The Great Houses of Westeros

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HOUSE BARATHEON

The youngest of the Great Houses, born during the Wars of Conquest. Its founder, Orys Baratheon, was rumored to be Aegon the Dragon’s bastard brother. Orys rose through the ranks to become one of Aegon’s fiercest commanders. When he defeated and slew Argilac the Arrogant, the last Storm King, Aegon rewarded him with Argilac’s castle, lands, and daughter. Orys took the girl to bride, and adopted the banner, honors, and words of her line. The Baratheon sigil is a crowned stag, black, on a golden field. Their words are Ours is the Fury.

KING RICHARD BARATHEON, the First of His Name,

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—their children:
—KING AEDAN BARATHEON, First of his Name, a boy of sixteen, taken for FETCH
—PRINCESS ___ BARATHEON, a girl of fifteen, an illegitimate daughter, MUST BE BLOND
—PRINCE ___ BARATHEON, a boy of fourteen, an illegitimate son, MUST BE BLOND[/ul]

—his brothers:

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—his wife, LADY ___ of House Florent, a lady of thirty five,
—their daughter, ___, a girl of seventeen,

—___ BARATHEON, a man of twenty nine[/ul]

—his small council:

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—his Kingsguard:

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The principal houses sworn to Storm’s End are Selmy, Wylde, Trant, Penrose, Errol, Estermont, Tarth, Swann, Dondarrion, Caron.

The principal houses sworn to Dragonstone are Celtigar, Velaryon, Seaworth, Bar Emmon, and Sunglass.

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HOUSE STARK

The Starks trace their descent from Brandon the Builder and the ancient Kings of Winter. For thousands of years they ruled from Winterfell as Kings in the North, until Torrhen Stark, the King Who Knelt, chose to swear fealty to Aegon the Dragon rather than give battle. Their blazon is a grey direwolf on an ice-white field. The Stark words are Winter Is Coming.

EDRIC STARK, Lord of Winterfell, Warden of the North, a man of forty three

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—___ STARK, the younger daughter, a girl of fourteen,
—___ STARK, called Bran, a boy of thirteen,
—___ STARK, a boy of eleven,
—his bastard son, ___ SNOW, a boy of nineteen,
—his ward, ___ GREYJOY, heir to the Iron Islands, a boy of eighteen,[/ul]

—his siblings:

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The principal houses sworn to Winterfell are Karstark, Umber, Flint, Mormont, Hornwood, Cerwyn, Reed, Manderly, Glover, Tallhart, Bolton.

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HOUSE LANNISTER

Fair-haired, tall, and handsome, the Lannisters are the blood of Andal adventurers who carved out a mighty kingdom in the western hills and valleys. Through the female line they claim descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary trickster of the Age of Heroes. The gold of Casterly Rock and the Golden Tooth has made them the wealthiest of the Great Houses. Their sigil is a golden lion upon a crimson field. The Lannister words are Hear Me Roar!

___ LANNISTER, Lord of Casterly Rock, Warden of the West, a man of sixty two

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—their children:
—SER ___ LANNISTER, heir to Casterly Rock, a man of thirty five
—QUEEN REGENT CEIRES, widow of King Richard I Baratheon, a lady of thirty four, taken by PING!
—___ LANNISTER, a man of twenty nine[/ul]

—his siblings:

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Principal houses sworn to Casterly Rock are Payne, Swyft, Marbrand, Lydden, Banefort, Lefford, Crakehall, Serrett, Broom, Clegane, Prester, and Westerling

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HOUSE ARRYN
The Arryns are descended from the Kings of Mountain and Vale, one of the oldest and purest lines of Andal nobility. Their sigil is the moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky-blue field. The Arryn words are As High As Honor.

JACOB ARRYN, Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, Warden of the East, Hand of the King,

The principal houses sworn to the Eyrie are Royce, Baelish, Egen, Waynwood, Hunter, Redfort, Corbray, Belmore, Melcolm, and Hersy.

