The Arryns are descended from the Kings of Mountain and Vale, one of the oldest and purest lines of Andal nobility.
Their sigil is the moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
The principal houses sworn to the Eyrie are Royce, Baelish, Egen, Waynwood, Hunter, Redfort, Corbray, Belmore, Melcolm, and Hersy.
- [JON ARRYN], Lord of the Eyrie, Defender of the Vale, Warden of the East, Hand of the King, recently deceased,
- —his first wife, [LADY JEYNE, of House Royce], died in childbed, her daughter stillborn,
- —his second wife, [LADY ROWENA, of House Arryn], his cousin, died of a winter chill, childless,
- —his third wife and widow, LADY LYSA, of House Tully,
- —their son:
- —ROBERT ARRYN, a sickly boy of six years, now Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of the Vale,
- —their retainers and household:
- —MAESTER COLEMON, counselor, healer, and tutor,
- —SER VARDIS EGEN, captain of the guard,
- —SER BRYNDEN TULLY, called the Blackfish, Knight of the Gate and uncle to the Lady Lysa,
- —LORD NESTOR ROYCE, High Steward of the Vale,
- —SER ALBAR ROYCE, his son,
- —MYA STONE, a bastard girl in his service,
- —LORD EON HUNTER, suitor to Lady Lysa,
- —SER LYN CORBRAY, suitor to Lady Lysa,
- —MYCHEL REDFORT, his squire,
- —LADY ANYA WAYNWOOD, a widow,
- —SER MORTON WAYNWOOD, her son, suitor to Lady Lysa,
- —SER DONNEL WAYNWOOD, her son,
- —MORD, a brutal gaoler,
The only son of Jon Arryn and his wife, Lysa Tully. He is a sickly, whiny child of eight, now Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of the Vale. Robert is afflicted with a disease that causes frequent seizures. His mother, Lady Lysa, rules the Vale as regent in his name. He is intellectually and physically stunted, and is not even weaned from his mother's breast.
Jon Arryn
Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of the Vale, Jon was Warden of the East and Hand of the King during Robert Baratheon's reign. Jon Arryn was one of the principal leaders of Robert's Rebellion, raising his banners to protect his wards Robert and Eddard Stark. To secure the support of Lord Hoster Tully in the rebellion, Jon married Lysa Tully. After Robert took the Iron Throne, he named Jon the Hand of the King. Over Robert's fifteen year reign, Jon was left with much of the responsibility of running the Seven Kingdoms. He was a close friend and father figure to both King Robert and Lord Eddard through most of their lives.
