House Botley

House Botley of Lordsport
Coat of arms	A shoal of silver fish on pale green (Vert semé of fishes argent)
Seat	Lordsport
Head	Lord Germund Botley (disputed by Tristifer Botley)
Region	Iron Islands
Title	Lord of Lordsport[1]
Heirs	Balon Botley under Germund Symond Botley under Tristifer
Overlord	House Greyjoy

House Botley of Lordsport is a noble house from the Iron Islands, one of the principal houses sworn to the Greyjoys.^[2] Their seat of Lordsport is located on the island of Pyke, at the opposite side of the Greyjoys' keep of Pyke.

Their blazon is a shoal of silver fish on pale green.^[3][4] Their words do not appear in the books.

History

Amid a struggle for power after the death of Lord Dalton Greyjoy, Lord Botley was put to the sword by westermen during Lady Johanna Lannister's invasion of the Iron Islands in 134 AC.^[5]

The stronghold of the Botleys had been a great structure of timber and wattle, but when King Robert I Baratheon put down Greyjoy's Rebellion, he razed the structure to the ground during a battle at Lordsport. A small square keep of stone was built afterwards.^[3] Tristifer Botley became friends with Asha Greyjoy while fostering at Pyke after the rebellion, but he was sent away to Blacktyde after he and Asha were found touching each other by Maester Qalen.^[6]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Theon Greyjoy arrives at Lordsport from Seagard as an envoy of Robb Stark, King in the North. He sees the new keep of the Botleys, full of pale green flags emblazoned with a shoal of silvery fish, and remembers that the last time he saw Lordsport it was a smoking wasteland.^[3] In exchange for a horse, Theon takes Wex Pyke, the bastard of Sargon Botley, as his squire. When entering the Great Hall of Pyke, Theon sees some Botleys among his father Balon Greyjoy's captains.^[7]

Maron Botley and his three sons are part of Theon's crew on the Sea Bitch. They take part in the harrying of the Stony Shore and quarrel afterwards with Todric over plunder near a fishing village.^[8] Theon later captures Winterfell.^[9]

Wex chooses to stay and fight alongside Theon when Ser Rodrik Cassel's army of northmen approaches Winterfell. Two Botleys join Wex in staying by Theon; they in all probability are slain by House Bolton during the sack of Winterfell.^[10]

A Storm of Swords

Lord Sawane Botley stands against Euron Greyjoy and claims that the Seastone Chair belongs to Theon after King Balon Greyjoy's death. Euron Crow's Eye has Sawane drowned for that.^[11]

A Feast for Crows

Tristifer Botley by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games

Germund Botley pledges fealty to Euron, inheriting his Sawane's brother's lordship instead of his nephews, and retaining the part of the Botley lands that are not awarded to Lord Waldon Wynch for his support.^[6]

Sawane's son Harren, part of Victarion Greyjoy's force holding Moat Cailin, dies from a poisoned arrow from the crannogmen.^[6]

Asha Greyjoy spots the silver fish of Botley among the banners of those gathered to support her on Harlaw. She is approached by her childhood crush Tristifer Botley, lawful Lord of Lordsport after his father Sawane's death, who says that his uncle Germund has been named lord by Euron Crow's Eye in return for his support. Half of the Botley lands, however, have been given to House Wynch since they were the first to declare for Euron. Tristifer proposes to Asha but is refused.^[6]

Victarion sees Silverfin on Old Wyk before the kingsmoot, and Aeron Greyjoy spots the banners of House Botley among those gathered for the selection. During the kingsmoot, Germund wears a gilded breastplate he had taken off a Lannister captain during Balon's first rebellion. At the kingsmoot, Germund shouts for Euron and Tristifer shouts for Asha.^[12]

Germund participates in the ironborn attack on the Shield Islands. After the taking of the Shields, he is spotted by Victarion in the hall of Lord Hewett's castle with a rope of pearls around his neck.^[13]

A Dance with Dragons

It is revealed that Wex survived the treachery of the Bolton men by climbing the heart tree in the godswood of Winterfell and hiding in its branches. He eventually reached Lord Wyman Manderly, who learned from Wex the truth of the sack of Winterfell as well as the whereabouts of Rickon Stark.^[14]

House Botley at the end of the third century

The known Botleys during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

• Lord {Sawane Botley}, the Lord of Lordsport. Drowned for not supporting the kingship of Euron Crow's Eye.
  • {Harren Botley}, his eldest son. Died at Moat Cailin.
  • Tristifer Botley, his second son and heir, lawful Lord of Lordsport
  • Symond Botley, his third son.
  • Harlon Botley, his fourth son.
  • Vickon Botley, his fifth son.
  • Bennarion Botley, his sixth son.
• Lord Germund Botley, his brother. A renowned captain. Made Lord of Lordsport by Euron Greyjoy. Presumably captain of the Silverfin.
  • Balon Botley, Germund's eldest son.
  • Quellon Botley, Germund's second son.
• Lucimore Botley, his half-brother.
• Sargon Botley, his half-brother.
  • Wex Pyke, Sargon's bastard son, a mute.

With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch of the house there is also:

• Maron Botley, called "Fishwhiskers" and "Old Botley".
  • Maron's three sons.

Historical Members

• Lord Botley, put to the sword by westermen during Lady Johanna Lannister's invasion of the Iron Islands in 134 AC.^[5]

Quotes

Asha: Is it true you are Lord Botley now?
Tristifer: In name, at least. Harren died at Moat Cailin. One of the bog devils shot him with a poisoned arrow. But I am the lord of nothing. When my father denied his claim to the Seastone Chair, the Crow's Eye drowned him and made my uncles swear him fealty. Even after that he gave half my father's lands to Iron Holt. Lord Wynch was the first man to bend his knee and call him king.^[6]

—Asha Greyjoy and Tristifer Botley

References

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