Ser Illyn Payne - The World of Ice and Fire (2014)

A bannerman to House Lannister with fealty to House Targaryen, Ser Illyn Payne was the captain of Lord Tywin Lannister's personal guard, while Tywin was Hand to King Aerys II Targaryen.

After being supposedly overheard to say that it was the Hand who ruled the Seven Kingdoms instead of the King himself by one of Aerys II's informers, Aerys II had Ser Illyn arrested by the King's Guard, who removed his entire tongue wrenched out of his mouth with "red hot pincers".

"The Mad King" kept Ser Illyn alive however, and he continued to serve faithfully to his Hand and the King along with the rest of his House, and the other Lords of the Westerlands.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Aerys II" (First and Only Mention)

Sheepstealer - The World of Ice and Fire (2014)

A wild dragon renowned for his taste for the flesh of dead lamb and mutton, Sheepstealer (as the name suggested) tended to hunt and snatch the woolen mammals from their pens. He was noted for looking "plain" with "brown" scales.

After Rhaenyra and Jacaerys promised to bestow titles and land to the illegitimate Targaryen children (Dragonseed) who could befriend the riderless dragons (himself, Cannibal and Grey Ghost), Alyn of Hull attempted to train Sheepstealer for himself. However he deemed the young boy to be unworthy, burning his legs and back with fire. After several other bastards of the Targaryen family tried to tame him, he eventually became friendly to Nettles, who had gained his trust by bringing him mutton on a regular basis.

He was ridden by Nettles during the Dance of Dragons, fighting in the name of Princess Rhaenyra and her legion. But they did not remain loyal to her cause for long, flying off into the sky, never being seen by anybody again.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Aegon II" (First Mentioned)
2. "Aegon III" (Last Mentioned)

House Tarly - The World of Ice and Fire (2014)

House Tarly was a house formed in the Reach with strong loyalty for their vassal, House Tyrell. The Lords of the Tarly family reside in the seat of Horn Hill, as well as being the keepers of a Valyrian greatsword known as Heartsbane.

Picking a red huntsman on a backdrop of green for their sigil, House Tarly's family words were "First in Battle"

The first recorded member of House Tarly was "Savage" Sam Tarley, who took part in the Vulture Hunt along with other of the Marching Lords in an attempt to capture and kill the leader of the rebellion, the Vulture King, who opposed the rule of King Aenys I Targaryen.

The Tarly family also took up arms during the Dance of Dragons, fighting for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. In the battle Honeywine, House Tarly joined forces with Houses Rowan and Costayne in an effort to defeat House Hightower. However they were defeated by the arrival of Prince Daeron Targaryen, who took Lord Alan Tarly as a prisoner.


"Aenys I"

Maester Yandel decided he would document the History of Westeros, calling it "The World of Ice and Fire: A Complete Guide of Westeros," writing it during the reign of King Robert Baratheon, he completing it during the era of King Tommen Baratheon the First of his Name.

Whilst he recounted the tale of the Vulture King, the Maester told the tale of how "Savage" Sam had used Heartsbane to slay his numerous enemies.


"Aegon II"

He then noted how the Tarlys aligned themselves with Princess Rhaenyra and her Blacks, working with fellow houses in an effort to takeout House Hightower, but they were soundly defeated by Prince Daeron the Daring.

Focusing on the Dance of Dragons more, he did not reveal the name of the Tarly Lord who led the troupes, leaving it to independent sources to discover it was Lord Alan.


"House Tyrell"

Writing about the history of House Tyrell, Yandel drew pictures of the various sigils of houses famous for living in the reach - both current and extinct. Among them was House Tarly, who were depicted between Houses Rowan and Ashford. Alongside them were Houses Caswell, Florent, Fossoway, Gardner, Hightower, Merryweather, Mullendore, Oakheart, and Redwyne.



Appearances: 

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Aenys I" (First Mentioned)
2. "Aegon II"
3. "House Tyrell" (Last Mentioned)

"I Killed the Last One" - A Feast For Crows (2005)

The first ever Hand to the King to be a practitioner of pyromancy, Rossart was killed in the final day of Robert Baratheon's rebellion against House Targaryen by Jamie Lannister, who would go on to be called the "Kingslayer" for his actions to save King's Landing from total annihilation.


"Jamie II"

Whilst trying to think of who to make Hand of the King, Cersei asked Jamie what she thought of Lord Hallyne of the Alechmist's Guild, thinking he would be a strong choice and a powerful ally. She went on to note that he would not be the first "pyromancer" that would be granted the title of Hand to the King.

However Jamie is against the idea, remembering how he had to kill Rossart during the Sack of King's Landing, in order to stop the Hand from following Aerys II's orders and releasing Wildfire to burn the city into cinders.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Jamie II" (First and Only Mention)

Rossart - A Dance with Dragons (2011)

Apart of King Aerys II Targaryen's small council, Aerys II relied heavily on the council of Lord Chelsted and Rossart. He eventually murdered Chelsted for quitting his position as Hand to the King, giving the title to his most favourite pyromancer.

