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  — VAL, Dalla’s younger sister, “the wildling princess,” a captive at Castle Black,

  — {JARL}, Val’s lover, killed in a fall,

  — his captains, chiefs, and raiders:

  — THE LORD OF BONES, mocked as RATTLESHIRT, a raider and leader of a war band, captive at Castle Black,

  — {YGRITTE}, a young spearwife, Jon Snow’s lover, killed during the attack on Castle Black,

  — RYK, called LONGSPEAR, a member of his band,

  — RAGWYLE, LENYL, members of his band,

  — TORMUND, Mead-King of Ruddy Hall, called GIANTSBANE, TALL-TALKER, HORN-BLOWER, and BREAKER OF ICE, also THUNDERFIST, HUSBAND TO BEARS, SPEAKER TO GODS, and FATHER OF HOSTS,

  — Tormund’s sons, TOREGG THE TALL, TORWYRD THE TAME, DORMUND, and DRYN, his daughter MUNDA,

  — THE WEEPER, called THE WEEPING MAN, a notorious raider and leader of a war band,

  — {HARMA, called DOGSHEAD}, slain beneath the Wall,

  — HALLECK, her brother,

  — {STYR}, Magnar of Thenn, slain attacking Castle Black,

  — SIGORN, Styr’s son, new Magnar of Thenn,

  — VARAMYR called SIXSKINS, a skinchanger and warg, called LUMP as a boy,

  — ONE EYE, SLY, STALKER, his wolves,

  — his brother, {BUMP}, killed by a dog,

  — his foster father, {HAGGON}, a warg and hunter,

  — THISTLE, a spearwife, hard and homely,

  — {BRIAR, GRISELLA}. skinchangers, long dead,

  — BORROQ, called THE BOAR, a skinchanger, much feared,

  — GERRICK KINGSBLOOD, of the blood of Raymun Redbeard,

  — his three daughters,

  — SOREN SHIELDBREAKER, a famed warrior,

  — MORNA WHITE MASK, the warrior witch, a raider,

  — YGON OLDFATHER, a clan chief with eighteen wives,

  — THE GREAT WALRUS, leader on the Frozen Shore,

  — MOTHER MOLE, a woods witch, given to prophecy,

  — BROGG, GAVIN THE TRADER, HARLE THE HUNTSMAN, HARLE THE HANDSOME, HOWD WANDERER, BLIND DOSS, KYLEG OF THE WOODEN EAR, DEVYN SEALSKINNER, chiefs and leaders amongst the free folk,

  — {ORELL, called ORELL THE EAGLE}, a skinchanger slain by Jon Snow in the Skirling Pass,

  — {MAG MAR TUN DOH WEG, called MAG THE MIGHTY}, a giant, slain by Donal Noye at the gate of Castle Black,

  — WUN WEG WUN DAR WUN, called WUN WUN, a giant,

  — ROWAN, HOLLY, SQUIRREL, WILLOW WITCH-EYE, FRENYA, MYRTLE, spearwives, captive at the Wall.

  BEYOND THE WALL

  — in the Haunted Forest

  — BRANDON STARK, called BRAN, Prince of Winterfell and heir to the North, a crippled boy of nine,

  — his companions and protectors:

  — MEERA REED, a maid of sixteen, daughter of Lord Howland Reed of Greywater Watch,

  — JOJEN REED, her brother, thirteen, cursed with greensight,

  — HODOR, a simple lad, seven feet tall,

  — his guide, COLDHANDS, clad in black, once perhaps a man of the Night’s Watch, now a mystery,

  — at Craster’s Keep

  — the betrayers, once men of the Night’s Watch:

  — DIRK, who murdered Craster,

  — OLLO LOPHAND, who slew the Old Bear, Jeor Mormont,

  — GARTH OF GREENAWAY, MAWNEY, GRUBBS, ALAN OF ROSBY, former rangers

  — CLUBFOOT KARL, ORPHAN OSS, MUTTERING BILL, former stewards,

  — in the caverns beneath a hollow hill

  — THE THREE-EYED CROW, also called THE LAST GREENSEER, sorcerer and dreamwalker, once a man of the Night’s Watch named BRYNDEN, now more tree than man,

  — the children of the forest, those who sing the song of earth, last of their dying race:

  — LEAF, ASH, SCALES, BLACK KNIFE, SNOWYLOCKS, COALS.

