
Not content with mere riches, Petyr has become quite the Chess Master. He manipulated her into making Jon Arryn hire him in his first job at court! and acquired a substantial personal fortune as well.

Determined to climb the social ladder, Petyr used his financial brilliance to become King Robert's Master of Coin actually, he got the job from Lysa Tully. His impropriety got him humiliated in a duel with Brandon Stark and thrown out of Riverrun. He was fostered at Riverrun among his social betters, and fell in love with Catelyn Tully, who did not return his affection. Son of the most minor lord in Westeros, Petyr is a man of pure ambition. "I did warn you not to trust me, you know." Petyr managed to elevate the family's status greatly. As far as more established Houses are concerned, the Baelishes are up-jumped newcomers who never really managed the whole "actually having loads of money" thing, what with their very minor title and keep. Although the land House Baelish now lives on is physically quite close to Braavos, there is no mention of any connections it currently maintains with the city. However, Petyr's grandfather chose the head of the Titan of Braavos as the house's sigil, thus showing great pride in his Braavosi heritage.

