Durran's War

**Durran's War**, alternatively known as **Erich's War**, was a Baratheon-Stark conflict that occurred between 131 - 132 A.C.

## Information

### End

132 A.C.
 Siege of Moat Cailin

### Outcome

**White Peace** * Theo Reed returns to Greywater Watch
* Brandon Stark succeeds his father Corrin as Warden of the North
* Arlan Baratheon succeeds his brother as Lord Paramount of the Stormlands

Events| * The Bloody Fork
* Durran's March
* Battle of the Causeway
* Siege of Moat Cailin

## History

### Prelude

Erich Baratheon, the eldest son of Baldric, Lord of Storm's End, had been sent to ward in Winterfell under Corrin Stark and was expected to wed Corrin's young daughter, Mara. However, in the Sixth Moon of 131 A.C., Erich disappeared.

### The Bloody Fork

A week after Erich vanished, Baldric rode North to discover what had happened to his son. Upon arriving at Riverrun, Baldric found himself face-to-face with Corrin Stark, the heir to Winterfell. Though Corrin insisted he'd had nothing to with Erich's disappearance and that his own bannermen were out searching for him, Baldric demanded satisfaction and challenged Corrin to face him in single combat. Later that day, Baldric Baratheon's body floated out into the Red Fork, blood seeping into the water from numerous sword wounds and hands still clutching his own broken blade.

### Durran's March

Upon hearing of his father's death, Durran summoned his brother, Arlan, home from Sunspear in the Eleventh Moon of 131 A.C. The two brothers roused the Stormlands forces and marched North. This time, upon arriving in Riverrun, Durran offered his own hand to Elys Tully. Oward Tully agreed to the match, and the two were wedded that same day in a brief ceremony.

The next day, Durran marched into the North with his army and fell upon the Neck. Threatening the life of Walton Reed's son and heir, Theo, the Stormlander-Riverlander forces were allowed to march North, leaving Theo at Riverrun.

### Battle of the Causeway

The Stormlanders would meet resistance further along the Neck, as Corrin Stark led a force to oppose them. They met on the long, narrow stretch of the kingsroad, and Durran Baratheon would fall before Corrin, their swords buried in one another. Durran's body was lost to the bogs that surrounded the road as the battle waged on, earning him the name 'Durran Marshblade'. Cregan Stark would later die at Moat Cailin of wounds suffered from this very battle.

### Siege of Moat Cailin

The two fresh-faced lords, Brandon Stark and Arlan Baratheon, would face off during the Siege of Moat Cailin, also known as 'the Bloodiest Battle Never Fought'. Arlan Baratheon conducted a siege for five days before Maelor Targaryen arrived on dragonback and commanded both Lords to sign a peace pact that very same day in the eleventh month of 132 A.C.

### Aftermath

The war ended with a peace pact between the two houses, though it was more a farce for Maelor Targaryen. From that day, the Northerners have never journeyed south of the Neck. Arlan Baratheon meanwhile returned south and married Cassandra Wylde while Maelor Targaryen was named Hand of the King at eight-and-ten for his deeds. Though most of Westeros agrees Erich died at Winterfell, House Stark remains adamant that he simply vanished in the night. His body was never found.