Changes: House Royce

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Waynwood and Royce costumes — Lord Yohn Royce (at left), current head of House Royce, wearing a cloak displaying the rune-filled sigil of his family.

House Royce is a vassal house which holds fealty to House Arryn of the Vale. Their seat is Runestone, located east of the Eyrie, on the coast of the Narrow Sea. Its head is the veteran Lord Yohn Royce.

House Royce's heraldry consists of a pattern of black pebbles on a bronze field surrounded by runes in the Old Tongue of the First Men. Their words are "We Remember."

Members

Lord Yohn Royce, known as "Bronze Yohn", Lord of Runestone
- Ser {Robar Royce}, his son, a member of Renly I's Kingsguard. Killed in self-defense by Brienne of Tarth.
- Ser {Waymar Royce}, his son, a Ranger of the Night's Watch. Killed by a White Walker.

Image gallery

Family tree

Template:House Royce family tree

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Royces are the most powerful family in the Vale after the Arryns, and they are extremely loyal to House Arryn. House Royce is descended from the First Men, which is a very rare exception in the Vale, as the First Men were almost completely driven from the Vale during the Andal Invasion six thousand years ago. This extends to the point that in modern times the nobility of the Vale are considered to represent the purest Andal bloodlines, exterminating the local First Men instead of intermingling with them. However, House Royce managed to survive, and is very proud of their descent from the First Men, to the point that they include runes of the Old Tongue of the First Men in their sigil.

The members of House Royce are:

Lord Yohn Royce, called Bronze Yohn, Lord of Runestone, the ruler of the main branch of the family.
- Ser Andar Royce, his eldest son and heir.
- Ser {Robar Royce}, his second son, known as Robar the Red since joining Renly Baratheon's Rainbow Guard. Slain by Ser Loras Tyrell.
- Ser {Waymar Royce}, a ranger of the Night's Watch. Killed by the Others.
- Ysilla Royce, his daughter.

In the novels, House Royce has a cadet branch ruling from the Gates of the Moon. However, since the Gates of the Moon do not apparently exist in the TV series, it is unclear if this cadet branch has also been eliminated. This branch consists of:

Nestor Royce, a cousin of Yohn's, Keeper of the Gates of the Moon, High Steward of the Vale, ruler of the cadet branch of the family.
- Albar Royce, Nestor's son and heir.
- Myranda Royce, Nestor's daughter.

Lady Jeyne of House Royce was Lord Jon Arryn's first wife who died delivering a stillborn daughter.

Two other members are the deceased Lady Perra of House Royce, Lord Walder Frey's first wife and Ser Stevron Frey's mother, and Lady Ryella of House Royce who is married to Ser Arwood Frey, Lord Walder Frey's grandson. Mya Stone, the bastard daughter of King Robert Baratheon, serves as a mountain guide to the cadet branch of House Royce.

Relationship to House Stark

House Royce holds a blood-relationship to House Stark of the North: while it is an old connection, they still consider the Starks their kin, combined with their shared heritage as descendants of the First Men. Eddard Stark's paternal grandfather was Edwyle Stark, and Edwyle's younger sister Jocelyn Stark married Benedict Royce (apparently from the junior branch of the family). Jocelyn and Benedict had several children and at least three daughters, who married into House Waynwood, House Corbray, and House Templeton.

Lord Yohn Royce was the most vocal proponent among the Vale lords for openly joining Robb Stark's side during the War of the Five Kings (though Lady Lysa was able to suppress these sentiments and enforce the Vale's neutrality). After the Red Wedding, House Royce is close to open revolt over Lysa's failure to aid Robb Stark in his war, and the Waynwoods, Redforts, Belmores, and Templetons are giving them every support.

After hearing of the Sack of Winterfell, and the assumed death of his younger brothers, Robb Stark's mother Catelyn urged her son to officially name one of his distant cousins from House Royce as his heir. Arya was also assumed dead at the time, and Sansa had just been forced to marry Tyrion Lannister, and both correctly feared that should he die, the Lannisters were planning on installing any child born between Sansa and Tyrion as their puppet to rule the North. Robb disagreed on the grounds that it was still a distant relationship, and said he would prefer to name his bastard half-brother Jon Snow as his heir, because given that Robb was a king he could simply declare Jon to be legitimized. Despite Catelyn's objections, Robb issued a decree that legitimized Jon Snow and name him his heir until a son was born to him from Jeyne Westerling, and several of the lords signed the decree as witnesses. It is unknown what became of the decree, as it is no longer mentioned in the books.

