[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 Rallis, which recounts the golden reign of King Aegon the VI, and that of his decendants till the year 364 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. Mk4[/b][/u][/h3] Blood Runs Over Westeros, Mk4, is the fourth variant of Bluetommy's original Blood Runs Over Westeros Game of Thrones roleplay. This version of the that fabled progenitor of GoT Roleplay centers around the reigns of Aegon VI Targaryen successors, as they struggle to reassert Targaryen rule over the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne. In this timeline, starting in 364 AC, the world stands at the edge of chaos, and only time will tell whether or not those who stand upon the precipice can save themselves, or fall into the Seven pits of hell itself. [Hider= A reign of Four Kings, an abridged history from 302 AC to 364 AC] [list] After the death and destruction of the War of the Five Kings, and the fabled Dawn War, Westeros crowned a new king, a rightful king. Aegon Targaryen the Sixth, true born son of Rhaegar Targaryen, who had been secreted away by Targaryen loyalists during Robert's Rebellion, returning almost twenty years later to reclaim his ancestral home and rightful crown. More than sixty years have now passed since that faithful landfall, a young king at the head of the Golden Company, conquering as his namesake had down in antiquity. Westeros bled, rebel and loyalist lords and knights fighting bitterly, pirates raiding freely, religious unrest, and above all, the dead walking down upon the realm itself. For the sake of brevity, Aegon VI ruled ably and wisely, ushering in an era of rebirth and revival for Westeros, before dying of a stroke in 349 AC, at the age of seven and sixty. Aegon VI ruled for forty-seven years, and after a grand state funeral, he joined his forbears among the Seven. Following Aegon VI, came his son, King Aelyx Targaryen the First. Molded from youth like his father, he ruled ably and justly. His reign saw the completion of many of his father's works and dreams, yet above all else, it saw the true conquest of the Stepstones once and for all. However, even though he is remembered for adding the great chain of islands to the Iron Throne, the war, lasting from 353 to late 355 AC, saw the death of his own son and heir, Crown Prince Aerion Targaryen, along with the untimely deaths of close friends and family, chief among them; [b][i]Lord Desmond Mallister - his Goodson, Lord Jon Penrose - close friend and Master of Ships, Prince Orys Targaryen - his brother, Lord Manfryd Mooton - close friend and Master of Laws, and his two nephews, Princes Vaegon and Maegor Targaryen.[/i][/b] Singers beautify the war, but for those who battled upon those islands, the war was brutal and bloody, marked by an Expeditionary Force sent from the Empire of New Valyria to defend the islands, before they withdrew as mysteriously as they appeared. King Aelyx would rule till 357 AC, falling ill after visiting the Wall, memorializing the sacrifices of those who had died defending the realms of men. Aelyx I ruled for eight years, with the crown and realm passing to his young grandson, Prince Haegon Targaryen. Haegon Targaryen I's rule is remembered as the reign of regents and sickness. The Seven protect us all, yet when the Stranger calls, all men must answer, even kings. Ascending to the throne at seven, King Haegon did what he could to rule the realm, while in truth, his regents ran the realm whilst tutoring and molding the boy king for eventual rule. He was described as studious and eager, wanting to learn all he could as king in order to live up to the memory and deeds of his forebears. His reign saw the rebuilding of the Stepstones, naming of its Lord Paramount, and sadly, the arrival and ravaging of the Winter's Shivers. The exact arrival of this epidemic is not truly known, yet the Conclave agreed that it first started in the Vale of Arryn, before rapidly spreading across Westeros, striking down high and low born alike. It is believed that a unseasonably wet winter played a role in the diseases spread, which in the end, took the life of King Haegon and many of his kin. The epidemic burned itself out in 361 AC, marking the end of King Haegon's rule, and the realm passing to his uncle, Prince Aerys Targaryen. [list] [*] Notable Deaths of the Royal Family and Kin from the Winter's Shivers Epidemic: [*] Queen Shireen Baratheon, Queen Dagmara Harlaw, Princess Victaria Codd, Princess Alysanne Targaryen, Prince Aegon Targaryen, Princess Daella Targaryen, Lord Aemon Estermont, Princess Arianne Connington, Princess Rosamund Frey, Princess Rhaelle Targaryen, Lord Aenys Frey, Prince Daeron Targaryen, Prince Aemon Targaryen, Prince Maegor Targaryen, and Lord Quenton Sunglass. [/list] [/list] [list] With the untimely death of King Haegon I, the realm crowned his uncle Prince Aerys as king, with the Regent himself, who was serving as Hand of the King, placing the crown atop his head. King Aerys Targaryen the Third, second son of King Aelyx I, inherited a realm ravaged by disease and famine, yet this did not daunt him. Perhaps it is him many can thank for the swift actions he took in ensuring a second felling would not happen, as by his decree, the bodies of the dead were cremated, along with burning their belongings