Game of Thrones: A King Who Bore the Sword [OOC/Concluded]

[Vladivostokava]

My first two posts or so will be trying to advance the economy of black reach. we wont be rich but we will be getting a 'okay' amount of income to use for growth.

The war only lasted a year in canon, and probably wont last much longer in the RP. What you are suggesting is a project that would take years to create the infrastructure, let alone create the trade network of reputable merchants necessary to turn a profit. The crannogmen are poor and primitive, nothing wrong with that. They really are just Scots at this point.

And eventually the scots pulled things together. All I care about is starting all this.

[The Valyria Empire]

My first two posts or so will be trying to advance the economy of black reach. we wont be rich but we will be getting a 'okay' amount of income to use for growth.

The war only lasted a year in canon, and probably wont last much longer in the RP. What you are suggesting is a project that would take years to create the infrastructure, let alone create the trade network of reputable merchants necessary to turn a profit. The crannogmen are poor and primitive, nothing wrong with that. They really are just Scots at this point.

I might extend the RP to the Great Sickness or have the Great Sickness come sooner. I'll make a poll when we get to that point.

[Argentumurbem]

And eventually the scots pulled things together. All I care about is starting all this.

Not until we annexed England, and even then we don't live in a marshland.

[Kulonia]

I put Lord Sylas in his "noble clothing." He's carrying his father's ceremonial sword. It cant be used in combat. Just for show.

[Vladivostokava]

So, I plan for House Harlton to start training men in my first post(s). Any efficient ways to get weapons for my men?

Buy them. Steal them. Make them. Pray for them.

Three of those usually work.

[Vladivostokava]

And eventually the scots pulled things together. All I care about is starting all this.

Not until we annexed England, and even then we don't live in a marshland.

I am sure I could get at least one house to help set me on the path to civilization. I dont want to be fully civilized.. I just want to do a little more farming over scavenging.

[Kulonia]

So, I plan for House Harlton to start training men in my first post(s). Any efficient ways to get weapons for my men?

Buy them. Steal them. Make them. Pray for them.

Three of those usually work.

I edited the post before I saw you quoted me, so now it looks like I was was trying to be a d*ckbag. Good advice, though. Thank you.

[New Granadeseret]

Not until we annexed England, and even then we don't live in a marshland.

I am sure I could get at least one house to help set me on the path to civilization. I dont want to be fully civilized.. I just want to do a little more farming over scavenging.

Well, we're really the only house nearby, so...

However, even with our influenced grubbing, I'm not sure trying to get the frog-eaters to settle down is a good investment. They like their lifestyle, those Crannogomen, and trying to get them to abandon it is risky.

[The Valyria Empire]

If our Lannister player does not finish his app by Saturday I will still put the IC. Expect the Daeron app tomorrow.

[New Communist and Socialist Unions]

Aaaagfuck, make the Reynes great again, world conquest.
Why brain, why u refuse to let me type an app...

[The Valyria Empire]

Aaaagfuck, make the Reynes great again, world conquest.
Why brain, why u refuse to let me type an app...

The Reynes are open and I would actually really like a Reyne player since they are a major force in this war. Robb Reyne is probably Daemon's biggest supporter.

[Rodez]

Finally finished up the Carons. I will most likely add apps for his wife, half-brother, and eldest children at some point this weekend.

This nigga can sing.

Edit: Also I find it humorous that the Freys are not actually shitty people this time around. It will take some getting used too.

Name: Lord Pearse Caron
House: House Caron
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Titles: Lord of Nightsong, Lord of the Marches
House Seat: Nightsong
House Sigil:
Allegiance paid to: House Baratheon
Appearance (Picture appreciated):

Personality: People generally take a liking to Pearse as much for his charm and social grace than for his fine singing voice or skill with a harp. Laughs come easily to the man, and he seems to possess a preposterous amount of patience for a lord. Seemingly unencumbered by bitterness or grudges, Pearse is open to chatting with and perhaps even befriending a wide range of people. But for those who know him best, his eyes have a sad tinge, and his smiles seem to contain a deep melancholy, as if he is dwelling on a certain doom.

