Cersei's twin brother and a knight of the Kingsguard, widely regarded as the finest swordsman alive. Jaime earned the name Kingslayer when he killed the Mad King Aerys, an act that branded him an oathbreaker regardless of his reasons.

The King's Justice – the royal executioner. Ser Ilyn had his tongue torn out with hot pincers on the orders of the Mad King, and now carries out his grim duties in silence.

The third son of Mace Tyrell and brother to Margaery. The finest young knight in the Seven Kingdoms, famed for his tournament prowess and his beauty. His relationship with Renly Baratheon is one of the series' worst-kept secrets at court.

Sandor's elder brother, the largest and most feared knight in Westeros. A man of almost mindless violence, Gregor serves as Tywin Lannister's most brutal instrument.