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** Ryella Royce lost her siblings before she was 15; her brother Kyle was executed by the Mad King and her sister Kella died of spring fever.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Robbie Ryswell is betrothed to Sara Glenmore and [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage they get along quite well]].
* AscendedExtra: Harrion Karstark gets more page-time and lines than he gets in the books.
* AscendedExtra: Harrion Karstark gets more page-time and lines than he gets in the books.
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* ArrangedMarriage: ArrangedMarriage:
** Robbie Ryswell is betrothed to Sara Glenmore and [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage they get along quite well]].
** The Royces and the Redforts have been plotting an alliance for decades. Cassandra Redfort was betrothed to Robar Royce. When Robar was killed by Loras Tyrell, his sister Ysilla married Mychel Redfort.
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** Harrion Karstark gets more page-time and lines than he gets in thebooks.books.
** Ser Aenys Frey is the most prominent Frey who appears in this story.
** Ryella Royce gets a little more backstory.
** Robbie Ryswell is betrothed to Sara Glenmore and [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage they get along quite well]].
** The Royces and the Redforts have been plotting an alliance for decades. Cassandra Redfort was betrothed to Robar Royce. When Robar was killed by Loras Tyrell, his sister Ysilla married Mychel Redfort.
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** Harrion Karstark gets more page-time and lines than he gets in the
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* AlliterativeName: '''E'''llyn '''E'''gen, Jon Redfort's wife.
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** Mychel Redfort mentions that his brother Jon deflowered Ellen Ellyn Egen and they were married within the hour.
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* IOwnThisTown: Littlefinger has Gulltown in his pocket.
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* MonsterKnight: Like the book version of Ramsay's armor, Domeric's armor evokes this trope; made of [[BlackKnight black plate]], it features carvings made to look like bone and skinless muscle and the breastplate evokes the appearance of a broken cage of ribs (complete with bleeding heart)
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* MonsterKnight: Like the book version of Ramsay's armor, Domeric's armor evokes this trope; made of [[BlackKnight black plate]], it features carvings made to look like bone and skinless muscle and the breastplate evokes the appearance of a broken cage of ribs (complete with bleeding heart)heart).
* MyGreatestFailure: Ronnel Stout’s is not being in Dorne for Lord Willam Dustin.
* MyGreatestFailure: Ronnel Stout’s is not being in Dorne for Lord Willam Dustin.
* OutfitDecoy: Domeric fakes Sansa’s suicide by smashing a window and leaving part of a torn dress on one of the panes.
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* TheSquire: According to Lord Royce, Stevron Frey was fostered at Runestone, which makes sense because Lord Walder’s first wife was a Royce.
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** Ronnel Stout was Lord Willam Dustin’s before Lord Dustin left for Dorne and died at the Tower of Joy.
** According to Lord Royce, Stevron Frey was fostered at Runestone, which makes sense because Lord Walder’s first wife was a Royce.
** Ronnel Stout was Lord Willam Dustin’s before Lord Dustin left for Dorne and died at the Tower of Joy.
** According to Lord Royce, Stevron Frey was fostered at Runestone, which makes sense because Lord Walder’s first wife was a Royce.
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* BalkanizeMe: Discussed. Bronze Yohn Royce had wanted to split the Vale off from the rest of Westeros into a separate kingdom allied with the North and the Trident, but that fell through because they decided it wasn't worth breaking the Crown's peace. Anyways, everyone's aware that Robert Arryn and Harry Hardyng would make poor kings.
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* BalkanizeMe: Discussed. Bronze Yohn Royce had wanted
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* TheDutifulSon: Mychel Redfort, much to his chagrin. Lord Royce was brokering an alliance with the Redforts and wanted it through a child of his own body (hence Albar Royce of the junior branch was not considered). Because Mychel's brother Jon married Ellyn Egen in a ShotgunWedding, Mychel was the only remaining person who could fulfill the match and that's how he married Ysilla.
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* TheDutifulSon: Mychel Redfort, much to his chagrin. Lord [[spoiler:Lord Royce was brokering an alliance with the Redforts and wanted it through a child of his own body (hence Albar Royce of the junior branch was not considered). Because Mychel's brother Jon married Ellyn Egen in a ShotgunWedding, Mychel was the only remaining person who could fulfill the match and that's how he married Ysilla.Ysilla]].
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Faith of the Seven in the Vale is heavily inspired by Christianity in France
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* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:Sansa winds up in the Vale, except that she's under the protection of the Royces rather than Littlefinger]].
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* TheDutifulSon: Mychel Redfort, much to his chagrin. Lord Royce was brokering an alliance with the Redforts and wanted it through a child of his own body (hence Albar Royce of the junior branch was not considered). Because Mychel's brother Jon married Ellyn Egen in a ShotgunWedding, Mychel was the only remaining person who could fulfill the match and that's how he married Ysilla.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Faith of the Seven in the Vale is heavily inspired by Christianity in France
* NeverLearnedToRead: Mya Stone, according to Mychel.
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* RealMenLoveJesus: The Boltons organize mass ritual prayers while at Harrenhal to pray for those menaced by the Ironborn.
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* RealMenLoveJesus: RealMenLoveJesus:
** The Boltons organize mass ritual prayers while at Harrenhal to pray for those menaced by theIronborn.Ironborn.
** The Vale is very serious about the Faith of the Seven, and they did not support Stannis because of Melisandre's fanaticism against the Faith and Old Gods.
** The Boltons organize mass ritual prayers while at Harrenhal to pray for those menaced by the
** The Vale is very serious about the Faith of the Seven, and they did not support Stannis because of Melisandre's fanaticism against the Faith and Old Gods.
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* ShotgunWedding:
** Mychel Redfort mentions that his brother Jon deflowered Ellen Egen and they were married within the hour.
** Likewise, he suggests that Domeric and Sansa might wind up like this; they were alone for a fortnight and that would be enough to ruin a girl's reputation.
** Mychel Redfort mentions that his brother Jon deflowered Ellen Egen and they were married within the hour.
** Likewise, he suggests that Domeric and Sansa might wind up like this; they were alone for a fortnight and that would be enough to ruin a girl's reputation.
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* HistoryRepeats: The War of the Five Kings was not the first time that a Bolton tried to seize control of the North while an Ironborn invasion took place, as Bartimus Bolton tried to take over the North during Dagon Greyjoy’s rebellion only to be thwarted by the Crannogmen.
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* TheSquire: According to Lord Royce, Stevron Frey was fostered at Runestone, which makes sense because Lord Walder’s first wife was a Royce.
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* OldSoldier: Ser Sam Stone has been on active duty for more than 40 years, as a veteran of the War of the Ninepenny Kings. As the Master-at-arms for Runestone, he’s also an OldMaster.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Domeric asked Lord Redfort why men rape, and that only a particular type of man rapes.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Domeric asked Lord Redfort why men rape, and he replied that only a particular type of man rapes.
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* InSeriesNickname: Barbrey Dustin refers to Sansa as "Catelyn Tully's little minnow".
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** Barbrey Dustin refers to Sansa as "Catelyn Tully's littleminnow".minnow".
** There are nicknames for each of the male Manderlys. Lord Wyman is Lord Too-Fat-to-Sit-a-Horse while his sons Wylis are Ser Slower-than-a-Trot and Wendel (unnamed) is Ser No-Saddlebags-for-Me.
** Barbrey Dustin refers to Sansa as "Catelyn Tully's little
** There are nicknames for each of the male Manderlys. Lord Wyman is Lord Too-Fat-to-Sit-a-Horse while his sons Wylis are Ser Slower-than-a-Trot and Wendel (unnamed) is Ser No-Saddlebags-for-Me.
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* TheMole: Bronze Yohn Royce had a spy in Renly’s army keeping tabs on the Vale Mountain Clans’ movements.
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* TheMole: Bronze Yohn Royce had a spy in Renly’s army keeping tabs on the Vale Mountain Clans’ movements.movements, a spy who is still with the Tyrells.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Tywin blames the Tyrells for Sansa’s disappearance, so he had the Vale Mountain Clans prowling the Reach]].
* TheMole: Bronze Yohn Royce had a spy in Renly’s army keeping tabs on the Vale Mountain Clans’ movements.
