Younger brother of Lord Hoster Tully of Riverrun, called the Blackfish for the dark mood he took up after refusing his brother's chosen marriage match for him. He served as Knight of the Bloody Gate in the Vale for his beloved niece Lysa for many quiet years, came down at his great-nephew Robb's call to lead his outriders in the War of the Five Kings, and on the night of the Red Wedding had been sent up the road by Robb to draft fresh men. He alone of the inner Tully and Stark host was spared the slaughter at the Twins, by the smallest of margins.
