
HOUSE TYRELL
The Tyrells rose to power as stewards to the Kings of the Reachxyxy, whose domain included the fertile plains of the southwest from the Dornish marchesxy and Blackwaterxy Rushxy to the shores of the Sunset Seaxy. Through the female line, they claim descent from Garthxy Greenhandxy, gardener king of the First Menxy, who wore a crown of vines and flowers and made the land bloom. When Kingxy Mern, last of the old line, perished on the Field of Firexy, his steward Harlen Tyrellxyxy surrendered Highgardenxy to Aegonxy Targaryenxyxy, pledging fealty. Aegonxy granted him the castle and dominion over the Reachxy. The Tyrellxy sigil is a golden rose on a grass-green field. Their words are Growing Strongxy.
MACE TYRELL, Lordxy of Highgardenxyxy, Wardenxy of the Southxy, Defender of the Marchesxy, High Marshal of the Reachxyxy,
- — his wife, LADY ALERIE, of House Hightowerxyxy of Oldtownxy,
- — their children:
- — WILLAS, their eldest son, heir to Highgardenxy,
- — SER GARLAN, called the Gallant, their second son,
- — SER LORAS, the Knightxy of Flowersxy, their youngest son,
- — MARGAERY, their daughter, a maid of fourteen years,
- — his widowed mother, LADY OLENNA of House Redwynexyxy,
called the Queen of Thornsxy,
- — his sisters:
- — MINA, wed to Lordxy Paxter Redwynexyxy,
- — JANNA, wed to Ser Jon Fossowayxyxy,
- — his uncles:
- — GARTH, called the Gross, Lordxy Seneschalxy of Highgardenxyxy,
- — his bastard sons, GARSE and GARRETT FLOWERS,
- — SER MORYN, Lordxy Commanderxy of the City Watchxy
of Oldtownxy,
- — MAESTER GORMON, a scholar of the Citadelxy,
- — his household:
- — MAESTER LOMYS, counselor, healer, and tutor,
- — IGON VYRWEL, captain of the guard,
- — SER VORTIMER CRANE, master-at-arms,
- — his knights and lord bannermen:
- — PAXTER REDWYNE, Lordxy of the Arborxy,
- — his wife, LADY MINA, of House Tyrellxyxy,
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— their children:
- — SER HORAS, mocked as Horror, twin to Hobber,
- — SER HOBBER, mocked as Slobber, twin to Horas,
- — DESMERA, a maid of fifteen,
- — RANDYLL TARLY, Lordxy of Hornxy Hillxy,
- — SAMWELL, his elder son, of the Night’s Watchxy,
- — DICKON, his younger son, heir to Hornxy Hillxy,
- — ARWYN OAKHEART, Ladyxy of Old Oakxy,
- — MATHIS ROWAN, Lordxy of Goldengrovexy,
- — LEYTON HIGHTOWER, Voice of Oldtownxyxy, Lordxy of the Portxy,
- — SER JON FOSSOWAY,
Principal houses sworn to Highgardenxy are Vyrwelxy, Florentxy, Oakheartxy, Hightowerxy, Crane, Tarlyxy, Redwynexy, Rowanxy, Fossowayxy, and Mullendore.