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Skahaz mo Reznak

## Military Advisor of Meereen

Military advisor of Meereen, descendant of one of the ruling slaver families from the time of Daenerys I Targaryen's conquest who were welcoming of the Targaryens. He continues the Unsullied training tradition (minus castration and enslavement) to strengthen the military of Meereen. Not a man of many words...

## Appearance

He is a tall, muscular olive-skinned man with long, wavy hair. He stands 6'2" and looms over many men in Meereen. He is known to tie his hair back with feathers, and has a pointed beard with mustache. As military advisor and a long-standing supporter of House Targaryen, he chooses black leathers or toqars with red silk scarves or accessories.

## History

Skahaz mo Reznak is a descendant of some of House Targaryen's first supporters in Meereen, and he continues the tradition by serving Rhaegar I Targaryen as military advisor. He entered into the army at sixteen and proved very adept at the new method of combat taught to the Meereenese. Mastering the spear and sword quickly, he rose through the ranks and became captain in short time.

Upon the death of Daenerys Targaryen, the newly-crowned King Rhaegar selected Skahaz for his knowledge of the city's military workings and his experience as a soldier. His insight proved invaluable in establishing Rhaegar's military reforms to "modernize" the Meereenese infantry by incorporated scale and plate into their armor, which had previously consisted of nothing but leather. With Skahaz mo Reznak's support, King Rhaegar retained a decent amount of respect amongst the ranks of the city's military
Siege of Yunkai

## Prelude

Following the Targaryens of Yunkai and Volantene giving endorsement to the New Ghiscari to take Astapor under their name, New Ghis claimed itself an Empire and laid claims to all of Slaver's Bay. The Targaryens promptly denied these claims and prepared for war, having already mustered a majority of their forces believing the New Ghiscari would attempt to wage a war.

The Crown Prince Aurane Targaryen and Princess Elaena Targaryen had left for Volantis prior to the New Ghiscari making their claims to act as emissaries, whereas King Aenys Targaryen, the Queen and Prince Aelor Targaryen had departed for Meereen weeks earlier under the request of King Rhaegar Targaryen of Meereen, leaving Aenys Targaryen in charge militarily.

## The Battle

Following the first battle outside the walls of Yunkai as the New Ghiscari attempted to fill in the trenches dug by the Yunkish near a week earlier. The battle became known as the Battle of the Trenches.

Aenys Targaryen ordered the Company of the Cat to hold a central gate that would be used to bait the New Ghiscari forces. The besieging forces fell into the trap, redirecting the large majority of their forces to the gate before being pulled annihilated when they came through. Soon after noticing this, the New Ghiscari commanders ordered their army to retreat, which leads to the Volantene-Ghiscari conflict soon after as the Volantene army flanks.

The battle was a significant turning point in the war for the Targaryen side, shattering the bulk of the Ghiscari forces and capturing their Emperor and General.
Mors Umber

## Brother of the Night's Watch

Mors Umber is a sworn brother of The Night's Watch, joining shortly after his older brother Dontos Umber. Mors was born the fourth son of Lord Robb Umber, and woefully unlikely to ever inherit. He quickly found his calling with the Rangers, serving his post at the Shadow Tower for over a decade.

## Family Tree

* Smalljon Umber (275 - 341)
* Dacey Umber née Mormont (277- 339)
	+ Maege Umber (301 - 356)
	+ Alysanne Umber (302 - 361)
	+ Robb Umber (305 - 357)
	+ Arya Umber née Karstark (308 - 351)
		- Jon Umber (324 - 368) Winter Fever
		- Cassella Umber née Dustin (b. 322)
		- Alise Karstark née Umber (b. 321)
		- Donner Umber (b. 328)
		- Sarella Umber née Hornwood (b. 330)
		- Sybelle Wull née Umber (b. 332)
		- Dontos Umber (b. 332) Night’s Watch
		- **Mors Umber** (b. 338) Night’s Watch
	+ Eddard Umber (307 - 348) Night’s Watch
	+ Melara Blackwood née Umber (308 - 367)
* Osric Umber (282 - 309) War of the Bleeding Wall
* Hormund Umber (288 - 356)
* Barbery Umber née Glover (291 - 323) Childbirth
	+ Lyarra Stark née Umber (308 - 360)
	+ Lothar Umber (312 - 358)
	+ Wylla Umber née Norrey (314 - 347) Childbirth
		- Bethany Rywell née Umber (b. 332)
		- Hothar Umber (b. 333)
		- Donella Umber née Norrey (b. 335)
Westeros

Westeros is a continent located in the far west of the known world. It is separated from the continent of Essos by a strip of water known as the Narrow Sea. Westeros is divided and is controlled almost in its entirety by two Kingdoms, the centuries old Kingdom of the Iron Throne, and the splinter crown controlling the Kingdom of the North.

## Regions

Westeros is broken down in 11 major regions by geography or borders.

