V.1.26 (House of Caecilius Iucundus); 4091: Whoever loves, let him flourish. Let him perish who knows not love. Let him perish twice over whoever forbids love.
Magick was used more commonly in the show (with the exception of dragons), seeing as how it was something to be feared, rather than in say D&D or WOW, it was seen more as a tool.
@kingkonrad You're right, I guess. At the moment, the future doesn't take precedence over the present. Most likely, Alyssa will attempt to discuss an alliance and Gris won't even show his face. After all, Alyssa does most of the actual ruling anyways.
Also, Henry the 6th ruled in the 1450s, and by 1492, Columbus stumbles upon that north american island. The renaissance might be closer than you think.
@bluetommy2 Our story takes place long after the events of the show, right? Even in real life, there had to be some dreamers that ushered in the Renaissance (that being the time that Gris dreams of). However, I don't expect many of his plans to come to fruition until long after his death. Well, maybe some.
@kingkonrad Well, you've got to help the Baratheons. Tales are spoken of the lord's vast and eldritch knowledge, which he may share with close allies (nudge nudge wink wink /:))
Also, on another note, has anyone noticed that the Game of Thrones world uses the British Imperial system for measurements, rather than the metric system?