Lord Varys
JOAT, For the Realm, Player of the Great Game
'Why, I serve the realm, my good lord, how ever could you doubt that? I swear it by my lost manhood. I serve the realm, and the realm needs peace.'
Congratulations, you are
Lord Varys, The Realm Aligned! The spymaster of four kings of Westeros, your loyalties are entirely with the peace and prosperity of the world, and you are unscrupulous in the means you will use to achieve this.
Born into slavery on the Isle of Lys, you were castrated at a young age, and your removed genitals used in a ritual to commune with some unseen force … Since then, you have a distaste for magic and sorcery along with their practitioners. To survive, you turned your hand to begging, thievery and prostitution, and it was during this time you came to realise the contents of a mans letters were far more valuable than their purses.
Your title is Lord, which is a courtesy afforded to you despite holding no lands or inheritance - and yet they address you as ‘Lord’ anyway …
You were brought into the court of Aerys II and quickly gained the king’s favour, capitalising on his paranoia. You served him loyally to a point, whilst working to de-stabilise the realm sufficiently so that in the long run, a ‘perfect prince’ may take the throne. With the information you now have, you believe Daenerys Targaryen may be that prince. She has the name, the birthright and a gentle heart, and you will work to end the reign of Robert Baratheon and the subsequent War of Five Kings and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity.
In this game, you have the following roles:
- JOAT (You possess the following roles:
1x Watcher (You may target a player and learn who visited them)
1x Tracker (You may target a player and learn who they visited)
1x Follower (You may target a player and learn what actions they took)
1x Voyeur (You may target a player and learn which actions were used upon them)
You may use 1 role per night phase, and these roles will reload when they are all used)
- For the Realm (You are aware of another who may share your vision of the future. You may target a player at night and entreat them to join your cause, converting their alignment to your own, but this will only work on a particular character. Certain events throughout the course of the game may make the identity of this player clearer to you, but be advised that this action is considered to be recruitment. Proceed with caution.
Be also advised that this player joining your cause will make it significantly more plausible for you to achieve your win condition, so be brave, the realm demands sacrifice!
- Player of the Great Game (You know that the
Lannister Alliance will bleed the realm dry, but they are not the true threat. There are
others who would burn the realm if they could be kings of the ashes...
If you are alive when certain events trigger, you will be provided with further information. Whether you share that is your decision …
You win when a suitable candidate sits the Iron Throne, and all threats to the realm have been eliminated.