House Hightower

House Hightower is one of the oldest and most respected noble families, ruling from the towering beacon of Oldtown. Known for their wealth, scholarship, and connection to the Citadel and the Faith of the Seven, they are a powerful cultural and political force. Reserved yet calculating, the Hightowers often exert influence subtly rather than through open warfare.

Their ambitions run deep, and through diplomacy, marriage, and manipulation, they shape the realm from behind the scenes. The beacon that gives their sigil its light is an apt symbol: the Hightowers prefer to guide others from a distance, letting rivals spend themselves while they conserve their strength.

Nowhere was that patience more dangerous than in King's Landing. Otto Hightower, as Hand, placed his daughter Alicent before Viserys I and pressed the king's second son Aegon's claim; Queen Alicent and Ser Criston Cole then carried the Greens to Aegon's coronation. The Hightower bargain lit the fuse of the Dance of the Dragons — and their words, We Light the Way, took on a darker meaning entirely.