𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒐: "Winter Is Coming"
𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒍: A grey Direwolf's head against a white background.
𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔: The Starks have a reputation for long faces, brown hair, and grey eyes. Some are known for melancholy and iciness, while others have a wildness sometimes called "wolf blood".
In the current generation of Starks, (this was slightly touched on in the series, but the books delve further into it) several members (e.g., Arya and Bran Stark and Jon Snow) have the ability to enter the minds of their direwolf pets as wargs, giving them the ability to experience the senses of their direwolves as well as being able to see directly through their eyes.
The latter occurs most frequently when the children sleep, although they may be able to do it while awake; they need to understand warging and practice.
Now, House Stark of Winterfell is one of the Great Houses of Westeros and the principal noble house of the north.
In days of old they ruled as Kings of Winter, but since Aegon's Conquest they have been Wardens of the North and ruled as Lords of Winterfell. Their seat, Winterfell, is an ancient castle renowned for its strength.
Some of House Starks customs are very different to other Houses. They traditionally bury deceased members of their family in the crypts below Winterfell. They follow the old gods.
However, with the marriage of Eddard to Lady Catelyn Tully, a follower of the Faith of the Seven, a small sept was constructed at Winterfell, just for her.
The Starks have traditionally been friends of the Night's Watch. The four youngest men to have served as Lord Commander, including Osric Stark, were brothers, sons, or bastards of Kings in the North.
The Starks also hold the belief that there must always be a Stark in Winterfell. When the head of the house is away, the Stark remaining in the castle to rule the north is referred to as "the Stark in Winterfell".
