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House Wylde

**House Wylde** of the Rain House is a noble house from the Stormlands. It is one of the principal houses sworn to House Baratheon. They blazon their arms with a blue-green maelstrom on gold.

## History

The life of Coryanne Wylde is recorded in a scandalous book, *A Caution for Young Girls*.

Jasper Wylde was the Master of Laws during the reign of Viserys I Targaryen and the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, in which he supported the Greens. He was executed as a traitor by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen when she took King's Landing in 130 A.C.

Rymund Wylde served on the Small Council as Master of Coin during the reign of King Aemond I Targaryen, though, his appointment would end in King Aeric I Targaryen's reign, due to the scandal of Rymund's bastards coming to light, fathered on commoners and high-born ladies alike.

Rymund's daughter, Cassandra, would go on to wed Arlan Baratheon, and eventually advise her eldest son in governing the Stormlands.
Lord of Highgarden

**Lord of Highgarden** is the title held by the noble seated at the castle of Highgarden since Aegon's Conquest. The castle was originally held by House Gardener, but after the last Gardener died at the Field of Fire during Aegon's Conquest, King Aegon I Targaryen named the steward of Highgarden, Harlen Tyrell, as its lord upon his yielding of the stronghold.

## History

Highgarden had been the seat of House Gardener for thousands of years. During Aegon's Conquest, King Mern IX Gardener faced Aegon's army during the Field of Fire. There, he died with all his sons. Aegon marched his army to Highgarden, where Harlen Tyrell, the High Steward of Highgarden, opened the gates of the castle at Aegon's approach, pledging the loyalty of his family to House Targaryen. For this, Aegon named Harlen the **Lord of Highgarden**, Warden of the South, and Lord Paramount of the Mander, despite the fact that other houses in the Reach had closer blood ties to House Gardener.

Harlen took part in the First Dornish War, during which he disappeared with his army in the desert of Dorne. Harlen's son, Theo Tyrell, consolidated the power of House Tyrell after the First Dornish War had ended, by arranging a council of septons and maesters to examine and dismiss some of the more persistent claims to Highgarden put forth by other families. During the Dance of the Dragons, Lyonel Tyrell was still a young child, and regency fell to his mother, who, together with Highgarden's castellan, decided to keep House Tyrell out of the war.

## Lords of Highgarden

The known Lords of Highgarden are:

* Lord Harlen Tyrell, the first Lord of Highgarden.
* Lord Theo Tyrell, Harlen's son.
* Lord Bertrand Tyrell, Lord of Highgarden in the early reign of Jaehaerys I.
* Lord Matthos Tyrell, who ruled Highgarden at the time of the Great Council of 101 A.C.
* Lord Lyonel Tyrell, who inherited Highgarden at a young age and ruled during the Dance of the Dragons. He held his seat through the reigns of Aegon II, but died from the Winter Fever in 132 A.C.
* Lord Garth Tyrell, who ruled Highgarden after his younger cousin died. Died jousting against Ser Grover Mooton at the tourney at Gulltown.
* Lord Victor Tyrell, Garth's only son.
Dragonbone

**Dragonbone**, or dragon bone, is a black material that is created from the bones of dragons.

## Appearance and usage

Dragonbone is black due to its high iron content. It is used to make many items of value because of its rarity and its special properties. It is as strong as other metals, such as steel, yet lighter and more flexible. Rare dragonbone bows are highly sought after, as they can outrange even the goldenheart bows of the Summer Isles.

## Culture

The heraldry of House Willum depicts a dragonbone skeleton.

It is disputed if the Grey King's Hall on Nagga's Hill on Old Wyk is made from the petrified bones of the legendary sea dragon Nagga or not.

## History

Dragonbones have been found as far north as the island of Ib, and as far south as in the jungles of Sothoryos.

Upon ascending the rule of Dorne after the death of his mother, Prince Nymor Martell send a peace delegation to King's Landing, which included the skull of Meraxes, to stop the First Dornish War.

Lord Rogar Baratheon often boasted that his axe was "large and heavy enough to cleave through a dragon's skull.

Among her efforts to rebuilt Tumbleton after the Dance of the Dragons, Lady Sharis Footly had the heads of the dragons Seasmoke and Vermithor cleaned and displayed in the town square, where travelers paid a penny to look at them, and a star to touch them.

Sandoq the Shadow wielded a great curved sword of Valyrian steel with a dragonbone hilt.
Tourney at Gulltown

The **Tourney at Gulltown** was held in the spring year of 150 AC, to celebrate the name-day of Rowan Arryn.

## Tourney at Gulltown

Ser Groover Mooton tilting against Lord Garth Tyrell

## Events

### The Joust

Numerous knights tilted on the name-day tourney, including Willum 'Oldspear' Arryn, Durran Baratheon, Edric Bolling, Lucan of Lannisport, and Garth Tyrell.

When Garth Tyrell tilted against Grover Mooton, Garth suffered a terrible blow. Blood began to spill out of his gauntlet, and a large splinter of the red lance protruded from his rerebrace. Attendants rushed to him, including his son, Victor Tyrell. Durran Baratheon carried Garth to the Maester's table, but once he was set down, Garth had lost too much blood to be saved.

After Edric Bolling unhorsed Grover Mooton, he was named 'Champion of the Joust'.
Aegorax

**Aegorax** 'the White Wyrm' is the dragon of Rhaenerys Targaryen. Aegorax is a rarity, being one of the only albino dragons known in existence.

