Kingdom of the Rock

The Kingdom of the Rock is the ruling party over the Westerlands, the Reach, the Iron Islands, and the Upper Trident. Even though the kingdom has split, the King of the Rock continues to hold the title of "Lord of the Seven Kingdoms" and "Protector of the Realm." The Lord of the Seven Kingdoms is advised by the Council of Nine.

The current **King of the Rock** is King Brynden I Baratheon, ruling from his seat in Casterly Rock.

## History

The Lannisters trace their descent back to Lann the Clever, a trickster from the Age of Heroes who allegedly tricked House Casterly out of Casterly Rock. There is no record of Lann calling himself king, although some have granted him the title posthumously. The first recorded King of the Rock was Loreon Lannister, who added the lands of House Reyne to his land and defeated House Banefort.

While King Tybolt Lannister defended the Westerlands from the early Andal invasion, Kings Tyrion II and Gerold II allowed the Andals to marry into Westermen nobility. An Andal knight, Joffrey Lydden, married into the Lannisters and, as King Joffrey Lannister]]was the first Andal King of the Rock.

With Andal support, the Kings of the Rock expanded their realm. King Cerion Lannister conquered the land near the Golden Tooth, while King Tommen I added Fair Isle to the kingdom. Many Kings of the Rock, including Lancel I, Gerold the Great, and Lancel IV, warred with neighboring realms including the Kingdom of the Reach, the Ironborn kings of the Iron Islands, and the river kings of the Trident.

The last Lannister King of the Rock was Loren I, who bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror after being defeated at the Field of Fire. While House Gardener was extinguished and replaced with House Tyrell during Aegon's Conquest, the Lannisters remained in control of the Westerlands and became House Targaryen's Wardens of the West.

## The Kingdom of the Rock

Though Tommen I Baratheon once had dominion over the Seven Kingdoms, he abandoned King's Landing to Aegon Targaryen and the Golden Company in 301AC and ceded control of the Crownlands, the Stormlands, Dorne, the Vale, and the North to the new king upon the Iron Throne following the Battle of White Harbor in 307AC.

Originally, the entirety of the Riverlands also belonged under the dominion of the Kingdom of the Rock, while the Iron Islands staked its independence as a sovereign nation under King Euron Greyjoy. The Lower Trident was ultimately relinquished to the control of the Kingdom of the Iron throne following the Conflagration of the Trident, which ultimately resulted in the Pinkmaiden Accord. The treaty for peace with the East allowed the Kingdom of the Rock to turn its sights to the West and bring the Iron Islands to heel in 321AC.

## The Council of Nine

In lieu of a Small Council, the Kingdom of the Rock governed by a group of nine advisors, called the **Council of Nine**, with two seats open to members of each region. These men (and sometimes women) advise the King on issues in their realm and abroad, though the final decision always lies with the Throne. Of these Nine, one may be chosen who sits as the King's chief advisor, the traditional title of Hand of the King.

### Current Council of Nine

* Brynden I Baratheon, King of the Rock
* Lyonel Lannister, Lord of Lannisport
* Kevan Swyft, Knight of Cornfield
* Morgan Tyrell, Lord of Highgarden and Warden of the South
* -- , of the Reach
* -- Tully, Lord of Riverrun, Warden of the Trident
* -- , of the Upper Trident
* Dagon Greyjoy, Lord of Pyke and Lord Reaper of the Iron Islands
* -- , of the Isles

## Line of Succession

### From the Iron Throne

283AC - 298AC: King Robert I Baratheon

298AC - 300AC: King Joffrey I Baratheon

300AC - 301 AC: King Tommen I Baratheon

### The Golden Throne

301 - 361: King Tommen I Baratheon

361 - 368: King Lyonel I Baratheon

368 - Present: King Brynden I Baratheon