Editing House Royce (section)

===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Waymar Others.jpg|thumb|350px|Ser [[Waymar Royce]] confronting [[Others]], by Amok ©]]
Ser [[Waymar Royce]], an inexperienced [[ranger]] of the [[Night's Watch]], is killed by the [[Others]]. His body turns into a [[wight]] and kills [[Will]].{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}

Waymar's father, [[Yohn Royce|Yohn]], the [[Lord of Runestone]], and older brothers, Ser [[Andar Royce|Andar]] and Ser [[Robar Royce|Robar]], participate in the [[Hand's tourney]] in [[King's Landing]],{{Ref|AGOT|29}} despite Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] forbidding the [[knights of the Vale]] from competing.{{ref|AGOT|34}} Andar is unhorsed by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], while Robar is defeated by Ser [[Loras Tyrell]].{{Ref|AGOT|29}}

Lady [[Catelyn Stark]] meets Lord [[Nestor Royce]], [[Keeper of the Gates of the Moon]], when she brings the captive [[Tyrion Lannister]] to the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{Ref|AGOT|34}}

Yohn goes hunting with King [[Robert I Baratheon]] in the [[kingswood]]. Robar is sent into the forest by the [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]], to tell the royal party that Eddard sent Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to apprehend Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}} Robert is mortally wounded by a [[boar]] during the hunt.{{Ref|AGOT|47}}

During the first court session of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], both Lord Royces and their sons are among the nobles commanded to do fealty to the new king or be labelled as traitors.{{Ref|AGOT|57}}