## Appearance

A beautiful albino beast, Aegorax has icy white scales, with pink wing membranes, burning crimson eyes and horns and claws of ivory. Aegorax is also much more serpentine than other dragons, with a long neck and tail.

## Personality

Aegorax is a temperamental beast, famed for being highly aggressive and fiercely territorial. He despises being confined in the dragon pits, and is at his happiest when flying free in the sky.
Ralf Saltcliffe

**Ralf Saltcliffe**, more commonly known as **Red Ralf**, was Pyke's master-at-arms during the Ironborn Rebellion and many years prior. Red Ralf was responsible for training every fighting-age member of House Greyjoy in the art of war and considered by most to be nothing short of a master swordsman.

## The Ironborn Rebellion

During the Storming of Pyke in 136 AC, Red Ralf was charged with overseeing the castle's external defences and preventing royalist forces from establishing a beachhead. He was slain by Ser Lucan of Lannisport on one of the rocky paths leading up to the Pyke from the nearby shore.
Kata Pyke

House Greyjoy

Half-Brother - Sargon Botley

**Kata Pyke** is the eldest living child and only bastard of Dagon Botley.

## Appearance

Kata Pyke is a slender girl, tall for her age, and is described as being blue-eyed, pale-skinned and golden-haired. Most notably, she dresses in men's garb, like Whalebane, and carries an axe at her hip. She also wears the colours silver and green, signifying her allegiance to her father's house, Botley.
Aegon's first test

Duskendale and Maidenpool bent the knee to Aegon

Aegon's first test marked the first substantial hostilities during Aegon Targaryen's war of conquest toward the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. It was a one-sided battle, however, due to the presence of Aegon's dragon, Balerion.

## Prelude

Aegon Targaryen, Lord of Dragonstone, landed at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, where he built the Aegonfort on the northern bank of the river. Aegon's manpower varied from hundreds to three thousand depending on the source. Nearby Rosby and Stokeworth both submitted to House Targaryen after minimal resistance.

## Battle

Opposition came from Lord Darklyn of Duskendale and Lord Mooton of Maidenpool, who joined their power and marched south with three thousand men. Aegon sent Orys Baratheon to meet them on the march with the Targaryen soldiers, whilst he descended on them from above with Balerion. Lords Darklyn and Mooton were both killed in the overwhelming Targaryen victory.

## Aftermath

After the deaths of their lords, Mooton's brother, Jon, and Darklyn's son yielded their castles and swore their swords to House Targaryen. Visenya, one of Aegon's sisters, claimed the riches of Duskendale, which at the time was the principal port on the narrow sea, greatly expanding the Targaryens' resources. After the submission of a dozen local castles, Lord Aegon was proclaimed King Aegon I Targaryen at the Aegonfort.
House Mormont

House Mormont of Bear Island is a noble house of the North, one of the principal families sworn to House Stark, led by Colyn Mormont. Their seat, Mormont Keep, is found on Bear Island, located in the Bay of Ice northwest of Winterfell. Their blazon is a black bear over a green wood and their motto is "*Here We Stand*".

House Mormont is one of the few houses to have an ancestral weapon of Valyrian steel: a bastard sword called Longclaw. However, due to Bear Island's lack of valuable resources, the Mormonts are a rather poor house. Their hall is made of huge logs, surrounded by an earthen palisade. On the gate is a carving of a woman in a bearskin with a child in one arm suckling at her breast and a battleaxe in the other.

## Traits

Those of House Mormont tend to have dark hair and thick limbs, as well as stocky frames, though some with Mormont blood can be skinnier.

## History

### Origins

The Mormonts are an old house with a proud and honourable reputation. According to northern histories, Rodrik Stark, a King in the North, gave Bear Island to the Mormonts after winning the isle in a wrestling match from a driftwood king of the ironborn. Skeptical scholars think it more likely the rival kings wrestled "with words".

The Mormonts' lands are cold and poor. Like the other women of Bear Island, the women of House Mormont learned how to defend themselves from ironmen and wildlings.

House Mormont has possessed Longclaw, a Valyrian steel bastard sword, for four centuries.

### Targaryen Rule

Torrhen Stark sent a few longships from Bear Island to aid King Aegon I Targaryen in his campaign against the Iron Islands.

Alaric Stark was wed to a Mormont. According to Alaric, his wife made a cloak from the skins of two wolves she killed when she was twelve years old.

In the era that followed the Dance of the Dragons, Kolfinn Mormont allegedly assaulted Mara Stark, the daughter of his liege, and fled north to join the Night's Watch, supposedly to escape his punishment. In the years that followed, Kolfinn Mormont's father, Colyn, would begin allying with the Night's Watch to aid them in ranging, as well as taking part in rooting out raiders from beyond the Wall, in an attempt to regain some honour for his family.

At some point, in 152 A.C., Bear Island was raided by ironmen, and many of Colyn's own family were killed in the fighting.

## Family

### Historical Members

* Kolfinn Mormont - Once the heir to Bear Island, before relinquishing all claims and titles and joining the Night's Watch in the First Moon of 136 A.C.
* Eddarion Mormont **†**
* Sybelle Mormont **†** - Died from injuries sustained during an ironman raid.
* Jocey Mormont **†**
* Joramyr Mormont **†**

### Household in 152 A.C.

* Colyn 'Greatbear' Mormont - Lord of Bear Island and guardian of Feron Forrester.
* Marna Mormont - The heir apparent to Bear Island.
* Jeoranne Mormont
* Feron Forrester - the ward of Colyn Mormont.
Warden of the West

**Warden of the West** is a title bestowed on the most prominent house of the Westerlands by the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms since the War of Conquest. All known Wardens of the West have been from House Lannister. Traditionaly, the title is held by the head of the house, the Lord of Casterly Rock.