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* MythologyGag: The scene between Domeric and "Nan" is a reference to the various scenes between Tywin Lannister and Arya in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** The scene between Domeric and "Nan" is a reference to the various scenes between Tywin Lannister and Arya in''Series/GameOfThrones''.''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** Domeric makes references to Lyonel Baratheon and Rhaegar Targaryen when he tries to persuade Robb to surrender.
** The scene between Domeric and "Nan" is a reference to the various scenes between Tywin Lannister and Arya in
** Domeric makes references to Lyonel Baratheon and Rhaegar Targaryen when he tries to persuade Robb to surrender.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Domeric and Sansa don’t spend much time in Gulltown because Littlefinger practically owns Gulltown and he could rat them out.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Robbie Ryswell is betrothed to Sara Glenmore.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Robb is an in-universe example. He enjoys a lot of support from the houses that participate in his campaign in the Westerlands (the Umbers, Karstarks and Mormonts) while his name is mud with the Ryswells, Dustins and Boltons; the Ryswells disapprove of him because his mother is a Tully while the Boltons (Domeric in particular) think he’s an idiot who prioritizes battle over rescuing his sister.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The normally stoic Roose Bolton appears upset by the news of [[spoiler:Sansa’s death, while not knowing it’s faked]].
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* RousingSpeech: Domeric attempts to give one as a call to action to rescue Sansa before Stannis can take King’s Landing and force terms on the North. It doesn’t work.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: Domeric constantly thinks about his father flaying his toes as punishment.
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* ICouldaBeenAContender: Everyone says that Ser Mark Ryswell should have been the one to succeed Lord Rodrik Ryswell as Lord of the Rills... if he hadn’t died in Dorne at the Tower of Joy.
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* AdultFear: Chapter 8 is an exercise in this trope as the Northern soldiers at Harrenhal receive letter after letter of the Ironborn taking castle after castle.
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* AdultFear: AdultFear:
** Chapter 8 is an exercise in this trope as the Northern soldiers at Harrenhal receive letter after letter of the Ironborn taking castle aftercastle. castle.
** Roose Bolton left home to fight in the Greyjoy Rebellion. When he came home, both his wife and younger son were dead of fever.
** Chapter 8 is an exercise in this trope as the Northern soldiers at Harrenhal receive letter after letter of the Ironborn taking castle after
** Roose Bolton left home to fight in the Greyjoy Rebellion. When he came home, both his wife and younger son were dead of fever.
* ArrangedMarriage: Robbie Ryswell is betrothed to Sara Glenmore.
* ShaggyDogStory: The Ryswells had a plan to create a navy on the western half of the North to defend against the Ironborn. All they heard was that Lord Stark was reviewing it and the next thing they knew, Lord Stark was [[OffWithHisHead a head shorter]].
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Domeric is a {{Deconstruction}}. He may be of higher moral fiber than his father and half-brother, but he allows war crimes to happen because he won't raise a hand against his father and doesn't want to end up in his crosshairs. [[ColdBloodedTorture It wouldn't be pretty]].
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Domeric is a {{Deconstruction}}. He may be of higher moral fiber than his father and half-brother, but he allows war crimes to happen because he won't raise a hand against his father and doesn't want to end up in his crosshairs. [[ColdBloodedTorture It wouldn't be pretty]].pretty]].
* WhiteSheep: Robbie’s opinion is that Edmure Tully is the only Tully who isn’t crazy or grasping and conniving.
* WhiteSheep: Robbie’s opinion is that Edmure Tully is the only Tully who isn’t crazy or grasping and conniving.
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** Domeric isn't going to ruin a maester's work by tearing pages from a book.
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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The town close to the Dreadfort is known as the Weeping Town.
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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The town close to the Dreadfort (already an example of this trope) is known as the Weeping Town.
* InsecureLoveInterest: Domeric for Sansa. A lot of his issues come from his heritage since Boltons are never married to Starks and his belief that Robb would refuse to give Sansa’s hand to him.
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* TheParanoiac: Domeric believes he'd become one of these if he ever acceded to the Lordship of the Dreadfort and Ramsay was still around. He'd have to hire a food taster, personal guard, never leave his castle, etc... it wouldn't take long to become as mad as King Aerys.
