House Royce

House Royce is a vassal house which holds fealty to House Arryn of the Vale. The Royces are arguably the most powerful family and house of the Vale after the Arryns themselves, and have several branches.

The third son of Lord Yohn Royce, Ser Waymar Royce, recently begun serving in the Night's Watch. He is currenly missing, presumed dead, on a ranging beyond the Wall.

House Royce's sigil is a shower of pebbles on an orange field surrounded by runes. Their motto is, "We Remember."

Members

 * Lord Yohn Royce, called Bronze Yohn, Lord of Runestone, the ruler of the main branch of the family.
 * Andar Royce, his eldest son and heir.
 * Ser Robar Royce, his second son, a member of Renly I's Kingsguard. Killed in self-defense by Brienne of Tarth
 * Ser Waymar Royce, his youngest son, serving on the Wall. Killed by White Walkers

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Royces are the most powerful family in the Vale after the Arryns. They are also extremely loyal to the Arryns and hold a blood-relationship to House Stark of the North. Despite this being a distant and old connection, the Royces hold the Stark as distant kin.

In the novels, House Royce has a cadet branch ruling from the Gates of the Moon. However, since the Gates of the Moon do not apparently exist in the TV series, it is unclear if this cadet branch has also been eliminated. This branch consists of:


 * Nestor Royce, a cousin of Yohn's, Keeper of the Gates of the Moon, High Steward of the Vale, ruler of the cadet branch of the family.
 * Albar Royce, Nestor's son and heir.
 * Myranda Royce, Nestor's daughter.