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| Character_name = Kem [[File:Second Sons small.png|50px|left]] [[File:Second Sons small.png|50px|right]]
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| Allegiance = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]<br>[[Second Sons]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]<br>[[Second Sons]]
 
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| Culture = [[Crownlander]]
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| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Flea Bottom]]
 
 
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Flea Bottom]], [[King's Landing]]
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| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)<br />''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
 
| Books = ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)<br />''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (appears)
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'''Kem''' is a young [[sellsword]] of the [[Second Sons]]. He is from [[Flea Bottom]].{{ref|adwd|66}} He has pale blond hair.{{ref|twow|| [[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}
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'''Kem''' is a young [[sellsword]] of the [[Second Sons]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
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==Appearance and Character==
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Kem has pale blond hair.{{Ref|TWOW||[[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}
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The youth dislikes Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] for the [[Sack of King's Landing]] and the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Kem once saw [[Tywin Lannister]] riding up a hill in [[King's Landing]]. His men had red cloaks and little lions on their helms. Kem liked the helms. He tells [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] that he never liked the [[Hand of the King|Hand]] though, as he [[Sack of King's Landing|sacked the city]] and smashed the host that Kem was in on the [[Blackwater Rush|Blackwater]].{{ref|adwd|66}}
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Kem comes from [[Flea Bottom]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}} He once saw Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] riding up a hill in [[King's Landing]], and the lad liked the little lions on the helms of Tywin's [[House Lannister guards|red cloaks]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
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Kem claims that he and his brother, [[Kennet (Flea Bottom)|Kennet]], fought in the army of [[Stannis Baratheon]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], during which Kennet was killed. Kem dropped his spear and tried to escape after the appearance of [[Renly Baratheon]]'s ghost ([[Garlan Tyrell]]), but he and thousands more were left behind by the fleeing ships.{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
  
Kem claims that he and his brother, [[Kennet (Flea Bottom)|Kennet]], fought in the army of [[Stannis Baratheon]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He tried to escape after the appearance of [[Renly Baratheon]]'s [[Garlan Tyrell|ghost]], but at the ships a [[knight]] said to him ''“Where’s your spear boy? We got no room for cravens”'', and they left Kem and thousands more. As he feared being sent to the [[Wall]], he traveled across the [[narrow sea]] and joined up with the sellsword company the [[Second Sons]] as a means to survive.{{ref|adwd|66}}
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As he feared being sent to the [[Wall]] by Tywin after the battle, Kem traveled across the [[narrow sea]] and joined the [[Second Sons]], a [[sellsword]] company, as a means to survive.{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Kem, along with the rest of the [[Second Sons]], went over to the [[Yunkai]]'i after [[Brown Ben Plumm]] felt that [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s cause was lost.{{ref|adwd|36}}
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Kem and the [[Second Sons]] go over to the [[Yunkai]]'i after [[Brown Ben Plumm]] feels that [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s cause is lost.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}
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After [[Tyrion Lannister]] joins the company, [[Snatch]] has Kem escort Tyrion and [[Penny]] to the wagons. Tyrion chats briefly with Kem on their way to the armory. He can tell that Kem is from [[King's Landing]], as he has a strong [[Flea Bottom]] accent. Kem says he misses a boy—a friend of his—and his brother [[Kennet (Flea Bottom)|Kennet]], who died in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
  
After [[Tyrion Lannister]] joins the company, Brown Ben tells [[Inkpots]] to escort Tyrion and [[Penny]] to the wagons in order to equip them with weapons and armor. Inkpots then tells Tyrion he'll have [[Snatch]] take them to the wagons. Snatch then whistles for Kem, calls him a "fucking pisspot", and tells him to escort the dwarves to the wagons. Tyrion chats briefly with Kem on their way to the armory. He can tell that Kem is from [[King's Landing]], as he has a strong [[Flea Bottom]] accent. Tyrion asks him if he misses King's Landing. Kem replies “some”. He adds that he misses a boy - a friend of his - and his brother who died on the Blackwater. Kem mentions he misses the food, and his love for the [[bowl of brown]] in a certain pot shop, claiming there was no equal elsewhere. He asks Tyrion if he has ever had a bowl of brown, to which Tyrion replies ''"A time or two. [[Symon Silver Tongue|Singer's stew]], I call it."'', claiming it's called that because it makes him want to sing. Kem, unaware of Tyrion's reference, likes the name and says he will ask for it when he returns to Flea Bottom.{{ref|ADWD|66}}
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Kem mentions he misses the food of the capital, and his love for the [[bowl of brown]] in a certain pot shop, claiming there is no equal elsewhere. Tyrion says he calls the food "singer's stew", claiming it makes him want to sing. Kem, unaware of Tyrion's reference to the late [[Symon Silver Tongue]], likes the name and says he will ask for it when he returns to [[Flea Bottom]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}}
  
