A Song of Ice & Fire

When it comes to training soldiers, Crossbowmen require a lot less work than average. The real cost comes in the production of the crossbow, itself. Technological advances aren’t cheap, and keeping weapons in working order during war is no easy task.

The Builders are the designers, engineers, and craftsmen that keep the Night’s Watch stocked with arms and armor, as well as create and maintain the siege weapons along The Wall.

There are an unknown number of tribes that live north of the Wall. These tough and hardy people will often form up and head south, looking for more hospitable land to call their own. Unfortunately, there’s usually already people occupying that land.

In all of Westeros, there are many a swordsman or woman who lay claim to be the best in all the land, but unless they were one of the seven of the King’s Guard, that boast would most assuredly be simply hot air.

Normally, any dedicated ranged unit is entirely dependent on others if the enemy closes into melee range. Not such with the Thorn Watch.

The Free Folk are a rugged people, not very familiar with any forms of civilization. They aren’t ones to settle down on land and farm. They get their meals through wits and wile, making traps and snares to hunt prey.

The Stag Knights are House Baratheon’s finest unit. Their ranks are made up of nobles, each bearing the signature horned him as a sign of their station. Their armor is some of the finest in all of Westeros, only matched by House Lannister.

With the death of Robert Baratheon, many have put in claims to be the next rightful person to sit on the Iron Throne. For House Baratheon, two people have made that claim.

While one might question Stormcrow loyalty to their leaders, their employers, and even themselves, one can always count on their absolute devotion to coin.

A Kraken’s many tentacles can seemingly act independently from one-another, but always for the greater good of the creature. So, too, do the various individuals within House Greyjoy.

One of the worst things a cavalry charge can encounter is a bulwark of troops in tight shield wall formation with spears leveled to impale anyone that gets close.

There are many mercenary companies in Westeros. Each one must find a way to stand out from the rest. The Bloody Mummers do this via garish outfits and makeup, along with wild antics.