History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireHouseRoyce

* WidowWoman: She had been married, but her husband was old and died while having sex with her. She's rather annoyed about the situation.
-->'''Myranda:''' He died on top of me. ''In'' me, if truth be told. You do know what goes on in a marriage bed, I hope?
-->'''Alayne:''' That must have been dreadful, my lady. Him dying. ''There'', I mean, whilst... whilst he was...
-->'''Myranda:''' Fucking me? It was disconcerting, certainly. Not to mention discourteous. He did not even have the common decency to plant a child in me.

* ThemeNaming: Although not as obvious or frequent as other families, members of the house tend to have names that start with 'A', 'R', 'W' and 'Y'; Andar, Albar, Allard, Alyssa, Robar, Rhea, Waymar, Willam, Yohn, Yorbert, Yorwyck, Ysilla.

* GeniusBruiser: He's noted him to be just as big as Sandor Clegane, with hands that seem capable of snapping younger men in two. He also has a very sharp mind, being able to almost recognise Alayne and seems to also have seen through Littlefinger's plans (Even if he's unable to act against it).

* AlliterativeName: ''R''obar ''R''oyce.

* AllThatGlitters: Invoked. The Royces' armors are bronze-colored, but they are not made of bronze proper; if such were the case, they would have been carved like cakes when the Andals invaded with their steel weaponry. They still lost to the Arryns, but lived to tell the tale.
* BlingOfWar: The house is well-known for its fancy rune-inscribed sets of bronze-colored armor and all of its members wear some manner of armor along this fashion.

* RunicMagic: They own several sets of bronze-colored armor with runes inscribed on them, which are believed to magically protect the wearer from injury. This claim is doubtful since several Royces have died in their rune armor, but the runes are considered important enough that the Royces put runes on their sigil and named their castle Runestone.

* SummonBiggerFish: After Jonos and his supporters barricaded themselves in the Eyrie, rather than besiege the castle, Allard petitioned the crown for reinforcements. Prince Maegor arrived with Balerion, and [[KnowWhenToFoldThem the rebels hastily surrendered]].

[[folder:Lady Rhea Royce]]
!!Lady Rhea Royce
!!!The Bronze Bitch

Lady of Runestone and first wife of Prince Daemon Targaryen. Died in a hawking accident in 115 AC.

* OutnumberedSibling: Ysilla has three brothers.

* BadassBeard: The bearded Keeper of the Gates of the Moon.

* RunicMagic: They own several sets of bronze-colored armor with runes inscribed on them, which are believed to the magically protect the wearer from injury. This claim is doubtful since several Royces had died in their rune armor, but the runes are considered important enough that the Royces put runes on their sigil and named their castle Runestone.

* {{Foil}}: House Manderly. When House Manderly arrived in the First Man North, they were originally Andal. House Royce was originally First Man when the Vale was overrun with the Andals. Both integrated into the other culture and rose to become the second most powerful House in their regions. They're also fiercely loyal to their liege lords.
** Actually, House Manderly is of First Man descent as well, since there are mentions of the Manderlies in The World of Ice & Fire long before the Andals showed up. However by the time they fled to the North their ancestry would have had a healthy mix of Andals owing to the widespread mingling of Andal & First Men blood in the south, and they had abandoned the First Men customs and religion in favour of Andal practices.

** Perha Royce, the first wife of Lord Walder Frey.

* RashomonStyle: Died during the Battle of Seven Stars, but only after slaying scores of foes. Who killed him is disputed, with some tales naming Ser Artys Arryn himself as the killer, and others suggesting Lord Ruthermont and Luceon Tmpleton. House Corbray claims Ser Jaime Corbray was responsible, pointing out as proof that Lady Forlorn reentered their possession after the battle.

*** his daughter Alayne Royce, a '[[AmbiguouslyGay close companion]]' of Princess Rhaena Targaryen who refused to abandon her to her uncle Maegor the Cruel.

* UndyingLoyalty: Though they were TheRival to the Arryns during the Andal invasionn, the Royces are now very loyal to the Arryns. [[spoiler:When Jonos Arryn usurped the throne from his brother, the Royces led the other Lords of the Vale in opposing him.]] When the heir to the Vale was too young to rule, the Royces took over as guardians and raised her until she was ready to rule in her own right. Even now Yohn Royce leads the faction opposing Littlefinger and trying to get Robert Arryn to raise him to be a knight [[BigGood Jon Arryn]] could be proud of.

* GrayEyes: Representing the strong and unapproachable aspect of the trope.

* VicariouslyAmbitious: The fact that he wants a better life for his son is what Littlefinger uses to get an otherwise honorable and honest man on his side. Littlefinger even points out that simply attempting to bribe Nestor with something that would have only benefitted Nestor himself would have likely resulted in throwing the bribe back in his face.

%%* SpiritedYoungLady

** Lady Alayne Royce, a '[[AmbiguouslyGay close companion]]' of Princess Rhaena Targaryen who refused to abandon her to her uncle Maegor the Cruel.

** Ser Willum Royce, a knight who fought for the Blacks during the Dance of the Dragons and wielded the Valyrian sword Lamentation. He was killed and the sword was lost forever during the Storming of the Dragonpit.

** Perra Royce, the first wife of Lord Walder Frey.

[[folder: Lord Yohn Royce]]

[[folder: Ser Robar Royce]]

[[folder: Ser Waymar Royce]]

[[folder: Ysilla Royce]]

[[folder: King Yorwyck VI]]

[[folder: High King Robar II]]

[[folder: Lady Rhea Royce]]

** "Undying" might be a bit of overstatement, but Bronze Yohn seems to be a ''very'' staunch ally of House Stark, with Sansa noting that he was on the verge of open revolt against House Arryn because Lysa failed to support Robb in his campaign against the Lannisters.

* BadassGrandpa: He's old, but still strong and a very capable fighter to boot. Alayne recalls him easily besting her father and Ser Rodrick Cassel in the training yards at Winterfell when he was visiting there. He also defeated Thoros of Myr in the melee of a tourney before the story began.