The Strike of the Birds

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The King's Road Decay was a major military conflict, occurring in the Vale, Riverlands, and Crownlands between the rebelling House Egen against Crown House Targaryen and House Pemford. The rebellion started in 307AB andextended all the way to 319AB before Crown intervention. The war's initial goal was to wipe House Pemford from the map and open House Egen's way to King's Landing, at the time domain of House Dayne, however the standing Riverlands Coalition led by House Pemford managed to put up a considerable fight, managing to hold off House Egen's interests and keep them inside The Vale. During the war, multiple consecutive battles ensued, as neither House was able to land considerable blows to the other. With House Egen supporting and training the new House Targaryen for their rebellion against the Crown House Dayne, signifying their ascension to Crown and assignment of House Egen as Hand.
As the war prolonged along the King's Road and the political landscape greatly changed, the minor conflict festered like a wound as time went on, with the conflict only becoming more and more significant for the Crown in gaining control over a strategically important route from a former ally. As such, the conflict became a major rebellion and is coined as the "King's Road Decay" to signify the importance of such a route and the significance how this (relatively) minor war became one of note.
== Conquest of the Vale, and conflict with House Pemford ==
The war began as a minor conflict between House Pemford and House Egen during the War of the Dragonstar in 307AB. The eager Lord Vickon Egen, or AvisOni started a war with the Riverlands coalition, wishing to take control of the Riverlands and open the passage to King's Landing. The Egen army met House Pemford during the Battle of the Saltpans. At the time, House Pemford was unorganised and weak, with House Egen convincingly beating the Pemfords 3-1. The Riverlands appeared open for Egen intervention.
With the state of the realm still relatively un-established, House Pemford further increased the standing in the Riverlands with a victory over House Teague during the Battle of the Harroway Lands in 307AB. In 308AB, House Egen furthered their own position in the Vale with a victory over House Royce, House Blackfyre & the Faceless Men during the Siege of Gulltown, despite being heavily outnumbered. Meanwhile, House Dayne beat Lord Rhaegar Targaryen, or IRhaegarITargaryenI in the War of the Dragonstar, in which both House Egen and House Pemford remained neutral.
In 309AB, House Egen conquered the Eyrie during the Siege of the Eyrie against House Arryn, despite once again being outnumbered. Soon after in 310AB, House Pemford beat House Mallister during the Battle for the Twins. Meanwhile, a new House Targaryen emerged on Dragonstone, led by Lord Aegon Targaryen, or Sahsook. He became allies with the incumbent King Arthur II Dayne.
In 311AB, House Pemford met with House Egen once again at the Battle of the Fields, along with members of the Riverlands Coalition House Baelish, House Blackwood and House Teague. The outnumbering Riverlands army beat the Egens in very close battle. However, their victory showed that the once unbeaten Egen were mortal, and were beatable. A year later in 312AB at the Battle of Shett, House Egen embraced their revenge, beating Pemford and Teague convincingly whilst being outnumbered. 
== The Dragon's Vengeance ==
Meanwhile in 312AB, House Targaryen unexpectedly attacked King's Landing, leading to the commencement of the Dragon's Vengeance. House Targaryen immediate overpowered the unprepared Daynes, leading to Lord Aegon becoming crowned as King Aegon VIII Targaryen. After their attack, it became apparant that House Egen had secretly allied House Targaryen, and had helped to train their fresh army. Subsequently, Lord Vickon was named Lord Hand Vickon Egen.
With House Egen widely independent up until this point, their armies were dwindling in comparison to that of Pemford and their allies. House Targaryen could not help as they were preoccupied in fighting House Dayne and House Lannister in the Crownlands. Therefore, they decided to hire the Unsullied. House Egen and the Unsullied would meet the Riverlands Coalition of Pemford, Teague and Blackwood at the Battle of Ironoaks in 313AB. House Egen and the Unsullied once again won convincingly. Consequently, House Pemford was put into a state of disarray, having lost much of their confidence, along with many armies. The Egens followed up their victory with another over House Teague at Battle of Egen in 314AB.
== The Riverlands Snake ==
Soon after, the newly appointed Lord Zaryian Paege and his fresh armies began entering Riverlands diplomacy, initially assuring House Pemford and the Riverlands Coalition of their loyalty to the coalition. However, Lord Zaryian's interests drove him to start negotiating with House Egen, leading to his agreement to betray the Riverlands Coalition by releasing battle strategies and military plans to the House Egen. However, what Lord Zaryian didn't know was that the Pemford Quadrumvirate and Riverlands council were releasing false information to Lord Zaryian, upon the obvious schemes which resulted in the exact expected Egen maneuvering in the Vale, the Lords of The Riverlands banded together against House Paege. 
In 314AB, House Pemford and House Blackwood moved to march on Fairmarket, the home of House Paege, in an equal numbers battle. The result of the Battle of Fairmarket was a devastating loss for House Paege, as Lord Zaryian was executed and his House was declared extinct.
Meanwhile, House Targaryen completed the victory against House Dayne and Lannister, in the Dragon's Vengeance.
== The Dragon Roars ==
In 316AB, a turning point in the war became apparant. This was when the new king became aware of an Egen plot which would see Lord Vickon become the king. King Aegon was furious, and replaced Lord Hand Vickon with Lord Hand Hayden Pemford, House Egen's main enemy. King Aegon's decleration meant the minor conflict between Pemford and Egen was now a major military conflict.
King Aegon's full declaration read "I, Aegon Targaryen, First of my name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm, The Prince That Was Promised, declare dominion over the Lords of the Vale and all their holdings. House Targaryen brands Lord Vickon Egen and his bannermen enemies of the crown to be treated as in open rebellion. The treasonous Lords and their line will be destroyed root and stem through Fire and Blood. The Dragon can soar to heights the birds cannot dream of, the birds cannot go where we're going."
Consequently, Lord Vickon declared himself king, proclaiming "I, King Vickon Egen, King of Mountain and Vale, remind Lord Aegon Targaryen of his continued fragility. You have recruited those expelled from Egen in a desperate attempt to bolster your ranks and struggled to keep your house afloat after recent losses. You have relied on alts to organize your force in order to gain the upper hand in battle. Don't forget who you have to thank for the throne you sit on, boy. We have spilled blood in the Vale and shown the ferocity and might of our domain when our homeland is jeopardized, now it is time that we wipe our blades and make a new display. You'll serve as a fine example."
== Turning Point ==
Despite House Egen slightly having the upper-hand, House Pemford were now filled with a new confidence, knowing House Targaryen were behind them. House Pemford and House Blackwood met House Egen at the Battle of Darry in 316AB, and won decisively whilst outnumbering.
House Egen's new vassals, House Hersy, were now also involved in the conflict, as House Egen perused to expand their alliances. However, despite much training by Egen, the Hersy force was not strong enough to defeat the experiened Pemford and Blackwood contingency during the Battle of the Mountain Passages in 317AB. The Riverlands Coalition now had a foothold in the Vale. 
== The Birds to the North ==
After the destruction of House Paege, during a time of Northern irrelevance in the Realm's diplomacy and clear weakness, the newly appointed Lord Roose Bolton, under Egen influence began waging war against House Reed and Manderly. Months later, the combined armies of House Bolton against an outnumbered Reed and Manderly laid siege on White Harbour, with the battle resulting in a crushing defeat for House Manderly and Reed, the Bolton forces began moving south, wishing to interfere with the Riverlands' war against House Egen.
Beginning the Battle of The Southern Neck, the outnumbered forces of House Pemford and Reed fought valiantly, however couldn't stand an outnumbering Bolton force, as Lady Meera Reed, fighting valiantly for her homelands, moved to make her way towards Lord Roose Bolton's position and challenge him to a duel, slaying 4 of House Bolton's elite guard, Lady Reed was taken down not by Lord Bolton, but by the supporting Bolton guards, as she was slain in battle, with her memorial being held at Greywater Watch, as House Reed officially went extinct.
During this time, the independent King Vickon Egen was also setting up a secret alliance with House Targaryen, as they trained and supported the Targaryens in their goals to take the Iron Throne and crush House Dayne. Upon King Aegon VIII Targaryen's, or Sahsook, coronation however, the relation between House Targaryen and House Egen got colder by the day. Meanwhile, House Pemford (who has been neutral during the Dragon's Vengeance) began making ties with House Targaryen, as they both shared a common rival in House Egen.
Years later, after months of negotiations Crown House Targaryen finally intervened in the war, sending one army up to the Riverlands and gathering another two armies of House Teague, the Targaryens have entered the Vale and began marching east.
== Notable Battles (not in chronological order) ==
Battle of Saltpans - The first engagement of the conflict. An army of House Egen moved into the Riverlands coming into contact with an army of House Pemford. The battle resulted in an Egen victory, but started off the long lasting conflict and anti-Egen sentiment within the Riverlands. 
Siege of the Moon - The initial Egen siege of The Eyrie, at the time ruled by House Arryn, resulted in a devastating defeat for House Arryn and the massacre of 3 of their armies.
Battle of the Pathway - A risky engagement between 5 armies of the Riverlands Coalition against 2 Egen armies, resulted in a Riverlands victory, which opened the path to the Eyrie and Gulltown.
Battle of Waynwood - A major battle deciding the fate of the Vale, one of the few decisive battles of the war, fought between 3 Riverlands coalition armies and 1 Egen army assisted by 2 Unsullied armies, resulted in an Egen victory, opening the path to the reoccupation of the Egen homeland east to the Eyrie, and a cunning Egen victory on the brink of extinction.
Massacre of The Eyrie - Fought between the newly appointed Lord Jon Arryn against the occupying House Egen, resulted in an Egen victory and second massacre of Arryn forces at the Eyrie.
Battle of The Hills - Fought between the numerically superior House Pemford with 3 armies against the outnumbered House Egen with 2 armies, resulted in a victory for House Pemford and a blow to the Egen ambitions in the Riverlands.
Battle of Driftmark - Fought between the small rebellious Velaryon armies and the Egen peasant garrisons at Driftmark, resulted in victory for House Egen, and the exile of Lord Daemon Velaryon to Essos.
Battle of The Southern Neck - Fought between the outnumbered House Pemford and House Reed against the numerically superior House Bolton, resulted in a Bolton victory and the extinction of House Reed after Lady Meera Reed's death in battle.
Battle of Fairmarket - Fought between Lord Zaryian Paege's rebelling forces against the united House Pemford and House Blackwood, resulted in the defeat of House Paege and execution of Lord Zaryian Paege by Lord Hayden Pemford
Battle of the Mountains - Fought between a refined Pemford forces, which outnumbered the Egen forces by 2 men. Resulted in a 3-1 victory for House Pemford. This was seen as a renewal of an offensive by Pemford into the Vale.
Battle of the High Road - Fought between Targaryen and Egen, was the decisive battle of the prolonged war. Egen left with a bitter taste.