A Song of Ice And Fire - The Bleeding Years

[Ormata]

34, picture, and as for personality I would say...calm, collected, exceptionally observant and at times questioning, compassionate to the smallfolk as well as mildly understanding them, and one to treat such people as essentially equals. Her understanding of architecture is far better than her understanding of court etiquette, her manner of dress rather plain, and a good enough archer though by no means a natural.

[Dragos Bee]

So my options are either Lannister or Lannister vassals, Reyne. If no one else volunteers, I'll go with Reyne.

BTW, many families have ancestral Valyrian Steel swords. House Arryn is an exception. Can I make it so they have one also?

Missed this, and I'd say no.

[Ard al Islam]

So my options are either Lannister or Lannister vassals, Reyne. If no one else volunteers, I'll go with Reyne.

BTW, many families have ancestral Valyrian Steel swords. House Arryn is an exception. Can I make it so they have one also?

Missed this, and I'd say no.

Big sad

[Dalria]

So my options are either Lannister or Lannister vassals, Reyne. If no one else volunteers, I'll go with Reyne.

BTW, many families have ancestral Valyrian Steel swords. House Arryn is an exception. Can I make it so they have one also?

Missed this, and I'd say no.

Is that a no to designing our own houses’s Valyrian blade? I mean there are over 200 in Westeros.

[Ard al Islam]

34, picture, and as for personality I would say...calm, collected, exceptionally observant and at times questioning, compassionate to the smallfolk as well as mildly understanding them, and one to treat such people as essentially equals. Her understanding of architecture is far better than her understanding of court etiquette, her manner of dress rather plain, and a good enough archer though by no means a natural.

Ok, that's good. Matches personality of the rest of the family.
And I see she's a redhead?

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

So my options are either Lannister or Lannister vassals, Reyne. If no one else volunteers, I'll go with Reyne.

BTW, many families have ancestral Valyrian Steel swords. House Arryn is an exception. Can I make it so they have one also?

Missed this, and I'd say no.

Bee pls, I'm done with my app fam brooo.

[Ormata]

34, picture, and as for personality I would say...calm, collected, exceptionally observant and at times questioning, compassionate to the smallfolk as well as mildly understanding them, and one to treat such people as essentially equals. Her understanding of architecture is far better than her understanding of court etiquette, her manner of dress rather plain, and a good enough archer though by no means a natural.

Ok, that's good. Matches personality of the rest of the family.
And I see she's a redhead?

She is indeed a redhead, lol.

[Dragos Bee]

Missed this, and I'd say no.

Bee pls, I'm done with my app fam brooo.

Accepted.

[Ard al Islam]

Ok, that's good. Matches personality of the rest of the family.
And I see she's a redhead?

She is indeed a redhead, lol.

Sorry, I'm just a little taken aback because I envisioned brown hair(like her husband and children). But don't take this as a complaint. Who am I to tell you which picture you should use for a woman, a character that's not even mine?

[Roman Imperator]

Canon Name: Volantis / New Valyria
Canon Flag/Badge:
Canon Military Strength: 50,000 (40,000 infantry | 10,000 cavalry)
Excessively wealthy and laden with riches from centuries of trade, Volantis has one of the largest most expensive armies in all of Essos. They had no need of levies or training soldiers of their own from the territories they control. They, instead, had all the gold to buy the readily-trained armies it needed to dominate any lands it wanted. Companies of battle-hardened sellswords, free-riders and sellsails fill the ranks of the Volantene army and navy. When their mercenaries fail them, Volantis relies on its legions of slave soldiers to succeed wherever gold cannot. As the closest Free City neighboring the great slaver cities of Slaver's Bay, Volantis has easy access to highly-disciplined slave soldiers like the Unsullied to bolster their military strength whenever they had to.
Canon History:
Oldest of all the free cities and the "first daughter" of the Valyrian Freehold, Volantis was the first colony founded by Valyria to protect her borders north and west of the Summer Sea. It began as a mere garrison protected by immensely thick walls of black stones fused together by dragon fire. Wealthy Valyrian families, however, took advantage of this outpost to trade along the Rhoyne. Overtime, Volantis grew rich and powerful thanks to the trade between Valyria and the Rhoynar whilst their rival Rhoynish city of Sarhoy declined.

