STANNIS BARATHEON, the First of His Name, the older of King Robert’s brothers, formerly Lord of Dragonstone, secondborn son of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana of House Estermont,
— his wife, LADY SELYSE of House Florent,
— SHIREEN, their only child, a girl of ten,
— his uncle and cousin:
— SER LOMAS ESTERMONT, an uncle,
— his son, SER ANDREW ESTERMONT, a cousin,
— his court and retainers:
— MAESTER CRESSEN, healer and tutor, an old man,
— MAESTER PYLOS, his young successor,
— SEPTON BARRE,
— SER AXELL FLORENT, castellan of Dragonstone, and uncle to Queen Selyse,
— PATCHFACE, a lackwit fool,
— LADY MELISANDRE OF ASSHAI, called THE RED WOMAN, a priestess of R’hllor, the Heart of Fire,
— SER DAVOS SEAWORTH, called THE ONION KNIGHT and sometimes SHORTHAND, once a smuggler, captain of Black Betha,
— his wife MARYA, a carpenter’s daughter,
— their seven sons:
— DALE, captain of the Lady Marya,
— ALLARD, captain of the Wraith,
— MATTHOS, second of Black Betha,
— MARIC, oarmaster of Fury,
— DEVAN, squire to King Stannis,
— STANNIS, a boy of nine years,
— STEFFON, a boy of six years,
— BRYEN FARRING, squire to King Stannis,
— his lords bannermen and sworn swords:
— ARDRIAN CELTIGAR, Lord of Claw Isle, an old man,
— MONFORD VELARYON, Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark,
— DURAM BAR EMMON, Lord of Sharp Point, a boy of fourteen years,
— GUNCER SUNGLASS, Lord of Sweetport Sound,
— SER HUBARD RAMBTON,
— SALLADHOR SAAN, of the Free City of Lys, styled Prince of the Narrow Sea,
— MOROSH THE MYRMAN, a sellsail admiral.
King Stannis has taken for his banner the fiery heart of the Lord of Light; a red heart surrounded by orange flames upon a bright yellow field. Within the heart is pictured the crowned stag of House Baratheon, in black.