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[indent][color=7e6e75][I]"They say the spring was bad in Lannisport and worse in Oldtown, but in King’s Landing it cut down four of ten. Neither young nor old were spared, nor rich nor poor, nor great nor humble. Our good High Septon was taken, the gods’ own voice on earth, with a third of the Most Devout and near all our silent sisters. His Grace King Daeron, sweet Matarys and bold Valarr, the Hand… oh, it was a dreadful time. By the end, half the city was praying to the Stranger."[/I][/color][/indent][/center]

    [color=6e0000][sub]I N T R O[/sub][/color][hr][indent][color=7e6e75]The year is 211 AC. Warmth blesses the lands of Westeros, but with the sweet kiss of summer comes the sting of great loss. The Great Spring Sickness, as it became known, has swept the kingdoms for nearly a year. With it, tens of thousands, of births high and low have perished. A weak king sits the throne in the shadow of his forebears, and the machinations of the traitorous black dragon so far across the Narrow Sea seize the realm again. The opportunistic ironmen raid the western coasts, word of wildlings amassing beyond the wall spreads throughout the North and upon the Dornish Marches a new Vulture King settles into his rook as outlaws flock to his banner. It is a time of crisis in Westeros. It is a time for blood. [/color][/indent]

    [color=6e0000][sub]P R E M I S E[/sub][/color][hr][indent][color=7e6e75]This roleplay is shall take place in an alternate universe, branching off the main storyline of Asoiaf during the First Blackfyre Rebellion and leading into the Great Spring Sickness some fifteen years later. Players will take the role of either individual characters, or whole houses within Westeros as the kingdoms are assailed by danger from all sides, collaborating or competing to fulfill their ambitions whilst chaos consumes the terse peace. As this roleplay will be very sandbox in nature, with each player taking hold of and directing their own storylines with minimal GM meddling, I ask that those who express interest be prepared to be the driving forces behind their plots, and assume the initiative both ICly and OOCly.[/color][/indent]