1. Living in the Seven Kingdoms
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

... with sundry towns; some are bustling crossroads while others are tiny, remote villages. The Mountains of the Moon and the lands beyond the Wall are inhabited by barbarian wildlings willing to kill and ...

2. Timeline: History of Westeros
(World of Westeros/History)

...  AGE OF HEROES - Long Night - Battle for the Dawn - Building of the Wall - Founding of House Stark 6,000 - Arrival of the Andals - Breaking of the Pact - Rise of Valyria 5,000 AGE ...

3. 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 ...

4. The Wall - HBO Game of Thrones
(Resources/Images)

A view of the Wall and Castle Black, home of the Night's Watch, as seen on the HBO series Game of Thrones:  ...

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

The Night’s Watch is as old as the Wall it guards, some eight millennia in all. Within the Watch, specialised duties are divided into three orders, each of which has a different mission. Wise is the order ...

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

... of legend. Were it not for the Wall, the defence of the realm would be vastly more difficult — perhaps impossible. Wildlings would roam unchallenged throughout the north, striking into the very heart of ...

7. The Man-at-arms
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

... the land, whether they are members of a city watch or just concerned citizens in small frontier towns. Even Men-at-arms turned brigands are still welcomed on the Wall, where the Night’s Watch can make ...

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

... Hunter must always choose a new region. For example, Arden chooses cold forest as his region at 8th Level, since he’s been adventuring north of the Wall for several years. He was already exceptionally ...

9. Jeor Mormont, Old Bear
(World of Westeros/People)

... hardy, able to lead the men of the Night’s Watch into battle if need be. As Lord Commander, Mormont is responsible for protecting the Seven Kingdoms from the threats that may come over the Wall. His time ...

10. Rickon Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... isn’t able to comprehend it yet. Within the span of a few short weeks, his father and sisters depart for the south, his older brother Jon leaves for the Wall, and Bran suffers a devastating injury and ...

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

... and Dorne with Cornwall. Westeros is, however, much larger than Britain, stretching for nearly three thousand miles from the Wall to the Summer Sea. Martin is an avid student of medieval Europe, and ...

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

... playing games beyond the walls of the estate. — A Game of Thrones Pentos, a coastal city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. Pentos conducts brisk ...

13. The Wall - A Song of Ice and Fire
(Resources/Images)

A view of the Wall and Castle Black, home of the Night's Watch, as envisioned by the artist Ted Nasmith and published for the critically acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire: A view of the Wall ...

14. Robb Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... as he has ruled. This is no easy task, but Robb grows into it despite a few initial mistakes. When Tyrion returns from the Wall to Winterfell bearing a message from Jon Snow, Robb shows his lack of experience. ...

15. 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 ...

16. 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 ...

17. Janos Slynt
(World of Westeros/People)

... Later, he was sent to the wall by Tyrion Lannister in his capacity as Hand of the King. Janos Slynt has three sons and a daughter, and took a bloody gold spear on a black field as his sigil.  ...

18. Benjen Stark
(World of Westeros/People)

... the family name and estate as the eldest surviving Stark, rather than remain at his family’s estate and live in his brother’s shadow, Ben went where he would do the most good — the Wall. Ben took the ...

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

... of Thrones Jon Snow’s direwolf Ghost matures faster than his siblings. Like Jon, he is the first to leave the safety of Winterfell and venture into the outside world. On the Wall, the wolf is his closest ...

20. Samwell Tarly
(World of Westeros/People)

... forsake his inheritance. At the Wall, Sam becomes fast friends with Jon Snow, who protects him from the japes and cruelty of the other boys and the master-at-arms, Ser Alliser Thorne. Bookish and well-read, ...