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A brief history of the events after the death of King Aegon of Houses Targaryen and Celtigar, Tenth of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm, as composed by Maester Ostegar.

I shall start of this historical account by saying we all deeply mourn the untimely death of King Aegon X, for his death was most sudden and unexpected. King Aegon X was the picture of health, lively and spirited, he was not known to have any afflictions that would have forewarned of his passing. Some whisper that it was his younger brother, Daenys Targaryen, who poisoned the king in a bid to gain the crown himself. Foul rumors speak of Prince Daenys coveting the throne and crown for himself, thus leading him to commit both regicide and fratricide. Yet, these are but rumors, and rumors alone are not enough evidence to fully reveal truth behind this troublesome chapter in our Kingdom's history.

The Death of Aegon the Tenth set into motion a series of events that perhaps few, if any could have ever foreseen. Whilst many believed that Daenys Targaryen would be the next King of Westeros, it was decreed by the late King Aegon X, in his most current iteration of who would succeed him in the line of succession, that Daenys Targaryen would not be his heir. This raised a great deal of concern, considering the fact that King Aegon X had still yet to marry, or sire any heirs, legitimate and illegitimate.  

Prince Daenys on the other hand, at the behest of his late father Aegon the Ninth, arranged him to marry Dalla Baratheon, which produced a single son, Aerys Targaryen, Third of his Name. Whilst the legalities and troublesome nature of Prince Daenys being passed over for the crown, his claim at this point, or so it was said, was not to be recognized. Prince Daenys was on Dragonstone, the ancestral seat of the heir to the throne. This complicated matters, as he was not only in control of the holdings of the heir to the throne, but his own dragon as well, (insert Daenys dragon's name).

The source of the contention behind Prince Daenys being rendered ineligable for taking the throne resided with the small council, overseen by the Lord Hand himself, Lord Garland of the House Tyrell. Chosen by Aegon the Tenth, along with a fresh cabinet of younger lords to serve on the small council, it was Lord Garland who brought forth the last decree, or perhaps will, of King Aegon X that stated Prince Daenys would not inherit the throne. The council was comprised of Lord Garland Tyrell as Hand of the King, Ser Willas Tyrell as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Lord Corwyn Baelish as Master of Coin, Lord Ormund Hightower II as Master of Laws,  Prince Daenys Targaryen as Master of Whispers, Lord Arthas Mallister as Master of Ships, and Grand Maester Lornwell. At the command of the Lord Hand, a vote was put forth, passing in a four to three split decision that Prince Daenys would not inherit the throne.

Lord Garland, Ser Willas, Lord Ormund, and Lord Arthas all voted in favor of passing Prince Daenys for succession, while Lord Corwyn, Maester Lornwell, and of course, Prince Daenys voted for him to ascend the throne. This decision is said to have been the catalyst that has led to the realm tearing itself apart. Prince Daenys swore that he would not sit idly by and let someone else take his throne, vowing to repay the traitors who voted against him. He fled to Dragonstone shortly following the results of the vote, along with Lord Corwyn. Word traveled quickly following this vote, further splitting the realm.

With the disinheritance of Prince Daenys, and by laws of succession, his son Aerys Targaryen, the throne was without an immediate heir, leaving the remnant of the Small Council scrambling to find an heir for the throne, especially considering that Prince Daenys had isolated himself on Dragonstone, trying to gather houses loyal to him, and his son Aerys having not been seen in years. With a growing movement seeking to place Prince Daenys on the throne, a new claimant came forth. Lord Tyget Crakehall, Lord Paramount of the Westerlands, laid forth his claim to the Iron Throne, through the blood he shared with his forebear that married Rhaena Targaryen, daughter of King Aegon Targaryen VII and Gael Targaryen. Already, even as those in King's Landing frantically searched for the rightful heir, Lord Tyget Crakehall had declared himself King, raising a massive army to support that claim. 

Yet, far more concerning than perhaps the correct line of succession for the Iron Throne, were the reports that fluttered in from the Wall, the great expanse of ice and snow that had for millennia protected the realms of men from the horrors that roamed the great untamed expanse of the lands beyond the Wall. One of the last known Lannisters, who had become Lord Commander of the Night's Watch no less, Tyron Lannister, sent word out by raven to all who would listen, that the dead walked the lands once again, that the forces of darkness had returned, and they hungered for everything south of the Wall.

Perhaps one of the sadder aspect of the death of King Aegon X was the unraveling of Prince Daenys thinly veiled sanity and civility. None truly know what horrors Dalla Baratheon underwent upon Dragonstone, save that she died a horrible death, her severed head be sent to the Lord Hand Garland Tyrell, as a vile warning of the evils to come. Murdered in cold blood, along with the possibility of Aerys Targaryen having been murdered too, Prince Daenys was doing all he could to force the realm to choose him as King. The blood of the Dragon at times could produce monsters, and Prince Daenys Targaryen was shaping up to be akin to the likes of Aerys the II or Maelor the Monstrous. 

The small council, at the behest of Lord Garland, went on a temporary recess in order to spend time with their families, and prepare themselves for the long road ahead. It was in Highgarden, seat of power for the Tyrell family, that Lord Garland saw first hand Prince Daenys depravity. Dalla Baratheon's head was delivered in a box, with an ominous message inside, reading "You're all next." There was no denying it, Prince Daenys was on the war path and he was going to exact his revenge against all those who had voted against him. To make matters worse for the remaining small council, Lord Tyget Crakehall had not only crowned himself King of the Seven Kingdoms, but had raised a powerful army, with the intent to march upon King's Landing. 

It was at the behest of the Lord Hand that the blood letting of the Gold Cloaks took place. It was also at the behest of the Lord Hand that the banners of the Reach were raised, in part to ready them for a very possible conflict
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