### Kingdom of the North

* The North
* The Riverlands
* The Vale
* The Iron Islands

### Kingdom of the Iron Throne

* The Crownlands
* The Westerlands
* The Stormlands
* The Reach
* Dorne

### The Wall & Beyond

* The Wall
* The Gift
* The New Gift
* Beyond the Wall
Tysane Goodbrother

## Goodbrother Scion

Tysane is the daughter of Andros Goodbrother, and Myra Saltcliffe. She has a twin named Tysha. She captains the ship *The Black Gale* and is an excellent warrior. She prefers boiled leather over gowns.

## Appearance

Tysane is of much larger build than her sister Tysha, and also appears older and more mature. Her skin is pale, her eyes a stormy grey, and her hair is long and black. She is often clad in leather.

## History

Tysane was born on Hammerhorn, alongside her twin sister Tysha. She never knew her mother, due to her death a year after Tysane's birth. This promptly forced Andros to raise them, something he never wanted to do, preferring a son over a daughter. Andros taught them how to fight, when other girls were learning how to be a lady. Tysane was a slower learner than her sister, but she always says it was so she could master the things she was taught. Instead of the traditional ironborn axe, Tysane favored the spear. She was able to dispatch multiple enemies at once with her blinding speed. As she grew, her father saw that she was a natural leader, and began grooming her for higher command.

Sadly, her sister was the superior captain, and earned Andros's extra warship. Leaving Andros to build Tysane her own warship that was significantly smaller than other warships, which has always bothered Tysane.

Since childhood, Tysane and Tysha have been at odds with each other, thinking they must best one another creating competitiveness between the two sisters.

## Quotes

*" Tysane, stop your crying. Tysha is not better than you, you simply have different strengths than her. Something she will never have.*

" *What is that, father?"*

" *You are a leader, you inspire. You are the heir to Hammerhorn, sweetling."*

- Andros Goodbrother to his daughter, Tysane
Shale of Greengrass

## The King's Counter

**Shale of Greengrass**, born as **Willis Wode**, but also known as Shale of Sunhouse, Shale Wode, or even either Shale Rivers or Flowers, is a newly-appointed official in King Robert’s bureaucracy and currently holds the rank of the King’s Counter and with the title’s authority, he controls the taxation of the whole southern realm. He is known for his alleged commoner origin, his great merchant savviness and his blatant servility. He’s usually accompanied by a bestially large man from the far eastern lands, a Sarnori named Thoro Zhallalhar Talharen, and his personal bookkeeper, a bearded and greying man named Raymar.
Vulture's Band

The **Vulture's Band** is an outlaw band from the Red Mountains led by a mysterious figure known as the Vulture. Its final goal is to conquer the ruined castle of the Vulture's Roost in northern Dorne.

## Current members

* **Hadlock,** an ugly-looking firstmost serjeant of the Vulture.
* **Krie Koe**, seven-and-twenty, former pirate and slave fighter.
* **Darron the Devil**, five-and-thirty, formidable beast with origins most likely in Essos.
* **Quick**, six-and-ten, agile bandit from Lys.
* **Meria Storm**, twenty, intimidating bastard of Wyl.
* **Ser Warren 'The Walnut',** nine-and-thirty, experienced outlaw with roots in Lannisport.
* **Gorro,** one-and-forty, a Dothraki freerider.
* **Daemon Sand,** four-and-twenty, known as the Bloody Bastard; said to be a natural child of a Martell prince.
* **Osel the Blue,** one-and-thirty, a runaway criminal.
* **Beck the Bastard,** five-and-thirty, a son of a wealthy merchant family from the Stormlands who has gone corrupt.
* **Sister Aleysia,** five-and-twenty, an enthusiastic coroner.
* **Ahren of Braavos,** eight-and-twenty,a gifted fighter from Braavos with a burned face.
* **Dacey,** two-and-twenty, a child of passion from the Dornish Marches.
* **Boros Raincrown,** seven-and-forty, a self-titled bandit lord of the Rainwood.
* **Toveine Sand,** four-and-twenty, a grassroots native of the Red Mountains, rumored to be the Bastard of the Tor.
* **Septon Marq,** nine-and-fifty, the Seven's zealous representative in the Vulture's band.
* **Maester Melwyn,** two-and-sixty, a versatile murdering maester.
Stannis Seaworth

## Lord of Cape Wrath

**Lord Stannis Seaworth** is the Lord of Cape Wrath and the head of House Seaworth, a noble family sworn to House Baratheon of Storm's End.

## Appearance and Character

He is an average looking man, who women would not describe as handsome, yet not uncomely. He is somewhat tanned in complexion and has dark brown eyes. He keeps his light brown hair cut short, ensuring it never reaches his ears. He is a fairly tall man, standing just under 6 feet tall, considered large for his size, yet not overweight. As most noble males, he learned how to use the sword and shield from a young age. Like most Seaworths before him, he is considered a fine sailor, known for his ability to navigate the seas, and land with ease. Stannis took to becoming a lord quite naturally, learning how best to motivate his men as a gifted leader, he can inspire common men and knights alike to great deeds when needed.

## History

Born in the year 348 AC to Stannis Seaworth was the only legitmate son of Lord Daven Seaworth and his wife Mira Estermont. At the age of twelve he was sent to foster with the Estermonts, where he remained for four years. Following his father's death, Stannis rose to the lordship of Cape Wrath at the age of sixteen.

