The Starks trace their descent from Brandon the Builder and the Kings of Winter. For thousands of years, they ruled from Winterfell as Kings in the North, until Torrhen Stark, the King Who Knelt, chose to swear fealty to Aegon the Dragon rather than give battle. When Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell was executed by King Joffrey, the northmen foreswore their loyalty to the Iron Throne and proclaimed Lord Eddard’s son Robb as King in the North. During the War of the Five Kings, he won every battle, but was betrayed and murdered by the Freys and Boltons at the Twins during his uncle’s wedding.
[ROBB STARK], King in the North, King of the Trident, Lord of Winterfell, eldest son of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady Catelyn of House Tully, a youth of sixteen called THE YOUNG WOLF, murdered at the Red Wedding,
—[GREY WIND], his direwolf, killed at the Red Wedding,
—his trueborn siblings:
—SANSA, his sister, m. Tyrion of House Lannister,
—[LADY], her direwolf, killed at Castle Darry,
—ARYA, a girl of eleven, missing and thought dead,
—NYMERIA, her direwolf, prowling the riverlands,
—BRANDON, called BRAN, a crippled boy of nine, heir to Winterfell, believed dead,
—SUMMER, his direwolf,
—Bran’s companions and protectors:
—MEERA REED, a maid of sixteen, daughter of Lord Howland Reed of Greywater Watch,
—JOJEN REED, her brother, thirteen,
—HODOR, a simple boy, seven feet tall,
—RICKON, a boy of four, believed dead,
—SHAGGYDOG, his direwolf, black and savage,
—Rickon’s companion, OSHA, a wildling once captive at Winterfell,
—his bastard half-brother, JON SNOW, of the Night’s Watch,
—GHOST, Jon’s direwolf, white and silent,
—Robb’s sworn swords:
—[DONNEL LOCKE, OWEN NORREY, DACEY MORMONT, SER WENDEL MANDERLY, ROBIN FLINT], slain at the Red Wedding,
—HALLIS MOLLEN, captain of the guards, escorting Eddard Stark’s bones back to Winterfell,
—JACKS, QUENT, SHADD, guardsmen,
—Robb’s uncles and cousins:
—BENJEN STARK, his father’s younger brother, lost ranging beyond the Wall, presumed dead,
—[LYSA ARRYN], his mother’s sister, Lady of the Eyrie, m. Lord Jon Arryn, slain with a shove,
—their son, ROBERT ARRYN, Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of the Vale, a sickly boy,
—EDMURE TULLY, Lord of Riverrun, his mother’s brother, taken captive at the Red Wedding,
—LADY ROSLIN, of House Frey, Edmure’s bride,
—SER BRYNDEN TULLY, called THE BLACKFISH, his mother’s uncle, castellan of Riverrun,
—the Young Wolf’s bannermen, the Lords of the North:
—ROOSE BOLTON, Lord of the Dreadfort, the turncloak,
—[DOMERIC], his trueborn son and heir, died of a bad belly,
—RAMSAY BOLTON (formerly RAMSAY SNOW), Roose’s natural son, called THE BASTARD OF BOLTON, castellan of the Dreadfort,
—WALDER FREY and WALDER FREY, called BIG WALDER and LITTLE WALDER, Ramsay’s squires,
—[REEK], a man-at-arms infamous for his stench, slain while posing as Ramsay,
—“ARYA STARK,” Lord Roose’s captive, a feigned girl betrothed to Ramsay,
—WALTON called STEELSHANKS, Roose’s captain,
—BETH CASSELL, KYRA, TURNIP, PALLA, BANDY, SHYRA, PALLA, and OLD NAN, women of Winterfell held captive at the Dreadfort,
—JON UMBER, called THE GREATJON, Lord of the Last Hearth, a captive at the Twins,
—[JON], called THE SMALLJON, the Greatjon’s eldest son and heir, slain at the Red Wedding,
—MORS called CROWFOOD, uncle to the Greatjon, castellan at the Last Hearth,
—HOTHER called WHORESBANE, uncle to the Greatjon, likewise castellan at the Last Hearth,
—[RICKARD KARSTARK], Lord of Karhold, beheaded for treason and murder of prisoner,
—[EDDARD], his son, slain in the Whispering Wood,
—[TORRHEN] his son, slain in the Whispering Wood,
—HARRION, his son, a captive at Maidenpool,
—ALYS, Lord Rickard’s daughter, a maid of fifteen,
—Rickard’s uncle, ARNOLF, castellan of Karhold,
—GALBART GLOVER, Master of Deepwood Motte, unwed,
—ROBETT GLOVER, his brother and heir,
—Robett’s wife, SYBELLE of House Locke,
—their children:
—GAWEN, a boy of three,
—ERENA, a babe at the breast,
—Galbart’s ward, LARENCE SNOW, natural son of [Lord Halys Hornwood], a boy of thirteen,
—HOWLAND REED, Lord of Greywater Watch, a crannogman,
—his wife, JYANA, of the crannogmen,
—their children:
—MEERA, a young huntress,
—JONJEN, a boy blessed with green sight,
—WYMAN MANDERLY, Lord of White Harbor, vastly fat,
—SER WYLIS MANDERLY, his eldest son and heir, very fat, a captive at Harrenhal,
—Wylis’s wife, LEONA of House Woolfield,
—WYNAFRYD, their daughter, a maid of nineteen years,
—WYLLA, their daughter, a maid of fifteen,
—[SER WENDEL MANDERLY], his second son, slain at the Red Wedding,
—SER MARLON MANDERLY, his cousin, commander of the garrison at White Harbor,
—MAESTER THEOMORE, counselor, tutor, healer,
—MAEGE MORMONT, Lady of Bear Island,
—[DACEY], her eldest daughter and heir, slain at the Red Wedding,
—ALYSANE, LYRA, JORELLE, LYANNA, her daughters,
—[JEOR MORMONT], her brother, Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, slain by own men,
—SER JORAH MORMONT, Lord Jeor’s son, once Lord of Bear Island in his own right, a knight condemned and exiled,
—[SER HELMAN TALLHART], Master of Torrhen’s Square, slain at Duskendale,
—[BENFRED], his son and heir, slain by ironmen on the Stony Shore,
—EDDARA, his daughter, captive at Torrhen’s Square,
—[LEOBALD], his brother, killed at Winterfell,
—Leobald’s wife, BERENA of House Hornwood, captive at Torrhen’s Square,
—their sons, BRANDON and BEREN, likewise captives at Torrhen’s Square,
—RODRIK RYSWELL, Lord of the Rills,
—BARBREY DUSTIN, his daughter, Lady of Barrowton, widow of [Lord Willam Dustin],
—HARWOOD STOUT, her liege man, a petty lord at Barrowton,
—[BETHANY BOLTON], his daughter, second wife of Lord Roose Bolton, died of a fever,
—ROGER RYSWELL, RICKARD RYSWELL, ROOSE RYSWELL, his quarrelsome cousins and bannermen,
—[CLEY CERWYN], Lord of Cerwyn, killed at Winterfell,
—JONELLE, his sister, a maid of two-and-thirty,
—LYESSA FLINT, Lady of Widow’s Watch,
—ONDREW LOCKE, Lord of Oldcastle, an old man,
—HUGO WULL, called BIG BUCKET, chief of his clan,
—BRANDON NORREY, called THE NORREY, chief of his clan,
—TORREN LIDDLE, called THE LIDDLE, chief of his clan.
The Stark arms show a grey direwolf racing across an ice-white field. The Stark words are Winter Is Coming.