During the Rhoynish Wars, Volantis and their dragon overlords broke the power of the Rhoynar and sowed salt into the ruins of Sarhoy after its destruction, preventing that city from ever rising again. After the Doom of Valyria, Volantis cemented its might in the south-east region of the Disputed Lands becoming the greatest and most powerful of all the Free Cities. Believing that the mandate of dominance, once held by the dragonlords, was now theirs, the Old Blood of Volantis declared themselves heirs to the Valyrian Freehold and its vast territorial empire rightfully theirs. Their Triarchs launched a campaign of conquest into the Disputed Lands and conquered the Free Cities of Myr and Lys which they have held in their power for two whole generations.

But that was years ago and now the power of Volantis or New Valyria is beginning to wane. Sensing weakness, the other Free Cities have begun to stir and rebellious sentiments among the Myrmen and the Lyseni have risen one octave higher. If the Triarchs continue to ignore these warnings of impending danger, they might find their mandate of dominance, cut short before its time.
Headcanon History:
- Maelenya Valyreos wins the support of the Old Blood and freeborn people in Volantis and replaces Marqelo Tagaros as the new Triarch in the yearly elections.
- There are now two Triarchs from the tiger party and one Triarch from the elephant party holding power in New Valyria. Triarchs Maelenya Valyreos and Basaron Caliar are tigers whilst Triarch Aegagon Rahgaris is an elephant. Two males and one female.
- True power resides with Triarch Maelenya who has seduced and is now controlling the weak-willed Triarch Basaron. As the only elephant in the room, Triarch Aegagon's influence is diminished and reduced under the united front of the two tigers.
Economic Strength: Absurdly Rich

Character App(s) incoming...

[Ormata]

She is indeed a redhead, lol.

Sorry, I'm just a little taken aback because I envisioned brown hair(like her husband and children). But don't take this as a complaint. Who am I to tell you which picture you should use for a woman, a character that's not even mine?

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

[Ard al Islam]

Sorry, I'm just a little taken aback because I envisioned brown hair(like her husband and children). But don't take this as a complaint. Who am I to tell you which picture you should use for a woman, a character that's not even mine?

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

Lol

You don't need to defend yourself, I understand. I could help you find a good, quality image. Just give me a description.

[Ormata]

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

Lol

You don't need to defend yourself, I understand. I could help you find a good, quality image. Just give me a description.

If I find a better one I'll use it it's all good. Just lost a computer and I had around 400ish character images saved on it, so sad times.

[Dragos Bee]

Sorry, I'm just a little taken aback because I envisioned brown hair(like her husband and children). But don't take this as a complaint. Who am I to tell you which picture you should use for a woman, a character that's not even mine?

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

True, but Volantis can afford it.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Sorry, I'm just a little taken aback because I envisioned brown hair(like her husband and children). But don't take this as a complaint. Who am I to tell you which picture you should use for a woman, a character that's not even mine?

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

I just have boats. Imma find a solution for the manpower problem tho.

[Nuxipal]

Sorry, I'm just a little taken aback because I envisioned brown hair(like her husband and children). But don't take this as a complaint. Who am I to tell you which picture you should use for a woman, a character that's not even mine?

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

To be fair.. Volantis is one of the, if not the, biggest cities in Essos. It is so big, that its smaller satellite cities are larger than the largest cities in Westeros. Volantis itself is really 3 cities in one as well. Old Volantis, Volantis, and the Black Wall.

Volantis is on the west riverbank, Old Volantis is across the Longbridge on the East side, and the Black Wall is in Old Volantis, but cordoned off by its signature Black Fused Stone Walls. Volantis has most of the more native Volantene people, while Old Volantis has the majority of the Valryian blood. Within the Black Wall is where the people eligible for becoming a triarch are most likely to be found. To live there, they have to have proof of Valyrian ancestry.

[Roman Imperator]

In my defense I have advanced difficulty in finding good images.

Also jesus fuck everyone is out here with these massive armies.

To be fair.. Volantis is one of the, if not the, biggest cities in Essos. It is so big, that its smaller satellite cities are larger than the largest cities in Westeros. Volantis itself is really 3 cities in one as well. Old Volantis, Volantis, and the Black Wall.

Volantis is on the west riverbank, Old Volantis is across the Longbridge on the East side, and the Black Wall is in Old Volantis, but cordoned off by its signature Black Fused Stone Walls. Volantis has most of the more native Volantene people, while Old Volantis has the majority of the Valryian blood. Within the Black Wall is where the people eligible for becoming a triarch are most likely to be found. To live there, they have to have proof of Valyrian ancestry.