Two years into his lordship, a small group of bandits took up residence in the Rainwood near his keep, he along with his bastard brother Ethan and several men at arms drove the bandits from their camp and out of his lands despite the fact that they were slightly outnumbered.

## Recent events

Stannis accompanies Ser Artos Dayne of the Kingsguard to fight the bandits burning the Kingswood. He and the knight saved a village and it's inhabitants in a night-time attack, with Stannis and his men sneaking in to arm and defend the villagers.

After returning to King's Landing and attending the trial by combat where Lord Steffon Baratheon and Ser Borys Wendwater duelled to determine the fate of Lord Leyton Hightower, Stannis was arrested by the Grand Inquisitor. He was made to sign a confession of his guilt and then made to write letters to Steffon Flowers and Artos Dayne. As part of his punishment, Stannis was exiled from the city for two months and put on a ship to take him to Storm's End.
The Reach

**Current Lord:** Lord Paramount

The Reach is, without a doubt, one of the mightiest regions in Westeros. Home to Oldtown, the oldest city in the realm, as well as the Citadel, the seat of learning, and the Starry Sept, once the greatest Sept in all the land - the Reach has much to envious of. Here more than any other kingdom are the laws of chivalry held in honor, and the legends of those noble knights of years gone still fill songs and stories told across the continent.

With the most numerous and fertile fields in the realm, the Reach produces much of the food eaten in Westeros, as well as some of the greatest and most famous wines. There are fields of flowers that extend as far as the eye can see, and the tiered walls of Highgarden are famous for their beauty. The Mander, that mighty river, meanders up the core of this region, often filled with pleasure boats and barges until it empties out south of the Shield Islands.

For all it's beauty and splendor, however, the Reach has a bloody and tumultous past. House Gardener ruled in the days of old, fighting wars with the kings of the Rock and Stormlands, as well as the Princes and Princesses of Dorne. Not all of these conflicts ended in the favour of the Gardeners - though of course, their war with the Targaryens ended the most poorly. Since that day the Tyrells have ruled Highgarden, and with it, all the Reach. Beneath them bend Houses great and small - the Hightowers and the Redwynes, the Rowans and the Tarlys. Many of these great lineages boast greater claims to the seat of Highgarden than their overlords - but as of yet, none have moved to claim it.

Through all of this, however, the people of the Reach have pressed onward. Their fields are still rich and fertile, their rivers still full of fish and trade. Those nobles that make their homes among the meadows and plains of this region still find their coffers filled with wealth only rivaled by those lords in the Westerlands, and those gallant knights and blushing maids still continue their tales, as ever.

For more infomration on recent events in the Reach, please see our State of the Realm page.
Siege of New Ghis

## Prelude

While the Golden Company was in Volantis getting hired by Vilyx Valaar and Visenya Maegyr the Triarch of Volantis for the War Daemon Targaryen realised that New Ghis must be heavily undefended after moving all of their Levy in order to take Astapor.

He proceeded to notify the Serjeants of the Golden Company and later to the Triarch of Volantis Vilyx Valaar, Daemon then proposed that the Golden Company should sail around the Doom to New Ghis and take the city while it was undefended.

The old Triarch liked the idea and provided Daemon with Ships and men from the city of Volantis to ensure the taking of New Ghis.

The very next day the Golden Company and Volantis embarked and made their way around the Dooms of Valyria and made their long way towards the city of New Ghis in order to take the city.
Toveine Sand

**Toveine Sand** is a lowborn woman of some note, who claims to be a bastard of House Ladybright. Unlike many Sand Dornish, Toveine sports a pale complexion, which is rare for the southern parts of Dorne.

## Appearance

Toveine is a slender woman with a graceful stride. Her hair is pitch black, framing a pretty face, with grey eyes and thin lips. She has small breasts and a slender form, and often dresses herself in garment fitting a warrior. However, recently, she has been forced to wear gowns, which often do not fit her. She is short.

## History

Toveine was born in Dorne in 347 AC. Much of her early life is lost to her, yet she remembers traveling Dorne from as early as she could walk. The man she believed to be her father at the time never told her of her parentage, however discretely mentioned Ladybright several times. He died a short time after Toveine turned six years old, forcing her to live by herself.

Given that her protector had died, Toveine set out into the sands of Dorne and was lucky to meet a hermit that lived there. Under his protection, Toveine learned the spear. She was forced to slay him because when she came of age, she learned that he meant to have her.

After slaying the hermit, Toveine lived amongst the sands for over a decade. She gained two friends, and named them spear-sisters over the unbreakable bond they forged. Together they raided small caravans in Dorne until in 370 AC, they heard of the Vulture rising up near the Wyl.

## Recent Events

### 370 AC

Toveine and her spear sisters found the encampment for the Vulture repulsive. After spending ten year amidst the sands, Toveine had nearly forgotten about what it was like to live with large groups of people. Adequately repulsed, Toveine left the care of the Vulture and set out into Dorne again, eventually learning about an oppurtunity presented by a man who called himself Lucifer.