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+| Words="We Remember"
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-| Lord=Yohn Royce
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+| Vassals=[[House Tollett]]
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+[[Image:Waynwood and Royce costumes.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord [[Yohn Royce]] (at left), current head of House Royce, wearing a cloak displaying the rune-filled sigil of his family.]]
+'''House Royce''' is a vassal house which holds fealty to [[House Arryn]] of [[the Vale]]. Their seat is [[Runestone]], located east of [[the Eyrie]], on the coast of the [[Narrow Sea]]. Its head is the veteran Lord [[Yohn Royce]].
+House Royce's [[Heraldry|heraldry]] consists of a pattern of black pebbles on a bronze field surrounded by runes in the [[Old Tongue]] of the [[First Men]]. Their words are '''"We Remember."'''
-'''House Royce''' is a vassal house which holds fealty to [[House Arryn]] of [[the Vale]]. The Royces are arguably the most powerful family and house of the Vale after the Arryns themselves, and have several branches.
-House Royce's sigil is a shower of pebbles on an orange field surrounded by runes. Their motto is, '''"We Remember."'''
 ==Members==
+* Lord [[Yohn Royce]], known as "Bronze Yohn", Lord of Runestone
-* Ser {[[Robar Royce]]}, a member of [[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Killed in self-defense by [[Brienne of Tarth]].
-* Ser {[[Waymar Royce]]}, Robar's younger brother, a Ranger of the [[Night's Watch]]. Killed by [[White Walkers]].
+** Ser {[[Robar Royce]]}, his son, a member of [[Renly Baratheon|Renly I]]'s [[Kingsguard]]. Killed in self-defense by [[Brienne of Tarth]].
+** Ser {[[Waymar Royce]]}, his son, a Ranger of the [[Night's Watch]]. Killed by a [[White Walker 1 (Winter is Coming)|White Walker]].
-==In the books==
+==Image gallery==
+<gallery>
-In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Royces are the most powerful family in the Vale after the Arryns.  House Royce is descended from the [[First Men]], which is a very rare exception in the Vale, as the First Men were almost completely driven from the Vale during the [[Andal Invasion]] six thousand years ago, to the point that in modern times the nobility of the Vale are considered to represent the purest [[Andal]] bloodlines, exterminating the local First Men instead of intermingling with them.  However, House Royce managed to survive, and is very proud of their descent from the First Men, to the point that they include runes of the [[Old Tongue]] of the First Men in their sigil.
+House Royce.png|The icon of House Royce from the HBO viewer's guide.
+Royce sigil runes.jpg|The sigil of House Royce contains runes from the [[Old Tongue]] of the First Men.
+</gallery>
-House Royce is extremely loyal to the Arryns, and hold a blood-relationship to [[House Stark]] of [[the North]]. Despite this being a distant and old connection, the Royces hold the Stark as distant kin.
+==Family tree==
-The closest kin of Robar and Waymar are:
+{{House Royce family tree}}
+==In the books==
+In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Royces are the most powerful family in the Vale after the Arryns, and they are extremely loyal to House Arryn. House Royce is descended from the [[First Men]], which is a very rare exception in the Vale, as the First Men were almost completely driven from the Vale during the [[Andal Invasion]] six thousand years ago. This extends to the point that in modern times the nobility of the Vale are considered to represent the purest [[Andal]] bloodlines, exterminating the local First Men instead of intermingling with them. However, House Royce managed to survive, and is very proud of their descent from the First Men, to the point that they include runes of the [[Old Tongue]] of the First Men in their sigil.
+The members of House Royce are:
 * Lord Yohn Royce, called Bronze Yohn, Lord of Runestone, the ruler of the main branch of the family.
-** Andar Royce, his eldest son and heir.
+** Ser Andar Royce, his eldest son and heir.
+** Ser {Robar Royce}, his second son, known as Robar the Red since joining Renly Baratheon's Rainbow Guard. Slain by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].
+** Ser {Waymar Royce}, a ranger of the Night's Watch. Killed by the [[White Walkers|Others]].
+** Ysilla Royce, his daughter.
 In the novels, House Royce has a cadet branch ruling from the Gates of the Moon. However, since the Gates of the Moon do not apparently exist in the TV series, it is unclear if this cadet branch has also been eliminated. This branch consists of:
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 ** Myranda Royce, Nestor's daughter.
+Lady Jeyne of House Royce was Lord [[Jon Arryn]]'s first wife who died delivering a stillborn daughter.
-==Image gallery==
-<gallery>
+Two other members are the deceased Lady Perra of House Royce, Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s first wife and Ser [[Stevron Frey]]'s mother, and Lady Ryella of House Royce who is married to Ser Arwood Frey, Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s grandson. Mya Stone, the [[Bastardy|bastard]] daughter of King [[Robert Baratheon]], serves as a mountain guide to the cadet branch of House Royce.
-House Royce.png|The icon of House Royce from the HBO viewer's guide.
-</gallery>
+===Relationship to House Stark===
+House Royce holds a blood-relationship to [[House Stark]] of [[the North]]: while it is an old connection, they still consider the Starks their kin, combined with their shared heritage as descendants of the First Men.  Eddard Stark's paternal grandfather was Edwyle Stark, and Edwyle's younger sister Jocelyn Stark married Benedict Royce (apparently from the junior branch of the family).  Jocelyn and Benedict had several children and at least three daughters, who married into [[House Waynwood]], [[House Corbray]], and House Templeton.
+Lord Yohn Royce was the most vocal proponent among the Vale lords for openly joining Robb Stark's side during the War of the Five Kings (though Lady Lysa was able to suppress these sentiments and enforce the Vale's neutrality).  After the [[Red Wedding]], House Royce is close to open revolt over Lysa's failure to aid Robb Stark in his war, and the Waynwoods, Redforts, Belmores, and Templetons are giving them every support.
+After hearing of the [[Sack of Winterfell]], and the assumed death of his younger brothers, [[Robb Stark]]'s mother [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] urged her son to officially name one of his distant cousins from House Royce as his heir. [[Arya Stark|Arya]] was also assumed dead at the time, and [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] had just been forced to marry [[Tyrion Lannister]], and both correctly feared that should he die, the Lannisters were planning on installing any child born between Sansa and Tyrion as their puppet to rule the North. Robb disagreed on the grounds that it was still a distant relationship, and said he would prefer to name his bastard half-brother [[Jon Snow]] as his heir, because given that Robb was a king he could simply declare Jon to be [[Legitimization|legitimized]]. Despite Catelyn's objections, Robb issued a decree that legitimized Jon Snow and name him his heir until a son was born to him from Jeyne Westerling, and several of the lords signed the decree as witnesses. It is unknown what became of the decree, as it is no longer mentioned in the books.
 ==See also==
+* {{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
-* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Royce House Royce at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
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+{{Vale Houses}}
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