Mystery of the Night Watchers

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Even earlier than that, when Robert held a tourney for Ned Stark's appointment as Hand of the King (to Ned's displeasure at the costs of it), Janos desperately asks for the City Watch to be given more men to not only handle the increased flow of people into King's Landing but also to stop fights in places such as taverns and brothels. Old Soldier: He's one of the oldest members of the Night's Watch, and his wealth of experience has made him into the Lord Commander. Honour Before Reason: Why he doesn't turn Gendry over to the Goldcloaks, noting that he belongs to the Night's Watch now and thus the King has no jurisdiction over him anymore.

Agent Scully: Slynt doesn't believe in the creatures that lurk beyond the Wall, which is a dangerous attitude to have for a brother of the Night's Watch. Forget the grumpkins and snarks, the giants, wargs, and mammoths are very real. He even refuses to believe in the giants while literally looking at them. Adaptational Attractiveness: In the books, there is a "Clubfoot Karl" in the Night's Watch. Here, he is just "Karl". Have We Met?: At the Eyrie, Sansa has to remind Waymar's father, Bronze Yohn, that they had met before when he brought Waymar to the Night's Watch and stopped at Winterfell. Adaptational Wimp: In the book, he actually fights the Walkers in a Let's Get Dangerous! moment, even if he's killed in the end. However, here he's killed before he even knows what's going on.That Man Is Dead: The plus side of joining the Night's Watch is that all crimes, no matter how heinous, are washed away. Any man can rise high in the Watch, regardless of origin. Papa Wolf: Jeor has grown fond of both Jon and Sam, and has protected them both a few times. In return, they look up to him as a father figure in the Night's Watch. Jerkass: Janos can be charming but is generally dismissive to anyone who he feels is beneath him or can't pose a threat to him. But his true colours are revealed whenever someone of remotely martial fortitude stands up to him. I think that already from the beginning when their mother takes Nancy and Violet to meet their grandfather who they hadn’t met before you can tell this book is going to be full of unexpected turns and mysteries. The fact they can’t make themselves seen throws a new light on their mother’s actions, I had so many questions reading this and I couldn’t wait to find out. Moral Event Horizon: In-universe, Jon presents the fact that Mormont knows that Craster kills his sons (and implies that he also knows that it is an offering to the White Walkers) when he is brought before Mance Rayder to pass himself as an oathbreaker and gain Rayder's trust.

A recruit at the Wall and also in Jon's friend group. He is assigned to the Rangers after completing training.

A recruit at the Wall; one of Jon's friends. He is assigned to the Stewards after completing training. Reformed Criminal: Invoked and enforced. Many members were criminals who were given a choice to either join the Watch or receive punishment (e.g. execution, castration, etc) for their crimes.