Characters

Ned Stark

House Stark

Lord of Winterfell, Hand of the King

The honourable Lord of Winterfell drawn into King's Landing politics. His sense of duty defines and costs him everything.

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.

Protagonist

Jon Snow

House Stark / Targaryen

Lord Commander, King in the North

Raised as Ned's bastard, Jon rises from the Night's Watch to become one of Westeros' most pivotal figures.

I am the sword in the darkness.

Protagonist

Sansa Stark

House Stark

Queen in the North

Begins naive, forged through suffering into one of the sharpest political minds in Westeros.

I am a slow learner, it's true. But I learn.

Protagonist

Arya Stark

House Stark

Faceless Assassin

A wolf who refused to be a lamb. Trained by the Faceless Men, driven by a list of names she recites every night.

A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell. And I'm going home.

Protagonist

Cersei Lannister

House Lannister

Queen of the Seven Kingdoms

She loves her children absolutely and her enemies not at all. A life spent fighting a world that underestimates her.

When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.

Antagonist

Tyrion Lannister

House Lannister

Hand of the Queen

The Imp — the cleverest man in most rooms. Navigates politics with a wine cup and a sharp tongue.

I drink and I know things.

Protagonist

Jaime Lannister

House Lannister

The Kingslayer

Labelled dishonourable for the one act that saved thousands. One of the show's most complex moral journeys.

There are no men like me. There's only me.

Protagonist

Daenerys Targaryen

House Targaryen

Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains

The last of her dragon-riding dynasty. She crosses the sea, wins an army, and claims her destiny.

I'm going to break the wheel.

Protagonist

Petyr Baelish

House Baelish

Littlefinger

He didn't want power — he wanted the game. Climbed from nothing using chaos as a ladder.

Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder.

Antagonist

Jorah Mormont

House Mormont

Advisor to Daenerys

Exiled knight and Daenerys' most devoted protector. His loyalty is absolute and his love unreturned.

You have a good claim, a true claim.

Protagonist

Sandor Clegane

House Clegane

The Hound

Scarred and brutal, yet acts with more decency than most knights who wear a cloak.

Fuck the King.

Complex