Introduction
Welcome to A Song of Ice and Fire: In an Age of Dragons, an RP set in the world of G. R. R. Martin's book series and its HBO tv series. In an Age of Dragons take place some thirty years after the events of the books. These thirty years have, in best ASOIAF style, been filled with violence and intrigues, the extent of which is detailed in the bellow sections. You will RP members of the various Westerosi houses (Or Essosi Free Cities, Khalasars, or Ghiscari Imperial Magnates, etc.) vying for power and influence over the Seven Kingdoms or the World.
The RP is a continuation/reboot of Rise of a King the events of which will be summarized, when I find the time to do it, in a spoiler for people to read. The RP is however open to old and new players alike.
Setting (or short Backstory)
In the early years of the third century after Aegon's Landings, the War of the Five Kings was dying down, with Stannis Baratheon on the Iron Throne, in control of parts of the Seven Kingdoms. When Stannis came to power, one of his main supporters, the Bastard of Winterfell Jon Snow, was legitimized by the King, becoming the Lord of Winterfell after the last of the Boltons were executed. Later, Howland Reed, Lord of Greywater Watch, came forward with a secret that had been held for more then two decades: the identity of the parents of Jon Snow. It was revealed then that Jon had never been a child of Eddard Stark, but rather his sister Lyanna. His true father was none other than the Prince of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne, Rhaegar Targaryen. As such, Jon was not only both a Targaryen by birth, but the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. As such, when Stannis Baratheon was assassinated by an unknown assailant several months later as he prepared to launch a winter campaign against his Lannister and Tyrell adversaries, without any male heirs, Jon Targaryen was crowned King.
When Daenerys Targaryen, after uniting the Ghiscari and ending slavery in Slaver’s Bay, eventually returned to Westeros, she met with her newly discovered nephew, and the two agreed to marry in order to avoid bloodshed, and together they reunited the Seven Kingdoms under Jon's rule. As such, the Seven Kingdoms, Daenerys's Ghiscari domain, and the Great Grass Sea were united under the Bastard of Winterfell and the Mother of Dragons. However, their triumph would prove short. In 318, Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden, was arrested and executed after it was discovered that he was plotting to assassinate the King and Queen, intending to replace them with his own daughter, Margaery Tyrell, and her husband, former King Tommen Lannister. Lord Mace’s execution led to open rebellion, with House Tyrell and several others, along with their bannermen, against the Iron Throne and their allies. In the cover of darkness, the armies of Highgarden stormed King’s Landing, killing Jon and Danaerys and taking the three year old Prince Aerion prisoner. Aerion’s elder brother, sixteen year old Aemon Targaryen, Prince of Dragonstone lead a loyalist exodus, also including the six year old Prince Viserys, from Westeros and travelled to their mother's domain in Slaver’s Bay. With Aerion in the custody of House Tyrell, the Targaryen forces in Essos and those of Targaryen loyalists in Westeros were unable to continue the war, which was forced to end inconclusively.
The year is now 330 AC, twelve years after the Tyrell Rebellion, and the world is in a state of crisis. In Westeros, the Tyrells control the Iron Throne, with the young King Aerion and his queen completely under their influence. As a result, tensions are rising between those lords who supported Jon and Daenerys and those who took part in the rebellion. In Essos, the situation is much worse. In the Stepstones, a new ruler, the Pirate King Aero Cithien has united the island chain, moving on to conquer the Free Cities of Lys and Tyrosh. In the east, the other sons of Daenerys Targaryen have taken up their mother's positions, with Aemon becoming Emperor of the Ghiscari, a rising power in the world, and Viserys leading his mother's khalasar in the Dothraki Sea. Under Viserys, the Dothraki have become more bold, and raids against the Free Cities have become more common. Fearing the threat of the Pirate King and the Dothraki, the Free Cities have started trading less often with Westeros, and the Iron Bank of Braavos has started collecting on it's debts and withholding new loans, resulting in financial disaster for both the other Free Cities and the lords of Westeros. While the lords of Westeros bicker a rumor is rising in the east of a union between the mighty restored Ghiscari Empire and the Khalasar of Khal Viserys now seeking to return to Westeros and avenge the death of their parents.
You are in the center of this crisis. But who are you? Are you the head of a noble Westerosi family? Are you a brave knight, fighting in the army of your liege lord? Are you a wealthy merchant or slave trader from one of the free cities? Are you a pirate captain, raiding the seas under the command of the Pirate King? Are you a legate of the lock-step legions assembling in the Empire? Are you a khal of the Dothraki, leading your khalasar on raids against your pale-skinned neighbors? Whoever you are, you will play a part in forging the future of Westeros and Essos alike.
The Full Backstory (is long and full of spoilers; which is why I put it in one)
The Rules
- All NS and P2TM forum rules apply. Obviously.
- Do not god-mod, do not meta-game, do not do wildly unrealistic and/or senseless stuff
- Posts must be a minimum of four lines, unless you have a reasonable excuse. I'm not going to be that hard about this rule, unless it becomes a habit.
- Activity is mandatory. If you for some reason is unable to post for an extended period of time inform the OP and explain why this is acceptable or you will be removed from the OP.
- As OP I have the final say on everything, period. Which is not to say that I can't be reasoned with.
- If you apply as a house, apply as a character as well.
- If you wish to play as a Free City or other, usually Essosi, faction/country/entity that isn't a house use the other faction application
- Multiple players can be from the same house.
- A player can RP multiple characters, or even multiple houses/factions. The OP will determine how many and which houses/factions the same player is allowed to RP.
- You may reserve a house, faction or character for up to 24 hours after which the reservation expires unless something else has been agreed upon by the OP.
- Have fun. And obey me.
Applications
House
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[b]Overlord, if any:[/b]
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[b]Leader(s):[/b]
[b]Territory (if applicable):[/b]
[b]Overlord, if any:[/b]
[b]Coat of Arms:[/b]
Character
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[b]NS Nation Name:[/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Title(s):[/b]
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[b]House Allegiance:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Biography ([i]At least[/i] 2 well written paragraphs)[/b]
[b]Any Additional Information:[/b]
I'm also assuming since Jon became King and because of the Others threat, the NW is taken a little bit more seriously now?
