Starpike is one of the lordships held by Unwin Peake, alongside Dunstonbury and Whitegrove. The account links it both to Peake’s presence during a secret siege and to the formidable retinue he brought to the 136 AC gathering of lords, making the place part of the political landscape surrounding the struggle over Aegon III’s regency.

Place and Lordship

Starpike is identified through its association with Unwin Peake, who is styled Lord of Starpike as well as Lord of Dunstonbury and Lord of Whitegrove. The account gives no description of the castle or its surroundings, but treats Starpike as one of the seats through which Peake’s power and status were expressed.

Starpike and the Suspicion of Conspiracy

During the plot against Aegon III, Mushroom presents Peake as a possible hidden organizer whose alleged agents had ties to him or owed their positions to him. Peake’s presence at Starpike during the secret siege was part of the reason his involvement remained unproven: none of the accused named him, and he was away from the Red Keep. The text preserves the suspicion without establishing it as fact.

Peake’s Following and Political Significance

At the 136 AC assembly in King’s Landing, Peake arrived with the largest retinue among the lords: a thousand of his own men and five hundred sellswords. That conspicuous display connected Starpike’s lord to a substantial armed following at a gathering called to choose regents and a new Hand. The account’s wry comment on what Peake might fear underscores the unease surrounding his strength, while leaving his motives unstated.