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House Stark
Robb Stark
King in the North. He leads his army to Harrenhal after the Lannisters abandon it.
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Game of Thrones
Season 3 · New armies. Old grudges. The war continues.
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SEASON 3 · EPISODE 1
Valar Dohaeris
The army of the dead is approaching the Night’s Watch camp. Jon is among the Free Folk, while Daenerys has left Qarth with her dragons and needs an army.
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House Stark & the North
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House Stark
Catelyn Stark
Robb’s mother, under guard after secretly releasing Jaime Lannister.
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House Stark
Sansa Stark
A hostage in King’s Landing. Joffrey no longer plans to marry her, but she is not free.
House Lannister
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House Lannister
Tyrion Lannister
Recovering from Blackwater. Tywin has replaced him as Hand, and Tyrion wants recognition.
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House Lannister
Tywin Lannister
Tyrion, Cersei and Jaime’s father. He is now Hand of the King.
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House Lannister
Cersei Lannister
Joffrey’s mother. She is watching Margaery and fears losing influence over her son.
Joffrey’s Crown
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The Crown
Joffrey Baratheon
The cruel young king, now promised to Margaery Tyrell rather than Sansa.
House Tyrell
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House Tyrell
Margaery Tyrell
Joffrey’s new bride-to-be. She is deliberately showing kindness to the poor.
House Targaryen
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House Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Mother of three dragons. She has sailed to Astapor because she needs an army.
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House Targaryen
Barristan Selmy
A famous former Kingsguard who appears in Astapor and offers Daenerys his service.
Night’s Watch
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Night’s Watch
Samwell Tarly
Jon’s friend. He survived the White Walker attack but failed to warn the Wall.
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With the Free Folk
Jon Snow
A Night’s Watch member pretending to have changed sides.
Other characters
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Free Folk
Mance Rayder
The King-Beyond-the-Wall, who united the separate Free Folk groups.
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Free Folk
Tormund Giantsbane
A powerful Free Folk warrior whom Jon initially mistakes for Mance.
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Astapor
Missandei
An enslaved interpreter translating between Daenerys and Kraznys.
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Good Master
Kraznys mo Nakloz
The Astapor slave trader offering Daenerys the Unsullied.
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Content note: Fantasy violence, corpses, slavery, mutilation, references to child killing, bereavement and a supernatural assassination attempt.
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