House Targaryen
The Targaryens are the blood of the dragon, descended from the high lords of the ancient Freehold of Valyria, their heritage proclaimed in a striking (some say inhuman) beauty, with lilac or indigo or violet eyes and hair of silver-gold or platinum white.
Aegon the Dragon's ancestors escaped the Doom of Valyria and the chaos and slaughter that followed to settle on Dragonstone, a rocky island in the narrow sea. It was from there that Aegon and his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys sailed to conquer the Seven Kingdoms. To preserve the blood royal and keep it pure, House Targaryen has often followed the Valyrian custom of wedding brother to sister. Aegon himself took both his sisters to wife, and fathered sons on each. The Targaryen banner is a three-headed dragon, red on black, the three heads representing Aegon and his sisters.
Aemon Targaryen, the First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm (claimant)
The son of Rhaegar Targaryen, and Lyanna Stark.- Like Father, Like Son: Like his father, Rhaegar, Aemon is known for his brooding silences, and melancholy. He also plays a musical instrument. Though, where Rhaegar played the harp, Aemon plays the fiddle. However . . .
- Like Father, Unlike Son: . . . Aemon very much enjoys swordplay, where Rhaegar only saw it as a necessity, due to his status as a Prince.
- Mystical White Hair: Aemon has the silver-gold hair of the Valyrians.
- Pretty Boy: Like many Targaryens, and Valyrians in general. Even when deathly ill, he is still described as beautiful.
Viserys Targaryen, the Third of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm (claimant)
The son of Aerys II Targaryen, and Rhaella Targaryen.- Mystical White Hair: Viserys has the silver-gold hair of the Valyrians.
Princess Daenerys Targaryen
The daughter of Aerys II Targaryen, and Rhaella Targaryen.- Mystical White Hair: Daenerys has the silver-gold hair of the Valyrians.
Aemon Targaryen
The son of Maekar I Targaryen, and Dyanna Dayne. He is the oldest man in Westeros, along with being a maester, and a member of the Night's Watch.House Stark
The Starks trace their descent from Brandon the Builder and the ancient 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. Their blazon is a grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, and Warden of the North.
The second son of Rickard, and Lyarra Stark.- The Usurper: Believed to be this by Arthur Dayne, who believes that his nephew, Rickard Stark, is the rightful Lord of Winterfell, and Warden of the North, due to him being the son of Eddard's older brother.
Lady Catelyn Stark (nee Tully)
The first daughter of Hoster Tully, and Minisa Whent.- Lady Macbeth: Lyanna sees her as this, since Catelyn easily convinces her husband to usurp his nephew Rickard's birthright and act against the other nephew Aemon. She also wishes to make her own daughter queen to Joffrey and thus usurp the Targaryen birthright.
Robb Stark
The first son of Eddard Stark, and Catelyn Tully.Lady Sansa Stark
The first daughter of Eddard Stark, and Catelyn Tully, and the older twin of Arya Stark.Lady Arya Stark
The second daughter of Eddard Stark, and Catelyn Tully, and the younger twin of Sansa Stark.Brandon Stark
The second son of Eddard Stark, and Catelyn Tully.Brandon Stark
The first son of Rickard, and Lyarra Stark.- Posthumous Character: Like in canon, he strangled himself to death whilst trying to save his father from being burnt alive.
- Small Role, Big Impact: He died before the start of the story, but his son is one of Aemon Targaryen's closest companions, along with being a claimant to Winterfell, which is likely to cause a major succession crisis in the future.
