself.
*WhamEpisode: Thanks to its length, almost every chapter holds some moments that qualify it as this in one way or the other.
**"Broken Vows": [[spoiler: Richard Harking encounters Wolfius, while the man just murdered a young woman. He pursues him and is lured into a trap, being knocked out and beaten to the brink of death by highly trained professional killers. Meanwhile, Harris ends up snapping under the pressure of being the acting lord and he murders Ilhan Laggon over a disagreement]]
**"Butterfly:" [[spoiler: Harpy and Jaron manage to trick Butterfly into revealing himself, resulting in a brutal fight and the even more brutal death of the crimelord at the hands of Harpy. Lucas and Leonard find Dairon, Lucas and Lunett hook up with each other. In the end, their uneasy ally Maron Mullendore is revealed to be the real crimelord Butterfly. He overpowers Lucas and to punish him for hiding the information about Dairon, he brutally murders Lunett]]
**"The Iron Price": [[spoiler: Dairon is killed during a skirmish with The Moggy. Lucas is tortured and mutilated to his breaking point, but eventually saved by Samantha and Leonard. Jaron and Harpy confess their feelings for each other and enter a relationship. Torvin and Garthon attempt to assassinate Harren Hoare, but they fail due to one of the Riverlords betraying them and they are taken captive.]]
**"Masquerade": [[spoiler: Ellena is abducted by Noelle and Marak to be traded for Briar, who is supposed to be sacrificed to R'hllor. Samuel Harrington undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, he assists Terroma and Raenna and gets some very prominent ShipTease with the latter. Torvin is pushed beyond his breaking point when Harren Hoare murders his unborn son and to save his wounded girlfriend, he agrees to go on a suicidal raid to the town of Raylansfair. Jaron and Harpy prevent The Tom from assassinating Lord Hightower, but they are ambushed by Mullendore on their way back. In the following fight, almost all of their allies are killed, while Mullendore himself is grievously wounded. When they escape, it is revealed that the Burned Man has been taken captive by the Solvers.]]
**"Valar Morghulis": [[spoiler: Lucas decides to turn on Harris, by declaring his loyalty to Argella Durrandon. Sherryl reveals herself to be working for Mullendore and she screws over every other powerful party in the city to gain control of it in his name. Harpy and Jaron infiltrate the dungeons beneath the Hightower, but they are unable to save the Burned Man and can only give him a MercyKill to spare him further torture. Terroma and Raenna catch up with Marak and Noelle. In the following duel, Terroma and Marak kill each other, while Noelle finds herself unable to go through with her plan. Wolfius' execution fails when the man escapes, just in the same moment where the Ironborn arrive in Raylansfair.]]
**"What Is Dead May Never Die": [[spoiler: The Ironborn attack Raylansfair, causing massive losses among the smallfolk and resulting in the death of several major characters.]]
*WhamLine: In a work as long as Forum of Thrones, there's guaranteed to be some of them:
--->'''Lucas''':[[spoiler:"You... you're Butterfly!" - to Maron Mullendore]]
--->'''Harren''':[[spoiler:
*[[WarriorPrince Warrior Princess]]: Argella Durrandon proves herself to be every bit her [[MemeticBadass father's]] daughter when she personally leads the Stormlander charge against the Ironborn during the raid on Raylansfair.
*TheWarRoom: Many castles in Westeros have one, to allow the lords to carefully plan their next moves. The story explicitely shows the war rooms at Castamere and Storm's End.
*WeAllDieSomeday: ''Valar Morghulis'' of course, the famous saying from the Free City of Braavos, which translates to ''All Men Must Die''. It is even the title to the seventh chapter of Book 1. The mentality behind this statement is firmly embodied in many characters, with Terroma being the most prominent example.
*WeAREStrugglingTogether: Even after Edmyn Tully tried his best to unite them against their common enemy, the Riverlords wasted countless hours with their petty rivalries instead of planning on how to get rid of the Ironborn. It is noted that many lord of the Riverlands hate their neighbours almost as much as they hate the Ironborn that occupy their lands.
*WeaponOfChoice:
**A majority of knights in Westeros uses the sword as their weapon of choice, among other things because SwordsAreHeroic. However, notably unheroic characters use swords as well, therefore [[AvertedTrope averting]] this trope.
**[[Sadist The sadistic]] BloodKnight Bear loves to kill his victims with his knived gloves, Freddy Krueger-style. It is exactly as terrifying as it sounds.
**The Tom fights with a thin, curved sword from the east, which only adds to his elegance and mysteriousness.
**Harmund Hoare's weapon of choice is the longbow, indicating his perverse love for hunting, as well as his wish to absolutely dominate his victims, with them having not even a chance to fight back.
**In contrast, Hjalgar's love for the bow indicates his fear of getting into close combat, or any kind of combat at all.
**In general, the Ironborn seem to prefer axes, as a result of their viking inspirations.
**The monstrously brutal Clint Volmark prefers a meat cleaver, showing his crude, brutish nature.
*WellDoneSonGuy:
**In one way or the other, every son of Harren Hoare has this. It is a bit more hidden with Harmund and Harrick, but very obvious with Harlan and Harndon, who are also the most childlike of the four sons.
**Rell Vessels has some massive daddy issues. It comes from his father being an [[Abusive Parents abusive]] {{Jerkass}} who outright killed his brothers as infants because they looked too little like him.
**This trope seems to be Kreep's sole driving motivation.
**Argella is a female example of this. After the tragic death of her brothers, she stepped up to try her best to fit her father's expectations. To do this, she worked twice as hard, knowing that her gender would prove a problem for her future intended role as the queen of the Stormlands. She has, by all accounts, succeeded at gaining her father's respect, though that doesn't mean that she is ever going to stop trying to prove herself.
*WhamEpisode: Thanks to its length, almost every chapter holds some moments that qualify it as this in one way or the other.
**"Broken Vows": [[spoiler: Richard Harking encounters Wolfius, while the man just murdered a young woman. He pursues him and is lured into a trap, being knocked out and beaten to the brink of death by highly trained professional killers. Meanwhile, Harris ends up snapping under the pressure of being the acting lord and he murders Ilhan Laggon over a disagreement]]
**"Butterfly:" [[spoiler: Harpy and Jaron manage to trick Butterfly into revealing himself, resulting in a brutal fight and the even more brutal death of the crimelord at the hands of Harpy. Lucas and Leonard find Dairon, Lucas and Lunett hook up with each other. In the end, their uneasy ally Maron Mullendore is revealed to be the real crimelord Butterfly. He overpowers Lucas and to punish him for hiding the information about Dairon, he brutally murders Lunett]]
**"The Iron Price": [[spoiler: Dairon is killed during a skirmish with The Moggy. Lucas is tortured and mutilated to his breaking point, but eventually saved by Samantha and Leonard. Jaron and Harpy confess their feelings for each other and enter a relationship. Torvin and Garthon attempt to assassinate Harren Hoare, but they fail due to one of the Riverlords betraying them and they are taken captive.]]
**"Masquerade": [[spoiler: Ellena is abducted by Noelle and Marak to be traded for Briar, who is supposed to be sacrificed to R'hllor. Samuel Harrington undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, he assists Terroma and Raenna and gets some very prominent ShipTease with the latter. Torvin is pushed beyond his breaking point when Harren Hoare murders his unborn son and to save his wounded girlfriend, he agrees to go on a suicidal raid to the town of Raylansfair. Jaron and Harpy prevent The Tom from assassinating Lord Hightower, but they are ambushed by Mullendore on their way back. In the following fight, almost all of their allies are killed, while Mullendore himself is grievously wounded. When they escape, it is revealed that the Burned Man has been taken captive by the Solvers.]]
**"Valar Morghulis": [[spoiler: Lucas decides to turn on Harris, by declaring his loyalty to Argella Durrandon. Sherryl reveals herself to be working for Mullendore and she screws over every other powerful party in the city to gain control of it in his name. Harpy and Jaron infiltrate the dungeons beneath the Hightower, but they are unable to save the Burned Man and can only give him a MercyKill to spare him further torture. Terroma and Raenna catch up with Marak and Noelle. In the following duel, Terroma and Marak kill each other, while Noelle finds herself unable to go through with her plan. Wolfius' execution fails when the man escapes, just in the same moment where the Ironborn arrive in Raylansfair.]]
**"What Is Dead May Never Die": [[spoiler: The Ironborn attack Raylansfair, causing massive losses among the smallfolk and resulting in the death of several major characters.]]
*WhamLine: In a work as long as Forum of Thrones, there's guaranteed to be some of them:
--->'''Lucas''':[[spoiler:"You... you're Butterfly!" - to Maron Mullendore]]
--->'''Harren''':[[spoiler:
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*XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Maron Mullendore pulls off an impressive one, manipulating everyone around him into acting exactly as he expected, to lure his final enemy out of hiding. First, he recruits a loyal follower to impersonate him during a meeting with the Burned Man's adopted daughter, Harpy. Back then, he either intended to capture her and to use her to press the Burned Man into revealing himself, or to sacrifice the man that impersonated him, therefore faking his death and giving the Burned Man a false sense of security. After the latter happened, he continued his plans, by carefully watching for a sign of the Burned Man. When he managed to catch one of his key followers, he tortured every information he wanted to know out of the poor captive and crushed the Burned Man and his organization in a single night]]
*YankTheDogsChain: After everything he's been through, it is honestly heartwarming to see Lucas slowly returning to his old self in the presence of the Storm Princess. However, shortly after declaring his loyalty for her, the Ironborn attack Raylansfair and start a bloodbath.
*YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Clayton pulls this on Wolfius, after the latter has proven to be too dangerous to be controlled. He manages to capture him and they deliver him to the city guard, to frame him even for murders he never committed.
*YouMonster:
**Harrick says this to Harmund after finding him (once again) mentally abusing their weak-minded brother, Harndon.
**Wolfius is repeatedly and rightfully called a monster by a majority of characters that interact with him.
**After seeing the mindless destruction he caused, Hjalgar calls Cleaver Clint Volmark a monster.
*YoungerThanTheyLook:
**Years of alcohol abuse haven't been kind on Robb. He is only two years older than Jaron, but looks at least a decade his senior.
**For the same reason, Jarow, the Lord of the Bridges, has aged prematurely. He is an old man, but his long, grey beard and heavily wrinkled face make him seem far older. The wiki reveals his age to be 53, but he looks a good fifteen years older.
*YouShallNotPass:
**This is how Jarow chooses to go out during the raid on Raylansfair. When hostile reinforcements, led by Bear, charge towards his bridge, he decides to stay at his post instead of abandoning it, fully intent on taking as many of them down as possible. This gives Raylansfair more time to prepare and it gives Richard and Hal time to escape.
*YankTheDogsChain: After everything he's been through, it is honestly heartwarming to see Lucas slowly returning to his old self in the presence of the Storm Princess. However, shortly after declaring his loyalty for her, the Ironborn attack Raylansfair and start a bloodbath.
*YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Clayton pulls this on Wolfius, after the latter has proven to be too dangerous to be controlled. He manages to capture him and they deliver him to the city guard, to frame him even for murders he never committed.
*YouMonster:
**Harrick says this to Harmund after finding him (once again) mentally abusing their weak-minded brother, Harndon.
**Wolfius is repeatedly and rightfully called a monster by a majority of characters that interact with him.
**After seeing the mindless destruction he caused, Hjalgar calls Cleaver Clint Volmark a monster.
*YoungerThanTheyLook:
**Years of alcohol abuse haven't been kind on Robb. He is only two years older than Jaron, but looks at least a decade his senior.
**For the same reason, Jarow, the Lord of the Bridges, has aged prematurely. He is an old man, but his long, grey beard and heavily wrinkled face make him seem far older. The wiki reveals his age to be 53, but he looks a good fifteen years older.
*YouShallNotPass:
**This is how Jarow chooses to go out during the raid on Raylansfair. When hostile reinforcements, led by Bear, charge towards his bridge, he decides to stay at his post instead of abandoning it, fully intent on taking as many of them down as possible. This gives Raylansfair more time to prepare and it gives Richard and Hal time to escape.
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* AppealToForce: This is implied to be Hobert's back-up plan in case he would not manage to secure Raylansfair for House Lowther. The presence of Argella Durrandon and her troops kind of ruined this plan for him, but even without her, it is highly questionable if it would have ever succeeded.
*TheApprentice: Dairon is this to Maester Eaton and briefly to Archmaester Wulvren.
*ArcherArchetype:
**Janae is a prime example for this. Even outside of the battlefield, she is hardly the most emotional person, but in a fight, [[ColdSniper she gets even colder]], acting simply by logic and with ruthless precision.
**Also, Willfred's uncle, Roger Hill. [[FriendlySniper He is far more friendly than Janae]], but when in battle, he is just as calculating as she is.
*ArchEnemy:
**[[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is this to many characters actually. Lucas considers him his arch-enemy, as do Leonard and Harpy. He himself considers neither a worthy arch-enemy, even if [[spoiler: his opinion on Harpy changed after she came very close to killing him]].
**Rayden is this to Clayton. They have been partners before, working together, but ultimately getting into a fight, which ended with Clayton losing an eye and Rayden receiving a gruesome scar over his chest. When Rayden reappears, he quickly starts to antagonize Clayton, [[BullyingADragon even mocking him over his missing eye]].
**In general, the Burned Man and Butterfly are arch-enemies and their fight is a constant source of conflict in Oldtown.
**Historically, the Dornish are this to the Kingdom of the Stormlands. At the time of the story, they are still openly at war, although their battles are nothing more but small skirmishes in the Dornish Marches.
*ArcNumber
**RuleOfThree: The story is divided into three books, each consisting of three acts with three chapters respectively.
*ArcVillain: Generally [[AvertedTrope averted]], as most villains hold significance for more than one storyline and over a longer period of time. However, there are some minor exceptions.
**Maya's storyline in Book 1 Chapter 3 features Lord Trymon Brune, head of House Brune and lord of the Dyre Den. He is killed at the end of the same chapter and held overall little importance for her plot, other than to introduce Aldrik Wolver to her group.
**After some minor encounters as an Arc Villain for Maya and John Gutten, Rodrik Stone becomes this to Samantha and the people that surround her in Chapter 7 and 8 of Book 1.
**Rayden, Clayton's ArchEnemy is the Arc Villain for a very short time in Kersea's storyline, during chapters 6 and 7.
**AristocratsAreEvil: Most of the nobility of Westeros avert this, but the lords of the Iron Islands play this trope straight. There is their king, [[TinTyrant Harren Hoare]], [[AxCrazy Lord Clint Volmark]], [[DepravedDwarf Lord Reymand Orkwood]] and the Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, [[The Chessmaster Damon Greyjoy]]. The lower captains are occasionally portrayed in a more positive light though.
*ArcWords: Each book has its own arc words. For Book 1, they are the words of House Raylan "We Write History". Book 2 features the words "All For Our Pride", the words of House Reyne of Castamere. Book 3 is planned to feature the words of House Manwoody, which are "No King Above Me".
*ArmorPiercingQuestion:
**Argella gives a very stern warning to Hobert that he is about to overplay his position when she bluntly asks him, "Do you want to be my enemy?" after remembering him of the BadassBoast of her house's words. Hobert being [[SmallNameBigEgo Hobert]], he tries to ignore her of course, but the other persons in the room react accordingly.
*ArrangedMarriage:
**Avoiding one is the main motivation for Alys Boleyn's actions in the early story. After her father betrothed her to Dante Karstark against her will, she ran away from home, leaving her father and her fiance to try and follow her.
**Alisa Karstark's backstory holds a remarkable similarity, only that she ran away from home to avoid being married to a member of House Forrester.
**The marriage between Darren and Mileena Reyne is one of these. At least from her side, it is also a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.
*ArrogantKungFuGuy:
**Leonard Constantine started off as one. Developments in later chapters, especially his experiences in Oldtown, turn him into a far more humble person.
**Elias Tyrell is an incredibly gifted fighter and he makes sure that everyone knows about it. He at least tries to appear like a true knight and usually manages to fool others to fall for this trick, but upon closer examination, his arrogance and lack of discipline become obvious.
**Willfred Reyne is the eldest son and heir of the most powerful lord of the Kingdom of the Rock. Because of this, he has received the best training possible and has developed into a swordsman that is as skilled as he is arrogant.
**Rayden
*ArtificialLimb:
**Holt Torv, the chief torturer of Harrenhal, has a wooden foot, to replace the one he lost in battle.
*AscendedExtra:
**Though majorly involved in the two chapters she appeared in, Kyra Greyjoy still only appeared in two chapters of Book 1. She is confirmed to return as a major Point-of-View character in Book 2.
**The same goes for Gabin Strad, who appeared in more chapters, but with less involvement. He is also confirmed to become a Point-of-View character in Book 2.
*AssholeVictim:
**Lord Trymon Brune, over his short lifspan in the story, proves himself to be nothing but a {{Jerkass}} and a firm example of AristocratsAreEvil. [[RevengeByProxy Ultimately, he tries to rape Maya, to avenge the honour of his daughter, who had been seduced and deflowered by Maya's employer, Lord Royce]]. It is incredibly satisfying to see him dying at her hands instead.
**Halla Peddle, the housekeeper of House Raylan has been reviled in and out of universe for the heavy physical and psychological abuse through which she put the servants under her command. No one legitimately mourns her passing when she is murdered by Wolfius and Kersea
*AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Ironborn are strong believers in this creed. It proves to be a problem for their king, Harren Hoare, whom many see as weak because he does not personally lead raiding parties like many kings before him did. To gain the respect of his men, he has no other choice but to rule his subjects through brutish force.
*TheAtoner:
**Following the rescue of her little sister, Kersea is no longer forced to work for Clayton and Butterfly. She then decides to make up for her past actions in their service by helping in bringing them down.
**Harpy's actions during the chapter 6 finale, where she risks her own life to get an attempt at killing [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore, the real Butterfly]] are a version of this trope, as she underwent this risk because she was convinced that the situation leading up to it has been entirely her fault for [[spoiler:killing the fake Butterfly two chapters ago]]
**[[spoiler: Terroma]] is revealed to feel heavy guilt over having trained Clayton back in his younger days. After hearing of [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil his former pupils actions]], he decided to return from retirement and to focus on bringing him down.
*AttemptedRape
**Samantha is nearly raped by Rodrik Stone, after he defeated her group and knocked her down. Luckily for her, this was the moment [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes Orys Baratheon and his knights appeared]]]].
**Butterfly fully intends on raping Harpy after briefly capturing her in Chapter 4. He did not expect her viciously fighting back though.
*AtTheCrossroads: The Hammered Harp Inn is a major location in Chapter 2 and 3. It is located near a major crossroads in the western Reach, on the road between Raylansfair and Highgarden.
*AsskickingEqualsAuthority:
**Argilac Durrandon, the Storm King, used to be the best fighter in his kingdom during his younger days. With his advanced age, he is no longer as skilled as he used to be, but still a fearsome warrior and worthy of his MemeticBadass status.
**His daughter Argella is not much different. Physically, she is not particularly strong, but ever since she became the crown princess, her father subjected her to a rigorous training, to make sure that the future queen of the Stormlands is able to hold her own in any fight.
**Willfred Reyne is a naturally talented fighter for sure, but his status as the heir to Castamere gave him access to training that really unlocked his true potential.
*AwesomeButImpractical:
**Bear's knife gloves are terrifying, but practically useless in a real fight, since he can barely parry with them. He mostly uses them to intimidate, or when he gets in a brawl.
**Sasha is fighting with a dothraki arakh. While the weapon itself is certainly awesome and practical on top when in Essos, it loses a lot of the latter attribute in Westeros, where more heavy armour is common. [[SubvertedTrope It still gives her an advantage against enemies who wear only light armour though]]
*AwesomeMcCoolName: This is Westeros after all, where a couple of very cool names are typical. Prominent examples include Argilac Durrandon and his daughter, Argella Durrandon, Gordar Celtigar and Rahaerys Velaryon, Daghan Oxus, Arryk Bulwer, Petyr Blackwood, Baelor Bloodbane, Lupin Frostborn and Darko Mogfield.
*TheApprentice: Dairon is this to Maester Eaton and briefly to Archmaester Wulvren.
*ArcherArchetype:
**Janae is a prime example for this. Even outside of the battlefield, she is hardly the most emotional person, but in a fight, [[ColdSniper she gets even colder]], acting simply by logic and with ruthless precision.
**Also, Willfred's uncle, Roger Hill. [[FriendlySniper He is far more friendly than Janae]], but when in battle, he is just as calculating as she is.
*ArchEnemy:
**[[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is this to many characters actually. Lucas considers him his arch-enemy, as do Leonard and Harpy. He himself considers neither a worthy arch-enemy, even if [[spoiler: his opinion on Harpy changed after she came very close to killing him]].
**Rayden is this to Clayton. They have been partners before, working together, but ultimately getting into a fight, which ended with Clayton losing an eye and Rayden receiving a gruesome scar over his chest. When Rayden reappears, he quickly starts to antagonize Clayton, [[BullyingADragon even mocking him over his missing eye]].
**In general, the Burned Man and Butterfly are arch-enemies and their fight is a constant source of conflict in Oldtown.
**Historically, the Dornish are this to the Kingdom of the Stormlands. At the time of the story, they are still openly at war, although their battles are nothing more but small skirmishes in the Dornish Marches.
*ArcNumber
**RuleOfThree: The story is divided into three books, each consisting of three acts with three chapters respectively.
*ArcVillain: Generally [[AvertedTrope averted]], as most villains hold significance for more than one storyline and over a longer period of time. However, there are some minor exceptions.
**Maya's storyline in Book 1 Chapter 3 features Lord Trymon Brune, head of House Brune and lord of the Dyre Den. He is killed at the end of the same chapter and held overall little importance for her plot, other than to introduce Aldrik Wolver to her group.
**After some minor encounters as an Arc Villain for Maya and John Gutten, Rodrik Stone becomes this to Samantha and the people that surround her in Chapter 7 and 8 of Book 1.
**Rayden, Clayton's ArchEnemy is the Arc Villain for a very short time in Kersea's storyline, during chapters 6 and 7.
**AristocratsAreEvil: Most of the nobility of Westeros avert this, but the lords of the Iron Islands play this trope straight. There is their king, [[TinTyrant Harren Hoare]], [[AxCrazy Lord Clint Volmark]], [[DepravedDwarf Lord Reymand Orkwood]] and the Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, [[The Chessmaster Damon Greyjoy]]. The lower captains are occasionally portrayed in a more positive light though.
*ArcWords: Each book has its own arc words. For Book 1, they are the words of House Raylan "We Write History". Book 2 features the words "All For Our Pride", the words of House Reyne of Castamere. Book 3 is planned to feature the words of House Manwoody, which are "No King Above Me".
*ArmorPiercingQuestion:
**Argella gives a very stern warning to Hobert that he is about to overplay his position when she bluntly asks him, "Do you want to be my enemy?" after remembering him of the BadassBoast of her house's words. Hobert being [[SmallNameBigEgo Hobert]], he tries to ignore her of course, but the other persons in the room react accordingly.
*ArrangedMarriage:
**Avoiding one is the main motivation for Alys Boleyn's actions in the early story. After her father betrothed her to Dante Karstark against her will, she ran away from home, leaving her father and her fiance to try and follow her.
**Alisa Karstark's backstory holds a remarkable similarity, only that she ran away from home to avoid being married to a member of House Forrester.
**The marriage between Darren and Mileena Reyne is one of these. At least from her side, it is also a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage.
*ArrogantKungFuGuy:
**Leonard Constantine started off as one. Developments in later chapters, especially his experiences in Oldtown, turn him into a far more humble person.
**Elias Tyrell is an incredibly gifted fighter and he makes sure that everyone knows about it. He at least tries to appear like a true knight and usually manages to fool others to fall for this trick, but upon closer examination, his arrogance and lack of discipline become obvious.
**Willfred Reyne is the eldest son and heir of the most powerful lord of the Kingdom of the Rock. Because of this, he has received the best training possible and has developed into a swordsman that is as skilled as he is arrogant.
**Rayden
*ArtificialLimb:
**Holt Torv, the chief torturer of Harrenhal, has a wooden foot, to replace the one he lost in battle.
*AscendedExtra:
**Though majorly involved in the two chapters she appeared in, Kyra Greyjoy still only appeared in two chapters of Book 1. She is confirmed to return as a major Point-of-View character in Book 2.
**The same goes for Gabin Strad, who appeared in more chapters, but with less involvement. He is also confirmed to become a Point-of-View character in Book 2.
*AssholeVictim:
**Lord Trymon Brune, over his short lifspan in the story, proves himself to be nothing but a {{Jerkass}} and a firm example of AristocratsAreEvil. [[RevengeByProxy Ultimately, he tries to rape Maya, to avenge the honour of his daughter, who had been seduced and deflowered by Maya's employer, Lord Royce]]. It is incredibly satisfying to see him dying at her hands instead.
**Halla Peddle, the housekeeper of House Raylan has been reviled in and out of universe for the heavy physical and psychological abuse through which she put the servants under her command. No one legitimately mourns her passing when she is murdered by Wolfius and Kersea
*AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Ironborn are strong believers in this creed. It proves to be a problem for their king, Harren Hoare, whom many see as weak because he does not personally lead raiding parties like many kings before him did. To gain the respect of his men, he has no other choice but to rule his subjects through brutish force.
*TheAtoner:
**Following the rescue of her little sister, Kersea is no longer forced to work for Clayton and Butterfly. She then decides to make up for her past actions in their service by helping in bringing them down.
**Harpy's actions during the chapter 6 finale, where she risks her own life to get an attempt at killing [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore, the real Butterfly]] are a version of this trope, as she underwent this risk because she was convinced that the situation leading up to it has been entirely her fault for [[spoiler:killing the fake Butterfly two chapters ago]]
**[[spoiler: Terroma]] is revealed to feel heavy guilt over having trained Clayton back in his younger days. After hearing of [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil his former pupils actions]], he decided to return from retirement and to focus on bringing him down.
*AttemptedRape
**Samantha is nearly raped by Rodrik Stone, after he defeated her group and knocked her down. Luckily for her, this was the moment [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes Orys Baratheon and his knights appeared]]]].
**Butterfly fully intends on raping Harpy after briefly capturing her in Chapter 4. He did not expect her viciously fighting back though.
*AtTheCrossroads: The Hammered Harp Inn is a major location in Chapter 2 and 3. It is located near a major crossroads in the western Reach, on the road between Raylansfair and Highgarden.
