The Night’s Watch protects the realm, and is sworn to take no part in civil wars and contests for the throne. Traditionally, in times of rebellion, they do honor to all kings and obey none.
— at Castle Black:
JEOR MORMONT, Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, called THE OLD BEAR,
— his steward and squire, JON SNOW, the bastard of Winterfell, called LORD SNOW,
— Jon’s white direwolf, GHOST,
— MAESTER AEMON [ARGARYEN], counselor and healer,
— SAMWELL TARLY and CLYDAS, his stewards,
— BENJEN STARK, First Ranger, lost beyond the Wall,
— THOREN SMALLWOOD, a senior ranger,
— JARMEN BUCKWELL, a senior ranger,
— SER OTTYN WYTHERS, SER ALADALE WYNCH, GRENN, PYPAR, MATTHAR, ELRON, LARK called THE SISTERMAN, rangers,
— OTHELL YARWYCK, First Builder,
— HALDER, ALBETT, builders,
— BOWEN MARSH, Lord Steward,
— CHETT, steward and dog handler,
— EDDISON TOLLETT called DOLOROUS EDD, a dour squire,
— SEPTON CELLADAR, a drunken devout,
— SER ENDREW TARTH, master at arms,
— brothers of Castle Black:
— DONAL NOYE, armorer and smith, one armed,
— THREE-FINGER HOBB, cook,
— JEREN, RAST, CUGEN, recruits still in training,
— CONWY, GUEREN, “wandering crows,” recruiters who collect orphan boys and criminals for the Wall,
— YOREN, the senior of the “wandering crows,”
— PRAED, CUTJACK, WOTH, REYSEN, QYLE, recruits bound for the Wall,
— KOSS, GERREN, DOBBER, KURZ, BITER, RORGE, JAQEN H’GHAR, criminals bound for the Wall,
— LOMMY GREENHANDS, GENDRY, TARBER, HOT PIE, ARRY, orphan boys bound for the Wall,
— at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea:
— COTTER PYKE, Commander, Eastwatch,
— SER ALLISER THORNE, master at arms,
— brothers of Eastwatch:
— DAREON, steward and singer,
— at the Shadow Tower:
— SER DENYS MALLISTER, Commander, Shadow Tower
— QHORIN called HALFHAND, a senior ranger,
— DALBRIDGE, an elderly squire and senior ranger,
— EBBEN, STONESNAKE, rangers.