/tg/ Song of Ice and Fire Houses

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House Stonewell

• Realm - Dorne
• House: House Stonewell of Rockspring
• Words: "Drink your Last"
• House Arms: A fist clenching a bloody sword rising out of a pool of water.
• Founding: Age of Heroes

Stats

• Defense 22
• Influence 4
• Lands 12
• Law 13
• Population 17
• Power 32
• Wealth 15

Possessions

• Hall
• Hills and Lake
• Elite Guards (13) (Gladiators)
• Trained raiders (6)
• Trained infantry (7)
• Trained archers (6)
• Godswood
• Artisan (smith)

History

The Stonewells trace their heritage back to the first men to cross the arm of dorne, they have stayed in the hills ever since. The coming of the andals, the rhoynar's thousand ships, and all the centuries hence have left that shadows of their ancient glory, but unchanged. They keep the old gods and look nothing like the children of the andals or rhoynar. Devoutly loyal to the red dragons, the forgotten house broods in its hills and plots revenge.

Current Liege: Lord Martyn 'the Mad' Stonewell: driven insane by the death of all his legitimate sons - he rants, raves and demands revenge while screaming the names of the fallen.

Heir: Renar Stonewell

Fates of the Mad Lord's Sons

• Manfyrd Stonewell(25): Slain by Lyn Corbray while trying to avenge Lewyn Martell's death
• Arthur Stonewell(23):Impaled by a lance in the charge that broke the Dornish lines
• Patryck Stonewell(20):Trampled by horses during the retreat and drowned.
• Eryk Stonewell(18):Killed by two knights of Royce after dehorsing them both.
• Jon Stonewell(14):Manfryd's squire, slain by an archer while trying to recover Manfryd's body.

Founded in the Age of Heroes the Stonewells have experienced nothing but decline ever since, with the brief exception of Daeron's conquest during which they sided with Daeron. When Daeron came down the passes and into Dorne to conquer the region his army needed water, the smallfolk of dorne refused to give the location of oasis and his army was in grave danger. Finally one smallfolk revealed the location of a massive oasis, properly a small lake. When they came of the hilly dessert valley where the lake was said to be they were shocked to see a scene that looked like it was from a north. A village and hall in the old first man fashion, and a massive if old and drooping weirwood on an island in the center of the lake. Daeron had north men in his train and he quickly consulted with them on the proper social graces. The Stonewells had not been visited by another house in centuries, and had not seen a king since the coming of the Andals. They were most flattered to see a might king as a supplicant to their humble hall. Daeron ate of their bread and salt, and was a model guest, giving them gifts of steel in replace their bronze weapons. he told them of what had come of the rest of Westeros and asked them of the history of their house. When he heard their sad tale of woe and decline, he was saddened. But then he told them he was king of all of Westeros but Dorne, and he was here in Dorne to end that exception. He asked if they would rather fade away in their remote spring valley or if they would like to ride with him and if their proud history was to come to an end, let it end in glorious battle. The Stonewells had no love for the Rhoynar who called themselves princes of Dorne, they accepted. And in the grove of the weirwood tree they knelt before their new king and swore eternal loyalty to the young dragon. in the war to come the Stonewells were an important part of Daeron's army being native scouts trackers and guides in addition to be totally fearless. Though with the death of Daeron their brief moment of glory ended, ever after despite where Dorne or the realm went when the Targyarians called the Stonewells rode to war.

The effective ruler of House Stonewell is Martyn's bastard son Ser Renar, who survived the trident only to be sold as a gladiator in slaver's bay and has only recently escaped. He brought 100 fellow gladatiors with him as elite companions led by his three most trusted friends: The Stronghawk is a boy of unknown origin, but he likes to think he is descendant of some great Volentene triarch. He is skilled with short sword and dagger. Grahz was taken from the hills above Mereen as a child, been fighting in the pits since he was 12, skilled with an axe and shield, he is extremely aggressive. Xanbo is a very skilled archer from the Summer isles, how he came to fight in the pits is still unknown as Xanbo is a man of few words and fewer friends.

