[center][img]https://i.ibb.co/jZCvzNm/Blood-Runs-over-Westeros-Banner.jpg[/img][/center] [hr][center][h2]Blood Runs Over Westeros Mk4[/h2][/center] [hr] [indent] [b][color=DarkKhaki][center]The following is an excerpt from the life's work of Archmaester Armen, which recounts the golden reign of King Aegon the VI and his son King Orys I to 365 AC.[/center] [i] "Perhaps unlike any king before him, his Grace King Aegon had been shaped for rule before he could walk. He was trained in arms, as befits a knight to be, but that was not the end of his education. He could read and write, speak several tongues, studied history and law and poetry. A septa instructed him in the mysteries of the Faith since he was old enough to understand them. He had lived with fisherfolk, worked with his hands, swum in rivers and mended nets and learned to wash his own clothes at need. He fished and cooked and bounded up wounds, knew what it is like to be hungry, to be hunted, to be afraid. Above all, Aegon knew kingship was a sacred duty, that a king must put his people first, and live and rule for them."[/i][/color][/b] [/indent] [h3][u][b]An introduction and invitation to B.R.O.W. Mk5[/b][/u][/h3] Blood Runs Over Westeros, Mk5, is the fifth iteration of Bluetommy's original Blood Runs Over Westeros Game of Thrones Roleplay. This GoT Roleplay centers around the reigns of Aegon VI Targaryen and his son King Orys I Targaryen, as they diligently and ambitiously reasserted Targaryen rule over the Seven Kingdoms from the Iron Throne. Starting in 365 AC, in the midst of prosperous spring, the realm is gathered around the tourney grounds of Harrenhal, called forth to celebrate King Orys I 59[sup]th[/sup] birthday. With a treasury said to be overflowing unlike any pervious era in history, the King and his small council have spared no expense on these celebrations. Yet, among all the glittering gold and flowing banners, forces almost certainly plot in the shadows. [Hider= The Reign of King Aegon VI and his son, King Orys I, an abridged history from 302 AC to 365 AC] [list] After the death and destruction of the War of the Five Kings, and the fabled Dawn War, Westeros crowned a new king, its rightful king. Aegon Targaryen VI, the true born son of Rhaegar Targaryen who had been secreted away by Targaryen loyalists during Robert's Rebellion, returned almost twenty years later to reclaim his ancestral home and rightful crown. More than sixty years have now passed since that faithful landfall with the young king at the head of the Golden Company reconquering the Iron Throne. Westeros bled, rebels and loyalists alike fighting bitterly, pirates raiding freely, a rearmed Faith Militant, and above all, the undead walking down upon the realm itself. For the sake of brevity, Aegon VI ruled ably and wisely. As king, he mended the realm through marriage alliances, just and honorable decrees, and ushered in an era of rebirth and revival for Westeros. Perhaps fate is cruel for in 355 AC, at the age of seventy-three, a deadly outbreak of the plague broke out in King's Landing, and though his swift action prevented further spread of the plague, Aegon VI and many others within King's Landing fell victim to the plague. Aegon VI ruled for fifty-three years, with his reign compared to that of King Jaehaerys I in all that he accomplished. In the end by his own decree, his body and all of the others who had died of the plague within the Red Keep, Aegon VI was cremated upon a great funeral pyre and his crown passed to his son and heir, Prince Orys Targaryen. Following Aegon VI's death, came his son King Orys I Targaryen. As the crown prince had been living upon Dragonstone, King Orys I escaped the outbreak of the plague. Molded from youth like his father, he has ruled ably and justly. His reign saw the completion of many of his father's works and dreams, as well as a few of his own. Yet, King Orys reign is more than a collection of public works projects and realm mending like that of his father. Orys ensured that the Iron Throne was no longer indebted to any lord or outside bank, using collected spoils from a number of expeditionary wars fought upon the Stepstones, Disputed Lands, and even as far as the hinterlands of Volantis. His greatest test of character came in two particular events that all throughout the realm still remember. First, in 359 AC, when the Faith Militant rose up in full armed rebellion, and second, in 361 AC, when his