A Song of Ice And Fire - The Bleeding Years

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

Naysayers the lot of you are, I’m doing these dragon egg experiments in the name of SCIENCE.
Maybe cooked dragon meat tastes good I dunno.

[Arlye Austros]

Naysayers the lot of you are, I’m doing these dragon egg experiments in the name of SCIENCE.
Maybe cooked dragon meat tastes good I dunno.

And thus, the Ibaneese smoking crater is born.

[Nuxipal]

Naysayers the lot of you are, I’m doing these dragon egg experiments in the name of SCIENCE.
Maybe cooked dragon meat tastes good I dunno.

And thus, the Ibaneese smoking crater is born.

I don't know where you'll find a dragon egg except...

Don't you go docking in Dragonstone. Your whaling ships are very flammable..

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

And thus, the Ibaneese smoking crater is born.

I don't know where you'll find a dragon egg except...

Don't you go docking in Dragonstone. Your whaling ships are very flammable..

ZEG MAKKER, GIVE DRAGON EGG.

[Nuxipal]

I don't know where you'll find a dragon egg except...

Don't you go docking in Dragonstone. Your whaling ships are very flammable..

ZEG MAKKER, GIVE DRAGON EGG.

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

[Roman Imperator]

ZEG MAKKER, GIVE DRAGON EGG.

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

Maelenya will most probably be paying Dragonstone a personal visit for a proposition that could greatly benefit your economy while at the same time fulfilling one of her many ambitious goals.

[Nuxipal]

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

Maelenya will most probably be paying Dragonstone a personal visit for a proposition that could greatly benefit your economy while at the same time fulfilling one of her many ambitious goals.

This is quite ominous..

Edit: Can someone create a list of which Houses/Characters are accepted. I'll put it in my post that is right after the OP.

[Roman Imperator]

Maelenya will most probably be paying Dragonstone a personal visit for a proposition that could greatly benefit your economy while at the same time fulfilling one of her many ambitious goals.

This is quite ominous..

Nah nothing that ominous.

She basically seeks marriage alliances between her children and House Targaryen in return for Volantene military support for any and all future endeavors as well as diverting a portion of Volantene trade to Dragonstone. For the Valyreos, having High Valyrian blood in their family would really increase the prestige of their name and basically give them more 'right to rule' among all the other families of The Old Blood.

At the same time she'll also be putting a stop to the inbreeding in her family so essentially she is killing two birds with one stone. Thus, the personal visit. The details can most probably be hashed out in the IC once its up.

[Ard al Islam]

ZEG MAKKER, GIVE DRAGON EGG.

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

Forget that, come trade at Gulltown.

[Nuxipal]

This is quite ominous..

Nah nothing that ominous.

She basically seeks marriage alliances between her children and House Targaryen in return for Volantene military support for any and all future endeavors as well as diverting a portion of Volantene trade to Dragonstone. For the Valyreos, having High Valyrian blood in their family would really increase the prestige of their name and basically give them more 'right to rule' among all the other families of The Old Blood.

At the same time she'll also be putting a stop to the inbreeding in her family so essentially she is killing two birds with one stone. Thus, the personal visit. The details can most probably be hashed out in the IC once its up.

I can't say that I'd be opposed to marriage alliances, but with no one really available except Aurion himself, not too sure how far we'd get on that. Sure, Visenya and Aegon are both alive, but they are 2 and newborn respectively.

[Arlye Austros]

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

Forget that, come trade at Gulltown.

"Hey, I heard you are having a trade war. Might if I sit and watch. I also got grain to hand out, just call for your man, Duskendale, and I will throw you that sweet, sweet wheat."

[Roman Imperator]

I can't say that I'd be opposed to marriage alliances, but with no one really available except Aurion himself, not too sure how far we'd get on that. Sure, Visenya and Aegon are both alive, but they are 2 and newborn respectively.

.

Marriage doesn't have to take place now. We'll just do the betrothal for the kids until they come of age. Maelenya herself doesn't have any interest in getting hitched again atm.

[Arlye Austros]

Made that list that was requested. Not sure if I am missing anyone so far.
I couldn't find the Arryn app, al Islam, but I listed you nevertheless.

