The last known daughter of the deposed Mad King Aerys II, living in exile across the Narrow Sea with her brother Viserys. Sold into marriage to a Dothraki khal, Daenerys begins her story as a frightened girl with no power of her own.

An exiled Westerosi knight serving as an advisor to the Targaryen siblings in exile. Jorah's counsel and sword arm prove invaluable to Daenerys, though his reasons for attaching himself to her cause are not entirely straightforward.

A young slave girl from the island of Naath, serving as an interpreter. Brilliant with languages and quietly observant, Missandei becomes one of Daenerys's most trusted companions.

Commander of the Unsullied, the elite slave-soldiers Daenerys frees in Astapor. Disciplined, loyal, and quietly dignified, Grey Worm embraces the name he bore as a slave because it was the name he had on his day of freedom.

A flamboyant sellsword captain who pledges his company – and himself – to Daenerys's cause. Bold, skilled, and shamelessly self-promoting, Daario is either utterly devoted or utterly untrustworthy, depending on the moment.

The elderly, blind maester of the Night's Watch at Castle Black. Few know that he is a Targaryen prince who refused the Iron Throne decades ago, choosing service over power.