—her crewmen, ROGGON RUSTBEARD, GRIMTONGUE, ROLFE THE DWARF, LORREN LONGAXE, ROOK, FINGERS, SIX-TOED HARL, DROOPEYE DALE, EARL HARLAW, CROMM, HAGEN THE HORN and his beautiful red-haired daughter,

—her cousin, QUENTON GREYJOY,

—her cousin, DAGON GREYJOY, called DAGON THE DRUNKARD.

OTHER HOUSES GREAT AND SMALL

HOUSE ARRYN

The Arryns are descended from the Kings of Mountain and Vale. Their sigil is a white moon-and-falcon upon a sky blue field. House Arryn has taken no part in the War of the Five Kings.

ROBERT ARRYN, Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, a sickly boy of eight years, called SWEETROBIN,

—his mother, {LADY LYSA of House Tully}, widow of Lord Jon Arryn, pushed from the Moon Door to her death,

—his guardian, PETYR BAELISH, called LITTLEFINGER, Lord of Harrenhal, Lord Paramount of the Trident, and Lord Protector of the Vale,

—ALAYNE STONE, Lord Petyr’s natural daughter, a maid of three-and-ten, actually Sansa Stark,

—SER LOTHOR BRUNE, a sellsword in Lord Petyr’s service, captain of guards at the Eyrie,

—OSWELL, a grizzled man-at-arms in Lord Petyr’s service, sometimes called KETTLEBLACK,

—SER SHADRICK OF THE SHADY GLEN, called THE MAD MOUSE, a hedge knight in Lord Petyr’s service,

—SER BYRON THE BEAUTIFUL, SER MORGARTH THE MERRY, hedge knights in Lord Petyr’s service,

—his household and retainers:

—MAESTER COLEMON, counselor, healer, and tutor,

—MORD, a brutal gaoler with teeth of gold,

—GRETCHEL, MADDY, and MELA, servingwomen,

—his bannermen, the Lords of Mountain and Vale:

—YOHN ROYCE, called BRONZE YOHN, Lord of Runestone,

—his son, SER ANDAR, heir to Runestone,

—LORD NESTOR ROYCE, High Steward of the Vale and castellan of the Gates of the Moon,

—his son and heir, SER ALBAR,

—his daughter, MYRANDA, called RANDA, a widow, but scarce used,

—MYA STONE, bastard daughter of King Robert,

—LYONEL CORBRAY, Lord of Heart’s Home,

—SER LYN COBRAY, his brother, who wields the famed blade Lady Forlorn,

—SER LUCAS CORBRAY, his younger brother,

—TRISTON SUNDERLAND, Lord of the Three Sisters,

—GODRIC BORRELL, Lord of Sweetsister,

—ROLLAND LONGTHORPE, Lord of Longsister,

—ALESANDOR TORRENT, Lord of Littlesister,

—ANYA WAYNWOOD, Lady of Ironoaks Castle,

—SER MORTON, her eldest son and heir,

—SER DONNEL, the Knight of the Bloody Gate,

—WALLACE, her youngest son,

—HARROLD HARDYNG, her ward, a squire oft called HARRY THE HEIR,

—SER SYMOND TEMPLETON, the Knight of Ninestars,

—JON LYNDERLY, Lord of the Snakewood,

—EDMUND WAXLEY, the Knight of Wickenden,

—GEROLD GRAFTON, the Lord of Gulltown,

—{EON HUNTER}, Lord of Longbow Hall, recently deceased,

—SER GILWOOD, Lord Eon’s eldest son and heir, now called YOUNG LORD HUNTER,

—SER EUSTACE, Lord Eon’s second son,

—SER HARLAN, Lord Eon’s youngest son,

—Young Lord Hunter’s household:

—MAESTER WILLAMEN, counselor, healer, tutor,

—HORTON REDFORT, Lord of Redfort, thrice wed,

—SER JASPER, SER CREIGHTON, SER JON, his sons,

—SER MYCHEL, his youngest son, a new-made knight, m. Ysilla Royce of Runestone,

—BENEDAR BELMORE, Lord of Strongsong,

—clan chiefs from the Mountains of the Moon,

—SHAGGA SON OF DOLF, OF THE STONE CROWS, presently leading a band in the kingswood,

—TIMETT SON OF TIMETT, OF THE BURNED MEN,

—CHELLA DAUGHTER OF CHEYK, OF THE BLACK EARS,

—CRAWN SON OF CALOR, OF THE MOON BROTHERS.

The Arryn words are As High as Honor.

