House Forrester
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Iron from Ice (Telltale)
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Coat of arms | an ironwood tree outline with a sword outline drawn inside it, pointing down. (Telltale) |
Seat | Ironrath (Telltale) |
Head | Rodrik Forrester (Telltale) |
Region | The North |
Overlord | House Glover |
Founder | Gerhard Forrester (Telltale) |
House Forrester is a noble house from the wolfswood in the North. It is sworn to House Glover of Deepwood Motte.[1]
The Forresters are featured in Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series and as of such, most information known about the house comes from this game. In the game, their seat is Ironrath, and their words are "Iron from Ice". They control the majority of the ironwood forests in the wolfswood, much to the chagrin of their bitter rivals, House Whitehill.[2]
Contents
History
Asha Greyjoy thinks of House Forrester as a clan.[1]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
Lady Sybelle Glover provides scouts from House Forrester to Stannis Baratheon for his march through the wolfswood from Deepwood Motte to Winterfell.[1]
House Forrester at the end of the third century
The known Forresters during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- no member has appeared yet.
Quotes
- Asha Greyjoy on the Northern scouts in Stannis's army.
Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series
In the video game Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series, players assume the role of five different members of House Forrester, including both family members and people in service to the house, as the members of House Forrester try to prevent the house from meeting its doom.[3][2]
The known Forresters appearing in Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series are:
- Lord {Gregor Forrester}, the Good, the former Lord of Ironrath, and the head of the family. Killed during the Red Wedding by Frey soldiers.
- Lady Elissa Forrester, his lady wife. Born into House Branfield, a southern House who fought on the Targaryen side in Robert's Rebellion and were killed or exiled.
- Lord Rodrik Forrester, the first-born son and heir of the House, with a prominent military background. Thought to be killed during the Red Wedding before returning home. Current Lord of Ironrath
- Asher Forrester, the second-born son, exiled to Essos after he nearly took his House to war. Resides in the Free Cities as a sellsword.
- Mira Forrester, the eldest daughter of the House and a handmaiden to Margaery Tyrell.
- Lord {Ethan Forrester}, the Brave/the Bold/the Wise, the third-born son of the House and Talia's twin. New head of House Forrester following the Red Wedding. Murdered by Ramsay Snow.
- Talia Forrester, the second-eldest daughter of the House.
- Ryon Forrester, the youngest son of the House. Currently a hostage of House Whitehill.[4]
- Lady Elissa Forrester, his lady wife. Born into House Branfield, a southern House who fought on the Targaryen side in Robert's Rebellion and were killed or exiled.
Household
- Maester Ortengryn, a trusted advisor to Lord Forrester, who originates from a minor house in the Vale.
- Ser Royland Degore, the master-at-arms for the House, who was knighted by King Robert I Baratheon after he played a crucial role in the siege of Pyke that ended Greyjoy's Rebellion. His family was wiped out by Balon Greyjoy's ironborn.
- Duncan Tuttle, the castellan of the House and a good friend of Lord Forrester.
- Gared Tuttle, squire to Lord Forrester and nephew to Duncan. Now a trainee at the Wall.
- Malcolm Branfield, brother of Elissa and, with her, the only surviving members of House Branfield.
Historical Forresters
- Lord Gerhard Forrester, the Tall, founder of House Forrester.[5]
- Cedric Forrester, who, with his sons, built Ironrath, the seat of their House.[2]
- His triplet sons.
- Lord Thorren Forrester, the Bold, former Lord of Ironrath and father of Lord Gregor Forrester.[6]
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 42, The King's Prize.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Telltale Blog: Your Story Begins: First details on 'Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series'
- ↑ CNET: Telltale Games reveals plot of 'Game of Thrones' video game
- ↑ Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series, "The Sword in the Darkness".
- ↑ Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series
- ↑ Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series
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