  ESSOS BEYOND THE NARROW SEA

  IN BRAAVOS

  FERREGO ANTARYON, Sealord of Braavos, sickly and failing,

  — QARRO VOLENTIN, First Sword of Braavos, his protector,

  — BELLEGERE OTHERYS called THE BLACK PEARL, a courtesan descended from the pirate queen of the same name,

  — THE VEILED LADY, THE MERLING QUEEN, THE MOONSHADOW, THE DAUGHTER OF THE DUSK, THE NIGHTINGALE, THE POETESS, famous courtesans,

  — THE KINDLY MAN and THE WAIF, servants of the Many-Faced

  God at the House of Black and White,

  — UMMA, the temple cook,

  — THE HANDSOME MAN, THE FAT FELLOW, THE LORDLING, THE STERN FACE, THE SQUINTER, and THE STARVED MAN, secret servants of Him of Many Faces,

  — ARYA of House Stark, a novice in service at the House of Black and White, also known as ARRY, NAN, WEASEL, SQUAB, SALTY, and CAT OF THE CANALS,

  — BRUSCO, a fishmonger,

  — his daughters, TALEA and BREA,

  — MERALYN, called MERRY, proprietor of the Happy Port, a brothel near the Ragman’s Harbor,

  — THE SAILOR’S WIFE, a whore at the Happy Port,

  — LANNA, her daughter, a young whore,

  — RED ROGGO, GYLORO DOTHARE, GYLENO DOTHARE, a scribbler called QUILL, COSSOMO THE CONJURER, patrons of the Happy Port,

  — TAGGANARO, a dockside cutpurse and thief,

  — CASSO, KING OF THE SEALS, his trained seal,

  — S’VRONE, a dockside whore of a murderous bent,

  — THE DRUNKEN DAUGHTER, a whore of uncertain temper.

  IN OLD VOLANTIS

  the reigning triarchs:

  — MALAQUO MAEGYR, Triarch of Volantis, a tiger,

  — DONIPHOS PAENYMION, Triarch of Volantis, an elephant,

  — NYESSOS VHASSAR, Triarch of Volantis, an elephant,

  people of Volantis:

  — BENERRO, High Priest of R’hllor, the Lord of Light,

  — his right hand, MOQORRO, a priest of R’hllor,

  — THE WIDOW OF THE WATERFRONT, a wealthy freedwoman of the city, also called VOGARRO’S WHORE,

  — her fierce protectors, THE WIDOW’S SONS,

  — PENNY, a dwarf girl and mummer,

  — her pig, PRETTY PIG,

  — her dog, CRUNCH,

  — {GROAT}, brother to Penny, a dwarf mummer, murdered and beheaded,

  — ALIOS QHAEDAR, a candidate for triarch,

  — PARQUELLO VAELAROS, a candidate for triarch,

  — BELICHO STAEGONE, a candidate for triarch,

  — GRAZDAN MO ERAZ, an envoy from Yunkai.

  ON SLAVER'S BAY

  — in Yunkai, the Yellow City:

  — YURKHAZ ZO YUNZAK, Supreme Commander of the Armies and Allies of Yunkai, a slaver and aged noble of impeccable birth,

  — YEZZAN ZO QAGGAZ, mocked as the YELLOW WHALE, monstrously obese, sickly, hugely rich,

  — NURSE, his slave overseer,

  — SWEETS, a hermaphrodite slave, his treasure,

  — SCAR, a serjeant and slave soldier,

  — MORGO, a slave soldier,

  — MORGHAZ ZO ZHERZYN, a nobleman oft in his cups, mocked as THE DRUNKEN CONQUEROR,

  — GORZHAK ZO ERAZ, a nobleman and slaver, mocked as PUDDING FACE,

  — FAEZHAR ZO FAEZ, a nobleman and slaver, known as THE RABBIT,

  — GHAZDOR ZO AHLAQ, a nobleman and slaver, mocked as LORD WOBBLECHEEKS,

  — PAEZHAR ZO MYRAQ, a nobleman of small stature, mocked as THE LITTLE PIGEON,

  — CHEZDHAR ZO RHAEZN, MAEZON ZO RHAEZN, GRAZDHAN ZO RHAEZN, noblemen and brothers, mocked as THE CLANKER LORDS,

  — THE CHARIOTEER, THE BEASTMASTER, THE PERFUMED HERO, noblemen and slavers,

  — in Astapor, the Red City:

  — CLEON THE GREAT, called THE BUTCHER KING,

  — CLEON II, his successor, king for eight days,

  — KING CUTTHROAT, a barber, slit the throat of Cleon II to steal his crown,

  — QUEEN WHORE, concubine to King Cleon II, claimed the throne after his murder.

