George Martin: A Dance with dragons

– STANNIS BARATHEON, rebel Lord of Dragonstone and pretender to the Iron Throne,

– his daughter, SHIREEN, a girl of eleven,

– {RENLY BARATHEON}, rebel Lord of Storm’s End and pretender to the Iron Throne, murdered at Storm’s End in the midst of his army,

– his bastard children:

– MYA STONE, a maid of nineteen, in the service of Lord Nestor Royce, of the Gates of the Moon,

– GENDRY, an outlaw in the riverlands, ignorant of his heritage,

– EDRIC STORM, his acknowledged bastard son by Lady Delena of House Florent, hiding in Lys,

– SER ANDREW ESTERMONT, his cousin and guardian, -his guards and protectors:

– SER GERALD GOWER, LEWYS called THE FISH-WIFE, SER TRISTON OF TALLY HILL, OMER BLACKBERRY,

– {BARRA}, his bastard daughter by a whore of King’s Landing, killed by the command of his widow,

– his other kin:

– his great-uncle, SER ELDON ESTERMONT, Lord of Green-stone,

– his cousin, SER AEMON ESTERMONT, Eldon’s son,

– his cousin, SER ALYN ESTERMONT, Aemon’s son,

– his cousin, SER LOMAS ESTERMONT, Eldon’s son,

– his cousin, SER ANDREW ESTERMONT, Lomas’s son,

– bannermen sworn to Storm’s End, the storm lords:

– DAVOS SEAWORTH, Lord of the Rainwood, Admiral of the Narrow Sea, and Hand of the King,

– his wife, MARYA, a carpenter’s daughter,

– their sons, {DALE, ALLARD, MATTHOS, MARIC}, killed in the Battle of the Blackwater,

– their son DEVAN, squire to King Stannis,

– their sons, STANNIS and STEFFON,

– SER GILBERT FARRING, castellan of Storm’s End,

– his son, BRYEN, squire to King Stannis,

– his cousin, SER GODRY FARRING, called GIANTSLAYER,

– ELWOOD MEADOWS, Lord of Grassfield Keep, seneschal at Storm’s End,

– SELWYN TARTH, called THE EVENSTAR, Lord of Tarth,

– his daughter, BRIENNE, THE MAID OF TARTH, also called BRIENNE THE BEAUTY,

– her squire, PODRICK PAYNE, a boy of ten,

– SER RONNET CONNINGTON, called RED RONNET, the Knight of Griffin’s Roost,

– his younger siblings, RAYMUND and ALYNNE,

– his bastard son, RONALD STORM,

– his cousin, JON CONNINGTON, once Lord of Storm’s End and Hand of the King, exiled by Aerys II Targaryen, believed dead of drink,

– LESTER MORRIGEN, Lord of Crows Nest,

– his brother and heir, SER RICHARD MORRIGEN,

– his brother, {SER GUYARD MORRIGEN, called GUYARD THE GREEN}, slain in the Battle of the Blackwater,

– ARSTAN SELMY, Lord of Harvest Hall,

– his great-uncle, SER BARRISTAN SELMY,

– CASPER WYLDE, Lord of the Rain House,

– his uncle, SER ORMUND WYLDE, an aged knight,

– HARWOOD FELL, Lord of Felwood,

– HUGH GRANDISON, called GREYBEARD, Lord of Grand-view,

– SEBASTION ERROL, Lord of Haystack Hall,

– CLIFFORD SWANN, Lord of Stonehelm

– BERIC DONDARRION, Lord of Blackwater, called THE LIGHTNING LORD, an outlaw in the riverlands, oft slain and now thought dead,

– {BRYCE CARON}, Lord of Nightsong, slain by Ser Philip Foote on the Blackwater,

– his slayer, SER PHILIP FOOTE, a one-eyed knight, Lord of Nightsong,

– his baseborn half-brother, SER ROLLAND STORM, called THE BASTARD OF NIGHTSONG, pretender Lord of Night-song,

– ROBIN PEASEBURY, Lord of Poddingfield,

– MARY MERTYNS, Lady of Mistwood,

– RALPH BUCKLER, Lord of Bronzegate,

– his cousin, SER BRUS BUCKLER.