 
===''The Winds of Winter''===
 
===''The Winds of Winter''===
As the [[Second Siege of Meereen]] commences, Tyrion steps out of his tent and observes the scene before him.  He spies Kem sitting on a rock, gazing at the ground. Tyrion thinks Kem may be remembering his dead brother or his friend back in King's Landing. When a Yunkish lordling rides up to order the [[Second Sons]] to bring the company to the bay shore by the command of [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], Kem is confused, and asks if that is the [[Faezhar zo Faez|Rabbit]]; [[Inkpots]] tells him that it's [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], also called Pudding Face. During the Second Sons meeting to discuss [[Malazza]]'s orders, Kem disturbs them to tell them that another rider has come with new orders from the supreme commander.{{ref|twow|| [[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}
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{{Warning/twow}}
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As the [[second siege of Meereen]] commences, Tyrion thinks Kem may be remembering his dead brother or his friend back in King's Landing. When a Yunkish lordling rides up to order the [[Second Sons]] to bring the company to the bay shore by the command of [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], Kem is confused, and he asks if that is the [[Faezhar zo Faez|Rabbit]]; [[Inkpots]] tells him it is [[Gorzhak zo Eraz]], also called Pudding Face. During the meeting to discuss [[Malazza]]'s orders, Kem disturbs the Second Sons to tell them that another rider has come with new orders from the supreme commander.{{Ref|TWOW||[[Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)|Tyrion II]]}}
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==Quotes by Kem==
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{{Quote|'''Kem''': Who told you I was from [[King's Landing]]?<br>
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'''Tyrion''': No one. Your wits gave you away. There's no one clever as a Kingslander, they say.{{Ref|ADWD|66}}|Kem and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{Quote|'''Kem''': They say all [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] are twisty snakes.<br>
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'''Tyrion''': Snakes? That sound you hear is [[Tywin Lannister|my lord father]], slithering in his grave. [[House Lannister|We are lions]], or so we like to say. But it makes no matter, Kem. Step on a snake or a lion's tail, you'll end up just as dead.{{Ref|ADWD|66}}|Kem to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
==Quotes==
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==Quotes about Kem==
{{Quote|They say all [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] are twisty snakes.{{ref|ADWD|66}}|Kem, to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{Quote|Every word out of your mouth reeks of [[Flea Bottom]].{{Ref|ADWD|66}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Supporters of Stannis Baratheon in the War of the Five Kings]]
  
 
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Revision as of 23:34, 13 January 2023

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Allegiances
Culture Crownlands
Born Flea Bottom, King's Landing
Books

Kem is a young sellsword of the Second Sons.[1]

Appearance and Character

Kem has pale blond hair.[2]

The youth dislikes Lord Tywin Lannister for the Sack of King's Landing and the Battle of the Blackwater.[1]

History

Kem comes from Flea Bottom.[1] He once saw Lord Tywin Lannister riding up a hill in King's Landing, and the lad liked the little lions on the helms of Tywin's red cloaks.[1]

Kem claims that he and his brother, Kennet, fought in the army of Stannis Baratheon during the Battle of the Blackwater, during which Kennet was killed. Kem dropped his spear and tried to escape after the appearance of Renly Baratheon's ghost (Garlan Tyrell), but he and thousands more were left behind by the fleeing ships.[1]

As he feared being sent to the Wall by Tywin after the battle, Kem traveled across the narrow sea and joined the Second Sons, a sellsword company, as a means to survive.[1]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Kem and the Second Sons go over to the Yunkai'i after Brown Ben Plumm feels that Daenerys Targaryen's cause is lost.[3]

After Tyrion Lannister joins the company, Snatch has Kem escort Tyrion and Penny to the wagons. Tyrion chats briefly with Kem on their way to the armory. He can tell that Kem is from King's Landing, as he has a strong Flea Bottom accent. Kem says he misses a boy—a friend of his—and his brother Kennet, who died in the Battle of the Blackwater.[1]

Kem mentions he misses the food of the capital, and his love for the bowl of brown in a certain pot shop, claiming there is no equal elsewhere. Tyrion says he calls the food "singer's stew", claiming it makes him want to sing. Kem, unaware of Tyrion's reference to the late Symon Silver Tongue, likes the name and says he will ask for it when he returns to Flea Bottom.[1]

The Winds of Winter

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As the second siege of Meereen commences, Tyrion thinks Kem may be remembering his dead brother or his friend back in King's Landing. When a Yunkish lordling rides up to order the Second Sons to bring the company to the bay shore by the command of Gorzhak zo Eraz, Kem is confused, and he asks if that is the Rabbit; Inkpots tells him it is Gorzhak zo Eraz, also called Pudding Face. During the meeting to discuss Malazza's orders, Kem disturbs the Second Sons to tell them that another rider has come with new orders from the supreme commander.[2]

Quotes by Kem

Kem: Who told you I was from King's Landing?
Tyrion: No one. Your wits gave you away. There's no one clever as a Kingslander, they say.[1]

—Kem and Tyrion Lannister

Kem: They say all Lannisters are twisty snakes.
Tyrion: Snakes? That sound you hear is my lord father, slithering in his grave. We are lions, or so we like to say. But it makes no matter, Kem. Step on a snake or a lion's tail, you'll end up just as dead.[1]

Quotes about Kem

Every word out of your mouth reeks of Flea Bottom.[1]

—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister

References