Lore

And a cry went, a cry that the Old Sun was dead. Lewyn Martell had fallen, Prince of Dorne and Whitecloak all the same. Lyn Corbray slew him, it is said, Lady Forlorn cleaving through his armor. An arrow had taken him early, it was whispered, and he had faced Corbray already wounded. Yet he had led the spears forward anyways. "Lewyn!" "Lewyn!", cried some, in anger or despair, we could not tell. The men under Fowler and Blackmont surged forth, meaning to reclaim his body. Yet the attack was repulsed, and then horns sounded. Twas the Knights of the Vale, Lance's down, armor shining. On a good day the men of Dorne would have presented spears and repulsed them. Yet their Prince was dead, and they were caught out. First they bent, and then broke, the Trident running red with blood. Some still remained, here I recall Lord Manwoody, Skullmask on his face, standing in the river, spear shining, and banner planted. Yet he fell too, and no man stood then. No man could. The Royce men came, bronze armor blood red in the sun. With them rode knights in blue and red, and green banners bearing a black broken wheel. Some thought to rally, but then a scream like a banshee went up. Rhaegar had fallen, slain by the Lord Baratheon. Even as dread filled Dornish hearts, the Valesmen surged again. There was no staying the pursuit.

---from the journal of Lord Martyn Stonewell

House Clearwater

>Realm - Stormlands

>House - Clearwater

>Words - Braving the storm

>House arms - An axe breaking water

>Founding - Rhoynar invasion

Stats

>Defense - 40

>Influence - 43

>Lands - 28

>Law - 35

>Population - 34

>Power - 30

>Wealth - 35

Possessions

Standard castle Hilly terrain on the coast, with a dense forest, road and river Port Maester Master artisan (castle forged weapons)

Lore

House Clearwater began in the Stormlands around the time of the Rhoynar invasion, and grew to become a respectable house Sitting on the coast of the Sea of Dorne, they focussed their efforts around the building of a great fleet with which to keep enemies of the stormlands at bay

>Marlyn Clearwater - The old lord of the house, Marlyn acquired a great prize for his family at the cost of its fleet, and a mistake that would haunt the house forever henceforth

>Lord Vans Clearwater - Now an old and sickly man, Vans stoop up to his position after an ancient Marlyn finally died, and led his house from ruin back into stability, reclaiming his lands and contributing to the storming of dragonstone and defeat of the Greyjoy fleet

>Pyle Clearwater - The heir to house Clearwater, Pyle has neglected his duties and sails the seas east of Westeros with a loyal crew, seeking fame and a fortune with which he could bring his house to its true formerly glory and crush those that laid his house to waste

The Clearwaters have often been driven back inside their ancestral walls as misfortune and disaster strike their lands and men Seabreak stands high on foothills bordering the Sea of Dorne, overlooking the harbour where a great fleet once lay Of moderate size for a castle, it has oft seen war as it’s lords flee within its walls, but has so far stood tall in the face of danger, braving the storm

The Clearwater fleet was once a sight to behold, a sea of great crimson sails and a source of true pride to their house This pride was lost when Marlyn Clearwater traded all but a handful for something he believed far greater than any fleet. Marlyn’s deal gained his house a Valyrian steel axe, mastbreaker

Like fate itself had patiently waited to spell their demise, war engulfed the kingdoms and Clearwater found itself woefully vulnerable As what little remained of their fleet sailed to meet with the Saltvine fleet, they were descended upon by the filthy turncloaks and decimated As the wars continued, Reachmen and the Dornish reaved across their lands, until an ancient Marlyn was finally slain by men of house Redwyne during Roberts Rebellion After Marlyn’s death at the hands of house Redwyne, the axe fell into the hands of his heir, Vans Clearwater, who would at last lead his vengeful stormlanders out of Seabreak and into the storming of Dragonstone, and then the crushing of the Greyjoy fleet in their revolt

Pyle Clearwater spent his years sailing the narrow sea and roaming Essos, hellbent on finding treasure or a means to raise the wealth to rebuild the great fleet and strike back at those who have sullied House Clearwater With his fathers decline, he must now bear the House axe, and find the means to justice that he seeks

Pyle’s gallivanting around the seas and essos in search of glory and fortune has left him detached from his elderly father, and mildly unprepared for the undertakings of leading his house in the wake of Vans’ efforts to restore normality after Marlyn’s blunders Whilst lacking in the experience and skills of running a house, Pyle’s time under a sail has left him a skilled captain, with friends and connections in the stepstones and cities across the narrow sea It is from these connections that he has been lead onto the trail of a great treasure in the east, and with it Lord’s greed for wealth and revenge has driven him ever-further from the house he is supposed to serve It has fallen on the Clearwater maester, Cearn, and the Lord’s younger brother Pann to keep the house afloat whilst their leader once again disappears onto the great blue, abandoning his home in search of treasure and revenge

