House Cassel: Ser Rodrik Cassell, Master-of-Arms of Winterfell.

House Whitehill: Lord Torvyn Whitehill, of Whitehill.

House Waterman: Lady Merise Waterman, of the Knifewatch.

House Stout: Lord Harwood Stout, of Barrowton.

House Slate: Lord Cregon Slate, of the Grey Keep.

House Moss: Lady Tarah Moss, of Greensward Tower.

House Ironsmith: Lord Felton Ironsmith, of Ironsmith Hall.

House Condon: Lord Arvyn Condon, of Condon Keep.

House Wisent: Lord Josian Wisent, of Wisenwood.

House Ryswell: Lord Rodrik Ryswell, Lord of the Rills.

House Poole: Lord Vayon Poole, of Winterfell.

House Dustin: Lady Barbrey Dustin, Lady of Barrowton.

House Cerwyn: Lord Medger Cerwyn, of Castle Cerwyn.

House Tallhart: Ser Helman Tallhart, Master of Torrhen's Square.

House Glover: Ser Galbart Glover, Master of Deepwood Motte.

The Wolfswood, the Barrowlands and the Rill Houses of the Wolfswood & Barrowlands Lord Eddard Stark, of Winterfell, Warden of the North.

2 The Wolfswood, the Barrowlands and the Rill.

Such households are denied 'pit and gallows,' and may not use the title 'Lord' for their heads of household their heads of household are instead called 'Master.' A Knightly Household in service to the Crown or the Warden of one of the directions is accorded slightly higher Status, and referred to as a 'masterly house.' (Status 3, 4 for Masterly Houses) They are often given a fortification or estate to manage and defend, though they are still within the service of their patron House.

Landed Knight Households are the households of successful or wealthy knights who have been granted land by the House they serve.

Most command a small fortification, a few leagues worth of domain and the smallfolk who work them, and spend their time trying to war with or marry into their neighboring Houses. The Minor Houses are the most common of all the noble houses.The Major Houses - those that stand equivalent with the Starks save for their designation as Wardens of the North - tend to be rare.Ancient lineage and a history of maintaining power as a House are what make the Great Houses. The Great Houses are few and far in-between.

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