They were allowed to remain Defenders of the Vale and obtained the title of Warden of the East. When the Targaryens came the Arryns chose to submit and lose their crown, rather than be destroyed by the dragons. The first, oldest and purest of the Andal lines, the Arryns were among the first of their kind to arrive in Westeros, and became Kings of Mountain and Vale when Ser Artys Arryn slew the Griffin King and took his crown, six thousand years ago. Through disaster and dark times the Tullys have remained loyal to their benefactors but as time goes on their loyalty may grow weaker and they have already once risen up against a tyrant. =Ī noble House of long tradition, though never kings, the Tullys gained prominence when Edmyn Tully became the first of the Riverlords to rise against the rule of Harren the Black and declare for the Targaryens.Īfter Harren and all his sons were burned by Aegon Targaryen’s dragon, Edmyn was elevated to Lord Paramount of the Trident. They are loathe to involve themselves in the affairs of the SouthĪnd instead keep one watchful eye on the seasons.

The North breeds cold men, and the Starks are among the coldest Now their dragons are all dead and only sharp blades and minds will preserve the legacy of Aegon the Conqueror.įor an unbroken eight thousand years the Starks have ruled the Northįrom Winterfell, the castle originally built by their House’s legendary founder,īrandon the Builder, first as Kings in the North, and then as Wardens of the NorthĪfter King Torrhen Stark bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror. The Targaryens have preserved their High Valyrian blood by marrying brother to sister for over five hundred years, even at detriment to mental stability of their line. Hailing from the ancient, and now doomed, freehold of Valyria, the Targaryens have ruled Westeros for nearly three centuries.Įver since Aegon I Targaryen forced the kings of Westeros to kneel or be destroyed by his dragons, his descendants have ruled as kings from the Iron Throne in King’s Landing by the power of their dragons and their swords.

Faction Profiles: The Major Houses of Westeros

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