With the promise of gold, Toveine sought to end their raiding of caravans by doing one small job. However, when presented in front of Lucifer Sand, she was given an ultimatum: Deliver a message to the woman Temptation. Toveine consented, figuring the task easy at the time.

After the conflagration of Sunspear, Toveine quickly learned that Temptation was not who she said she was. After visiting a tavern, Toveine was drugged and given to Temptation. When she awoke, she found out that Temptation had formed a small cult separate of Lucifer, dedicated to her own beauty. Toveine became forcibly part of this group.

Toveine was present when Mors Martell found out of his betrothal to Silvianna Santagar.
Ser Valter of Driftmark

## Knight of Driftmark

Ser Valter is a knight in service of House Velaryon under Lady Valaena Velaryon.

## Appearance

Valter is fairly tall and of a lean, athletic build, with a slender, taut frame, and a sunken bony face His eyes are a piercing tawny colour, and he wears his bluish-grey hair swept back out of his face, with long wisps reaching down his back.

## History

Ser Valter grew up originally in Duskendale, born in the year 345AC. His father was a fisherman, and he learned from him how to use a spear. He found his real talent with polearms came, however, when he used them in battle against a human foe, and quickly became adept at single and mounted combat.

Upon coming of age, he joined a group of men commissioned by the lords Crownlands to aid in the ousting of poachers and brigands across their lands. He hunted and rode many lawless men down with spear and sword, receiving a knighthood for his service, and being placed under the command of a knight known as Ser Marcus Waters.

Over these years and a some more after that, the thrill of the hunt drove Valter more than anything. He became a feared hunter of beasts, birds and men alike. Nothing escaped him for longer than he allowed it.

During a mission in the Kingswood, an altercation between Valter and his commander Ser Marcus led to a duel, which Valter won, killing the older knight. Though ultimately undiscovered, he fled the mainland, eventually arriving on Driftmark. He swiftly found a job as a guard in the keep, which allowed him to sate his desire to fight and hunt still some of the time, however he found that work besides idle patrols came very thinly spread.

In the absence of targets that would fight back or run, Valter began to study the fine and sinister arts of torture and interrogation and quickly became a familiar face among the dungeons should his services be required, or should he need some way to pass the time.

As he became a familiar face on Driftmark and become a man of renown among the Velaryon guard, he has spent a lot of his time with his liege's great granddaughters, Rhaenys and Daenys Waters. They have taken to referring to him affectionately as their "Nuncle Valter", much to his long-suffering chagrin.

## Timeline of Major Events

* 345 AC: Valter is born to a lowborn fisherman's family of no note, in Duskendale.
* 358 AC: Valter runs away to sign up with crown employed patrols
* 363 AC: Valter receives his knighthood for services in defending the king's peace
* 367 AC: Valter murders Ser Marcus and flees to Driftmark
* 370 AC (present): Ser Valter remains on Driftmark, working under the head gaoler.
The Iron Islands

**Current Lord:**  Lord Paramount

Off the western coast of Westeros lies the archipelago of the Iron Islands. Home to the Ironborn, fierce raiders and reavers that worship a deity called the Drowned God, it has been the subject of nightmares and legends since the Age of Heroes.

Once the rule of these sea-faring folk extended to the Arbor in the south, Bear Island in the north, and swept over the entirety of the Riverlands up to the shore of Blackwater Bay. Over time these vast holdings were lost to nearer kings, and the once fabled rule of the Ironborn declined. Where they had once held sway over everywhere the sea could be heard, they ruled only the lands of the Trident when Aegon the Dragon first landed.

The people of this region are known as cruel, unyielding, and murderous, worshiping a god that demands sacrifice by drowning, and engaging in raiding and reaving as a way of life. Though their fleet is mighty, they are the smallest of all the regions of Westeros, and have oft been defeated and sacked by neighboring foes. Beneath the rule of the Targaryens these ironmen often chaffed, but it was not until King Robert that they first truly attempted to revolt. Time and time again they have been cast down, only to prove their common saying - that what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger.

For more information on recent events in the Iron Islands, please see our State of the Realm page.
Valyrian

## The Valyrian

The **Valyrian** is a great war galley owned by Samarro Saan. It has a painted hull and has three hundred oars.

## History

Widely regarded as the longest-serving ship in the Saan fleet, the galley has been passed down for at least four generations. It has seen many battles and withstood the harshest of punishments.
Winterfell

**Winterfell** is the ancestral castle and seat of power of House Stark and is the royal capital of the Kingdom of the North. It is located in the center of the northernmost province of the Seven Kingdoms, on the kingsroad that runs fromStorm's End to the Wall. It is situated at the eastern edge of the wolfswood, north of the western branch of the White Knife and Castle Cerwyn. Winterfell is south of the northern mountains and southwest of Long Lake,one hundred leagues (three hundred miles) southeast of Deepwood Motte.

