The ruling house of the North, seated at Winterfell. The Starks trace their lineage back thousands of years to the First Men, and their words – Winter Is Coming – serve as both warning and promise. Honour, duty, and endurance define the Stark way, though these virtues prove as much burden as shield in the wars to come.

An ancient order sworn to guard the Wall, the colossal ice fortification that separates the Seven Kingdoms from the wilderness beyond. Brothers of the Watch take vows of celibacy and service for life, forsaking all claims and allegiances. Once a noble calling, the Watch has dwindled to a skeleton force of criminals, bastards, and the unwanted.