Haatack Stark

Lord Haatack Stark was the last true Stark to rule in the North, and led his people into the south for one of the last times. During his reign, the North became a battleground amidst the turmoil of the Second Clash.

Early Life
Lord Haatack Stark was born into a powerful North, which came out of the First Clash unscathed and was one of the great barriers between Jon II Arryn and wielding actual power. The starks were known as one of the great noble families, but their own country was rocked by internal distrust and this was fostered by the "we don't negotiate with terrorists" approach of Haatack and his father. When his father passed away merely half a year before the Second Clash, the North was entirely dependant upon Haatack to get through these challenging times.

Second Clash
Lord Haatack entered the Second clash on the side of the anti-coalition forces, and brought a huge army down to pacify the rebellious Riverlands. Lord Haatack was responsible for most of the early sucesses of the anti-coalition forces, and it looked like the Riverlands would be forced out of the war by the ravaging northern hordes. However, Lord Jon Arryn III saw this impending disaster and mounted a double-pronged attack against this menace. First, he attacked the North with a small contingent of Knights, ravaging the western coast of the North. This move caused a revolt among the boltons, who occupied Moat Calin and locked Lord Haatack out of his own country. Then, Jon III struck against Haatack himself. He unleashed a swam of disease-carrying bats unto the Northern Army. These bats carried a rare respiratory disease from the east, which killed thousands of soldiers and most importantly: Lord Haatack himself.

Legacy
After the Second Clash, the North was absorbed into the united kingdom of the North-Iron Islands. This kingdom had a major role to play in the eventual Third Clash. However, this composite kingdom was ruled by a line decended from Balon Greyjoy II with Haatack's daughter. Therefore, many citizens of the North barely accept this union of kingdoms, and see their lords as foreign invaders. They resent them, and the last Boltons who now roam the lands as bandits foster this resentment causing major instability in the region.