Yeah and if somehow this RP plays out like the canon story where all the other free cities unite to stop Volantis, I'mma need an army this big to survive

[Ard al Islam]

Lol

You don't need to defend yourself, I understand. I could help you find a good, quality image. Just give me a description.

If I find a better one I'll use it it's all good. Just lost a computer and I had around 400ish character images saved on it, so sad times.

Alright. I guess it's all done. Time to throw down some apps.

[Dragos Bee]

To be fair.. Volantis is one of the, if not the, biggest cities in Essos. It is so big, that its smaller satellite cities are larger than the largest cities in Westeros. Volantis itself is really 3 cities in one as well. Old Volantis, Volantis, and the Black Wall.

Volantis is on the west riverbank, Old Volantis is across the Longbridge on the East side, and the Black Wall is in Old Volantis, but cordoned off by its signature Black Fused Stone Walls. Volantis has most of the more native Volantene people, while Old Volantis has the majority of the Valryian blood. Within the Black Wall is where the people eligible for becoming a triarch are most likely to be found. To live there, they have to have proof of Valyrian ancestry.

Yeah and if somehow this RP plays out like the canon story where all the other free cities unite to stop Volantis, I'mma need an army this big to survive

Oh, yes...

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

Yeah and if somehow this RP plays out like the canon story where all the other free cities unite to stop Volantis, I'mma need an army this big to survive

Oh, yes...

And y'know, pray the Targs stay on Dragonstone

[Dragos Bee]

As far as canon goes, there should be two fleets in the Reach. The Mander Fleet, based in the lower Mander River and Shield Islands, and then the Redwyne Fleet, based in the Arbor. House Hightower has a sizable fleet, but its mostly merchant vessels and the like, so probably only 10-15 warships there. Mander Fleet probably about 100 warships and the Redwyne fleet matching it. The only fleet larger would be the Iron Fleet with the Lannister Fleet coming in just behind the Reach's fleets. West Coast Naval Power is really dictated by how strong the Iron Fleet is, and during this time its at one of the high points. With Iron King Harren nearly 20 years into building the monstrosity of Harrenhal however, there could be a sizable portion of the Iron Fleet on the Trident as well, threatening the Eastern side of Westeros.

hmmm....I think I'll leave the exact numbers to anybody who wants to play Houses Redwyne and Hightower. I'll just mention in general that The Reach has a navy of its own because with the max cap at 50,000...I don't think The Reach/House Gardener would realistically have sufficient men to mann 200 ships and still have the numbers to field a proper infantry & cavalry army.

The Reach has a Navy and the cap of 50,000 for army sizes covers only ground forces. The Reach can have 100,000 men for said ground forces if needed, but it is going to be rare you'd need them.

[Nuxipal]

Oh, yes...

And y'know, pray the Targs stay on Dragonstone

Targ*

There is only one adult. Why would he go risk the whole bloodline by getting himself killed?

[Roman Imperator]

And y'know, pray the Targs stay on Dragonstone

Targ*

There is only one adult. Why would he go risk the whole bloodline by getting himself killed?

He managed to see the future and decided to beat his son to it in all future achievements

[Nuxipal]

Targ*

There is only one adult. Why would he go risk the whole bloodline by getting himself killed?

He managed to see the future and decided to beat his son to it in all future achievements

Except.. with only one Targ, it means only one dragonrider. Not to mention, the other two dragons aren't as big as they would be in 22-24 years.

Maybe if Vaelena rides one, but no Velaryon has ridden a dragon to this point. Even the Half-Targaryen ones. Maybe local disputes like Crackclaw point. Or intervening around the Blackwater, but unless something drastic happens, I don't foresee any reason for Aerion to risk himself and his dragon. Its not like he has the army to hold any conquered lands either.

[The Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune]

He managed to see the future and decided to beat his son to it in all future achievements

Except.. with only one Targ, it means only one dragonrider. Not to mention, the other two dragons aren't as big as they would be in 22-24 years.

Maybe if Vaelena rides one, but no Velaryon has ridden a dragon to this point. Even the Half-Targaryen ones. Maybe local disputes like Crackclaw point. Or intervening around the Blackwater, but unless something drastic happens, I don't foresee any reason for Aerion to risk himself and his dragon. Its not like he has the army to hold any conquered lands either.

I mean, Aegon fucked up the entire Volantene fleet single handily.