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* TheParanoiac: Domeric believes he'd become one of these if he ever acceded to the Lordship of the Dreadfort and while Ramsay was still around. He'd have to hire a food taster, personal guard, never leave his castle, etc... it wouldn't take long to become as mad as King Aerys.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: The crannogmen’s defeat of the Ironborn in Dagon Greyjoy’s rebellion thwarted Bartimus Bolton’s attempt to seize the North from the Starks.
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* TheStarscream: Bartimus Bolton tried to take Winterfell during Dagon Greyjoy’s rebellion.
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* BrokenPedestal: Domeric once thought of Robb Stark as a good heir to Winterfell. Now he thinks that he's an idiot because he sent Theon Greyjoy to the Ironborn and doesn't intend on helping Sansa.
* MonsterKnight: Like the book version of Ramsay's armor, Domeric's armor evokes this trope; made of [[BlackKnight black plate]], it features carvings made to look like bone and skinless muscle and the breastplate evokes the appearance of a broken cage of ribs (complete with bleeding heart)
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** Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to him. Compare with Tywin's conversations with Arya; Tywin, having never been to Barrowton, wouldn't care, but Domeric would know.
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** Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to him. Compare with Tywin's conversations with Arya; Arya in ''Series/GameOfThrones''; Tywin, having never been to Barrowton, wouldn't care, but Domeric would know.
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* SuperBreedingProgram: Rodrik Ryswell runs a rudimentary version of this regarding his family's appearance.
-->''Grandfather Rodrik had always stressed the importance of jealously guarding the blood through deliberate matchmaking. It was the same with men as with horses and dogs. The wrong choice of sire or dam could spoil a line forever. Ryswell heirs sought brides who were tall, strong-boned, and fair of face, with brothers who were tall and broad, muscular and handsome, so Ryswell daughters would be tall and comely to attract powerful husbands, and Ryswell sons would be imposing to command respect. He was glad that for all he had Roose’s coloring, he had inherited the frame and features of his mother’s kin. Like skill in battle and a shrewd wit, comely faces and well-formed bodies were assets in the great game.''
-->''Grandfather Rodrik had always stressed the importance of jealously guarding the blood through deliberate matchmaking. It was the same with men as with horses and dogs. The wrong choice of sire or dam could spoil a line forever. Ryswell heirs sought brides who were tall, strong-boned, and fair of face, with brothers who were tall and broad, muscular and handsome, so Ryswell daughters would be tall and comely to attract powerful husbands, and Ryswell sons would be imposing to command respect. He was glad that for all he had Roose’s coloring, he had inherited the frame and features of his mother’s kin. Like skill in battle and a shrewd wit, comely faces and well-formed bodies were assets in the great game.''
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** The pack leader who wandered into the lion's den is Ned Stark.
** The new pack leader who fails to find his sisters is Robb.
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** The pack leader who wandered into the lion's den and died is Ned Stark.
** The new pack leader who attacks the rocks and fails to find his sisters is Robb.
** The new pack leader who attacks the rocks and fails to find his sisters is Robb.
* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Domeric knows that he will be paying reparations to House Manderly for most of his life because of what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
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* TheParanoic: Domeric believes he'd become one of these if he ever acceded to the Lordship of the Dreadfort and Ramsay was still around.
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* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that [[NeverLiveItDown the Boltons will be catching flak for decades for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly)]].
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* DarkReprise: In-universe, Domeric writes an alternate version of "The Wolf in the Night" in a minor key, writing of pups left to drown.
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* DarkReprise: In-universe, Domeric writes an alternate version of "The Wolf in the Night" in a minor key, writing of pups left to drown.the woes of the Starks through the plight of a pack of wolves.