son and heir was accused of murdering his wife in a drunken lovers quarel. The debacle of Crown Prince Corlys is a story for another time, but let it be noted that the Prince remains in exile. The Faith Militant Rebellion of 359 AC, lasting until early 361 AC, was a religious war of fanatical violence. Sparrows, Warriors Sons, and all the rest of the zealous faithful, rose up behind a false High Septon, a man of dubious claim to noble blood. While in hindsight, many would say this rebellion could have been averted had this High Septon been imprisoned when he were but a Poor Fellow, in truth, the Faith Militant was a festering sore due to burst regardless of who led it. The bulk of the violence was contained between the borders of Dorne and the North, the Faith Militant having siezed the Stary Sept as their bastion of power. In the end, the war devolved from open conflict of organzied armies into a series of scattered violent battles and sieges centered around places of worships controlled by the fanatics and their allies. Now, only one issue stands before King Orys I reign. The line of succession. [/list] [/hider] [center][img]https://i.ibb.co/pQVtsST/Aegon-VI-and-Shireen.png[/img][/center] [center][h3][url=https://www.familyecho.com/?p=XEKKW&c=kzkp7ge3ax&f=737974690839836326]House Targaryen Family Tree[/url][/h3][/center] [hider=A History of Westeros since Aegon the Sixth] [hider=Small Council and Kingsguard] [Hider=King Aegon VI Targaryen] [b][u]S M A L L C O U N C I L ( Aegon VI Targaryen | 302 AC - 355 AC )[/u][/b] [b]Hand of the King[/b] [list] [*] Lord Jon Connington ( 302 to 306 AC) [*] Lord Laswell Peake (306 to 335 AC) [*] Lord Earl Harlaw (335 to 355 AC) [/list] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] [list] [*] Ser Rolly Duckfield (302 to 355 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Coin[/b] [list] [*] Ser Colin Florent (302 to 321 AC) [*] Lord Rickard Thorne (322 to 355 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Laws[/b] [list] [*] Lord Wallace Wendwater (302 to 345 AC) [*] Ser Maldon Massey (345 to 355 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Whisperers[/b] [list] [*] Lysono Maar (302 to 355 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Ships[/b] [list] [*] Lord Lord Paxter Redwyne (302 to 319 AC) [*] Lord Duram Bar Emmon (319 to 355 AC) [/list] [b]Grand Maester [/b] [list] [*] Grand Maester Omer (302 to 355 AC) [/list] [b][u]K I N G S G U A R D ( Aegon VI Targaryen )[/u][/b] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Rolly Duckfield [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Alyn Ball [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Doran Allyrion [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Tion Bettley [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Morgon Banefort [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Stevron Cafferen [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Garlan Cockshaw [/hider] [Hider=King Orys I Targaryen] [b][u]S M A L L C O U N C I L ( Orys I Targaryen | 355 AC - 365 AC )[/u][/b] [b]Hand of the King[/b] [list] [*] Open for Player Character [/list] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] [list] [*] Open for Player Charcter [/list] [b]Master of Coin[/b] [list] [*] Open for Player Character [/list] [b]Master of Laws[/b] [list] [*] Open for Player Character [/list] [b]Master of Whisperers[/b] [list] [*] Ser Robert Darke (355 to 361 AC) [*] Open for Player Character [/list] [b]Master of Ships[/b] [list] [*] Open for Player Character [/list] [b]Grand Maester [/b] [list] [*] Grand Maester Glendon (355 AC to Present) [/list] [b][u]K I N G S G U A R D ( Orys I Targaryen )[/u][/b] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] - Open for PC Character [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Alyn Ball [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Humfrey Hardyng [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Tion Bettley [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Open for PC Character [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Open for PC Character [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Open for PC Character [/hider] [/hider] [Hider=Major Events - 301 AC to 364 AC] [list] [*] [b][u] The War of the Five Kings [/u][/b] - For the sake of brevity, and to not tell a history many other maesters have written about before, suffice to say, the war was blood and