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Friday, May 31, 2024

Red's Moltres - Pokémon Origins

Dwelling in Kanto's Victory Road, Moltres preferred to keep to themselves. Highly territorial, they would lash out and attack anyone who disturbed their nest.

Red would stumble upon Moltres during his travels. Clashing with the young trainer's Charizard, the two fought to a standstill. They would eventually be caught and added to his collection. 

Red's Zapdos - Pokémon Origins

One of the three Legendary Birds originating from the Kanto Region, Zapdos often roosted in the abandoned Power Plant, making a nest for themself among the electrical pylons. 

While exploring the Plant, Red came across Zapdos. Wanting to add them to his collection, he battled the bird with his Tauros. After a fierce fight, they would finally be caught. 

Red's Articuno - Pokémon Origins

While investigating the Seafoam Islands for new Pokémon to collect and add to his Pokédex, Red came across Articuno. Impressed by their beauty, he caught them. He used his Rapidash to weaken them, before finally capturing them in an Ultra Ball. 

Red would later use Articuno in his fight against Mewtwo. Despite their best efforts and a powerful blizzard, the clone easily overpowered them.

Ser Glendon Goode - Fire & Blood

A loyalist of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Ser Glendon Goode (170 AC - 190 AC) was appointed Lord Commander of the Queensguard after his successful recovery of Ser Lorent Marbrand's corpse, during the first day of the King's Landing riots. 

He would only hold this title for - less than - one day. 

He was among the Seven Knights sent by Rhaenyra to recover the body of Prince Joffrey Velaryon, after the young boy was thrown from the back of the dragon Syrax and fell to his death, landing in Fleabottom, amidst the rioting. 

While they were successful in their mission, Goode was killed when a rioter set fire to his cape. The rearing horse threw him clear. He was killed by the mob, tearing him apart for his weapons and armour. 

Lamentation - Fire & Blood

The ancestral sword of House Royce, Lamentation was the Valyrian steel sword passed down the family for generations. The last known owner was Ser Willam Royce, a knight in the service of Queen Rhaenyra. 

Royce was killed by rioters while trying to recover the dead body of Prince Joffrey Velaryon. Lamentation was thought lost. 

There were rumours that the blade had been taken by Ser Warrick Wheaton and used in his assault on the Dragonpit, injuring the dragon Syrax in the process, though this could not be confirmed. 

Ser Warrick Wheaton - Fire & Blood

A knight based in King's Landing during the Targaryen civil war, The Dance of Dragons, Ser Warrick Wheaton took part in an attack on the Dragonpit. 

There he is said to have injured Queen Rhaenyra's mount, Syrax with a debilitating injury, slashing her wing and grounding the dragon. She would be overwhelmed by the Shepherd's flock and killed. 

In some accounts he was accredited to performing the killing blow, though this is conjecture. 

Wheaton had in his possession a Valyrian steel sword, which he used to fight Syrax. While again this blade cannot be accurately identified with any real certainty, it was most likely the blade Lamentation, taken from the former Queen's Guard Ser William Royce after he died trying to rescue - and later recover the body of - Prince Joffrey Velaryon.

Bean - Fire & Blood

A crossbowman from King's Landing, Bean was one of the many to storm the Dragonpit during the fall of King's Landing in 130 AC.

Surviving the incident he would claim to have killed the dragon Syrax, by first injuring her wing with a bolt. 

He would boast about his kill in the local taverns, only for one of Queen Rhaenyra's loyalists to cut out his tongue. 

There are many conflicting tales surrounding Syrax's death and who was responsible, so an exact account is hard to come by.

Hobb the Hewer - Fire & Blood

A woodsman living in King's Landing, Hobb the Hewer was one of the many followers of The Shepherd. 

Rebelling against Targaryen rule, he marched on the Dragonpit, where in the heat of the battle, he killed the young dragon Shrykos.

Jumping on her back, he used his axe to cave in her skull, striking her seven times. Some add religious allegory to this account to suggest each strike was said to be in the name of The Seven, which is possible given he was a follower of The Shepherd and listened to his sermons about the gods. 

Other accounts claim he was responsible for killing Dreamfyre, though this is highly contested due to the improbable nature of someone killing two dragons in melee combat. 

He was presumed dead, killed either by her fellow dragons or when the roof of the Dragonpit collapsed and was remembered as a hero by many. 

Shrykos - Fire & Blood

One of the five dragons under the control of King Aegon Targaryen's faction, Shrykos grew up riderless after his rider, Prince Jaehaerys was murdered by Blood and Cheese.

Too young for war, she was housed in the Dragonpit with the other dragons, fed and cared for. 

Shrykos was the first to die during the assault on the Dragonpit in 130 AC, after the woodsman Hobb the Hewer caved in her skull with his axe, but not before torching and killing countless assistants.