Rodrik Ryswell

While Brandon Stark, Lord Rickard Stark's eldest son, was fostered with House Dustin at Barrowton, he spent long stretches riding through the Rills, and Lord Ryswell enjoyed hosting him. Rodrik hoped to marry him to his younger daughter Barbrey, who eventually gave Brandon her maidenhead, but Lord Stark chose instead to betroth Brandon to Catelyn Tully, daughter of Lord Hoster Tully. Rodrik then tried for Rickard's middle son, Eddard, without success, and Barbrey ended up marrying Willam Dustin.

Robert's Rebellion broke out after Rickard and Brandon Stark were killed in King's Landing, and Willam Dustin rode south with Lord Eddard. Barbrey sent him off with the red stallion, the pride of her father Rodrik's herds, but Willam fell at the Tower of Joy. Barbrey still resents that Eddard brought the horse home and left her husband's bones behind.

With the War of the Five Kings already lost for the Starks, House Ryswell was among the first northern houses to swear loyalty to Roose Bolton once King Tommen named him Warden of the North.

Lord Rodrik attended, with his cousins and with Barbrey, the wedding of Ramsay Bolton and the girl presented as Arya Stark, held at Winterfell. He was openly hostile to the Freys present, since several men of his house had died in the Red Wedding.