House Baratheon
"Ours is the fury."
Sigil: A black stag on a golden background
General info:
House Baratheon of Storm's End is a legally extinct Great House of Westeros. Its main branch is the royal house. The ancestral Baratheon stronghold is Storm's End, but since becoming the royal house, they have also taken possession of the old Targaryen island fortress of Dragonstone, while the King rules from the city of King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. When House Baratheon became the new royal dynasty, the House's heraldry was slightly altered, adding a crown to the black stag on a gold field.
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King Robert Baratheon is the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, styled as Robert of the House Baratheon, the First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. Robert, a great warrior and charismatic man in his youth, took the throne through conquest in the war known as Robert's Rebellion, which began when the Prince of Dragonstone, Rhaegar Targaryen, allegedly abducted Robert's betrothed, Lyanna Stark. Killing Rhaegar at the Battle of the Trident, his climactic duel turned the tides of the war in his favour. After the war and following Lyanna's death, Robert married Cersei Lannister to cement an alliance with House Lannister to hold the kingdoms together, but the marriage was loveless. Robert Baratheon, as a young man, possessed the typical talent for warfare and leadership as his brothers, as expected of Baratheon men. Admittedly, however, Robert proved to be a poor peacetime ruler; a soldier more than anything else, he understands nothing about administration, frequently ignoring the sound advice.
King Joffrey I Baratheon is a crown prince, is believed to be a Robert’s son, but his real father is Jaime. He is a cruel, arrogant, sadistic, malicious, and tyrannical ruler even by the standards of his time. He was also incompetent, unintelligent, naive, impulsive, petulant, extremely cowardly, and prone to rash outbursts of violence when angered, frightened or even mildly slighted. Much like earlier Targaryen kings, it was suspected that Joffrey's sociopath behavior was a result of his incestuous bloodline (though his sister and brother both were of a kinder disposition). However, he pretends to be an intelligent and kind person when he needs it.
Tommen I Baratheon is the younger brother of King Joffrey and Princess Myrcella. Though legally the son of the late King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister, his true father is Ser Jaime Lannister, the Queen's twin brother. Tommen is good-natured and passive in contrast to his brother Joffrey, who sometimes bullied Tommen for amusement. Like his sister, he is fond of his uncle Tyrion Lannister.
Princess Myrcella Baratheon is commonly thought to be the only daughter of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister. However, like her brothers, her real father is Jaime Lannister.
Stannis I Baratheon is the Lord of Dragonstone, the younger brother of King Robert Baratheon and older brother of Renly Baratheon. Stannis was a cold, cruel, hard, firm, and rarely-forgiving man but also brave and in possession of an immense sense of duty. Stannis has an unbreakable code of honor and sense of duty and justice which he is rather controlled by.
Renly I Baratheon is the youngest of three brothers and thus fourth in line to inherit the throne after Joffrey, Tommen, Myrcella, and Stannis. He was granted the title of Lord Paramount of the Stormlands by his brother Robert. Renly is popular at court because of his friendly manner and keen fashion sense. Renly has been involved in a homosexual romance with Ser Loras Tyrell for many years. They must keep their love a secret because the dominant religion of the realm, the Faith of the Seven, considers homosexuality to be a sin, although many people are nonetheless aware of their relationship as something of an open secret.