<div align="center"><strong><strong>Houses of the North</strong></strong></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">House Greystark</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><div align="center">(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Lockepick/Character%20Pictures/coat3_zps3531e866.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Realm:</strong> the North<br/><strong>Liege lord:</strong> Lord of Winterfell, lord Eddard Stark<br/><strong>Heraldry:</strong> Howling wolf and bloodmoon on grey background with black chevron<br/><strong>Motto:</strong> Fear the Winter's Howl<br/><strong>Age:</strong> Andal Invasion<br/><strong>Known history: </strong><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">House Greystark is an extinct minor house of the North, a cadet branch of House Stark of Winterfell. Their seat was the Wolf's Den, a fortress located in what eventually became White Harbor. <br/><br/>They were the most successfull of several offshoot branches of House Stark who arose in the area over the centuries. They reigned for 500 years until they made the mistake of joining House Bolton's rebellion against the King in the North, which was crushed by Karlon Stark.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>That's basically what's established in the novels about House Greystark. We're changing the fact that they were exterminated, instead their power greatly diminished after the rebellion, but one Greystark was spared and their line was allowed to continue. The rebellion itself happened about 1000 years ago, that makes Greystarks about 1500 years old, which is... very old. Wolf's Den (now: White Harbour) was lost by them, but they could have retained a smaller castle instead. What would you want to name it then?<br/><br/><strong>Defence:</strong> 35 [30/35]<br/>•   Greyhold [Small castle; 30]<br/><strong>Influence:</strong> 45 [45/45]<br/>•   Leynir Greystark [First-born son; 20] = Status 5<br/>•   Lowell Greystark [Second-born son; 10] = Status 4<br/>•   Elise Greystark [First-born daughter; 10] = Status 4<br/>•   Erik Greystark [Son; 5] = Status 3<br/><strong>Lands:</strong> 47 [47/47]<br/>•   Greyhold [Plains with a river and light wood; 11]<br/>•   Greystown [Plains with a small town and road; 20]<br/>•   Greywood [Plains with a river, dense wood and ruin; 16]<br/><strong>Law:</strong> 9<br/><strong>Population:</strong> 24 [10/24]<br/>•   Greystown [Small town; 10]<br/><strong>Power:</strong> 31 [20/31]<br/>•   Banner House [20]<br/>•   Units?<br/><strong>Wealth:</strong> 26 [20/26]<br/>•   Godswood [5]<br/>•   Maester [10]<br/>•   Brothel [5]<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Family tree</strong> (http://www.familyecho.com/?p=START&amp;c=mbd200nplh&amp;f=784226369170750870)</div><br/><strong>Ancestors:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc"></li></ul><strong>Members:</strong><br/><strong>Lord Arthur Greystark</strong><br/>Father of the current lord Greystark. Born in 231 AL, died in 282 killed during Robert's Rebellion.<br/><br/>(http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k388/eryrwyn/MaievGreystark_zps037ebd80.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Lady Maiev Greystark of House Reed</strong><br/>Mother of the current lord Greystark. 61 years old. Born in 233 AL. She comes from House Reed from the swamps of the Neck. A red-haired elderly woman with almost unnaturally green eyes. Piously devoted to the Old Gods. She has endured more deaths in her family than most people ever have to. Mentally unstable. She claims her dreams show her the future. Shortly after the Rebellion, she was kidnapped by a wildling ride and taken beyond the Wall where she had to live for almost two months as a slave. She was rescued by her son, lord Greystark and the Night's Watch. She claims that the only time when she can feel calmness is in the presence of the weirwood heart tree, or at least its sampling she had planted in her chambers.<br/><br/><strong>Edric Greystark</strong><br/>Elder brother of the current lord Greystark. Born in 250 AL, died in 263 AL. The firstborn son of lord Arthur and lady Maiev. When he was only 13 years old, he was bitten by a wolf during a hunt. The wound festered and the boy soon perished.<br/><br/>(http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k388/eryrwyn/LewysGreystark_zps72af6b54.jpeg)<br/><br/><strong>Lord Lewys Greystark</strong><br/>The current lord of House Greystark. 41 years old. Born in 253 AL. Twin brother of Lewyn Greystark. The secondborn son of lord Arthur and lady Maiev, but the eldest living one. He married the love of his life, lady Ceridwen Ashwood, in 271 AL, but she died soon after, giving birth to their firstborn son, Leynir. Lewys remarried in 276 AL, taking young Elyane Tullison as his wife. Their marriage was not out of love like Lewys' first one, but it was a happy one still. Widowed again in 282 AL. A brown-haired man with a truly Northerner look. Hardy and tough, no disease has ever managed to afflict his body. Believer of the Old Gods, but not as pious as his mother. He doesn't believe in her prophecies or any other talks of the supernatural. Honour-bound, he hates deception and whisperers. He tries to treat all his children with love they deserve, but he favours his heir and his youngest son, leaving his daughter's education in hands of septa Rosine and maester Owell. He seems to always be disappointed with Lowell, no matter what he does. <br/><br/><strong>Lady Ceridwen Greystark of House Ashwood</strong><br/>The first wife of the current lord Greystark. Born in 254 AL, died in 273 AL, giving birth to her son, Leynir. It is said that she was a woman of great, wild beauty and raw passions. Her marriage with Lewys was full of love and passion.<br/><br/><strong>Lady Elyane Greystark of House Tullison</strong><br/>The second wife of the current lord Greystark. Born in 259 AL, killed in 282 AL during Robert's Rebellion. She married lord Lewys Greystark in 276 AL and bore him three children: son Lowell and twins Elise and Erik. She was a delicate, friendly woman who was said to always have a kind word for everyone. Even though she was not Leynir's mother, she did her best to fill that role in his life. <br/><br/><strong>Lewyn Greystark</strong><br/>Twin brother of the current lord Greystark. Born in 253 AL, died few weeks after his birth.<br/><br/><strong>Arwyn Tullison of House Greystark</strong><br/>Younger sister of the current lord Greystark. Born in 259 AL, killed in 282 AL. She married Aeric Tullison in 274 AL and bore him an only son, Arwel Tullison, in 275 AL. She was said to be of great beauty, with typical Greystark colouring of dark brown and grey eyes.<br/><br/>(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh596/honoraryorange/MU/tybolt_zps11ef5a4c.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Tybolt Greystark</strong><br/>Younger brother of the current lord Greystark. 29 years old. Born in 265 AL.<br/><br/>(http://media.monstersandcritics.com/articles3/1709300/article_images/SpartacusLiamMcIntyre3.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Leynir Greystark</strong><br/>Firstborn son of the current lord Greystark. 21 years old. Born in 273 AL. Heir of House Greystark.<br/><br/>(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Lockepick/Character%20Pictures/tumblr_mjfrkoHJ1m1ry4gdjo1_500_zpsb71d786c.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Lowell Greystark</strong><br/>Secondborn son of the current lord Greystark. 17 years old. Born in 277 AL. <br/><br/>(http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k388/eryrwyn/EliseGreystark_zpsc46c8455.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Elise Greystark</strong><br/>The only daughter of the current lord Greystark. 15 years old. Born in 279 AL. Twin sister of Erik Greystark. As a young girl, Elise was naturally curious and excitable.  She possessed a love for the outdoors, alongside a predisposition to engaging in unladylike activities, such as scuffing her knees, falling out of trees, and whacking her twin brother Erik with branches in mock duels.  As she grew, Elise reluctantly demurred to the cultural and societal norms of Westeros.  By her thirteenth birthday, Elise was engaged in the expected activities of a nobly born girl, from stitching to memorizing family lineages.  While appearing to be the model example of a young woman, she had not lost her curiosity, and often pursued scholarly interests in private.  Elise proved to be very intelligent, and she hoped to one day become the first female Maester, although she readily acknowledged how unlikely such a feat would be.  Shortly after Maester Owell arrived at Greyhold, Elise realized he was far more accepting of her curiosity than the previous Maester, and began to follow him around, prying him with questions.  Seeing potential in her, Maester Owell allowed her to help him in his makeshift observatory.  Such a relationship has been the subject of many hushed whispers in the dark corners of Greyhold, something Elise seems oblivious of.<br/><br/>(http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k388/eryrwyn/ErikGreystark_zps137ca4d0.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Erik Greystark</strong><br/>The third son of the current lord Greystark. 15 years old. Born in 279 AL. Twin brother of Elise Greystark. Where Elise is endlessly inquisitive and content to read all day, Erik is loud and ambitious, your typical nobly born son dreaming of winning fame on the battlefield.  He has been trained by the Master-at-Arms, and possesses moderate skill with a sword, although he is an excellent jouster.  Erik has been growing increasingly restless of late.  He recently started a fight with a stableboy (which he won), and appears to be a bit too eager to hack at his friends with a wooden sword during training.  Ultimately, Erik cares not about politics or issues of inheritance, but instead wants to prove himself as a great warrior.  He dreams of joining a tourney as a masked knight and unhorsing the great champions, ripping the fabric off his shield to reveal the device of House Greystark.  He looks up to Lord Lewys a great deal, and has begun to despise Maester Owell, who he sees as a doddering fool corrupting his twin sister with dusty books and dented telescopes.<br/><br/><strong>Retainers:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Steward Deryl</li><li type="disc">Maester Owell</li><li type="disc">Septa Rosine</li><li type="disc">Servant boy Lan</li><li type="disc">Servant girl Shella</li></ul></div></div>