Wars and Battles

### The Dance of the Dragons (129-130 AC):

The most tragic bloodletting between the two factions known as the Blacks and the Greens following the death of King Viserys I Targaryen. Both sides would see massive loss of life with the Blacks under Queen Rhaenyra triumph following the death of Aegon the Usurper over Dragonstone during his duel with Baela Targaryen.

### The Conquest of the Stepstones (132 AC)

Alyn Velaryon resolves to carve out a kingdom in the Stepstones to legitimize his son by the Princess of Dorne.

### The Falcon's Fight (134 AC)

The civil war in the Vale of Arryn between three claimants of the Eyrie following the death of Lady Jeyne Arryn. Ser Joffrey Arryn, who was the designated heir of Lady Jeyne. Ser Arnold Arryn, the closer cousin to Lady Jeyne and former attempted usurper of her rule. Finally, Ser Isembard Arryn, the wealthy and influential head of House Arryn of Gulltown.

### Daeron's Gambit (137 AC)

Daeron Velaryon, Lord of the Tides, amasses a new fleet and attempts to root out his kin from the Stepstones.

### The Witch's War (137 AC)

Following the Dance, the seat of House Strong was held by the Witch known as Alys Rivers. Lord Larys Strong wished to regain his castle and the Witch claimed to bear the son of Aemond One-Eye. What followed was a tragic campaign to bring the cursed castle back into the hands of it's owners.

### The Last Dance (138 AC)

A year following the Witch's War, the Cannibal rises in a frenzy on Dragonstone and burns a path across the Crownlands, leaving a path of destruction in his wake. Prince Viserys Targaryen would rise to the challenge to defeat the wild beast thought it would cost him everything.

### The Blue Dragon Revolt (145 AC)

House Hightower raises up a man whom they claimed was Prince Daeron the Daring, long thought dead at the Second Battle of Tumbleton. The old Green faction becomes the Blues and rise up once more against House Targaryen, forcing the Crown to act once more to protect their hold on the Iron Throne.

### The Wars for Whitegrove (163 AC and 190 AC)

Discovering an ancient claim on the castle of Whitegrove controlled by House Peake, the Lord of House Tarly gathers a force to attack the castle. After a battle with his rival's forces, Lord Tarly's attempt is stopped by the arrival of Lord Lyonel Tyrell who forces an end to the conflict. Twenty-seven years later, another Lord of Horn Hill raises another army for the same objective. Once again he battles House Peake's army beneath the walls of Whitegrove, but the arrival and subsequent engagement of Ser Eustace Tyrell puts a halt to the battle after he cuts down men on both sides.

### The War of the Stepstones (183 AC)

King Jaehaerys II Targaryen and the Royal fleet sail for the Stepstones to bring down the Kingdom established by Alyn Velaryon. While it was brief, the conflict was incredibly bloody and while the power of the Velaryons in the Stepstones was shattered, many Westerosi payed for it with their lives. Known by those that fought in it and the singers as the "**War of the Red and Blue**" but known as the War of the Stepstones by the Maesters.

### The Conquest of Dorne (208-210 AC)

The Crown sets it's eyes on Dorne and begins a campaign to destroy the last vestige of rebellion against the Targaryen rule. The Dornish back a Vulture King and a bloody war erupts that eventually sees many thousands die, including the entirety of House Manwoody. House Yronwood turns their cloak following the fall of their castle and the war is eventually lost for the Dornish, being forced to submit to their new overlords.