House Westerling

House Westerling is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Lannister of Casterly Rock. Their lands are north-east of Casterly Rock on the shores of the Sunset Sea.

The current head of the family is Lord Gawen Westerling. House Westerling is an old house that traces its descent back to the First Men and at one time was very powerful, giving brides to the Kings of the Rock before the Targaryen conquest. However, they have fallen on hard times and are now poor, but still proud.

The Westerling sigil is six white shells on a sand-colored background. Their motto is "Honor, Not Honors".

Members

 * Lord Gawen Westerling, the head of the household.
 * Lady Sybell Spicer, Lord Gawen's wife.
 * Ser Raynald Westerling, Lord Gawen's son and heir.
 * Jeyne Westerling, their oldest daughter.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Westerling is said to have more pride than power. Tywin Lannister blames their descent in fortunes on their ill-advised marriage with House Spicer, a young house co-founded by a merchant woman from the Free Cities. Lord Gawen proposed that his daughter marry one of the young Lannisters, such as one of Ser Kevan Lannister's sons, but Tywin found this unacceptable due to their current lack of influence.