Vassals

Popell

>House Popell

>Few but fierce

>Defence - 24

>Influence - 26

>Lands - 17

>Law - 22

>Population - 10

>Power - 36

> Wealth - 20

House Popel were a cadet line of Clearwater without the sea legs of their leige house During the past wars, their people have been decimated time and time again by the Dornish, and they have yet to recover from the sheer size of the losses What remains after these wars is a bitter house who some say will froth at the mouth at the mention of Dorne and it’s inhuman occupants Their lord, Belan Popel, leads a capable force of infantry and archers, all of whom would jump at the chance to pay the Dornish back for their crimes

Belan, “the horned stag”, is said to be a brute of a man, and a maniac. Having seen his house’s people slaughtered at the hands of their enemies, he has done all he can to arm those who remain in preparation, so that when the next threat comes calling, they do not meet the same fate This sheer maddened focus on arming all who are able has harmed the house and it’s holdings, but produced a capable force where Clearwater still lacks one

Credence

>House Credence

>Defense - 32

>Influence - 24

>Lands - 4

>Law - 26

>Population - 18

>Power - 25

>Wealth - 11

House Credence sits in an island keep, keeping vigilant watch over the lands of themselves and their brother-houses The laws were made to be enforced, and credence work thoroughly to do so, combating piracy on the sea of Dorne around their home and inland crime that tries to capitalise on the long-lasting turmoil of the brother houses

House Blackthorn

>Lord of the House Byren Blackthorn - 65 years

The family Blackthorn have been historic supporters of the Blackfires, but since the death of their lineage, they have been fighting side by side with the rest of the major Houses of the Reach.

It was during Robert´s Rebellion that he meet and befriended Martyn Stonewell - a savage, but charismatic leader of a minor house in Dorne. Their sons quickly became drinking buddies. He also lost a son in the battle of the Trident.

After learning about the destruction of the Slaver´s Bay, he sent a small comitive there, looking for the possible Heir of the Bloodstone - The Bastard of the Bloodstone. Aparently he has shady motives in mind, and he might need a group of loyal, but disposable warriors....Lord Byren considers supporting Aegon, believing that he might secretly be a Blackfire.

>Heir Guye Blackthorn - 33 years (20 points)

Guye is a strong remarkable fighter, but short tempered and impatient. Currently he has been leading the "Thorn Knights" - famous for the preference for Maces in the battlefield.

>Heir 2 Garmon Blackthorn - 25 Deceased

>Heir 3 Erryk Blackthorn - 19 (10 points)

Erryk is an idealist knight, he has been show to be promising on tourneys, byt has no real experience on the battlefield. With fair features and pleasant look, he wishes to be recognized among the great knights of the Reach, like the Tyrells.

>Daugther - 17 (5 points) Dalla Blackthorn Only daughter of the family, overly ambitious, she has secret conversations about the future of their House with her father, Lord Byren - which pisses of Guye. Rumors say that she has been courting some rich lord of a Westerland House (the Seaburry heir) - and thanks to their influence, managed to sneak up Regar Sand and his gladiators back to Dorne in a Merchant Galley.

House Lynd of Gulltown

House Lynd of Gulltown

Realm: Gulltown, in the Vale of Arryn

Banner: A light grey serpent eating its tail, on sea green.

Words: Born Anew

House Lynd of Gulltown began with house Lynd of the Snakewood, a vassal to House Lynderly, created due to the service of the founding night for Lynderly and Arryn on the side of the Blacks. A relatively minor house, they were nearly brought to ruin when the Mountain Clans sacked their castle, located in the western Snakewood. The family was nearly wiped out, with only a few sons who were in Braavos at the time surviving. The Iron Bank of Braavos would be their salvation, as they set up trade to Gulltown from Braavos, eventually being able to purchase a manor there and establish themselves.

