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  The banner of Daenerys Targaryen is the banner of Aegon the Conqueror and the dynasty he established: a three-headed dragon, red on black.

  KING OF THE ISLES

  AND THE NORTH

  BALON GREYJOY, the Ninth of His Name Since the Grey King, styling himself King of the Iron Islands and the North, King of Salt and Rock, Son of the Sea Wind, and Lord Reaper of Pyke,

  — his wife, QUEEN ALANNYS, of House Harlaw,

  — their children:

  —{RODRIK}, their eldest son, slain at Seagard during Greyjoy’s Rebellion,

  —{MARON}, their second son, slain at Pyke during Greyjoy’s Rebellion,

  — ASHA, their daughter, captain of the Black Wind and conqueror of Deepwood Motte,

  — THEON, their youngest son, captain of the Sea Bitch and briefly Prince of Winterfell,

  — Theon’s squire, WEX PYKE, bastard son of Lord Botley’s half-brother, a mute lad of twelve,

  — Theon’s crew, the men of the Sea Bitch:

  — URZEN, MARON BOTLEY called FISHWHISKERS, STYGG, GEVIN HARLAW, CADWYLE,

  — his brothers:

  — EURON, called Crow’s Eye, captain of the Silence, a notorious outlaw, pirate, and raider,

  — VICTARION, Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet, master of the Iron Victory,

  — AERON, called DAMPHAIR, a priest of the Drowned God,

  — his household on Pyke:

  — MAESTER WENDAMYR, healer and counselor,

  — HELYA, keeper of the castle,

  — his warriors and sworn swords:

  — DAGMER called CLEFTJAW, captain of Foamdrinker,

  — BLUETOOTH, a longship captain,

  — ULLER, SKYTE, oarsmen and warriors,

  — ANDRIK THE UNSMILING, a giant of a man,

  — QARL, called QARL THE MAID, beardless but deadly,

  — people of Lordsport:

  — OTTER GIMPKNEE, innkeeper and whoremonger,

  — SIGRIN, a shipwright,

  — his lords bannermen:

  — SAWANE BOTLEY, Lord of Lordsport, on Pyke,

  — LORD WYNCH, of Iron Holt, on Pyke,

  — STONEHOUSE, DRUMM, and GOODBROTHER of Old Wyk,

  — LORD GOODBROTHER, SPARR, LORD MERLYN, and LORD FARWYND of Great Wyk,

  — LORD HARLAW, of Harlaw,

  — VOLMARK, MYRE, STONETREE, and KENNING, of Harlaw,

  — ORKWOOD and TAWNEY of Orkmont,

  — LORD BLACKTYDE of Blacktyde,

  — LORD SALTCLIFFE and LORD SUNDERLY of Saltcliffe.

  OTHER HOUSES GREAT AND SMALL

  HOUSE ARRYN

  The Arryns are descended from the Kings of Mountain and Vale, one of the oldest and purest lines of Andal nobility. House Arryn has taken no part in the War of the Five Kings, holding back its strength to protect the Vale of Arryn. The Arryn sigil is the moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky-blue field. The Arryn words are As High As Honor.

  ROBERT ARRYN, Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, Warden of the East, a sickly boy of eight years,

  — his mother, LADY LYSA, of House Tully, third wife and widow of Lord Jon Arryn, and sister to Catelyn Stark,

  — their household:

  — MARILLION, a handsome young singer, much favored by Lady Lysa,

  — MAESTER COLEMON, counselor, healer, and tutor,

  — SER MARWYN BELMORE, captain of guards,

  — MORD, a brutal gaoler,

  — his lords bannermen, knights, and retainers:

  — LORD NESTOR ROYCE, High Steward of the Vale and castellan of the Gates of the Moon, of the junior branch of House Royce,

  — Lord Nestor’s son, SER ALBAR,

  — Lord Nestor’s daughter, MYRANDA,

  — MYA STONE, a bastard girl in his service, natural daughter of King Robert I Baratheon,

  — LORD YOHN ROYCE, called BRONZE YOHN, Lord of Runestone, of the senior branch of House Royce, cousin to Lord Nestor,

  — Lord Yohn’s eldest son, SER ANDAR,

  — Lord Yohn’s second son, {SER ROBAR}, a knight of Renly Baratheon’s Rainbow Guard, slain at Storm’s End by Ser Loras Tyrell,

  — Lord Yohn’s youngest son, {SER WAYMAR}, a man of the Night’s Watch, lost beyond the Wall,

  — SER LYN CORBRAY, a suitor to Lady Lysa,

  — MYCHEL REDFORT, his squire,

  — LADY ANYA WAYNWOOD,

  — Lady Anya’s eldest son and heir, SER MORTON, a suitor to Lady Lysa,

  — Lady Anya’s second son, SER DONNEL, the Knight of the Gate,

  — EON HUNTER, Lord of Longbow Hall, an old man, and a suitor to Lady Lysa,

  — HORTON REDFORT, Lord of Redfort.

