Tywin Lannister

Tywin Lannister is Lord of Stormwind, Shield of Lannisport and Warden of the east. He is also the Patriarch of House Lannister.

A calculating, ruthless, and controlling man, Tywin is one of the most powerful lords in Lucerne. He is the father of Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion Lannister. He loves his children Jaime and Cersei, but despises Tyrion. This is partly because Tyrion is deformed, but also Tywin blames his son for causing his beloved wife Joanna's death during his birth, as well as for shaming the family name with his frequent whoring.

Early History
In his youth, Tywin watched his father Tytos mishandle the Lannister fortunes and nearly ruin the family. Lord Tytos was an amiable and gentle man, but also weak willed and eager to please; his bannermen mocked him in their cups or openly defied him. Other houses borrowed Lannister gold and never bothered to repay it; at court they japed of toothless lions and when Lord Tytos' lady wife died he made a common born woman, the daughter of a chandler, his mistress. The woman dominated him utterly and Tytos was soon asking her opinion on affairs of state; meanwhile she was ordering his knights about, dismissing servants and helping herself to his late wife's jewellery. Lord Tytos even agreed to the betrothal of his daughter Genna to Emmon Frey (the second son, not the heir, of Lord Walder Frey).

As a result of his father's follies Tywin Lannister never laughed as he mistrusted laughter, hearing too much of it directed at his father and House Lannister in his youth. Tywin also seldom smiled when he was young and never smiled again after his wife's death. After becoming lord of the house, Tywin managed to single-handedly restore the family honor and fortunes from near ruin. He had his father's mistress stripped naked and forced the sobbing woman to walk the streets of Lannisport to confess to every man she met that she was a thief and a harlot before banishing her from Stormwind.