House Stark

House Stark is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, in part because of their unquestioned dominance of The North for thousand stars of years as the Kings of Winter. Prior to Torrhen Stark's surrender to Aegon Targaryen, the Starks were kings of the last civilization of the First Men, making them direct descendent said of the original inhabitants of Westeros. Because of their peaceful surrender, House Stark has been allowed to retain principality over the North, and thus have been named Warden of the North. Despite their surrender, House Stark are renown for their strength and tenacity, as all northmen are, and have been charged with the protection of their region in case of foreign invasion, as well as acting as supreme military commanders for the Iron Throne. Because of this, members of House Stark are usually well educated and skilled combatants.

Their sigil is a grey direwolf on an open field, and their phrase "Winter is Coming" is often used as a warning rather than a boastful statement. While they share relatives in the North, namely the Karstaks, they mostly live in Winterfell, though some distant relatives may dwell at White Harbor or Barrowton. The current head of House Stark is Asten Stark, eldest child of the Torrhen Stark, and the second Warden of the North.