We wouldn't control the demon, so no real point to it.

If we want to go that route, we might as well replace him with a Simulacrum.
We wouldn't need to control him. Just turning him loose and allowing the Demon to do as it wishes could stir up a lot of chaos in King's Landing.

If discovered, Jon's actions for years might be called into question.
 
like feeling old floor-beards
Are the Dreamlands sponsored by the Karaz Ankor, by any chance?
There's no evidence for this. Lanna should be the only teleporter he has access to at the moment, and she's busy doing her own thing.

Westeros isn't exactly swimming in mages.
Actually, I'd expect them to have tons and tons of mages. Their population is equivalent to all the Free Cities put together or so.

They are just overwhelmingly low level and scattered, with ad-hoc powers.
 
Actually, I'd expect them to have tons and tons of mages. Their population is equivalent to all the Free Cities put together or so.

They are just overwhelmingly low level and scattered, with ad-hoc powers.
I expect them to have trained a lot of magelings (though maybe not with as many classes as we've managed to train reliably).
But I expect that most "scattered" magelings have been having fun new encounters with lynch mobs, economic troubles, and/or the law.
 
Actually, I'd expect them to have tons and tons of mages. Their population is equivalent to all the Free Cities put together or so.

They are just overwhelmingly low level and scattered, with ad-hoc powers.
I was mainly referring to powerful mages, and those mages having a solid base of support.

For example, Braavos had the Silver Eye, Volantis had the Mysterium, and we have the Scholarum, all designed to support and teach said mages with the full backing of the government.

Westeros has had almost the opposite of that for a while, with the exceptions (Golden Shields, Dorne's mages, etc) getting a lot of shit for embracing magic. Hell, the Golden Shield basically enslaves their mages.

So yeah, Westeros has mages. They're not exactly on equal footing with Essosi mages who have had far better resources to work with.
 
And this Sha'ir is a T1 caster who's essentially a wizard that doesn't need to research spells.

I was quite tempted in immediately assassinating her when I first found out her class.
On the bright side it makes it very difficult for her to replenish spells, but on the other hand she also has a bunch of wands and scrolls.
 
It might actually be just that Viserys feels way more drunk then he actually is. Loosing control of his faculties would be something King Control-Freak would have issues with, so a light buzz might be enough to make him feel "way too drunk".

And let's be honest.
Your average office drone being angry and picking a fight after a night at the pub? No big deal.
Viserys doing the same? The death toll would be in the thousands.
Viserys:"Richard, hold my beer."

Later...

Richard: "...and that's how I had to fight an army of the Brazen Throne off with one hand."

Lya: "Because the other arm had Viserys slung over a shoulder?"

Richard: "Jeering obscenities about the Sultan's lineage."
 
Viserys:"Richard, hold my beer."

Later...

Richard: "...and that's how I had to fight an army of the Brazen Throne off with one hand."

Lya: "Because the other arm had Viserys slung over a shoulder?"

Richard: "Jeering obscenities about the Sultan's lineage."
Oh, come on. We all know that the Sultan's mother wasn't shape-shifting into a goat for that picture.
 
If that was the case, he would just do so instead of bothering with the whole procession.

Maybe, maybe not, royal processions were historical mainly about touring the land, reminding the people just who was king, putting on what was effectively a moving entertainment carnival for the time, and also having the chance to perhaps punish certain nobility by essentially forcing them to pay to host your hordes of people and animals instead of using more heavy handed and obvious means of showing your displeasure. If a royal just wanted to talk to one person or house specifically they would be summoned to him instead.
 
Maybe, maybe not, royal processions were historical mainly about touring the land, reminding the people just who was king, putting on what was effectively a moving entertainment carnival for the time, and also having the chance to perhaps punish certain nobility by essentially forcing them to pay to host your hordes of people and animals instead of using more heavy handed and obvious means of showing your displeasure. If a royal just wanted to talk to one person or house specifically they would be summoned to him instead.
Counter-argument: Robert likes to smash things and Riverland Rebels sounds like some fun smashing time. Also, he can ditch the harridan, the smell of piss, the plotting courtiers, the cheap whores and all the other things he finds in his room in the morning.
 
Maybe, maybe not, royal processions were historical mainly about touring the land, reminding the people just who was king, putting on what was effectively a moving entertainment carnival for the time, and also having the chance to perhaps punish certain nobility by essentially forcing them to pay to host your hordes of people and animals instead of using more heavy handed and obvious means of showing your displeasure. If a royal just wanted to talk to one person or house specifically they would be summoned to him instead.
Leaving aside the fact that Ned's interlude specifically mentioned a good part of the Court accompanying Robert, this is exactly a scenario in which he would want to drag things out and enjoy himself.
Counter-argument: Robert likes to smash things and Riverland Rebels sounds like some fun smashing time. Also, he can ditch the harridan, the smell of piss, the plotting courtiers, the cheap whores and all the other things he finds in his room in the morning.
That would be an excellent way to clear the sinuses for him. I have no doubt if he thought any of the lords were seriously plotting sedition, Robert wouldn't be leading a royal procession, he'd be leading an army. Still, feasting at their castles for a couple of days and unsubtly bringing up his triumphs in the Rebellion will let the spineless fucks know where their bread is buttered! Plus, he can smash around a few of those dragon-loving brigands if they dare to show their faces.
 
That would be an excellent way to clear the sinuses for him. I have no doubt if he thought any of the lords were seriously plotting sedition, Robert wouldn't be leading a royal procession, he'd be leading an army. Still, feasting at their castles for a couple of days and unsubtly bringing up his triumphs in the Rebellion will let the spineless fucks know where their bread is buttered! Plus, he can smash around a few of those dragon-loving brigands if they dare to show their faces.
To be honest, I'm dearly hoping for a "Robert visits the Twins" interlude.
 
To be honest, I'm dearly hoping for a "Robert visits the Twins" interlude.
On my end, I'm seriously expecting our loyalist lords and the Lads to jump the gun and pull a 'Red Wedding' when the news about Jon Arryn hits. Not even necessarily at the Twins, Castle Darry is also right in his path and he'll undoubtedly spend some time making an ass of himself there while making the supposedly impoverished Darrys pay for hosting a royal procession. Then - the news hits, Jon Arryn has been killed! Robert is distraught, courtiers immediately begin to blame everyone from the Dragon King to Devils to the Lannisters, it's chaos. Robert gets absolutely plastered and falls into a small coma, maybe a rumor that Viserys is invading suddenly swirls among the procession ... maybe someone just makes a bad joke about Raymund's brothers at the wrong moment.

That night, the royal court is awoken to men in full plate kicking in their doors and releasing a decade's delayed vengeance.
 
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