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Friday, June 7, 2024

Cheese - Fire & Blood

A ratcatcher loyal to Prince Daemon Targaryen and the Black Council, Cheese as the history books remember him, was hired by Lady Mysaria, on the prince's behalf, to assassinate one of King Aegon II and Queen Helaena's two young sons. 

With a vast knowledge of the hidden tunnels underneath the Red Keep, both himself and Blood breached the castle undetected. Breaking into the far less fortified Tower of the Hand, he took the Dowager Queen Alicent hostage. They were fully aware that the young Queen and her children visited their grandmother each evening, laying in wait for their quarry to approach.

While Blood murdered Helaena's guardsman, Cheese grabbed two-year-old Maelor, demanding that she choose which of her two sons they would kill. Explaining his contract, "a son for a son", he warned the queen to make her choice quickly, since his associate was more than willing to sexually assault her daughter and kill all three of them.

Upon hearing her answer to murder Maelor, he mockingly told the youngest child of her wishes, before Blood decapitated Prince Jaehaerys instead, much to Helaena's despair. True to his word, they left the others alive, though traumatised, taking the head with them as proof of the mission's completion.

Though Aegon ordered every rat catcher in King's Landing to be hanged, thanks to the evidence provided to him by the captured and tortured Blood, Cheese escaped punishment, going into hiding.

Blood - Fire & Blood

A former sergeant of the City Watch, the man known now as "Blood" was stripped of his gold cloak after killing a sex worker in a drunken rage. Still loyal to Daemon Tagragreyn and recognising him as the Prince of the City, he was chosen by his Lord's spymaster to commit an assassination on one of King Aegon II and Queen Helaena's sons.

With the help of a fellow mercenary and his knowledge of the various secret passageways beneath the Red Keep, the pair used the tunnels to access the Tower of the Hand. Strangling Dowager Queen Alicent's bedmaid to death, the pair set up an ambush for the queen and her children.

Cutting down Helaena's guard, the pair demanded that the young queen choose which one of her two sons they would kill, in accordance with Daemon's contract. Growing impatient with her stalling, he threatened to sexually assault her six-year-old daughter Jaehaera.

Ignoring Helaena's request to sacrifice Maelor, he beheaded Prince Jaehaerys instead, taking the boy's head with him as proof of the deed.

While he initially evaded capture, he was finally caught two days later. He was stopped at the Gate of the Gods trying to leave King's Landing with the prince's severed head and taken into custody. Tortured for his crimes against the crown, he confessed his allegiance to Daemon and the rendezvous they were meant to have at Harrenhal. He also gave up information about his co-conspirators; Lady "Misery" Mysaria and the ratcatcher.

He was killed on the thirteenth day of his torment.

The Maximizers - Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Due to their proclivity for punk-rock music, The Maximizers regularly practised and performed with fellow glam rock artist, Piers at the Spikemuth City Gym, which doubled up as the latter's concert ground.

Members: 
  1. Obstagoon - Vocalist & Frontman
  2. Toxtricity (Amped) - Rhythm Guitar
  3. Toxtricity (Low Key) - Bassist 
  4. Rillaboom - Drummer

Piers - Pokémon: Twilight Wings

The older brother of Marnie, Piers represented Spikemuth in the Major Division of the Galar Pokémon League, specialising in Dark Type Pokémon. 

While he enjoyed competitive battling, his real passions lay in songwriting and performing, earning a reputation as a much loved and celebrated glam/punk/rock musician. 

Due to the overlap in their genres, Piers often practiced and toured with The Maximizers, jamming with them up at the Spikemuth Gym; the main base for his open-air concerts and gigs.

Outside of his rebellious, extroverted persona on stage, he was a very shy and reclusive artist, preferring to keep himself out of the media. This did not stop journalists from haranguing him while in public, sometimes forcing him to use physical force to push cameras away from his face. 

Completing the most recent Pokémon League Championship, Piers decided to retire from his role as Gym Leader to focus on his music, passing on the mantle to his younger sister. Nevertheless, despite his reservations and motto of never giving encores, he agreed to take part in Chairman Leon's latest Pokémon extravaganza, The Galar Star Tournament, returning to professional Pokémon battling for one time only.