brutal, engulfing almost all of Westeros. King Aegon VI made his glorious return to the realm at the head of the Golden Company, slowing conquering the realm from the Stormlands onwards. In the chaos and madness, however, a tradgedy unlike any other occured in King's Landing - the raging inferno the destroyed the Great Sept of Baelor, taking many innocent lives in the conflaguration. This event would vilify Queen Cersei Lannister in the eyes of the realm, with many regarding her as the culprit behind the fire that killed the High Sparrow and others of note. In the North, King Stannis defeated the forces of House Bolton, and installed Rickon Stark as Lord Paramount, before returning to the Nightfort in order to prepare for defending the Wall against the army of the dead and their masters, the Others. Euron Crowseye fell in a great sea battle outside the walls of Oldtown, coming closer than any man in centuries to breaching the defenses of that great city. [list] [*] The Siege of King's Landing - Considered the last great battle of the War of the Five Kings, King Aegon's vanguard forces soon surrounded the capital, as the king was still the Dornish Marches to meet with his new Dornish and Reach allies. We may never know what truly happened in the days leading up to the surrender of King's Landing, and the opening of the gates before Aegon VI Tagaryen, but what is known, is that Lord Commander Jaime Lannister carried his sister's lifeless body before the King, and surrendered the city to him. [/list] [*] [b][u] The War for Dawn [/u][/b] - A battle unlike any other in history, save perhaps the myths from the Long Night. Ravens flew all across the realm, calling all lords to rally their banners to the Wall, to answer King Stannis and his war to defeat the Others. Many would come to answer that call, chief among them, King Aegon VI himself. We do not know what was said between the two men, other than they agreed that their common enemy was the true threat to the realm, and to set aside their differences until after the battle. Fire and Ice, blood and cold, the battle raged for days, before the final blow was struck, leaving the Night King dead, alongside King Stannis as well. Heralded as a hero, Jon Snow would be granted the Gift as his lands, to rule over the Freefolk who so fervently followed him. King Aegon VI made a pledge that day before Princess Shireen and Queen Selyse, and sealed that pledge with his betrothal to the young princess. [list] [*] [b][u] The Four Year's Winter [/u][/b] - Even though the Night King was defeated, winter did not end with his death. A brutally cold winter that saw widespread famine throughout the realm torn apart by the war. Were it not for the labors of the Reach, and that of Hough Hightower, the realm surely would have starved. [/list] [*] [B][u] The First Ten Years 302 to 312 AC [/u][/b] - King Aegon VI marked the start of his reign with his coronation in the Starry Sept of Oldtown, and one year later, his marriage to Shireen Baratheon in the same sept. However, not all in the realm were ready to rejoin the King's peace. Broken men and robber knights prowled the rural regions of the Riverlands, Westerlands, Crownlands, Stormlands, and the Reach, the bandits having to be hunted down and brought to justice. The fearless wolf packs in the Riverlands disappearing into the deep woods, though their howls were still heard at night. Spring would arrive in 304 AC, and with it, a chance to rebuild the damaged realm. The spring would be followed by a longer summer, which saw many a field return to prosperity and plenty. [list] [*] [b][u] The Tattered Prince and the Faith Militant [/u][/b] - A poisoned apple left behind from the chaos of Queen Cersei, a band of fanatics and zealots rise up in rebellion (307 AC) proclaiming that their High Sparrow should rule the realm, and not the grandson of incest. Their rebellion lasts little more than six months, but their brutallity to others brought great condemantion widely across the realm, leading to their final defeat at the battle of Bitter Bridge. One year later, the Tattered Prince, famed commander of the Windblown, called upon Prince Doran Martell to honor the agreement that he and his son, Prince Quentyn Martell, had signed back in Meeren. Honor bound, Dorne sailed to the aid of the Tattered Prince, with the help of Aegon VI and others who freely joined the expedition. In the end, Pentos fell to the Tattered Prince in a few short weeks, and saw him crowned as a king. [/list] [*] [b][u] 313 to 349 AC, King Aegon VI's Glorious Reign [/u][/b] - King Aegon VI's reign was long and fruitful, of which saw the great rebirth of House Targaryen, fortuitous marriages, peace and plenty for all, aside from a small outbreak of the Grey Plague in 314 AC. King Aegon VI's greatest contribution to the realm, however, was the great renovations he oversaw to the network of roads all across Westeros. Starting in the Riverlands, his vision saw the demolition of Harrenhal for materials for the Kings Road, as well as the construction of a smaller, new castle near the former's location. He would also see to the revival of the Night's Watch, in part by having Jon Snow, lord of the Gift, pay his taxes to the Watch, and by hosting a yearly festival in remembrance of the War For Dawn. [list] [*] [b][u] Essos and Beyond [/u][/b] - Far to the East, as Westeros rebuilt itself and enjoyed prosperity, the Empire of New Valyria was formed from Fire and Blood, with dark rumors floating in with sailors and traders the fate the befell all those who would defy the Dragen Empress. [/list] [*] [b][u] The War for the Stepstones - New Valyria's Intervention [/u][/b] - A war of expansion and conquest, in part due to the nuisance pirates and slavers had played upon the realm and trade for years now. Starting in 353 and lasting till late 355 AC, the war saw the addition of the Stepstones into the Seven Kingdoms, but at great cost. While unable to be fully proven, it is believed that an expeditionary force from New Valyria landed upon the easternmost islands, and lent their arms to the beleguared pirates, sellswords, and slavers. Many a great warrior would die upon those islands, to include a number of House Targaryen. Strangely, as soon as these mysterious forces from the east appeared, they were gone a mere few weeks later, leaving behind naught but their camp fires and ashes. [*] [b][u] The Winter of 359 to 361 AC - The Shiver's Epidemic [/u][/b] - Unlike any winter in living memory, let alone in the last one hundred years, the Winter of 359 to 361 AC saw a massive virulent outbreak of the Shivers, a terrible disease that struck down both noble and commoner alike. The disease spread quickly across the realm, before disappearing as quickly as it came. [*] [b][u] An Envoy from Volantis and Braavos - August Storms 364 AC [/u][/b] - War once again looms across the Narrow Sea, with Volantis and Qarth united against the Empire of New Valyria. Amidst the reports of dragons, New Valyrian ships, and Sellsword company recruiters, an envoy arrived from Braavos, bearing a message for the King alone. What it said, only the King and his Master of Whispers knew. Whatever it was, he left immediately for Braavos, sailing with seven ships to call upon the Sealord of Braavos. [/list] [/hider] [/hider] [center][h3][b][color=LightGray] Claimed Houses and their Players [/color][/b][/h3][/center] [hider=Claimed Houses] [center] [color=firebrick][b]House Targaryen - [@Abefroeman][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=snow][b] House Stark - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=steelblue][b] House Tully - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=skyblue][b] House Arryn - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=crimson][b] House Lannister - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=silver][b] House Harlaw - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=green][b] House Tyrell - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=yellow][b] House Baratheon - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=orange][b] House Martell - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=saddlebrown][b] House Crakehall - Open[/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=LightSlateGray][b] House Hightower - Open[/b][/color][/center] [/hider] Now, after rebellions, wars, religious uprisings, a plague, and the loss of a King, the realm is without a clear heir to the throne, though many will claim they have the greatest right to the seat. A Great Council is needed, before any more chaos can spread, who will hold the Iron Throne is unclear, but one thing is for certain for the soon-to-be future. Westeros will bleed. [hider=House CS] [CENTER][color=black][b][h2]House Sheet[/h2][/b][/color] [img]https://awoiaf.westeros.org/thumb.php?f=None.svg&width=250[/img][/CENTER][h3]House Information[/h3][hr][hider=My Hider][indent] [b]Synopsis[/b] [indent][color=gray]Describe your house in one paragraph.