## Layout

Winterfell is a huge castle complex spanning several acres, consisting of two massive walls and a village located just outside called the "winter town". Winterfell itself has been built around an ancient godswood and over natural hot springs. The water is piped through walls and chambers to heat them, making Winterfell more comfortable than other castles during the harsh northern winters.

Inside the walls, the complex is composed of dozens of courtyards and small open spaces. Weapons training and practice take place in those yards. The inner ward is a second, much older open space in the castle where archery practice takes place. It is located next to the broken tower. Inside Winterfell stands the inner castle, which contains the Great Keep and the Great Hall.

## Household

* **Hallis Glenmore** is the castle's steward
* **Maester Bartimus** serves the Lord of Winterfell
* **Artos Stark** serves as Winterfell's master-at-arms
* **Beren Lightfoot** is captain of the household guard.
* **Septon Ronnel** maintains the castle's sept and
* **Septa** **Maegelle** tutors the Stark children.
* Kennelmaster **Vortimer Fell**
Snips

**Snips** is a member of the outlaw gang operating out of the Kingswood, lead by Gaunt. A fierce fighter, Snips left the harsh and cold North to pursue a life of debauchery in the south.

Having encountered Gaunt's small band of outlaws, Snips joined them to lead a life of thievery and the occasional fight. While part of the group, Snips became enamored with Gaunt, and the two soon became lovers.

Snips' moniker derives from her fondness of hair, particularly that belonging to other people. She is known to snip strands of hair from the heads of the gang's victims.
Theomund Costayne

## Knight of the Kingsguard

Theomund Darkthorn

the Darkthorn

Kingsguard

**Theomund Costayne**, called **Theomund Darkthorn** or simply **the Darkthorn**, is a knight from House Costayne in the Reach, and a current member of King Robert III Baratheon's Kingsguard.

## Appearance

Stoic and chivalrous, Theomund cuts an imposing figure dressed in full plate armor. Tall and very well muscled, he is very much a man of no nonsense, a fact which is reflected in his often dry and humorless personality.

His dark brown eye pair with his dark brown hair, which he wears short and clean, along with a neat beard.

## History

After the dismissal and death of three Kingsguard knights, the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Nathaniel Connington, held a contest to determine worthy successors. Winning, Ser Theomund was one of three knights named to King Robert III's Kingsguard in the waning days of 370 AC.
Volon Therys

Volon Therys is one of several satellite cities that swear their fealty to Volantis. It lies on the west bank of the Rhoyne. During the second spice war, the town faced a battle against the host of Prince Garin the Great. Almost directly across the river to the east lies the ruined city Sar Mell. To the north is Valysar, to the west, the Orange Shore and to the south along the Rhoyne, Volantis. The town was many conquests of Volantis during the Bleeding Years after the Doom of Valyria, during the expansionist rule of the Tigers. Since then it has remained firmly under Volantene control and has fully integrated itself into Volantis' culture and society.

## Description

Volon Therys is a walled town, so large that it would be considered a proper city were it in the Seven Kingdoms. The town’s walls are high and white, made of strong stone mined in nearby quarries. There is a long, chaotic riverfront populated by local fishermen and traders who travel up and down the Rhoyne. The town benefits greatly from trade to and from Volantis to Valysar, and the surrounding hinterlands hold many of the landshares granted to Freedmen who end their terms of servitude as slaves. From here much of the grain and other foodstuffs are grown to sustain the much larger Volantis to the south. Large riverbarges are a common sight loading in the docks at Volon Therys, bound for the Volantene ports further to the south. There is also a large Red Temple located within Volon Therys, as well as shrines to the Old Valyrian gods, though the later sees little use. The city has an annual harvest festival with great outdoor bonfires all in blessing to R'hllor's name.
Thoro Zhallalhar Talharen

## Bodyguard

**Thoro Zhallalhar Talharen** is a monstrous Sarnori in a service of Shale of Greengrass, the King's Counter. He pledged his life to the man after the child he had sired with his aunt torn her up from inside. Now he's Shale's lealest bodyguard, protecting him with a monstrous axe named Kalash, translated as the One's Soul.
The Great Reforms

The "Great Reforms" were a number of new laws and regulations in Volantis, passed during and shortly after the reign of Daenarys Targaryen in Meereen. Daenarys's freeing of the slaves in Slaver's Bay caused significant economic damage to Volantis at the time, as the slave trade has always been one of the city's largest economic imports and exports. As a result, the Great Reforms were meant to encourage commerce and trade in other markets aside from slavery, and to give some measure of rights and freedoms to slaves and the common folk, as to quell the many uprisings of both slaves and common folk which occurred during that time.

They were enacted to both encourage trade and commerce as well as well as bring an end to the slave rebellions of the time and were very successful in doing so, although the vast changes in Volantene society along with the rising worship of the Lord of Light led to problems of it's own. The Great Reforms had many notable and lasting effects on the governance of the city, including many policies regarding slavery which led later to the caste-like system in Volantis today, as well as that of land ownership: During the economic recovery, the Volantene nobility sold and rented large amounts of land, inevitably creating new land owners in the formerly poor Western side of the city. At the time the nobility paid little attention to their gradual loss of some of their political power, as many were becoming privately very wealthy and lived lives of luxury, yet the effects of the reforms would be felt for generations to come by all Volentenes, both high born and low, free and slave.
Shireen Baratheon

## Princess of Dragonstone

**Shireen Baratheon** was a member of House Baratheon of Dragonstone and was the daughter of Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent. She was regarded as a warm and sweet girl.