House Hoarre of Fairmarket and the God’s Eye. – Arlye Austros.
House Feather of Foy’s Point. – Ormata
House Targaryen of Dragonstone. – Nuxipal
House Reyne of Castamere. – Union Princes
House Farwind of Farwind Keep and Fairwind. – The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune.
House Lannister of Casterly Rock. – The Imperial Warglorian Empire.
House Mallister of Seagard. – Dalria.
God Kings of Ibben. - Guuj Xaat Kil.
Triarchs of Volantis. – Roman Imperator.
House Arryn of the Eyrie. – Ard al Islam.

[Nuxipal]

Made that list that was requested. Not sure if I am missing anyone so far.
I couldn't find the Arryn app, al Islam, but I listed you nevertheless.

House Hoarre of Fairmarket and the God’s Eye. – Arlye Austros.
House Feather of Foy’s Point. – Ormata
House Targaryen of Dragonstone. – Nuxipal
House Reyne of Castamere. – Union Princes
House Farwind of Farwind Keep and Fairwind. – The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune.
House Lannister of Casterly Rock. – The Imperial Warglorian Empire.
House Mallister of Seagard. – Dalria.
God Kings of Ibben. - Guuj Xaat Kil.
Triarchs of Volantis. – Roman Imperator.
House Arryn of the Eyrie. – Ard al Islam.

Thanks, and you are right. I don't see an App for House Arryn yet.. Ard! whatcha doing?

[Ard al Islam]

Made that list that was requested. Not sure if I am missing anyone so far.
I couldn't find the Arryn app, al Islam, but I listed you nevertheless.

House Hoarre of Fairmarket and the God’s Eye. – Arlye Austros.
House Feather of Foy’s Point. – Ormata
House Targaryen of Dragonstone. – Nuxipal
House Reyne of Castamere. – Union Princes
House Farwind of Farwind Keep and Fairwind. – The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune.
House Lannister of Casterly Rock. – The Imperial Warglorian Empire.
House Mallister of Seagard. – Dalria.
God Kings of Ibben. - Guuj Xaat Kil.
Triarchs of Volantis. – Roman Imperator.
House Arryn of the Eyrie. – Ard al Islam.

Thanks, and you are right. I don't see an App for House Arryn yet.. Ard! whatcha doing?

You can't rush genius!

[Dragos Bee]

Added the Roster to the OOC OP!

[Ormata]

...

Am I a joke to you?

That aside should be noted that House Feather's fort is no longer called Foy's Point whatsoever, ever since essentially the raising of the Wall.

[Arlye Austros]

...

Am I a joke to you?

That aside should be noted that House Feather's fort is no longer called Foy's Point whatsoever, ever since essentially the raising of the Wall.

I did take you post as a basis for about half of the APPs. And yeah, that probably needs to be changed.

[Dragos Bee]

...

Am I a joke to you?

That aside should be noted that House Feather's fort is no longer called Foy's Point whatsoever, ever since essentially the raising of the Wall.

Edited.

[Ard al Islam]

Don't worry if you missed out on a marriage alliance, that would have been backstory anyways.

In the IC, my King has 5 daughters. So, that's a lot pf potential for alliances. However, they are aged 2-10. Right now would be 27 BC. When Aegon is 25, that'd be 2 BC, so they would range from 27-35, so of age. These will happen in the actual IC, however.

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

...

Am I a joke to you?

That aside should be noted that House Feather's fort is no longer called Foy's Point whatsoever, ever since essentially the raising of the Wall.

Edited.

Btw we aren't god kings anymore, we're ruled by the Shadow Council.

[Keruma]

Vassal/Custom House
Name: House Urie
Coat Of Arms:

this but with a blue blackground

Motto: Soar to the Light
Location: Nephilim keep and its surrounding lands (in place of Langward)
For Reference:

Vassal of: The Storm Kings of House Durrandon
Military Strength: Maximum 3,000; Currently 1,400 (1,100 Infantry 300 Cavalry)
Economic Strength: Low
History:

The history of House Urie is recorded firstly by the bard Corban the Troubadour and then by the Maesters of Nephilim Keep. The founder of House Urie, Alran Urie, was one of the Andals who landed on the shores of the Stormlands during the late stages of the Andal Invasion of the Stormlands. Alran was well-known among the Andal ranks for his swordsmanship and even more known for his honor and compassion. When he defeated a first man he never chose to kill them; instead he congratulated them on a well-fought battle, made them swore to never take up arms against his Andal brothers, and sent them home. Alran originally had a small group of men under his command, some 50 knights he would travel around with claiming glory for the seven. Over time, the first men he defeated chose to serve under him instead of returning home, increasing the size of his forces twofold.