[/color][/indent] [b]Head of House[/b] [indent][color=gray]Who is the leader of your house?[/color][/indent] [b]Seat[/b] [indent][color=gray]What is your house's seat of power?[/color][/indent] [b]Demesne[/b] [indent][color=gray]What are the depths of your rulership? What lesser lordships are under your house?[/color][/indent] [b]Recent History[/b] [indent][color=gray]What has occured in your house's history in recent years?[/color][/indent] [b]Realm Relations[/b] [indent][color=gray]What are the established perceptions and alliances between your house and others in the realm?[/color][/indent] [b]Storyline Premise[/b] [indent][color=gray]What is the story you are wishing to tell with this character and his house?[/color][/indent] [/indent] [/hider][h3]Character Information[/h3][hr][hider=My Hider] [indent][color=878787][color=white][b]Identity[/b][/color][indent]What is your character's name? [/indent] [color=white][b]Age[/b][/color][indent]What is your character's age? [/indent] [color=white][b]Role[/b][/color][indent]Does your character have an important title, if not perhaps a role? Void this section if not applicable. [/indent] [color=white][b]Characterization[/b][/color][indent]Describe said character's reputation and values. [/indent] [color=white][b]Attributes & Talents[/b][/color][indent]Describe said character's abilities and skills. [/indent] [color=white][b]Immediate Family[/b][/color] [indent]List his immediate family.[/indent] [color=white][b]Personal Relations[/b][/color] [indent]Describe notable (PC) characters they know, why they know them, and what their opinion of said character is.[/indent] [/color][/indent] [/hider] [/hider] [hider=Character CS] [CENTER][color=black][b][h2]Character Sheet[/h2][/b][/color] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/b1b64c663b8c8af104de98564bf87bea/tumblr_oywh8i05EH1r660ieo1_500.png[/img][/CENTER] [h3]Conceptualization & Premise[/h3][hr][hider=My Hider] [indent][color=878787][color=white][b]Identity[/b][/color][indent]What is your character's name? [/indent] [color=white][b]Age[/b][/color][indent]What is your character's age? [/indent] [color=white][b]Role[/b][/color][indent]Does your character have an important title, if not perhaps a role? Void this section if not applicable. [/indent] [color=white][b]Characterization[/b][/color][indent]Describe said character's reputation and values. [/indent] [color=white][b]Attributes & Talents[/b][/color][indent]Describe said character's abilities and skills. [/indent] [color=white][b]Immediate Family[/b][/color] [indent]List his immediate family.[/indent] [color=white][b]Personal Relations[/b][/color] [indent]Describe notable (PC) characters they know, why they know them, and what their opinion of said character is.[/indent] [color=white][b]Storyline Premise[/b][/color] [indent]What is the story you are wishing to tell with this character?[/indent] [/color][/indent] [/hider] [/hider] [hr][center][h2]I [i]n f o r m a t i o n[/i][/h2][/center] [hr] [u][b]Game GM(s):[/b][/u] [@Abefroeman] - Main GM Open - Co-GM [u][b]Expected Release Date:[/b][/u] TBA [u][b]Posting Guidelines:[/b][/u] Advanced Section expectations; adjustable posting activity. [u][b]Influences:[/b][/u] Several A Song of Ice & Fire sandbox RPs that have run on RPG in the last several years, and the great GM's that ran them in the past. [u][b]Game Admission:[/b][/u] It's a public game, however, applications will be based on the merits of their quality. [u][b]Player Options:[/b][/u] Houses or Individual Characters. [u][b]Book Lore vs HBO Lore:[/b] [/u] This world is primarily based on the novels written by George R.R. Martin, however, certain events depicted within the T.V. show will be grafted in to the overall lore and timeline of this RP. ((E.x. The destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor by Queen Cersei Lannister, the Sacking of Highgarden,)) When in doubt, refer to the books over the show when crafting your historical progress through the years. [u][b]Canon Precedence:[/b][/u] Players have the autonomy - within reason of course - to decide their House's history and how it played into the conclusion of the War of the Five Kings that saw Aegon Targaryen VI crowned as King of Westeros. Furthermore, as more of the story is revealed in a more indepth OOC page, should enough interest come to