Today, House Lynd of Gulltown is mostly known for the trade routes they still operate from Braavos. Their only main holding is their manor in Gulltown itself, and they are very much a house of city-folk. They do provide a few soldiers for their lieges in House Grafton. During Robert’s Rebellion they, like the Graftons, remained loyal to the Targaryans until defeated by Jon Arryn.

House Lynd is too small to have any vassals of note. Technically, House Lynd of Snakewood still exists, and the land is still owned, but that castle remains mostly ruins, with a few cousins having moved into the tower there and ruling a small village.

Stats

Defenses: 46

Influence: 25

Land: 9

Law: 23

Population: 14

Power: 21

Wealth: 31

House Fargen

• House Fargen of Lion's Leap

• Realm: Westerlands, between The Crag and Banefort

• Banner: A chequered red and black man on an orange field

• Words: Burnt, not broken

Stats

• Defense: House Fargen operates out of Lion's Leap, a small castle on cliff that overlooks the Sunset Sea. (Small castle 30)

• Influence: House Fargen current lord is Lord Angrew Fargen with his son Tygren Fargen and his daughter Yalia Fargen

• Lands: Fargen lands consist of hills with a coastal community and township (Small town 20+Coast 3)

• Law: There is a normal amount of crime in Fargen lands

• Population: supports a small town and a handful of hamlets

• Power: House Fargen has a one bannerman- House Rasctyle; landed knights (1st bannerman 20)
• House Fargen also keeps a squadron of trained warships on hand incase of Ironborne attacks (trained warships 7+3=10)
• House Fargen also has a green cavalry force (5+1=6) and a small garrison (garrison 2+1=3)
• House Fargen is a very wealthy house. They have a sept (15), a maester (10) and a port (10). The rest of their wealth is kept in silver and gold within Lion's Leap in case of unforeseen circumstances.

History

Windfall: Ser Myle Fargen was a hedge knight that joined King Aegons forces after he destroyed Harrenhal, he was among thousands of men that flocked to Aegon's banner in the riverlands. He was ennobled after a minor house in the Westerlands was extinguished on the field of fire. He was given their lands, castle and wealth as reward for his service and sacrifice to Aegon (Myle was severely burnt during the field of fire as he was in the vanguard that charged the burning Gardener and Lannister forces)

Villain: Lord Myle Fargen’s first born son, Ser Aegon Fargen was imfamous during King Maegor I's rule as he hunted down many Warrior Sons and Poor Fellows for the bounties that King Maegor had put on them. He grew so successful at hunting down and scalping the faith militant that the Faith put a bounty themselves on Ser Aegon. However, after Maegor died and Jaeherys ascended the throne Ser Aegon was stripped of his knighthood and was exiled from Westeros. Aegon Fargen died in the disputed lands under contract with the Second Sons. Ever since, House Fargen has never been able to have more than 6 blood members, the seventh is always taken by the Stranger in some way or another, it could be that a mother dies in child birth, or an elderly uncle will have a hunting mishap. Either way, house Fargen has never been able to expand and branch out. Cursed by the actions of a cruel and villainous son.

Infrastructure: Under the rule of King Viserys I house Fargen began the prosper, building roads and strengthening the walls of their castle. They slowly gained back the support of their smallfolk after Lord Harwal Fargen built a small but lavish sept as reparation for the despicable acts of Ser Aegon Fargen.

Treachery: During the Blackfyre rebellion Lord Perwyn Fargen’s bastard son, nephew and 3 swords in his service defected to join the Black Dragon. Ser Rindger Hill, Ser Kywald Fargen, Ser Waltald of Lannisport, Ser Alyn Price and Ser Yonwell Stonewell (a brute of a man, from an obscure Dornish house) joined Daemon Blackfyre’s service and served under Quentyn ‘Fireball’ Ball. They fought at the crossing of the Mander in the Reach, where Waltald and Alyn died. The remaining trio of Rindger, Kywald and Yonwell fought on the Redgrass field where Yonwell defected the night before the battle. Ser Rindger Hill and Ser Kywald Fargen died upon the Redgrass field, fighting beside their King and his sons, eviscerated by the Ravens Teeth while attempting to defend the King. Lord Perwyn and his son, Ser Myles found their kinsmen after the battle but left them upon the land on which died on, believing that they should be buried on the land they fought for. From then on, House Fargen's red and black chequered man was known for just that. Being half red and half black.