S03E04

## A House Divided, Part 2

### Summary:

Marc Mudd's plans to take the Iron Throne for himself have been thwarted, but justice will not be served until the Courtlies can best him in a Trial of Seven.

### Characters:

Alon, Clyde, Fiyona, Hamza, Rook, Wilfred

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## A House Divided, Part 2

The Trial of Seven was set for the next day at high noon, and the courtiers decided to enjoy the night before the great fight.

Alon Redwyne and Fiyona Riser, more lovers than fighters, decided they could be useful to the group by carousing for information with King’s Landing’s cultural elite.

## Collecting Information

They found themselves at the stuff party of King Ronnel Penrose. Fiyona found herself talking to Stannis Baratheon, brother of King Robert and his former Master of Ships. Stannis noted that he was grateful for Glenbain pine tar, as it allowed him to build warships and a shocking speed. Alon explored this further with Renly Baratheon, youngest brother of Robert and Stannis.

Through an intimate liaison, Alon discovered that the Baratheon family was planning to take back the throne. They were waiting for the Rebels Inner Council to fall apart. At the point of their greatest bickering, Stannis will take his new fleet out of hiding and invade King’s Landing.

## The Romance of Baron Ravenstar

Fiyona was led away from King Ronnel’s party by a messenger in fine silks. This messenger told Fiyona that a Baron Ravenstar had seen her and become overwhelmed with lover her. He was an excellent and honourable lord from Dorne and that he would be delighted to have her company for dinner.

Fiyona was wary but curious. She followed the servant to a tavern in a wealthy neighbourhood in the city. The tavern was flanked with well-dressed service, personally welcoming her to their establishment. Musicians played romantic Dornish songs and she entered. Her path was laden with rose petals and the room glowed in expensive candlelight. She noticed an athletic figure in fine clothes standing by a table, his back to her.

She came closer, and her suitor revealed himself. It was Rook, dressed in fine Dornish garb.

He looked at her sweetly and said, “I might die tomorrow, so I thought we could spend some quality time together.”

Fiyona sat and enjoyed a fine meal with Rook, and they enjoyed expensive wine. Rook attempted to seduce her with his charms, but alas, she was not interested. She did, however, use her knowledge of the flesh trade to procure Rook two excellent ladies of the night, which she paid for out of her own pocket. Rook was disappointed but took consolation in his consolation prize.

## The Trial of Seven

Without Fiyona and Alon to fight, the group recruited Brokenose Winston, Ser Connor Waynwood and Cheyk, daughter of Rulfa to stand for House Glenbain. They spent the evening sabotaging the heroes of House Mudd, exhausting, tricking and manipulating them to gain any advantage. Hamza, still wounded from the fight with his brother, turned to a maester named Bennett to help him forget the pain of his wounds. Bennett gave him what he called ‘Activated Milk of the Poppy’ which would let Hamza ignore his injuries, but might be ‘habit forming.’

The Trial of Seven was a desperate fight, the heroes of House Mudd were skilled adversaries. This situation was made even worse when Brokenose Winston switched sides, betraying House Glenbain and shooting Wilfred Hill in the back.

In the end, Hamza and Wilfred were deeply wounded and knocked unconscious. Cheyk bravely stood toe-to-toe with Marc Mudd’s hero, an enormous knight. She held her own for a while, but was cut in hlf by the knight’s vicious greatsword.

Marc Mudd, Brokenose Winston and all of his men were eventually killed, with the exception of two knights that Rook took mercy on and sent to The Wall. House Glenbain won the Trial of Seven.

But things are still in flux for the cause of the Eight Future Kings. Dorne has invaded The Reach in the name of King Robert and Barrish Cherrane is nowhere to be found. Tywin Lannister holds Casterly Rock with 40,000 men. Queen Gabrelle has left King’s Landing and headed north to try to reason with Ned Stark and his army. King Ronnel has started to take advice from Jon Arryn. And Stannis Baratheon has an unknown number of ships and wants to return the crown to King Robert.

## Experience

- Alon, Clyde, Fiyona, Hamza, Rook and Wilfred each earned 8 XP, 7 Glory and 300 Silver Stags

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