HOUSE BARATHEON

The youngest of the Great Houses, House Baratheon was born during the Wars of Conquest when Orys Baratheon, rumored to be a bastard brother of Aegon the Conqueror, 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.

In the 283rd year after Aegon’s Conquest, Robert of House Baratheon, Lord of Storm’s End, overthrew the Mad King, Aenys II Targaryen, to win the Iron Throne. His claim to the crown derived from his grandmother, a daughter of King Aegon V Targaryen, though Robert preferred to say his warhammer was his claim.

{ROBERT BARATHEON}, the First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, killed by a boar,

—his wife, QUEEN CERSEI of House Lannister,

—their children:

—{KING JOFFREY BARATHEON}, the First of His Name, murdered at his wedding feast,

—PRINCESS MYRCELLA, a ward in Sunspear, betrothed to Prince Trystane Martell,

—KING TOMMEN BARATHEON, the First of His Name,

—his brothers:

—STANNIS BARATHEON, rebel Lord of Dragonstone and pretender to the Iron Throne,

—his daughter, SHIREEN, a girl of eleven,

—{RENLY BARATHEON}, rebel Lord of Storm’s End and pretender to the Iron Throne, murdered at Storm’s End in the midst of his army,

—his bastard children:

—MYA STONE, a maid of nineteen, in the service of Lord Nestor Royce, of the Gates of the Moon,

—GENDRY, an outlaw in the riverlands, ignorant of his heritage,

—EDRIC STORM, his acknowledged bastard son by Lady Delena of House Florent, hiding in Lys,

—SER ANDREW ESTERMONT, his cousin and guardian,

—his guards and protectors:

—SER GERALD GOWER, LEWYS called THE FISH-WIFE, SER TRISTON OF TALLY HILL, OMER BLACKBERRY,

—{BARRA}, his bastard daughter by a whore of King’s Landing, killed by the command of his widow,

—his other kin:

—his great-uncle, SER ELDON ESTERMONT, Lord of Green-stone,

—his cousin, SER AEMON ESTERMONT, Eldon’s son,

—his cousin, SER ALYN ESTERMONT, Aemon’s son,

—his cousin, SER LOMAS ESTERMONT, Eldon’s son,

—his cousin, SER ANDREW ESTERMONT, Lomas’s son,

—bannermen sworn to Storm’s End, the storm lords:

—DAVOS SEAWORTH, Lord of the Rainwood, Admiral of the Narrow Sea, and Hand of the King,

—his wife, MARYA, a carpenter’s daughter,

—their sons, {DALE, ALLARD, MATTHOS, MARIC}, killed in the Battle of the Blackwater,

—their son DEVAN, squire to King Stannis,

—their sons, STANNIS and STEFFON,

—SER GILBERT FARRING, castellan of Storm’s End,

—his son, BRYEN, squire to King Stannis,

—his cousin, SER GODRY FARRING, called GIANTSLAYER,

—ELWOOD MEADOWS, Lord of Grassfield Keep, seneschal at Storm’s End,

—SELWYN TARTH, called THE EVENSTAR, Lord of Tarth,

—his daughter, BRIENNE, THE MAID OF TARTH, also called BRIENNE THE BEAUTY,

—her squire, PODRICK PAYNE, a boy of ten,

—SER RONNET CONNINGTON, called RED RONNET, the Knight of Griffin’s Roost,

—his younger siblings, RAYMUND and ALYNNE,

—his bastard son, RONALD STORM,

—his cousin, JON CONNINGTON, once Lord of Storm’s End and Hand of the King, exiled by Aerys II Targaryen, believed dead of drink,

—LESTER MORRIGEN, Lord of Crows Nest,

—his brother and heir, SER RICHARD MORRIGEN,

—his brother, {SER GUYARD MORRIGEN, called GUYARD THE GREEN}, slain in the Battle of the Blackwater,

—ARSTAN SELMY, Lord of Harvest Hall,

—his great-uncle, SER BARRISTAN SELMY,

—CASPER WYLDE, Lord of the Rain House,

—his uncle, SER ORMUND WYLDE, an aged knight,

—HARWOOD FELL, Lord of Felwood,

—HUGH GRANDISON, called GREYBEARD, Lord of Grand-view,

—SEBASTION ERROL, Lord of Haystack Hall,

—CLIFFORD SWANN, Lord of Stonehelm

—BERIC DONDARRION, Lord of Blackwater, called THE LIGHTNING LORD, an outlaw in the riverlands, oft slain and now thought dead,