Editing House Hightower (section)

===Gardener Era===
During the [[coming of the Andals]], the Hightowers and the Gardeners allied with the [[Andals|newcomers]]. Thus they were able to keep their wealth, lands and privileges. Protected by the might of Highgarden, the lords of Oldtown turned their eyes to trade and commerce and grew with every generation to become one of the richest and most powerful noble families in Westeros. The Hightowers were also one of the first great lords to accept the [[Faith of the Seven]] and thus gave their patronage to the establishment of the office of [[High Septon]] and the building of the [[Starry Sept]] as the center of the Faith.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

Through the centuries of the [[Kingdom of the Reach]], the [[House Peake|Peakes]] and [[House Osgrey|Osgreys]] boasted about marrying their daughters to Hightowers.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}{{Ref|TSS}}

About five centuries ago,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} Lord Commander [[Runcel Hightower]] unsuccessfully attempted to bequeathe the [[Night's Watch]] to his [[bastard]] son.{{ref|ASOS|55}}