## Responsibilities

The initial appointment of a warden in western Westeros was likely to deal with the ironborn, who were prone to reaving and pirating along Sunset Sea and the western shores.

## Known Wardens of the West

* Lord Loren Lannister (1 AC-?)
* Lord Lyman Lannister (?–59 AC)
* Lord Tymond Lannister
* Lord Jason Lannister (?–130 AC)
* Lord Loreon Lannister (130 AC-?)
Ironrath

**Ironrath** is an ancestral castle and the seat of House Forrester, located in the northern Wolfswood in the foothills of the northern mountains, between Deepwood Motte and Winterfell. It is an imposing stronghold, surrounded by a grove of ironwood sentinels, built out of stone. It's position at the foot of the mountains gives the defenders a strategic advantage and, as such, the castle has never been successfully besieged.

## Layout

   Ironrath is notably smaller than other castles, such as Last Hearth, Karhold or Winterfell.

### Bailey

* A forge is on the left of the portcullis.
* A tanner's workspace is beside the forge.
* A small training yard is opposite the forge.
* The stables are beside the training yard.
* A small market is found on the dirt road to the motte.

### Motte

* The Great Hall sits atop a stone staircase, its doors engraved with the Forrester sigil.
* The kitchens are located below the Great Hall.
* The Godswood is behind the Great Hall, accessible from the structure, or from the bailey.
* The Lord's chambers are found above the Great Hall, on the tallest floor.

## History

Built over fifteen hundred years ago by Cedric Forrester and his triplet sons, Ironrath is a testament to the strength and endurance of ironwood.

## Recent Events

### *Reign of the Dragons*

Myra Snow enters Ironrath along her journey to Bear Island. There, she meets Thorris and Owen Forrester, giving them both Alyna's letter. She is given bread and salt and made a guest at Ironrath until the summer snows cease.
Gaelithox

Aerion Targaryen

**Gaelithox**, also known as **the Gilded Prince**, is the largest known dragon in the world, and was once ridden by Aemond I after seizing the crown following the death of Aegon II. He was then claimed by Aerion Targaryen.

## Appearance

Gaelithox is known for his immense size, Gaelithox is known as the oldest known dragon in the world. In his younger years, Gaelithox's scales were a deep shining gold, however with age, his scales have faded into a warm bronze.

## Biography

### Backstory

Gaelithox is an old and proud dragon. Hatched from a clutch laid by Vhagar herself. For many years, Gaelithox remained riderless, living as a wild dragon on the volcanic cliffs of Dragonstone. That was until Aemond Targaryen finally claimed the Gilded Prince when he became a man, and used him to claim the Iron Throne following the death of Aegon II. After Aemond's death, Gaelithox remained riderless until Aerion.

### *The Reign of Dragons*

Gaelithox is first seen when Aerion lands at Storm's End during the arrival of Aemon, Jaeghar and Rhaenerys.

## Personality

Proud and regal, Gaelithox is a great and powerful beast. He is a ferocious creature, prone to aggression. An apex predator that seems to match his rider in both bloodlust and cunning, should he be roused. However, in his older age, Gaelithox has grown more ponderous and graceless, preferring to spend most of his time in the dragon pit or in his old lair on Dragonstone, sleeping and eating.

## Gallery

Gaelithox being ridden by Aemond IGaelithox and Aerion on DragonstoneGaelithox takes flight
Lord of Riverrun

**Lord of Riverrun** is the title held by the noble seated at the castle of Riverrun in the Riverlands.

## History

After having supported King Tristifer IV Mudd in many of his battles, Ser Edmure Tully went over to the Andal Armistead Vance. Vance granted Edmure's son Axel lands at the juncture of the Red Fork and the Tumblestone, where Axel build his seat of Riverrun.
Harwin Mooton

House Targaryen

 Jaeghar Targaryen

 Kingsguard

Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

 Brother - Edmure Mooton

 Brother - Bendrick Mooton

 Sister - Rosalyne Mooton

Ser **Harwin 'Harry' Mooton** is a knight, sworn brother of the Kingsguard, and the sworn protector of Jaeghar Targaryen.

## Appearance

Despite being younger than most of the Kingsguard, Harwin is no less muscular or thick-armed. His black hair is kept in thick short waves at back of the neck. His almond-shaped eyes are dark brown, but can glow honey-amber in the right light. Harwin has a square jaw and flat chin, with a wide, strong brow. Wide lips and a roman nose, and a dimpled smile.

## Biography

For as long as he could remember, Harwin wanted to be a knight. Never did he want or even try to match his brothers in their competition for the position of Head of the Family, something his father disapproved of. He was sent to Greenhelm to train and learn for months at a time and would become a squire at the age of twelve.
Joyce Goldmere

## Joyce Goldemere

House Lannister

House Westerling

Half-Sister - Cerelle Lannister**†**

Brother - Tybolt Lannister

**Joyce Goldemere**, formerly known as **Joyce Waters**, is the bastard daughter of Roland Lannister, and handmaid of Princess Rhaenerys Targaryen.

