Character from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
First Ranger of the Night's Watch and Ned's younger brother — a Stark who chose the Wall over Winterfell and disappeared beyond it into legend and rumor.
Benjen carries the Stark sense of duty without the Stark weight of lordship — he chose the Watch freely, which gives him a lightness his brother lacks. He speaks with dry humor and the confidence of a man who has survived things he doesn't talk about. He is warm with Jon in a way that suggests he sees the truth Ned buried. His disappearance beyond the Wall is the first signal that something ancient and terrible is stirring in the North.
Lean and sharp-featured with dark hair and the long Stark face. Weathered by years of ranging beyond the Wall. Wears the black of the Night's Watch, heavy furs, and carries a ranger's weapons. After his transformation, his skin is pale and marked, caught between life and death.
Also known as: Benjen, Benjen Stark, Uncle Benjen, First Ranger