Ned Stark: Lord of Winterfell, Warden of the North and hero of Daemon's rebellion. Mid thirties

Lord Aenar Aetheryon: Lord of Sea Dragon Point and hand of the King, one hundred and eight years old. Called Aenar the Warg, Aenar blood mage. Aenar Maester's Bane. Aenar the ancient.

Aemon Aetheryon: great grandson of Aenar, ambitious and young and vain. Talented mariner and navigator. Hopes to succeed the Lord of Sea Dragon point.

Aurys Aetheryon: one of the greatest living mariners despite his young age, adept at mysticism and is said to have an eerie resemblance to his great great grandfather. Named after the First Sea King and Dragonlord to come to Westeros.

Lady Rhaella Stark: Sister of the mad king, rider of Winter. Called "The Ice Dragon" by the lords of the North, beloved by all in the North and seen as a shrewd and fair and just lady. Serves as the chief diplomat of the North in trade matters and is often involved in local disputes and matters within the North on behalf of her son.

Catelyn Tully/Stark: Lady of Winterfell mother of the Stark children, mid-thirties. Seen as a just and prudent lady of Winterfell by half the North and "That Southron interloper" by the other half for an old feud with Lady Rhaella long since mended. Doesn't mind bastards too much but is known for her strife with her husband over one bastard in particular.

Robb Stark: Heir to Winterfell.

Sansa Stark: eldest Daughter of Eddard Stark, tall and possessed of the Tully looks.

Arya Stark: Daughter of Eddard Stark, resembles lady Rhaella but possess the black hair of her deceased aunt.

Jon Storm: Bastard son of Eddard Stark, in love with Daenerys and shunned by Catelyn because of an issue with Lord Stark. Said to have been born in the Storm Land's but believed to be the bastard son of Ashara Dayne by many. Dark of hair, tall and with a face Lord Aenar says reminds him Maekar Targaryen. Black brown of hair and violet of eyes.

Benjen Stark: First Ranger, brother of the Knight's watch.

Bran Stark: younger son of Lord Eddard, longs to be a Knight of the Kingsguard

Rickon Stark: baby of the family. Heir presumptive to the Dreadfort, 4 years old.

Daenerys Targaryen: Daughter of the mad king, ward of Ned Stark and lover of Jon Storm. Though Catelyn Tully is pressuring Ned to request she be betrothed to Robb his heir.

Theon Snow: Bastard brother of Rickard Stark, a gallant warrior in his fifties. Took the Dreadfort by Storm when Roose Bolton declared for King Aerys. Utterly exterminated the Bolton's and hung their bodies by their entrails in their Godswood. Holds the Dreadfort in trust for Rickon Stark, a feared warrior and talented bard.

Ser Aerion Aetheryon: 26 years old, knighted during the Greyjoy rebellion, helped kill Gerald Hightower when he was a mere squire. Rider of Vaegon.

Roark: A warg loyal to House Stark, serves as Ned's spymaster.

Roundtree: Brother of Roark, serves as Captain of the Gold cloaks in King's Landing.

Daeron Waters: Bastard son of the mad king, husband of Dacey Mormont. Loyal to House Stark.

Aerion Targaryen: Legitimized bastard of the mad King, whom he planned to name his heir before his death. The Commander of the Castle Black and proponent of finding out why the Wildlings are gathering under Mance Rayder.

Jeor Mormont: 997th Lord commander of the Nights watch. Lord Commander of the Nightfort

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Storm's End:

Robert Baratheon: Lord of Storm's End and the King's Master of the royal hosts. Rider of Argella. Mourns for the loss of Lyanna Stark to this day. Does care for Lysa on some level.

Lysa Tully: Wife of Robert Baratheon, quite mad, seems to genuinely love Robert, with the two bonding over the mutual loss of the loves of their lives.

Steffon Baratheon: Heir to House Baratheon, four and ten, blue of eyes, black of hair.

Shiera Baratheon: sister of Steffon, two and ten. Tully red hair and the blue eyes of House Baratheon

Gendry Greystorm: Born of an affair between Jaenara Tully and Robert Baratheon, sworn sword of Lord Steffon. Legitimized bastard-created overlord of the Rainwood houses after he saved Lysa Tully's life during a raid by bandits.

Nearly six and a half feet tall despite being six and ten. Talented with a spear, a halberd and a war hammer. Squires for Ser Cortnay Penrose.

The reach:

House Baratheon of the Arbor (Created when Monterys Aetheryon and Wyman Manderly obliterated the Redwyne fleet, in dragon fire and scorpion bolts and killed all the male members of the Redwyne family).

Stannis Baratheon: Youngest surviving brother of Lord Robert, Lord of Arbor, and Master of Laws.

Alicent Redwyne: Wife of Stannis

Orys Baratheon: Son of Stannis, blue eyes and black hair. Fifteen years old..

Shireen Baratheon: Sister of Orys, betrothed to Willas Tyrell. Believed to be the eventual rider of Vhagar. Thirteen years old.

Davos Seaworth: Founder of House Seaworth of Greyshield. Granted the seat for saving the lives of everyone in Storm's End and giving valuable information to Daemon Blackfyre. Former smuggler, despite his humble birth and outsider status, very well-liked in the reach due to his business acumen and willingness to be the diplomatic arm of the Crown and Lord Stannis in the reach and his willingness to defend the lords of the Reach when fair. Called "Davos the Just" and fondly referred to as "Lord Onions"

Dale Seaworth: Heir to House Seaworth, betrothed Wynafryd Manderly. None knows how the son of an up-jumped smuggler managed that, save for the fact that he saved Wyman Manderly during the Greyjoy rebellion and forged the trade pact between White Harbor and the Arbor.

House Sigil: A black ship on a pale grey field, with a white onion on its sails

House Words: Humble roots, endure the tempest.

Lord Mace Tyrell: Lord of Highgarden, warden of the South, and Lord Paramount of the Reach.

Willas Tyrell: Heir to Highgarden, betrothed to Shireen Baratheon.

Garlan Tyrell: younger brother of Willas and a Knight said to be on par with Jaime Lannister.