## Appearance

Joyce is tall and lithe, with a hair of golden-blonde curls that fall to her waist.Her hair is slightly darker at its roots and shimmers in the sun. Also like her father, Joyce's eyes are large and emerald green. She has a striking resemblance to her mother, Gabelle Westerling, with fair skin, and a square face with a strong jawline. When she smiles he has large dimples in her cheeks. She has full lips and thick curved eyebrows, and is known to look slightly older than her years.

## Biography

### Backstory

Joyce was born to Roland Lannister and his mistress, Gabelle Westerling, in the Tenth Moon, 137 A.C. at the Crag, only moments before her twin brother, Tybolt, also came into the world. Her time with her parents and sibling was short lived, as she became a ward of Reynard Reyne at merely four years old and was made to accompany him to King's Landing. Her first memory is of the exact moment she was separated from her family. She was a crying mess when she was shipped off to the Red Keep. There, she would be come to known as 'Reynard's Waters Ward'.

As time passed, Joyce was able to warm up to Lord Reynard. She also developed a close relationship with his daughter, Liane. In their company, she was able to live a fairly privileged life that other bastards could only dream of, Joyce always felt as though she were true-born, as she grew up with the likes of courtiers and royalty, received a formal education, and dressed in only the finest of clothes. She developed a big personality and quickly dubbed herself with a new name - 'Goldemere', in an attempt to remove any association of bastardy from her name. She chose to combine the sigils of both her parents in an attempt to seem more legitimate.

## Personality

At a glance, Joyce seems like the typical poised young lady with a love for the finer things in life. She's perceived to be righteous, if a little vain, most of the time, but can often exude a sense of calm. She's mild mannered more often than not, but this is all a facade. In truth, Joyce is far from the innocent handmaiden she presents herself to be.
Nightfyre

**Nightfyre** is a she-dragon bound to Vaegon Targaryen.

## Appearance

Nightfyre, like her sister, has beautiful midnight-blue scales. However, unlike Riñaxas, she has black horns, and cold blue eyes.

## Biography

### Background

Nightyfre's egg was placed inside Vaegon's crib in 131 A.C.

### *Reign of the Dragons*

Nightfyre is seen when King Aeric and his children, Vaegon and Daelaena, arrive at Highgarden, where Vaegon ungracefully dismounts Nightfyre.
Sept

A **sept** is a building where followers of the Faith of the Seven worship. They can be in villages and urban settlements, castles, septries and motherhouses.

## Layout

A sept is a single building with seven walls. Some septs are small and humble; others are large and magnificent, such as the Starry Sept in Oldtown. Some septs have crystal or leaded windows.

Every sept houses representational art portraying each of the seven aspects of the Faith. In rural septs, they may merely be carved masks or simple charcoal drawings on a wall,; in wealthy septs they may be statues inlaid with precious metals and stones.

Worshipers light candles before the different altars symbolizing each of the seven aspects. Crystals spread seven-coloured rainbows onto altars.

Ceremonies are led by the highest-ranking male member of the clergy, and hymns are often sung. In the naming of a child, seven oils are used to anoint the infant. Weddings are conducted standing between the altars of the Father and the Mother.

Rites of worship held in wealthy areas and during special occasions can feature embellishments such as choirs of seventy-seven septas.

Knights traditionally stand vigil and are consecrated with seven oils in septs. Brothers of the Night's Watch who worship the Seven can make their vows at the small sept at Castle Black. The Sept-Beyond-the-Sea is a sept in Braavos for Westerosi.

## History

In the aftermath of the Coming of the Andals, kings such as Merle I Gardener, Humfrey I Teague, and the Arryns founded septs, septries and motherhouses throughout southern Westeros. King Theon Stark, a follower of the Old Gods, repelled an attack of Andals on the north and retaliated by raiding Andalos. Septs in the Iron Islands have periodically been destroyed by worshippers of the Drowned God.

Aegon the Conqueror is said to have prayed at the sept of Dragonstone before beginning the Conquest. A sept was destroyed during Aegon's burning of Harrenhal.

The Starry Sept in Oldtown was the seat of the High Septon for a thousand years. The Sept of Remembrance was built in King's Landing after Aegon's Conquest, but it was destroyed by King Maegor the Cruel.
Myria Martell

## Myria Nymeros Martell

Heir to the Spear Seat

Sister - Nymeria Nymeros Martell **†**

**Myria Martell** is a Princess of Dorne, and the Heir to the Spear Seat.

## Appearance

Myria is lean, though notably more petite than her younger sister, Allyria, with an hourglass figure. Her dark hair is usually worn in a braid over her shoulder. Unlike her sister, Myria takes after her father, except she has inherited her mother's brown Martell eyes. She's described as having full and tapered, yet narrow, eyebrows and full lips.

## Biography

### Background

Myria was born in the Old Palace of Sunspear in 132 A.C.

### *Reign of the Dragons*

Myria is first glimpsed at a feast in Sunspear in 152 A.C. She is next seen in the chamber of war, where she is swapping strategies with her uncle, Qyle.

## Personality

Calm and collected, Myria is shown to have a head for strategy, especially off the battlefield, where she thrives in the arts of intrigue. She may often speak bluntly, due to being somewhat inept in the art of politics, and lacks the subtleties and nuances of politics. However, she is shown to be somewhat charming and suave at reveleras. Most notably, Myria is fiercely dedicated to learn how to act the part of a Princess of Dorne, a responsibility she wholeheartedly commits herself to. A bookworm that enjoys writing poetry and songs alike, Myria finds most conversations stifling, preferring talks that stimulate her mind and stoke her curiosity. Much like most Dornish, Myria prizes her courtesies first and foremost, regardless of whether she talks to friend or foe. Unlike her sister's lackadaisical approach to life, Myria is motivated by a passion for her homeland, its people, its art and music.