Skills: Pearse is best known for his profound skill with the harp and a deep, rich singing voice. His musical aptitude and gregarious personality make him an excellent entertainer; a man very, very good at keeping guests content and engaged. Pearse has also participated in several tourneys, and consequently sits and handles a horse well, and has mastery of the lance. As a tactician he is less remarkable but still fairly competent, while his swordsmanship would be fairly described as mediocre. He does not possess a strong aptitude for deep strategic planning, nor is he particularly inclined towards books or studies, unless they be in relation to music.
Weaponry (If any): Caron ancestral longsword, steel dagger.
Military Strength: The Carons can muster 4,000 men when levies are raised. Of these, some 200 are knights or sworn swords, while the remainder are spearmen or archers.
Biography: The eldest son of Lord Baelor Caron, it was apparent from a young age that Pearse possessed a voice to awe and shame his father's own minstrels. From little toddler diddies to grand ballads, one could almost always hear the boy belting out notes at one time or another. While he also received the standard arms training expected of an heir, there was a musical component to his studies that he took to with more enthusiasm than anything else. By age eleven, he was writing his own songs.

His endeavors found a supporter in his sister Leona, a year his junior. She could sing almost as ably, and together they awed lords and ladies from all over the Stormlands for several years. Baelor and Lady Jeyne seemed indifferent to their talents; glad that it was winning their heir some prestige but frustrated that, in their minds, it had few practical applications. Baelor attempted to steer Pearse towards a regime centered on the arts of war, with some success. His son proved himself a masterful rider and user of the lance, but was still disinclined towards bookish study. Pearse had many successes at local tourneys as a youth.

One night when he was seventeen, Pearse was out carousing with friends at a local inn. On a whim, he mounted his horse and went for a very drunken ride down a country lane. By a cruel twist of fate, Leona was meeting her love, a young knight, out in the fields. Drunken to oblivion, Pearse rode his sister down as she crossed the road, killing her. The event sent him spiraling into depression, which he dealt with only by writing songs. Within a few years of this, his younger sister Rhea was married off, and his heartbroken parents passed on. At age twenty-one, he rose to be the next Lord of Nightsong.

The immediate workload his duties dumped on him had a beneficial effect, helping to pull him out of his misery and gradually return to the happiness of his earlier childhood. What cemented his rebirth was an affair with Victaria Waynwood, who attended a tourney in the Vale at which Pearse had fought. Fearing a pregnancy, Pearse asked his father for her hand (without, of course, revealing the affair), which was granted. Indeed, she gave birth to their eldest son, Arthur, not five months after their wedding. It would be the beginning of a deeply loving marriage, which produced three further children.

As Pearse settled into his new role, he resurrected his almost-forgotten bastard half-brother Martyn from a drunken stupor in an Oldtown inn. Although they were seven years apart and had not stuck together during childhood, once reunited they developed a solid friendship, and Martyn proved himself to be a more than capable soldier and master-at-arms.

Since inheriting his father's seat, Pearse has ruled with a degree of benevolence, and has continued to hone his talents in song and harp. "The Singsong Lord" as he is sometimes derisively known, nevertheless is not unskilled in the ways of war, and possesses a streak of ambition underneath his genuine charm.


RP Example: (As Mesrane)
Notes: -Victaria Caron (nee Waynwood, wife, age 33)
-Martyn Storm (half-brother, age 30)
-Arthur Caron (son and heir, age 15)
-Melissa Caron (daughter, age 13)
-Bethany Caron (daughter, age 7)
-Edmund Caron (son, age 6)

[Warg the Immortal]

Aaaagfuck, make the Reynes great again, world conquest.
Why brain, why u refuse to let me type an app...

The Reynes are open and I would actually really like a Reyne player since they are a major force in this war. Robb Reyne is probably Daemon's biggest supporter.

I'll drop Robb from my ancillary list if someone wants to be the Reynes

[The Valyria Empire]

Caron is accepted.

[New Granadeseret]

Caron is accepted.

My apologies if I'm making a mistake, but I think you missed my Frey app a on the last page.

[The Valyria Empire]

Caron is accepted.

