House Drumm

House Drumm of Old Wyk is one of the eldest houses hailing from the Iron Islands. Their holding is considered the most holy by the Ironborn, recognised as being the first island to be colonized by the First Men. With a lineage stretching back eight hundred years, they are one of the foremost banners to the ruling House Greyjoy.

The incumbent ruler of Old Wyk oft wields the Valyrian bastard sword, Red Rain.

Recent Events
Following the Black Prophet's Rebellion in which House Drumm sided with the pious loyalists of Loren Greyjoy, their influence in the Iron Islands has been severely diminished in recent years.

Caught between the new and old ways of life battling to govern the Ironborn, many believed House Drumm incapable of deviating from long-standing tradition; as evidenced first by their role as the foremost critics of Dagon Greyjoy, and then for their outspoken support in returning to reaving and conquest during the war as per the preaching of the Drowned Priest, Torwyn.

For years, the ruling family of Old Wyk was as polarized as the opposing ideals being professed as the future of the ironmen. The mainline branch opposed the rule of Dagon’s rightful heir, Aeron Greyjoy, but a mutinous fracture from within ultimately saw the tides of loyalty turn before the conclusion of the rebellion.

Now, House Drumm is widely viewed as a house of both rebels and turncoats - shorn by the fellow loyalists they abandoned, and no more welcomed by the men they initially defected from.