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* {{Expy}}: In-universe, Domeric writes his DarkReprise of "The Wolf in the Night" with a particular member of House Stark in mind:
** The pack leader who wandered into the lion's den is Ned Stark.
** The new pack leader who fails to find his sisters is Robb.
** The lost pup is Arya.
** The wolf in the cage is Sansa.
** The pups left to drown when the den is flooded are Bran and Rickon.
** The pack leader who wandered into the lion's den is Ned Stark.
** The new pack leader who fails to find his sisters is Robb.
** The lost pup is Arya.
** The wolf in the cage is Sansa.
** The pups left to drown when the den is flooded are Bran and Rickon.
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* InSeriesNickname: Barbrey Dustin refers to Sansa as "Catelyn Tully's little minnow".
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* TheParanoic: Domeric believes he'd become one of these if he ever acceded to the Lordship of the Dreadfort and Ramsay was still around.
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* HeroWorshipper: Domeric idolizes Rhaegar Targaryen for his accomplishments as a warrior and a musician.
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** On a meta level, Domeric isn't skilled enough to fight off multiple bandits on the Kingsroad and defend Sansa at the same time (unlike [[OneManArmy the Hound]]), so he travels along the Rosby road instead.
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* DarkReprise: In-universe, Domeric writes an alternate version of "The Wolf in the Night" in a minor key
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* DarkReprise: In-universe, Domeric writes an alternate version of "The Wolf in the Night" in a minor keykey, writing of pups left to drown.
* IHaveYourWife: Roose defies this trope when he decides not to have Domeric serve as one of Robb's bodyguards so they won't have a hostage.
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* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: Domeric finds [[ReallyGetsAround Amerei Frey's]] attempts to seduce him off-putting.
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: As much as this setting can have one, Edmure Tully refuses to allow a mission to save Sansa, since they have to consult Robb and when that message was given, he hadn't recovered from his wounds at the Crag.
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Domeric notes that he is three years older than his new stepmother Fat Walda, which will mean that any children his father has with her will be this trope.
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* ChildSoldiers: Domeric notes that some of the Red Cloaks in King's Landing are lads of about 13.
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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Lord Bolton putting all the Harrenhal servant girls, stripped naked and shaved bald, in the stocks for the other soldiers to rape.
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* RapePillageAndBurn: The Northern host sent to Duskendale burns, rapes and loots its way down towards Duskendale; it's during this point that Domeric begins writing his version of "Wolf in the Night".
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* AbusiveParents: Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Gainsaying an order could lead to flaying.
* IveComeTooFar: Harrion Karstark notes that the Westerlands campaign has gone on too long for the Northern lords there to just give up their loot for a ransom; Greatjon Umber would bristle at giving up Castamere, while Rickard Karstark would not give up his vendetta against the Lannisters and would refuse any trade.
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** Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to him.
** Harrion Karstark remarks that Robb's campaign in the Westerlands has gone on for too long and the Lords there would be very reluctant to give up any of their loot for a ransom. He also knows that his father Rickard wants Lannister blood and would not agree to any trade.
** Harrion Karstark remarks that Robb's campaign in the Westerlands has gone on for too long and the Lords there would be very reluctant to give up any of their loot for a ransom. He also knows that his father Rickard wants Lannister blood and would not agree to any trade.
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** Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to him.
** Harrion Karstark remarks that Robb's campaign in the Westerlands has gone on for too long and the Lords therehim. Compare with Tywin's conversations with Arya; Tywin, having never been to Barrowton, wouldn't care, but Domeric would be very reluctant to give up any of their loot for a ransom. He also knows that his father Rickard wants Lannister blood and would not agree to any trade. know.
** Harrion Karstark remarks that Robb's campaign in the Westerlands has gone on for too long and the Lords there
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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Everyone has something nice to say about [[PosthumousCharacter Ser Mark Ryswell]]. Lady Dustin remembers him taking her and her sister Bethany on rides in the Rills and comforting her when her heart was broken, Lord Stark could be moved into telling a story about him, and Robbie says that if Ser Mark had survived the Tower of Joy, he would have been the one to succeed Rodrik Ryswell as Lord of the Rills, who favored him more than his own sons.
* ConfirmedBachelor: Robbie mentions that Uncle Rickard has never shown interest in taking a wife.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: None of the Ryswells like the Starks, particularly Lord Stark's children with Catelyn Tully, but they're not going to celebrate the deaths of two boys.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
** None of the Ryswells like the Starks, particularly Lord Stark's children with Catelyn Tully, but they're not going to celebrate the deaths of twoboys.boys.
