Tywin was named Hand of the King by the newly-crowned Aerys Targaryen. This act would be depicted in the song " The Rains of Castamere", one of the most famous songs in Westeros. Houses Tarbeck and Reyne rebelled against House Lannister, and Tywin rode out en force and destroyed both the houses, their homes and all of their descendants. Enraged, incredulous and utterly fuming, Tywin waited a year before reigniting his campaign. However, Lord Tytos overruled Tywin and released Tarbeck with an apology. While still in his teens, Tywin declared the debts to House Lannister to be repaid he imprisoned Lord Tarbeck when the latter went to treat with his father. Tytos Lannister was the laughing stock of the Westerlands, which Tywin was made painfully clear of during the campaigns in the Stepstones. However, throughout Tywin's youth, he was plagued by the terrible reputation of his house and, especially, his father. During the War of the Ninepenny Kings, Tywin became a knight, and earned the honour of knighting the young prince. After openly speaking out against the marriage between his sister Genna and House Frey, his father sent him to court, where he met Prince Aerys Targaryen and Steffon Baratheon. Tywin was the eldest son of Lord Tytos Lannister and Lady Jeyne Marbrand. Tywin understands the balance of power better than most, and how best to wield it (albeit the most ruthlessly). Tywin is not affectionate, and almost never has been, and will never shy from giving his opinion, even if it means facing off against the king he is serving. A brilliant administrator and intensely shrewd political figure, he devotes himself completely to a task at hand, so much that little else will matter to him. Having served as Hand to the Mad King, Tywin is almost undisputed in his efficiency in that position. He loved his wife Joanna, and when she died he became cruel, harsh and pitiless to anyone who crossed him - even in comparison to how he was before. It is remarked that he had an incredibly close friendship with Aerys when they were boys, but as it became clear that Tywin was better at ruling than Aerys could ever be, that relationship was soured and eventually destroyed by insult upon insult on Aerys' part. Humourless and implacable, Tywin never laughs and mistrusts laughter, having suffered japes and jokes his entire life because of Aerys Targaryen's envy, Tyrion's infamy and Tytos Lannister's stupidity. Tywin is remarked to be so proud of his family name that he will do absolutely anything politically to improve his legacy, which he is practically obsessed with. However, it is remarked by his own sister Genna that he shares most of his similarities (his cleverness, his ruthlessness, his independent power) with Tyrion, though when confronted with this Tywin was furious and refused to speak to her again. He is extremely cold, though, and has an indifferent relationship with all of his children, especially Tyrion, whom he sees as an embarrassment. He has a reputation for being extremely financially powerful and it was even remarked that he defecated gold as he had so much of it. With enormous authority at his disposal and the reputation for having extinguished vassal houses for defying him, Tywin is one of the most feared men in the Seven Kingdoms, the most respected and one of the most hated men also. Tywin is efficient, ruthless, controlling, proud, fiercely intelligent and stoic to a fault. Tywin does not believe in half-measures, does not forget a slight, and does not ever forgive. He is seldom seen without the Lannister colours of red or gold, or wearing some kind of ornamentation of his house in battle, he wears red armour with gold highlights and a cloth-of-gold cape so heavy that golden lions are fused to the armour to carry it. He is described to be flat-stomached and slender, with broad shoulders. His golden hair was shaved when it began to turn grey, except for great golden whiskers on the sides of his face. Tywin is extremely tall and imposing, with cold and piercing green eyes flecked with gold.
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