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[color=gold][h1]House Greyjoy[/h1]
[h2]We Do Not Sow[/h2][/color]
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[b][color=gold]House Description:[/color][/b]
[color=gray][b]The Iron Islands rise from the stormy seas in the midst of Ironman’s Bay, west of the Neck. This desolate archipelago consists of the isles of Pyke, Old Wyk, Great Wyk, Harlaw, Orkmont, Saltcliffe, Blacktyde, and dozens of smaller crags and islets, some so tiny that they can barely host a single village. Life is hard on the Iron Islands, and the brutal conditions have given rise to a grim fatalism among the fierce, hardy folk who have dwelt on the isles for millennia. The Ironmen are as hard and cold as their homeland, and their wrath is as deep and fierce as the sea they love.

The rest of Westeros dismisses the Iron Islands as an insignificant backwater of the Seven Kingdoms. The islands are all rocky and barren, the soil is thin, and the weather is harsh to extremes rarely found elsewhere in Westeros. Damp, cold, and wind are ever present; only the interior of Great Wyk, largest of the islands, has places out of sound or sight of the sea. The thralls and common folk of the Iron Islands spend their lives in dismal toil, scraping a living from the poor soil, wrestling with the sea and the creatures in it, or tunneling under the earth as they pull their fortune from its depths.

Aside from the sea’s bounty, which is little enough, the rocky crags of the Iron Islands are blessed with one other meager source of wealth. Many of the isles, particularly Harlaw, boast deposits of metals, including lead, tin, and the iron that gives the isles their name. These ores are the only resource of note that the Iron Islands export to Westeros and the rest of the world. Trade, however, has never been a great concern to the Ironmen. They take to the seas, living as raiders and reavers. For thousands of years, the people of the Iron Islands have taken what they need to survive, letting the rest of the world thrive as best it may.

The origins of the Ironmen are lost to the mists of time. They claim descent from the Grey King, the mighty mariner of the Age of Heroes. The Grey King’s people have always been people of the sea, revering the Drowned God and plying the oceans on swift longships. They have no patience for farming, fishing, or mining (as the Greyjoy words say, “We Do Not Sow”) — such lesser work is left to the thralls taken in raids.

For the folk of the Iron Islands, the only true occupation is war. For countless centuries, all the coastlands of Westeros have lived in fear of the raiding longships of the Ironmen. At various times, bold High Kings of the Isles have conquered large sections of Westeros, while intrepid captains have sailed to Asshai and beyond. With the coming of Aegon Targaryen, the Iron Islands were brought under the sway of the Iron Throne. Septs, maesters, and other trappings of the green lands came to the isles, but the Ironmen still remembered the Old Way, and their hearts yearned for its return.

Cleverness, skill at arms, and persistence are all treasured traits to the Ironmen. They live in contempt of the weaklings of the “green lands” (their name for the mainland of Westeros), their gods, and their laws. Ship captains and warriors are revered among them; it is said that every captain is a king on his or her deck, and every king must be a captain. Captains are expected to raid, gaining wealth for their crews through plunder and pillage.

Indeed, true Ironmen only value things “bought with iron” (won by force of arms in combat), and have only scorn for those who clothe themselves in finery bought with gold. Among the Ironmen, women are usually relegated to secondary roles in society. There are, however, some women who have proven themselves in combat and become ship captains. Some say the salt and sea temper them, giving them the appetites and strength of men.

Life is short on the Iron Islands, and the harsh climate has brea harsh outlook in the Ironmen. Even their sports are brutal: most feasts see at least one “finger dance,” a game where one or more drunken warriors hurl short-hafted axes at each other. Players must either catch the axes or leap over them. The game draws its name from the fact that most dances end when one player loses some of his or her fingers. Death and pain are the expected results of a life spent reaving, and dying well in battle is seen as far better than a life of comfort.[/b]
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[h3][b][color=gold]Recent History:[/color][/b][/h3]
[color=gray][b]It has been four years since Goren Greyjoy has quelled the ill-fated rebellion of the self proclaimed, Lodos the Twice-Drowned. As reward for his service to the throne he was given the authority to root out the septons and septas of the Faith of the Seven and return the Iron Islands back to the worship of the Drowned God. Tensions across the Isles are high as those who chose to serve the Seven are now hunted down and put to the sword as common criminals. Those religious fanatics on both sides are poised to instigate an all out war threatening to tear the Iron Islands asunder.[/b][/color]