*AsskickingEqualsAuthority:
**Argilac Durrandon, the Storm King, used to be the best fighter in his kingdom during his younger days. With his advanced age, he is no longer as skilled as he used to be, but still a fearsome warrior and worthy of his MemeticBadass status.
**His daughter Argella is not much different. Physically, she is not particularly strong, but ever since she became the crown princess, her father subjected her to a rigorous training, to make sure that the future queen of the Stormlands is able to hold her own in any fight.
**Willfred Reyne is a naturally talented fighter for sure, but his status as the heir to Castamere gave him access to training that really unlocked his true potential.
*AwesomeButImpractical:
**Bear's knife gloves are terrifying, but practically useless in a real fight, since he can barely parry with them. He mostly uses them to intimidate, or when he gets in a brawl.
**Sasha is fighting with a dothraki arakh. While the weapon itself is certainly awesome and practical on top when in Essos, it loses a lot of the latter attribute in Westeros, where more heavy armour is common. [[SubvertedTrope It still gives her an advantage against enemies who wear only light armour though]]
*AwesomeMcCoolName: This is Westeros after all, where a couple of very cool names are typical. Prominent examples include Argilac Durrandon and his daughter, Argella Durrandon, Gordar Celtigar and Rahaerys Velaryon, Daghan Oxus, Arryk Bulwer, Petyr Blackwood, Baelor Bloodbane, Lupin Frostborn and Darko Mogfield.
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*AnAxeToGrind: Several characters have chosen the axe as their weapon of choice.
**Samantha Ducard is the most major character who wields an axe as her weapon of choice. [[DualWielding Two axes in fact]], small hatchets, but she still puts them to good use.
**Leonard Hill wields a massive battleaxe, befitting of his status as a {{Badass}}
**Cleaver Clint Volmark uses a variation of the typical axe, an oversized meat cleaver, which also gave him his nickname.
**Samantha Ducard is the most major character who wields an axe as her weapon of choice. [[DualWielding Two axes in fact]], small hatchets, but she still puts them to good use.
**Leonard Hill wields a massive battleaxe, befitting of his status as a {{Badass}}
**Cleaver Clint Volmark uses a variation of the typical axe, an oversized meat cleaver, which also gave him his nickname.
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**When Lucas expresses concern about the guardsman Ryder Harrington listening to their conversation, due to the danger of Butterfly's men listening to their conversation, Maron Mullendore assures him that he is certain that Ryder is not working for Butterfly. [[spoiler:Of course he can be certain, since he himself is Butterfly]]
**When Lucas expresses concern about the guardsman Ryder Harrington listening to their conversation, due to the danger of Butterfly's men listening to their conversation, Maron Mullendore assures him that he is certain that Ryder is not working for Butterfly. [[spoiler:Of course he can be certain, since he himself is Butterfly]]
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* Ambadassador: Maya Iresons, ambassador of Runestone and the Vale of Arryn is not a skilled diplomat. Instead, she has been chosen to undergo the mission to Raylansfair because of her skills as a fighter and a thief.
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* Ambadassador: {Ambadassador}: Maya Iresons, ambassador of Runestone and the Vale of Arryn is not a skilled diplomat. Instead, she has been chosen to undergo the mission to Raylansfair because of her skills as a fighter and a thief.
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** After being revealed to be a deranged child-murderer and after receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, [[spoiler:Otis Shiff]] is reduced to a crippled and pathetic shadow of a man that desperately begs to be spared. [[spoiler: It did not work out for him]]
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** After being revealed to be a deranged child-murderer and after receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, [[spoiler:Otis Shiff]] is reduced to a crippled and pathetic shadow of a man that desperately begs to be spared. [[spoiler: It did does not work out for him]]
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** Jaylon has been a massive {{Jerkass}} for a majority of his time in the story. However, his brief time as part of Samantha's group in Chapter 5 revealed a more likeable side of him, by giving him time to explain how he became the man he is today. Gradually, he even warmed up to his former enemies, which ended with him heroically staying back to distract the Alley Cats during the chapter finale. Unfortunately, this move cost him dearly, when [[spoiler: Maron Mullendore]] captured him alive. In the following torture, Jaylon lost at least the fingers of his left hand and the pain was apparently strong enough to make him loyal to his former master once more. He joins the ambush during the Chapter 6 finale and dies an unceremonious and undignified death at the hands of Jaron, who had no previous connection to him and no knowledge of his sympathetic traits. One can't help but to feel slightlybad for the guy.
* The Alcoholic: After the reality of his poor life slowly hit him, Robb became this, especially after getting rejected by Harpy, the only woman he ever develope genuine feelings for.
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** Jaylon has been a massive {{Jerkass}} for a majority of his time in the story. However, his brief time as part of Samantha's group in Chapter 5 revealed a more likeable side of him, by giving him time to explain how he became the man he is today. Gradually, he even warmed up to his former enemies, which ended with him heroically staying back to distract the Alley Cats during the chapter finale. Unfortunately, this move cost him dearly, when [[spoiler: Maron Mullendore]] captured him alive. In the following torture, Jaylon lost at least the fingers of his left hand and the pain was apparently strong enough to make him loyal to his former master once more. He joins the ambush during the Chapter 6 finale and dies an unceremonious and undignified death at the hands of Jaron, who had no previous connection to him and no knowledge of his sympathetic traits. One can't help but to feel slightlybad slightly bad for the guy.
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** Jenna Harking is nothing but a simple servicemaid in the castle of Raylansfair. She herself suffers from a terrible lack of self-esteem and starts the story with no actual skill in anything related to action. She goes on to become one of the stories most prominent survivors, after managing to hold her own against [[SerialKiller Wolfius]] for a while and slowly becoming a more capable and active person. She ultimatly plays a key role in taking down Septon Corbin and also provides a problem for [[ManipulativeBitch Sherryl]]
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** Jenna Harking is nothing but a simple servicemaid in the castle of Raylansfair. She herself suffers from a terrible lack of self-esteem and starts the story with no actual skill in anything related to action. She goes on to become one of the stories most prominent survivors, after managing to hold her own against [[SerialKiller Wolfius]] for a while and slowly becoming a more capable and active person. She ultimatly plays a key role in taking down [[SinisterMinister Septon Corbin Corbin]] and also provides a problem for [[ManipulativeBitch Sherryl]]
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** Dairon, who has a lack of social skills, is shy and friendly and a bookish nerd. [[spoilers:Which makes his early death all the more tragic]]
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** Dairon, who has a lack of social skills, is shy and friendly and a bookish nerd. [[spoilers:Which [[spoiler:Which makes his early death all the more tragic]]
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* AbusiveParents: Harren Hoare is heavily implied to be this. Three out of four children grew up to be messed up in some way and he likely had a hand in this. A firm believer in strength, he showed little love for his children, combining this trope with ParentalNeglect. On top of that, he respected them only when they earned it, which at least Harlan and Harndon never did. His physical beating of Harmund instilled the boy with a deep-seated wish to assure his dominance over others, which led to him becoming [[BigBrotherBully abusive]] to his younger siblings as well, something Harren either did not care about, or even outright encouraged.
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* AbusiveParents: Harren Hoare is heavily implied to be this. Three out of four children grew up to be messed up in some way and he likely had a hand in this. A firm believer Firmly believing in strength, raising his sons with a strong hand, he showed little love for his children, them, combining this trope with ParentalNeglect. On top of that, he respected them only when they earned it, which at least Harlan and Harndon never did. His physical beating of Harmund instilled the boy with a deep-seated wish to assure his dominance over others, which led to him becoming [[BigBrotherBully abusive]] to his younger siblings as well, something Harren either did not care about, or even outright encouraged.
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* AlliterativeName: This is something the author is quite fond of. Major examples include Robert Raylan, Wolfius Woodbark, as well as the ''entirety'' of House Hoare.
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* AlliterativeName: This is something the author is quite fond of. Major examples include Robert Raylan, Maron Mullendore and Wolfius Woodbark, as well as the ''entirety'' of House Hoare.
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* Animal Motifs: Several characters sport these.
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** Raenna Minsworth has a dragon motif going on, as a result of her heritage and her fiery temper. She is even called the Half-Dragon by Noelle in her visions.
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** Raenna Minsworth has a dragon motif going on, as a result of her Valyrian heritage and her fiery temper. She is even called the Half-Dragon by Noelle in her visions.
*Anti-Hero:
AntiHero: A number of characters, though ultimately heroic, have rather murky morals and can't be called clear heroes.
**The Burned Man is this even if you are on his side. He is affable, gentle and generous, but it must be remembered that he is a professional criminal and a very successful one at that. He employs children and raises them into a life of crime, yet his intentions are to keep them from falling victim to even worse things and to teach them something that will actually help them survive in [[ViceCity Oldtown]]
**His adopted daughter Harpy is no less complicated. She is a sweet and caring young woman, with a soft spot for the children her adopted father employs. Many of them come to see her as a big sister and she genuinely mourns every loss close to her. Ultimately, she only wishes for a normal life, which sadly gets more and more out of reach for her. She is also incredibly vengeful, willing to go to great lengths to avenge any injustice she and the people she loves suffer. Her temper can also only be described as volatile.
**Perhaps under the influence of the abovementioned characters, Jaron develops into one as well. Starting the series firmly as an idealistic, yet naive KnightInShiningArmour, he gradually got more cynical and more willing to compromise his honour to get results. The key moment that cemented this was arguably when he did not stop Harpy when she moved to kill the defeated Butterfly.
**After his HeelFaceTurn [[spoiler: Samuel Harrington]] has not lost his moral ambiguity. Though generally on the side of the good guys ever since, he has no problem with getting innocent people harmed or with stabbing those that consider him an ally in the back. That said, he also gradually develops into a more likeable person, as evidenced by his ShipTease with [[spoiler: Raenna]].
*Anti-Villain:AntiVillain: Many villains have at least some sympathetic traits and a few of them can be genuinely seen as this trope
**Maron Mullendore is hardly a sympathetic man once his true identity is revealed. A cruel sadist with a fondness for mind games and brutal torture methods, as well as the fact that he won't even back down from harming children makes him one of the most despicable villains in the story. However, even then he retains some of his knightly virtues, like a sense of honour, as twisted as it is. His ultimate goal is also positive, making him a WellIntentionedExtremist.
**The Burned Man is only a villain if you stand against him and even then, he has only few truly villainous traits. He is genuinely concerned for the future of Oldtown, even if he uses criminal methods to achieve this future. He is also by all means a genuinely polite man who is friendly unless provoked. That does not mean that he is not capable of some pretty evil things, but all in all, he still hardly qualifies as a villain.
**Harris Flowers. Despite his noble demeanor and trying to appear as friendly as possible, he is an unstable ControlFreak who quickly resorts to violence when things don't go his way and who has problems controlling his urges. He is also a strong, generous and just leader with a natural talent for ruling. Ultimately, his goals are absolutely well-intentioned, but it doesn't change the fact that he is willing to murder others to achieve it.
**Jaylon Gordus is a very tragic figure. A rude {{Jerkass}} of a man, he comes from a dysfunctional family, with a depressed and abusive father, from whom he ran away. Stranded in Oldtown, he long since realized that he is doomed to a life he does not want to lead, fighting for a man he does not want to fight for, but left with no alternatives. This turned him, once idealistic and proud, into a cynical jerk. However, he reveals his more likeable side when he temporarily joins up with Samantha to save Lucas, first out of necessity, but later on out of genuine affection for her and the others, showing that not all of his former self is lost.
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**The Burned Man is this even if you are on his side. He is affable, gentle and generous, but it must be remembered that he is a professional criminal and a very successful one at that. He employs children and raises them into a life of crime, yet his intentions are to keep them from falling victim to even worse things and to teach them something that will actually help them survive in [[ViceCity Oldtown]]
**His adopted daughter Harpy is no less complicated. She is a sweet and caring young woman, with a soft spot for the children her adopted father employs. Many of them come to see her as a big sister and she genuinely mourns every loss close to her. Ultimately, she only wishes for a normal life, which sadly gets more and more out of reach for her. She is also incredibly vengeful, willing to go to great lengths to avenge any injustice she and the people she loves suffer. Her temper can also only be described as volatile.
**Perhaps under the influence of the abovementioned characters, Jaron develops into one as well. Starting the series firmly as an idealistic, yet naive KnightInShiningArmour, he gradually got more cynical and more willing to compromise his honour to get results. The key moment that cemented this was arguably when he did not stop Harpy when she moved to kill the defeated Butterfly.
**After his HeelFaceTurn [[spoiler: Samuel Harrington]] has not lost his moral ambiguity. Though generally on the side of the good guys ever since, he has no problem with getting innocent people harmed or with stabbing those that consider him an ally in the back. That said, he also gradually develops into a more likeable person, as evidenced by his ShipTease with [[spoiler: Raenna]].
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**Maron Mullendore is hardly a sympathetic man once his true identity is revealed. A cruel sadist with a fondness for mind games and brutal torture methods, as well as the fact that he won't even back down from harming children makes him one of the most despicable villains in the story. However, even then he retains some of his knightly virtues, like a sense of honour, as twisted as it is. His ultimate goal is also positive, making him a WellIntentionedExtremist.
