Night's Watch
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The Night's Watch guards the Wall.
C: 257 AL Gared became a member of the Night's Watch.
293 AL Will chose to take the black rather than lose a hand after being caught red-handed pouching in Mallister's woods.
Ser Waymar Royce became a Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch.
Three deserters of the Night's Watch were executed by Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell. The strength of the Watch fell below a thousand as it loses men to desertions and rangings.
Ser Waymar Royce, Gared and Will went out on a ranging riding north from the Wall for nine days on the track of a band of wildling raiders. Will scouted ahead and found their camp with all the wildlings apparently dead. Gared and Ser Waymar quarreled about what to do next, Gared wanting to return and Waymar wanting check out the wildlings more closely. Gared claimed the wildlings froze to death, but since the Wall had been weeping lately Waymar claimed this was not possible. Waymar ordered Will to show them the camp. Leaving Gared to guard the horses Will and Waymar walked the last stretch to find the camp empty. While Will was in a tree scouting the Others came. After a swordfight the Others slew Ser Waymar Royce and disappeared. Will had climbed down to survey the scene when Ser Waymar came back to life and strangled him.
Gared fled south in fear and was captured outside a small holdfast near Winterfell. Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell rode out with Robb Stark, Brandon Stark, Jon Snow, Theon Greyjoy, Jory Cassel, Hullen and Harwin and 12 to see justice done. Eddard condemned Gared to death and beheaded him with Ice.
Learning that Robert Baratheon, King of the Seven Kingdoms was coming north to Winterfell with the royal family Lord Eddard sent an invitation to his brother Benjen Stark in the Watch.
A feast was held in the Great Hall of Winterfell. The royal family entered the hall in procession, Lord Stark first escorting the queen followed by King Robert and Lady Stark. Then came the children, Rickon, Robb and Myrcella, Arya and Tommen and Sansa and Joffrey. After them came Ser Jaime and Tyrion Lannister. Last came Benjen and Theon Greyjoy. Lord and Lady Stark hosted the king and queen on a raised platform beneath which sat the Stark and royal children. Benjen came to sit with Jon Snow. Jon asked Benjen to come north with him to join the Night's Watch. Benjen told Jon to come back when he was older. Jon stumbled out of the hall followed by Ghost.
Benjen Stark told Maester Luwin that Jon Snow wanted to take the black.
Customs
Sworn Brothers of the Night's Watch wear black.
Current members
- old bear Mormont
- Maester Aemon
- Benjen Stark
- Samwell Tarly
