1. The Long Night
(World of Westeros/History)

Approximately 8,000 years ago, an unnatural cold swept Westeros and the Long Night set in. The sun did not seem to rise for a generation. From the distant north, creatures known as the Others descended ...

2. The Age of Heroes
(World of Westeros/History)

... many ancient traditions and legacies forged by the First Men were established. Many of these customs live on among the lords of the North, who still bear the blood of the First Men in their veins. The ...

3. The Night's Watch Steward
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

... of crisis. Also, their broad-based training gives them a host of skills that are critical to survival in the far north. Stewards have even been known to rise to the highest rank in the Night’s Watch: Lord ...

4. The Night's Watch Ranger
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

In the far north of Westeros, a mighty barricade serves as the first and last line of defence against the barbarian wildlings who range across the icy wastes, the last of the giants, and even the Others ...

5. The Hunter
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

... for supper and trading hides or preserved meat for other goods and services. Most children, especially in Dorne and the North, are taught at least the basics of hunting given the harshness of their surroundings. ...

6. Syrio Forel
(World of Westeros/People)

... instructor. His methods are unorthodox to the sensibilities of the folk of Westeros, but his teaching is sound and practical, giving Arya a good foundation upon which to build. Syrio is clever and observant, ...

7. Bronn
(World of Westeros/People)

... favour. At the crossroads north of the Trident, he and his partner volunteer to assist Catelyn Stark in her arrest of Tyrion Lannister. His shrewd sense of opportunity alerts him to possible future profit ...

8. The Godsworn
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

... The Godsworn can be found all across the Seven Kingdoms — even in the North, where most still pray to the old gods in ancient godswoods rather than bow in the septs of the Seven. The Godsworn are teachers, ...

9. The Andals
(World of Westeros/History)

... were encountered. Within 2,000 years, they had spread as far as the Iron Islands. In the end, six southron kingdoms fell to the Andals; only the North remained under the First Men, ruled by the Kings of ...

10. A Song of Ice and Fire
(About Game of Thrones/The Project)

... many-sided struggle for the Iron Throne that develops after King Robert's death. The second storyline is set on the extreme northern border of Westeros and follows the adventures of Jon Snow, bastard son ...

11. Tyrosh, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... an island city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. It is situated on an island off the coast of the Disputed Lands, north of Lys and west of Myr at ...

12. Braavos, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... powerful of the Free Cities. It spans a hundred islands connected by stone bridges and is ruled by the Sealord. Braavos is situated at the northern tip of the Eastern continent, far north of the coastal ...

13. Sansa Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... “But he can’t make me see them.” Sansa may never have developed the winter’s strength of the North, but she is true Stark iron when she gazes at the heads impassively and asks how long he wants her to ...

14. Robb Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... into a skill at least as finely honed as his military abilities. When Eddard Stark is betrayed and open warfare becomes inevitable, Robb comes into his own. The men of the North are harsh and accustomed ...

15. Catelyn Stark, Cat
(World of Westeros/People)

... for Robb, she told herself. He is the only one you can help. You must be as fierce and hard as the north, Catelyn Tully. You must be a Stark for true now, like your son. — Catelyn Stark, A Game of Thrones ...

16. Bran Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... the north, far beyond the wall. They know “winter is coming,” but in waiting, it is easy to forget that winter is only part of the cycle. Summer is more than hope for a better time — it is the power of ...

17. Donal Noye
(World of Westeros/People)

... of the Night’s Watch and came to Castle Black to help guard the north against threats from beyond the Wall. Though he lacks an arm, he is still a formidable man, thick-bodied and muscular, unshaven and ...

18. Benjen Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... black and became a member of the Night’s Watch to help defend Winterfell and the north from the threats beyond the Wall. Skilled and respected by the men of the Night’s Watch, Ben has become First Ranger. ...

19. Ghost, Jon's Direwolf
(World of Westeros/People)

... ability to sense danger and warn Jon, such as when the wight is loose at the Wall. Ghost is highly independent and often ranges on his own for days at a stretch, hunting and exploring the northern lands. ...

20. Lady, Sansa's Direwolf
(World of Westeros/People)

... Lady in Nymeria’s place. Eddard at least sees honour done to Lady, however; rather than give the body to Cersei as a trophy, the direwolf’s carcass is returned to the North and buried at Winterfell, in ...