Houses of the Marchwater

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Book One: The Marchwarden's Tourney
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Player Characters

House Graben: A noble House of ancient lineage, well known as defenders of the Boneway Pass.

Narrator Characters

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Houses of the Marchwater Vale

  • House Swann: Major House. House Swann are the liege lords of the Houses of the March, and Lord Gulian is named the Marchwarden by House Baratheon.
    • House Lohaq: Knightly House. In service to House Swann, the Lohaqi are originally from Lys, and bear some of the Valyrian traits of the Freehold.
  • House Kraedmyr: Minor House. Masters of an all-but-abandoned domain, the "Mad Griffins" are notorious for their history of insanity and scandal. The mist-shrouded valley where Kradmyr Keep stands is considered by many to be haunted.
  • House Seraen: Minor House. Powerful, wealthy and influential, the Seraen have been vassal lords to House Swann since their founder was elevated during the Rhoynar Invasion. Their mountain demesnes are well-defended and they are known for the high quality of their breeding mews and hawk-trainers.
  • House Velt: Minor House. Founded around the same time as House Seraen, where the Seraen have risen steadily since their founding, House Velt as stumbled along, weathering ill luck and nurturing the occasional good. Today, they are known for their jealousy of House Seraen and for being quite grasping. They are also rumored to be impoverished.
  • House Grandison: Minor House. An ancient House, the Grandisons hold the pass that leads out of the Marchwater Vale. They are well-known for the brother of the current lord having been one of the Kingsguard.

Setting

  • The Marchwater Vale: The river valley that marks the end of the Dornish Marches in the Stormlands.

Chronicle