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House Targaryen is a Valyrian noble house of ancient descent, once dragonlords of the Valyrian Freehold. Known for their silver or silver-gold hair and violet or blue eyes, the Targaryens are the only Valyrian family to survive the Doom, having settled centuries earlier on Dragonstone.

 

By 140 AC, the house remains the royal family of Westeros, though greatly diminished following the Dance of the Dragons (129–131 AC), a civil war that extinguished nearly all dragons and many of their kin. The ruling monarch, King Aegon III Targaryen, known as the Dragonbane, ascended the throne at eighteen years of age in 138 AC. His reign marks a somber era of recovery and peace after the ruin of the war.

 

Only a few Targaryens now remain, and with the dragons all but gone, their once-unrivaled power has waned. Still, the royal house endures as the last great echo of Valyria—silver-haired, dragonless, but still enthroned.

House Velaryon of Driftmark remains one of the oldest Valyrian houses in Westeros, distinguished by their silver-gold hair, pale skin, and violet or blue eyes—marks of their Valyrian heritage. Long allied with the Targaryens through their being sworn directly to Dragonstone, their unmatched fleets and wealth have secured their place among the most powerful houses of the Crownlands.

 

Before the Dance of the Dragons, Ser Vaemond Velaryon was executed by Prince Daemon Targaryen at Princess Rhaenyra's command for questioning the legitimacy of Rhaenyra’s sons, an act that deepened the divide within the realm.

 

During the war, Lord Corlys Velaryon, the Sea Snake, commanded Rhaenyra’s fleets, while his grandsons Addam and Alyn fought valiantly for her cause. Addam perished at Tumbleton, but Alyn Oakenfist rose to prominence under King Aegon III, serving as Master of Ships and restoring Velaryon power. His succession as Lord of Driftmark met both acclaim and resentment, as some questioned his birth and others envied his growing influence.

 

In the turbulent years that followed, Ser Malentine Velaryon and Ser Rhogar Velaryon attempted to assassinate Lord Alyn to secure their own claim of Driftmark. Malentine was slain in the failed attempt, while Rhogar, offered a choice between execution and exile, took the black and joined the Night’s Watch. Later that same year, Alyn Velaryon wed Princess Baela Targaryen.

 

By 140 AC, under Alyn’s command, Driftmark’s fleets again ruled the Narrow Sea, and House Velaryon’s influence—though hard-won—shone as brightly as in the days of the Sea Snake.

 

 

**Note: There are some individuals on the family tree that are not listed here but are still playable contingent upon a reasonable purpose for living in the capital by admin approval. Examples include the Braavosi wife of late Malentine Velaryon and other older widows.

House Bar Emmon is a modest but ancient house of the Crownlands, ruling from Sharp Point and sworn directly to Dragonstone rather than to King’s Landing. This close fealty has long tied them to the fortunes of House Targaryen and placed them within the immediate political orbit of Dragonstone.

 

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Bar Emmon supported the Blacks, with its lord serving on Queen Rhaenyra’s Black Council and committing the house’s limited resources to her cause. Though they survived the war largely intact, the aftermath left them politically diminished, sharing in the quiet consequences faced by many of Rhaenyra’s loyalists.

 

As of 140 AC, the house is led by Lord Alyn Bar Emmon, Lord of Sharp Point. His rule is defined by caution and steady loyalty, reflecting a house that has learned to endure rather than to overreach in the uneasy peace that followed the Dance.

 

Members of House Bar Emmon typically have hair ranging from dark brown to sandy or ash-blond, eyes most often brown, grey, or hazel, and complexions shaped by coastal life. In build, Bar Emmons tend toward the sturdy and practical rather than the delicate—men and women alike often described as solidly made, weathered by wind and salt, and more suited to endurance than display.

 

House Celtigar is an ancient Valyrian house of the Crownlands, ruling Claw Isle from their sea-girt seat and sworn directly to Dragonstone. Long associated with the Targaryens, the Celtigars have traditionally drawn their strength from maritime trade, coin, and careful stewardship rather than great armies.

 

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Celtigar declared for the Blacks and supported Queen Rhaenyra’s cause, providing counsel, ships, and resources where they could. Like many of Dragonstone’s sworn houses, they endured the conflict with their lands intact but emerged politically diminished in the wary years that followed the war.

 

By 140 AC, the house is led by Lord Bartimos Celtigar, who governs Claw Isle with pragmatism and restraint. Under his rule, House Celtigar remains a loyal, if cautious, vassal of Dragonstone—a house shaped by Valyrian heritage, tempered by civil war, and focused on survival in a realm still haunted by dragons.

 

Members of House Celtigar often display traces of their Valyrian ancestry, though typically less pronounced than those of House Velaryon or House Targaryen. Hair is most commonly pale blond, silver-blond, or ash-gold, with eyes ranging from pale blue and grey to sea-green. Complexions tend toward fair, and builds are usually lean or spare rather than imposing. With generations of intermarriage beyond Valyria, these traits vary widely, leaving some Celtigars strongly Valyrian in appearance while others bear a more mixed Crownlands look.

House Massey is an ancient Crownlands house ruling from Stonedance on Massey’s Hook, sworn directly to Dragonstone. Predating the Targaryen Conquest, the Masseys have long been known for their stubborn endurance and uneasy closeness to dragonfire.

 

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Massey remained loyal to the Blacks, and paid dearly for it. Gormon Massey was slain by the dragon Vermithor, a death that became emblematic of the house’s suffering during the war. Later, following the fall of Rhaenyra Targaryen, her lady Elinda Massey was said to have gouged out her own eyes in grief at the sight of the queen’s death, hough some whisper the act was done by the Greens, so that Rhaenyra's mangled corpse as it was devoured by Sunfyre would be the last thing Elinda ever saw.

 

In the war’s aftermath, House Massey briefly tasted royal favor when Ser Robin Massey was named to the Kingsguard. His appointment proved short-lived:;during the regency, he was dismissed by the council and replaced with men connected to Unwin Peake, a slight long remembered by the house.

 

Though the Greens’ rule proved fleeting and the crown ultimately passed to Aegon III Targaryen, House Massey emerged from the Dance scarred in body and reputation alike. By 140 AC, they endure as a loyal but watchful vassal of Dragonstone—an old house that remembers dragons not as symbols, but as instruments of loss.

 

House Massey is said to retain traces of its First Men origins. Members are most often dark-haired, with grey or brown eyes and solid, broad builds. Their features tend toward the rugged rather than refined, and generations spent along the windswept Hook have left them weathered in look and bearing, marking them as an old and stubborn line among the Crownlands.

House Stokeworth is an old Crownlands house seated near King’s Landing and sworn directly to the Iron Throne. Long shaped by proximity to royal power, the Stokeworths have traditionally favored obedience and caution, their fortunes closely tied to the temper of the crown.

 

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Stokeworth supported the Greens. When Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen took King’s Landing, Lord Jasper Stokeworth was arrested and executed for his allegiance. He left behind at least two children, among them a daughter of six years, plunging the house into minority and uncertainty at the war’s end.

 

By 140 AC, House Stokeworth endures under the shadow of that loss. The memory of Jasper’s execution has fostered a culture of restraint and political quiet, with the house governed carefully on behalf of its young heirs, ever mindful that in the Crownlands, survival often depends on knowing when not to be seen.

 

House Stokeworth shows the mixed features typical of the Crownlands. Hair is most often light brown or sandy, with a notable number of fair-haired and blond members, and eyes commonly brown, grey, or blue.

House Staunton is an old Crownlands house sworn directly to the Iron Throne, its history indelibly marked by the Dance of the Dragons. During the war, Lord Edric Staunton sat upon Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen’s Black Council, binding his house firmly to her cause.

 

That loyalty proved fatal. At Rook’s Rest, after the deaths of Rhaenys Targaryen and her dragon Meleys, Lord Edric and the other Black commanders were slain on the orders of Criston Cole and Aemond Targaryen. Edric’s head was carried to King’s Landing and mounted above the Old Gate, a brutal warning to Rhaenyra’s supporters.

 

After his death, Lord Edric’s widow took charge of Rook’s Rest, preserving what remained of the house through the war’s bitter end. Her resolve was shown during the Hour of the Wolf, when Cregan Stark and his northmen secured King’s Landing for the young Aegon III Targaryen. Riding from Duskendale to the capital, she accompanied the forces of Corwyn Corbray and Clement Celtigar, placing House Staunton decisively on the side of the restored crown.

 

By 140 AC, House Staunton endures, its name synonymous with sacrifice, its seat forever linked to one of the Dance’s bloodiest moments, and its loyalty to the realm proven at grievous cost.

 

House Staunton displays the common features of the Crownlands nobility. Hair is most often brown or dark blond, with eyes typically brown or grey. Their builds tend toward lean or wiry rather than broad, and their bearing is often described as severe or reserved.

House Rosby is an old Crownlands house seated a short ride north of King’s Landing, sworn directly to the Iron Throne. Long accustomed to proximity to royal authority, the Rosbys have historically favored caution and survival over bold displays of loyalty.

 

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Rosby initially declared for the Blacks, but later abandoned that cause and bent the knee to the Greens as the war’s fortunes shifted. This reversal proved disastrous. When Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen took King’s Landing, Lord Roland Rosby was arrested and executed for his betrayal, a grim lesson in the cost of wavering allegiance.

 

By 140 AC, House Rosby endures under new leadership, its reputation shaped by that remembered treachery. The house governs quietly and with visible prudence, keenly aware that in the Crownlands—so close to the Iron Throne—loyalty is watched, recorded, and seldom forgiven.

 

House Rosby is not known for its robustness. Its members are often slight of build, with pale or fair complexions and features that tend toward the delicate rather than the hardy. Hair is commonly light brown, sandy, or fair, and eyes are most often grey or pale brown.

House Sunglass is a lesser but long-established house of the Crownlands, ruling from Sweetport Sound upon the narrow sea. Coastal by nature and outlook, the Sunglasses have for generations been sworn directly to Dragonstone, their loyalty tied not to King’s Landing but to the Targaryens who traditionally held the island seat.

 

During the Dance of the Dragons, House Sunglass remained loyal to the Blacks and to Dragonstone, a stance that placed them firmly within Rhaenyra’s camp. Though spared the worst devastation of the war, their fortunes suffered alongside many of Dragonstone’s sworn houses, and the years following the conflict were marked by retrenchment rather than advancement.

 

As of 140 AC, the house is ruled by Lord Garmon Sunglass and his wife Elena Sunglass (née Piper). Their rule is defined by steady loyalty and maritime vigilance, maintaining House Sunglass as a quiet but dependable vassal of Dragonstone in the fragile peace that followed the Dance.

 

House Sunglass bears the look common to the lesser coastal houses of the Crownlands. Hair is most often brown or dark blond, with eyes typically grey, blue, or hazel. Their complexions are frequently weathered by sea air, and their builds tend toward lean and practical rather than imposing

The following houses are the remaining vassal houses of the Crownlands. Please click a house's box for additional known information such as existing characters (canon or custom), house words, and who a house's liege lord might be.