Bastards ( baseborn, baseborn son, natural children, natural son )

Children who are born out of wedlock. Also called baseborn or natural.

All bastards can be easily identified by their surname, which is the same for all bastards in a region. Each of the regions of the Seven Kingdoms has a different surname for bastards. They are:

• Crownlands: Waters (Dragonstone and vicinity) or Tanner (King’s Landing and vicinity)
• North: Snow
• Iron Islands: Pyke
• Riverlands: Rivers
• Vale: Stone
• Westerlands: Hill
• Reach: Flowers
• Stormlands: Storm
• Dorne: Sand