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Authors: George R. R. Martin

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THE KING ON THE IRON THRONE

JOFFREY BARATHEON, the First of His Name, a boy of thirteen years, the eldest son of King Robert I Baratheon and Queen Cersei of House Lannister,
—his mother, QUEEN CERSEI, of House Lannister, Queen Regent and Protector of the Realm,
—Cersei’s sworn swords:
—SER OSFRYD KETTLEBLACK, younger brother to Ser Osmund Kettleblack of the Kingsguard,
—SER OSNEY KETTLEBLACK, youngest brother of Ser Osmund and Ser Osfryd,
—his sister, PRINCESS MYRCELLA, a girl of nine, a ward of Prince Doran Martell at Sunspear,
—his brother, PRINCE TOMMEN, a boy of eight, next heir to the Iron Throne,
—his grandfather, TYWIN LANNISTER, Lord of Casterly Rock, Warden of the West, and Hand of the King,
—his uncles and cousins, paternal,
—his father’s brother, STANNIS BARATHEON, rebel Lord of Dragonstone, styling himself King Stannis the First,
—Stannis’s daughter, SHIREEN, a girl of eleven,
—his father’s brother, {RENLY BARATHEON}, rebel Lord of Storm’s End, murdered in the midst of his army,
—his grandmother’s brother, SER ELDON ESTERMONT,
—Ser Eldon’s son, SER AEMON ESTERMONT,
—Ser Aemon’s son, SER ALYN ESTERMONT,
—his uncles and cousins, maternal,
—his mother’s brother, SER JAIME LANNISTER, called THE KINGSLAYER, a captive at Riverrun,
—his mother’s brother, TYRION LANNISTER, called THE IMP, a dwarf, wounded in the Battle of the Blackwater,
—Tyrion’s squire, PODRICK PAYNE,
—Tyrion’s captain of guards, SER BRONN OF THE BLACKWATER, a former sellsword,
—Tyrion’s concubine, SHAE, a camp follower now serving as bedmaid to Lollys Stokeworth,
—his grandfather’s brother, SER KEVAN LANNISTER,
—Ser Kevan’s son, SER LANCEL LANNISTER, formerly squire to King Robert, wounded in the Battle of the Blackwater, near death,
—his grandfather’s brother, {TYGETT LANNISTER}, died of a pox,
—Tygett’s son, TYREK LANNISTER, a squire, missing since the great riot,
—Tyrek’s infant wife, LADY ERMESANDE HAYFORD,
—his baseborn siblings, King Robert’s bastards:
—MYA STONE, a maid of nineteen, in the service of Lord Nestor Royce, of the Gates of the Moon,
—GENDRY, an apprentice smith, a fugitive in the riverlands and ignorant of his heritage,
—EDRIC STORM, King Robert’s only acknowledged bastard son, a ward of his uncle Stannis on Dragonstone,
—his Kingsguard:
—SER JAIME LANNISTER, Lord Commander,
—SER MERYN TRANT,
—SER BALON SWANN,
—SER OSMUND KETTLEBLACK,
—SER LORAS TYRELL, the Knight of Flowers,
—SER ARYS OAKHEART,
—his small council:
—LORD TYWIN LANNISTER, Hand of the King,
—SER KEVAN LANNISTER, master of laws,
—LORD PETYR BAELISH, called LITTLEFINGER, master of coin,
—VARYS, a eunuch, called THE SPIDER, master of whisperers,
—LORD MACE TYRELL, master of ships,
—GRAND MAESTER PYCELLE,
—his court and retainers:
—SER ILYN PAYNE, the King’s Justice, a headsman,
—LORD HALLYNE THE PYROMANCER, a Wisdom of the Guild of Alchemists,
—MOON BOY, a jester and fool,
—ORMOND OF OLDTOWN, the royal harper and bard,
—DONTOS HOLLARD, a fool and a drunkard, formerly a knight called SER DONTOS THE RED,
—JALABHAR XHO, Prince of the Red Flower Vale, an exile from the Summer Isles,
—LADY TANDA STOKEWORTH,
—her daughter, FALYSE, wed to Ser Balman Byrch,
—her daughter, LOLLYS, thirty-four, unwed, and soft of wits, with child after being raped,
—her healer and counselor, MAESTER FRENKEN,
—LORD GYLES ROSBY, a sickly old man,
—SER TALLAD, a promising young knight,
—LORD MORROS SLYNT, a squire, eldest son of the former Commander of the City Watch,
—JOTHOS SLYNT, his younger brother, a squire,
—DANOS SLYNT, younger still, a page,
—SER BOROS BLOUNT, a former knight of the Kingsguard, dismissed for cowardice by Queen Cersei,
—JOSMYN PECKLEDON, a squire, and a hero of the Battle of the Blackwater,
—SER PHILIP FOOTE, made Lord of the Marches for his valor during the Battle of the Blackwater,
—SER LOTHOR BRUNE, named LOTHOR APPLE-EATER for his deeds during the Battle of the Blackwater, a former free-rider in service to Lord Baelish,
—other lords and knights at King’s Landing:
—MATHIS ROWAN, Lord of Goldengrove,
—PAXTER REDWYNE, Lord of the Arbor,
—Lord Paxter’s twin sons, SER HORAS and SER HOBBER, mocked as HORROR and SLOBBER,
—Lord Redwyne’s healer, MAESTER BALLABAR,
—ARDRIAN CELTIGAR, the Lord of Claw Isle,
—LORD ALESANDER STAEDMON, called PENNYLOVER,
—SER BONIFER HASTY, called THE GOOD, a famed knight,
—SER DONNEL SWANN, heir to Stonehelm,
—SER RONNET CONNINGTON, called RED RONNET, the Knight of Griffin’s Roost,
—AURANE WATERS, the Bastard of Driftmark,
—SER DERMOT OF THE RAINWOOD, a famed knight,
—SER TIMON SCRAPESWORD, a famed knight,
—the people of King’s Landing:
—the City Watch (the “gold cloaks”),
—{SER JACELYN BYWATER, called IRONHAND}, Commander of the City Watch, slain by his own men during the Battle of the Blackwater,
—SER ADDAM MARBRAND, Commander of the City Watch, Ser Jacelyn’s successor,
—CHATAYA, owner of an expensive brothel,
—ALAYAYA, her daughter,
—DANCY, MAREI, JAYDE, Chataya’s girls,
—TOBHO MOTT, a master armorer,
—IRONBELLY, a blacksmith,
—HAMISH THE HARPER, a famed singer,
—COLLIO QUAYNIS, a Tyroshi singer,
—BETHANY FAIR-FINGERS, a woman singer,
—ALARIC OF EYSEN, a singer, far-traveled,
—GALYEON OF CUY, a singer notorious for the length of his songs,
—SYMON SILVER TONGUE, a singer.