**The Burned Man is only a villain if you stand against him and even then, he has only few truly villainous traits. He is genuinely concerned for the future of Oldtown, even if he uses criminal methods to achieve this future. He is also by all means a genuinely polite man who is friendly unless provoked. That does not mean that he is not capable of some pretty evil things, but all in all, he still hardly qualifies as a villain.
**Harris Flowers. Despite his noble demeanor and trying to appear as friendly as possible, he is an unstable ControlFreak who quickly resorts to violence when things don't go his way and who has problems controlling his urges. He is also a strong, generous and just leader with a natural talent for ruling. Ultimately, his goals are absolutely well-intentioned, but it doesn't change the fact that he is willing to murder others to achieve it.
**Jaylon Gordus is a very tragic figure. A rude {{Jerkass}} of a man, he comes from a dysfunctional family, with a depressed and abusive father, from whom he ran away. Stranded in Oldtown, he long since realized that he is doomed to a life he does not want to lead, fighting for a man he does not want to fight for, but left with no alternatives. This turned him, once idealistic and proud, into a cynical jerk. However, he reveals his more likeable side when he temporarily joins up with Samantha to save Lucas, first out of necessity, but later on out of genuine affection for her and the others, showing that not all of his former self is lost.
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** Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
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** Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
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** Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
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** Bear, the ruthless bandit chieftain, prefers things that way, as he has an intense dislike of his given name.
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** Bear, the ruthless bandit chieftain, prefers things that way, as he has an intense dislike of his given name.
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** Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
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** Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
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** Bear, the ruthless bandit chieftain, prefers things that way, as he has an intense dislike of his given name.
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* AncestralSword: Like in the source material, several houses own these. House Corbray's ancestral sword forged from Valyrian steel is the most prominent example, as it is wielded by the antagonist Rodrik Stone.
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* ViceCity: Oldtown. The city is by far the largest of its kind in Westeros and one of the largest in the known world. Unfortunately, it is governed by the well-meaning, but rather weak Manfred Hightower, who is unable to control the rise of organized crime in his domain. The result are self-styled crimelords, ruthless men who rule the city from the shadows and according to their own interests. The result are crime rates that run rampant and a bloody street war taking place between the followers of the
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* AlphaBitch:
** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is incredibly vain, haughty and catty when provoked even the slightest bit. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers]].
** Sherryl plays this trope straight. Next to her, many other characters appear almost saintly in their behaviour. Aside from being one of the driving forces behind a majority of the schemes going on in Raylansfair, she is incredibly smug, arrogant and downright condescending in her interaction with most characters. For her goals, she is even willing to betray old friends and to callously get the citizens of Raylansfair killed.
* AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert Raylan and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the deaths of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all of the major deaths in Book 1!
** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is incredibly vain, haughty and catty when provoked even the slightest bit. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers]].
** Sherryl plays this trope straight. Next to her, many other characters appear almost saintly in their behaviour. Aside from being one of the driving forces behind a majority of the schemes going on in Raylansfair, she is incredibly smug, arrogant and downright condescending in her interaction with most characters. For her goals, she is even willing to betray old friends and to callously get the citizens of Raylansfair killed.
* AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert Raylan and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the deaths of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all of the major deaths in Book 1!
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*AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In the penultimate chapter of Book 1, the Ironborn launch a massive attack against Raylansfair, together with reonforcements from the Second Sons and the Band of Claws. Almost every Point-Of-View characters is present in the town at this point, leading to an entire chapter dedicated to this trope.
*AlmightyJanitor:
**Harrick Hoare is the fourthborn son of Harren Hoare and with Harndon being declared unfit to rule, he is only the third in line of the throne, which makes it unlikly he will ever be king. He is also without a doubt the most reasonable and competent of his family and serves as his father's chief advisor.
**Maron Mullendore is a minor nobleman from a relatively poor background. Though the commander of the city guard of Oldtown, his position is ultimatly minor in the grand scale of things. Nonetheless, his plans concern the entire kingdom of the Reach and he is cunning enough to actually pull them off.
*AlmostDeadGuy:
**[[spoiler: Terroma]] after falling down a cliff, is clearly mortally wounded. He gets a chance for a final talk with his loved ones, before passing away.
**Also [[spoiler: The Burned Man]] has been caught and tortured by the Alley Cats. To prevent him from ever escaping, the Sphynx attached him to a set of hooks that would kill him if removed. Once help has arrived for him, they are only able to grant him a MercyKill.
*AlmostKiss: Happens between Jaron and Harpy several times during their talk, as they are interrupted by their own awkwardness and Abbas al-Yunkari. It ends when a frustrated Jaron just kisses her, resulting in a BigDamnKiss.
*AloofDarkHairedGirl:
**Harpy is this, at least initially.
** Jenna is another major example of this trope.
* AlphaBitch:
** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is incredibly vain, haughty and catty when provoked even the slightest bit. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers]].
** Sherryl plays this trope straight. Next to her, many other characters appear almost saintly in their behaviour. Aside from being one of the driving forces behind a majority of the schemes going on in Raylansfair, she is incredibly smug, arrogant and downright condescending in her interaction with most characters. For her goals, she is even willing to betray old friends and to callously get the citizens of Raylansfair killed.
*AmazonChaser:
**Davith is notably attracted to the skilled fighter Samantha Ducard, among other things because of her ability to kick his ass.
**Samantha herself is very much into women who are good fighters. There are her implied feelings for Sasha, as well as the fact that she compliments the looks of Nymeria Aspys, who is an AmazonianBeauty.
**Her physical abilities are also outright mentioned by Irving as one of the reasons he is attracted to Maya.
*Ambadassador: Maya Iresons, ambassador of Runestone and the Vale of Arryn is not a skilled diplomat. Instead, she has been chosen to undergo the mission to Raylansfair because of her skills as a fighter and a thief.
*AmbiguousDisorder: It is clear that something is not right with the sons of Harren Hoare. Harmund is likely a [[TheSociopath sociopath]], whereas Harlan and Harndon's psychological profiles are way more complex. Whatever they had to suffer at the hands of their older brother left deep scars though and they are certainly not mentally healthy.
*AmbiguouslyEvil: The Burned Man, which is {{lampshaded}} by several other characters. He himself has no problem with admitting his own evilness, while also putting emphasis on his good actions. In fact, almost everyone working for him speaks fondly of him and Harpy explains that his actions actually help the city, by providing work and food for those who need it. He also has a strong soft spot for children, so strong that he employs them into his organization, to train them as thieves and spies. Which still might be more favourable than just giving them no future at all. He is a complicated case, in and out of universe,
*AmbiguousSituation:
**Dimitri the Wise has last been seen in a forest in the middle of the night, in a forest full of bandits. His fate has been unknown ever since.
**Davith and Jaylon both decide to remain behind, to allow Samantha, Sasha and Leonard to free Lucas from the cells below the Hightower, leaving both of their fates unknown until the next chapter, where Jaylon is revealed to having been caught and tortured into submission, whereas Davith managed to survive by hiding for a week.
**Ayden Blackwell heroically distracted several guardsmen during the ambush in Tanner's Alley. He has not been seen for almost a whole chapter, before reappearing as a prisoner underneath the Hightower. Jaron manages to save him without any permanent injuries.
**Similarly, [[spoiler: The Burned Man and Maron Mullendore]] have ambigous fates at the end of Chapter 6. Chapter 7 confirms that the former has been captured and tortured to the brink of death, while the latter has been given the medical treatment he needed, leaving him on a long road to recovery.
**Jarow's LastStand against Bear's bandits is treated as far less ambiguous, though his death is still not outright shown.
*AmbitionIsEvil:
**This is a prime flaw of Harren Hoare, whose yearning for more and more power has turned him into a tyrant, who ruthlessly bleeds his own kingdom dry.
**[[spoiler: Maron Mullendore]] and Edward Anturion show many of the same traits, as their ambition is generally the cause for their worst actions and almost exclusively portrayed as negatively.
*AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Harmund is this to Harlan Hoare, being more handsome, more capable and more powerful. It is one of the reasons Harlan constantly seeks to be close to his brother, despite said brother's... [BigBrotherBully tendencies]].
*AncestralSword: Like in the source material, several houses own these. House Corbray's ancestral sword forged from Valyrian steel is the most prominent example, as it is wielded by the antagonist Rodrik Stone.
*AndThenWhat: Brought up by Leonard during his talk with Lucas on their ship back to Raylansfair, when he asks his friend what he has planned after he managed to save Raylansfair.
*Animal Motifs: Several characters sport these.
* AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert Raylan and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the deaths of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all of the major deaths in Book 1!
*AlmightyJanitor:
**Harrick Hoare is the fourthborn son of Harren Hoare and with Harndon being declared unfit to rule, he is only the third in line of the throne, which makes it unlikly he will ever be king. He is also without a doubt the most reasonable and competent of his family and serves as his father's chief advisor.
**Maron Mullendore is a minor nobleman from a relatively poor background. Though the commander of the city guard of Oldtown, his position is ultimatly minor in the grand scale of things. Nonetheless, his plans concern the entire kingdom of the Reach and he is cunning enough to actually pull them off.
*AlmostDeadGuy:
**[[spoiler: Terroma]] after falling down a cliff, is clearly mortally wounded. He gets a chance for a final talk with his loved ones, before passing away.
**Also [[spoiler: The Burned Man]] has been caught and tortured by the Alley Cats. To prevent him from ever escaping, the Sphynx attached him to a set of hooks that would kill him if removed. Once help has arrived for him, they are only able to grant him a MercyKill.
*AlmostKiss: Happens between Jaron and Harpy several times during their talk, as they are interrupted by their own awkwardness and Abbas al-Yunkari. It ends when a frustrated Jaron just kisses her, resulting in a BigDamnKiss.
*AloofDarkHairedGirl:
**Harpy is this, at least initially.
** Jenna is another major example of this trope.
* AlphaBitch:
** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is incredibly vain, haughty and catty when provoked even the slightest bit. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers]].
** Sherryl plays this trope straight. Next to her, many other characters appear almost saintly in their behaviour. Aside from being one of the driving forces behind a majority of the schemes going on in Raylansfair, she is incredibly smug, arrogant and downright condescending in her interaction with most characters. For her goals, she is even willing to betray old friends and to callously get the citizens of Raylansfair killed.
*AmazonChaser:
**Davith is notably attracted to the skilled fighter Samantha Ducard, among other things because of her ability to kick his ass.
**Samantha herself is very much into women who are good fighters. There are her implied feelings for Sasha, as well as the fact that she compliments the looks of Nymeria Aspys, who is an AmazonianBeauty.
**Her physical abilities are also outright mentioned by Irving as one of the reasons he is attracted to Maya.
*Ambadassador: Maya Iresons, ambassador of Runestone and the Vale of Arryn is not a skilled diplomat. Instead, she has been chosen to undergo the mission to Raylansfair because of her skills as a fighter and a thief.
*AmbiguousDisorder: It is clear that something is not right with the sons of Harren Hoare. Harmund is likely a [[TheSociopath sociopath]], whereas Harlan and Harndon's psychological profiles are way more complex. Whatever they had to suffer at the hands of their older brother left deep scars though and they are certainly not mentally healthy.
*AmbiguouslyEvil: The Burned Man, which is {{lampshaded}} by several other characters. He himself has no problem with admitting his own evilness, while also putting emphasis on his good actions. In fact, almost everyone working for him speaks fondly of him and Harpy explains that his actions actually help the city, by providing work and food for those who need it. He also has a strong soft spot for children, so strong that he employs them into his organization, to train them as thieves and spies. Which still might be more favourable than just giving them no future at all. He is a complicated case, in and out of universe,
*AmbiguousSituation:
**Dimitri the Wise has last been seen in a forest in the middle of the night, in a forest full of bandits. His fate has been unknown ever since.
**Davith and Jaylon both decide to remain behind, to allow Samantha, Sasha and Leonard to free Lucas from the cells below the Hightower, leaving both of their fates unknown until the next chapter, where Jaylon is revealed to having been caught and tortured into submission, whereas Davith managed to survive by hiding for a week.
**Ayden Blackwell heroically distracted several guardsmen during the ambush in Tanner's Alley. He has not been seen for almost a whole chapter, before reappearing as a prisoner underneath the Hightower. Jaron manages to save him without any permanent injuries.
**Similarly, [[spoiler: The Burned Man and Maron Mullendore]] have ambigous fates at the end of Chapter 6. Chapter 7 confirms that the former has been captured and tortured to the brink of death, while the latter has been given the medical treatment he needed, leaving him on a long road to recovery.
**Jarow's LastStand against Bear's bandits is treated as far less ambiguous, though his death is still not outright shown.
*AmbitionIsEvil:
**This is a prime flaw of Harren Hoare, whose yearning for more and more power has turned him into a tyrant, who ruthlessly bleeds his own kingdom dry.
**[[spoiler: Maron Mullendore]] and Edward Anturion show many of the same traits, as their ambition is generally the cause for their worst actions and almost exclusively portrayed as negatively.
*AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Harmund is this to Harlan Hoare, being more handsome, more capable and more powerful. It is one of the reasons Harlan constantly seeks to be close to his brother, despite said brother's... [BigBrotherBully tendencies]].
*AncestralSword: Like in the source material, several houses own these. House Corbray's ancestral sword forged from Valyrian steel is the most prominent example, as it is wielded by the antagonist Rodrik Stone.