  HOUSE FLORENT

  The Florents of Brightwater Keep are Tyrell bannermen, despite a superior claim to Highgarden by virtue of a blood tie to House Gardener, the old Kings of the Reach. At the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings, Lord Alester Florent followed the Tyrells in declaring for King Renly, but his brother Ser Axell chose King Stannis, whom he had served for years as castellan of Dragonstone. Their niece Selyse was and is King Stannis’s queen. When Renly died at Storm’s End, the Florents went over to Stannis with all their strength, the first of Renly’s bannermen to do so. The sigil of House Florent shows a fox head in a circle of flowers.

  ALESTER FLORENT, Lord of Brightwater,

  — his wife, LADY MELARA, of House Crane,

  — their children:

  — ALEKYNE, heir to Brightwater,

  — MELESSA, wed to Lord Randyll Tarly,

  — RHEA, wed to Lord Leyton Hightower,

  — his siblings:

  — SER AXELL, castellan of Dragonstone,

  —{SER RYAM}, died in a fall from a horse,

  — Ser Ryam’s daughter, QUEEN SELYSE, wed to King Stannis Baratheon,

  — Ser Ryam’s son, {SER IMRY}, commanding Stannis Baratheon’s fleet on the Blackwater, lost with the Fury,

  — Ser Ryam’s second son, SER ERREN, held captive at Highgarden,

  — SER COLIN,

  — Ser Colin’s daughter, DELENA, wed to SER HOSMAN NORCROSS,

  — Delena’s son, EDRIC STORM, a bastard of King Robert I Baratheon, twelve years of age,

  — Delena’s son, ALESTER NORCROSS, eight,

  — Delena’s son, RENLY NORCROSS, a boy of two,

  — Ser Colin’s son, MAESTER OMER, in service at Old Oak,

  — Ser Colin’s son, MERRELL, a squire on the Arbor,

  — his sister, RYLENE, wed to Ser Rycherd Crane.

  HOUSE FREY

  Powerful, wealthy, and numerous, the Freys are bannermen to House Tully, but they have not always been diligent in their duty. When Robert Baratheon met Rhaegar Targaryen on the Trident, the Freys did not arrive until the battle was done, and thereafter Lord Hoster Tully always called Lord Walder “the Late Lord Frey.” It is also said of Walder Frey that he is the only lord in the Seven Kingdoms who could field an army out of his breeches.

  At the onset of the War of the Five Kings, Robb Stark won Lord Walder’s allegiance by pledging to wed one of his daughters or granddaughters. Two of Lord Walder’s grandsons were sent to Winterfell to be fostered.

  WALDER FREY, Lord of the Crossing,

  — by his first wife, {LADY PERRA, of House Royce}:

  —{SER STEVRON}, their eldest son, died after the Battle of Oxcross,

  — m. {Corenna Swann, died of a wasting illness},

  — Stevron’s eldest son, SER RYMAN, heir to the Twins,

  — Ryman’s son, EDWYN, wed to Janyce Hunter,

  — Edwyn’s daughter, WALDA, a girl of eight,

  — Ryman’s son, WALDER, called BLACK WALDER,

  — Ryman’s son, PETYR, called PETYR PIMPLE,

  — m. Mylenda Caron,

  — Petyr’s daughter, PERRA, a girl of five,

  — m. {Jeyne Lydden, died in a fall from a horse},

  — Stevron’s son, AEGON, a halfwit called JINGLEBELL,

  — Stevron’s daughter, {MAEGELLE, died in c
hildbed}, m. Ser Dafyn Vance,

  — Maegelle’s daughter, MARIANNE, a maiden,

  — Maegelle’s son, WALDER VANCE, a squire,

  — Maegelle’s son, PATREK VANCE,

  — m. (Marsella Waynwood, died in childbed},

  — Stevron’s son, WALTON, m. Deana Hardyng,

  — Walton’s son, STEFFON, called THE SWEET,

  — Walton’s daughter, WALDA, called FAIR WALDA,

  — Walton’s son, BRYAN, a squire,

  — SER EMMON, m. Genna of House Lannister,

  — Emmon’s son, SER CLEOS, m. Jeyne Darry,

  — Cleos’s son, TYWIN, a squire of eleven,

  — Cleos’s son, WILLEM, a page at Ashemark, nine,

  — Emmon’s son, SER LYONEL, m. Melesa Crakehall,

  — Emmon’s son, TION, a captive at Riverrun,

  — Emmon’s son, WALDER, called RED WALDER, fourteen, a squire at Casterly Rock,

  — SER AENYS, m. {Tyana Wylde, died in childbed},

  — Aenys’s son, AEGON BLOODBORN, an outlaw,

  — Aenys’s son, RHAEGAR, m. Jeyne Beesbury,

  — Rhaegar’s son, ROBERT, a boy of thirteen,

  — Rhaegar’s daughter, WALDA, a girl of ten, called WHITE WALDA,

  — Rhaegar’s son, JONOS, a boy of eight,

  — PERRIANE, m. Ser Leslyn Haigh,

  — Perriane’s son, SER HARYS HAIGH,

  — Harys’s son, WALDER HAIGH, a boy of four,

  — Perriane’s son, SER DONNEL HAIGH,

  — Perriane’s son, ALYN HAIGH, a squire,

  — by his second wife, {LADY CYRENNA, of House Swann}:

