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Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
Leader of the Blacks, now fighting openly for the throne her father promised her.
ClearStory · HBO · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 5
HOUSEOF THE DRAGON · SEASON 3
Unbowed and Unbent
The setup
Ormund is promoting Daeron’s claim from Tumbleton. Rhaenyra faces hostility in the capital, while Criston continues a desperate campaign in the Riverlands.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
13 peopleThe only names you need
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Prince Daemon Targaryen
Rhaenyra’s husband and most experienced commander; rider of Caraxes.
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Mysaria
Rhaenyra’s adviser, whose network provides intelligence about her enemies.
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Alicent Hightower
Aegon and Aemond’s mother, trying to protect her children as the war spreads.
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Helaena Targaryen
Aegon’s sister-wife, a gentle dreamer whose visions are becoming harder to ignore.
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Prince Aemond Targaryen
Aegon’s younger brother and rider of Vhagar, feared by both sides.
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Alys Rivers
The mysterious healer of Harrenhal, whose knowledge and motives remain uncertain.
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Lord Ormund Hightower
Commander of the Hightower host advancing for the Greens.
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Prince Daeron Targaryen
Alicent’s youngest son, raised in Oldtown and bonded with Tessarion.
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Ser Criston Cole
Commander of a depleted Green force in the Riverlands.
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Ser Gwayne Hightower
Alicent’s brother, marching with Criston while questioning his fatalism.
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King Aegon II Targaryen
The injured Green claimant, in hiding with Larys after fleeing King’s Landing.
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Lord Larys Strong
Aegon’s secretive adviser and companion in hiding.
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals Episode 5.
Content note: Violence, strong language, death, grief and distress, mutilated bodies, torture and discussion of pregnancy loss.
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