*AndThenWhat: Brought up by Leonard during his talk with Lucas on their ship back to Raylansfair, when he asks his friend what he has planned after he managed to save Raylansfair.
*Animal Motifs: Several characters sport these.
* AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert Raylan and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the deaths of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all of the major deaths in Book 1!
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* Abusive Parents: Harren Hoare is heavily implied to be this. Three out of four children grew up to be messed up in some way and he likely had a hand in this. A firm believer in strength, he showed little love for his children, combining this trope with ParentalNeglect. On top of that, he respected them only when they earned it, which at least Harlan and Harndon never did. His physical beating of Harmund instilled the boy with a deep-seated wish to assure his dominance over others, which led to him becoming [[BigBrotherBully abusive]] to his younger siblings as well, something Harren either did not care about, or even outright encouraged.
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* Abusive Parents: AbusiveParents: Harren Hoare is heavily implied to be this. Three out of four children grew up to be messed up in some way and he likely had a hand in this. A firm believer in strength, he showed little love for his children, combining this trope with ParentalNeglect. On top of that, he respected them only when they earned it, which at least Harlan and Harndon never did. His physical beating of Harmund instilled the boy with a deep-seated wish to assure his dominance over others, which led to him becoming [[BigBrotherBully abusive]] to his younger siblings as well, something Harren either did not care about, or even outright encouraged.
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**Dairon, who has a lack of social skills, is shy and friendly and a bookish nerd. [[spoilers:Which makes his early death all the more tragic]]
**Hjalgar has shades of this as well. He is one of the few genuinely nice and kind Ironborn in the story, very shy and his unwillingness to kill others can come across as endearing. That said, he is a serious case of BewareTheNiceOnes.
*AdultFear: A major topic in the storylines of Richard and Lyria. Both are heavily concerned with the well-being of their daughters, only to see them targeted by a dangerous psychopath in the form of Wolfius Woodbark, someone who is inherently more powerful than either of them.
*AerithAndBob: This is taken to even higher extremes than in the source material, thanks to some of the characters created by readers. On the one hand, there are canonical characters with names like Argella and Mern, on the other hand there are characters like Federico, Richard and Christian.
**Dairon, who has a lack of social skills, is shy and friendly and a bookish nerd. [[spoilers:Which makes his early death all the more tragic]]
**Hjalgar has shades of this as well. He is one of the few genuinely nice and kind Ironborn in the story, very shy and his unwillingness to kill others can come across as endearing. That said, he is a serious case of BewareTheNiceOnes.
*AdultFear: A major topic in the storylines of Richard and Lyria. Both are heavily concerned with the well-being of their daughters, only to see them targeted by a dangerous psychopath in the form of Wolfius Woodbark, someone who is inherently more powerful than either of them.
*AerithAndBob: This is taken to even higher extremes than in the source material, thanks to some of the characters created by readers. On the one hand, there are canonical characters with names like Argella and Mern, on the other hand there are characters like Federico, Richard and Christian.
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*AffectionateNickname:
**Alysanne is very fond of calling Kersea "Puppy". She later explains that this is because she sees her as exactly as cute and innocent as a puppy, though also just as weak.
**Leonard constantly calling Lucas by his last name "Flowers" has shades of this. It started off as a means of belittling them, though as their friendship grew, so did the meaning of the nickname
**Terroma is another major case of this, as he has nicknames for those especially close to him. More specifically he is fond of putting the words "Sweet", "Pretty" and especially "Little" in front of Ellena's and Raenna's names.
*AfterActionPatchUp: One early scene in Chapter 5 has this between Kersea and Clayton, where he is patching her up after beating her in the first place. It is not meant to be a bonding scene between the two though, rather it serves to demonstrate another layer in their messed-up relationship.
**Alysanne is very fond of calling Kersea "Puppy". She later explains that this is because she sees her as exactly as cute and innocent as a puppy, though also just as weak.
**Leonard constantly calling Lucas by his last name "Flowers" has shades of this. It started off as a means of belittling them, though as their friendship grew, so did the meaning of the nickname
**Terroma is another major case of this, as he has nicknames for those especially close to him. More specifically he is fond of putting the words "Sweet", "Pretty" and especially "Little" in front of Ellena's and Raenna's names.
*AfterActionPatchUp: One early scene in Chapter 5 has this between Kersea and Clayton, where he is patching her up after beating her in the first place. It is not meant to be a bonding scene between the two though, rather it serves to demonstrate another layer in their messed-up relationship.
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*AgentMulder:
**Archmaester Wulvren is a firm believer in magic, dedicating his entire life to explore this topic, even if he has no proof of its existence. He is the first person to outright believe in Noelle's magic, even more than Marak and unlike the latter, he is portrayed to be a very smart man.
*AgentPeacock:
**Terroma exclusively dresses in colourful clothes, mainly made out of silk and befitting for a Braavosi nobleman. His manners are somewhat effeminate, with him being a major case of TheNicknamer and genuinly seeming mild-mannered and friendly. He is also [[spoiler: the former leader of a group of assassins and known as The Old Man, one of the most feared professional killers in all of Westeros.]]
*AintTooProudToBeg:
**The prisoner in the court scene during the beginning of the first chapter is pleading for Harren Hoare to spare him, or to allow him to join the Night's Watch. It only makes Harren punish him more severe.
**After being revealed to be a deranged child-murderer and after receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, [[spoiler:Otis Shiff]] is reduced to a crippled and pathetic shadow of a man that desperately begs to be spared. [[spoiler: It did not work out for him]]
*AlasPoorVillain:
**Jaylon has been a massive {{Jerkass}} for a majority of his time in the story. However, his brief time as part of Samantha's group in Chapter 5 revealed a more likeable side of him, by giving him time to explain how he became the man he is today. Gradually, he even warmed up to his former enemies, which ended with him heroically staying back to distract the Alley Cats during the chapter finale. Unfortunately, this move cost him dearly, when [[spoiler: Maron Mullendore]] captured him alive. In the following torture, Jaylon lost at least the fingers of his left hand and the pain was apparently strong enough to make him loyal to his former master once more. He joins the ambush during the Chapter 6 finale and dies an unceremonious and undignified death at the hands of Jaron, who had no previous connection to him and no knowledge of his sympathetic traits. One can't help but to feel slightlybad for the guy.
*The Alcoholic: After the reality of his poor life slowly hit him, Robb became this, especially after getting rejected by Harpy, the only woman he ever develope genuine feelings for.
*AllGirlsWantBadBoys: This is Rosalie's motivation for her feelings for Philip, despite the fact that he is older than her and clearly not interested. [[spoiler: She eventually gets in contact with a truly bad boy when she meets [[SerialKiller Wolfius]], though that is decidedly not the kind of attention she wanted.
*AlliterativeName: This is something the author is quite fond of. Major examples include Robert Raylan, Wolfius Woodbark, as well as the ''entirety'' of House Hoare.
*AllLoveIsUnrequited:
**This is the case between the one-side crush Rosalie has on Philip. He does care for her, though decidedly not in a romantic way, but more in the way a father would care for his daughter.
**There are also signs that this is the nature of Alysanne's feelings for Kersea, which are a bit too close to be mere friendship. However, while Kersea values Alysanne as a friend, she certainly harbours no romantic feelings for her.
*AllThereInTheManual: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia The wiki]] is stated to include additional background information that has no room in the actual story, but can still be treated as canon to it.
**Archmaester Wulvren is a firm believer in magic, dedicating his entire life to explore this topic, even if he has no proof of its existence. He is the first person to outright believe in Noelle's magic, even more than Marak and unlike the latter, he is portrayed to be a very smart man.
*AgentPeacock:
**Terroma exclusively dresses in colourful clothes, mainly made out of silk and befitting for a Braavosi nobleman. His manners are somewhat effeminate, with him being a major case of TheNicknamer and genuinly seeming mild-mannered and friendly. He is also [[spoiler: the former leader of a group of assassins and known as The Old Man, one of the most feared professional killers in all of Westeros.]]
*AintTooProudToBeg:
**The prisoner in the court scene during the beginning of the first chapter is pleading for Harren Hoare to spare him, or to allow him to join the Night's Watch. It only makes Harren punish him more severe.
**After being revealed to be a deranged child-murderer and after receiving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, [[spoiler:Otis Shiff]] is reduced to a crippled and pathetic shadow of a man that desperately begs to be spared. [[spoiler: It did not work out for him]]
*AlasPoorVillain:
**Jaylon has been a massive {{Jerkass}} for a majority of his time in the story. However, his brief time as part of Samantha's group in Chapter 5 revealed a more likeable side of him, by giving him time to explain how he became the man he is today. Gradually, he even warmed up to his former enemies, which ended with him heroically staying back to distract the Alley Cats during the chapter finale. Unfortunately, this move cost him dearly, when [[spoiler: Maron Mullendore]] captured him alive. In the following torture, Jaylon lost at least the fingers of his left hand and the pain was apparently strong enough to make him loyal to his former master once more. He joins the ambush during the Chapter 6 finale and dies an unceremonious and undignified death at the hands of Jaron, who had no previous connection to him and no knowledge of his sympathetic traits. One can't help but to feel slightlybad for the guy.
*The Alcoholic: After the reality of his poor life slowly hit him, Robb became this, especially after getting rejected by Harpy, the only woman he ever develope genuine feelings for.
*AllGirlsWantBadBoys: This is Rosalie's motivation for her feelings for Philip, despite the fact that he is older than her and clearly not interested. [[spoiler: She eventually gets in contact with a truly bad boy when she meets [[SerialKiller Wolfius]], though that is decidedly not the kind of attention she wanted.
*AlliterativeName: This is something the author is quite fond of. Major examples include Robert Raylan, Wolfius Woodbark, as well as the ''entirety'' of House Hoare.
*AllLoveIsUnrequited:
**This is the case between the one-side crush Rosalie has on Philip. He does care for her, though decidedly not in a romantic way, but more in the way a father would care for his daughter.
**There are also signs that this is the nature of Alysanne's feelings for Kersea, which are a bit too close to be mere friendship. However, while Kersea values Alysanne as a friend, she certainly harbours no romantic feelings for her.
*AllThereInTheManual: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia The wiki]] is stated to include additional background information that has no room in the actual story, but can still be treated as canon to it.
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*Abusive Parents: Harren Hoare is heavily implied to be this. Three out of four children grew up to be messed up in some way and he likely had a hand in this. A firm believer in strength, he showed little love for his children, combining this trope with ParentalNeglect. On top of that, he respected them only when they earned it, which at least Harlan and Harndon never did. His physical beating of Harmund instilled the boy with a deep-seated wish to assure his dominance over others, which led to him becoming [[BigBrotherBully abusive]] to his younger siblings as well, something Harren either did not care about, or even outright encouraged.
**In an interesting [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] to this, Harren is shown to have at least some love for his sons. He keeps even the mentally damaged Harndon around despite his lack of worth for the house and gets enraged like never before when Harlan is seriously wounded. This implies that his actions as an abusive father are actually a misguided case of ToughLove.
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Swords made from Valyrian steel of course. During the duel between Orys Baratheon and Rodrik Stone, the latter demonstrates this by cleanly cutting through the former's sword with his [[CoolSword Lady Forlorn]]
**In an interesting [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] to this, Harren is shown to have at least some love for his sons. He keeps even the mentally damaged Harndon around despite his lack of worth for the house and gets enraged like never before when Harlan is seriously wounded. This implies that his actions as an abusive father are actually a misguided case of ToughLove.
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Swords made from Valyrian steel of course. During the duel between Orys Baratheon and Rodrik Stone, the latter demonstrates this by cleanly cutting through the former's sword with his [[CoolSword Lady Forlorn]]
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**Richard Harking is one of the prime examples in the story. He is a father of four, which doesn't stop him from
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*ActionSurvivor:
**Jenna Harking is nothing but a simple servicemaid in the castle of Raylansfair. She herself suffers from a terrible lack of self-esteem and starts the story with no actual skill in anything related to action. She goes on to become one of the stories most prominent survivors, after managing to hold her own against [[SerialKiller Wolfius]] for a while and slowly becoming a more capable and active person. She ultimatly plays a key role in taking down Septon Corbin and also provides a problem for [[ManipulativeBitch Sherryl]]
*AdiposeRex: Harren Hoare is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example. After his days of raiding were gone the moment he inherited the crown, he started to put on weight, even more in his advanced age. Currently, he is described as chunky and it is likely only a matter of time until he would become outright fat.
*AdoptTheDog: When Samantha is in dire need of help to find Lunett, Lucas and Leonard, she stumbled upon [[TheCynic Sasha]], who eventually decides to help her. Said help goes way beyon what they agreed upon during their intitial contract and while Sasha insists that she is OnlyInItForTheMoney, she doesn't manage to fool anyone, firmly being one of the good guys by the start of Chapter 6.
**Jenna Harking is nothing but a simple servicemaid in the castle of Raylansfair. She herself suffers from a terrible lack of self-esteem and starts the story with no actual skill in anything related to action. She goes on to become one of the stories most prominent survivors, after managing to hold her own against [[SerialKiller Wolfius]] for a while and slowly becoming a more capable and active person. She ultimatly plays a key role in taking down Septon Corbin and also provides a problem for [[ManipulativeBitch Sherryl]]
*AdiposeRex: Harren Hoare is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example. After his days of raiding were gone the moment he inherited the crown, he started to put on weight, even more in his advanced age. Currently, he is described as chunky and it is likely only a matter of time until he would become outright fat.
