This guide outlines the major conflicts and character arcs within the Game of Thrones universe, tracing the story from the historical foundations of Westeros to the climactic struggles for the Iron Throne .

: Led by Robb Stark , the North secedes and fights for independence and justice for Ned.

: Robert’s brothers, Stannis and Renly , both claim the throne as the rightful heirs.

: After Robert's sudden death, Ned is betrayed and executed for treason by the boy-king Joffrey, sparking a widespread civil war known as the War of the Five Kings. 3. The War of the Five Kings

: After Drogo and Viserys die, Daenerys steps into a funeral pyre with three petrified eggs and emerges with three live dragons , the first in over a century.