Though she lacks her sister's confidence and charisma, Myria excels when it comes to intellectual studies, and can apply her intelligence to battle strategies, which has led to her becoming quite the tactician, though, she has yet to command or play a part in warfare.

## Gallery

Original Concept Art for Myria Nymeros Martell
Colyn Mormont

Son - Eddarion Mormont**†**

Daughter - Jocey Mormont**†**

**Colyn Mormont**, also known as the **Greatbear**, is the head of House Mormont, Lord of Bear Island, carrier of Longclaw and guardian of Feron Forrester. He is also the grandfather of Marna Mormont, Jeoranne Mormont, and supposedly, Myra Snow.
Dagon Botley

**Dagon Botley** is the head of House Botley, and holds Lordsport and Shoalstone for House Greyjoy. He has officially been named as the Steward of Pyke, and by extension, the Iron Islands, for the past fifteen years.

## Biographical Information

### Born

28th Day of the Tenth Moon, Lordsport, 105 A.C.

## Political Information

### Affiliation(s)

House Botley

House Greyjoy

## Personal Information

### Spouse(s)

Rock Wife - Hylde Botley (née Harlaw of the Tower of Glimmering)**†**

Salt Wife - Liv

### Issue

Bastard Daughter - Kata Pyke

 Salt Daughter - Eldra Botley

 Salt Son - Sargon Botley

## Appearance

Dagon looks to be a much older man than he actually is, with grey hair and many wrinkles settling upon his skin. His brown eyes are noted as being cold and hard, almost lost in the dark bags and folds of his face. Though he has slimmed down, he still appears to have a powerful and dominating form, and was once quite burly. Most notably, he is missing his right hand, and an ugly, grotesque scar can be seen on the stump. He tends to favour the colours of his house, silver and green.

## Biography

### Background

After the Ironborn Rebellion, Dagon was named the Steward of Pyke by the Iron Throne, acting as regent of the Iron Islands. In that time, the Ironborn houses began to act with more independence. Eventually, in this time, Rorik Wynch began to raid Lordsport and Shoalstone over the next few years, the start of a bitter feud between the two houses.
Jack

**Jack** is a member of the smallfolk in Durran's Town.

## Appearance

Jack is willowy and underfed, but still appears healthy. He has unkempt dark hair and bright, emerald-green eyes. More prominently, are his thick eyebrows, rounded nose and tall forehead. He tends to wear hardy, rough-spun clothes that have been patched over.

## Biography

### Backstory

Jack was born as a bastard amongst the smallfolk in Durran's Town.

### *The Reign of Dragons*

Jack is introduced at Old Tom's Tavern in Durran's Town, where he talks to Arrec Baratheon, ignorant of who he is. He then meets Ardan Storm, who takes an instant disliking to him. After stealing Arrec's cane, Jack and Ardan trade insults until Ardan draws his sword, at which point Jack picks up one that was left beneath a table and fights Ardan. The scuffle moves outside of the tavern, and he is ultimately bested, before being taken away by Ser Steffon Inkwell's guards.
Jynessa Martell

**Jynessa Nymeros Martell** is the Princess of Dorne, and head of House Martell.

## Political Information

### Title(s)

Lady of Sunspear

Princess of Dorne

## Personal Information

### Issue

Daughter - Myria Nymeros Martell

Daughter - Allyria Nymeros Martell

Daughter - Nymeria Nymeros Martell **†**

### Sibling(s)

Brother - Dickon Nymeros Martell **†**

Brother - Qyle Nymeros Martell

Sister - Gwyneth Nymeros Martell **†**

Brother - Alleras Nymeros Martell **†**

Brother - Lewyn Nymeros Martell **†**

## Appearance

Jynessa has a slender yet sumptuous build. Long limbed and slender, she has always been seen as a beautiful woman. As she matured, and brought children into the world, her body only seemed to grow in its appeal. For most of her life, Jynessa had long, flowing hair, black as pitch and soft as silk. However, shortly before *the Reign of Dragons*, she began to shave her scalp. Jynessa has almond shaped eyes, dark of colour. Being a Salty Dornishman, Jynessa has dark olive skin. Her skin is soft and smooth, having lived her life in relative comfort. A woman known for her Dornish beauty, Jynessa has a pretty face. Her cheekbones are high and sharp, her nose straight and coming to a slight point and she bares a defined and elegant chin and jawline. Her lips are full and soft.

## Biography

### Backstory

Jynessa was born as the eldest child of Martyn Martell, and the heir to the Spear Seat, being only a few minutes older than her brother, Dickon. Growing up, she became close with Nymor Dayne, who spent much of his time in Sunspear with his grandfather, Ricasso.

### Princess of Dorne

After her father's death, Jynessa succeeded him as the Princess of Dorne, which was when she married her childhood friend, Nymor. During a revelera sometime later, Jynessa's brother, Qyle, interrupted moments before Jynessa could eat. Unfortunately, not everyone was saved - their siblings Gwyneth, Alleras, and Lewyn all died from the food. After interrogating the household, Qyle discovered that Dickon had fled Sunspear after paying a servant to poison the meal. Jynessa then ordered Qyle to track down her twin brother and kill him, a mission he soon managed to accomplish.
Salt Wife

In Ironborn culture, a **salt wife** is a concubine. They are the women kidnapped by the ironmen during raids. An ironborn may keep several salt wives, but only one ironborn "rock wife". Salt wives are bound to their captors in a religious ceremony, though it is considered a lesser ceremony than that of their rock wife. The number of salt wives kept by an ironman is a symbol of status and virility.