## History

### War of the Five Kings

After her father declared himself the true King of the Seven Kingdoms, Shireen became a Princess. She remained on Dragonstone while her father sailed to Storm's End to treat with Renly Baratheon, his younger brother. After her father's defeat and subsequent exile to the Wall, Shireen becomes the head of House Baratheon of Dragonstone.

### Surrender of Dragonstone and Later Life

With Stannis gone and his men exiled, dead, or turncoat, Dragonstone lacked the strength to press Shireen's claim. The Castellen, Ser Axell Florent, threatened to resume the war but was overthrown by the majority of the garrison. And so it remained neutral throughout the war, officially surrendering to Renly after the Siege of King's Landing. Shortly after, Renly stripped his niece of her title, fostering her in his court till she comes of age. From there she returned to her mothers home of Brightwater Keep, where she spent most of her days, marrying and birthing children by a scion of the house.
Shaft

**Shaft** is a member of the outlaw gang operating out of the Kingswood, lead by Gaunt. Having nothing for him in the Crownlands, Shaft ventured south to put his skills with a bow to good use, hunting around the Kingswood.

It was there he met Gaunt and his companions, and like Gaunt himself, wondered why he might hunt when he could simply steal. He is a cocksure man, arrogant, cocky and very sarcastic.

Shaft gained his moniker due to his skill with a bow, and for the nature of his personality.
The Twins

The **Twins**, also known as the **Crossing,** is the seat of House Frey located in the Northern Riverlands. It is a heavily fortified crossing of the Green Fork of the Trident, consisting of two identical castles and a tower in the middle of the bridge. It is known as one of the most formidable strongholds in the entirety of the Seven Kingdoms.

## Layout

The Twins consist of two identical castles built of stone, each on one side of the Green Fork of the trident and connected by a stone bridge. They have high curtain walls, deep moats and a barbican and portcullis in each. The stone bridge is large enough for two wagons to ride abreast, and in the middle of the bridge lies the Water Tower. It is the only crossing over the Green Fork for hundreds of miles either direction.

## History

The Freys are a relatively young house, only holding the Crossing for six hundred years when the first Freys built a rickety wooden bridge over the most narrow part of the Green Fork.

It took the family another three generations to change the bridge from wooden to stone, after which they built wooden keeps on each side of the river. After that, they became absurdly wealthy, overcharging for passage over the river, a fact that upsets many older and more powerful houses, along with the fact that the Freys disrupt or burn any other bridges that are built across the Green Fork, or at least are rumored to.

The wooden keeps have since been replaced with identical ones of stone, giving the location its name. Given the strategic location of the Twins, the strong castle, wealth, and numerous levies, the Freys are arguably the most powerful vassal sworn to the Tully's, able to raise near four thousand men.
Tytos Marbrand

## Lord of Ashemark

**Tytos Marbrand** is the head of House Marbrand, Lord of Ashemark and Master of Laws.

## Appearance and Character

He possess light brown hair and unshaven facial hair with light skin and dark brown eyes. He stands at 5'11".

## History

Tytos was born to the late Lord Aethan Marbrand and Lady Rosamond Crakehall, the eldest son of four children. As a child, Tytos paged and squired for his father through his early life. Tytos quickly learned how to wield a sword with a lot of finesse and is an accomplished Ser who was knighted after placing second in a regional tourney. He quickly took to engineering as a boy, finding the study of building to be much more interesting than other things. Tytos rose to rulership at the young age of eighteen after the unexpected death of his father. Tytos went on to sew seeds in his early rulership that helped earn him the trust of his people, a result of his natural benevolence. Using the people who trusted him, he found out he could possess many eyes in many places. His interest was piqued by the art of espionage, and he sets up a line of contacts.

Now at the age of 23, Tytos is ambitious, strong willed, and is preparing to lead House Marbrand to greatness.
Stonehouse

Stonehouse is the seat of House Stonehouse. Stonehouse lies on the shores of the Iron Islands near the sunset sea.

## The Castle

The Keep is a small single tower acting primarily as a fort for House Stonehouse and secondarily as a lighthouse for any vessel approaching Old Wyk at night or during storms. It's Stone walls provide the fort some defense in the event of attack, and since it faces the Sun Set sea it can only be attacked on land from one side. Near Stonehouse is a small fishing village that falls under the minor keep's protection.
Theon Greyjoy

## Ward of Winterfell

**Theon Greyjoy** was the fourth child of Lord Balon Greyjoy, ruler of the Iron Islands, and his wife Lady Alannys. He spent his youth as a ward fostered by Lord Eddard Stark, following the crown's victory over the Islands in the Greyjoy Rebellion.