** Domeric isn't going to ruin a maester's work by tearing pages from a book.
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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The town close to the Dreadfort is known as the Weeping Town.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Domeric spends much of his father's wedding feast drinking as much wine as he can to distract himself from Amerei Frey.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Domeric spends much of his father's wedding feast drinking as much wine as he can to distract himself from Amerei Frey.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: With his dark hair and ghost-grey eyes, Domeric is said to look like Ser Mark Ryswell.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Domeric is sent to the Twins presumably to find a Frey bride for himself. It turns out that Roose sent him to get a bride... for Roose himself.
* DarkReprise: In-universe, Domeric writes an alternate version of "The Wolf in the Night" in a minor key
* DomesticAbuse: Domeric notes that Roose would flay any wife of his who made him a cuckold.
* DomesticAbuse: Domeric notes that Roose would flay any wife of his who made him a cuckold.
* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: Domeric finds [[ReallyGetsAround Amerei Frey's]] attempts to seduce him off-putting.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Domeric's opinion about Robb's campaign in the Westerlands is that they're wasting time and resources they could be using to rescue Sansa and Arya, then going back north to answer the threat of the Ironborn.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Domeric's opinion about Robb's campaign in the Westerlands is that [[SkewedPriorities they're wasting time and resources they could be using to rescue Sansa and Arya, Arya]], then going back north to answer the threat of the Ironborn.Ironborn. Instead they're wasting their efforts just to get back at Tywin Lannister.
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* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.
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* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.Landing.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Domeric is a {{Deconstruction}}. He may be of higher moral fiber than his father and half-brother, but he allows war crimes to happen because he won't raise a hand against his father and doesn't want to end up in his crosshairs. [[ColdBloodedTorture It wouldn't be pretty]].
* TokenGoodTeammate: Domeric is a {{Deconstruction}}. He may be of higher moral fiber than his father and half-brother, but he allows war crimes to happen because he won't raise a hand against his father and doesn't want to end up in his crosshairs. [[ColdBloodedTorture It wouldn't be pretty]].
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* LeftForDead: Domeric uses this as a cover story in his disguise as a Lannister soldier, that he was knocked out at Duskendale and left behind.
* TheQuietOne: Domeric isn't known for his abilities at speaking. After a speech where Domeric calls for rescuing Sansa, Donnel Stout remarks that "that’s the most words I’ve heard you string in a row since I’ve laid eyes on you."
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* RealityEnsues: Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to him.
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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
** Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying tohim.him.
** Harrion Karstark remarks that Robb's campaign in the Westerlands has gone on for too long and the Lords there would be very reluctant to give up any of their loot for a ransom. He also knows that his father Rickard wants Lannister blood and would not agree to any trade.
** Domeric's map of the Red Keep, which was made during the days of Jaehaerys II, isn't completely up to date.
** Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to
** Harrion Karstark remarks that Robb's campaign in the Westerlands has gone on for too long and the Lords there would be very reluctant to give up any of their loot for a ransom. He also knows that his father Rickard wants Lannister blood and would not agree to any trade.
** Domeric's map of the Red Keep, which was made during the days of Jaehaerys II, isn't completely up to date.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Domeric decides to go on his own mission to rescue Sansa.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: After Robb marries Jeyne Westerling and the Freys depart, Domeric decides to go on his own mission to rescue Sansa.
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* AdultFear: Chapter 8 is an exercise in this trope as the Northern soldiers at Harrenhal receive letter after letter of the Ironborn taking castle after castle.
* BloodOath: Domeric routinely cuts open his hands when offering prayers in Harrenhal's godswood.
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* OriginalCharacter: Robert “Robbie” Ryswell, Domeric’s cousin and close friend.
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* OriginalCharacter: MythologyGag: The scene between Domeric and "Nan" is a reference to the various scenes between Tywin Lannister and Arya in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
* OriginalCharacter:
** Robert “Robbie” Ryswell, Domeric’s cousin and closefriend.friend.
** Roger Bolton, Domeric's little brother who died at the age of 1.
* OriginalCharacter:
** Robert “Robbie” Ryswell, Domeric’s cousin and close
** Roger Bolton, Domeric's little brother who died at the age of 1.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Roose disapproves of Robb's campaign in the Westerlands because he deems it unnecessary.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for decades for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for decades for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Domeric asked Lord Redfort why men rape, and that only a particular type of man rapes.
