Asher Forrester
Asher Forrester
Asher Forrester is a main playable character in Game of Thrones, the video game, by Telltale.
[1]He one of the protagonists and the secondborn son of Lord Gregor Forrester and Lady Elissa Forrester.
Much quicker to anger than his older brother, Asher's relationship with his father became strained and one too many mistakes resulted in his exile.
Asher had always been a rebellious youth – brawling in taverns, sleeping with whores, and finding ways to raise his father’s ire.
But his life took a dark turn when, at age seventeen, he fell in love with Gwyn Whitehill, the eldest daughter of his father’s bitter rival.
Bloodshed ensued and Lord Forrester faced a grim choice: go to war, or exile Asher across the Narrow Sea.
He chose the latter.
Asher remains in Essos to this day, living as a sellsword, trying not to think about the life he left behind.
Allying with a sellsword named Beskha, the two fought side-by-side for four years, making enemies of the Lost Legion and stealing from Second Sons commander, Croft.
Finding themselves in Yunkai, Asher reunited with his Uncle, Malcolm Branfield, who states that his aid is required at Ironrath, where the Forresters are under pressure from their mortal enemies, the Whitehills.
Asher, Beskha and Malcolm begin a journey to recruit an army of Sellswords from Daenerys Targaryen, stationed in Meereen, but time is running out and the Lost Legion are on their tails.
The trio confront the Lost Legion in a canyon, but manage to escape into a cave where they can bottleneck their enemies.
In doing so Asher comes across Drogon, one of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons.
The trio escape, though Malcolm or Beskha ends up scorched by the beast.
The three of them reach the Meereen encampment and find Croft, who threatens to handicap Asher, but it turns out to be a joke.
Croft takes Asher to Daenerys, making him one step closer to saving his family.
Asher is shown to have adjusted well to his new life in Essos, making various allies and surviving fairly well.
His personality is quite jokey and humorous, though his aggressive side still shines through in situations of combat.
He is loyal to those who earn his trust, but utterly merciless to his foes.