Most lowborn can, however, expect to die as commoners. Despite House Seaworth's creation most highborn scorn Ser Davos, and being lowborn embarrasses his sons, but if Stannis Baratheon wins the War of the Five Kings they may become knights, and Davos's grandchildren will be highborn. Smallfolk who become members of nobility are still lowborn, such as Janos Slynt's family despite his receiving Harrenhal and small council membership. Those who are not highborn are lowborn or smallfolk.
Highborn bastards have special surnames, highborn lords rarely ride with hedge knights (and highborn women are unlikely to marry them), and highborn prisoners of war are held for ransom when others are killed. People expect highborn to differ from others in behavior, dress, speech, given names, and even their flowering and maidenheads. Highborn status is desirable bastard Jon Snow dreams that his unknown mother is "beautiful, and highborn". One cannot gain or lose the status the impoverished, exiled, and powerless Daenerys Targaryen is still highborn, as is Alliser Thorne despite joining the Night's Watch to avoid execution, while former smuggler Davos Seaworth of Flea Bottom says that highborn do not consider him one of them despite his knighthood, land, keep, and banner. Arya Stark and Tyrion Lannister are examples of highborn, born into prestigious families. The feudal system has a rigid structure of social classes.
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