-->"Because their blood is up, boy, he’d said, and they don’t care if she says yes or no. She’s there, and her feelings are in the way of what he wants. Or because they like the sound of crying, screaming. Some are like that... it’s the cries and pain for their own sake. The knowledge that you have the power to cause that in another soul. The cries and pain get their blood up. Or the thrill of the chase, the fear in their eyes. And when the blood is up the need is there."
* RealityEnsues: Domeric's knowledge of Barrowton makes him realize that "Nan", who claims to be from that area, is lying to him.
* RealMenLoveJesus: The Boltons organize mass ritual prayers while at Harrenhal to pray for those menaced by the Ironborn.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Domeric's opinion about Robb's campaign in the Westerlands is that they're wasting time and resources they could be using to rescue Sansa and Arya, then going back north to answer the threat of the Ironborn.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Domeric decides to go on his own mission to rescue Sansa.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: [[spoiler:Domeric disguises himself as a Lannister soldier to infiltrate the Red Keep]].
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Domeric Bolton is alive and well here.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Domeric Bolton is alive and well here.here.
* SpottingTheThread: While talking to Tywin Lannister, [[spoiler:Domeric sees a scroll marked with a Bolton seal on his desk]].
* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.
* SpottingTheThread: While talking to Tywin Lannister, [[spoiler:Domeric sees a scroll marked with a Bolton seal on his desk]].
* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.
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* InVinoVeritas: Domeric hasn’t spoken about his little brother Roger in years, and the feast where his father gets married to Fat Walda makes him believe that he’s drunken a lot because he winds up talking about Roger.
* OriginalCharacter: Robert “Robbie” Ryswell, Domeric’s cousin and close friend.
* OriginalCharacter: Robert “Robbie” Ryswell, Domeric’s cousin and close friend.
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* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
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* PragmaticVillainy: Roose disapproves of Robb's campaign in the Westerlands because he deems it unnecessary.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for decades for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for decades for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
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* AffectionateNickname: Domeric remembers that his little brother Roger called him "Dommie".
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* TheCameo: "Nan" [[spoiler:really Arya Stark]] appears in Chapter 7.
* EveryoneHasStandards: None of the Ryswells like the Starks, particularly Lord Stark's children with Catelyn Tully, but they're not going to celebrate the deaths of two boys.
* EveryoneHasStandards: None of the Ryswells like the Starks, particularly Lord Stark's children with Catelyn Tully, but they're not going to celebrate the deaths of two boys.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Domeric had several siblings who died as infants.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Domeric had several siblings who died as infants. The most notable was Roger, who was almost two years old when he died while Lord Bolton was away during the Greyjoy Rebellion. Domeric's mother also died during that time, meaning that Domeric spent six months with only Maester Uthor for company.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Domeric invokes this when he goes out of his way to be accommodating towards Wylis Manderly because he knows that the Boltons will be catching flak for what Ramsay did to Donella Hornwood (nee Manderly).
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"[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20713007?view_full_work=true knight of the dreadfort (the ballad of the red king)]]" is a ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' fanfic centering around Domeric Bolton, Roose Bolton's legitimate son who was a PosthumousCharacter in canon, and examines the War of the Five Kings from his perspective.
!!Tropes that appear in this fanfic:
* AscendedExtra: Harrion Karstark gets more page-time and lines than he gets in the books.
* TheGhost: Ramsay Snow doesn't appear, though he is mentioned a few times.
* PosthumousCharacter: Domeric had several siblings who died as infants.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Domeric Bolton is alive and well here.
!!Tropes that appear in this fanfic:
* AscendedExtra: Harrion Karstark gets more page-time and lines than he gets in the books.
* TheGhost: Ramsay Snow doesn't appear, though he is mentioned a few times.
* PosthumousCharacter: Domeric had several siblings who died as infants.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Domeric Bolton is alive and well here.
