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==The North: Houses of the Wolfswood, the Barrowlands and the Rill==
 
In this context, there is a single ''Great House'' (House Stark, at Status 8), appointed as the Warden of the North. Below them are ''Major Houses'' (Status 7), and then ''Houses'' (Status 6). Below those are ''Minor Houses'' (Status 5), and ''Landed Knight'' Households (Status 3) who serve them. Of noteworthy exception to this are the so-called ''Masterly Houses'' (Status 4), who are Landed Knight Households in direct service to the Warden of the North.   
 
In this context, there is a single ''Great House'' (House Stark, at Status 8), appointed as the Warden of the North. Below them are ''Major Houses'' (Status 7), and then ''Houses'' (Status 6). Below those are ''Minor Houses'' (Status 5), and ''Landed Knight'' Households (Status 3) who serve them. Of noteworthy exception to this are the so-called ''Masterly Houses'' (Status 4), who are Landed Knight Households in direct service to the Warden of the North.   
 
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To Find A Way, or Make One
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House Wisent, a banner house of the Starks. Ensconced at the southern edge of the Wolfwood, the Wisents are an ancient lineage, their blood going back to the time of Aegon's Conquest.

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Houses of the North

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Chronicle

The North: Houses of the Wolfswood, the Barrowlands and the Rill

In this context, there is a single Great House (House Stark, at Status 8), appointed as the Warden of the North. Below them are Major Houses (Status 7), and then Houses (Status 6). Below those are Minor Houses (Status 5), and Landed Knight Households (Status 3) who serve them. Of noteworthy exception to this are the so-called Masterly Houses (Status 4), who are Landed Knight Households in direct service to the Warden of the North.

Houses of the Wolfswood & Barrowlands
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House Stark: Great House (Status 8). Lord Eddard Stark, of Winterfell, Warden of the North.

Major Houses (Status 7)

The major Houses - those that stand equivalent with the Starks save for their designation as Wardens of the North - tend to be fewer. In the Northwest, only houses Glover and Tallhart have such an ancient history and distinction as the Starks, and of them Glover is a House in decline.

  • House Glover: Major House. Ser Galbart Glover, Master of Deepwood Motte.
  • House Tallhart: Major House. Ser Helman Tallhart, Master of Torrhen's Square.

Houses (Status 6)

The houses that stand above the majority of their ilk, while not quite having the same influence as the Houses Major and Great do still bear no small degree of power. The military Cerwyns, the Dustins of Barrowton (with several minor and landed knight houses in their household) and the Ryswells, who have defended the Rills of the North for as long as anyone can remember.

  • House Cerwyn: House (Status 6). Lord Medger Cerwyn, of Castle Cerwyn.
  • House Dustin: House (Status 6). Lady Barbrey Dustin, Lady of Barrowton.
  • House Ryswell: House (Status 6). Lord Rodrik Ryswell, Lord of the Rills.

Minor Houses (Status 5)

These houses are the most common of all the noble houses. Most command a small fortification, a few leagues worth of domain and the smallfolk who work them, and spend their time trying to war with or marry into their neighboring Houses.

  • House Condon: Minor House (Status 5). Lord Arvyn Condon, of Condon Keep. Sworn to House Cerwyn.
  • House Ironsmith: Minor House (Status 5). Lord Felton Ironsmith, of Ironsmith Hall.
  • House Moss: Minor House (Status 5). Lady Tarah Moss, of Greensward Tower.
  • House Poole: Minor House. Lord Vayon Poole, of Winterfell.
  • House Slate: Minor House (Status 5). Lord Cregon Slate, of the Grey Keep.
  • House Stout: Minor House (Status 5). Lord Harwood Stout, of Barrowton. Sworn to House Dustin.
  • House Waterman: Minor House (Status 5). Lady Merise Waterman, of the Knifewatch. Sworn to House Manderly.
  • House Whitehill: Minor House (Status 5). Lord Torvyn Whitehill, of Whitehill. Sworn to House Tallhart.
  • House Wisent: Minor House. Lord Josian Wisent, of Wisenwood.

Masterly Houses (Status 4)

The so-called Masterly Houses are basically houses of landed knights; what sets them apart from other knightly households is the fact that they are in direct service to House Stark, the Wardens of the North. They have the same restrictions as other landed knight households.

  • House Cassel: Masterly House (Status 4). Ser Rodrik Cassell, Master-of-Arms of Winterfell.

Landed Knight Households (Status 3)

Landed knight households are the households of successful or wealthy knights who have been granted land by the House they serve. They are often given a fortification or estate to manage and defend, though they are still within the service of their patron House. Such households are denied "pit and gallows," and may not use the title "Lord" for their heads of household.

  • House Blackhorn: Landed Knights. Ser Kromley Blackhorn, of Blackhorn Vale. Sworn to House Wisent.