House Greentown

"Oaths you have taken, Knights of Laenor! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword day, a red day! For Glory, For Lord Laenor, Onwards!" – Lord Grenn Greentown during the Revolt of Grymore.

## House Greentown

### Sigil

Red Stripe in Center bordered with White Stripes on both sides, followed by Green Stripes at Final Borders

## Background

### Titles

Knights of Laenor, Lords Bishop of North Eastshire, Lords of Greentown

## Information

### Heir

Lionel Greentown, Lancelot Greentown, Gawain Greentown, Eddmund Greentown, Vardis Greentown, Galahad Greentown, Lucifer Greentown, Jamie Greentown, Kay Greentown, Morien Greentown

### Allegiance

House Clairemont, House Padbury, House Fork, House Landerman, House Whent

## Strength

### Military

120 men; 60 knights, 40 cavalrymen, 20 bannermen

### Navy

70 ships; 40 ketch, 20 barque, 10 brigs

**House Greentown** is a knightly house of Eastshire, located on the eastern shore along the Andal Channel, northeast of East Town. Its sigil is a red stripe in the center bordered with white stripes on both sides, followed by green stripes at its final borders, and its words are "**Family, Duty, Honor**." It rules from the Andal Channel, down to the East Town, and west, bordering Fork. They rule as the Lords of North-Eastshire, commonly called as "**Lords of Orys's Throne**", driving the "**Noble Caynes**" out following the Revolt of Grymore.

## Origins

### Origins of Greentown

**Greentown** was founded sometime in 203 CE by a sellsword, Ser Laenor the Andal during the Reign of King Augustus, following the Battle of East Town, where the **Andal Knight** fought of the pirate mercenary attack and freed the town. He went on to slay the Pirate Leader, following which he founded the **Town**, northeast of East Town, on the northeastern shore along the Andal Channel, naming it "**Greentown**" for its vast beauty and green fields, especially since it was the hometown of his lover.

### Foundation

Following the construction of the city, Ser Laenor founded the **House Greentown** in 203 CE, commonly called "**The Greens**" by their kin and people.

## Rise to Power

### Lordship

Sometime in Mid-Summer of 205 CE, Ser Laenor became acquainted with Lord Leonard Ivanstar, participating in various skirmishes and outlaw hunts. During the Siege of Anton City in 206 CE, Ser Laenor killed the Outlaw Leader, an exiled knight of the Holy Order. For his loyalty and bravery, he was rewarded with the **Lordship of Greentown**, along with the northeastern towns and a dock market known as Cape Town.

### Treaty of Greentown

In September 208 CE, Greentown came under attack by pirates and mercenaries under Pirate Leader Sandro, with Greentown a major spice trade route through the **Andal Channel** with low taxes.

During the Battle of Greentown, Lord Laenor devised a plan to lure the Pirate Leader by sending a cavalry of forty men led by his brother and his oldest son, Ser Leandro and Ser Albert respectively, with his brother disguised as himself in his spare armor, leading the foolish and blind pirates through the Giant's Lance, an underground passage of tunnels that led to the caves under the Ivory Lake, while Lord Laenor with his remaining men banded together behind the pirate army, stabbing them from the back and crushing the pirate attack on its rise, with only but two pirates, Sandor of Al-Saan, and a spice trader, following the Treaty of Greentown in 209 CE where the Pirates of Joseph's Isles are bound in alliance to the Crown and the Royals.

Following the battle, where Ser Leandro, Ser Albert, Ser Tristan, Anton Hornwood, and countless other lives were lost, in return, the **Crown** knighted all the loyalists of Lord Laenor who fought in the battle, regardless of age or gender, one third of **Lord Laenor's Army**, and the **Alliance of the Quarter of the Pirates of Joseph's Isles**.

### Revolt of Grymore

Sometime in 211 CE, King Augustus died in a military campaign, the Kingdom fell under chaos with the noble houses rebelling against the crown, where Eastern Watch, North Vale, Grymore, and the Southern Marches proclaimed themselves as independent kingdoms. When appointed as Lord Protector, Lord Jacob Westernling, uncle to the new king mastered an army of one thousand men under his close friend, Lord Randall Royne, an army of two hundred fleets under his younger brother, Lord Robb Westernling, and an army of four hundred cavalrymen under Lord Jason Valmont as **Commanders of the Battle**. Lord Jason burned the **Southern Marches**, all the way from South Eastshire down to the South Hills, just above the Brown Hills, while Lord Randall laid waste to the North Vale, and Lord Robb Westernling surrendered the Eastern Watch after the Battle of Eastermont.

Following which, House Ivanstar under leadership of Lord Leonard Ivanstar united the Noble Houses Blount, Merryweather, Whent, Trant, and Landerman, and marched on the Capital of North Eastshire, **Grymore**, launching a full scale attack. For twenty days and twenty nights, Grymore repelled the attack, until Lord Laenor of **House Greentown** slipped with his men into small tunnels that led to the sewers underneath **Grymore's Keep**, leading to an attack from inside. Lord Leonard along with Ser Jon Merryweather and their men crawled into the tunnels, just behind Lord Laenor, while Men of Houses Trant and Landerman kept the attention of the siege at the front, while Lord Roland Blount led his cavalry to the second seat of Grymore, Castle Redwyne, near the **Andal Channel**, and with help of the Fleet of House Whent under Lady Yara Whent which surrendered in exchange for food, surety of trade, and protection of merchant ships under House Blount.

Lord Laenor fell in battle, and his armies scattered, during which his middle son, Ser Grenn assumed the title of lordship and grabbed his father's helm and sword, leading a great speech from the Castle's Court outside to the battle in Grymore's Royal Halls, where Lord Grenn dressed in his father's clothing managed to wound the self declared King Otto of Grymore, who died in the arms of his queen, a tragic end to a great revolt. House Byrch got out easy as many would say thanks to the kind-hearted king, King Ender Talmar, also known as Ender the Beloved or Ender the Young. House Byrch was stripped of all its lands and titles, banished to the Free Cities for coming twelve years, left only with a keep in Olivewood. Three of his sons would remain in the Sternlands, each fostered by a noble lord, while his pregnant wife and two daughters would remain in Olivewood under Protection of Lord Leonard Ivanstar, the Lord Bishop of Eastshire. Following the battle, Lord Grenn was appointed Viceroy of North Eastshire, also called **Lord Defender of Orys's Throne**, taking Lordship over Grymore, Greentown, Cape Town, Northeast Coast, and Eastermont, the former capital of the self declared Kingdom of Eastern Watch.

Following the battle, Lord Grenn appointed his Guard Captain, Ser Doran Waters as Lord of Pinewood, who founded House Pinewood, a vassal house of **House Greentown**.

### New Alliances

Following the **Lordship of North Eastshire**, the treaty between House Blount and House Whent against Castle Redwyne during the Revolt of Grymore was finished, as North Eastshire, and Grymore especially came under House Greentown now, and with that, Lord Grenn took control of the Ports under Castle Redwyne, forming a new pact of trade protection through the **Andal Channel** to **Tyrinia**, Oston Port, more costly to the castle than their previous trade in return for free wine trade to Greentown and Oston Castle of a hundred barrels at least once a month, knowing that Castle Redwyne made the best wine in all of the Sternlands.

Sometime in 214 CE, Lord Grenn formed new alliances between **House Greentown** and the Pirate King of Joseph Isles, by marrying his daughter, Captain Ellaria, gaining one third of the second strongest fleet of the Blue Sea, making House Greentown in command of the fifth strongest navy in Sternlands, after Houses Westernling, House Sheffield, House Spyre, and House Costayne.

Lord Grenn strengthened his alliances with Houses Whent, Clairemont, Fork, and Landerman by matrimony of his sons, niece, and sister into following houses:

* His second son, Ser Eddmund Greentown to Lady Jeyne Whent, the older daughter of Lord Damon Whent, and niece of Lady Yara Whent.
* His third son, Ser Jamie Greentown to Lady Contessina Clairemont, oldest daughter and heir apparent of Lord Walder Clairemont.
* His niece, Lady Ros Mertyns to Ser Andrew Landerman.
* His sister, Lady Annabel of Greentown to Ser Francis of Fork, Acting Lord of Fork and cousin to Ser Andrew Landerman.

## Members

* Lord {Laenor the Andal}, the Founder of **House Greentown**. Lord of Greentown and Lord of Cape Town. Killed in Revolt of Grymore.
	+ Lady {Lady Lana}, his wife. Lady of Greentown. Died in Childbirth during Battle of Greentown.
		- Ser {Albert of Greentown}, his eldest son and Knight of House Greentown. City Guard Captain of Cape Town. Killed in Battle of Greentown.
		- Lady {Jeyne of Greentown}, his eldest daughter and Lady of House Greentown. Lady of Cape Town.
		- Ser {Elyan of Greentown}, his elder middle son and Lord Knight of House Greentown. Lord Commander of Castle Grymore.
			* Lady {Asha}, his wife and former Pirate Captain of Al-Saan.
				+ Ser {Lancelot Greentown}, his firstborn and Knight of House Greentown. Knight of Holy Order.
				+ Ser {Gawain Greentown}, his secondborn and Knight of House Greentown. Knight of Holy Order.
				+ Lady {Roslin Greentown}, his secondborn and Lady of House Greentown.
		- Captain {Leona of Greentown}, his elder middle daughter, twin child, and Lady of House Greentown. Fleet Captain of House Greentown.
		- Lord {Grenn of Greentown}, his younger middle son, twin child, and Lord of House Greentown. Lord of Greentown, Lord of Cape Town, and Lord Bishop of North Eastshire.
			* Lady {Ellaria}, his wife, the daughter of Pirate King of Joseph Isles, and a notorious **Pirate Captain of the Blue Sea**.
				+ Lord {Lionel Greentown}, his elder son. Knight of House Greentown and Lord Commander of Castle Redwyne.
				+ Ser {Eddmund Greentown}, his elder middle son. Knight of House Greentown and City Guard Captain of Greentown.
					- Lady Jeyne Whent, his fiancé and the older daughter of Lord Damon Whent.
				+ Lady {Myrcella Greentown}, his only daughter and Lady of House Greentown.
				+ Ser {Lucifer Greentown}, his twin middle son. Knight of House Greentown and City Guard Captain of the Capital.
				+ Ser {Jamie Greentown}, his twin middle son. Knight of House Greentown and City Guard Captain of Cape Town.
					- Lady {Contessina Clairemont}, his wife. Lady of Clairemont.
				+ Ser {Galahad Greentown}, his younger middle son and Knight of House Greentown. Knight of Holy Order.
				+ Ser {Kay Greentown}, his younger son. Knight of House Greentown and Knight of Holy Order.
		- Lady {Annabel of Greentown}, his younger middle daughter and Maiden of House Greentown.
			* Ser {Francis of Fork}, her fiancé and knight of House Fork. City Guard Captain of Fork.
		- Ser {Eddward of Greentown}, his younger son and Lord Knight of House Greentown. Crownsguard to King Ender Talmar.
			* Lord {Vardis Greentown}, his elder son and Knight of House Greentown and City Guard of Greentown.
			* Ser {Morien Greentown}, his younger son and Knight of House Greentown and Knight of Holy Order.
		- Ser {Garth of Greentown}, his youngest son and Knight of House Greentown. Lord of Garth.
		- {Jocelyn of Greentown}, his youngest daughter.
	+ Ser {Leon of Greentown}, his brother and Knight of House Greentown. City Guard Captain of Greentown. Killed in Battle of Greentown.
		- Lady {Tyene of Greentown}, his only daughter and Lady of House Greentown. Lady of Cape Town.
		- Ser {Poderick of Greentown}, his elder son and Lord Knight of House Greentown. Lord Elton Cornfield's Guardsman.
		- Ser {Donovan of Greentown}, his middle son and Knight of House Greentown. City Guard Captain of Olivewood.
			* Lady {Miranda Mertyns}, his wife and Lady of Olivewood.
				+ Ser {Francis Mertyns}, his twin son and Knight of Olivewood. City Guard of Olivewood.
				+ Lady {Ros Mertyns}, his twin daughter and Maiden of Olivewood.
					- Ser {Andrew Landerman}, her husband and Lord of Port Grace.
		- Ser {Lorys Greentown}, his younger son and Knight of House Greentown. Guard Captain of Castle Grymore.
	+ Ser {Tristan of Greentown}, his nephew and Knight of House Greentown. City Guard of Greentown. Killed in Battle of Greentown.
	+ Ser {Anton Hornwood}, his maternal cousin and Knight of House Hornwood.
	+ Ser {Benjen of Greentown}, his nephew and Knight of House Greentown. Guard Captain of Castle Redwyne.
		- Lady {Shireen Padbury}, his wife and sister of Lord Jacob Padbury.