Kingdom of the stepstones

The **Kingdom of the Stepstones** is one of the constituent regions of Westeros and is a sovereign nation ruled by the Kings of the Stepstones , also known as the pirate Kings, though they prefer Kings of the Tides. The second smallest region of Westeros, the dominion of House Manning of Grey Gallows

Bastard's of noble origin are given the surname Tide

## Geography

The Stepstones is an archipelago in the Narrow sea, located in the Narrow Sea off the eastern coast of Westeros. They are roughly southeast of the stormlands, northeast of dorne, and south of the dusklands.

The islands are sparsely populated and are rocky with one of them Tor being just a rock jutting out of the sea but others are fertile and are sprawling with different enviroments. some of the islands are rocky and barren while others rich and fertile though many of the islands have unique features such as redwater has a hidden spring of redwater that gives the island it's name while the island of bloodstone has blood red sand beaches.

The northern most territory of the kingdom is the Isle of Tarth, the western most territory is Ghaston grey, the southern most territory is Dustspear, while Guardian and Tyrosh are the eastern most territories.

* Pryr
* Highwatch
* Felstrong
* Tor
* Scarwood
* Guardian
* Golden Haven
* Larazor's Rock
* Redwater
* Dustspear
* The Veiled Isle
* Bloodstone
* The Island of Serpents
* Grey Gallows
* Tyrosh

## History

The Kingdom of the Stepstones is ruled by House Manning who sit as the Pirate Kings in Lion's Hold. Founded following Aegon's failed conquest and the beginning of the war for Aegon's legacy.

The kingdom began when Lord Edric Manning proclaimed himself king of the stepstones on the isle of grey gallows and from there he began to conquer the islands starting with the rest of grey gallows and then the next closest island scarwood. When war with the stormlands became inevitable it was Gwayne Manning who sat the throne after the murder of his father Edric. For the last twenty years House Manning has been preparing the Stepstones for war against the Durrandons in the hopes that they might help protect themselves from the Stormlands by liberating and allying with the Dusklands and the Claw.

## Wars and Battles of the Stepstones

### **War for the Stepstones**

**1AA:** When the war for Aegon's legacy spread to Blackwater bay House Manning fled to the North seeking refuge but House Stark, turned them away but not before the Mannings took with them a lesser house or two, and so it repeated all across Westeros because no monarchy would give them refuge. So the Manning's and their allies turned to the Stepstones out of desperation took Grey Gallows from the pirates who held it, and it was there they began their bid for dominance over the Stepstones or die in the attempt. After seizing Grey Gallows they went after Scarwood one of the most important islands because it is suitable for crops and then the nearest islands of Tor and Felstrong. From there they sailed to Larazor's rock, then onto Guardian and golden haven, and while there they had to uproot and burn smugglers and pirates out. After finishing off those islands they set forth to seize highwatch and then Dustspear, the island of serpents, and the veiled isle. then came the two most difficult islands redwater and bloodstone the siege of bloodstone the remaining pirates of the stepstones had unified under pirate king Sarador suladan and on the shores of bloodstone fought a ferocious battle where king manning slew sarador and took his army for his own.

### **War for Estermont**

**32AA - 34AA:** When. Unable. Bennard.

Eventually. The. But. The.

Bennard.

Many. Northern.

### **War against Tyrosh**

**34AA:** Thinking. Unfortunately. Rallying. They.

Edric. He.

### **The Burning of Tyrosh**

**37AA:** Appalled. Incensed. Edric. This.

### **The seizing of the three isles**

**40AA**: Many. Lord. Edric. Unfortunately.

Denied. Lords. Initially.

But. Most.

Elric. His. Edric.

### **The taking of Ghaston Grey**

**84AA - 186AA:** Following. It. Brandon. Things. What.

The. Syrus. The. The.

### **War of the Bastard and the pretender**

**194AA:** A. Unlike.

Benjen. Benjen. What. The. No.

### **The Storm Wars**

**305AA-327AA:** It. Believing. The. Whitehill. However. Instead.

The. Lord. In. Lord. The.

## Houses Sworn to House Manning of Grey Gallows

The principle noble houses sworn to House Manning of Grey gallows are:

* House Sloane of Scarwood
	+ House Vaith of vaith castle

* House Darkwater of Guardian
	+ House Chayne of Chayne's Hall
* House Strake of Bloodstone
	+ House Slynt of spear point
* House Shade of the veiled isle
	+ House Wydman of Wydton
* House Baelish of Tor
* House Tarbeck of Golden Haven
* House Lynderly of the island of serpents
	+ House Hollard of knights end
* House Flint of Larazor's Rock
* House Moore of Dustspear
* House Erenford of Felstrong
* House Hawick of Highwatch
	+ House Sarwyck of Broken blade
* House Kenning of Redwater
	+ House Shett of Seagull's nest
* House Jast of Pryr
* House Roxton of Tyrosh
	+ House Harlaw of Harlaw Keep