Domeric Bolton was a member of House Bolton, the sole trueborn son of Lord Roose Bolton and Lady Bethany Bolton, and heir to the Dreadfort. According to his father, Lord Roose Bolton, the quiet Domeric read history, played the harp, and was an excellent horseman. Domeric served four years as a page in Barrowton to his aunt, Lady Barbrey Dustin, and then squired for three years for Lord Horton Redfort in the Vale of Arryn. Domeric enjoyed the company of Horton's sons.