Unlike Dornish paramours, salt wives have a low status in the society of the Iron Islands, on the same level of thralls. They are not, however, considered whores or slaves, and their sons can even inherit property or lands in lieu of trueborn heirs born of a man's rock wife. One example is of Toron Greyjoy, the salt son of Dalton Greyjoy, who died without having taken a rock wife; however, a war of succession ensued in the Iron Islands on his father's demise.

Houses descended from salt wives, such as the Codds and Humbles, are looked down by the members of older ironborn houses.
Qoren Yronwood

The Bloodroyal

Warden of the Stoneway

Mother Rhoyne

Son - Alleras Yronwood

Daughter - Ariyana Yronwood

Bastard Daughter - Sylvenna Sand

Daughter - Elia Yronwood

Brother - Arthur Yronwood**†**

Sister - Cassella Yronwood**†**

Sister - Shara Yronwood

**Qoren Yronwood** is the Lord of Yronwood and Warden of the Stone Way.

## Appearance

Tall and powerfully built, Qoren's arms are thick with muscles and he stands as an imposing sight. As a young man, Qoren had thick locks of golden hair, but at the age of fifty, his hair has receded and faded into silver-grey. Qoren has almond-shaped kind eyes of azure blue. His weathered and aged skin is fair, and as a young man, Qoren was said to be among the more handsome men in Dorne. He wears a well-groomed, thick grey moustache on his upper lip. His cheekbones are high and sharp, and his lips are full yet weather worn.
Prince of Dragonstone

**Prince of Dragonstone** or, in some cases, **Princess of Dragonstone**, was the title of the heir apparent to the Iron Throne during the Targaryen dynasty. The heir apparent's seat was the castle of Dragonstone located on the island of the same name.

## History

### Targaryen Dynasty

After Aegon I Targaryen conquered the Seven Kingdoms, he decided to construct a new capital city, King's Landing, in the new town growing around his newly constructed seat, the Aegonfort, which was torn down in 35 A.C. in preparation for the construction of the Red Keep. The seat of Dragonstone remained in possession of House Targaryen. Aegon I had two children: Aenys, born in 7 A.C., and Maegor, born in 12 A.C.. Despite being Aegon I's eldest son and heir for many years, Aenys never held the title "Prince of Dragonstone". Aenys was raised by Aegon I at King's Landing, and accompanied his father on royal progressions. Meanwhile Maegor was raised by his mother, Queen Visenya Targaryen, at Dragonstone and in time became known as the "Prince of Dragonstone". Maegor continued to hold the title during the earlier years of Aenys's own reign. It was only in 41 A.C., a year after Maegor had left the Seven Kingdoms in exile, that Aenys established "Prince of Dragonstone" as a formal title by appointing it to his own heir, Prince Aegon.

Upon Aenys's own death, Maegor returned from exile and claimed the Iron Throne. He had three wives already, but in 47 A.C., still lacking an heir, married three widowed women known to be fertile. One of these was his niece, Princess Rhaena, who had born twin girls to her late brother, Prince Aegon. Maegor named one of the girls, Aerea, as his heir until he had children of his own. However, she has not been confirmed to have been appointed the title "Princess of Dragonstone".

Not every Targaryen monarch held the title "Prince of Dragonstone" before coming to the throne.
Wailing Willows

The Wailing Willows was a battle fought on the southern shore of the Gods Eye during Aegon's Conquest. Aegon the Conqueror was victorious in the Battle of the Reeds. Two sons of King Harren Hoare retaliated by crossing the Gods Eye with muffled oars in their longships, and they inflicted heavy casualties on the Targaryens. Harren's sons were killed by Aegon's dragon, Balerion, as they were returning across the lake, however.
Bear Island

**Bear Island** is a remote island in the north that is home to House Mormont. It lies within the Bay of Ice, north of Deepwood Motte and south of the Frozen Shore. The Mormonts live at Mormont Keep.

## Geography

The beautiful but remote island contains old gnarled oaks, tall pines, flowering thornbushes, moss-covered grey stones, and steep hills with streams. It is the home to many bears.

House Hoare added a green tree in the second quarter of their sigil as a reference to their one-time possession of Bear Island.

## People

Aside from a few crofters, the inhabitants of Bear Island live along the coasts and fish the seas. In days past, ironborn and free folk from the Frozen Shore raided Bear Island while the men were fishing, leaving the defense of the island to its women. This created a warrior culture among the women.

## History

### Ironmen and Northmen

Bear Island has long been disputed by the North and the Iron Islands. Thousands of years ago, Bear Island was ruled by House Woodfoot prior to its conquest by the ironborn. The ironmen of antiquity controlled the Sunset Sea from Bear Island and the Frozen Shore as far south as the Arbor.

The island was used as a reaving base by Ravos Hoare, the son of Harrag Hoare, King of the Iron Islands. Theon Stark, a King in the North, drove the ironborn from Bear Island during his reign, slaying Ravos himself.