fruition, players are more than welcome to participate in key events in history that lead to the games start. [Hider=Notes/Important Changes:] [list] [*] House Baratheon: Survived via the return of Edric Storm, who was legitimized at the behest of Queen Shireen Baratheon. [*] House Arryn: Robert Arryn dies from his long running health problems. Harrold Hardyng is proclaimed Lord Robert's heir, legitamized by King Aegon VI, and married Sansa Stark. [*] House Stark: Ser Davos Seaworth brought Rickon back from Skagos, and King Stannis restored him to his rightful seat. [*] House Tyrell: Willas survived the sacking of Highgarden, among other non-mainline Tyrells. [*] House Lannister: Lord Martyn, son of Ser Kevan, is the ruler of House Lannister. [*] House Tully: Restored to Riverrun via King Aegon VI, Edmure and Roslin are your forebears. [*] House Harlaw/Greyjoy: With King Stannis burning Theon as a sacrifice, Asha being married off, Euron and Aeron dying in combat, and Victarion presumed lost at sea, House Greyjoy ceased to exist. King Aegon VI names House Harlaw as the new Lord Reapers of the Iron Islands. [*] House Martell: Princess Arianne becomes the ruler of House Martell after her father dies of old age/complications due to his health. You have free reign to choose your paramour, and the rest. [list] [*] House Florent: Though they lost Brightwater Keep to the Tyrells, Queen Shireen grants them the Lordship of Tarth. Lord Selwyn Tarth dies without male heirs, and Lady Brienne never marries. [*] House Connington: Their lands, wealth, and lordship are restored by decree of King Aegon VI. [*] House Redfrey: Emmon Frey and Genna Lannister, after surrendering Riverrun to King Aegon VI, are granted the lands of Hollard Hall as their own. [*] House Crakehall of Darry: The Darry bastard is never legitamized due to his death during the Dawn War. The Darry Lands and titles remain with Lady Amerei Frey and Lord Lyle Crakehall, and that of their children. [*] House Frey of Rosby: Olyvar Frey takes the lands of his distant kin, having already been there as the late Lord Rosby's ward. [*] [b]House Frey of the Crossing[/b]: A localized civil war breaks out over the rule of the Crossing when old Lord Walder dies. Many of the senior male Freys are killed in the bloodletting, until a coalition force led by King Aegon VI and Lord Edmure Tully intervenes. Due to House Frey's role in the Red Wedding, weighed between the calls of vengeance, justice, and mercy, King Aegon VI and Lord Edmure come to the following agreement. House Frey is stripped on the Twins, and reduced to landed knights. Surviving members of House Frey who were guilty of breaking guest rights are either executed or sent to the Night's Watch. Lastly, with the loss of the Twins, House Frey ends up becoming landed knights in service to House Redfrey. [*] House Hornwood: Restored via the bastard, Larence Snow being legitimized. [*] Other Houses that are not extinct, but lost lands due to the war: Within reason, they are returned their ancestral lands. [/list] [/list] [/hider] [u][b]Extinct Houses:[/b] [/u] War is hell. Certain Houses have gone extinct due to their black reputations. House Karstark ceased to be ((1. Replaced by House Thenn, 2. King Stannis burns Arnolf, Arthor, and three male Karstarks for treason, sacrificing them to R'hllor.)) House Bolton is gone, with both Roose and Ramsay dying on the field of battle, and Walda Frey giving birth to a daughter. House Greyjoy is gone, replaced with House Codd ruling Pyke now. House Clegane is dead... etc. You get the point, a number of Houses went the way of the Hoares, nothing but ashes. [i][b]Applying for these houses will not be options, not even some random bastard, copy.[/b][/i] Most other houses are open for talking points due to the precedence of player autonomy. [u][b]Historical Casualties:[/b] [/u] Aegon VI did not reclaim control of Westeros without bloodshed, nor was the Dawn War. Many men and women died in those wars, fighting for their respective sides. Members of the Golden Company, Margaery Tyrell in the Sept "fire" along with other Tyrell's ((At the player's discretion)), Stannis Baratheon at the Wall, etc, etc. Basically, if a character doesn't make sense living past their necessary footprints, they're probably dead. Discussions will be open, but remember convincing arguments are as good as Valyrian steel. ((Most folks are dead by now anyhow, due to the timeline.))