and anything else thought to be tainted by the diseases corruption. King Aerys III ruled for a year from a tent, traveling the realm in order to heal its wounds and hurts, working with his leal lords and Small Council to see that prosperity returned even to the smallest village. "A happy realm pays its taxes, a healthy realm invites honesty." He was said to have jested. Yet, even as he rebuilt his realm, dark words poured in from the East, of another war between New Valyria against Qarth and Volantis, dragons flying high above the Stepstones, and other less reputable rumors. Of this, we can only report on what we know to be true, that Volantis and Qarth allied together to defend against New Valyrian aggression in the Summer Sea, purportedly to repel their invasion of the Basilisk Isles, a long standing pirate and slavers den. Amid all this, King Aerys III abruptly departed for Braavos, speculation that the Master of Whispers had received information of great importance that needed the King's immediate attention and personal attendance to address. The last word of the King's whereabouts was of him leaving Braavos with his seven ships, bound for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, and then south from there. [/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 - 349 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 349 AC) [/list] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] [list] [*] Ser Rolly Duckfield (302 to 349 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Coin[/b] [list] [*] Ser Colin Florent (302 to 321 AC) [*] Lord Rickard Thorne (322 to 349 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Laws[/b] [list] [*] Lord Wallace Wendwater (302 to 345 AC) [*] Ser Maldon Massey (345 to 349 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Whisperers[/b] [list] [*] Lysono Maar (302 to 349 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Ships[/b] [list] [*] Lord Harry Strickland (302 to 319 AC) [*] Lord Duram Bar Emmon (319 to 349 AC) [/list] [b]Grand Maester [/b] [list] [*] Grand Maester Omer (302 to 349 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 Aelyx I Targaryen] [b][u]S M A L L C O U N C I L ( Aelyx I Targaryen | 349 AC - 357 AC )[/u][/b] [b]Hand of the King[/b] [list] [*] Lord Boremund Harlaw ( 349 to 357 AC) [/list] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] [list] [*] Ser Guyard Lonmouth (349 to 357 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Coin[/b] [list] [*] Ser Oscar Grell (349 to 357 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Laws[/b] [list] [*] Lord Manfryd Mooton (349 to 355 AC) [*] Ser Maldon Massey (355 to 357 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Whisperers[/b] [list] [*] Ser Robert Darke (349 to 357 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Ships[/b] [list] [*] Lord Lord Jon Penrose (349 to 354 AC) [*] Lord Quenton Sunglass (354 to 357 AC) [/list] [b]Grand Maester [/b] [list] [*] Grand Maester Omer (349 to 357 AC) [/list] [b][u]K I N G S G U A R D ( Aelyx I Targaryen )[/u][/b] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Guyard Lonmouth [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Alyn Ball [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Humfrey Hardyng [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Tion Bettley [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Gerold Grafton [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Stevron Cafferen [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Rodrick Harwick [/hider] [Hider=King Haegon I Targaryen] [b][u]S M A L L C O U N C I L ( Haegon I Targaryen | 357 AC - 361 AC )[/u][/b] [b]Hand of the King[/b] [list] [*] Lord Boremund Harlaw ( 357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] [list] [*] Ser Guyard Lonmouth (357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Coin[/b] [list] [*] Lord Aemon Estermont (357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Laws[/b] [list] [*] Lord Royce Coldwater (357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Whisperers[/b] [list] [*] Ser Robert Darke (357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Ships[/b] [list] [*] Lord Quenton Sunglass (357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b]Grand Maester [/b] [list] [*] Grand Maester Aubrey (357 to 361 AC) [/list] [b][u]K I N G S G U A R D ( Haegon I Targaryen )[/u][/b] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Guyard Lonmouth [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Ser Qyle Corbray [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Humfrey Hardyng [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Owen Inchfield [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Gerold Grafton [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Edmund Waxley [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Rodrick Harwick [/hider] [Hider=King Aerys III Targaryen] [b][u]S M A L L C O U N C I L ( Aerys III Targaryen | 361 AC - 364 AC )[/u][/b] [b]Hand of the King[/b] [list] [*] Lord Florian Tyrell ( 361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] [list] [*] Ser Guyard Lonmouth (361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Coin[/b] [list] [*] Lord Gawen Payne (361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Laws[/b] [list] [*] Lord Royce Coldwater (361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Whisperers[/b] [list] [*] Lord Vardis "The Vulture" Arryn (361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b]Master of Ships[/b] [list] [*] Lord X Martell (361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b]Grand Maester [/b] [list] [*] Grand Maester Aubrey (361 to 364 AC) [/list] [b][u]K I N G S G U A R D ( Aerys III Targaryen )[/u][/b] [b]Lord Commander of the Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Guyard Lonmouth [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Viserys Targaryen [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Sebastion Errol [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Ethon Hightower [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Gerold Grafton [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Eddron Tollet [b]Kingsguard[/b] - Ser Rodrick Harwick [/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=yellow][b] House Baratheon - [@agentmanatee][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=snow][b] House Stark - [@Asura][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=LightSlateGray][b] House Hightower - [@Heat][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=steelblue][b] House Tully - [@Cybermaxx][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=crimson][b] House Lannister - [@Inkarnate][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=saddlebrown][b] House Lydden - [@Kuro][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=orange][b] House Martell - [@Tlaloc][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=skyblue][b] House Arryn - [@Moth][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=midnightblue][b] House Harlaw - [@Sloth][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=indigo][b] House Redwyne - [@Aufklarung][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=silver][b] House Frey - [@Bluetommy][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=darkred][b] House Connington - [@Ever Faithful][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=mistyrose][b] House Snowfyre - [@Renegade][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=lime][b] House Tarly - [@RenegadeRunaway][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=green][b] House Tyrell - [@SunsetWanderer][/b][/color][/center] [center] [color=teal][b] House Highmark - [@Joytex][/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] [u][b]Expected Release Date:[/b][/u] October 15th - November 5th [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 mysteriously died... thus Harrold the heir took his place, and married Sansa Stark. Littlefinger? [*] House Stark: Good old Davos Seaworth brought Rickon back from Skagos, and King Stannis restored him to his rightful seat. [*] House Tyrell: Willas survived the sacking of Highgarden, and your line of pretty flowers descends from him. [*] House Lannister: Martyn, son of Kevan, is your source of golden haired fun. [*] House Tully: Restored to Riverrun via King Aegon VI, Edmure and Roslin are your main bloodline. [*] House Harlaw: Stannis burned Theon as a sacrifice, Asha was married off, and King Aegon named Harlaw the new Lord Reapers. [*] House Martell: Arianne and all her womanly charms. You get to choose your paramour, and the rest. [list] [*] House Florent: They lost Brightwater Keep, them darn Tyrells. However, Queen Shireen granted them Tarth, as old Lord Selwyn left no heirs. [*] House Connington: Lands and wealth restored, along with being lords again. Thanks Aegon VI. [*] House Redfrey: Emmon Frey and Genna Lannister, after losing Riverrun, take the lands of Hollard Hall as their own. [*] House Frey of Darry: The bastard is never legitamized, with the lands of Darry now ruled by the children of Amerei Frey and Lyle Crakehall. [*] House Frey of Rosby: Olyvar Frey takes the lands of his distant kin, having already been there as the late Lord Rosby's ward. [*] House Frey of the Crossing: A localized civil war breaks out over the rule of the Crossing when old Lord Walder dies. However, outside help comes from the Vale, as the Waynwood Freys get family blood line support. They end up removing Black Walder Frey from power and his allies, turning them over for the King's Justice for their role in the Red Wedding. ((Walton Frey and Deana Hardyng bloodline rule now - Steffon, "Fair" Walda, and Bryan Frey.)) [*] 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 bloody and brutal, and sometimes, certain Houses go extinct due to their black reputation. House Karstark ceases to be ((1. Replaced by House Thenn, and also because Stannis burned a whole bunch of Karstarks for his Red god. 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 too, 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 take control of Westeros with some ink and a signature. Many a man and woman died in that war, 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 much 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.)) [url=https://discord.gg/KTgk39z]Discord Server for BROW Mk4[/url] [H3][b][u] Useful links [/u][/b][/h3] [url=https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Category:Coat_of_arms_images]Coat of Arms Pictures[/url] [url=https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/List_of_personal_arms]Personal Coat of Arms/Variants[/url]