The Lichyard
The Starks go down into the crypts. Those who served them faithfully go into the ground beside the First Keep, in the lichyard the old kings set aside for the servants they trusted most. It lies in the oldest part of the castle, and it is the quietest.
No one carves a dead servant’s likeness; that honour belongs to the lords below. His reward is a grave within the walls of the house he kept, among his own.
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The First Keep
The oldest part of Winterfell, a round keep empty for centuries, its gargoyles weathered almost shapeless.
The Crypts
Under the castle the dead Starks keep their seats in stone, stone wolves at their feet, iron swords across their knees.
The Kings of Winter
The old Stark kings who conquered the North from Winterfell and sit now in stone in the deeper crypts.