House of Martell
Nymeria, the warrior queen of the Rhoyne, brought her ten thousand ships to land in Dorne, the sothermost of the Seven Kingdoms, and took Lord Mors Martell to husband. With her help, he vanquished his rivals to rule all Dorne. The Rhoynar influence remains strong. Thus Dornish rulers style themselves "Prince" rather than "King." Under Dornish law, lands and titles pass to the eldest child, not the eldest male. Dorne, alone of the Seven Kingdoms, was never conquered by Aegon the Dragon. It was not permanently joined to the realm until two hundred years later, and then by marriage and treaty, to the sword. Peaceable King Daeron II succeded where the warriors had failed by wedding the Dornish princess Myriah and giving his own sister in marriage to the reigning Prince of Dorne. The Martell bannor is a red sun pierced by a goden spear. Their words are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.
DORAN NYMEROS MARTELL, Lord of Sunspear, Prince of Dorne
-his wife, MELLARIO, of the free city of Norvos
-their children:
-PRINCESS ARIANNE, their eldest daughter, heir to Sunspear
-PRINCE QUENTYN, their eldest son,
-PRINCE TRYSTANE, their youngest son,
-his siblings:
-his sister, {PRINCESS ELIA}, wed to Prince Rhægar Targaryen, slain during the sack of King's Landing
-their children:
-{PRINCESS RHÆNYS}, a young girl, slain during the sack of King's Landing,
- {PRINCE ÆGON}, a babe, slain during the sack of King's Landing
-his brother, PRINCE OBERYN, the Red Viper
-his household:
-AREO, HOTAH, a Norvoshi sellsword, captain of the guards
-MÆSTER CALEOTTE, counselor, healer, and tutor
-his knights and lord bannermen
-EDRIC DAYNE, Lord of Starfall
The principal houses sworn to Sunspear include, Jordayne, Santagar, Allyrion, Yronwood, Wyl, Fowler, Dayne