My apologies if I'm making a mistake, but I think you missed my Frey app a on the last page.

Well those other characters bios are missing so I was expecting those before I accepted you, unless the characters are not that important.

[Vladivostokava]

I am sure I could get at least one house to help set me on the path to civilization. I dont want to be fully civilized.. I just want to do a little more farming over scavenging.

Well, we're really the only house nearby, so...

However, even with our influenced grubbing, I'm not sure trying to get the frog-eaters to settle down is a good investment. They like their lifestyle, those Crannogmen, and trying to get them to abandon it is risky.

I in no way intend to abandon any of it. I just plan to make adjustments. if i went off and changed everything it would be bad for me. I mean, Crannogmen are masters in guerilla warfare. if i start screwing around and adding a bunch of roads, then enemy armies will have a easier time walking to blackreach. I only want to stimulate a little fishing and farming. Not replace anything.

[The Valyria Empire]

Well, we're really the only house nearby, so...

However, even with our influenced grubbing, I'm not sure trying to get the frog-eaters to settle down is a good investment. They like their lifestyle, those Crannogmen, and trying to get them to abandon it is risky.

I in no way intend to abandon any of it. I just plan to make adjustments. if i went off and changed everything it would be bad for me. I mean, Crannogmen are masters in guerilla warfare. if i start screwing around and adding a bunch of roads, then enemy armies will have a easier time walking to blackreach. I only want to stimulate a little fishing and farming. Not replace anything.

The Crannogmen (Reeds) and the Freys have actually been enemies for years. It would be weird for the Freys to help them.

[Vladivostokava]

I in no way intend to abandon any of it. I just plan to make adjustments. if i went off and changed everything it would be bad for me. I mean, Crannogmen are masters in guerilla warfare. if i start screwing around and adding a bunch of roads, then enemy armies will have a easier time walking to blackreach. I only want to stimulate a little fishing and farming. Not replace anything.

The Crannogmen (Reeds) and the Freys have actually been enemies for years. It would be weird for the Freys to help them.

I hate the Freys. I didn't know he was a Frey.

[The Valyria Empire]

The Crannogmen (Reeds) and the Freys have actually been enemies for years. It would be weird for the Freys to help them.

I hate the Freys. I didn't know he was a Frey.

How to tell the book readers from the show watchers. If they say they hate the Lannisters and Freys and love the Starks that's how you know.

I'm NOT trying to be mean, but that's my main gripe with the show. Due to the lack of POV that you get from the books which lets you learn the thoughts of characters that most of the show viewers dislike you can really relate with them.

Plus some characters are done so much better like Jaime, he went from a dishonorable, cocky asshole who needed Cersei to a man who wants to regain his honor and be a true knight, and to uphold the oath he to Cat. In the show he's still kind of the same when he was in season 4.

I still enjoy the show when I'm watching it in the moment but when I sit back and think about it, man I realize the flaws that it has. Seasons 1-3, great minus some cut things. Season 4, okay but still overall good. Season 5, "bad pussy". Season 6, cinematography, effects and music were top notch especially the last two episodes but the plot was garbage, and very very fan servicey makes me worried for season 7 since D&D won a award for their writing, they probably realize if they keep doing fan service they'll win more.

Anyway enough of my tyrants, Frey is Accepted

[Vladivostokava]

I hate the Freys. I didn't know he was a Frey.

How to tell the book readers from the show watchers. If they say they hate the Lannisters and Freys and love the Starks that's how you know.

I'm NOT trying to be mean, but that's my main gripe with the show. Due to the lack of POV that you get from the books which lets you learn the thoughts of characters that most of the show viewers dislike you can really relate with them.

Plus some characters are done so much better like Jaime, he went from a dishonorable, cocky asshole who needed Cersei to a man who wants to regain his honor and be a true knight, and to uphold the oath he to Cat. In the show he's still kind of the same when he was in season 4.

I still enjoy the show when I'm watching it in the moment but when I sit back and think about it, man I realize the flaws that it has. Seasons 1-3, great minus some cut things. Season 4, okay but still overall good. Season 5, "bad pussy". Season 6, cinematography, effects and music were top notch especially the last two episodes but the plot was garbage, and very very fan servicey makes me worried for season 7 since D&D won a award for their writing, they probably realize if they keep doing fan service they'll win more.

