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Throst Fisher is King of [[House Fisher]], current ruler of Misty Isle and last sovereign of a once‑mighty line in the Riverlands. | Throst Fisher is King of [[House Fisher]], current ruler of Misty Isle and last sovereign of a once‑mighty line in [[the Riverlands]]. | ||
[[File:Throst Fisher.jpg|thumb|King Throst Fisher of the Misty Isle]] | |||
[[File:House_Fisher_Sigil.png|thumb|Arms of House Fisher. Words: 'The Current Bears Our Crown']] | |||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
In the Age of Heroes, House Fisher once claimed the title [[The_Riverlands|''Kings of the Rivers and Hills'']], ruling from Misty Isle at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. Over centuries they defended their shores against [[Mountain_and_Vale|Vale]] hill clans, Ironborn raiders, and Storm King invasions, until the [[Mudd|Mudds]] finally displaced them <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 151-152.</ref>. | In the Age of Heroes, House Fisher once claimed the title [[The_Riverlands|''Kings of the Rivers and Hills'']], ruling from Misty Isle at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. Over centuries they defended their shores against [[Mountain_and_Vale|Vale]] hill clans, Ironborn raiders, and [[Storm King]] invasions, until the [[Mudd|Mudds]] finally displaced them. <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 151-152.</ref> | ||
Throst inherited the lordship from his long‑reigning father. His brother, Adrek, served for a time as Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]]. With no surviving sons and only daughters as heirs, Throst's line teeters on the brink of obscuri | |||
ty as neighbouring lords eye Misty Isle for easy plunder. | |||
In the end, old Throst decided to marry his eldest daughter, Danisa, to his nephew Gelmar, thus ensuring that the Fisher name would endure. Later, when an Andal named Jaime Farring came to Misty Island and asked for Masha’s hand in marriage—offering, in return, to protect them in the event of an attack and to regard them as allies—the old Fisher King accepted the proposal. | |||
The Fisher King would grow absent with years and died when he nearly got 100 years old. | |||
== Quotes by Throst == | == Quotes by Throst == | ||
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== Quotes about Throst == | == Quotes about Throst == | ||
''"A half-sunken island, all reeds and wetlands – and a single ruined keep is all that remains. A sad thing – to tell it true, and you wouldn’t guess by looking on it that once a great and noble line came from such a place.”'' ― Tost the Boatman, on the decline of Misty Isle, and its Fisher Kings | ''"A half-sunken island, all reeds and wetlands – and a single ruined keep is all that remains. A sad thing – to tell it true, and you wouldn’t guess by looking on it that once a great and noble line came from such a place.”'' ― Tost the Boatman, on the decline of Misty Isle, and its Fisher Kings. | ||
''“If Father cannot decide our future, then we shall have to.”'' ― thoughts of Princess Danisa Fisher. | ''“If Father cannot decide our future, then we shall have to.”'' ― thoughts of Princess Danisa Fisher. |