The Tullys never reigned as kings, though they held rich lands and the great castle at Riverrunxy for a thousand years. During the Wars of Conquestxyxy, the riverlands belonged to Harrenxy the Blackxy, Kingxy of the Isles. Harrenxy’s grandfather, Kingxy Harwyn Hardhandxyxy, had taken the Tridentxy from Arrecxy the Storm Kingxyxy, whose ancestors had conquered all the way to the Neckxy three hundred years earlier, slaying the last of the old River Kingsxy. A vain and bloody tyrant, Harrenxy the Blackxy was little loved by those he ruled, and many of the river lords deserted him to join Aegonxy’s host. First among them was Edmyn Tullyxyxy of Riverrunxy. When Harrenxy and his line perished in the burning of Harrenhalxy, Aegonxy rewarded House Tullyxyxy by raising Lordxy Edmyn to dominion over the lands of the Tridentxy and requiring the other river lords to swear him fealty. The Tullyxy sigil is a leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red. The Tullyxy words are Family, Duty, Honorxy.
Lesser houses sworn to Riverrunxy include Darryxy, Freyxy, Mallisterxy, Brackenxy, Blackwoodxy, Whent, Ryger, Piperxy, Vance.