Anyway enough of my tyrants, Frey is Accepted

I understand. My knowledge only goes as far as all the tv show a few video games a ton of youtube videos and a lot of wiki pages. No books. The library here in Tianjin has a very small english section.. like 2 shelfs. I looked. But to the best of my current knowledge I still stick to my guns, lannisters and freys are asshats. Now this is only to the best of my knowledge.

[The Valyria Empire]

How to tell the book readers from the show watchers. If they say they hate the Lannisters and Freys and love the Starks that's how you know.

I'm NOT trying to be mean, but that's my main gripe with the show. Due to the lack of POV that you get from the books which lets you learn the thoughts of characters that most of the show viewers dislike you can really relate with them.

Plus some characters are done so much better like Jaime, he went from a dishonorable, cocky asshole who needed Cersei to a man who wants to regain his honor and be a true knight, and to uphold the oath he to Cat. In the show he's still kind of the same when he was in season 4.

I still enjoy the show when I'm watching it in the moment but when I sit back and think about it, man I realize the flaws that it has. Seasons 1-3, great minus some cut things. Season 4, okay but still overall good. Season 5, "bad pussy". Season 6, cinematography, effects and music were top notch especially the last two episodes but the plot was garbage, and very very fan servicey makes me worried for season 7 since D&D won a award for their writing, they probably realize if they keep doing fan service they'll win more.

Anyway enough of my tyrants, Frey is Accepted

I understand. My knowledge only goes as far as all the tv show a few video games a ton of youtube videos and a lot of wiki pages. No books. The library here in Tianjin has a very small english section.. like 2 shelfs. I looked. But to the best of my current knowledge I still stick to my guns, lannisters and freys are asshats. Now this is only to the best of my knowledge.

Apologizes for that, this happens every thread I make. Won't happen again. Anyway, still waiting on that Lannister app, hope it comes through it would help to have another LP player.

[Warg the Immortal]

How to tell the book readers from the show watchers. If they say they hate the Lannisters and Freys and love the Starks that's how you know.

I'm NOT trying to be mean, but that's my main gripe with the show. Due to the lack of POV that you get from the books which lets you learn the thoughts of characters that most of the show viewers dislike you can really relate with them.

Plus some characters are done so much better like Jaime, he went from a dishonorable, cocky asshole who needed Cersei to a man who wants to regain his honor and be a true knight, and to uphold the oath he to Cat. In the show he's still kind of the same when he was in season 4.

I still enjoy the show when I'm watching it in the moment but when I sit back and think about it, man I realize the flaws that it has. Seasons 1-3, great minus some cut things. Season 4, okay but still overall good. Season 5, "bad pussy". Season 6, cinematography, effects and music were top notch especially the last two episodes but the plot was garbage, and very very fan servicey makes me worried for season 7 since D&D won a award for their writing, they probably realize if they keep doing fan service they'll win more.

Anyway enough of my tyrants, Frey is Accepted

I understand. My knowledge only goes as far as all the tv show a few video games a ton of youtube videos and a lot of wiki pages. No books. The library here in Tianjin has a very small english section.. like 2 shelfs. I looked. But to the best of my current knowledge I still stick to my guns, lannisters and freys are asshats. Now this is only to the best of my knowledge.

Actually a lot of Lannisters were heroic and chivalrous, as well as generous. Such as Tywin's father

[Vladivostokava]

So I have heard, but the only ones I have observed have been asshats. Now I don't hate all the lannisters and I understand why some of them do what they do. But that doesn't mean I need to like them. I don't particularly enjoy Sansa, Brann or Rickon Stark. I believe I am free to nit-pick.

Any time I saw Joffrey Baratheon, my boyfriend would say "Faggot" almost instinctively. So I would say I am not alone.

[Vladivostokava]

How would one go about creating a house guard? I wanted to make a house guard to protect Lord Korben.. He's the last heir.. Kinda need him to be not dead.