## History

After the Greyjoy Rebellion against Robert Baratheon was crushed, Balon Greyjoy was forced into fealty. He offered his son Theon toEddard Stark as a hostage, to ensure his loyalty to the throne. While living in Winterfell and practically being raised as a member of House Stark, he grew to become like a brother to the Stark children, especially with Robb Stark.

Theon served Robb Stark during the War of the Five Kings and fought alongside several battles with his foster brother. Theon was eventually sent to Pyke to treat with his father, Balon Greyjoy. His father refused Lord Stark's offer and commenced an invasion of the North instead, leaving Theon to return to Robb instead of serving in the war effort.

Theon would return to Riverrun to rejoin with Robb and tell him of his father's deception. Robb would eventually move North and repel the Ironborn in The Ironborn Invasion of the North. Theon would eventually become a very valuable asset to Robb in the future, as he is able to convince his sister, Asha Greyjoy to swear the failing Ironborn cause to the Kingdom of the North rather than Renly Baratheon.

Theon would live out his life in service of the Starks, never returning home to the Islands he so barely knew.
Stannis Baratheon

## Lord Commander of the Night's Watch

**Stannis Baratheon** was the head of House Baratheon of Dragonstone and the Lord of Dragonstone. He was the elder of King Robert I Baratheon's two younger brothers, the youngest being Lord Renly Baratheon. His parents were Lord Steffon Baratheon and Cassana Estermont. He is the father of Shireen Baratheon.

## History

Stannis served his brother Robert in his rebellion against the rule of King Aerys. He succeeded in holding Storm's End, which was a critical victory for the rebellion. Afterwards he used his skills as a naval commander in capturing Dragonstone and defeating the Ironborn in the Greyjoy Rebellion. For his deeds he is named Lord of Dragonstone by Robert Baratheon.

Stannis would later start to uncover the truth behind the legitimacy of the royal children, and he and Jon Arryn discovered that Joffery Baratheon and his siblings were in fact the children of Cersei Lannister and Jaime Lannister, a truth which Jon paid for with his life. Stannis would flee the capital and bide his time, after Robert Baratheon passes, he declares himself the true King of Westeros, and act which is mirrored by his younger brother, Renly Baratheon.

Stannis does not receive the same support that Renly receives, but none the less meets with Renly and demands that he bend the knee. Renly refuses and the two brothers meet in battle the following day. The battle is a resounding victory for Renly, who captures Stannis and sends him to the Night's Watch, but spares his only child, Shireen Baratheon.

Stannis arrives at the wall without issue and immedietly receives the support of many on the wall. While he does not go on the great ranging beyond the Wall, he still plays a critical part in holding the wall in the Battle of Castle Black. Thanks to timely support from Robb Stark, the Wall is held against the Wildling army led by Mance Rayder.

With the death of Lord Commander Mormont, Stannis is named the 998th Lord Commander of the Watch after a unanimous decision. Stannis is a very respected Lord Commander, and when news reaches him of something unspeakable beyond the wall, he leads much of the Watch in the Last Ranging. Whatever was beyond the wall is repelled, but Stannis never returns to the Watch. Some say he died, some others say he attempted to crown himself as King Beyond the Wall to continue pressing his claim, very few others say it was the work of something sinister, the arrival of the Others.

Stannis' sword, Lightbringer is also presumed lost somewhere beyond the wall and has become a myth of the Night's Watch.
New Castle

The **New Castle** is the seat of House Manderly within the city of White Harbor in the North. The commander of its garrison is [placeholder], while its maester is Helman. Also called the **New Keep**, it is reminiscent of the Manderlys' castle from when they lived in the Reach, Dunstonbury.

## History

The Manderlys were awarded the Wolf's Den by House Stark and tasked with defending the White Knife a thousand years before the War of Conquest. As the city of White Harbor developed under the Manderlys' leadership, they built the New Castle. The Wolf's Den is now used as a prison.

## Layout

The proud and pale New Castle is built atop a hill rising above the city's thick white walls. The merman sigil of House Manderly flies from its towers. The broad, stepped Castle Stair is a white stone street that leads from the Wolf's Den up the hill to the New Castle. There is a clear view of both of the city's harbors from the hilltop.

The Merman's Court is the great hall of the New Castle where the Manderlys hold court. Chambers within the castle are handsomely furnished. The household guard wear cloaks of blue-green wool and carry silver tridents instead of spears. The Manderlys decorate their castle with faded banners, broken shields and rusted swords from ancient victories, and wooden figures from the prows of ships. There is a secret passage beneath the Castle Stair that leads from the New Castle to the Wolf's Den.
Yunkai

Yunkai, dubbed the Yellow City, is a city on the eastern coast of Slaver's Bay. To the west lies the island of Yaros. North of Yunkai is no-man's land. Smaller than Meereen, but larger than Astapor, Yunkai has seen significant restoration and improvement under Targaryen rule. The city was sacked by Daenerys Targaryen during her conquest of the region, then rose in revolt against her. When order was restored she added Yunkai alongside Meereen as a Targaryen seat of rule.