The most memorable moment of Alran, as recorded by Corban, was his defense of a small town south of the wendwater, at the border between The Storm Kings and The Iron Kings. The town was already previously ravaged by ironborn raiders, leaving them defenseless to the incoming Andal Invaders. Alran was deeply troubled by this situation as he knows that the group coming to the town was led by a warlord who was known for his cruelty and ruthlessness. Alran rushed to the village and informed the smallfolk that their lives were in danger. The smallfolk were initially wary of the tall Andal man ordering them around but were swayed by the hundreds of first men warriors who gave testament to the man's honor and kindness. After a few days the Andal warriors descended upon the village, defended by Alran and his rag-tag group of Andal knights, First Men warriors and village smallfolk. The fighting was intense; only because of the sheer number of Alran's forces were they able to counter the Andal knights. In the middle of the battle, a long and grueling duel between Alran and the Andal warlord ensued. Arlan's skill as well as the warlord's strength and speed was evenly matched. Alran eventually managed to tire out the warlord and behead him with a single stroke. However, a sneak attack from two of the warlord's men hit Alran by surprise. They were killed by the village smallfolk who had seen the unforeseen event. The battle was won yet Alran Urie's state remained in critical condition.

A few week's rest brought enough vitality to Alran who was conscious but will forever be bothered by attack. The two perpetrators left two vertical scars on the back as well as having affected his lungs to the point where he will no longer be able to fight for a very long time. The smallfolk celebrated the defense of the town as well as the heroism of the Andal Knight Arlan Urie. Once Arlan was able to stand on his own feet however, a group of men from House Durrandon came to the village, demanding that Arlan and all Andals with him come with them or else have the village destroyed. Arlan, not wishing to endanger the lives of the smallfolk, went willingly along with the remnants of his original core of knights. Along the way to Storm's End, Alran learned that there was a seventh attempt at taking the mystical fortress and once again, like all other attempts, failed. Suddenly, all andal lords in the region of the stormlands was invited by King Maldon IV Durrandon for an armistice.

The feast at Storm's End signaled the end of hostilities between the Storm King and the various local Andal Lords. All of them, Arlan included, swore allegiance the Storm Kings. Arlan was granted land by Maldon due to his honorable defense of the village a few weeks prior. Coincidentally, the land was the surrounding lands the village he defended was standing on, making him its lord. He also wed a first men maiden, thereby truly establishing the house of Urie. He was greeted with fanfare on his way back to the village and all the smallfolk of the village immediately swore allegiance to their new lord. The knights of Arlan intermarried with the smallfolk and they helped build the foundation of what would become Nephilim Keep.

Name: Asher Urie
Appearance: This minus the beard and with amber eyes

Asher stands at a height of 5'10". His long and thick raven hair falls down to his shoulders, giving him a broody aura. He has wide shoulders and yet has a lean musculature. He prefers colors that are predominantly black, due to currently mourning the loss of his father Lord Arlan III of Nephilim Keep. His eyes are a shade of dark brown amber which becomes fully amber when hit by the shining sun.
Age:17
Bio: Asher was the firstborn son of Arlan "Ambersword" Urie and Miranna Massey. The Nephilim keep's location meant that everyone had to be ready for the eventual ironborn raids. Arlan, from a young age, was taught swordsmanship and archery by the castle's master-at-arms. However, Asher's interests truly lie in reading about the world and of life itself. After the combat training he so greatly resented he would run to the keep's maester and ask him to teach him how to read and write. At the age of six, Asher was sent to his mother's original house, House Massey, on Stonedance to further enhance his own skills. There Asher was given equal opportunities to hone his scholarly as well as martial pursuits. He was well-regarded because of his intelligence and skill with a bow.

