House Tyrell

House Tyrell of Highgarden is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, being Lords Paramount of the Mander and the liege lords of the Reach. A large, wealthy house, its wealth is only surpassed among the Great Houses by House Lannister, and the Tyrells can field the greatest armies. Additionally, if they call the ships of the Redwyne fleet, the lords of the Shield Islands, and the coastal lords, they can command a navy that equals if not surpasses the royal fleet of King's Landing.

Highgarden is an ancient seat of rule and the heart of chivalry in the Seven Kingdoms; the Tyrells style themselves 'Defenders of the Marches' and 'High Marshals of the Reach', and traditionally, they have been Wardens of the South in addition to Lords Paramount of the Mander. Their sigil is a golden rose on a green field, and their words are "Growing Strong". Members of the family tend to have curly brown hair and brown eyes.

History
Unlike most other Great Houses, the Tyrells never ruled as kings. Instead, they trace their line of descent through the female line to the legendary Garth the Gardener, the mythical first King of the Reach reigning in the Age of Heroes, and the son of the equally mythic Garth Greenhand. Members of House Gardener, the ruling house of the Kingdom of the Reach, periodically intermarried with lower ranking houses of the Reach such as House Tyrell.

Following the defeat and death of King Mern IX Gardener and his other kin at the Field of Fire during Aegon's Conquest, Harlen Tyrell, hereditary high steward of the Reach, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon the Conqueror. As a reward, Harlen was granted the castle along with dominion of the Reach as Lord Paramount of the Mander.

When Daeron I Targaryen, the Young Dragon, attempted the conquest of Dorne, Lord Lyonel commanded the army that invaded via Prince's Pass. After the initial victory, Daeron appointed Lord Tyrell as governor of Dorne. Lord Tyrell liked Dornish women and one night he pulled the rope that would signal for a wench to come to his bed, and a hundred scorpions fell from the canopy instead. His death sparked new revolts, and the conquest was undone in a fortnight.

The Blackfyre Rebellion
Ser Leo "Longthorne" obeyed his king's call to arms against his pretender brother Daemon Blackfyre during the rebellion, but the rebellion split his lords allegiance. Lord Leo and his loyalists put down many of his rebellious banner men. Lord Leo Tyrell's forces could not gather quickly enough to arrive in time for the battle of the Redgrass Field, however, and he did not participate.

Once the rebellion was quashed, Ser Leo married Lady Casella Ladybright, a Dornish beauty.

Current Events
Lord Leo "Longthorn" Tyrell rules the Reach from Highgarden, where his court is currently in session.

Lord Tyrell and his Court

 * Lord Leo Tyrell, “Longthorne”, Lord Paramount of the Mander, Defender of the Marches, High Marshal of the Reach, Warden of the South.
 * Godric, His Maester
 * Lord Randyl Hightower, His Lord Treasurer
 * Ser Gwayne Oakheart, His Steward
 * Lady Desmera Redwyne, His Lord of Whispers
 * Tremond Yronwood, His Squire
 * Ser Gerold Greyfield, his Master-at-Arms
 * Lady Casella Ladybright, the Beauty Beyond the Mountains
 * Pietyr Tyrell, her son (newborn)
 * Ser Derran Ladybright, her uncle
 * Dorna Ladybright, his cousin and wife
 * Qwentyn Ladybright, their son (12 years)
 * Nyssa Ladybright, their daughter (9 years)
 * Jynessa Sand, her handmaiden (14 years)
 * Hugh Wheelwryte, Sergeant of household guard
 * Ryam Bolt, chief gaoler