House Darkspear

**House Darkspear** is a Cadet House of House Uller, founded by Haywin Darkspear, a bastard of House Uller. Haywin seeking glory and a new life, conquered the Stepstones with Westerosi Support to find House Darkspear, the Royal House of the Stepstones. The House is believed to be extinct after they were defeated in the Darkspear Rebellion.

## History

### Darkspear Founding

Haywin Uller was a bastard of House Uller of Dorne. Seeking wealth and glory he created the Broken Skull Company. Through his mercenaries company, he earned great wealth. With this newly found wealth, he used it along with his allies to conquer the island of Bloodstone, followed by the other Stepstone islands. This event was known as the Stepstone Campaign. Founding House Darkspear of the Stepstones. And eventually they formed the Kingdom of the Stepstones when they succeeded in taking the rest of the islands (aside from a portion of Last refuge which remained a Tyroshi stronghold) and either revived or created many houses that pledged themselves to the Houses founder and only Lord Haywin Darkspear. For the 4 years that the Kingdom remained House Darkspears stronghold, entertaining marriage allinces with the Hennings and even attending a Dornish Party to discuss a marriage alliance with Princess Ariane but neither one fully came to fruition. Instead House Darkspear focused on clearing the seas around the stepstones clear from Banditry and maintained relations between the Disputed land Free Cities and the Iron Throne becoming a commerce of train that saw the stepstones at its most stable. However while he had made many friends House darkspear had also incurred the wrath of many enemies either through there intervention in political matters or simply being more powerful then greedier vassals and eventually this lead to the major war that would test the Darkspears resolve.

### Sunfyre Rebellion

Rhaegon Sunfure in 303 AC demanded a better place in life then what he had and he desired to get it through military might, with his alliance with the redwaters he declared war and demanded control of all the stepstones. the Darkspears now numbering 4 (While Haywin hadn't married he had reconnected with his half brother Kian Darkspear, and two children from his bastards in Essos who he had recognized and legalized) the Darkspears called there vassals and allies to there cause, though they found that the Pynes were Redwater loyalists through and through, the rest were willing to fight to the last man to beat the Sunfyres. Kian's naval victories and Darron Darkspears impressive rescue were two crucial parts of the war, followed by Haywins valiant charge that beat back Rheagon's host in the final battle before disslusioned by the losses he had suffered Haywin negotiated with Rhaegon to assure his vassals safety but sadly saw the Darkspears exiled from the Stepstones in the deal. Though this would not be the last time they would grace or lead the islands.

### Exile

. Exiled to the mainlands The Darkspears were allowed to stay in Oldstones where the family started to rebuild the castle to its former glory. But its Lord Haywin and his brother were far from defeated and plotted a scheme to slowly see there land given back to them in the meantime they served as Riverland lords and maintained a presence in many tourneys and feasts, while establishing even more relations with the mainlands, all of this proved vital in the following Verdant-Lash War where Haywin assisted the verdants with supplies and convinced River lords to avoid the conflict, knowing most of them would likely back Jory who sided with the Lashes, soon however the coup his son Darron was helping Daniel plot in the Stepstones would come to fruition and in the aftermath Haywin sailed into the Stepstones the ruler of the lands once again and sent Rhaegon packing. Backed by the might of the Stepstones once again he ordered there might directed on the Lashe Castle, and 2 months later the castles capture secured the victory for the verdants. In a matter of months House Darkspear had been at its lowest point and yet still managed to come out of it stronger then before, they had better relations more resources and had removed any and all traitors out from under them. The only thing they were at a disadvantage at was they were now under the boot of the Brightflames, but as time would show, Haywin had a plan for that as well.

### Return & Darkspear Rebellion

While many of there vassals and friends remained in the dark on the matters of the Houses darkest secret they would all be swept up in its consequences. Taking advantage of the chaos and strife in the ensuing wars Lord Haywin had been plotting against the crown and soon made an alliance with many of the Free Cities after framing the Brightflames for various other acts of aggression and eventually leading to the infamously brutal Darkspear Rebellion that ended hundreds of thousands of lives. House Darkspear managed most of the war from the Stepstones and even from Dragonstone somewhat after they took it but most of there forces weren't on the frontlines in the war. It wasnt until the brightflames forced a path to Bloodstone that the Darkspears hit them with all there might, in one of the bloodiest battles of the war they Darkspears were finally put down. Haywin Darkspear was killed in single combat by Zelos Wilder, Kian was knocked unconscious in the chaos and arrested. Haywin's kids were missing in the aftermath, Darron fought in the war but received a grave injury and is likely to have died in the aftermath but the daughter was likely at Bloodstone when it was sieged yet her current whereabouts are unknown. The flags of the house were burned and the Castle torn apart to erase any memory of the House that nearly destroyed King's Landing