Editing House Peake

House Peake are a House of [[First Men]] origin from [[the Reach]]. Their seat is Starpike.

[[File:Sigil House Peake.png|thumb|Arms of House Peake. Words: ‘We Three Stand’.]]

== History ==
Rising from the stony uplands where the Red Mountains bleed into the Reach, the Peakes have long stood among the marcher lords charged with guarding the Reachs southern frontier. Alongside the [[House_Tarly|Tarlys]] and [[Dunns]], they ride hard into the passes to blunt Dornish incursions and raid in reprisal whenever they steal into the green realm. Generations of border war have forged a proud, hard-edged lineage famed for sword-skill and iron discipline.

Legends root their bloodline deep in the [[Age of Heroes]]: singers claim that Florys the Fox, one of [[Garth_Greenhand|Garth Greenhand’s]] wily daughters, kept three husbands, and one of the sons she bore founded House Peake. <ref name="Children">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 208</ref>
  
During the early [[House_Gardener|Gardener]] rule the Peakes wore crowns of their own, but they bent the knee peacefully when [[Gwayne_III_Gardener|King Gwayne III “the Fat” Gardener]] settled a bitter feud between them and the [[House_Manderly|Manderlys]]. Gwayne’s judgement ended open war, yet the rivalry with House Manderly endured: each house still swears the Reach is too small for the other. <ref name="GardenerKings">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'' (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 209–211</ref>  
 
The ancient feud had flared anew under [[Gunnar_Peake|Lord Gunnar Peake]], a scarred veteran of many forays into Dorne. One-eyed and uncompromising, Gunnar vows to uproot the ''“upstart”'' Manderlys once and for all; rumor says he will march the length of the Mander if that is what it takes to see Dunstonbury in ruins. His daughter Syldia married Mern Gardener, while [[Marlon Manderly|Marlon Manderlys]] oldest son married Talla Gardner. This made the feud even worse.

In the [[Seven Years' War]] House Peake was the main reason for the first won battles of the Reach. After the death of Gunnar Peake, the fortune of the forces of the Reach changed.

The Peakes long-standing grudge against House Manderly would eventually be revived during King Gunthor Gardener’s reign, when Gunnar Peake’s initiative to march north on Dunstonbury was met with royal support. Gunthor Gardener, eager to punish the Manderlys and stirred by [[House Middlebury|House Middlebury’s]] influence, gave House Peake tacit approval for their campaign. They won over the Manderlys and strengthend their position in the Reach.

During Magnar Josua Peake’s reign, cruelty, family strife, and accusations of kinslaying fractured House Peake. His treatment of kin and allies led his brother, Halbert Peake, to denounce him, sparking a civil war within the Palemarch that split their bannermen and left the house deeply divided.

During the Gardener civil war of 120 A.I., Josua aligned with Greene Gardener and the “Green” faction, championing the old gods, while the Manderlys supported the rival “White” faction. Josua sacrificed Garland Manderly and later Garmund Manderly, deepening the feud.

In 130 A.I., Aly and Matthew Manderly rose in rebellion against him, attacking Starpike and Ashford. The war was bloody and costly; Josua triumphed, but his heir Omer Peake died of wounds sustained in battle.

== Notable Members of House Peake ==

* [[Gunnar_Peake|Lord Gunnar Peake]] – Lord of Starpike and Commander of the Marches under the rule of [[Gwayne_IV_Gardener|King Gwayne IV 'the Gods Fearing' Gardener]] during the [[Coming_of_the_Andals|Andal Invasions]].

* Gunnar Peake – Lord of Starpike under the rule of King Galayn Gardener during the [[Coming_of_the_Andals|Andal Invasions]].

=== References ===

[[Category:Houses|Peake]]