While the Targaryens themselves are the focus of the show, competing alongside them are the Hightowers. While not a great house, they are among one of the oldest and wealthiest in Westeros ...

On Sunday night, House of the Dragon delivered its tenth and final episode of the first season, leaving us on the precipice of a civil war between the Hightowers and the usurped Queen Rhaenyra.

Other families — such as the Hightowers and the Velaryons — figure into the Targaryens' story as well, but they're linked to the Targaryens through marriage, creating one big, silvery blonde ...