  THE QUEEN ACROSS THE WATER

  DAENERYS TARGARYEN, the First of Her Name, Queen of Meereen, Que
en of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, called DAENERYS STORMBORN, the UNBURNT, MOTHER OF DRAGONS,

  — her dragons, DROGON, VISERION, RHAEGAL,

  — her brother, {RHAEGAR}, Prince of Dragonstone, slain by Robert Baratheon on the Trident,

  — Rhaegar’s daughter, {RHAENYS}, murdered during the Sack of King’s Landing,

  — Rhaegar’s son, {AEGON}, a babe in arms, murdered during the Sack of King’s Landing,

  — her brother {VISERYS}, the Third of His Name, called THE BEGGAR KING, crowned with molten gold,

  — her lord husband, {DROGO}, a khal of the Dothraki, died of a wound gone bad,

  — her stillborn son by Drogo, {RHAEGO}, slain in the womb by the maegi Mirri Maz Duur,

  — her protectors:

  — SER BARRISTAN SELMY, called BARRISTAN THE BOLD, Lord Commander of the Queensguard,

  — his lads, squires training for knighthood:

  — TUMCO LHO, of the Basilisk Isles,

  — LARRAQ, called THE LASH, of Meereen,

  — THE RED LAMB, a Lhazarene freedman,

  — the BOYS, three Ghiscari brothers,

  — STRONG BELWAS, eunuch and former fighting slave,

  — her Dothraki bloodriders:

  — JHOGO, the whip, blood of her blood,

  — AGGO, the bow, blood of her blood,

  — RAKHARO, the arakh, blood of her blood,

  — her captains and commanders:

  — DAARIO NAHARIS, a flamboyant Tyroshi sellsword, captain of the Stormcrows, a free company,

  — BEN PLUMM, called BROWN BEN, a mongrel sellsword, captain of the Second Sons, a free company.

  — GREY WORM, a eunuch, commander of the Unsullied, a company of eunuch infantry,

  — HERO, an Unsullied captain, second-in-command,

  — STALWART SHIELD, an Unsullied spearman,

  — MOLLONO YOS DOB, commander of the Stalwart Shields, a company of freedmen,

  — SYMON STRIPEBACK, commander of FREE BROTHERS, a company of freedmen,

  — MARSELEN, commander of the MOTHER’S MEN, a company of freedman, a eunuch, brother to Missandei,

  — GROLEO of Pentos, formerly captain of the great cog Saduleon, now an admiral without a fleet,

  — ROMMO, a jaqqa rhan of the Dothraki,

  — her Meereenese court:

  — REZNAK MO REZNAK, her seneschal, bald and unctuous,

  — SKAHAZ MO KANDAQ, called THE SHAVEPATE, shaven-headed commander of the Brazen Beasts, her city watch,

  — her handmaids and servants:

  — IRRI and JHIQUI, young women of the Dothraki,

  — MISSANDEI, a Naathi scribe and translator,

  — GRAZDAR, QEZZA, MEZZARA, KEZMYA, AZZAK, BHAKAZ, MIKLAZ, DHAZZAR, DRAQAZ, JHEZANE, children of the pyramids of Meereens, her cupbearers and pages,

  — people of Meereen, highborn and common:

  — GALAZZA GALARE, the Green Grace, high priestess at the Temple of the Graces,

  — GRAZDAM ZO GALARE, her cousin, a nobleman,

  — HIZDAHR ZO LORAQ, a wealthy Meereenese nobleman, of ancient lineage,

  — MARGHAZ ZO LORAQ, his cousin,

  — RYLONA RHEE, freedwoman and harpist,

  — {HAZZEA}, a farmer’s daughter, four years of age,

  — GOGHOR THE GIANT, KHRAZZ, BELAQUO BONEBREAKER, CAMARRON OF THE COUNT, FEARLESS ITHOKE, THE SPOTTED CAT, BARSENA BLACKHAIR, STEELSKIN, pit fighters and freed slaves,

  — her uncertain allies, false friends, and known enemies:

  — SER JORAH MORMONT, formerly Lord of Bear Island,

  — {MIRRI MAZ DUUR}, godswife and maegi, a servant of the Great Shepherd of Lhazar,

  — XARO XHOAN DAXOS, a merchant prince of Qarth,

  — QUAITHE, a masked shadowbinder from Asshai,

  — ILLYRIO MOPATIS, a magister of the Free City of Pentos, who brokered her marriage to Khal Drogo,

  — CLEON THE GREAT, butcher king of Astapor.

  — the Queen’s Suitors

  — on Slaver’s Bay:

  — DAARIO NAHARIS, late of Tyrosh, a sellsword and captain of the Stormcrows,

  — HIZDAHR ZO LORAQ, a wealthy Meereenese nobleman,

  — SKAHAZ MO KANDAQ, called THE SHAVEPATE, a lesser nobleman of Meereen,

  — CLEON THE GREAT, Butcher King of Astapor,

  — in Volantis:

  — PRINCE QUENTYN MARTELL, eldest son of Doran Martell, Lord of Sunspear and Prince of Dorne,