The Baratheon sigil is a crowned stag, black, on a golden field. Their words are Ours Is the Fury .

The Freys are bannermen to House Tully, but have not always been diligent in their duty. At the outset of the War of the Five Kings, Robb Stark won Lord Walder’s allegiance by pledging to marry one of his daughters or granddaughters. When he wed Lady Jeyne Westerling instead, the Freys conspired with Roose Bolton and murdered the Young Wolf and his followers at what became known as the Red Wedding.

WALDER FREY, Lord of the Crossing,

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

– {SER STEVRON FREY}, died after the Battle of Oxcross,

– SER EMMON FREY, his second son,

– SER AENYS FREY, leading the Frey forces in the north,

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

– Aenys’s son, RHAEGAR, an envoy to White Harbor,

– PERRIANE, his eldest daughter, m. Ser Leslyn Haigh,

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

– SER JARED FREY, an envoy to White Harbor,

– SEPTON LUCEON, his fifth son,

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

– SER HOSTEEN FREY, a knight of great repute,

– LYENTHE, his second daughter, m. Lord Lucias Vypren,

– SYMOND FREY, his seventh son, a counter of coins, an envoy to White Harbor,

– SER DANWELL FREY, his eighth son,

– {MERRETT FREY}, his ninth son, hanged at Oldstones,

– Merrett’s daughter, WALDA, called FAT WALDA, m. Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort,

– Merrett’s son, WALDER, called LITTLE WALDER, eight, a squire in service to Ramsay Bolton,

– {SER GEREMY FREY}, his tenth son, drowned,

– SER RAYMUND FREY, his eleventh son,

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

– LOTHAR FREY, his twelfth son, called LAME LOTHAR,

– SER JAMMOS FREY, his thirteenth son,

– Jammos’s son, WALDER, called BIG WALDER, eight, a squire in service to Ramsey Bolton,

– SER WHALEN FREY, his fourteenth son,

– MORYA, his third daughter, m. Ser Flement Brax,

– TYTA, his fourth daughter, called TYTA THE MAID,

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

– no progeny,

– by his sixth wife, {LADY BETHANY of House Rosby}:

– SER PERWYN FREY, his Walder’s fifteenth son,

– {SER BENFREY FREY}, his Walder’s sixteenth son, died of a wound received at the Red Wedding,

– MAESTER WILLAMEN, his seventeenth son, in service at Longbow Hall,

– OLYVAR FREY, his eighteenth son, once a squire to Robb Stark,

– ROSLIN, his fifth daughter, m. Lord Edmure Tully at the Red Wedding, pregnant with his child,

– by his seventh wife, {LADY ANNARA of House Farring}:

– ARWYN, his sixth daughter, a maid of fourteen,

– WENDEL, his nineteenth son, a page at Seagard,

– COLMAR, his twentieth son, eleven and promised to the Faith,

– WALTYR, called TYR, his twenty-first son, ten,

– ELMAR, his twenty-second and lastborn son, a boy of nine briefly betrothed to Arya Stark,

– SHIREI, his seventh daughter and youngest child, a girl of seven,

– his eighth wife, LADY JOYEUSE of House Erenford,

– presently with child,

– Lord Walder’s natural children, by sundry mothers,

– WALDER RIVERS, called BASTARD WALDER,

– MAESTER MELWYS, in service at Rosby,

– JEYNE RIVERS, MARTYN RIVERS, RYGER RIVERS, RONEL RIVERS, MELLARA RIVERS, others

The Lannisters of Casterly Rock remain the principal support of King Tommen’s claim to the Iron Throne. They boast of descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary trickster of the Age of Heroes. The gold of Casterly Rock and the Golden Tooth has made them the wealthiest of the Great Houses. The Lannister sigil is a golden lion upon a crimson field. Their words are Hear Me Roar!

{TYWIN LANNISTER}, Lord of Casterly Rock, Shield of Lannis-port, Warden of the West, and Hand of the King, murdered by his dwarf son in his privy,

– Lord Tywin’s children:

– CERSEI, twin to Jaime, widow of King Robert I Baratheon, a prisoner at the Great Sept of Baelor,

– SER JAIME, twin to Cersei, called THE KINGSLAYER, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard,