Tyrion Lannister

Nicknamed "The Imp," Tyrion Lannister is the younger brother of Cersei and Jaime Lannister. He is a dwarf and his mother died during his birth, for which his father, Tywin Lannister, blamed him. While not physically powerful, Tyrion has a cunning mind, and often uses to his advantage the fact that others constantly underestimate him. Initially, Tyrion bears no ill will to the Starks, but after being wrongly captured and put on trial for the crime of murdering Jon Arryn and conspiring to kill Bran Stark, both of which he had no hand in or knowledge of, his ire toward Lady Catelyn prompts him to join his father's war against the Starks. At the end of the Lannisters army first lost against Robb Stark's army which Jaime is captured, the Lannisters learn King Joffrey has killed Ned against their wishes and Robert's brothers are challenging Joffrey's claim to the throne. To ensure someone trusted controls Joffrey while he deals with the war effort, Tywin sends Tyrion to rule in his stead as Hand of the King, finally taking note of his "lesser" son's cunning intellect.

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