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− | '''Biter''' is a vicious criminal of King's Landing. | + | '''Biter''' is a vicious criminal of King's Landing who later becomes a member of the [[Brave Companions]]. |
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
− | He | + | He enormous and bald, with soft, doughy flesh. His tongue had been cut and he does not speak, except to hiss. His teeth have been filed into points.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 5|Chapter 5]], Arya</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ===''A Clash of Kings''=== | ||
− | Biter is one of | + | Biter is one of three prisoners in the [[Red Keep#Dungeons|Black Cells]] that were given to [[Yoren]] as recruits for the [[Night's Watch]]. Yoren considers him so dangerous that he keeps him chained in a wagon, along with [[Jaqen H'ghar]] and [[Rorge]], for the journey to the [[Wall]].{{Ref|aCoK|1}} |
− | When Yoren's band is attacked at an abandoned keep by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]], Biter and his companions find themselves trapped in the wagon in the middle of a fire, but [[Arya Stark]], before escaping herself, throws an axe into the wagon so that they could break free and save themselves.{{Ref|aCoK|14}} | + | When Yoren's band is attacked at an abandoned keep by raiders led by Ser [[Amory Lorch]], Biter and his companions find themselves trapped in the wagon in the middle of a fire, but [[Arya Stark]], before escaping herself, throws an axe into the wagon so that they could break free and save themselves.{{Ref|aCoK|14}} Biter and his companions manage to escape and somehow come into Ser Amory's service, eventually arriving at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|aCoK|30}} |
At Jaqen H'ghar's request, Biter and Rorge reluctantly agree to help Arya free some [[northmen]] prisoners taken by the [[Brave Companions]], because she has saved their lives. Afterwards, they join the Brave Companions, staying in Harrenhal.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} | At Jaqen H'ghar's request, Biter and Rorge reluctantly agree to help Arya free some [[northmen]] prisoners taken by the [[Brave Companions]], because she has saved their lives. Afterwards, they join the Brave Companions, staying in Harrenhal.{{Ref|aCoK|47}} | ||
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+ | ===''A Storm of Swords''=== | ||
+ | Rorge tells [[Jamie Lannister]] that Biter bit the breasts off of a septa sometime during their foraging and pillaging as part of the Brave Companions.{{Ref|aSoS|21}} | ||
===''A Feast for Crows''=== | ===''A Feast for Crows''=== |
Revision as of 09:18, 6 November 2013
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Alias | Biter |
Allegiance | Brave Companions |
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Biter is a vicious criminal of King's Landing who later becomes a member of the Brave Companions.
Contents
Appearance
He enormous and bald, with soft, doughy flesh. His tongue had been cut and he does not speak, except to hiss. His teeth have been filed into points.[1]
History
Biter was an orphan, in his childhood he was found by Rorge and trained to fight feral with dogs in Flea Bottom.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Biter is one of three prisoners in the Black Cells that were given to Yoren as recruits for the Night's Watch. Yoren considers him so dangerous that he keeps him chained in a wagon, along with Jaqen H'ghar and Rorge, for the journey to the Wall.[3]
When Yoren's band is attacked at an abandoned keep by raiders led by Ser Amory Lorch, Biter and his companions find themselves trapped in the wagon in the middle of a fire, but Arya Stark, before escaping herself, throws an axe into the wagon so that they could break free and save themselves.[4] Biter and his companions manage to escape and somehow come into Ser Amory's service, eventually arriving at Harrenhal.[5]
At Jaqen H'ghar's request, Biter and Rorge reluctantly agree to help Arya free some northmen prisoners taken by the Brave Companions, because she has saved their lives. Afterwards, they join the Brave Companions, staying in Harrenhal.[6]
A Storm of Swords
Rorge tells Jamie Lannister that Biter bit the breasts off of a septa sometime during their foraging and pillaging as part of the Brave Companions.[7]
A Feast for Crows
After the death of Vargo Hoat, leader of the Brave Companions, Biter travels with Rorge alongside remnants of the Companions and participates in the sacking of Saltpans.
At the Inn at the Crossroads, after Rorge duels with and is slain by Brienne of Tarth, Biter quickly overpowers Brienne and begins savagely biting her face. He is stopped by Gendry, who drives a spear through the back of his neck, killing him.[8]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 5, Arya
- ↑ Canadian Signing Tour (Vancouver, January 13, 2006) report So Spake Martin
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 1, Arya I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 14, Arya IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 30, Arya VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 47, Arya IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 21, Jaime III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 37, Brienne