• Jaime Lannister

  Still technically a prisoner of the Starks, Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldauas) is making his way back to King's Landing as a part of a deal ordered by a rogue Catelyn.

• Arya Stark

  Season two left Arya (Maisie Williams) going on the lam again and looking for her family.

• Cersei Lannister

  Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Game of Thrones' resident wine-o, begins season three with less and less influence over son Joffrey.

• Bran Stark

  Heading north from ruins of Winterfell, Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) was last seen heading for the Wall at the bequest of a dying Maester Luwin (Donald Sumpter).

• Sansa Stark

  No longer betrothed to Joffrey, Sansa (Sophie Turner) flees King's Landing to find her family.

• Jon Snow

  Far north, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) kicks off season three a prisoner of the wildlings and about to meet the King Beyond the Wall.

• Catelyn Stark

  The widow Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) is persona non grata in her son's camp, having freed Jaime Lannister in a bid to get her daughters back.

• Robb Stark

  Robb (Richard Madden) finished season two by skipping out on an alliance-friendly marriage to wed Talisa Westerling (Oona Chaplin), fracturing the Stark camp.

• Sandor Clegane

  Sandor Clegane, code name "the Hound," swore an oath to protect Sansa at the end of season three.

• Daenerys Targaryen

  Dragons in tow, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) got her mojo back at the end of season two, leaving Qarth in her rearview mirror in a newly acquired ship.

• Tyrion Lannister

  Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), no longer the hand of the king, ended season two with a severe deficit of power.

• Joffrey Baratheon

  The contested King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) dropped Sansa for Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) at the end of season two.

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