Another illustration I made for the Game of Thrones RPG.
Stannis is one of the least liked of the series’ characters, poor Stannis.

I’m serious, I feel for him.
He was a second son, which is frowned upon in the Game of Thrones book.
Well, I guess it used to be like that in general a while back.

Anyway. He was skilled in battle, loyal, just and strong. Maybe he wasn’t the soul of the party, but as I always say when people complain about politicians being boring: he’s not there to entertain people, he has to get things done!
And Stannis did.

He kept Storm’s end for months against overwhelming forces, then went on conquering Dragonstone without breaking his stride.
All for his elder brother, and not a pat on his back for it. Instead, he got rewarded with the smaller castle, the one with the crappy weather.
He also married a sickly woman with a big moustache. No wonder he has a frown, who wouldn’t?

People in the Game of Thrones books don’t like Stannis.
He’s not a fun guy, even if he’s not to blame for it. And no one takes him seriously, not even when he wins.

He must have like 3 of out of 10 in Charisma, poor sod.
Which is what I always had when playing role playing games, btw.
Who puts points on Charisma when using Strength is so much more rewarding?
Only bards use Charisma, and no one ever plays with bards, NO ONE.

As predictable as it is, I had to use a cold, grim mood for this drawing.
Stannis is in his grey Dragonstone, frowning as usual, making plans on is table-map, probably being unhappy about something.
Most likely because of the crappy place he had to live in.
I wonder how his image in Game of Thrones might have been different had his castle been decorated with pink curtains and soft fluffy pillows.

by Paolo Puggioni