[b][color=gold]Family Members:[/color][/b]
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[*] [color=gold][b]Lord Reaper Goren Greyjoy[/b][/color] 
[color=gray][b]Lord of the Iron Islands. He quelled the rebellion of Lodos the Twice Drowned and is now leading the purging of the Islands of the Faith of the Seven in an attempt to gain favor with the Drowned God. There are whispers that is secretly in the pocket of the Targaryen’s but none dare speak this in his presence.[/b][/color]

 
[*][color=gold][b]Rowan Greyjoy[/b][/color]
[color=gray][b]Goren’s son and commander of his fathers inquisition. Rowan lives for his fathers approval and follows his commands down to the letter in the hopes to keep his father’s shifting favor. He commands his own ship and is currently sailing from island to island in search of septons and septas to paint the head of his axe.[/b][/color]

[*][color=gold][b]Baelin Greyjoy[/b][/color]
[color=gray][b] Second son of Goren and younger brother to Rowan. Baelin is still within his formative teaching years and is still green in most areas of Ironborn life. He looks up to his brother and wants to be just like him some day. He can be found most days with a wooden sword galavanting up and down the halls of the castle harassing the guards in mock combat.[/b][/color]

[*][color=gold][b]Taeryth Greyjoy[/b][/color]
[color=gray][b] Twin sister to Baelin and daughter of Goren. She is the apple of all who beholds her eye. In the world of harsh and gray that is the Iron Islands she is a ray of sunshine and one of the prides of Goren’s life. She is approaching an appropriate age to marry and the anticipation of the event is on everyone’s mind.[/b][/color]
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[b][color=gold][h3]Rowan Greyjoy[/h3][/color]

[color=gold]Age: 25 (16 AC)[/color][/b] 

[b][color=gold]Appearance:[/color][/b]
[color=gray][b]Rowan is a rather handsome looking man, his jet black hair normally kept tied behind his head as he sails and during his conquests; his face is covered in scruff that is dangerously close to becoming a full beard which annoys him greatly. He is usually always seen in light-weight practical armor adorned with his family’s crest which is perfectly suited for his style of medium to long ranged combat. When he is not engaged in combat related activities he is seen in typical sailors attire; loose fitting sailcloth shirt, hard leather boots and tighter knit trousers. Rowan is never seen without his quiver and bow, a strong blackened wood from the mainland that he has learned with deadly precision. A dull colored ax hangs at his hip that he is ready to use at a moments notice.[/b][/color]


[b][color=gold]Description & biography:[/color][/b]
[color=gray][b] Rowan’s life has been dedicated to the Ironborn lifestyle, from the time that he was old enough to hold a sword he was taught how to be the greatest heir to the Seastone Chair. On his twenty-first name day, Rowan was joining his father in crushing the foolish rebellion of Lodos the Twice Drowned taking charge of a longboat filled to the brim with ironborn ready to lay waste to the enemies of House Greyjoy. As the ship docked at Great Wyk, Rowan led the charge headfirst into the fray and would eventually break the enemy lines and bring his father several members of the rebellion to be given to the Drowned God. Goren, being well pleased with his now eldest son, brought him with him when he went before King Aenys I Targaryen. 

Sometime after the ill-fated rebellion on the Iron Islands, Rowan's father received a raven calling for Greyjoy longships in a Tyrell campaign, a courtesy between Great Houses. The promise of riches and supplies fueled Rowan to petition his father, to allow him to take his men and two other longships of seasoned fighters and sail into battle for the Ardent Maiden. The fresh from combat ironborn sailed posthaste to the Basilisk Isles and met this so called "King" in open water while his men were focused on the Tyrell assualt. The fight was glorious and the efficacy of Iron Island reavers was something to behold. Rowan navigated his men in targeted strikes causing chaos from the flanks while the Ardent Maiden took a hold from the front. After the battle won, and business concluded, Rowan acknowledged Vittoria Tyrell as a fighter and sailed back home with his loot brimming his three longships.

As a gift for his service, Aenys granted Goren any wish that was his to give and he would grant it, thus began Goren’s crusade to drive out the Faith of the Seven from the Iron Islands. On the trip back Goren entrusted Rowan to lead this drive, giving him command of his own detachment and longship to hunt down the septons and septa that had taken refuge among the islands. After being blessed by a Drowned Man, Rowan took to his new vocation with a zeal and vigor of a righteous man and began to hunt down those members of Seven. Rowan has spent the last two to three years sailing from island to island going and purging town after town of not just the septons but those who express devout faith in the Seven.[/b][/color]
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