Both where dead a fortnight later, killed by Jamie Lannister after they both decreed the head of Tywin.


"Epilogue"

While thinking back to the days of King Aerys II Targaryen and Robert's Rebellion during his last ever Small Council meeting, Kevan Lannister remarked that if Aerys II's pride and paranoia did not get the better of him - choosing to listen to the council of Lord Chelsted and Rossart after the Battle of the Bell, rather than Tywin, - House Targaryen would not have been extinct, as it was House Lannister that orchestrated the Sacking of King's Landing and the eventual destruction of the "Mad King's" reign.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Epilogue" (First and Only Mention)

Rossart - A Storm of Swords (2000)

Having been made a lord by King Aerys II Targaryen, Wisdom Rossart created a sigil for himself, inspired by the pyromancy and fire he loved so much - "a burning torch" with green flames spread out on a backdrop of silver. He had originally been a "lowborn", working his way up from an Acolyte to Wisdom of the Alchemist's Guild.

Rossart was the pyromancer to personally "cook Lord Rickard Stark in his own armour", which became Aerys II's favourite form of torture and execution. Rossart had been the last ever Hand to ever serve King Aerys II, gaining the position after Aerys II had the last Hand (Lord Chelsted) burned alive. He was in that position for "a fortnight".

Rossart and other mages of the guild, Belis and Garigus had been busy over a period of three nights, placing caches of Wildfire throughout King's Landing - "Beneath the Sept of Baelor, the hovels of Flea Bottom, under the stabes and storehouses, at all seven gates, even in the cellars of the Red Keep itself." He had used maps of King's Landing to decide the best places to put them that would do the most damage, growing excited at the thought of all the destruction it would cause to Westeros and the realm.

King Aerys II told him that all he would give Robert Baratheon and his rebel forces was "naught but ashes."

In his last report to his liege lord, he announced that the Lannister forces had breached the walls of the city. He had been advising the King when Jamie requested a meeting between himself and his father, begging for a peaceful conclusion, standing beside Aerys as he decreed that the King's Guard kill Tywin Lannister and bring him his head to prove he was no traitor.

At Aerys II orders, Rossart left the Red Keep to begin initiating the Wildfire Plot. He and a handpicked group of Wisdoms set about with their mission to destroy King's Landing. Changing into clothes that would make him look like a "common man-at-arms", Rossart made his way to the postern gate. However Jamie Lannister ensured that Rossart could not destroy the city, stabbing him to death, before going to face King Aerys II with the Wisdom's blood still on his sword.


"Jamie II"

Thinking back to the final moments of the Sacking of King's Landing, Jamie regretted gutting Rossart as he had done, believing it would have been better to drown him and smother out his desire for fire and ash.

Upon revealing to Aerys II that he had killed Rossart, the King excreted in fear and proceeded to run. It surprised Jamie that Aerys hadn't fought back, unlike Rossart, who attacked Jamie with tricks of alchemy, but was easily defeated by the King's Guard. Jamie was equally shocked that nobody cared who killed him, remarking it was probably due to his status as "another mad fancy of the Mad King."


"Jamie V"

Prior to their meeting with Roose Bolton, Jamie recounted the Sacking of King's Landing to Brienne in the Bathhouse of Harrenhal as fever took him, including how he had murdered the pyromancer. When asked why he hadn't revealed the truth, Jamie decalred it was his job as a King's Guard to "keep the Kings secrets."


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Jamie II (First Mention)
2. "Jamie V (Last Mention)

Rossart - A Clash of Kings (1998)

A High Ranking member of the Alchemist Guild with intimate knowledge about "The Substace", Rossart had been made King Aerys II Hand.

During his time as Hand, he would visit the Alchemist's Guild to check on the progress of the Wildfire, helping to create more caches and plant them throughout King's Landing at key structural points tat would engulf the whole city in flames if the King ordered it.

One such cache was placed under the Dragon Pit (in the cellars), which contained three hundred jars, which had not been marked on any maps for fear they would be found by enemies and used against them.


"Tyrion I"

While visiting the Alchemist's Guild to check on the process of Wildfire production that Cersei Lannister had commissioned for the defence of King's Landing, the current head Hallyne greeted Tyrion and expressed his surprise to be visited by a Hand to the King, something he mused had not happened since the time of King Aerys II Targareyen. He added that since the Hand of the King was also a part of their order, it was not to be unexpected.


"Tyrion XI"

Giving a report to Tyrion on the Guild's progress in his solar, Hallyne reported to the dubious Hand that Rossart's Dragon Pit cache had been stumbled upon by a drunk male who had fallen through the rotted floor of the ruins into the cellars below - the Dragon Pit being used by some of the local "whores" as a place to "entertain their patrons". The patron mistook one of the clay pots for alcohol and broke the wax seal, drinking it.

Although Tyrion expressed his pleasure at the news, he did wish that Rossart had at least left some sort of warning, so that no had would make similar mistakes to what the drunk patron had done.


Appearances:

1. None

Mentions:

1. "Tyrion IV" (First Mention)
2. "Tyrion XI" (Last Mention)