  — SER JARED, their eldest son, m. {Alys Frey},

  — Jared’s son, SER TYTOS, m. Zhoe Blanetree,

  — Tytos’s daughter, ZIA, a maid of fourteen,

  — Tytos’s son, ZACHERY, a boy of twelve, training at the Sept of Oldtown,

  — Jared’s daughter, KYRA, m. Ser Garse Goodbrook,

  — Kyra’s son, WALDER GOODBROOK, a boy of nine,

  — Kyra’s daughter, JEYNE GOODBROOK, six,

  — SEPTON LUCEON, in service at the Great Sept of Baelor in King’s Landing,

  — by his third wife, {LADY AMAREI of House Crakehall}:

  — SER HOSTEEN, their eldest son, m. Bellena Hawick,

  — Hosteen’s son, SER ARWOOD, m. Ryella Royce,

  — Arwood’s daughter, RYELLA, a girl of five,

  — Arwood’s twin sons, ANDROW and ALYN, three,

  — LADY LYTHENE, m. Lord Lucias Vypren,

  — Lythene’s daughter, ELYANA, m. Ser Jon Wylde,

  — Elyana’s son, RICKARD WYLDE, four,

  — Lythene’s son, SER DAMON VYPREN,

  — SYMOND, m. Betharios of Braavos,

  — Symond’s son, ALESANDER, a singer,

  — Symond’s daughter, ALYX, a maid of seventeen,

  — Symond’s son, BRADAMAR, a boy of ten, fostered on Braavos as a ward of Oro Tendyris, a merchant of that city,

  — SER DANWELL, m. Wynafrei Whent,

  —{many stillbirths and miscarriages},

  — MERRETT, m. Mariya Darry,

  — Merrett’s daughter, AMEREI, called AMI, a widow of sixteen, m. {Ser Pate of the Blue Fork},

  — Merrett’s daughter, WALDA, called FAT WALDA, a wife of fifteen years, m. Lord Roose Bolton,

  — Merrett’s daughter, MARISSA, a maid of thirteen,

  — Merrett’s son, WALDER, called LITTLE WALDER, a boy of seven, taken captive at Winterfell while a ward of Lady Catelyn Stark,

  —{SER GEREMY, drowned}, m. Carolei Waynwood,

  — Geremy’s son, SANDOR, a boy of twelve, a squire to Ser Donnel Waynwood,

  — Geremy’s daughter, CYNTHEA, a girl of nine, a ward of Lady Anya Waynwood,

  — SER RAYMUND, m. Beony Beesbury,

  — Raymund’s son, ROBERT, sixteen, in training at the Citadel in Oldtown,

  — Raymund’s son, MALWYN, fifteen, apprenticed to an alchemist in Lys,

  — Raymund’s twin daughters, SERRA and SARRA, maiden girls of fourteen,

  — Raymund’s daughter, CERSEI, six, called LITTLE BEE,

  — by his fourth wife, {LADY ALYSSA, of House Blackwood}:

  — LOTHAR, their eldest son, called LAME LOTHAR, m. Leonella Lefford,

  — Lothar’s daughter, TYSANE, a girl of seven,

  — Lothar’s daughter, WALDA, a girl of four,

  — Lothar’s daughter, EMBERLEI, a girl of two,

  — SER JAMMOS, m. Sallei Paege,

  — Jammos’s son, WALDER, called BIG WALDER, a boy of eight, taken captive at Winterfell while a ward of Lady Catelyn Stark,

  — Jammos’s twin sons, DICKON and MATHIS, five,

  — SER WHALEN, m. Sylwa Paege,

  — Whalen’s son, HOSTER, a boy of twelve, a squire to Ser Damon Paege,

  — Whalen’s daughter, MERIANNE, called MERRY, a girl of eleven,

  — LADY MORYA, m. Ser Flement Brax,

  — Morya’s son, ROBERT BRAX, nine, fostered at Casterly Rock as a page,

  — Morya’s son, WALDER BRAX, a boy of six,

  — Morya’s son, JON BRAX, a babe of three,

  — TYTA, called TYTA THE MAID, a maid of twenty-nine,

  — by his fifth wife, {LADY SARYA of House Whent}: