House Stark

House Stark is one of the Great Houses of Westeros,

ruling over the vast region known as the North from their
seat in Winterfell. It is by far one of the oldest lines of
Westerosi nobility, claiming a line of descent stretching
back over eight thousand years. The head of the house is
the Lord of Winterfell. Before the Targaryen conquest, the
leaders of House Stark ruled over the region as the Kings
in the North.
House Stark's sigil is a grey direwolf on a white field,
sometimes white and pale green. They are one of the few
noble Houses whose family words are not a boast or
threat. Instead, the House Stark family motto is the
ominous warning, "Winter is Coming".
 House Baratheon
House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of
Westeros, although also one of the youngest. It is the
current royal house.
House Baratheon's sigil is a black stag on a gold
background and their house motto is "Ours is the Fury".
When Robert ascended the Iron Throne, a gold crown was
added to the stag, denoting their status as the royal house.
The ancestral Baratheon stronghold is Storm's End, but
since becoming the royal house they have also taken
possession of the old Targaryen island fortress of
Dragonstone, whilst the King rules from the city of King's
Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. .
 House Lannister
House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great
Houses of Westeros, one of its richest and most powerful
families and oldest dynasties. The major characters Jaime,
Cersei and Tyrion and the recurring characters Tywin,
Kevan and Lancel are members of the house. Tywin is the
head of House Lannister and Lord of Casterly Rock.
Their lands are in the far west of the continent. Their
seat is Casterly Rock, a massive rocky promontory
overlooking the Sunset Sea which has had habitations and
fortifications built into it over the millennia. They are the
Lords Paramount of the Westerlands and Wardens of the
West. House Lannister's symbol is a golden lion on a
crimson background, and their house motto is "Hear me
roar!", which is rarely mentioned. Their unofficial motto,
which is as well known as the official one, is "A Lannister
always pays his debts" - which is used much more often
and mostly in negative context.
 House Tyrell
House Tyrell is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. It
rules over the Reach, a vast, fertile, and heavily-populated
region of south-western Westeros, from the castle at
Highgarden. It is currently led by Lord Mace Tyrell. His
third son Loras is a noted tournament knight (and
secretly, the lover of Lord Renly Baratheon). Mace's
daughter Margaery married Renly when he crowned
himself king, to cement the alliance between Renly and
her father. Following Renly's death, Margaery has been
betrothed to King Joffrey Baratheon, to secure a new royal
alliance for House Tyrell.
The Tyrell sigil is a golden rose on a green field. Their
motto is, "Growing Strong".
 House Greyjoy
House Greyjoy is one of the Great Houses of Westeros.
It rules over the Iron Islands, a harsh and bleak collection
of forbidding islands off the west coast of Westeros, from
the castle at Pyke. The head of the house is the Lord
Reaper of Pyke.
House Greyjoy's sigil is traditionally a golden kraken on
a black field. Their house motto is "We Do Not Sow."
 House Martell
House Martell is one of the Great Houses of Westeros.
It rules the peninsula of Dorne in the far south of the
continent from the castle at Sunspear. Though loyal to the
Iron Throne, it has pursued a more isolated role in events
since Robert's Rebellion.
House Martell's sigil is a sun pierced by a golden spear.
Its words are, "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken."