The Ten Year War

The Ten Year War was a major military conflict, occurring throughout Westeros. The rebellion lasted from 245AB-255AB. The war was between the incumbent crown House Brightstone and their allies, and rebels House Arryn and their allies. The war led to the collapse and defunction of many houses, but also led to the continuation of Brightstone's dynasty. There were six separate Brightstone kings during the conflict.
The rebel-dominant beginnings of the conflict can be divided into two main campaigns which occurred simultaneously; the Falcon's Forward by Arryn and the Eagle's Advance by Mallister. The majority of the fighting took place around the Riverlands, as a result of Mallister, as well as Arryn's decision to attack by land rather than sea.
The contents of the page are not chronological; they are divided based on campaign initially (Eagle's Advance and Falcon's Forward), and then conjoin when the campaigns conjoin at the Rebels Repelled. Dates will specify when each battle took place.
== Prelude ==
In 244AB the genre's activity was decreasing. When Brightstone initially conquered the throne many years earlier during Royland's Conquest, the realm was re-ignited in terms to activity. However, that initial buzz had warn off and the crown had much opposition as a result.
What escalated the issue was the change in hierarchy with the abdication and retirement of King Royland Brightstone, or ImperiousTheory, and his hand, Lord Gerion Lannister, or dylbob111sanguiNONCE. The new king was King Ragnar I Brightstone, or RebornTheory, and his hand was Lord Eddard Stark, or Decamper.
The crown authority was in a very strong state, with Lannister holding nearly all the Westerlands, and Brightstone holding nearly all of the Riverlands, Vale, and Crownlands.
House Arryn, led by Lord Artys Arryn, or N7TT, had recently started in the Vale, and House Mallister, led by Lord Jason Mallister, or FeriousEagle, was starting off in the Riverlands. These houses were ambitious, and they wanted land.
House Lannister had already had two Lords since Lord Gerion's departure, and was currently led by Lady Cersei Lannister, or Koiwosuru. She was an expert in recruitment and administration, but was not the greatest commander.
This, combined with House Brightstone's authoritarian approach, lead to rising tensions and growing opportunity.
== Rising Tensions ==
Battle for the Bloody Gate and High Road (Brightstone vs Arryn)
With House Mallister's growing influence in the Riverlands, and House Lannister decreasing power in the Westerlands, House Brightstone were put under immense pressure. This was added onto by House Arryn's spawning in the Vale.
With the outbreak of war at breaking point, any small trigger would ignite it. That was when, in 245AB, House Mallister marched two armies into the Vale, breaking terms of a previously agreed peace treaty. In response, the new King Ragnar declared war on Mallister, with Stark's support.
House Arryn had also just spawned, easily beating the outnumbered House Brightstone's defender garrison in a 20v10, during the Battle for the Bloody Gate and High Road. 
Soon after, Lord Hand Eddard Stark stepped down as Hand, refusing to "be pawns any longer". House Stark thereafter became allies with House Mallister, House Lannister and House Teague.
Tensions continued to rise as Brightstone refused to allow House Teague, led by Lord Hollis Teague, to spawn at Maidenpool, due to it's proximity to King's Landing and Teague's hostility. Lord Artys himself urged King Ragnar to allow the historic house admittance to their rightful seat, which the king rejected.
Meanwhile, House Lannister broke off their alliance with House Stark, in support of Brightstone.
On the same day, Lord Artys Arryn officially declared himself the rightful King of the Seven Kingdoms and Lord of the Vale, threatening that "those whom do not bend will not be scared nor excused." The claimant also threatened to confiscate Lannister's Casterly Rock (for possessing Teague's Maidenpool), Redfort's Runestone (for being Brightstone vassals), and Brightstone's Gulltown.
Soon after, Lord Jason Mallister made his alliance with House Arryn official. Lord Jason would style himself as Hand of the King.
== The Eagle's Advance ==
First Siege of Riverrun (Mallister vs Tully), Siege of Moat Cailin (Mallister and Stark vs Brightstone), Battle of Pinkmaiden (Mallister vs Piper), Battle of Castamere (Clegane vs Mallister), Battle of the Tumblestone (Lannister vs Mallister), Second Siege of Riverrun (Mallister vs Tully), Battle of the West (Lannister vs Mallister), Battle of the Scorpion (Mallister vs Lorch).
The Eagle's Advance concerns House Mallister's conquest of the Riverlands and Westerlands, and then their advancement to the King's Road where they link up with House Arryn.
The First Siege of Riverrun was the first battle during the war, in 245AB. The siege occured as House Tully attempted to reclaim their ancestral seat of Riverrun from the Mallister Garrison. The siege was a 10v20 in Tully's favour. Despite this massive numbers advantage, the defence advantage proved too strong. This was as Riverrun was situated on a river with the only points of access being two direct drops on either side, and a narrow bridge with an overhanging wall at the centre. House Mallister's small garrison won the siege marginally, repelling the crown-backed Tully besiegers. Lord Hoster Tully, or July287, pledged "House Tully, even if it fails to capture Riverrun again, will keep trying, until it wins.".
With House Mallister's dominion of the Riverlands growing, and Hosue Stark declared as being followers of the rebellion, King Ragnar had an important decision to make. His plan was to split of the two allies at the Neck. To do so, he must capture Moat Cailin. The Siege of Moat Cailin took place in 247AB, between the defending Mallister and Stark against the besieging Brightstone. The siege was closely fought and brutal, but his army managed to penetrate the ancient castles defences, managing to capture the castle in a convincing 3-1 victory. The main rebel powers of the North and the Riverlands were split off from each other.
In the meantime, House Mallister engaged House Piper, in the Battle of Pinkmaiden. This was as House Piper had declared for Brightstone, planning to win and reap the rewards once Mallster were defeated. However, this was not to be for the ambitious house, as they were decisively and crushingly destroyed 3-0 by the more competent Mallister forces.
Meanwhile, Mallister's third army engaged the Lannister-allied House Clegane, during the Battle of Castamere. This was possibly the briefest and most one-sided battles of the war, as Ser Gregory Clegane, or Mountski, proved craven. Despite the efforts of two loyal Clegane soldiers, the Mallister army outnumbered them ten to one, and decimated them. The year of 247AB proved a good year for Clegane, as they won all three of their battles, resulting in their successful conquest of the Riverlands. 
With Lord Jason Mallister wanting to build a buffer between himself and House Brightstone, he decided to invade further into the Westerlands, infringing Lannister's territories. Soon after, during 248AB, the Mallister army engaged the hand, House Lannister, during the Battle of the Tumblestone. As aforementioned, the once great Lannister army had dwindled under Lady Cersei leadership. Her army was unorganised and undisciplined compared to the Mallister attackers. Consequently and unexpectedly, House Lannister lost the battle 3-1. 
In 249AB, Lord Hoster Tully, who had promised to return, returned. However, Lord Jason anticipated this move and kept a full army at Riverrun, meaning a smaller defender garrison was not left there like during the first siege. This meant that House Mallister dominated in their defence of Riverrun, convincingly winning the Second Siege of Riverrun 3-0. 
With House Mallister's conscious plan of wanting a buffer as large as possible between Mallister and Brightstone, and Lannister's alliance to Brightstone, Mallister would engage Lannister at two locations at the heart of the Westerlands. These two locations merged into one greater battle, which later became known as the Battle of the West, as this battle determined who held the Westerlands. Once again, House Lannister lost the war 3-0. House Mallister's annexation of the Westerlands was finally cemented by a 3-1 victory over House Lorch during the Battle of the Scorpion. 
Soon after the battle, House Lannister dismantled and lost all their land (in a map movement error), officially ending the Lannister lineage tracing back to King Tywin I Lannister, or RedStallions. 
With Lannister's defeat, the Conquest of the Riverlands and the Westerlands was complete. House Mallister's armies planned to link up with House Arryn, and advance to King's Landing.
== The Falcon's Forward ==
Battle of the Mountains (Arryn vs Redmont), Battle of the Saltpans (Arryn vs Brightstone).
The Falcon's Forward concerns House Arryn's conquest of the Vale, and then their advancement to the King's Road where they link up with House Mallister.
With House Arryn's victory against Brightstone at the Eyrie, the Vale was left largely undefended. The only other Brightstone army in the Vale was located at Gulltown, and would not leave the city undefended due to it's tactical value in attacking King's Landing.
However, House Brightstone's vassal, House Redfort, remained close to Arryn. Lord Artys would have to engage Lord Redfort if he wanted to secure the Vale. In 247AB, Arryn's army met Redfort in the Mountains of the Moon, during the Battle of the Mountains. The organised Arryn force were well-prepared for their first evenly-numbered battle, and they easily eliminated the less organised and less skilled vassal.
With Arryn's victory of Redford, House Brightstone decided to all but pull-out of the Vale, other than Gulltown. This allowed House Arryn to continue their invasion of the Vale uncontested. Compared to other regions, not much fighting occurred in the Vale, at least during the beginnings of the war.
Despite House Arryn's successful conquest of the Vale, they failed to attempt to capture Gulltown, the city which would have been pivotal for a naval attack on King's Landing, such as during Royland's Conquest. Instead, they opted link up directly with House Mallister, and attacked by land, choosing to march through the Riverlands and down the King's Road.
House Brightstone would engage House Arryn in 249AB at a town in Riverlands, during the Battle of the Saltpans. The showdown to the battle was intense, with much toxicity and hostility shown between each house. In a long-winded and evenly-matched battle, the Arryn vanguard was finally able to the penetrate Brightstone, meaning they narrowly won the final round, resulting in a close 3-2 victory. 
With Brightstone's defeat, and the Conquest of the Vale complete, House Arryn now planned to link up with House Mallister, and push forward to King's Landing.
== The Rebels Repelled ==
First Battle of the King's Road (Brightstone vs Mallister, Arryn, and Teague), Battle of the Antlers (Brightstone vs Mallister and Arryn), Second Battle of the King's Road (Brightstone vs Mallister).
The first five years of the Ten Year war were five of Brightstone's toughest so far, with the rebels significantly advancing their territory and influence during the Eagle's Advance, and the Falcon's Forward. The rebel cause now threatened the heart of the realm itself. Consequently, in 250AB King Ragnar Brightstone abdicated in favour of his brother King Albion I Brightstone, or charliturus, who soon after died, being replaced by his son King Lyonel I Brightstone, or Rieteci in 251AB.
With the first half of the war being dominated by the rebels, their armies seemed unstoppable, especially since Arryn and Mallister had finally linked up at the Trident, and were beginning their march down the King's Road to King's Landing. Due to Lannister's collapse, Maidenpool became undefended, which allowed House Teague to reclaim their ancestral home, resulting in Teague armies sallying to the rebel cause. This meant that a grand rebel army of Arryn, Mallister, and Teage would meet Brightstone at the First Battle of the King's Road, in 252AB. The battle proved to be very bloody, but very brief. The conjoined rebel army of the Falcon, Eagle, and Trident smashed the crown army of the Raven, destroying their flanks in brutal fashion, causing the core to collapse. The rebels won the battle decisively, 3-0. Most noticeably and controversially, House Brightstone's commander and leader, King Lyonel, was detected by the anti-exploit, and subsequently banned from the genre, despite proof of later potential framing by genre administration. This meant that the throne passed on to King Jakor I Brightstone, or eintori.
As a result of Brightstone's decimation in the war so far, in 253AB, King Jakor and the Brightstone ruling council determined that something needed to change. Consequently, they decided to bring the offensive to the rebels, choosing to send two of their last three armies to engage Mallister and Arryn at the Anters, and Mallister's second army at the King's Road.
The Battle of the Antlers proved to be the main turning point in the war; it became known as perhaps the most infamous, controversial and iconic battle of the war, Brightstone's dynasty, and debatable the history of the realm. After hours of closely competitive fighting, much toxicity, and alleged cheating from both sides, the score was 2-2. This was despite two Brightstone round victories being voided for administration-determined reach. As the final (and seventh) round progressed, it became clear Brightstone had the upperhand, outnumbering Arryn-Mallister six-to-one in the closing stages, after penetrating the rebel vanguard. This was when FeudalReacher, an Arryn knight, cut back into the Brightstone assault, and single-handedly slayed five, turning the battle into a mere two-on-one, but still in Brightstone's favour. Despite the individuals' best efforts, he was unable to win, meaning the Brightstone won their first battle of the war 3-2, or 5-2 as they claim (due to the two voided rounds).
With the rebellion's seemingly inevitable progression finally halted, any momentum propelling the rebels was diminished. This was evident with Brightstone's dominant 3-0 victory over House Mallister during the Second Battle of the King's Road. With this victory, the primary rebels of Arryn and Mallister where dismissed from the Crownlands. King's Landing was safe, for now.
With the imminent threat of losing the crown ended, King Jakor I Brightstone abdicated, in favour of King Terrance I Brightstone, or Aethelius. This was despite a clerical error which saw Daemon I Brightstone, or roe_i, become king for eight minutes. He would later become king properly in 261AB.
== Collapse of the Rebellion ==
Battle of Cracklaw Point (Brune vs Teague), Battle of Duskendale Road (Brightstone vs Teague), Battle of the High Road (Arryn vs Brightstone), Siege of Gulltown (Brightstone vs Arryn).
After Mallister's defeat during the Battle of the Antlers, Lord Jason Mallister made the tough decision of disbanding, choosing to merge his fighting force into Arryn. He stated "Mallister will officially disband near the end of next week, it was a fun 5-month ride and I thank everyone who has stuck with me through thick and thin.". House Mallister's withdrawal indicated the beginnings of the end for the rebellion.
With Arryn and Mallister defeated in the Crownlands, only Teague remained a close threat by 254AB. This was swiftly dealt with by crown-allies House Brune at the Battle of Cracklaw Point, in a decisive 3-0 win, and then directly by Brightstone at the Battle of the Duskendale Road, in a convincing 3-1 win. Both battles were similar in that the royalist forces were far more organised than the newer Teague levies, allowing them to be pincered and slaughtered with ease, despite a brave last stand which saw Teague win a round against Brightstone. With these two victories over Teague, the Lords of Maidenpool were wiped off the map. They would play no further role in the war.
Meanwhile, another of Brightstone's armies were advancing. Arryn's defeat, and Mallister's withdrawal, allowed Brightstone time to advance up to the King's Road and reclaim some of the territory which was lost. King Terrance wished to continue applying pressure on Arryn, in order to ensure he was unable to continue their own offensive. With both Brightstone and Arryn armies advancing towards each other, they finally met on the border of the Vale. This initiated the Battle of the High Road. With all the momentum behind the rebels gone, the intensity and closeness of the earlier battles was gone. House Brightstone managed to collapse the Arryn flanks easily, which meant they were able to win the war convincingly, 3-1.
With House Brightstone now in firm control of the King's Road, and beginning to push further into the Vale, Lord Artys now saw the value in Gulltown, and how it would give him a platform in attacking King's Landing. However, Brightstone continued to have an army entrenched in the city. In 255AB, House Arryn finally decided to besiege the city, causing the Siege of Gulltown. However, their morale was abhorrently low, with the consistent and brutal ten years of toxic warfare finally taking its toll, as well as the absence of their loyal friends and allies of Mallister. Consequently, Brightstone sallied out of the city gates and crushed the besiegers in decisive fashion. The battle was won 3-0.
In a hopeless but brave last stand, Lord Artys was encircled and slain. Lord Artys' House Arryn was over. House Brightstone had won the Ten Year War.
== Aftermath and Legacy ==
After victory was proclaimed by Brightstone, the crown loyalists rejoiced. Brightstone and it's allies enjoyed a period of ecstasy, as they celebrated their hard-fought victory. Rebel houses such as Stark once again pledged to the crown. Old-King Ragnar Brightstone stated, "Despite all of the hate, wars, and differences, it was a good long war between House Brightstone and House Arryn. We all cannot deny the fact that it was this long term war that helped carried the genre's activity. Good game all around... My loyal Brightstone men that have stayed with me for months,the war is now over."
Despite the vast celebration held by Brightstone, some still endured a sombre sadness. This was as the rebellion had consumed and destroyed several huge houses, including Lannister, Tully, Mallister, and Arryn.
The war is remembered as one in which was consumed by toxicity and accusations of exploiting, alt-using, and administrator corruption. Many people argue the war is what ensured the genre did not die. However, many disagreed and argued it was apart of the genre dying. What is certain however, is that the war was one of the most longest and most significant in the realms' history.
The same lord of Arryn later started a Dayne a couple of decades later, later inciting the Daynish War.