House Darry

House Darry is one of the principal houses of the Riverlands, sworn to House Tully, and founded during the Age of Heroes, before the Andal Invasion. While never kings, they were always influential vassals, renowned for their loyalty.

Their sigil is a plowman in black on orange, representing their duty to all of their subjects. Their words are "Loyal Above All".

Prior to 300 AC
(All information taken from awoiaf.westeros.org and written in my own words. All credit for research goes to them.)

House Darry was created thousands of years ago, before the Andal conquest of the Riverlands. They were one of just five first men kingdoms to survive the Invasion, despite losing their entire male line against House Vypren. For thousands of years they served whoever ruled their land loyally, be they a Mudd, a Teague, a Justman or even a Durrandon or Hoare.

After the Conquest, they served the Targaryens, steadily gaining power and influence, acquiring most of House Harroway's lands. During the Dance they had their castle burned, and lost two Lords within a year. However their loyalty gained Darry more than it lost; by the reign of the Mad King there was a Darry in the Kingsguard, and another as Master of Arms in the Red Keep.

During Robert's Rebellion, they lost all they gained and more, as Lord Darry, three of his sons and their Kingsguard were slain on the Trident, with Ser Willem Darry escorting the remaining royals into exile. They lost half their lands, as well as their lordship, and nearly all of their power. With the deaths of Ser Raymun Darry and his son during the War of the Five Kings, House Darry was extinguished in the male line, with his sisters Mariya and Jeyne the only surviving members of the house; both over thirty and both married to minor Freys, with uninspiring children.

After the Red Wedding, the Darry lands were given to the pious Lancel Lannister, and he was married to the wanton Amerei "Gatehouse Ami" Frey, eldest daughter of Mariya Darry, in order to secure local support. Their marriage was annulled within months, leaving Mariya as the de facto holder of the lordship.

The Second War of Conquest
Following the rescue of Edmure Tully from capture, House Darry was one of the many houses to swear them fealty. While claiming that they were being loyal to the true ruler of the Riverlands, it was rumoured that the support was given due to their treatment by House Frey, with Lady Mariya's abusive and unlamented husband, and Amerei's two forced weddings and public humiliation via annulment. To secure the alliance, all members of the household signed a declaration of war in blood, as well as a condemnation of the Red Wedding. To further prevent any treachery against House Tully, Marissa was wed to Patrek Mallister, one of Lord Edmure's closest friends, and heir to Seagard. In exchange, Lady Mariya was given the lordship, and her two daughters at Darry given her name.

The area suffered harshly during the War of Conquest; Darry was situated on the Crossroads, and too open and vulnerable for the Brotherhood to defend adequately, and while the peasantry became more and more loyal throughout the war, they were ill trained and unequipped to deal with their foes, despite the benefits offered by the House in return for loyalty. In addition, Tristan Rivers of the Golden Company also claimed Darry decent as a bastard of Ser Willem, and had his own claim. While the two claims supporting Aegon were reunited (with Tristan marrying Amerei Darry and gaining Golden Company support), much of the countryside was set alight by pro-Lannister forces attempting to force Jeyne Darry's claim on the lordship.

The darkest day of the war was the final day of the second moon, in 301 AC. The main army defending Darry was lured over the Trident by a small diversionary force, leaving only a small force to hold the castle itself. The main Lannister army of six thousand men then torched anything that could be set alight, before sieging Castle Darry itself. The castle fell in less than a day, and the garrison killed to a man, as a lesson to those who would go against their family, and support the Tully claim. Most of the twenty Freys brought to Darry after Lancel was given the lordship were hanged off the castle walls, with the servants and defenders forced into the Plowman's Keep and then burned alive. Lady Mariya Darry was tortured, and beheaded by her own sister.

While the main army was gone, the remaining Darry lands were torched, with Castle Darry itself put to the sword. Every member of the household in the castle at the time was hanged off the walls

- Do this tommorow

- Swear fealty to Tully because Amerei and Mariya get treated like shit; sign in blood that they had no knowledge of the Red Wedding

- Marry Ami to Tristan Rivers and Marissa to Patrek Mallister

- Have Darry sacked again (fourth time I think) to cull some of those 20 Freys

- Kill Mariya and Jeyne, preferably against each other; need to knock Jeyne's line out of contention permanently

Lords/Ladies of Darry
Tommorow do relations
 * Lady Mariya Darry (259-301, Lady Darry 300-301)
 * Lord Tristan Rivers (274-303, dual rule 301-303)
 * Lady Amerei "Gatehouse Ami" Darry (281-364, dual rule 301-303, Lady Darry 303-364)
 * Lady Mariya Darry (307-379, Lady Darry 364-379)
 * Lord Raymun Darry (329-388, Lord Darry 379-388)
 * Lord Davos Darry (347-405, Lord Darry 388-405)
 * Lord Harrold Darry (366-, Lord Darry 405-)