King Joffrey’s banner shows the crowned stag of Baratheon, black on gold, and the lion of Lannister, gold on crimson, combatant.

THE KING IN THE NORTH
THE KING OF THE TRIDENT

ROBB STARK, Lord of Winterfell, King in the North, and King of the Trident, the eldest son of Eddark Stark, Lord of Winterfell, and Lady Catelyn of House Tully,
—his direwolf, GREY WIND,
—his mother, LADY CATELYN, of House Tully, widow of Lord Eddard Stark,
—his siblings:
—his sister, PRINCESS SANSA, a maid of twelve, a captive in King’s Landing,
—Sansa’s direwolf, {LADY}, killed at Castle Darry,
—his sister, PRINCESS ARYA, a girl of ten, missing and presumed dead,
—Arya’s direwolf, NYMERIA, lost near the Trident,
—his brother, PRINCE BRANDON, called BRAN, heir to the north, a boy of nine, believed dead,
—Bran’s direwolf, SUMMER,
—Bran companions and protectors:
—MEERA REED, a maid of sixteen, daughter of Lord Howland Reed of Greywater Watch,
—JOJEN REED, her brother, thirteen,
—HODOR, a simpleminded stableboy, seven feet tall,
—his brother, PRINCE RICKON, a boy of four, believed dead,
—Rickon’s direwolf, SHAGGYDOG,
—Rickon’s companion and protector:
—OSHA, a wildling captive who served as a scullion at Winterfell,
—his half-brother, JON SNOW, a Sworn Brother of the Night’s Watch,
—Jon’s direwolf, GHOST,
—his uncles and aunts, paternal:
—his father’s elder brother, {BRANDON STARK}, slain at the command of King Aerys II Targaryen,
—his father’s sister, {LYANNA STARK}, died in the Mountains of Dorne during Robert’s Rebellion,
—his father’s younger brother, BENJEN STARK, a man of the Night’s Watch, lost beyond the Wall,
—his uncles, aunts, and cousins, maternal:
—his mother’s younger sister, LYSA ARRYN, Lady of the Eyrie and widow of Lord Jon Arryn,
—their son, ROBERT ARRYN, Lord of the Eyrie,
—his mother’s younger brother, SER EDMURE TULLY, heir to Riverrun,
—his grandfather’s brother, SER BRYNDEN TULLY, called THE BLACKFISH,
—his sworn swords and companions:
—his squire, OLYVAR FREY,
—SER WENDEL MANDERLY, second son to the Lord of White Harbor,
—PATREK MALLISTER, heir to Seagard,
—DACEY MORMONT, eldest daughter of Lady Maege Mormont and heir to Bear Island,
—JON UMBER, called THE SMALLJON, heir to Last Hearth,
—DONNEL LOCKE, OWEN NORREY, ROBIN FLINT, northmen,
—his lords bannermen, captains and commanders:
—(with Robb’s army in the Westerlands)
—SER BRYNDEN TULLY, the BLACKFISH, commanding the scouts and outriders,
—JON UMBER, called THE GREATJON, commanding the van,
—RICKARD KARSTARK, Lord of Karhold,
—GALBART GLOVER, Master of Deepwood Motte,
—MAEGE MORMONT, Lady of Bear Island,
—{SER STEVRON FREY}, eldest son of Lord Walder Frey and heir to the Twins, died at Oxcross,
—Ser Stevron’s eldest son, SER RYMAN FREY,
—Ser Ryman’s son, BLACK WALDER FREY,
—MARTYN RIVERS, a bastard son of Lord Walder Frey,
—( with Roose Bolton’s host at Harrengal ),
—ROOSE BOLTON, Lord of the Dreadfort,
—SER AENYS FREY, SER JARED FREY, SER HOSTEEN FREY, SER DANWELL FREY
—their bastard half-brother, RONEL RIVERS,
—SER WYLIS MANDERLY, heir to White Harbor,
—SER KYLE CONDON, a knight in his service,
—RONNEL STOUT,
—VARGO HOAT of the Free City of Qohor, captain of a sellsword company, the Brave Companions,
—his lieutenant, URSWYCK called THE FAITHFUL,
—his lieutenant, SEPTON UTT,
—TIMEON OF DORNE, RORGE, IGGO, FAT ZOLLO, BITER,
TOGG JOTH of Ibben, PYG, THREE TOES, his men,
—QYBURN, a chainless maester and sometime necromancer, his healer,

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