The driftwood king, Loron Greyjoy, retook Bear Island, but it was again lost to the ironborn after the Old Kraken's death. King Rodrik Stark is said to have won the island in a wrestling match and granted it to House Mormont, although some scholars are skeptical of the story. This presumably occurred in the century after Gerold Lannister, King of the Rock, raided the Iron Islands, when weaker driftwood kings lost most ironborn possessions along western Westeros.

Torrhen Stark sent a few longships from Bear Island to aid King Aegon I Targaryen in his campaign against the Iron Islands.

Elissa Farman sailed as far as Bear Island and the Arbor by the age of twenty.
Nymor Dayne

A young Nymor Dayne in Starfall.

Prince Consort of Dorne

Sword of the Morning

Daughter - Allyria Nymeros Martell

(Unnamed) Sister

**Nymor Dayne**, the current **Sword of the Morning**, is a famed knight from Starfall and also the Prince Consort of Dorne. As such, he is the father of Princess Allyria Martell.

## Appearance

Nymor is a handsome and lithe man, with dark hair that falls to his shoulders and a short beard on his jaw. Like his daughter, Allyria, Nymor has dark purple eyes. Like most Stony Dornishmen, his skin is fair, especially compared to the rest of those in Sunspear.

He often carries a longsword at his hip, and only wields the ancestral greatsword of House Dayne, Dawn, in times of battle.

## Biography

### Background

When Nymor was growing up in Starfall, he squired for his grandfather, Ricasso Dayne, the Sword of the Morning. After Ricasso Dayne swore his sword in service to Prince Martyn Martell, Nymor left to live in Sunspear with his grandfather, where he grew close to Jynessa Nymeros Martell, whom he would marry shortly after her ascension to the Spear Seat.
Thrall

A **thrall** is an indentured servant, now found in Westeros only in the Iron Islands and beyond the Wall.

## Culture

Thralls of the ironborn may only be obtained by paying the "iron price" (capturing them by raiding) under the Old Way. They are not slaves since they may not be sold and they may not be obtained by paying the "gold price." Unlike the children of slaves, the children of thralls are free if they are born on the Iron Islands, although some ironborn believe the children must be still dedicated to the Drowned God. The children of thralls cannot be taken from their parents until they are at least seven years old, the age when most ironborn begin an apprenticeship or join a crew.

It is considered unlawful and sacrilegious for any ironborn to be subjugated as a thrall on the Iron Islands, though it has historically happened. Thralls are used for farming and mining, activities which the ironmen consider unsuitable for free men. Educated thralls are valued by the ironborn as stewards, tutors, and scribes, while craftsmen thralls are also highly regarded. Some ironborn priests are known to sacrifice thralls to the Drowned God by slitting their throats and giving their bodies to the sea.

Some of the free folk clans who dwell in the lands north of the Wall also practice thralldom.

Thralls are forbidden in Braavos.

*Thrall's Bane* is an ironborn longship.

## History

Thralls were commonly used by the First Men who ruled Westeros prior to the coming of the Andals. For instance, Morgon Banefort, the Hooded King of Banefort, used thralls in his twenty-year war against Loreon I Lannister, King of the Rock. Some of the First Men of the Vale who did not submit to House Arryn after the Battle of the Seven Stars were reduced to thralls.

As time passed, however, south of the Wall thralldom came to be only practiced by the ironborn of the Iron Islands. After Lymond Hightower of Oldtown defended against the ironborn king Theon III Greyjoy, Lymond temporarily used thralldom to punish the captured ironborn through forced labour.

There were at least two thrall rebellions against House Greyiron when they were Kings of the Iron Islands. King Harmund III Hoare was considering outlawing thralldom in the isles when the Shrike began a successful revolt of the priests against his rule.

House Codd is descended from thralls and salt wives, and is looked down upon for it. House Humble is also held in low regard for the same reason.
Kinslaying

**Kinslaying** is a great taboo in Westeros. Any individual who kills a member of their own family is dubbed a kinslayer, and believed to be cursed forever. Many nobles and smallfolk believe this, and thus those who slay their own blood are usually looked down upon or shunned. Across Westeros, in the religions of the Old Gods, the Faith of the Seven, and even of the Drowned God, men state that "no man is so accursed as the kinslayer" and that "the kinslayer is accursed in the eyes of gods and men".

The stigma and notoriety that follows kinslaying can go both ways: Baldric Baratheon ordered one of his commanders, Armond Connington, to kill his half-brother, Borros, in the Fifth Dornish War, while Qyle Nymeros Martell openly acknowledged killing his older brother, Dickon, who had murdered three of their younger siblings.

According to George R.R. Martin:

> *"There are degrees in kinslaying, as in anything else. Fighting a battle in which a brother dies might be frowned upon, but killing him with your own hand would be considered far worse."*
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## Kinslayers and people suspected or accused of kinslaying

* Qyle Nymeros Martell: Hunted down and killed his own brother, Dickon, in a skirmish.

