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**House Tully of Riverrun** is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms. Lord Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Trident, rules over the riverlands from the Tully seat of Riverrun. Their sigil is a silver trout leaping on a striped field of blue and mud red, and their house words are "Family, Duty, Honor."

## Recent History

**War of the Five Kings:** House Tully raises a host to join the Northern Army in support of Stannis Baratheon as the rightful king. Most of the Riverlords join the host, with House Frey being the exception. A deal is negotiated to allow the northern army to pass through the Twins by promising marriages to house Tully’s Stark kin to house Frey. Robb Stark breaks his oath and although his mother cautions against it, she condones the union of Robb Stark and Jeyne Westerling. In attempts to make amends with house Frey, house Tully offers up Edmure Tully as a suitable suitor for one of Walder Frey’s daughters. The Red Wedding occurs, Robb Stark and Caitelyn Stark are slain, and Edmure Tully is taken captive after consummating his marriage with Roslin Frey. Meanwhile, Brynden Tully holds Riverrun as it is under seige from the Lannister and Frey forces. Edmure is given the choice to give in to Lannister demands or the death of his family and unborn child. Edmure and his wife are taken captive and sent to Casterly Rock. Brynden is forced to flee because there just isn't enough food or men to outlast the siege and the Lannisters take Riverrun. But, Brynden escapes and buys passage across the Narrow Sea where he seeks out Daenerys Stormborn. He's the third member of her Small Council, behind Barristan and Tyrion.

After the war, Riverrun is freed and Tyrion sends Edmure, Roslin and their baby home.

**The Second Targaryen Reign**: House Tully works to rebuild after the War of the Five Kings. Things are mostly quiet in the Riverlands.

**The War of the Four Daughters:** House Tully raises their banners when the call comes. Hoster and his eldest son, Brynden, go to war. Only Hoster returns. Shortly after his return the Riverlands are struck with a debilitating illness that wipes out a good portion of the smallfolk and nearly all of house Tully.

**A Ballad in Blood:** House Tully, once again teetering on a few surviving members works towards caring for their region and rebuilding their house led by the Lady Marya Tully.

## Traits

Tullys are generally of fair complexion, red or red-brown hair, and eyes of various shades of blue. Being native Riverlanders, the Tullys are not overly tall. They may have freckles.

## Seat

Riverrun is a strong three-sided castle, although not especially large. The castle is bordered on the north by the Tumblestone and on the south by the Red Fork, while on the west a third side faces a massive man-made ditch. In time of danger the sluice gates can be opened to fill a wide moat and leave the castle surrounded on all three sides by water, turning Riverrun into an island and leaving it practically unassailable. It commands a view of many leagues.

The castle has sandstone walls which rise sheer from the water, its battlements are crenelated and have arrow loops, and its towers command the opposite shores.Riverrun's keep is located inside. Properly garrisoned, Riverrun can hold supplies for men and horses for as long as two years; a garrison of two hundred men is larger than Riverrun requires in most circumstances. Guardsmen wear fish-crest helms. The castle's doors are made of heavy redwood.

The Wheel Tower has a great waterwheel turned by the Tumblestone. It has ivy climbing alongside it, and below one makes a wide turn and ends up in churning waters. The Tumblestone leads to the Water Gate, a wide arch and a heavy iron portcullis, red with rust in its lower half. It is named so for being half in the water, and one must use a boat to go through it. Many boats are tied up within the Water Gate, secured to iron rings in the walls. The water stair leads from the lower bailey up to the castle.

The keep is triangular, like Riverrun itself, and the lord's solar is triangular as well with a triangular stone balcony jutting eastwards. The solar can be reached by a spiral stairway. The pillars of Hoster's great canopied bed are carved as leaping trout.

The Great Hall is where large councils are held and the high seat of the Tullys sits. There is a private audience chamber above the Great Hall with another high seat for the lord and a bell to ring for servants.

The shortest way from the Great Hall to the keep is through the godswood, a bright and airy garden with elms, redwoods, wildflowers, nesting birds, and streams. Its heart tree is a slender carved weirwood. The sept at Riverrun is a seven-sided sandstone building amidst the gardens of the late Minisa Tully. Inside, images of the Seven are painted on marble. A rainbow of light fills the sept.

The dungeons of Riverrun are windowless and damp, their doors heavy and made of wood and iron. The castle also contains kennels and stables.

## Family Tree

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Descends from Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey. After being taken by Lannister forces and held in genteel captivity, Lord Tully was restored to his seat by Aegon Targaryen. Roslin, who was pregnant at the time of her incarceration, gave birth to he first son at Casterly Rock.

Brynden Tully, called “the Blackfish,” managed to escape the taking of Riverrun and made his way to Essos, where he met with Daenerys Targaryen. His information was of vital help in her conquest, and he was awarded a seat on the queen’s small council.

* Lord Edmure Tully
* Lady Roslin Frey
	+ Tristifer Tully
	+ Addam Tully
	+ Catelyn Tully
	+ Celia Tully