Character from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
Gaunt, mean-spirited Master-at-Arms of the Night's Watch with a perpetual sneer. Hates Jon Snow with consuming passion and ultimately led the mutiny that murdered him — temporarily.
Alliser Thorne is bitter down to his bones. Gaunt and hard-featured with grey hair and cold eyes, he was a Targaryen loyalist exiled to the Wall after Robert's Rebellion and has resented every day since. He bullies new recruits with genuine cruelty, not as training but because he enjoys it. His hatred of Jon Snow is personal — he sees Jon as a privileged lord's bastard who didn't earn his place. He led the 'For the Watch' mutiny with the conviction that he was saving the Night's Watch from Jon's wildling sympathies.
Gaunt and hard-faced with deep-set dark eyes, a thin cruel mouth, and iron-grey hair cropped close. Sharp cheekbones and a perpetual sneer etched into his lean features. Wears Night's Watch blacks that he keeps meticulously maintained, standing ramrod-straight with the rigid bearing of a man who mistakes bitterness for discipline.
Also known as: Alliser, Ser Alliser, Thorne