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HOUSE TULLY

The Tullys never reigned as kings, though they held rich lands and the great castle at Riverrun for a thousand years. During the Wars of Conquest, the riverlands belonged to Harren the Black, King of the Isles. Harren’s grandfather, King Harwyn Hardhand, had taken the Trident from Arrec the Storm King, whose ancestors had conquered all the way to the Neck three hundred years earlier, slaying the last of the old River Kings. A vain and bloody tyrant, Harren the Black was little loved by those he ruled, and many of the river lords deserted him to join Aegon’s army. First among those was Edmyn Tully of Riverrun. When Harren and his line perished in the burning of Harrenhal, Aegon rewarded House Tully by raising Lord Edmyn to dominion over the lands of the Trident and requiring the other river lords to swear him fealty. The Tully sigil is a leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red. The Tully words are Family, Duty, Honor.


LORD ___ TULLY, Lord of Riverrun, a man of seventy-seven

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—their children:
—LORD ___ TULLY, heir to Riverrun, a man of thirty-nine
—his wife, LADY Serah Mallister, a woman of thirty-four

—his children:
— ___ TULLY, a boy of fifteen
— ___ TULLY, a girl of fourteen

—LADY___ TULLY, the eldest daughter, a lady of thirty-seven, wife to the LORD OF WINTERFELL
—LADY___ TULLY, the younger daughter, a lady of thirty-six, widow to the LORD JACOB ARRYN of the VALE
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—his brother, SER ___ TULLY, a man of sixty-five
—___ TULLY, the eldest daughter, a lady of thirty


Lesser houses sworn to Riverrun include Darry, Frey, Mallister, Bracken, Blackwood, Whent, Ryger, Piper, Vance.
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HOUSE TYRELL

The Tyrells rose to power as stewards to the Kings of the Reach, whose domains included the fertile plains of the southwest from the Dornish marches and Blackwater Rush to the shores of the Sunset Sea. Through the female line they claim descent from Garth Greenhand, gardener king of the First Men, who wore a crown of vines and flowers and made the land bloom. When King Mern, last of the old line, perished on the Field of Fire, his steward Harlen Tyrell surrendered Highgarden to Aegon Targaryen, pledging fealty. Aegon granted him the castle and dominion over the Reach. The Tyrell sigil is a golden rose on a grass-green field. Their words are Growing Strong.

___ TYRELL, Lord of Highgarden, Warden of the South, Defender of the Marches, High Marshal of the Reach, a man of forty nine

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Principal houses sworn to Highgarden are Vrywel, Florent, Oakheart, Hightower, Crane, Tarly, Redwyne, Rowan, Fossoway, and Mullendore.
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HOUSE GREYJOY

The Greyjoys of Pyke claim descent from the Grey King of the Age of Heroes. Legend says the Grey King ruled not only the western isles but the sea itself, and took a mermaid to wife.

For thousands of years, raiders from the Iron Islands—called “ironmen” by those they plundered—were the terrors of the seas, sailing as far as the Port of Ibben and the Summer Isles. They prided themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms. Each island had its own “salt king” and “rock king.” The High King of the Isles was chosen from among their number, until King Urron made the throne hereditary by murdering the other kings when they assembled for a choosing. Urron’s own line was extinguished a thousand years later when the Andals swept over the islands. The Greyjoys, like other island lords, intermarried with the conquerors.

The Iron Kings extended their rule far beyond the isles themselves, carving kingdoms out of the mainland with fire and sword. King Qhored could truthfully boast that his writ ran “wherever men can smell salt water or hear the crash of waves.” In later centuries, Qhored’s descendants lost the Arbor, Oldtown, Bear Island, and much of the western shore. Still, come the Wars of Conquest, King Harren the Black ruled all the lands between the mountains, from the Neck to the Blackwater Rush. When Harren and his sons perished in the fall of Harrenhal, Aegon Targaryen granted the riverlands to House Tully, and allowed the surviving lords of the Iron Islands to revive their ancient custom and choose who should have the primacy among them. They chose Lord Vickon Greyjoy of Pyke.

