House Darry of the Crossroads

**House Darry** is a noble house from the Riverlands, and one of the principal bannermen sworn to House Tully.

Their house words are "Loyalty and Fealty", as the members of House Darry are known for their unwavering loyalty to those they view as their rightful liege - often fighting to the death for them.

## Overview

They are of mixed Andal/First Men lineage, founded by an Andal warlord who married a lady of House Moreland to broker an alliance. From this marriage House Darry claims descent from Pate the Plowman, a legendary figure from the Age of Heroes seen as a "hero of the smallfolk" and the founder of House Moreland.

Historically it had been one of the more prominent and powerful houses of the Riverlands, due to their close relationship with House Targaryen - however after the fall of House Targaryen during Robert's Rebellion, their fortunes changed drastically. Much of their lands were taken away and given to houses who helped the rebels during Robert's Rebellion, and the family was demoted to knightly status.

## History

House Darry traces their lineage to the days of the Andal Invasion, to an Andal adventurer wedded to a lady of House Moreland in a marriage pact. Three brave sons of House Darry of this time held back the Andal warband of Vorian Vypren before being slain.

### Targaryen Era

After King Maegor I Targaryen exterminated House Harroway in 44 AC, he divided up the Harroway holdings among his remaining supporters, granting Harrenhal to the Northman Ser Walton Towers, Lord Harroway's Town to Lord Alton Butterwell, and the rest of the Harroway holdings to Lord Darnold Darry. The same Lord Darry praised King Jaehaerys I Targaryen many times during the Golden Wedding.

House Darry supported Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons. House Darry pledged troops to help capture the lands of House Bracken, but Ser Criston Cole later defeated them. Prince Aemond Targaryen had his dragon, Vhagar, burn Castle Darry and the surrounding fields. Lady Darry and her younger children survived below the keep, but Lord Darry and his heir were killed on the battlements. Lord Derrick Darry participated in the Second Battle of Tumbleton, and Lord Roland Darry was slain by Lord Borros Baratheon in the Battle of the Kingsroad.

During the regency of Aegon III, Ser Damon Darry and Ser Regis Groves marched to besiege the alleged mother of Prince Aemond's bastard, Lady Alys Rivers at Harrenhal. Damon was forced to flee back to Darry after Regis was slain.

The Darrys were Targaryen loyalists during the First Blackfyre Rebellion. Lord Darry destroyed the black dragon sign of the Clanking Dragon Inn, as he feared that it looked like the sigil of House Blackfyre and would bring the ire of the king. It would later turn up near Maidenpool, rusted and red.

Ser Desmond Darry participated in the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC, his arms identified by Ser Duncan the Tall among the gathered attendees heraldry at the tourney.

The Demon of Darry became Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.

Norbert Vance squired together with Brynden Tully for the Lord Darry of their time.

   During the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen, Ser Willem Darry was master-at-arms of the Red Keep. When Rhaegar Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone, decided that he wanted to be a warrior, he asked Willem to provide him sword and armor.

At the time, Ser Jonothor Darry was a member of Aerys II's Kingsguard.

### Robert's Rebellion

During Robert's Rebellion, the Darrys rebelled their liege, Hoster Tully, in favor of the king. After the Battle of the Bells, Ser Jonothor Darry and Ser Barristan Selmy were sent to Stoney Sept to rally remnants of the loyalist army of Jon Connington.

Ser Raymun Darry lost his three older brothers at the Battle of the Trident. Ser Willem was the Master-at-Arms of the Red Keep, who alongside four loyal men smuggled the surviving Targaryen heirs to Braavos before the assault on Dragonstone. The defeat of the Targaryens cost House Darry half of their lands, demotion to a knightly house. most of their wealth, and almost all their power.

Ser Raymun, respectfully called "the Lord of Castle Darry" by his smallfolk and peers, is a quiet Targaryen loyalist even a peaceful 15 years after Robert's Rebellion. He, along with a handful of trusted friends, have since founded "the Order of the Dragon", a society of nobles who wish to crown a Targaryen upon the Iron Throne.

Raymun would later be killed, and succeeded by his young son Lyman - true to his lineage, the child supports the Northerners and also dies at war. The only surviving Darry's are 2 ladies of House Frey and the bastard of an elder brother of Ryman, Humfrey Waters. As the commander of the Gold Cloaks at the Dragon Gate of King's Landing, he has some influence within the city. He was promoted from the nameless ranks of smallfolk thugs in the employ of the Gold Cloaks.