It was at this point in his life that he would develop a close relationship with his father. He never felt affection to his father during his early years because Lord Arlan was always busy with defending the lands against ironborn raids. Once Asher left Nephilim keep, he and his father would send letters to one another, discussing things such as warfare, their family, the gods, their hunting dogs, even life itself. Asher came to see his father more clearly than ever and became one of his role models. He would send some gifts to his father, such as the tusks of the boar he killed in his first ever hunt. This relationship with his father became a motivation for him to do better with his swordsmanship, the one thing he and his father would disagree on.

It was agreed that Asher would return home once he reached the age of sixteen, but a local matter with pirates delayed Asher's departure by a few months. Asher was accompanied by several knights of house Massey in order to ensure the safety of young Asher. Once they arrived at the border of Nephilim, they were ambushed by several Ironborn raiders. All of the knights accompanying Asher were killed and Asher was only able to barely escape, racing back to his home to get to safety. Once he arrived, however, he saw the devastation which the ironborn brought upon his home. The village was burning and there are no guards at the castle's gates. Asher rushed inside the keep where bodies wearing his house's colors were strewn across the floor. He rallied the guards still alive and forced the raiders out of his home. He was relentless, even when the ironborn were already retreating; he would shoot all the arrows available at the fleeing islanders until he was stopped by Maester Joren, the maester who taught him how to read and write. He explained that while Asher was gone, the raiders got bolder and bolder with their attacks, but this attack was unlike anything they have ever experienced before. Maester Joren also guided Asher to his dead father, a sword stab on his chest visible, laid down on a table at the lowest levels of the keep. The death of his father hit Asher hard. He was planning on going after the raiders but the presence of his mother and his sister, a young girl born during his years away from home, took away vengeance from his mind. Instead he focused the past few months rebuilding the lands, rekindling his relationship with his remaining family, and preparing the people so that they may never face such a tragedy ever again.
Mundane Skills:
Swordsmanship
Asher is, admittedly, only an average swordsman. It is only a combination of good armor, a good sword, his guards, a good strategy and tactic, and his own skills that will keep him alive on the battlefield.

Archery
Asher is well-versed in the ways of the bow. He is able to shoot an arrow as far as 300 yards with his personal bow, an ironwood bow specially made from the North. An effect of this is that his left arm is somewhat larger than his right.

Agility
Asher was blessed with a natural agility, able to move much quicker with his body. This is the basis of his fighting style; tire out the opponent with fast strikes and dodges until an opportunity to end it arises.
Charisma
Asher is not the type of leader to inspire men in a single speech. In fact his public speaking skills are rather lackluster. His strength lies in speaking to them privately and inspiring loyalty one soldier at a time and he is able to maneuver around political dialogue deftly.
Magic (If Any):
Personality: Asher is oftentimes a quiet person, preferring to sit in the sidelines, observing as much as he can. This is the public persona Asher presents, which makes him out as a broody scholar, since his inclination for scholarly pursuits are well known. He is known to observe carefully before acting in any given situation, preferring to figure out the situation and taking action based on his observation. He can become an intimidating force as a leader when negotiating, exuding confidence and power. Between those he is close to, however, he is a lot more cheerful and possesses a dry sense of humor. He is a lot more talkative with those he is close with and will playfully tease them once in a while. He also possesses a strong sense of honor but can be forgotten when under extreme bouts of stress.
Kingdom: The Stormlands
Is he/she a Ruler? Yes, but as a vassal of the Storm King
Heir(s):Sister (age 5) and male cousins from House Massey

[Nuxipal]

Vassal/Custom House
Name: House Urie

Mosborough is in the Kingdom of Isles and Rivers aka, the Iron King Harren Hoare's territory. That land was lost a generation ago by the Storm Kings to the Iron Kings.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

ZEG MAKKER, GIVE DRAGON EGG.

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

Expect a visit from Taedor

[Nuxipal]

Kesā daor gūrogon mirre hen īlva zaldrīzes drōma. Lo ao sylugon, kesā mērī sagon rhēdan lēda drakarys.


For everyone else, feel free to come trading at my docks or at the towns of Hull and Spicetown on Driftmark. Of course, I may look to create a bay toll or something to bring in some more economic power.

Expect a visit from Taedor

Dragonstone's port is going to be very busy... I'll just assume everyone came to welcome the new Dragonlord into the world once we get started.