*AdoptTheDog: When Samantha is in dire need of help to find Lunett, Lucas and Leonard, she stumbled upon [[TheCynic Sasha]], who eventually decides to help her. Said help goes way beyon what they agreed upon during their intitial contract and while Sasha insists that she is OnlyInItForTheMoney, she doesn't manage to fool anyone, firmly being one of the good guys by the start of Chapter 6.
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*BigBrotherBully: Harmund Hoare. His constant and severe bullying is implied to be one of the key reasons why Harlan and Harndon grew up to be the damage young men they are. His youngest brother, Harrick, grew up while Harmund was already regularly away from home and was therefore spared the worst.
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*EvilGloating: [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is fond of this when he thinks that he has his victims in a position that leaves them unable to fight back. At least in one scene, it comes to bite him.
*EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Abbas al-Yunkari, the yunkish slaver, makes several awful jokes that only he himself seems to find even remotely funny.
*EvilIsBigger: The Moggy is the tallest character in the cast, as well as firmly one of the bad guys. His inhuman size is noted to be about 8 feet and possibly the result of gigantism.
*EvilIsHammy: Harren Hoare is among the largest hams in the story, as well as one of the most evil.
*EvilOldFolks: Again, Harren Hoare, who is in his sixties by the time the story is set.
*EvilRedhead: Noelle, the Red Priestess, being a [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Melisandre]]-{{Expy}}, has red hair and a very murky morality at best. Though not with evil intentions, she still [[spoiler:kidnaps Ellena, which results in the deaths of Marak and Terroma]] all for the goal of [[spoiler:sacrificing Briar Catelins to the Lord of Light to avoid the War of Conquest]]
*EvilSorceress: Noelle again
*EvilTowerOfOminousness: Harrenhal is intentionally designed to be like this, its five towers meant to resemble an outstretched hand that is ready to grasp the whole world.
*TheExile:
**Having murdered his own father, Rodrik Stone had to leave Westeros for Essos, where he joined the Second Sons and became one of the companies captains.
**Similarly, Alisa Karstark accidentally murdered her younger brother while running away from Karhold, leaving her with no choice but to never return home.
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**Noelle is one to [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Melisandre]], in that they are both scheming, red-headed and fanatical servants of R'hllor, who commit evil acts to further a goal they believe to be ultimately good. They receive visions in which they have unfailing trust, but neither considers the possibility that they misinterpret what they see. [[spoiler:One of their plans also involves burning a child as a sacrifice]]
**Vaasrand of Lys is [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt of Rivia]] in Westeros. Though their backstories are entirely different, the similarities in design and personality are absolutely intentional
*EyepatchOfPower: John Gutten wears one of these.
*EyeScream:
**Wolfius suffers one of these when he attacks Jenna Harking. It does not permanently blind him, but drastically reduces the vision in one of his eyes.
**Before [[spoiler: Lunett]] is killed, she is brutally blinded at the hands of [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]]
**[[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is subjected to a brutal one when Harpy gets the chance to kill him. Though she fails to achieve this, she manages to basically cut one of his eyes in half.
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*EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Abbas al-Yunkari, the yunkish slaver, makes several awful jokes that only he himself seems to find even remotely funny.
*EvilIsBigger: The Moggy is the tallest character in the cast, as well as firmly one of the bad guys. His inhuman size is noted to be about 8 feet and possibly the result of gigantism.
*EvilIsHammy: Harren Hoare is among the largest hams in the story, as well as one of the most evil.
*EvilOldFolks: Again, Harren Hoare, who is in his sixties by the time the story is set.
*EvilRedhead: Noelle, the Red Priestess, being a [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Melisandre]]-{{Expy}}, has red hair and a very murky morality at best. Though not with evil intentions, she still [[spoiler:kidnaps Ellena, which results in the deaths of Marak and Terroma]] all for the goal of [[spoiler:sacrificing Briar Catelins to the Lord of Light to avoid the War of Conquest]]
*EvilSorceress: Noelle again
*EvilTowerOfOminousness: Harrenhal is intentionally designed to be like this, its five towers meant to resemble an outstretched hand that is ready to grasp the whole world.
*TheExile:
**Having murdered his own father, Rodrik Stone had to leave Westeros for Essos, where he joined the Second Sons and became one of the companies captains.
**Similarly, Alisa Karstark accidentally murdered her younger brother while running away from Karhold, leaving her with no choice but to never return home.
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**Noelle is one to [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Melisandre]], in that they are both scheming, red-headed and fanatical servants of R'hllor, who commit evil acts to further a goal they believe to be ultimately good. They receive visions in which they have unfailing trust, but neither considers the possibility that they misinterpret what they see. [[spoiler:One of their plans also involves burning a child as a sacrifice]]
**Vaasrand of Lys is [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt of Rivia]] in Westeros. Though their backstories are entirely different, the similarities in design and personality are absolutely intentional
*EyepatchOfPower: John Gutten wears one of these.
*EyeScream:
**Wolfius suffers one of these when he attacks Jenna Harking. It does not permanently blind him, but drastically reduces the vision in one of his eyes.
**Before [[spoiler: Lunett]] is killed, she is brutally blinded at the hands of [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]]
**[[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is subjected to a brutal one when Harpy gets the chance to kill him. Though she fails to achieve this, she manages to basically cut one of his eyes in half.
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** Raenna Minsworth is first seen wandering almost aimlessly into a tavern, before quickly befriending the innkeeper. When confronted by a group of Solvers who get increasingly rough in their attempts to seduce her, she tries to avoid a fight until it is impossible, before utterly kicking their ass. However, she goes out of her way to spare the leader of the group, since she has learned that he has recently become the father of a child, advising him to take up honest work to provide for his new family.
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** Although he is an utterly horrible person himself, even Clayton is disgusted by Wolfius' uncontrollable violence and sadism, up to the point where he kicks him out of his team. [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it is revealed that he only did so to avoid the risk of Wolfius ruining his mission.
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** Although he is an utterly horrible person himself, even Clayton is disgusted by Wolfius' uncontrollable violence and sadism, up to the point where he kicks him out of his team. [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] Subverted]] when it is revealed that he only did so to avoid the risk of Wolfius ruining his mission.
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*EveryoneHasStandards:
**Alexander Botwerys, who serves Rodrik Stone as a member of the Second Sons, holds an intense dislike of his leader's {{Jerkass}} behaviour and ultimately stands up against him.
** Raenna has no problem with killing a group of men who assaulted her. However, after defeating them, she goes out of her way to convince the leader of this group to leave peacefully, since she had previously learned that his wife gave birth to a child recently.
*EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is revealed to be the crimelord Butterfly at the end of the chapter of the same name.
*EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is virtually incapable of understanding that Harpy would rather die to take him down as opposed to leave her friends and loved ones behind to safe herself. [[EyeScream This mistake costs him dearly]].
*EvilCripple: The Burned Man. [[NobleDemon While not exactly evil]], he is still a seriously crippled crimelord, who has no problem with employing children and raises them into a life of crime.
**Alexander Botwerys, who serves Rodrik Stone as a member of the Second Sons, holds an intense dislike of his leader's {{Jerkass}} behaviour and ultimately stands up against him.
** Raenna has no problem with killing a group of men who assaulted her. However, after defeating them, she goes out of her way to convince the leader of this group to leave peacefully, since she had previously learned that his wife gave birth to a child recently.
*EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is revealed to be the crimelord Butterfly at the end of the chapter of the same name.
*EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] is virtually incapable of understanding that Harpy would rather die to take him down as opposed to leave her friends and loved ones behind to safe herself. [[EyeScream This mistake costs him dearly]].
*EvilCripple: The Burned Man. [[NobleDemon While not exactly evil]], he is still a seriously crippled crimelord, who has no problem with employing children and raises them into a life of crime.
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*OnlyKnownByTheirNickname:
**The crimelords of Oldtown [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this, by being commonly referred to by their nicknames to avoid anyone finding out about their real identities.
**Bear, the ruthless bandit chieftain, prefers things that way, as he has an intense dislike of his given name.
**The crimelords of Oldtown [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this, by being commonly referred to by their nicknames to avoid anyone finding out about their real identities.
**Bear, the ruthless bandit chieftain, prefers things that way, as he has an intense dislike of his given name.
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** Elias Tyrell is one of the most famed knights in the Reach. At a rather young age, he isis incredibly gifted in combat and openly embodies the virtues of a knight, [[ArrogantKungFuGuy at least in public]].
** Orys Baratheon is one of the few genuine examples of a KnightInShiningArmour this story has. His polite and chivalrous behaviour [[BewareTheNiceOnes makes it easy to forget that he is also one of the most deadly fighters in Westeros]].
** Orys Baratheon is one of the few genuine examples of a KnightInShiningArmour this story has. His polite and chivalrous behaviour [[BewareTheNiceOnes makes it easy to forget that he is also one of the most deadly fighters in Westeros]].
** Bear is introduced as the absolute savage he is, attacking an innocent wayside tavern ForTheEvulz. He proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle wipe the floor]] with the previously established badasses John Gutten and Temari Keys, before displaying his more [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic side]] by taking John's lover Cass hostage when things start to grow dire for him.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: Ilhan Lagoon is betrayed and murdered by his friend Harris Flowers, after the two vocally disagree over their ideas for the future of Raylansfair]]
*EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
**While it is heavily [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], there are signs that Harren Hoare does love his children. He still is verbally abusive towards them and it is noted that he rarely cared for them in their childhood, but the sight of his son being severely wounded is enough to put him into a serious fit of rage.
**It is a one-sided example, but Kreep is utterly devoted to his father and gladly follows his very command.
*EvenEvilHasStandards:
** [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] might be one of the most cruel and sadistic men in the story, who has a history of torturing and raping his victims, but he keeps his word and when he owes someone, he insists on repaying them, even if it puts him at a disadvantage. He also rserves his worst actions as a last resort, but when he is pushed that far, he will not hold back in the slightest.
** Although he is an utterly horrible person himself, even Clayton is disgusted by Wolfius' uncontrollable violence and sadism, up to the point where he kicks him out of his team. [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it is revealed that he only did so to avoid the risk of Wolfius ruining his mission.
** It says a lot that even [[TortureTechnician The Sphynx]] is unsettled by [[spoiler: Mullendore's]] brutal torture methods, seeing them as way too harsh and way too dangerous for the victim.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: Ilhan Lagoon is betrayed and murdered by his friend Harris Flowers, after the two vocally disagree over their ideas for the future of Raylansfair]]
*EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
**While it is heavily [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], there are signs that Harren Hoare does love his children. He still is verbally abusive towards them and it is noted that he rarely cared for them in their childhood, but the sight of his son being severely wounded is enough to put him into a serious fit of rage.
**It is a one-sided example, but Kreep is utterly devoted to his father and gladly follows his very command.
*EvenEvilHasStandards:
** [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]] might be one of the most cruel and sadistic men in the story, who has a history of torturing and raping his victims, but he keeps his word and when he owes someone, he insists on repaying them, even if it puts him at a disadvantage. He also rserves his worst actions as a last resort, but when he is pushed that far, he will not hold back in the slightest.
** Although he is an utterly horrible person himself, even Clayton is disgusted by Wolfius' uncontrollable violence and sadism, up to the point where he kicks him out of his team. [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it is revealed that he only did so to avoid the risk of Wolfius ruining his mission.
** It says a lot that even [[TortureTechnician The Sphynx]] is unsettled by [[spoiler: Mullendore's]] brutal torture methods, seeing them as way too harsh and way too dangerous for the victim.
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* NecessarilyEvil: Some of the crimelords of Oldtown believe themselves to be this. Especially The Burned Man and Butterfly have arguments to back this up. The Burned Man wishes to control the crime in Oldtown, by organizing it and therefore preventing civilian casualties, while Butterfly fights with brutal methods to effectively end organized crime.
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* NecessarilyEvil: Some NecessarilyEvil:
**Some of the crimelords of Oldtown believe themselves to be this. Especially The Burned Man and Butterfly have arguments to back this up. The Burned Man wishes to control the crime in Oldtown, by organizing it and therefore preventing civilian casualties, while Butterfly fights with brutal methods to effectively end organizedcrime.crime.
**Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
**Some of the crimelords of Oldtown believe themselves to be this. Especially The Burned Man and Butterfly have arguments to back this up. The Burned Man wishes to control the crime in Oldtown, by organizing it and therefore preventing civilian casualties, while Butterfly fights with brutal methods to effectively end organized
**Harris Flowers also claims to be this, by emphasizing that his clearly villainous actions are the only way to prevent a horrible fate for the town of Raylansfair. [[spoiler: Given the events that happen after he is taken down, it seems he has not been entirely in the wrong.]]
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*EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Though he quickly found his style while writing, Forum of Thrones has been the authors first work of such a size. As a result, some of the earlier chapters feature a slightly different style.
*EatingTheEyeCandy: Some of the more physically attractive characters naturally invoke this reaction in others. This is most commonly seen with Argella Durrandon, who uses this trope to her advantage.
*TheEeyore: The stories prime contender for such a spot would be Irving Todd, who seems to be pessimistic to hilarious degrees almost all of the time.