## Historical kinslayers and people suspected of kinslaying

* The Bloodstone Emperor killed his own sister.
* Harwyn Hoare: He was suspected of murdering his middle brother Harlan Hoare, who died from falling of a horse shortly before their father died.
* Erich Durrandon: Known as Erich Kin-Killer when he slew his brother King Durran, who was possibly Durran the Young.
* Jonos Arryn: Was called Jonos the Kinslayer when he killed his own brother, Ronnel, and their family during the reign of Aenys.
* Queen Visenya Targaryen: She was suspected of poisoning her nephew and stepson Aenys so her son Maegor could succeed.
* King Maegor I the Cruel: For slaying his nephew Aegon Targaryen and later having another nephew Viserys Targaryen tortured to death.
* Lord Stark (grandson of Brandon the Daughterless): For slaying Bael the Bard, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, ignorant that Bael was his actual father.
* Lord Larys Strong: Is suspected of beginning the fire at Harrenhal in which his father, Lord Lyonel Strong, and elder brother Ser Harwin Strong, died.
* King Aegon II: For feeding his half-sister Rhaenyra Targaryen to his dragon Sunfyre during the Dance of the Dragons.
* Aemond Targaryen: For killing his nephew Lucerys Velaryon during the Dance of the Dragons.
* Daemon Targaryen: For killing his nephew Aemond Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons, and sending the assassins who murdered his great-nephew Jaehaerys Targaryen.
* Ser Erryk Cargyll: For slaying his twin brother Ser Arryk Cargyll during the Dance of the Dragons; each died by the other's sword.
* Ser Arryk Cargyll: For slaying his twin brother Ser Erryk Cargyll during the Dance of the Dragons; each died by the other's sword.
Sworn Shield

A **sworn shield** or **sworn sword** is a knight or similar warrior who makes an oath to serve an individual often as a bodyguard, soldier, or champion.

## Duties

Many lords and lordlings keep a retinue of knights and sworn swords in their service, including at court. Sworn swords can fight in their lord's host during wartime.

The Kingsguard are a specialized and most prestigious type of sworn shield, sworn to the King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. However, an individual Kingsguard may be appointed the sworn shield of another member of the royal family, and a non-Kingsguard may also serve as the king's sworn shield.

## Known sworn shields and swords

### Historical

* Ser Alester Tyrell, for King Gwayne V Gardener
* Orys Baratheon, for Lord Aegon Targaryen
* Ser Gyles Morrigen, for King Jaehaerys I Targaryen
* Jonquil Darke, for Queen Alysanne Targaryen
* Ser Criston Cole, for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, later Queen Alicent Hightower
* Ser Harwin Strong, for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (replacing Criston)
* Ser Erryk Cargyll, for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (replacing Harwin)
* Ser Rickard Thorne, for Prince Maelor Targaryen
* Ser Florian Greysteel, for Lord Manfryd Mooton

### *Clash of Crowns*

* Ser Connas Corbray, for Prince Aemon Targaryen
* Ser Harwin Mooton, for Prince Jaeghar Targaryen
* Ser Lucan of Lannnisport, for Princess Rhaenerys Targaryen
* Ser Osrice Royce, for Princess Daelaena Targaryen
Maiden

A **maid** or a **maiden** usually refers to a virgin woman. Maidens may be wedded and bedded; However, many husbands will wait until the bride is fifteen or sixteen before sleeping with them. Very young mothers tend to have significantly higher rates of death in childbirth, as noted by the maesters.

A guarantee of a woman's virginity is normally the presence of a maidenhead. Women are generally expected to be virgins on their wedding night, more so for noblewomen. However, noblewomen are more likely to lose their maidenheads during horseback riding, it is said, and proof of their maidenhead during the wedding night - a bloody sheet - is therefore not often insisted upon. Nonetheless, men might refuse a bride if she is no longer chaste.

The loss of a noblewoman's virginity can diminish her possibilities for marriage.

A price can be placed upon a girl's maidenhead. A maiden whore may cost double the usual price.

A virgin man can also be referred to as a maiden or a man-maid on occasion.

In contrast to the rest of Westeros attitudes about sexuality are more relaxed in Dorne. Therefore it is not expected by the Dornishmen that a woman stays a maid until marriage. Though she has yet to lie with a man, Princess Allyria Martell has had several female lovers by the age of seventeen.
Storm King

The title of **Storm King** was held by the ancient Durrandon kings, who ruled the Kingdom of the Storm, most of which is now the Stormlands and at one point included the Riverlands, Crownlands and the eastern part of the Reach.

## History

The first of the line was Durran, who according to legends built Storm's End and won the love of Elenei, the daughter of the sea god and the goddess of the wind.

The Storm Kings established a powerful kingdom, and were able to extend their possessions to the north, capturing the Riverlands during the reign of King Arlan III Durrandon. Eventually, however, King Arrec Durrandon was forced to cede these northern possessions to the Iron Islands. During the Century of Blood, Argilac Durrandon aided Pentos, Tyrosh, and Aegon Targaryen against the militant tigers of Volantis when they attacked Tyrosh after previously having taken Lys and Myr.

The last Storm King, Argilac the Arrogant, was slain in the Last Storm by Orys Baratheon, who took his daughter and his colors and words as his own during the War of Conquest, founding House Baratheon. Aegon the Conqueror named Orys the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
Moon tea

Moon tea or tansy tea is a medicinal herbal tea used in the Seven Kingdoms, as well as beyond the Wall, to prevent or abort pregnancies.

Moon tea is made generally by maesters and woods witches out of tansy, mint, wormwood, a spoon of honey, and a drop of pennyroyal. Moon tea is commonly used without issues, but it can also have dangerous side effects.

Devout members of the Faith of the Seven consider the use of moon tea to be murder.

## History

In 131 A.C., Grand Maester Orwyle, disguised as "Old Wyl", mixed moon tea and potions of tansy and pennyroyal for the prostitutes from Mother's, a brothel in King's Landing, to abort unwanted children.

In 152 A.C., Myra Snow asks her aunt Gwyn if it is true that her mother drank the moon tea. If true, this suggests that it is not always 100% effective.