Asha Greyjoy

1. #1House Greyjoy

   Keys: House Greyjoy, Greyjoy, Greyjoy of Pyke

   House Greyjoy of Pyke is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It rules over the Iron Islands, a harsh and bleak collection of forbidding islands off the west coast of Westeros, from the Seastone Chair in the castle of Pyke on the island of the same name. The head of the family is traditionally known as the Lord Reaper of Pyke. Their sigil is a golden kraken on a black field, and their house motto is "We Do Not Sow." Members of the family tend to be attractive and tall. They often have black hair and dark black eyes, although Euron has a bright blue eye. Aeron and Asha have prominent noses which are compared to beaks or shark fins.

2. #2Greyjoy's Rebellion

   Keys: Greyjoy's Rebellion, Greyjoy Rebellion

   Greyjoy's Rebellion or the Greyjoy Rebellion was an attempt at secession by Balon Greyjoy against the Iron Throne in 289 AC, nine years before the beginning of the War of the Five Kings. Balon tried to break away from the Seven Kingdoms to secure independence for the Iron Islands and restore the Old Way, lost almost three hundred years before, during Aegon's Conquest. The rebellion was crushed and Balon was forced to surrender, cementing the hold of King Robert I Baratheon on the Iron Throne. The results was a Decisive victory of Baratheon of King's Landing, Deaths of Rodrik and Maron Greyjoy, and Theon Greyjoy made a ward of House Stark.

3. #3Balon Greyjoy

   Keys: Balon Greyjoy, Balon

   Balon Greyjoy is the Lord of the Iron Islands and the head of House Greyjoy of Pyke. He is the father of {{char}} and Theon Greyjoy, as well as is the elder brother of Euron, Victarion, and Aeron Greyjoy. The captain of the Great Kraken, Balon is a follower of the Old Way of the ironborn and desires to bring them back to prominence. In 289 AC, Balon declared himself King of the Iron Islands and proclaimed the independence of the Iron Islands from the Iron Throne, but Greyjoy's Rebellion was defeated by King Robert I Baratheon's forces. Balon had always been thin, but by 299 AC he is gaunt with a hard face. He has hard black eyes with long grey hair flecked with white that hangs past the small of his back. He has a stoop in his shoulder. Balon is not as tall or as strong as his father Quellon had been, but he is just as quick and skilled at arms. Lord Greyjoy wears musty sealskin robes. Balon has become bitter through age and grief. Balon is not a heavy drinker.

4. #4Alannys Harlaw

   Keys: Alannys Harlaw, Alannys, Lanny

   Alannys Harlaw is the wife of Lord Balon Greyjoy and sister to Lord Rodrik Harlaw. She had four children with Balon; Rodrik, Maron, Asha and Theon. She is nicknamed "Lanny" by her brother, Lord Rodrik. Alannys has long white hair and thin skin. Although never a conventional beauty, she once had a strong face and laughing eyes. She has become frail and sickly with a troubling cough. Alannys has lost much of her mental faculties, frequently forgetting that her sons Rodrik and Maron have died.

5. #5Theon Greyjoy

   Keys: Theon Greyjoy, Theon

   Theon Greyjoy is a member of House Greyjoy and is the sole surviving son and heir apparent of Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands. At the end of Greyjoy's Rebellion, Theon was taken to Winterfell as a hostage and ward to Lord Eddard Stark for years until he was sent back to the Iron Islands in his adult years. Theon is a lean, dark, handsome youth, with black hair, and a lean, dark face. He seems to find everything amusing and has multiple lovers. He is known for his confidence and his cocky smile. He is promiscuous and vain, but behind his arrogant exterior hides insecurities relating to his uncertain familial and social identity. Theon seeks approval from the Starks, but usually feels unsatisfied. Theon is not particularly religious. Theon wears a fur-lined cloak, black silk gloves, black leather boots, silvery-grey lambswool breeches, a white leather belt, and a black velvet doublet embroidered with the kraken of House Greyjoy. For combat situations Theon wears a black kraken-emblazoned surcoat over a shirt of fine mail. An experienced hunter and horse rider, Theon is accomplished with the longbow and he also wields a dirk. He carries a longsword in a scabbard striped with the Greyjoy colors of black and gold. Theon thinks of himself as a graceful dancer.

6. #6Drowned God

   Keys: Drowned God, He Who Dwells Beneath the Waves

   The Drowned God, also known as He Who Dwells Beneath the Waves, is a sea deity worshipped by the ironborn of the Iron Islands in Westeros. The religion of the Drowned God is old, dating back to before the coming of the Andals, and the attempts of the Andal invaders to supplant it with the Seven all failed. The Drowned God religion supports the ironmen's naval, pirate culture. The faith of the Drowned God is unique to the Iron Islands. He is seen as the creator of the seas and father of the ironborn, who believe they come from his watery halls. The Drowned God is said to have made the ironborn in his own likeness, to reave, rape, carve out kingdoms, make their names known in fire and blood and song and to hold dominion over all the waters of the earth. Some ironborn wish a return to the Old Way and paying the iron price. The ironborn believe that the Drowned God is opposed by the Storm God. The ironborn believe that the Drowned God has fewer power the further removed from the sea they are. Even in strange lands where other gods are worshipped, some ironborn might believe that a large amount of men who have been drowned give the Drowned God strength in the area. Most ironborn have naught but scorn for the Seven of southern Westeros and the old gods of the north.

7. #7Pyke

   Keys: Pyke, Ancient Pyke

   Pyke is a castle located on the island of the same name, which is one of the eight major Iron Islands. It is the seat of House Greyjoy, whose lord is known as the Lord Reaper of Pyke. The Greyjoys have been Lords of the Iron Islands since Aegon's Conquest. The Greyjoys claim the island is named after the castle. Ancient Pyke was originally built on a cliff jutting out into the sea, but over time the cliff has eroded, leaving the castle's keeps and towers standing on three barren islands and a dozen small stacks of rock, surrounded by water. The towers are connected by swaying rope bridges. The keep, its towers, and walls are made of the same grey-black stone of which the rest of the island is composed. In the thousands of years the castle has stood, it has become covered with green lichen. Since there is no safe anchorage at Pyke, ships sail to nearby Lordsport. A curtain wall encloses the headland of fifty acres and the cliffs around the foot of the wide stone bridge which extend out to the largest islet. The stables, kennels and livestock are located on the headland. The Great Keep of Pyke, the Kitchen Keep, Bloody Keep, and the Guest Keep each sit on their own islands. Towers and outbuildings are located on stacks beyond them, linked to each other by covered archways where the pillars stood close and by long, swaying walks of wood and rope when they did not. The gatehouse is separated from the Great Keep by the high bridge. The walls of Pyke run in a crescent moon from cliff to cliff, with the gatehouse providing entry, located in the center portion of the wall and including an iron portcullis.

8. #8Great Keep of Pyke

   Keys: Great Keep of Pyke, Seastone Chair

   The Great Keep of Pyke is massive and caps the largest islet. It is connected to the mainland by the great stone bridge and to the Bloody Keep by a covered stone walkway. The long, smoky Great Hall contains the Seastone Chair.

9. #9The Bloody Keep

   Keys: Bloody Keep

   The Bloody Keep is one of the largest sections of the castle. It lies on its own island, further out than the Great Keep. Its halls are larger and better furnished, with some suites having high and gloomy ceilings. The Bloody Keep received its name a thousand years ago when the sons of the river king, Bernarr II Justman, were slaughtered within it and their pieces returned to their father on the mainland. To get to the Great Keep one must use a covered stone walkway.

10. #10Kitchen Keep

    Keys: Kitchen Keep

    The Kitchen Keep sits on its own island. It lies further out from the mainland than the Great Keep. Dishes include fish stews, black bread, spiceless goat, and onion pie. Ale, mead, and wine are served at Pyke.

11. #11The Sea Tower

    Keys: The Sea Tower, Sea Tower

    The Sea Tower rises from the outermost stack, which is sheer and crooked. It is the oldest part of the castle, round and tall. The base of the tower is white from centuries of salt spray, the upper stories are green with lichen, and the top is black with soot from nightfires. To get to the Sea Tower, one must cross three bridges, the last of which is made of rope. The tower's door is moldy grey wood with rusted iron studs. Twisting stairs lead to the damp and drafty solar of Lord Greyjoy, which is warmed by a brazier. The kraken banner of House Greyjoy flies from an iron mast above the Sea Tower.

12. #12Lordsport

    Keys: Lordsport

    Lordsport is the seat of House Botley on Pyke. Located on the central northern shore of the isle, it is the largest town in the Iron Islands. Half the size of Lord Hewett's Town, Lordsport is located near a wooded point with pine-clad bluffs. It contains the small castle of House Botley. Lordsport provides safe anchor for those who wish to reach the castle of Pyke, seat of House Greyjoy. Otter Gimpknee's inn is located near the landing. The town is known for its forges and metalworkers, who produce excellent swords, axes, ringmail, and plate. Sigrin is a prominent shipwright in Lordsport.

13. #13Ironborn

    Keys: Ironborn, Ironborns, ironmen

    The ironborn are the natives of the Iron Islands in the Sunset Sea off the western coast of Westeros. They are also known as ironmen, especially by those they raid. The men from the green lands of Westeros also call them squids as the isles are ruled by House Greyjoy, whose sigil is a kraken. Named after their deposits of ore, the ironborn insist their lands are instead named after their people's fierce, hard, unbending nature. The ironborn of old prided themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms. The ironborn are a people of the sea and are loath to go too far from the waters. Their captains are proud and willful, and are considered to be a king aboard their own ships. It is forbidden for ironborn to spill the blood of other ironborn, but drowning is acceptable by some. Literacy remains rare in the Iron Islands to this day; those who are literate are often mocked as weaklings or feared as sorcerers. The ironborn worship a deity called the Drowned God. Captives taken during raids become thralls bound to their captors in service. Unlike the slaves in the Free Cities, these thralls are no man's property. They are allowed to marry and have children, who, if born on the Iron Islands, are considered to be ironborn. The ironborn pride themselves on their fierceness in battle and their sacred freedoms. They are a seafaring people, and esteem those who sail the seas, especially their reavers.

14. #14Black Wind

    Keys: Black Wind, The Black Wind

    The Black Wind is the longship captained by {{char}}.

15. #15Tristifer Botley

    Keys: Tristifer Botley, Tristifer, Tris

    Tristifer Botley, known as Tris, is the second son of Lord Sawane Botley of Lordsport. Tristifer has messy brown hair and large eyes. He was pimpled as a boy. Although now handsome, Tris has an unrequited love for {{char}}. Tris wears a sealskin cloak. Tristifer was among the five boys brought to Pyke to become the foster sons of Lady Alannys Harlaw after Greyjoy's Rebellion. Theon Greyjoy knew him since they were boys. Tris became friends with {{char}}, but he was sent away to Blacktyde after he and Asha were found touching each other by Maester Qalen. Tris wrote letters to {{char}} from Blacktyde, but Maester Joseran refused to send them. Now years later, Tris is the titular Lord of Lordsport after his father, Sawane, is killed by Euron Greyjoy and his elder brother, Harren, dies at Moat Cailin.

16. #16Qarl the Maid

    Keys: Qarl the Maid, Qarl

    Qarl, widely known as Qarl the Maid, is an ironborn warrior sworn to Balon Greyjoy. He is the grandson of a thrall. Qarl the Maid is beardless and pink-cheeked. His straight sandy hair brushes against his shoulders. He has a lean swimmer's physique, a shy smile, and is sarcastic. Qarl is renowned as one of the fiercest warriors of the Iron Islands. He wields a longsword and dagger, and he is not an experienced horse rider. Qarl is {{char}}'s favorite lover, which upsets Tristifer Botley.

17. #17Euron Greyjoy

    Keys: Euron Greyjoy, Euron, Crow's Eye, Euron Crow's Eye

    Euron Greyjoy, known as Crow's Eye and Euron Crow's Eye, is a member of House Greyjoy and is the eldest of Lord Balon Greyjoy's younger brothers. Euron is captain of the Silence, a ship crewed entirely by mutes whose tongues he ripped out. The personal coat of arms of the Crow's Eye is a red eye with a black pupil beneath a black iron crown supported by two crows. Euron is handsome, with pale skin, black hair, and a neat dark beard. He wears a black leather patch over his left eye, and sometimes a red leather eyepatch. Euron's right eye is as blue as the summer sky and is called his "smiling eye". Additionally, since Euron has begun drinking shade of the evening, his lips have turned blue. Euron has a black reputation. He is cunning and mocking, and has a glib tongue. Euron is hated by his brothers Aeron, who considers him godless, and Victarion, as Euron impregnated his salt wife. Euron has little trouble in drawing men to his service, especially freaks and fools. While most ironborn captains keep the lion's share of plunder, Euron takes almost nothing for himself. Victarion thinks of Euron's supporters as his pets. Euron owns a suit of black scale armor with various patterns, glyphs, and arcane symbols. His brother Aeron believes it to be made of Valyrian steel.

18. #18Starkselective

    Keys: Starks, Stark, Winter Is Coming, wolf blood

    House Stark of Winterfell is one of the Great Houses of Westeros and the principal noble house of the north. In days of old they ruled as Kings of Winter, but since Aegon's Conquest they have been Wardens of the North and ruled as Lords of Winterfell. Their seat, Winterfell, is an ancient castle renowned for its strength. Their sigil is a grey direwolf racing across a field of white. Their words are "Winter Is Coming", one of only a few house mottoes to be a warning rather than a boast. Aside from the Karstarks of Karhold, the Starks of Winterfell have distant relatives in the north. Some younger Starks have also held vassal holdfasts for the Lords of Winterfell. The Starks have a reputation for long faces, brown hair, and grey eyes. Some are known for melancholy and iciness, while others have a wildness sometimes called "wolf blood". House Stark traditionally buries deceased members of their family in the crypts below Winterfell. The statues of the kings and lords have stone wolves by their feet and have swords placed upon their lap, which are said to keep the spirits of the dead at rest, locked within their tombs. House Stark traditionally follows the old gods. The Starks have traditionally been friends of the Night's Watch. The Starks hold the belief that there must always be a Stark in Winterfell.

19. #19Arrynselective

    Keys: Arryns, Arryn, As High as Honor

    House Arryn of the Eyrie is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, and is the principal noble house in the Vale of Arryn. Their main seat is the Eyrie, which is considered impregnable. House Arryn has at least one other holding, their winter castle at the Gates of the Moon, which was once their main seat. Both of these fortifications sit astride the Giant's Lance, the tallest mountain in the Vale, the Gates of the Moon at its foot, the Eyrie at its top. The Arryn sigil is a sky-blue falcon soaring upwards, outlined against a white moon on a sky-blue field, and their words are "As High as Honor". The Arryns of the Eyrie have a collection of distant relatives located throughout the Vale. The Arryns are considered to come from the oldest and purest line of Andal nobility, which they say reaches back to Andalos and possibly Hugor of the Hill.

20. #20Hightowerselective

    Keys: Hightowers, Hightower, We Light the Way

    House Hightower of the Hightower, also known as House Hightower of Oldtown, is one of the most powerful of the noble houses in the Reach. Their seat is the Hightower, located in the city of Oldtown. The sigil of House Hightower is a stone white watchtower, with a fire on the top. Their motto is "We Light the Way", and they possess a Valyrian steel sword called Vigilance. The Hightowers are among the oldest and proudest of the Great Houses. They have often preferred trade instead of war, and have also avoided many wars because of their support for the Faith of the Seven. House Hightower are a proud family, some Hightowers are said to have dabbled in alchemy and necromancy. Members of House Hightower thus far described tend to have silver or golden hair.

21. #21Targaryenselective

    Keys: Targaryen, Fire and Blood, Targaryens, blood of the dragon

    House Targaryen is a noble family of Valyrian descent and founders of the Seven Kingdoms. The Targaryen sigil is a red three-headed dragon, breathing red flames on black. The three-headed dragon represents Aegon the Conqueror and his two sisters, Rhaenys and Visenya. The house words are "Fire and Blood". The only family of dragonlords who survived the Doom of Valyria, the Targaryens left the Valyrian Freehold twelve years before the Doom. They resided for more than a century at Dragonstone castle on Dragonstone island, until Aegon the Conqueror and his sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, began the first of the Wars of Conquest in 2 BC. During Aegon's Conquest, the family built the Aegonfort in the new capital city of King's Landing. The Aegonfort was later torn down and replaced by the Red Keep. The Targaryens eventually built the summer residence Summerhall, which has been given to several younger sons of the family over time. The Targaryens are renowned for their beauty, having the typical Valyrian features: pale skin, silver, platinum, or gold hair and eyes in various shades of purple or light blue. A few Targaryens had darker hair. The Targaryens can tolerate more heat than most ordinary people, but they are not immune to fire. The Targaryens long believed themselves immune to illness. Another trait typical to Targaryens is the ability to have premonition-like dreams. Against the doctrines of the Faith, however, the family continued to follow the Valyrian practice of incestuous marriage. This was formulated as the Doctrine of Exceptionalism. Deceased Targaryens are traditionally cremated.

22. #22Cleganeselective

    Keys: Cleganes, Clegane

    House Clegane is a house of landed knights in the westerlands. They hold fealty to House Lannister of Casterly Rock, and are among their primary bannermen. Their lands are southeast of the Rock and include a towerhouse, which is named Clegane's Keep. Their sigil depicts three dogs on a yellow field. The first Clegane of House Clegane was kennelmaster at Casterly Rock. During one autumn year he saved Lord Tytos Lannister from a lioness, although he lost a leg and three dogs while doing so. Lord Tytos rewarded him with lands and a towerhouse.

23. #23Martellselective

    Keys: Martell, Martells

    House Nymeros Martell of Sunspear, usually simply called House Martell, is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms and the ruling house of Dorne. "Nymeros" indicates "of the line of Nymeria," referring to the union of the Martells with the Rhoynish warrior queen Nymeria around 700 BC. The Prince of Dorne rules from Sunspear in southeastern Dorne. The Martells of old used a spear as their emblem, while Nymeria and her Rhoynar used the sun as theirs. When Nymeria wed Lord Mors Martell, the symbols were combined into a gold spear piercing a red sun on an orange field. Their words are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. They usually have salty Dornishmen features, with dark eyes, dark hair in ringlets, and olive skin.

24. #24Lannisterselective

    Keys: Lannisters, Lannister, A Lannister always pays his debts

    House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great Houses of Seven Kingdoms, and the principal house of the westerlands. Their seat is Casterly Rock, though another branch exists in nearby Lannisport. Their sigil is a golden roaring lion on a field of crimson. Their official motto is "Hear Me Roar!" However, their unofficial motto, equally well known, is "A Lannister always pays his debts." The Warden of the West is a Lannister by tradition. Their gold mines have made the Lannisters the wealthiest of the Great Houses, and the Lannister fleet is anchored at Lannisport. Through the female line the Lannisters boast of descent from Lann the Clever, the legendary trickster of the Age of Heroes who tricked the members of House Casterly into giving him Casterly Rock during the era of the First Men. Later marrying Andals, the Lannisters reigned as Kings of the Rock until the Targaryen conquest, when they were defeated at the Field of Fire. King Loren I Lannister's surrender to Aegon the Conqueror allowed the Lannisters to remain the liege lords of the westerlands. Lannisters have a reputation for being comely with fair, golden hair and emerald green eyes. Lannisters are known for wearing crimson cloaks, and their household guard are known as the red cloaks.

25. #25Tullyselective

    Keys: Tully, Tullys

    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." Members of House Tully tend to have fair skin and blue eyes, including deep blue. Tullys have had auburn (red-brown), red, and brown hair. House Tully follows the Faith of the Seven and worships in a sept found inside their seat of Riverrun. The godswood of Riverrun is used for relaxation instead of religious purposes. Tully funeral customs decree that a deceased member is placed on a small boat. Men might be clad in their armor and surcoat, with a wooden sword and shield. They are placed on their cloak, among stones to make the boat heavy in the water, and driftwood, kindling and scraps of parchment to allow it to catch fire. In honor of the Faith, seven men are chosen to push the funeral boat to the water. Using a flaming arrow, the boat is lit afire in the Red Fork.

26. #26Baratheonselective

    Keys: Baratheons, Baratheon

    House Baratheon (noble family) Description: House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, they rule as Lords Paramount of the Stormlands. They are known for their strength and black hair Castle: Storm's End Sigil: A crowned black stag on a field of gold House words: "Ours is the Fury"

27. #27Tyrellselective

    Keys: Tyrells, Tyrell

    House Tyrell (noble family) Description: House Tyrell is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, ruling as Lords Paramount of the Reach. They can field the greatest armies and can command a navy that equals the royal fleet House words: "Growing Strong" Castle: Highgarden Location: They rule over the most fertile lands of the Realm Sigil: A golden rose on a green field

28. #28Blackwoodselective

    Keys: Blackwood, Blackwoods

    House Blackwood of Raventree Hall is an old house from Raventree Hall in the riverlands, one of the main families sworn to House Tully of Riverrun. They once ruled the riverlands as kings during the Age of Heroes. They blazon their arms with a flock of ravens on scarlet surrounding a dead weirwood upon a black escutcheon. House Blackwood rules over wider domains and can field a much larger army than their overlord of House Tully. Raventree is located in Blackwood Vale north of Riverrun and the Red Fork. Multiple Blackwoods have been described as tall and thin, or slender. They usually have black hair. Some Blackwoods are buried in the village Cairns, while others are buried beneath the dead weirwood of Raventree Hall. The Blackwoods are an ancient house descended of the First Men. Family traditions state they ruled most of the wolfswood in the north before being driven south by the Kings of Winter from House Stark, which Maester Barneby's runic translations support. The Blackwoods have an old and bitter feud against their neighbors in the riverlands, the Brackens of the Stone Hedge, coming from the Age of Heroes when both houses ruled as kings.

29. #29Royceselective

    Keys: Royces, Royce

    House Royce of Runestone is an old and powerful noble house of the Vale, sworn to House Arryn. Their seat is the castle Runestone, located on the coast of the narrow sea north of Gulltown. There is also a junior branch occupying the non-hereditary seat of the Gates of the Moon, located on the path that leads to the Eyrie. The Royces of Runestone blazon their arms with black iron studs on bronze, bordered with runes, and their motto is "We Remember". The Royces are proud of their descent from the First Men.[ They have a suit of ancient bronze plate armor inscribed with runes that is thought to make its wearer immune to injury, and it has become customary for sons of the house to wear steel armor with the same runes in emulation of the heirloom. The truth of this claim has been called into question, however, as quite a few Royces have died wearing the ancient armor. The Royces control several ports and do not depend on Gulltown for its commerce.

30. #30Red Keepselective

    Keys: Red Keep

    The Red Keep is a castle on Aegon's Hill in King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. The Red Keep contains the Iron Throne. The Red Keep is made of pale red stone and overlooks the mouth of the Blackwater Rush. The Red Keep has seven massive drum-towers crowned with iron ramparts. The castle is smaller than Winterfell and is patrolled by gold cloaks. Much of the Red Keep is connected underground. Massive curtain walls surround the castle, with nests and crenelations for archers. Thick stone parapets, some four feet high, protect the outer edge of the wall ramparts, where the heads of traitors are traditionally placed on iron spikes between the crenels at the gatehouse. The walls have great bronze gates and portcullises, with narrow postern doors nearby. The castle also has great cornerforts. The immense barbican has a cobbled square in front of it. Behind the walls are small inner yards, vaulted halls, covered bridges, barracks of the City Watch of King's Landing, dungeons, granaries, kennels, and stables. The Red Keep has serpentine steps which can be strenuous to climb. Doors are made of oak banded with black iron Sweet-smelling rushes can be spread on floors. The Red Keep is full of cats.

31. #31The Eyrieselective

    Keys: Eyrie

    The Eyrie is an ancient castle and seat of House Arryn, one of the oldest lines of Andal nobility, within the Vale of Arryn. It is situated in the Mountains of the Moon on a shoulder of the peak known as the Giant's Lance, several thousand feet above the valley below. Although small compared to the seats of other Great Houses in Westeros, the Eyrie is considered impregnable to attack. During wintertime, the Arryns seek refuge against the cold in the Gates of the Moon at the base of the mountain. The Eyrie is the smallest of the great castles, being no larger than Maegor's Holdfast. The castle is made of fine white stone. Its seven slim, white towers are bunched tightly together and can hold up to five hundred men. The waterfall known as Alyssa's Tears can be heard from the Eyrie, and falcons fly near the castle. The Eyrie lacks stables, smithys, and kennels, but its granary is as large as those found in much larger castles, like Winterfell. The Eyrie also contains a sept. The castle's household guard wear sky-blue cloaks. To reach the Eyrie from the west, an invading army would have to first overcome the Bloody Gate guarding the high road. Within the Vale, the stout Gates of the Moon guards the base of the Giant's Lance. Steep stone steps carved into the Giant's Lance creep up the mountainside from the Gates of the Moon; they are too narrow for horses, but are accessible by mules.

32. #32The Valeselective

    Keys: the Vale

    The Vale of Arryn, the Vale, or the kingdom of Mountain and Vale, is located on the eastern shore of Westeros, a land of fertile soil, rivers, and lakes, protected by its largely impassable Mountains of the Moon. Tends to be slightly isolated from the rest of Westeros. The knights of the Vale are the finest in the land. The Vale's military strength is comparable to the North and Dorne. The Vale is ruled by the Arryns from the castle known as the Eyrie. Notable houses of this region include Baelish, Belmore, Corbray, Egen, Grafton, Hersy, Hunter, Melcolm, Redfort, Royce, Templeton, and Waynwood. Bastards of noble origin raised in the Vale are given the surname Stone.

33. #33King's Landingselective

    Keys: King's Landing, Kings Landing

    King's Landing is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, located in the crownlands on the east coast of Westeros. It is situated at the Blackwater Rush and overlooks Blackwater Bay. King's Landing is the site of the Iron Throne and Aegonfort. The city is dangerous at the best of times, despite being policed by the City Watch

34. #34The Northselective

    Keys: The North, winterlands

    The North, or the winterlands, is the largest of the major regions of the continent of Westeros, the dominion of House Stark extends from the border of the New Gift, which is controlled by the Night's Watch, to the southern edge of the Neck far to the south. Notable bannermen of the region include Bolton, Cerwyn, Dustin, Flint, Glover, Hornwood, Karstark, Manderly, Mormont, Reed, Ryswell, Tallhart, and Umber. The North It's the only place where the culture and traditions of the First Men still predominate. The region is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, rising moorlands, high plains, forests, pine-covered hills and snow-capped mountains, speckled with tiny villages and holdfasts. The cold north is much less fertile than provinces in southern Westeros. Its harsh climate is deadly in winter and occasionally it will snow even in summer. The north has been ruled by the Starks for thousands of years from the castle known as Winterfell. The only city in the region is White Harbor, while the most prominent northern towns are the winter town and Barrowton. Bastards of noble origin raised in the north are given the surname Snow.

35. #35Dorneselective

    Keys: Dornish, Dorne

    Dorne is the large peninsula which makes up the southernmost part of Westeros, and is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms. The lords of the ruling House Nymeros Martell style themselves "Prince" and "Princess" in the Rhoynish fashion. The Martells rule from their capital, Sunspear, outside of which sprawls the shadow city. Notable houses include Allyrion, Blackmont, Dayne, Fowler, Jordayne, Qorgyle, Santagar, Toland, Uller, Vaith, Wyl, and Yronwood. The region is rocky, mountainous, arid and dry, and features the only desert on the continent. Dorne is bordered by the Sea of Dorne to the north, the islands known as the Stepstones to the east, and the Summer Sea to the south. Stretched between them is the mountain range known as the Red Mountains, which separates Dorne from the stormlands to the north and the Reach to the northwest and west. There are two major passes, the Boneway and the Prince's Pass. Dorne's rivers provide some fertile lands and even during a long summer there is enough rain and other supplies of water to keep Dorne habitable. The Dornish are very independent, with a stronger sense of "national identity" than many of the other regions. They are considered passionate and fiery and have more relaxed views on sexual morality. The landscape consists largely of rocky mountains and parched deserts, and is known for its military strength.

36. #36Clegane's Keepselective

    Keys: Clegane's Keep

    Clegane's Keep (castle) The Clegane's Keep is the seat of House Clegane in the Westerlands. The towerhouse is modest in comparison to other castles, and there is a village some feet away.

37. #37The Faithselective

    Keys: the Seven, Gods, the Faith, Faith of the Seven, Seven Who Are One, The Seven-Pointed Star

    The Faith of the Seven is the dominant religion in most of Westeros. Followers of the Faith worship the Seven Who Are One. For the less educated, this concept is often difficult to grasp, causing them to often believe that there are seven different gods. The seven faces are The Father, The Mother, The Warrior, The Smith, The Maiden, The Crone, and the Stranger. The male and female godsworn of the Faith are called septons and septas, respectively. Upon taking their vows, they set aside their last names. The head of the Faith is the High Septon, who is elected by a council of the high-ranking septons. The silent sisters are tasked with preparing the deceased for the grave. Humbler members of the Faith are "holy brothers" and "holy sisters". The Faith hold its own ecclesiastical courts to try servants of the Faith accused of wrongdoing. The Faith's wealth and properties are exempt from taxation. The sacred courts sit in judgment of kings and queens. Teachings of the Faith have a heavy influence on Westeros. The Faith preaches against prostitution, gambling, and bastardy. It holds slavery, polygamy, incest and prostitution as monstrous and vile sins. Religious worship is done in septs. The Faith holds that there are seven heavens and seven hells. Although all sins may be forgiven, crimes must still be punished. The Lord of the Seven Hells is said to command demons and practice black arts. Holding hands and singing is part of worship and prayer. The Faith has a number of holy books. The most important one is The Seven-Pointed Star.

38. #38The Motherselective

    Keys: the Mother

    The Mother (deity) The Mother, sometimes also called the Mother Above, is a loving and protective deity of the Seven. She is often asked for mercy, and to keep loved ones safe. Offerings can be made to the Mother when a woman becomes pregnant, to praise the Mother for giving the gift of life.

39. #39The Warriorselective

    Keys: the Warrior

    The Warrior (deity) The deity of the Warrior is always depicted with his sword, and protects followers of the Seven from their foes. Most men make offerings to the Warrior before battle, while others might say a prayer. Additionally, people might beseech the Warrior for a favorable condition during battle, to watch over soldiers, give them strength, keep them safe, both in battle and outside of battle, and help warriors to victory

40. #40The Strangerselective

    Keys: the Stranger

    The Stranger (deity) The deity of the Stranger is neither male nor female, yet both at the same time. He is the outcast, the wanderer from far places, less and more than human, unknown and unknowable. His face is the face of death. He leads the newly deceased to the other world. Those who feel like outcasts might light a candle for the Stranger

41. #41The Maidenselective

    Keys: the Maiden

    The Maiden (deity) The deity of the Maiden, also called the Maid, is represented as a beautiful, innocent-looking young woman. People might pray to the Maiden to keep young women safe. A mother can pray to the Maiden to lend courage to her daughters and guard them in their innocence, while a bride might light candles in thanks if a suitable marriage offer is made

42. #42The Andalsselective

    Keys: Riverlands, rivermen, riverlanders, riverlander

    The Riverlands, located south of the Neck, are a central region of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, consisting of the rich, fertile, and populous areas around the three forks of the Trident and the northern Blackwater Rush. They are the domain of the Tullys of Riverrun. At the time of the Conquest, the riverlands were ruled by House Hoare, the Kings of the Isles and the Rivers. Although the riverlands lack a city, they have many large towns, such as Maidenpool and Fairmarket. The people of the riverlands are known as rivermen or riverlanders, and they are a mixture of hardy warriors, peaceful fisherfolk, and devout smallfolk. Their lords have a reputation for being notoriously quarrelsome, and are referred to as "river lords". Noble bastards born in the riverlands are given the surname Rivers. The riverlands are ruled from Riverrun by House Tully, the Lords Paramount of the Trident. Notable houses of the region have included Blackwood, Bracken, Darry, Frey, Lothston, Mallister, Mooton, Mudd, Piper, Ryger, Strong, Vance, and Whent. Bastards in the riverlands are given the surname Rivers.

43. #43The First Menselective

    Keys: The First Men

    The First Men are one of the three major ethnic groups from whom the humans of Westeros descend, the others being the Andals and the Rhoynar. The First Men were the culture of humans who first set foot on the continent when they migrated to Westeros. The First Men crossed the land bridge called the Arm of Dorne under the leadership of the First King. The influence of the First Men is still felt in Westeros, most strongly in the north. The original language of the First Men was the Old Tongue, a harsh, clanging language that is still spoken by the free folk and the giants. The First Men had a runic writing system. The custom of guest right is both a sacred rule and an ancient one. The guest rights are taken seriously, both beyond the Wall, and in the Seven Kingdoms, and although it looms less in the southron kingdoms, it is held most dear in the north. There, breaking guest right is punished similarly to the direst of treasons.

44. #44The Dothrakiselective

    Keys: Dothraki, Dothrakis, Khal, Khaleesi, Khalakka, Khalasar

    The Dothraki people are a culture of nomadic warriors in Essos who range across the vast grasslands of the Dothraki sea in hordes known as khalasars. People of the Seven Kingdoms and the Free Cities also refer to the Dothraki as horselords. Dothraki typically have copper-toned skin, black hair, and black, almond-shaped eyes. Dothraki men wear their hair in long braids, oiled or greased with fat. They are only allowed to braid their hair after they have won a victory; The braid is only cut when a Dothraki warrior is defeated in battle, an act through which he lets the world know his shame. Both men and women might wear painted leather vests over bare chests and horsehair leggings cinched by bronze medallion belts, although wealthier Dothraki might also have silver and golden medallions on their belts. For footwear Dothraki wear leather boots, leather sandals which lace up to the knee, or sandals of woven grass. When visiting the Free Cities, the Dothraki wear rich fabrics and sweet perfumes. Being accustomed to riding horses every entire day, Dothraki warriors walk with a bowlegged swagger on the ground. The Dothraki scrub themselves clean with sand. Dothraki chieftains are called khals, while the wife of a khal is known as a khaleesi. The heir of a khal is named the khalakka. A ko is one of the khal's commanders within a horde. Bloodriders fulfill the roles of guards, brothers, shadows, and friends to the khal. The jaqqa rhan are mercy men. The Dothraki consider riding a horse as a basic marker of social status. A khal who cannot ride cannot rule. Custom decrees that the khaleesi must ride a mount worthy of her place by the side of the khal. Pregnant women are expected to ride on horseback almost up to the moment of birth. A cart is of less prestige, and is further meant for eunuchs, cripples, the very young, and the very old. A man who does not ride is considered the lowest of the low and without honor or pride. Although some are respected, women have a lower social status than men. Most of all, the Dothraki follow strength. Should a khal die without an adult heir, his kos might fight among themselves to take the place of the fallen khal. The Dothraki worship a horse god and that the moon is a goddess, and that she is the wife to the sun. Dothraki consider the earth to be their mother and think it sinful to cut her flesh with plows and spades and axes. Buying and selling is considered to be unmanly by the Dothraki, but Trade is allowed in the sacred city Vaes Dothrak. The Dothraki language is considered a rough, harsh language by Westerosi. Among the Dothraki, weddings occur beneath the open sky, and mate like the animals in their heat. Polygamy is practiced among the Dothraki. The Dothraki hate and fear the sea and the ships in it, refering to the sea as “the poison water." The Dothraki believe that someday ghost grass will cover the world, and then all life will end. Bloodmagic is forbidden amongst the Dothraki. A maegi is considered to be a vile thing, evil and soulless.

45. #45Valyrianselective

    Keys: Valyrian, Valyrians

    Valyrians are a race originating in Essos, in the eponymous Valyrian peninsula, Valyrians are race apart from other races, famous for being pale skinned and their rare features of silver-gold hair, fine chiseled aristocratic features, violet-purple eyes, characteristics not found amongst any other peoples of the world. This can vary from white to silver-gold to blond hair, and from lilac, to deep purple, and pale blue eyes. The most noble or pure-blooded of Valyrians have strikingly, inhuman beautiful. Valyrians are originally a civilization sheltered in the Fourteen Flames, a ring of volcanoes on the Valyrian peninsula. The Valyrians tamed the dragons with magic and made the beasts into devastating weapons of war. With the aid of dragons, the Valyrians established the Valyrian Freehold. Valyrians survive in Lys, where even the smallfolk have the pale skin, silver-gold hair, and purple eyes of the dragonlords of old, as well as in Volantis, among the Old Blood, which traces its descent to the Freehold itself. Other survivors are the members of House Targaryen, the sole surviving family of dragonlords, as well as those of Velaryon and Celtigar.

46. #46Valyriaselective

    Keys: Valyria, Old Valyria

    Valyria, also called Old Valyria, is a ruined city in Essos. It is a long-dead city of wonderment, and was once the capital of a great empire called the Valyrian Freehold. It was destroyed by a cataclysmic event known as the Doom of Valyria a century before Aegon's Landing. It is the ancestral home of House Targaryen, House Celtigar, and House Velaryon. Valyria was on the Valyrian peninsula, which extended into the Summer Sea. The Doom of Valyria shattered the peninsula, separating the city of Valyria from the Lands of the Long Summer by the Smoking Sea. Valyria is said to have had topless towers and used sphinxes as decorations. Valyria is said to still hold many treasures from before the Doom, such as Valyrian steel blades and items of magical power.

47. #47The Old Godsselective

    Keys: Old Gods

    The Old Gods are nameless deities of stream, forest, and stone worshiped in the North of Westeros and beyond the Wall. They are so named because the Faith of the Seven (the "new gods") replaced them in all but the north of Westeros, where worship of the old gods is still practiced by northmen, crannogmen, and free folk. Westerosi of various faiths commonly swear by the old gods and the new. Worshippers of the old gods believe that no man can tell a lie in front of a Weirwood tree, as the old gods know when men are telling a lie. As such, an oath might be made in front of a weirwood tree, or with a hand placed in the mouth of the weirwood’s face. The old gods were worshipped by the children of the forest, and eventually after the Pact, by the First Men. Various actions, such as incest, slavery, and kinslaying are considered offensive to the old gods, although, as regards kinslaying, the degree of kin and circumstance of killing one’s kin hold significant influence. The laws of hospitality are considered to be sacred. It is believed that the old gods can detect when men lie to heart trees. Worshippers visit godswoods. Prayer and marriages are done in front of a weirwood tree. There are no priests, no holy texts, no songs of worship, and practically no rites that go with the worship of the old gods. It is a folk religion, passed from generation to generation.

48. #48Septaselective

    Keys: Ghost grass

    Ghost grass is a type of grass that grows throughout the Shadow Lands in the Further East of Essos, both on its shores and in the valleys between its mountains. Ghost grass is taller than a human on horseback and has stalks as pale as milkglass. The inedible ghost grass is an invasive plant that overwhelms other grass.

49. #49Septonselective

    Keys: Bloodrider, Bloodriders

    A bloodrider is a sworn protector of a khal among the Dothraki khalasars. Part guardian, brother and companion, the bloodriders guard and accompany the khal in his daily routine. They share what is his, sometimes even his wives, but never his horse. Sometimes a bloodrider may also be a ko, one of the leaders in charge of the khalasar's subdivisions. The bloodriders and their khal refer to each other as "blood of my blood". Only a khal can ask a man to become his bloodrider, by saying "I ask your oath, that will live and die as blood of my blood, riding at my side to keep me safe from harm." Should the khal die in battle, the bloodriders live only long enough to avenge him. Once done, the last service the bloodriders must perform is to escort the khaleesi to Vaes Dothrak to join the dosh khaleen, and then they are to join their khal in death.

50. #50The Kingsguardselective

    Keys: Kingsguard, Kingsguards, Queensguard, Queensguards, Sworn Brotherhood of the Kingsguard

    The Sworn Brotherhood of the Kingsguard are the royal bodyguards of the Iron Throne. Regarded as the finest knights in the Seven Kingdoms, they are sworn to protect their king and the royal family with their own lives, to obey his commands, and to keep his secrets. The Kingsguard are sworn for life and are forbidden from owning land, taking a wife, or fathering children, although they can hold non-hereditary commands, such as being warden or Hand of the King. A female ruling monarch, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (129–130 AC) have operated with a Queensguard instead of a Kingsguard. The Kingsguard is composed of seven men, all of them sworn knights. When an invalid Kingsguard knight is incapable of performing his duties, they are taken up by his sworn brothers. The first duty of the Kingsguard is defending the king from harm and also sworn to protect the queen, though not from anything the king might do. They are also sworn not to harm any member of the royal family. The Lord Commander of the Kingsguard serves on the king's small council. The Kingsguard wear all white cloaks and intricate suits of white enameled scales, their fastenings for breastplate and other pieces made of silver, and pure white unemblazoned shield.

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