An ancient noble house, the former Kings in the North and Wardens of the North, ruling from Winterfell. Their words are 'Winter Is Coming' - both a warning and a statement of their hardy northern character. The Starks trace their lineage back eight thousand years to Brandon the Builder, who raised the Wall and founded Winterfell. They keep the old gods and maintain a godswood with a weirwood heart tree. The direwolf is their sigil.