*EmbarrassingNickname: Leonard highly dislikes being called "Lenny" by others.
*EndlessWinter: Much like in the source material, all seasons are unnaturally long. At the start of the story, such a winter is slowly coming closer.
*EnemyMine: While the different factions that try to take control over Raylansfair are not outright enemies, they are still on very bad terms with each other. Yet when the Ironborn attack the city, all of them are forced to work together just to survive.
*EqualOpportunityEvil: Surprisingly for an Ironborn, Harren Hoare allows women in his service in the same position that would traditionally be occupied by men, as long as they prove to be effective.
*EstablishingCharacterMoment:
**Harren Hoare's introduction already paints him as a vile, hated tyrant with no respect for his subjects. His treatment of a prisoner that has stolen a loaf of bread due to sheer hunger is filled with KickTheDog-moments and when he is ultimately confronted over this by Edmyn Tully, he proceeds to openly mock the man, who is one of his most powerful and influential subjects.
**Argilac Durrandon is first introduced training his recruits. By training, we mean that he, a man in his sixties, straight up charges at his terrified recruits when they fail to form a proper shield wall and beats them mercilessly with his training sword, all under the cheers of the soldiers around him. It shows both, his [[BloodKnight love]] and [[BadassGrandpa skill]] for battle, while a nearby soldier comments that his harsh, but effective training methods also serve to [[AFatherToHisMen minimize later losses during the ongoing war his kingdom fights with the dornishmen]].
*EatingTheEyeCandy: Some of the more physically attractive characters naturally invoke this reaction in others. This is most commonly seen with Argella Durrandon, who uses this trope to her advantage.
*TheEeyore: The stories prime contender for such a spot would be Irving Todd, who seems to be pessimistic to hilarious degrees almost all of the time.
*EmbarrassingNickname: Leonard highly dislikes being called "Lenny" by others.
*EndlessWinter: Much like in the source material, all seasons are unnaturally long. At the start of the story, such a winter is slowly coming closer.
*EnemyMine: While the different factions that try to take control over Raylansfair are not outright enemies, they are still on very bad terms with each other. Yet when the Ironborn attack the city, all of them are forced to work together just to survive.
*EqualOpportunityEvil: Surprisingly for an Ironborn, Harren Hoare allows women in his service in the same position that would traditionally be occupied by men, as long as they prove to be effective.
*EstablishingCharacterMoment:
**Harren Hoare's introduction already paints him as a vile, hated tyrant with no respect for his subjects. His treatment of a prisoner that has stolen a loaf of bread due to sheer hunger is filled with KickTheDog-moments and when he is ultimately confronted over this by Edmyn Tully, he proceeds to openly mock the man, who is one of his most powerful and influential subjects.
**Argilac Durrandon is first introduced training his recruits. By training, we mean that he, a man in his sixties, straight up charges at his terrified recruits when they fail to form a proper shield wall and beats them mercilessly with his training sword, all under the cheers of the soldiers around him. It shows both, his [[BloodKnight love]] and [[BadassGrandpa skill]] for battle, while a nearby soldier comments that his harsh, but effective training methods also serve to [[AFatherToHisMen minimize later losses during the ongoing war his kingdom fights with the dornishmen]].
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**Elias Tyrell is one of the most famed knights in the Reach. At a rather young age, he is
*AbsurdlySharpBlade: Swords made from Valyrian steel of course. During the duel between Orys Baratheon and Rodrik Stone, the latter demonstrates this by cleanly cutting through the former's sword with his [[CoolSword Lady Forlorn]]
**Elias Tyrell is one of the most famed knights in the Reach. At a rather young age, he is
*AbsurdlySharpBlade: Swords made from Valyrian steel of course. During the duel between Orys Baratheon and Rodrik Stone, the latter demonstrates this by cleanly cutting through the former's sword with his [[CoolSword Lady Forlorn]]
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*CoolSword: Lady Forlorn, the ancestral sword of House Corbray, forged from Valyrian steel, currently wielded by the Corbray bastard Rodrik Stone. The ancestral sword of House Dresfel, the Dessel, qualifies as well. Unlike many other swords, it was not forged to look good, but is instead a weapon solely designed for the purpose of killing.
*ColdBloodedTorture: The Sphynx is very fond of this and his victims over the course of the story include [[spoiler:Lucas Flowers, Himani Sand and The Burned Man]]
*Determinator:
**Leonard Constantine is made of this trope. Few characters get pushed to their limits as frequently as he is, yet he refuses to give up until he has reached his goals. This is best shown by his insistence to help Samantha during her dangerous mission to rescue Lucas, even though he was suffering from a barely treated and dangerous leg wound.
**Terroma is another prime example. Wounded during a skirmish and tired to the point of exhaustion, he nonetheless embarks on a journey across half of the Kingdom of the Reach [[PapaWolf to save a young girl he has come to consider his daughter]].
*ColdBloodedTorture: The Sphynx is very fond of this and his victims over the course of the story include [[spoiler:Lucas Flowers, Himani Sand and The Burned Man]]
*Determinator:
**Leonard Constantine is made of this trope. Few characters get pushed to their limits as frequently as he is, yet he refuses to give up until he has reached his goals. This is best shown by his insistence to help Samantha during her dangerous mission to rescue Lucas, even though he was suffering from a barely treated and dangerous leg wound.
**Terroma is another prime example. Wounded during a skirmish and tired to the point of exhaustion, he nonetheless embarks on a journey across half of the Kingdom of the Reach [[PapaWolf to save a young girl he has come to consider his daughter]].
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* ActionGirl: While there are outstanding examples of this trope in the source material, Forum of Thrones has a larger number of prominent female fighters that are portrayed as being equally skilled as their male counterparts, despite the traditional role of women in Westerosi society. Notable examples include:
**Samantha Ducard, the [[DualWielding dual]] [[AnAxeToGrind axe-wielding]] sellsword from John Gutten's group and one of the primary Point-of-View characters.
**Her friend Sasha, who sports an exotic, eastern fighting style and wields her [[CoolSword arakh]] with dangerous skill.
**Janae, another sellsword from John Gutten's group, is a former [[GladiatorGames fighting pit slave]] and a deadly archer.
**Kyra Greyjoy led her first raid to the shores of Bear Island at the age of fifteen, clashing blades with Lord Worland Mormont in the process and living to tell the tale. Years later, she became the captain of the guard of Harrenhal.
**It is not unheard that women decide to be soldiers or guardsmen in the continuity of Forum of Thrones. These women, while vastly outnumbered by their male companions, are treated equally by most. Examples for this are Nora Recton and Edonia Bernile.
**Similarly, there is a vast number of female characters that decide to join a sellsword group for various reasons and they are typically presented as similarly skilled than male sellswords around them.
**Special mention goes to Argella Durrandon, who manages to be this trope, while still fitting into her role as the princess of the Kingdom of the Stormlands. While being fully capable of being a sweet and charming diplomat, she puts special emphasis on the fact that she is not only the princess of the Stormlands, but also the heiress to the kingdom.
**Samantha Ducard, the [[DualWielding dual]] [[AnAxeToGrind axe-wielding]] sellsword from John Gutten's group and one of the primary Point-of-View characters.
**Her friend Sasha, who sports an exotic, eastern fighting style and wields her [[CoolSword arakh]] with dangerous skill.
**Janae, another sellsword from John Gutten's group, is a former [[GladiatorGames fighting pit slave]] and a deadly archer.
**Kyra Greyjoy led her first raid to the shores of Bear Island at the age of fifteen, clashing blades with Lord Worland Mormont in the process and living to tell the tale. Years later, she became the captain of the guard of Harrenhal.
**It is not unheard that women decide to be soldiers or guardsmen in the continuity of Forum of Thrones. These women, while vastly outnumbered by their male companions, are treated equally by most. Examples for this are Nora Recton and Edonia Bernile.
**Similarly, there is a vast number of female characters that decide to join a sellsword group for various reasons and they are typically presented as similarly skilled than male sellswords around them.
**Special mention goes to Argella Durrandon, who manages to be this trope, while still fitting into her role as the princess of the Kingdom of the Stormlands. While being fully capable of being a sweet and charming diplomat, she puts special emphasis on the fact that she is not only the princess of the Stormlands, but also the heiress to the kingdom.
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One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering a set of choices that can be voted on by every reader after almost every single part. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers and many of these characters take a central role in the story.
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One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies interactivity and how heavily on reader input, by offering a set of choices that input can be voted on by every reader after change its course. After almost every single part.part, the author offers a number of options on how the Point-Of-View character is supposed to deal with a situation and the readers are allowed to give their vote for their favoured option. The option that gets the most votes determines how the character is going to act in their next part and their actions in turn affect the characters around them. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers and many of these characters take a central role in the story.
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It can be read [[https://telltale.com/community/discussion/89129/forum-of-thrones-an-interactive-story on the Telltale Forums]] and [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWV-RuooRqPenIsx6dK3nlfGFxQeJtKXvCv6CMe9oZc/edit on google docs]]
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It can be mainly read [[https://telltale.com/community/discussion/89129/forum-of-thrones-an-interactive-story on the Telltale Forums]] and Forums]], although the chapters are also accessible [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWV-RuooRqPenIsx6dK3nlfGFxQeJtKXvCv6CMe9oZc/edit on google docs]]
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* {{Badass}}: In a work with such an amount of characters, there's guaranteed to be a high number of these. Outstanding examples are [[KnightInShiningArmour Orys Baratheon]], [[BoisterousBruiser Daghan Oxus]], [[BloodKnight Emphryus Dresfel]], [[DanceBattler The Tom]], [[TheJuggernaut The Moggy]], [[CombatSadomasochist Alysanne Waters]], [[BadassGrandpa Terroma]] and [[AxCrazy Bear]]
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* {{Badass}}: In a work with such an amount of characters, there's guaranteed to be a high number of these. Outstanding examples are [[KnightInShiningArmour Orys Baratheon]], [[BoisterousBruiser Daghan Oxus]], [[BloodKnight Emphryus Dresfel]], [[DanceBattler The Tom]], [[TheJuggernaut The Moggy]], [[CombatSadomasochist Alysanne Waters]], [[BadassGrandpa Terroma]] and [[AxCrazy Bear]]
Bear]].
* BadassBoast: Again, in a work of such length, there's guaranteed to be quite a couple of them.
**Much like in the source material, the house words are meant to include one. The most prominent example is House Raylan's "We Write History", which at first seems to be a rather straightforward description of their role in the society of Westeros, until you remember [[WrittenByTheWinners another popular saying about history]].
** Though he is weakened by a serious wound and having pushed himself to his limits, [[BadassGrandpa Terroma]] manages to deliver an impressive one when he faces Noelle and Marak.
---> '''Noelle:''' "I've been awaiting you, Old Man. Come closer, into the light. Warm yourself at our fire, for the night is dark, and full of terrors"
---> '''Terroma:''' "The Knight might be dark, priestess, but I am the only terror you have to fear"
**[[BadassPrincess Argella Durrandon]] is very fond of giving these to remind everyone that she is every bit the {{Badass}} her father is.
** A villainous one goes to Cleaver Clint Volmark, spoken to a man he is about to kill during the raid of Raylansfair.
---> '''Clint:''' "I want you to look me in the eye. I want you to see the man that will slaughter your people. That will burn your city to the ground. That will fuck your precious little daughter to death. And I want you to die"
* BadassBoast: Again, in a work of such length, there's guaranteed to be quite a couple of them.
**Much like in the source material, the house words are meant to include one. The most prominent example is House Raylan's "We Write History", which at first seems to be a rather straightforward description of their role in the society of Westeros, until you remember [[WrittenByTheWinners another popular saying about history]].
** Though he is weakened by a serious wound and having pushed himself to his limits, [[BadassGrandpa Terroma]] manages to deliver an impressive one when he faces Noelle and Marak.
---> '''Noelle:''' "I've been awaiting you, Old Man. Come closer, into the light. Warm yourself at our fire, for the night is dark, and full of terrors"
---> '''Terroma:''' "The Knight might be dark, priestess, but I am the only terror you have to fear"
**[[BadassPrincess Argella Durrandon]] is very fond of giving these to remind everyone that she is every bit the {{Badass}} her father is.
** A villainous one goes to Cleaver Clint Volmark, spoken to a man he is about to kill during the raid of Raylansfair.
---> '''Clint:''' "I want you to look me in the eye. I want you to see the man that will slaughter your people. That will burn your city to the ground. That will fuck your precious little daughter to death. And I want you to die"
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** The Burned Man is affable to such a degree that it is debatable if he even qualifies as evil at all. Of course, he still is an unrepentant criminal, although his methods are noted to be fairly reasonable and his ultimate goal is considered noble by many characters. During all of his scenes, he is unfailingly polite and dignified, as well as openly protective of the children under his employ.
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**Alysanne Waters is another example. She is as unstable as she is dangerous, a psychopath with a violent temper. One scene that sees her fighting against several men at once has her outright laughing at the violence around her.
*{{Badass}}: In a work with such an amount of characters, there's guaranteed to be a high number of these. Outstanding examples are [[KnightInShiningArmour Orys Baratheon]], [[BoisterousBruiser Daghan Oxus]], [[BloodKnight Emphryus Dresfel]], [[DanceBattler The Tom]], [[TheJuggernaut The Moggy]], [[CombatSadomasochist Alysanne Waters]], [[BadassGrandpa Terroma]] and [[AxCrazy Bear]]
*{{Badass}}: In a work with such an amount of characters, there's guaranteed to be a high number of these. Outstanding examples are [[KnightInShiningArmour Orys Baratheon]], [[BoisterousBruiser Daghan Oxus]], [[BloodKnight Emphryus Dresfel]], [[DanceBattler The Tom]], [[TheJuggernaut The Moggy]], [[CombatSadomasochist Alysanne Waters]], [[BadassGrandpa Terroma]] and [[AxCrazy Bear]]
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*NecessarilyEvil: Some of the crimelords of Oldtown believe themselves to be this. Especially The Burned Man and Butterfly have arguments to back this up. The Burned Man wishes to control the crime in Oldtown, by organizing it and therefore preventing civilian casualties, while Butterfly fights with brutal methods to effectively end organized crime.
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* ViceCity: Oldtown. The city is by far the largest of its kind in Westeros and one of the largest in the known world. Unfortunately, it is governed by the well-meaning, but rather weak Manfred Hightower, who is unable to control the rise of organized crime in his domain. The result are self-styled crimelords, ruthless men who rule the city from the shadows and for their own gain.
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* ViceCity: Oldtown. The city is by far the largest of its kind in Westeros and one of the largest in the known world. Unfortunately, it is governed by the well-meaning, but rather weak Manfred Hightower, who is unable to control the rise of organized crime in his domain. The result are self-styled crimelords, ruthless men who rule the city from the shadows and for according to their own gain.interests. The result are crime rates that run rampant and a bloody street war taking place between the followers of the crimlords.
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* ViceCity: Oldtown. The city is by far the largest of its kind in Westeros and one of the largest in the known world. Unfortunately, it is governed by the well-meaning, but rather weak Manfred Hightower, who is unable to control the rise of organized crime in his domain. The result are self-styled crimelords,
* TheWikiRule: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia It has a wiki]], though it should be noted that, much like this very page here, it is still a WIP.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia It has a wiki]], though it should be noted that, much like this very page here, it is still a WIP.
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* ViceCity: Oldtown. The city is by far the largest of its kind in Westeros and one of the largest in the known world. Unfortunately, it is governed by the well-meaning, but rather weak Manfred Hightower, who is unable to control the rise of organized crime in his domain. The result are self-styled crimelords,
* TheWikiRule: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia It has a wiki]], though it should be noted that, much like this very page here, it is still a WIP.crimelords, ruthless men who rule the city from the shadows and for their own gain.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia It has a wiki]], though it should be noted that, much like this very page here, it is still a WIP.
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''Forum of Thrones'' by [[https://telltale.com/profile/1381824/liquidchicagoted LiquidChicagoTed]] is an ElsewhereFic set in the world of ASongOfIceAndFire / GameOfThrones. It takes place roughly 300 years before the main events of the novels and the series, during the period that would later be known as The War of Conquest. Starting shortly before the beginning of the war, the initial main setting of the story is the town of Raylansfair in the Kingdom of the Reach, though it quickly expands to feature locations across all of Westeros and beyond, telling a story of epic scales through the eyes of over a dozen Point-Of-View characters.
One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering a number of choices that can be voted on after almost every single part. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers.
Starting in late December 2014, the story consists of over a thousand pages at this point and it is still far from finished, with roughly one third of the planned material being written. It is noted to be very active, with long updates several times a week.
One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering a number of choices that can be voted on after almost every single part. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers.
Starting in late December 2014, the story consists of over a thousand pages at this point and it is still far from finished, with roughly one third of the planned material being written. It is noted to be very active, with long updates several times a week.
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''Forum of Thrones'' by [[https://telltale.com/profile/1381824/liquidchicagoted LiquidChicagoTed]] is an ElsewhereFic set in the world of ASongOfIceAndFire / GameOfThrones. It takes place roughly 300 years before the main events of the novels and the series, during the period that would later be known as The War of Conquest. Starting shortly before the beginning of the war, the initial main setting of the story is the town of Raylansfair in the Kingdom of the Reach, dealing primarily with a SuccessionCrisis that takes place there, though it quickly eventually expands to feature locations across all of Westeros and beyond, telling a story of epic scales through the eyes of over a two dozen Point-Of-View characters.
One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering anumber set of choices that can be voted on by every reader after almost every single part. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers.
readers and many of these characters take a central role in the story.
Starting in late December 2014, the story consists of over a thousand pages at this point and it is still far from finished, with roughly one third of the planned materialbeing written.having been written so far. It is noted to be very active, with long updates several times a week.
One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering a
Starting in late December 2014, the story consists of over a thousand pages at this point and it is still far from finished, with roughly one third of the planned material
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** Samuel Harrington is by far the most honourable of the Solvers. Though he is a no-nonsense sellsword who WouldHurtAChild without hesitating, he only reacts in such a way when provoked and later reveals himself to have plenty of sympathetic traits, from his tragic backstory, to his surprisingly firm sense of honour. [[spoiler:His eventual HeelFaceTurn came as a logical consequence to this.]]
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** Samuel Harrington is by far the most honourable of the Solvers. Though he is a no-nonsense sellsword who WouldHurtAChild without hesitating, he only reacts in such a way when provoked and later reveals himself to have plenty of sympathetic traits, from his tragic backstory, to his surprisingly firm sense of honour. [[spoiler:His eventual HeelFaceTurn came as is a logical consequence to this.]]
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** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is snobby, bossy and with a catty streak. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers]].
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** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is snobby, bossy incredibly vain, haughty and with a catty streak.when provoked even the slightest bit. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers]].
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* AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this firmly by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the death of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all major deaths in Book 1!
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* AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this firmly by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert Raylan and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the death deaths of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all of the major deaths in Book 1!
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** Clayton Teryl, the leader of the assassins in Raylansfair, seems to be a firm case of AffablyEvil at first, being polite and rather respectful even to his victims. However, over the time he gradually reveals a far more nasty side of his personality, especially in his interactions with Kersea, showing that most of his more positive qualities are merely an act, to make his later acts of clear villainy all the more shocking to those around him.
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*SuccessionCrisis: The main storyline of Book 1 deals with one of these, taking place in the town of Raylansfair after the last member of the ruling House Raylan dies, leaving his town and the surrounding lands without a clear ruler for a while. Initially, House Raylan's castellan, Harris Flowers, steps in, though thanks to his low birth, he is generally seen as nothing but an interim ruler, while more powerful people start their schemes to take control over the rich and strategically valuable city. Among the key players in the following crisis are Hobert Lowther, Argilac Durrandon and [[spoiler:Maron Mullendore]]
*ViceCity: Oldtown. The city is by far the largest of its kind in Westeros and one of the largest in the known world. Unfortunately, it is governed by the well-meaning, but rather weak Manfred Hightower, who is unable to control the rise of organized crime in his domain. The result are self-styled crimelords,
*TheWikiRule: [[http://forumofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Forum_of_Thrones_Wikia It has a wiki]], though it should be noted that, much like this very page here, it is still a WIP.
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** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is snobby, bossy and with a catty streak. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more positive side of hers.
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** This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is snobby, bossy and with a catty streak. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more [[LovableAlphaBitch positive side of hers.hers]].
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''Forum of Thrones'' by [[https://telltale.com/profile/1381824/liquidchicagoted LiquidChicagoTed]] is an ElsewhereFic set in the world of ASongOfIceAndFire / GameOfThrones. It takes place roughly 300 years before the main events of the novels and the series, during the period that would later be known as The War of Conquest. Starting shortly before the beginning of the war, the initial main setting of the story is the town of Raylansfair in the Kingdom of the Reach, though it quickly expands to feature locations across all of Westeros and beyond, telling a story of epic scales through the eyes of over a dozen Point-Of-View characters.
One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering a number of choices that can be voted on after almost every single part. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers.
Starting in late December 2014, the story consists of over a thousand pages at this point and it is still far from finished, with roughly one third of the planned material being written. It is noted to be very active, with long updates several times a week.
It can be read [[https://telltale.com/community/discussion/89129/forum-of-thrones-an-interactive-story on the Telltale Forums]] and [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWV-RuooRqPenIsx6dK3nlfGFxQeJtKXvCv6CMe9oZc/edit on google docs]]
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*AffablyEvil:
**Samuel Harrington is by far the most honourable of the Solvers. Though he is a no-nonsense sellsword who WouldHurtAChild without hesitating, he only reacts in such a way when provoked and later reveals himself to have plenty of sympathetic traits, from his tragic backstory, to his surprisingly firm sense of honour. [[spoiler:His eventual HeelFaceTurn came as a logical consequence to this.]]
*AlphaBitch:
**This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is snobby, bossy and with a catty streak. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more positive side of hers.
**Sherryl plays this trope straight. Next to her, many other characters appear almost saintly in their behaviour. Aside from being one of the driving forces behind a majority of the schemes going on in Raylansfair, she is incredibly smug, arrogant and downright condescending in her interaction with most characters. For her goals, she is even willing to betray old friends and to callously get the citizens of Raylansfair killed.
*AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this firmly by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the death of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all major deaths in Book 1!
*AxCrazy:
**Wolfius Woodbark, the psychopathic serial killer introduced early in Book 1. Over the course of the story, he shows absolutely no hesitation to act with utmost brutality, sometimes without any provocation at all. He is so unstable that his companions outright ditched him to make sur that he won't compromise their mission.
**Kreep has signs of this as well. Most of the time, he shows no emotion at all, but his eagerness to get into a fight and the brutality he uss to dispatch his victims is unsettling, to say the least. [[spoiler:Fittingly, he is revealed to be the son of Wolfius]]
*FauxAffablyEvil:
**Clayton Teryl, the
**[[spoiler:Maron Mullendore is this ever. He carefully maintains a mask of civility at most times, being gruff, but undeniably cordial with others, which is a major factor for his good reputation in the city. However, he is scretly the crimelord Butterfly, the very same person he publically tries to destroy. As Butterfly, he reveals his true persona, in which he does not hesitat to rape, to torture and to murder. Every bit of affability is gone the moment he is provoked]]
*ViceCity: Oldtown
One thing that makes this Fic stand out compared to others of its kind is its interactivity. It relies heavily on reader input, by offering a number of choices that can be voted on after almost every single part. These choices can have a drastic effect on how the story continues. Another key feature of the story is that it allows the readers to create their own characters, which will eventually appear at some point in the story. Over the time, a huge and diverse cast has been created by dozens of readers.
Starting in late December 2014, the story consists of over a thousand pages at this point and it is still far from finished, with roughly one third of the planned material being written. It is noted to be very active, with long updates several times a week.
It can be read [[https://telltale.com/community/discussion/89129/forum-of-thrones-an-interactive-story on the Telltale Forums]] and [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWV-RuooRqPenIsx6dK3nlfGFxQeJtKXvCv6CMe9oZc/edit on google docs]]
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*AffablyEvil:
**Samuel Harrington is by far the most honourable of the Solvers. Though he is a no-nonsense sellsword who WouldHurtAChild without hesitating, he only reacts in such a way when provoked and later reveals himself to have plenty of sympathetic traits, from his tragic backstory, to his surprisingly firm sense of honour. [[spoiler:His eventual HeelFaceTurn came as a logical consequence to this.]]
*AlphaBitch:
**This is what Argella Durrandon appears to be like in her initial appearance. She is snobby, bossy and with a catty streak. Her first real scene even has her brutally mocking a group of diplomats from Dragonstone after her father [[spoiler:severed the hands of their leader.]] However, later chapters firmly subvert this trope, by giving her the chance to show a much more positive side of hers.
**Sherryl plays this trope straight. Next to her, many other characters appear almost saintly in their behaviour. Aside from being one of the driving forces behind a majority of the schemes going on in Raylansfair, she is incredibly smug, arrogant and downright condescending in her interaction with most characters. For her goals, she is even willing to betray old friends and to callously get the citizens of Raylansfair killed.
*AnyoneCanDie: This Fic stays true to the source material in these regards. The prologue already establishes this firmly by [[spoiler:killing off Lord Robert and Maester Eaton]] and later chapters see the death of [[spoiler:Ser Ilhan Lagoon, Dairon, The Burned Man, Marak and Terroma.]] And these aren't even all major deaths in Book 1!
*AxCrazy:
**Wolfius Woodbark, the psychopathic serial killer introduced early in Book 1. Over the course of the story, he shows absolutely no hesitation to act with utmost brutality, sometimes without any provocation at all. He is so unstable that his companions outright ditched him to make sur that he won't compromise their mission.
**Kreep has signs of this as well. Most of the time, he shows no emotion at all, but his eagerness to get into a fight and the brutality he uss to dispatch his victims is unsettling, to say the least. [[spoiler:Fittingly, he is revealed to be the son of Wolfius]]
*FauxAffablyEvil:
**Clayton Teryl, the
**[[spoiler:Maron Mullendore is this ever. He carefully maintains a mask of civility at most times, being gruff, but undeniably cordial with others, which is a major factor for his good reputation in the city. However, he is scretly the crimelord Butterfly, the very same person he publically tries to destroy. As Butterfly, he reveals his true persona, in which he does not hesitat to rape, to torture and to murder. Every bit of affability is gone the moment he is provoked]]
*ViceCity: Oldtown
