Tyrion Lannister, Cercsei Lannister, Ramsay Snow, Margaery Tyrell, all of them show up and play integral parts in the plot of the game. As a result, you will interact with a lot of your… er… I hesitate to say “favorite” characters, but at least very well known and infamous ones. The tale of House Forrester takes place alongside the events of Game of Thrones. As a result, the Forresters lose their royal protection and now become wrapped in a tangle of political intrigue, as they try to prevent a rival house from taking their groves, and destroying their house as they know it. For those of you who knew what the Red Wedding was, you know that house Stark isn’t doing so hot. Perhaps this is the smallest of silver linings, but as long as Asher and Ryon live, the male line of House Forrester continues, and the hopes for revenge lives on.Telltale’s Game of Thrones puts you in the shoes of House Forrester, loyal bannermen to the Starks and protectors of the Ironwood groves, trees that grow wood that is near impervious to fire and are nearly as strong as steel. Young Ryon is spared as well, when Asher’s best friend Beskha fulfills her promise to him and flees the battle with the little lord (this reminded me of Osha the wildling protecting Rickon Stark on Game of Thrones). The Forresters are routed, but Asher is thrown on a horse (barely alive) and he escapes certain death. Characters are killed, and all hope seems lost…and Telltale does nothing to give the player any hope.ĭuring the final moments of the episode, I found myself actually yelling at my computer, demanding that something good happen. During the ambush, most of the initial Whitehill army is slain, and Lord Whitehill escapes to warn the rest of it. Of course, this is a Game of Thrones story, and nothing ever goes as smoothly as planned. When I played through the game the first time, I chose to ambush the Whitehills rather than poison Lord Whitehill’s food and drink. But Asher is the new Lord Forrester, and he will not give Ironrath over to his family’s most hated enemy. However, the Whitehills feel they have won the war between the two houses, as Rodrick was slain and therefore the Lord of Ironrath is dead. On one hand, his mother and younger sister are happy to see him, but they know that Rodrick gave his life so that Asher could return home and help save his family. In the North, Asher leads his army of sellswords and the remnants of his brother’s house guard to the gates of Ironrath, where his return is bittersweet. Mira learns that she is being hunted by the Lannister guards, and turns to her friend the coal boy to secure passage out of King’s Landing and back home to Ironrath…but does she make it? While forgiving Mira, Margaery must also distance herself from the ambitious young girl, as her maneuverings have made her a target of the Lannisters. In King’s Landing, Mira Forrester presents herself to Lady Margaery Tyrell, who seems to be willing to forgive her handmaiden her past transgressions-all Mira need do is betray her friend. After the battle, Gared is faced with a very tough decision, one made more difficult by his close friendship with Cotter. Gared and the siblings, along with the bear and the army of magically controlled wildlings, must defend themselves from an undead attack. Once Gared proves that he was sent to the North Grove by the now deceased Lord Forrester, a big secret is revealed about the siblings.Īs we soon find out, the North Grove isn’t impervious to wight attacks. As it turns out, the bear is a familiar to the brother (he’s a warg) and the sister uses blood magic to control an army of blank-faced wildlings. It’s here where we meet the brother and sister charged with protection of the North Grove, and learn about the magical powers that each posseses. When they reach it, the bear charges in and all seems lost. Gared, along with Sylvi and Cotter, realize they are being stalked by a rather large bear, and decide to rush into the North Grove for safety. At the beginning, Gared Tuttle-Lord Forrester’s former squire-is finally getting his first glimpse of the fabled North Grove. Where past episodes took their time building the overall story, “The Ice Dragon” wastes no time getting to the good stuff. The episode opens rather quickly, and the action rapidly escalates to a crescendo. When playing through this final chapter of Telltale Games’ Game of Thrones series, one quote kept coming to mind. It was something said by Ramsay Snow: “ If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” Never has a line been more appropriate, nor has it proved more true, than in Episode 6, “The Ice Dragon.”