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[color=fff200][h2][b][u]Game of Thrones - A Song of Ice and Fire[/u][/b][/h2][/color]
[color=fff200][h3][b]The Regency[/b][/h3][/color][/Center]


[h3][B][color=fff200]OOC information:[/color][/B][/h3]
Focus of the RP is not to lose ourselves in game mechanics; instead this is a game of logic, reason and collaborative writing. Our goal is not to have an overly competitive game, but to immerse into a nice creative experience for all parties. We write a story with each other, not against each other.

Generally, players will either pick up a canon house or create their own house and roleplay with one or several members of it. This means each player is entitled to several characters per house. However, they do not all have to be members of said house by ties of blood. Instead you can use several types of characters as points of views.

Naturally there are other options in the world of aSoIaF, such as septons, hedge knights and sellswords, spies and spymasters, mercenaries and merchants from across the Narrow Sea, and many more. Additionally, as spots fill up or the need arises, players are allowed to play as more than one house or take over a fallen one.

Let me elaborate on some things stipulated above. The roleplay will kick off in 132 AC (after Aegon’s Conquest) and so a few hundred years before the events of the aSoIaF books or GoT Television Series. Westeros is recovering from a particularly bloody civil war known as the Dance of Dragons where different branches of the Targaryen dynasty squared off against one another. History’s equivalent are England’s War of the Roses between branches of the Plantagenet dynasty, York versus Lancaster. Aegon III ascended to the Iron Throne, but he is still merely a child and so regents, the small council members, and his Hand(s) rule in his stead.

There is an extensive article on the Dance of Dragons on the awoiaf website, which you can find [url=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Dance_of_the_Dragons]here[/url]. It would be a very useful thing to read it in order to get an idea of where your house stood, who they fought for or if they tried to remain neutral. While this gives us a massive amount of canon, I want to emphasise that we are not tied down by it. You are allowed to change or edit names and such, as long as the general idea is still adhered to. For instance, [url=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Aegon_III]Aegon III (a child)[/url] will still be king, most of the dragons will be dead, but the regency council will not be filled (solely) by canon characters. Most importantly we simply have to conform to one another and avoid conflicting backgrounds. In conclusion, the [url=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Regent_Wars]Regent Wars[/url] give an idea of what the climate is like: volatile politicking with a lot of power shifts. This is not a preset scenario, but that article shows, perhaps, what we can go for.


[h3][B][color=fff200]IC information:[/color][/B][/h3]
(there have been some tweaks to canon, particularly winter's length)
The year is 132 AC. With the particularly brutal winter, which had started in 130 AC, slowly subsiding, charred Westeros can turn its efforts to recovery. Even more brutal than winter and its indiscriminate fever, the Dance of Dragons saw the death of most of the Valyrian brood. Those dragons that still remain are feral or stunted as the old knowledge of the Freehold is slowly vanishing into legend and myth.

With King Aegon II dead, Aegon the Younger was crowned as King Aegon III Targaryen at the age of twelve. Despite the hopes that the troubles were done - Aegon II's host had been defeated, the Velaryon fleet once more served the Iron Throne - the period that followed the war immediately was named "the False Dawn".

The realm faces numerous problems. The cruel winter that had begun on Maiden's Day of 130 AC was only now retreating. Much of the realm had been burned out by dragonfire - in particular, Aemond Targaryen's one-man war riding Vhagar, which had burned out most of the riverlands. Broken men and outlaws roamed the countryside in the hundreds and thousands, and public order had collapsed in many places. The ironborn, under the command of the Red Kraken - who had only nominally sided with the blacks as a pretext to attack wealthy green kingdoms - now refused to acknowledge the boy-king's commands to stop raiding.

Lord Stark and his army of childless and homeless men, unwed men, and younger sons, has marched to King's Landing with the hopes of war, adventure and plunder, and for a glorious death. The sudden death of King Aegon II has robbed them of that chance, leaving the Northmen furious. They had wanted to punish Storm's End, Casterly Rock and Oldtown for having supported Aegon over Rhaenyra, but upon his arrival, Lord Corlys Velaryon had already sent out ravens, suing for peace. But while the Sea Snake may have slithered the Realm as a whole into fragile peace, the Direwolf has taken King's Landing, intent on justice of a far more personal nature.

With the war over, a council of seven regents will be established for the young Aegon III. During this regency numerous political schemes, plots and even a few assassinations are bound to happen as the Regents and their supporters vie for political power. This is Westeros, after all.


[h3][B][color=fff200]OOC Rules and Guidelines:[/color][/B][/h3][list]
[*]GMs are currently the lovely Ruby and I. Feel free to contact us whenever you require assistance or information. Other GMs may be appointed as the RP progresses. Don't feed us after midnight.
[*]Advanced standards; this means a common sense approach; game of logic and collaboration.
[*]Character Sheets should be posted on the OOC (though they can be sent via pm as well) for approval/disapproval. Not all decisions will be made public.
[*]You are assumed to be an adult by submitting a character for this game; please act like one.
[*]Players playing Great Lords will have the chance to weigh in on applications for Minor Lords under their Great Lord.
[*]Applications may take a few days before a decision can be made. Generally issues will be resolved over pm.
[*]Players are encouraged to play typically one-on-one scenarios, large battle scenarios, cloak-and-dagger scenarios, small plots and large plots. To be creative, and to interactive with their fellow players on their own to plot is expected. Take initiative.
[*]Players are allowed to play as more than one house, however preferably not in the same territory or region. It would also not be allowed if players wished to take up more than one Great House.
[*]House Targaryen and some canon characters are also up for grabs.
[*]Where are my dragons? There are still four living, but one is a stunted wretch and the others are feral.[/list]


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[URL=http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Concordance/]The Citadel - Concordance[/URL]
[URL=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Seven_Kingdoms]Westeros.org - Wiki of Ice and Fire[/URL]
[URL=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Timeline]Timeline of Westeros History[/URL]
[URL=http://www.westeros.org/BoD/Helpfiles/Roleplay_Travel/]The Citadel - IC Travel Times table[/URL]
[url=http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/6740-distances/#entry262384]Westeros forum - Distances[/URL]
[URL=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Currency#Seven_Kingdoms]Currency - Wiki of Ice and Fire[/URL]
[URL=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/List_of_Characters]List of characters from the novels in alphabetic order. (Good for finding Westerosi names.)[/URL]
[url=http://x3.cdn03.imgwykop.pl/c3201142/comment_9sg3eIX7cpWRISqgAvevpD9wnitNm6iW.jpg]High-Resolution World Map[/url][/hider]


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