History Characters / ThyGoodNeighbor

* BlamingTheVictim: Begrudgingly realizes that this is ''all'' he can do when Prince Rhaegar visits Lyanna Start while his wife - and Oberyn's ''sister'' - is undergoing a very stressful pregnancy. To his credit, he knows the Starks aren't at fault, but that only serves to make him angrier.

* BrokenPedestal: Much like Ned, Oberyn has lost a great deal of respect for [[KnightInShiningArmor Arthur Dayne]] after [[spoiler: Arthur did nothing to stop Rhaegar from visiting Lyarra Stark in private]]. This might even be worse for Oberyn than Ned, as House Dayne is a vassal of the Martells.

* AngerBornOfWorry: Oberyn's resentment of the Starks has more to due with concern that his sister Elia and her children might be cast aside by Rhaegar in favor of Lyanna. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold to his credit, he realizes that this isn't the fault of the Starks.]] Though, it doesn't help either.
* BigBrotherInstinct: For as much as a smug, philandering prat he can be, Oberyn is above all else a good brother and much of his antagonism to Brandon and Ned is born from his concern for Elia.
* BrokenPedestal: Much like Ned, Oberyn has lost a great deal of respect for [[KnightInShiningArmor Arthur Dayne]] after [[spoiler: Arthur did nothing to stop Rhaegar from visiting Lyarra Stark in private]]. This might even be worse for Oberyn than Ned, as House Dayne is a vassal of the Martells.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Angry at the Starks as he might be, even Oberyn can't condone one of his bannermen trying to kill Ned out of petty jealousy in the middle of widely public melee.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Oberyn antagonizes the Starks a great deal at the tourney, but its done out of love for his sister and even he knows [[MisplacedRetribution that the Starks aren't at fault for what happened.]]

* AngerBornOfWorry: Oberyn's resentment of the Starks has more to due with concern that his sister Elia and her children might be cast aside by Rhaegar in favor of Lyanna. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold to his credit, he realizes that this isn't the fault of the Starks.]] Though, it doesn't help either.
* BigBrotherInstinct: For as much as a smug, philandering prat he can be, Oberyn is above all else a good brother and much of his antagonism to Brandon and Ned is born from his concern for Elia.
* BrokenPedastal: Much like Ned, Oberyn has lost a great deal of respect for [[KnightInShiningArmor Arthur Dayne]] after [[spoiler: Arthur did nothing to stop Rhaegar from visiting Lyarra Stark in private]]. This might even be worse for Oberyn than Ned, as House Dayne is a vassal of the Martells.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Angry at the Starks as he might be, even Oberyn can't condone one of his bannermen trying to kill Ned out of petty jealousy in the middle of widely public melee.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Oberyn antagonizes the Starks a great deal at the tourney, but its done out of love for his sister and even he knows [[MisplacedRetribution that the Starks aren't at fault for what happened.]]

* OutsideContextProblem: The Fairchilds' existence is this to Westeros at large, if not the rest of the known world. They hail from beyond the Sunset Sea, a stretch of ocean no one has managed to explore, have enough resources and wealth to feed starving smallfolk and provide [[spoiler:enough materials to build no less than ''six glass greenhouses'']], and have access to advanced techniques in science and medicine that Westeros could very much benefit from. That such a boon found itself in House Stark's territory is one of the reasons why [[spoiler:two noble houses and rivals try to take them out to no avail]].

* AdaptationalBadass: In canon, his only known achievement was beating a younger Petyr Baelish in a duel, and is never mentioned as being among the greats when others remember the most notable knights and swordsmen. Thanks to Cyril's training, he manages to beat the Greatjon Umber, has won against every single challenger in the North, and is widely known for slaying an entire Ironborn raiding party. Afterwards, he's known as [[RedBaron the Northern Blade]], and is frequently compared to the likes of [[TheAce Arthur Dayne]].

* AdaptationalBadass: While Ned was known as an accomplished warrior in canon, he himself notes that he would have died against [[TheAce Arthur Dayne]] in his famed duel if not for Howland Reed (though the exact details surrounding the event have yet to be revealed in the book series). In this story, thanks to Cyril's training and regular spars with Brandon, he's become skilled enough to the point he's compared more directly to Dayne; especially after he is knighted for single-handily killing a mountain war chief. He also further proves this, during the Harrenhal tournament, where he manages to win against the older Tygett Lannister; who killed three members of the Golden Company at age ten, and was noted to be only matched by Jaime as the Westerland's best warrior.

* RedOniBlueOni: Downplayed. Initially, he was the blue oni to Brandon's red, though the latter's tutilage under Cyril [[spoiler:and loss of status as House Stark's heir]] has made him almost as leveled as his brother.

A prominent family of the Northern lands of Westeros whose family line can be traced back to eight thousand years ago. Its current patriarch is Rickard Stark.

* AffluentAscetic: Played with. By all rights, the Fairchilds live a modest life in their manse despite having access to enough wealth and resources to rival a great noble house, if not make said house green with envy. Said manse, on the other hand, is seen as being ludicrously luxurious by the rest of Westeros.

* SpottingTheThread: After the singers tourney, Rhaegar makes an unexpected visit to her room after overhearing her music, hoping to hear it for himself. It's only after he leaves that Lyanna remembers the royal apartments are on the other side of Harrenhal and realizes Rhaegar lied about overhearing her music.

* BlatantLies: In Book 2 Chapter 2, he tells Lyanna he overheard her music while roaming the halls and wished for a private concert. It's only after he leaves Lyanna remembers the royal apartments are on the other side of Harrenhal, meaning there's no way he would have overheard her music.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In a manner of speaking - due to being a PosthumousCharacter, most of what we hear about Rhaegar comes from secondhand sources, and according to those who liked him but weren't blind to his faults (read: Barristan), he was the archetypical KnightInShiningArmor. In just his first appearance in this story, he comes off as quite creepy in his interactions with Lyana, and also seems to brush off concerns about his wife Elia (who is going through a very stressful pregnancy).

* ArrangedMarriage: With Lyanna like in the books and TV show. [[spoiler:Having seen how HappilyMarried the Fairchilds are, how faithful Rickard remains to her late mother, and hearing of how much of a skirt-chaser Robert is, Lyanna is ''not'' happy. The only reason she gives him a chance is because of Evetta's encouragement. Robert is]]

* InadequateInheritor: Viewed by his father and himself. Robert knows he's not qualified to be the next head of the family and often dreamed of striking out on his own, but Steffon's [[SparedByTheAdaptation survival]] and learning of his son's flaws endeavored him to take Robert's studies more seriously to the point of personally supervising him.

* ArrangedMarriage: With Lyanna like in the books and TV show. [[spoiler:Having seen how HappilyMarried the Fairchilds are, how faithful Rickard remains to her late mother, and hearing of how much of a skirt-chaser Robert is, Lyanna is ''not'' happy.]]

* AdpatationalJerkass: In a manner of speaking - due to being a PosthumousCharacter, most of what we hear about Rhaegar comes from secondhand sources, and according to those who liked him but weren't blind to his faults (read: Barristan), he was the archetypical KnightInShiningArmor. In just his first appearance in this story, he comes off as quite creepy in his interactions with Lyana, and also seems to brush off concerns about his wife Elia (who is going through a very stressful pregnancy).