20. Direwolves

Lets talk about the sigil of our favourite house, the direwolf. These wolves were much bigger than regular wolves and believed to be extinct. They are also more intelligent than regular wolves (if you ask me, they are smarter than lots of people in the books too :) ). Direwolves were introduced at the start of the first book. The six children of Eddard Stark adopted six baby direwolves. If they were found by any of the other Houses in Westeros, the pups will probably be killed on sight. But the direwolf is the sigil of the Starks and Eddard Stark is a superstitious man. He let his children keep the direwolves but with a condition; they must take care of the pups by themselves, nurse them, feed them and most importantly train them.

1.  Shaggydog:  This one belongs to Rickon Stark, youngest of the Stark family. Contrary to Snow, this one is completely black. Like its color, it is opposite of the Ghost. While Ghost remains mostly silent, Shaggy is mostly ill-tempered. Like Rickon, it becomes angry and vicious after the fall of Bran. It was chained and kept away from castle folk.
2. Summer: Last named direwolf at Stark family. Although most of the GOT fans like Snow the most, I prefer Summer. All naming process reflects their respective owners but Summer reflects the hope of all Northern People. In a land of caution (Winter is coming, anyone?), a symbol of hope appeals to me the most. Or maybe it is only the way it was presented to me :)
3. Nymeria: The free spirit. It is like a combination of Shaggydog and Summer. It can attack to protect the family but I cant image it being as savage as Shaggydog. From time to time Arya sees through her wolf, but she does not control it as her brothers do. Still it would be cool to see these two killers meet again.
4. Lady: The victim. It was a cute and obedient member of the direwolf family but I dont have much to say about it. Maybe because I dont like the portrayal of Sansa very much. To compensate my lack of interest in Lady, here is a fun fact: When Season 1 wrapped up, the dogs used as direwolves were offered to the young actors who played their owners in the show. Sophie Turner (Sansa) took the dog who played Lady. Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran) wanted to take Summer, but his family already had two dogs at home. (http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Direwolves)
5. Grey Wind: Maybe Robb could be the king if only he listened to Grey Wind and avoided the Red Wedding. However ,like they battle together, they died together. After they die, the Frey men cut off Robb's head and sew Grey Wind's onto his body. To be honest I expect them to return from the dead as the first werewolf of the Westeros and avenge its family. One can dream, right :) ?
6. Ghost: Jon Snow named his albino direwolf Ghost because white walkers were already taken. They share skinchanging abilities and he is much more informed (second only to Bran) on skinchangers because of the information he gathered from the Wildlings. Both wolf and boy go to the Wall and beyond it to defend the kingdom from the Others.