House Tully

House Tully of Riverrun is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, Lords Paramount of the Trident, rules over the riverlands from the seat of Riverrun. Their sigil is a silver trout leaping on a striped field of blue and mud red, and their house words are "Family, Duty, Honor."

House Tully is an old noble house of First Men origin, dating back to the Age of Heroes, though they never ruled as kings. House Tully rose to prominence during Aegon's Conquest, when Lord Edmyn Tully led the rebel riverlords who deserted Harren Hoare, King of the Isles and the Rivers, and instead supported House Targaryen. Following the burning of Harrenhal, Edmyn was rewarded with dominion over the riverlands by Aegon I Targaryen as the first Lord Paramount of the Trident. The Tullys remained one of the more modest members of the Great Houses for for several generations, though their wealth and influence has grown.

Lord Elston is a soft-spoken man, widely respected for his wisdom, and a former Hand of the King.

Lord Elston held his position as Hand through the majority of the war. Eventually, Elston took it on his own authority to travel to Bravos as a diplomat and representative of the Crown. The terms of the negotiations are not widely known. Yet by the time Elston had returned home, nearly all Bravosi ships had set sail back across the Narrow Sea, and Elston was discharged as Hand of the King. Lord Elston returned to Riverrun to see to the recovery of his lands in the coming spring.

Lord Elston is the sire to many respected knights, ladies married into notable houses all across the Kingdoms, and two Archmaesters. Elston’s son, Edmyn still sits on the Small Council as Justicar.