Arryn

It is the year 185 AC and House Arryn has, for the first time in years, broken silence and chosen to participate in greater politics. House Arryns has watched and seen the changing of the world and now they must take action. Their people are torn between the love of their true house and the promise of equality. House Arryn famously has always been loyal to its people, but old honor means little to a man, whose cries are met with silence.

House Arryn is a conservative House, who rules over the Vale. In their daily lives the Head of house Arryn chooses to concern themselves more with the wellbeing of their local lords in the Vale. They believe that their loyal servants and lords will stay loyal, as long as food and support finds its way into their pockets. The Arryns  are proud to protect what they have, and believe their prosperity comes from the time and resources that they dedicate to their Lords and land. It is this self seclusion from the rest of Westeros that some other houses greatly resent. It sometimes renders them unwilling to participate in conflicts, or unsympathetic to bigger problems, as they much prefer to take care of their own, without much thought for the people beyond their borders. Although as of late, even the Bannermen of the Vale, have begun questioning the Arryns decision to choose a more docile approach to conflict, both outside the borders, but now also inside the borders. The lands are plagued by ruffians, plundering and stealing from the commoners of the Vale, while some of the lords are taking advantage of their position and pressuring smaller lords to pay tithe or fight their battles for them.