House Manderly

NOTE: House Manderly was founded in 2016 by Shintoura / Lord Wyman I Manderly during the Golden Age. There has also been a Manderly King, see King Wylis I Manderly, as well as a Manderly Hand of the King during the Deathbed Age. Founded in 2020. Please update accordingly.
House Manderly of White Harbor is a noble house in The North.
== Founding ==
=== First Ruling Council ===
The First Ruling Council of White Harbor consisted of Lord Wyman Manderly (KonopasanTheory), Lord Wylis Manderly (VidanCrncuga) and Lord Theomore Manderly (insanereacher).
==== Lord Wyman Manderly ====
Lord Wyman Manderly, KonopasanTheory, the most gallant of the three, was pivotal in the return of House Manderly from exile in Essos after their family has been driven out of their home years ago. Known for his influential status in the realm, he acted as a grey eminence for his house during its upbringing. He now stands as the Lord Paramount of The North.
==== Lord Wylis Manderly ====
Lord Wylis Manderly, third of his name, VidanCrncuga, the most clever among the lords, managed, through delicate diplomacy and scheming, to secure his house's place as the uncontested rulers of The North, and united their bannermen under his benevolent leadership. After the defeat of Lord Roose Bolton (Zaenac) at the hands of House Manderly, he claimed The Dreadfort as his own and styled himself as Lord of The Dreadfort and Warden of The North.
==== Lord Theomore Manderly ====
Lord Theomore Manderly, insanereacher, the most volatile of all, although lacking in temperance, established himself as a prominent military commander and a great swordsman. He is responsible for training the Manderly soldiers into one of the most feared forces of Westeros. He rules over the city of White Harbor.
== History ==
=== The Great Northern War (313 AB - 322 AB) ===
==== Belligerents ====
Allies
* House Manderly
* House Pemford
* House Whitehill
* House Reed†
Rebels
* House Bolton
==== Overview ====
At this moment, this war stands as the largest conflict in The North to date. The war was sparked after Lord Roose Bolton swore fealty to the rebelling House Egen and unexpectedly laid siege to White Harbor, defeating the outnumbered garrison on the snowy fields outside the city walls. The battle was hard-fought, however Lord Bolton's overwhelming and more experienced army prevailed.
Following his bittersweet victory, Lord Roose kept boasting about his triumph up until the defeat of his liege in House Egen at the hand of King Aegon VIII Targaryen and his forces. The subsequent period marked a shift of power and influence in The North, as Lord Bolton struggled to keep a firm grasp on his new, discontent subjects.
House Manderly, together with the help of Houses Pemford and Blackwood, their old allies, devised a plan of retaliation against Lord Roose Bolton in order to restore order in The North.
However, Lord Bolton struck first. Oblivious to the fact of the coming storm, his men accidentally stumbled upon a small Pemford force, and managed to swiftly defeat them. Lord Roose was confident in his ability to bring this war to a quick end, having foolishly deployed armies in The Riverlands. House Pemford took advantage of his lapse in judgement, and captured two Bolton armies trying to embark at Seagard. House Bolton was now outnumbered, their armies spread out across The North, leaving them vulnerable to an attack.
==== First Siege of The Dreadfort ====
The week after Bolton's disastrous defeat at Seagard, House Manderly sought to bring this war to an end. Three fresh and well-trained Manderly armies spear-headed the advance on The Dreadfort and soon laid siege to the infamous impenetrable fortress defended by a small garrison.
The siege was costly for all, as both sides went back and forth and right as it seemed as if it was over, they managed to drive each other back. As Lord Bolton saw victory in sight, the Manderly lords, risking everything, led an audacious final charge into the castle and overwhelmed the exhausted defenders. The siege was over. Manderly has won.
The same week, House Pemford defeated the Bolton army stationed on Moat Cailin, having captured the fort.
After his defeat, Lord Roose Bolton was being held in house arrest, his men gone and armies perished. However, he managed to escape, using the following weeks to recuperate and rebuild a mighty army in order to reclaim his ancestral home.
==== Second Siege of The Dreadfort ====
After a month of preparations, Roose Bolton appeared before the gates of The Dreadfort with three armies ready to retake his seat. However, The North was prepared. House Manderly has stationed a large garrison at The Dreadfort together with House Whitehill, rivaling Lord Bolton's army in numbers.
The siege began as the sun was setting. The Bolton army used Manderly's own strategy to climb the mountains around The Dreadfort and enter the castle without going through the sole entrance. Unfortunately for them, the defenders were well prepared. The attackers were completely obliterated in each of their three charges. Rumors say that for every nineteen Boltons killed, one Manderly soldier died. Many agree that the Second Siege of The Dreadfort was one of the best executed battles in history.
Following a humiliating defeat, Roose Bolton was captured while fleeing the bloody battlefield, after which he has been exiled from The North, never to be seen again. To this day, his whereabouts remain unknown.
==== Aftermath ====
Roose Bolton is gone for good. In the wake of his defeat, all of his supporters fled The North. House Manderly found themselves alone, only House Whitehill to accompany them. Slowly, houses in Reed, Stark, Karstark, Greystark and many more began to resettle the North, now under the de facto control of House Manderly.
=== Second Great Northern War (329 AB) ===
The First Northern coalition was formed in order to stop the conquest of the North by House Tallhart.
==== Belligerents ====
First Northern Coalition
* House Manderly
* House Reed
* House Whitehill
* House Stark
* House Umber
* House Greystark
* House Glover
Rebels
* House Tallhart
* House Karstark
==== Outcome ====
Total victory of the First Northern Coalition and annihilation of House Tallhart.