Dead Wolf Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 We learn in one of Quentyn's chapters that he and 20 more Westerosi were commanded to go over to Dany's side. Some of the names that stuck out are:1. Will of the Woods (The Tattered Prince calls him filth, but his name suggests different) Ned Woods is one of Stannis' scouts and his family is sworn to Deepwood Motte2. Lewis Lanster has golden hair and his last name is very close to Lannister. He's probably from one of the cadet branches in Lannisport3.Lucifer Long is a knight who was "seething about that slave girl Caggo took from him" the Longs were one of the Houses who held the Wolf's Den after the Greystarks were killed off4. Ser Orson Stone is a bastard knight from the Vale, and probably from a noble family if he has the surname Stone, a common hedge knight would choose his own name5. A Webber who nurses claims to lost lands in Westeros, and distant kin to Lady Rohanne in Dunk and Egg.Anyone I've missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Blue Eyes Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 A lot. Outside of the nobility, barely anybody got the training to become a sellsword, especially a successful sellsword and even fewer have the funds to cross the Narrow Sea. Impoverished nobles or the ones fallen out of grace have 20+ years of dedicated training as a knight, often the necessary equipment and thus are prime candidates for recruitment and fast advancement through the ranks.And those that weren't noble at their place of birth are so as soon as they are a couple leagues away. No one is going to ask them for a birth certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hempen Dan the Ropemaker Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 The lanster guy might be from a minor lannister offshoot house but I think the westerosi sellswords usually just take names of old houses that used to be famous when they join a free company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Wolf Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 The lanster guy might be from a minor lannister offshoot house but I think the westerosi sellswords usually just take names of old houses that used to be famous when they join a free company. The Longs are a pretty minor House and so are the Webbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaptainofouterspace Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Maybe Brown Ben Plumm? Tyrion think's he's a descendant of Viserys Plumm and distant relation to Ossifer Plumm.The Tattered Prince was chosen by the magisters of Pentos to be their Prince. The Prince of Pentos is chosen from the 40 families, which I assume are nobles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Urgandy Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Second and third sons from minor Noble houses probably don't have much more going for them, go to the free cities, fight a couple of wars for a hefty sum of gold and use your experience to form your own company or possibly take service with a major house in Westeros as a sworn shield or something. For exiles, which considering how many wars have been fought there are probably a lot, it'd be their best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansa_Stark Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Jorah was and is a sellsword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaptainofouterspace Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Oh yeah and probably allot of the Golden Company including it's founder Bittersteel (Aegor Rivers, legitimized bastard of King Aegon IV) and current commader Homeless Harry Strickland who's great grandfather lost his lands durring the Blackfyre rebelion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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