House Dondarrion

House Dondarrion is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Baratheon of Storm's End. Their lands are located within the Dornish Marches, a region of the Stormlands that lies to the north of Dorne. Their castle is called Blackhaven and the head of the house is the Lord of Blackhaven.

House Dondarrion is ruled by Lord Beric Dondarrion, a charismatic and popular young lord, noted for his skill at tourneys. House Dondarrion's sigil is a forked purple lightning bolt on a black sky speckled with four-pointed stars.

Members

 * Lord Beric Dondarrion, the ruling lord of the house. Sent to the Riverlands by Ned Stark to bring the king's justice to Ser Gregor Clegane.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Dondarrion was founded by a messenger who brought word of an impending attack by Dorne to the Storm King. The messenger was attacked by two Dornishmen, but a freak bolt of lightning killed both of them, allowing the messenger to complete his task.

A century before the events of the series, House Dondarrion was charged by the King to root out a bandit warlord known as the Vulture King, who had established a hideaway in the Red Mountains. The Dondarrions, allied to the neighboring House Caron of Nightsong, took eight hundred horse and four thousand foot into the mountains to complete the mission. Ser Duncan the Tall took part in this mission as a small boy and squire to Ser Arlan of Pennytree.

Lord Beric Dondarrion is young, handsome and popular, known for his valor, steadfastness and reliability.