The Greyjoy sigil is a golden kraken upon a black field. Their words are We Do Not Sow.

___ GREYJOY, Lord of the Iron Islands, King of Salt and Rock, Son of the Sea Wind, Lord Reaper of Pyke, a man of forty eight,

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—ALYN GREYJOY, their daughter, captain of the Black Wind, a lady of nineteen, taken by Sasha
—___ GREYJOY, their sole surviving son, heir to Pyke, a ward of Lord ___ Stark, a boy of eighteen,
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—his brothers:
—VIKTOR GREYJOY, Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, a man of thirty three, taken by Mako
—___ GREYJOY, a priest of the Drowned God, a man of twenty nine,

Lesser houses sworn to Pyke include Harlaw, Stonehouse, Merlyn, Sunderly, Botley, Tawney, Wynch, Goodbrother.
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HOUSE MARTELL

Nymeria, the warrior queen of the Rhoyne, brought her ten thousand ships to land in Dorne, the southernmost of the Seven Kingdoms, and took Lord Mors Martell to husband. With her help, he vanquished his rivals to rule all Dorne. The Rhoynar influence remains strong. Thus Dornish rulers style themselves “Prince” rather than “King.” Under Dornish law, lands and titles pass to the eldest child, not the eldest male. Dorne, alone of the Seven Kingdoms, was never conquered by Aegon the Dragon. It was not permanently joined to the realm until two hundred years later, and then by marriage and treaty, not the sword. Peaceable King Daeron II succeeded where the warriors had failed by wedding the Dornish princess Myriah and giving his own sister in marriage to the reigning Prince of Dorne. The Martell banner is a red sun pierced by a golden spear. Their words are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.

___ MARTELL, Lord of Sunspear, Prince of Dorne, a man of fifty eight,

The principal houses sworn to Sunspear include Jordayne, Santagar, Allyrion, Toland, Yronwood, Wyl, Fowler, and Dayne.

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HOUSE TARGARYEN

The Targaryens are the blood of the dragon, descended from the high lords of the ancient Freehold of Valyria, their heritage proclaimed in a striking (some say inhuman) beauty, with lilac or indigo or violet eyes and hair of silver-gold or platinum white.

Aegon the Dragon’s ancestors escaped the Doom of Valyria and the chaos and slaughter that followed to settle on Dragonstone, a rocky island in the narrow sea. It was from there that Aegon and his sisters sailed to conquer the Seven Kingdoms. To preserve the blood royal and keep it pure, House Targaryen has often followed the Valyrian custom of wedding brother to sister. Aegon himself took both his sisters to wife, and fathered sons on each. The Targaryen banner is a three-headed dragon, red on black, the three heads representing Aegon and his sisters. The Targaryen words are Fire and Blood.

FORMER KING AEMON TARGARYEN, a man of sixty-five, the Mad King, killed in the Usurper's War
—his wife and sister, MYRAH TARGARYEN, a woman of forty-seven, killed in childbirth


AEMON's children:
PRINCE AERION TARGARYEN, a man of twenty-seven, killed in the Usurper's War
—his wife, EREN MARTELL, a woman of twenty-two, killed in the Usurper's War
—his children:

—RHONYA TARGARYEN, a toddler of one, killed in the Usurper's War
—AEGIS TARGARYEN, an infant, killed in the Usurper's War

PRINCE ___ TARGARYEN, only surviving son of the Mad King, Lord of Dragonstone, a boy of seventeen,
PRINCESS ASUREY TARGARYEN, a maid of fifteen years, reserved for TINK[/blockquote]

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PING reserves Queen Regent Lannister until July 6.

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TINK reserves (17 YEAR OLD STARK DAUGHTER) until july 8th.

TINK reserves PRINCESS ASUREY TARGARYEN (PRINCESS TARGARYEN) until whenever they can be played.

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