[Center][img]https://image.ibb.co/mDZBBK/Summerhall.png[/img] "the blood of the dragon gathered in one … … seven eggs, to honor the seven gods, though the king's own septon had warned … … pyromancers … … wild fire … ...flames grew out of control … towering … burned so hot that... ...died, but for the valor of the Lord Comman..." - History Of House Targaryen By Archmaester Gyldayn[/Center] Discord: https://discord.gg/mJCbS5 Welcome friend to Game of Thrones: Summerhall! Have you grown weary in your recent roleplays with the absense of betrayal, gratuitous gore, character death and incest? Then you've come to the right place. This roleplay is very much in the ilk of prior GoT/ASOIAF roleplays in that each player takes the role of a house or lone character operating in a sandbox environment that revolves around a succession crisis. We're always accepting new applications so don't be shy, if you're not familiar with the books then you aught to read them (you're doing yourself a great disservice) but otherwise I'd recommend a glance at the Blackfyre rebellions and the Tragedy of Summerhall on the wiki to give yourself a feel for current events. Make yourself at home, finalise your plots, book your weddings, push overly inquisitive children out of windows, the game of thrones is about to begin. [u][b]State of the Realm[/b][/u] Aegon V Targaryen had a controversial and divisive rule. A man of the people, he had always been a strong proponent for the rights of smallfolk, no doubt from his years travelling as the squire to a hedge-knight. This however has left him unpopular with nobility, doubly so from how his children wilfully broke marriage pacts from houses Tully, Baratheon, Tyrell and Redwyne. By the end of his reign he lacked the support to put his proposed reforms into action and instead turned to sorcery in the hopes of bringing back dragons to enforce his rule. While the exact details of the tragedy of Summerhall are not clear the end result killed not only King Aegon himself but his sons and almost all of House Targaryen. Westeros is without a king and across the narrow-sea Maelys the Monstrous, last of the Blackfyre pretenders, leads the band of Nine-Penny Kings in an invasion against a leaderless Westeros. Lord Gerold Dustin the former hand to the king and de-facto ruler in the capital has declared himself king and traces of Targaryen lineage return out of the woodwork to stake their claim to the Iron-Throne. [hider=Events Prior to the Story] The First Blackfyre Rebellion - 196 AC The Spring-Sickness - 209 AC The Second Blackfyre Rebellion - 211 AC (Didn't result in military conflict) Dagon Greyjoy 'The Red-Kraken' Leads raids against the the coast of Westeros - 211 AC Third Blackfyre Rebellion - 219 AC Peake Uprising - 233 AC Aegon V crowned king - 233 AC Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion - 236 AC Current Year is 259 AC two weeks after the eponymous Tragedy of Summerhall and the Hand of the King has sent letters out across Westeros proclaiming himself the new ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. [/hider] [hider=Current Roster] Lord Gerold Dustin, Hand of the King - Joytex [/hider] [hider=Application] You can either apply for a character or an entire house, there's no limit per-say on either but really existing characters would need to be active before applying for new ones and also avoid situations that would involve you roleplaying with yourself. Characters that are heavily established in canon are not allowed, in this time-frame the only ones that spring to mind are Maester Aemon and Bloodraven, you're welcome to play other canon characters in the timeframe. Magic isn't disallowed [i]per say[/i] but I would be especially scrutinising to any character that has access to it and would need a good explanation as to why it is necessary. Name/Titles: Appearance: ((Image or description)) Age: Biography: Personality: House Members/Retainers: ((Depending on the player these can range from named characters only to full POV, add as much detail as you feel is necessary. Keeping spouses vague is fine as this can be added later for plotting alliances with other players)) Other: ((Anything else you feel might be relevant, welcome to put a TLDR here for people if you wish, or a rough outline for what you have planned)) [/hider] The map!: [url]http://www.sermountaingoat.co.uk/map/versions/speculative_map.jpg[/url] [center][img]https://awoiaf.westeros.org/thumb.php?f=Marc_Simonetti_The_fire_at_the_summer_palaceIII.jpg&width=350[/img][/center]