Character

A named character from the A Song of Ice and Fire universe.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
url	string	The canonical URL of this character resource.
name	string	The character's name. May be empty for unnamed characters.
gender	string	The character's gender.
culture	string	The culture the character belongs to.
born	string	Text description of when and where the character was born.
died	string	Text description of when and where the character died. Empty if alive or unknown.
titles	array	Titles held by the character.
aliases	array	Known aliases for the character.
father	string	URL of the character's father resource, or empty string if unknown.
mother	string	URL of the character's mother resource, or empty string if unknown.
spouse	string	URL of the character's spouse resource, or empty string if unknown.
allegiances	array	URLs of houses the character is sworn to.
books	array	URLs of books the character appears in (non-POV).
povBooks	array	URLs of books where this character has POV chapters.
tvSeries	array	TV seasons the character appears in.
playedBy	array	Actors who played this character in the TV series.

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JSON Schema

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  "title": "Character",
  "description": "A named character from the A Song of Ice and Fire universe.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "The canonical URL of this character resource."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The character's name. May be empty for unnamed characters.",
      "examples": ["Jon Snow"]
    },
    "gender": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The character's gender.",
      "examples": ["Male", "Female"]
    },
    "culture": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The culture the character belongs to.",
      "examples": ["Northmen", "Valyrian"]
    },
    "born": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Text description of when and where the character was born.",
      "examples": ["In 283 AC"]
    },
    "died": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Text description of when and where the character died. Empty if alive or unknown."
    },
    "titles": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Titles held by the character.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [["Lord Commander of the Night's Watch"]]
    },
    "aliases": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Known aliases for the character.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [["Lord Snow", "The Bastard of Winterfell"]]
    },
    "father": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL of the character's father resource, or empty string if unknown."
    },
    "mother": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL of the character's mother resource, or empty string if unknown."
    },
    "spouse": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL of the character's spouse resource, or empty string if unknown."
    },
    "allegiances": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "URLs of houses the character is sworn to.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uri"
      }
    },
    "books": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "URLs of books the character appears in (non-POV).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uri"
      }
    },
    "povBooks": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "URLs of books where this character has POV chapters.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uri"
      }
    },
    "tvSeries": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "TV seasons the character appears in.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [["Season 1", "Season 2", "Season 3"]]
    },
    "playedBy": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Actors who played this character in the TV series.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "examples": [["Kit Harington"]]
    }
  },
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}