Upon the death of the Dragon Queen the city was given over to one of the sons of Daenerys, Daeron, who would become King Daeron Third of his Name. Slavery has been greatly reduced in Yunkai, although less so than its counterpart to the north. Bedslaves are no longer the chief export and the city no longer fields a moderate armor of only five thousand eunuch soldiers. The Yunkish military has been vastly expanded to match its sister-city, and they have constructed a full sized navy to assist in controlling the waters around Yaros and the Slaver's Bay coast. Yunkai's walls have also been restored, now standing strong and proud once much. These improvements and restorations have won the Targaryens much support from the local Yunkish nobility.
The Dragonpit

Government
 Religion

The Dragonpit is a huge, cavernous building that sits atop Rhaenys's hill in King's Landing.

## About

The Targaryens would keep their dragons within the building. Thirty knights could ride abreast into its entrance. The Dragonpit's huge dome has collapsed within and its bronze doors have been sealed for more than a century, until they were reopened so Grand Maester Ryon could use it to conduct experiments for the crown. It has been renovated enough to be usable, but is still largely in ruins.

## History

Prior to the Dragonpit, a great Sept was built on Rhaeny's Hill known as the Sept of Remembrance which used to be the main Sept in King's Landing. During the Faith Militant uprising, Maegor the Cruel mounted onBalerion the Black Dread incinerated the Great Sept with dragonflame and later decreed that a large domed structure would be built on the hill for Targaryens to house its royal dragons.

King Aegon II's coronation took place in the Dragonpit.

Later during the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons after King's Landing was captured by Queen Rhaenyra, the dragonpit was destroyed during the Storming of the Dragonpit. When ten's of thousands of crazed and starving smallfolk led by the deranged Shepherd stormed the dragonpit to kill the dragon's within. Five Targaryen dragons (Shrykos, Morghul, Tyraxes, Dreamfyre and Syrax) and thousands of smallfolk were killed.

The dragonpit was reduced to flaming ruins.

During the Great Spring Sickness so many people died so quickly that there was no time to bury the bodies. Instead they were piled up in the Dragonpit and when the corpses were 10 feet deep the Hand of the King, Lord Brynden Rivers, ordered the pyromancers to burn them. The light of the fires shone through the windows and by night citizens could see the dark green glow of wildfire all through King's Landing.

Some whores use the Dragonpit as a place to entertain their customers and one of them, along with their patron, falls through the floor. There they find a hidden stash of wildfire, placed by Lord Rossart during Robert's Rebellion

A year after he rose to the throne, King Alesander I Baratheon granted use of the Dragonpit to Grand Maester Ryon in order to conduct his experiments. The nature of these experiments are often sensitive, and are kept secret from all but the king and those necessary for their completion.
Taliya Yronwood

## History

Taliya was born as the eldest daughter and heir of Lord Edgar Yronwood. While being fostered at the water gardens as a young girl, she met and became close friends with Doreahla Fowler. They enjoyed spending time together and playing pranks on some of the other children there. When Lord Quentyn Fowler began teaching Doreahla to hunt, Taliya tagged along as well, despite the historical tension between houses Yronwood and Fowler.

When Doreahla's mother died and her father was sent off to the Wall, it took weeks of Taliya prodding her to make the Fowler resume hunting. She thought it would help distract her friend from the pain of losing both her parents at once. But even when Doreahla started hunting again, she hunted in a very different style than before, angrily shooting at animals even when they weren't her prey. Tensions between the two had once been almost of one mind continued to grow over time.

On one particular hunt, deep in the desert, the pair ran into other people who were after the same rare animal as themselves. To Taliya's horror, Doreahla brutally murdered the other hunters and left their bodies to sink under the dunes. It was the first time Taliya would have to watch her friend kill, but it wasn't the last.

Eventually Taliya made the mistake of trying to stand between Doreahla and her prey. She'd thought being steadfast and open about it would make Doreahla realize what she was turning into, but it was already too late. With almost no hesitation, the Lady of Skyreach attacked her own friend, and Taliya was only able to partially block the arrow with her daggers. It grazed her neck and sliced through one of her vocal chords.

Bleeding badly, Taliya managed to escape into the desert. Using her superior skills, she survived and made it all the way back to Castle Yronwood.

The horror wasn't over, as it turned out that Lord Edgar had died in a tourney to the north, and the lordship of Yronwood had passed to Taliya. Taliya woke up to discover both that, and the fact the she could no longer speak a single word. In shame, the new Lady of Yronwood fled once again, this time with no destination in mind.

Since then, her uncle Cletus has remained castellan of the castle, waiting patiently for the niece he still believes will return to take her rightful place. And Taliya remains somewhere in the vast deserts of Dorne, battered and yet determined. She'll see Doreahla someday, and this time she won't be naive about how to deal with her once erstwhile friend.
Trial by Combat of Leyton Hightower

**The Trial by Combat of Lord Leyton Hightower** was one of the crucial events that took place during the year of 370 AC. It was held by the royalty of the Iron Throne to decide whether was Lord Leyton Hightower guilty of accusations of kinslaying and treason brought up on him by the crown.

Lord Steffon Baratheon was Lord Hightower's champion, who fought against Ser Borys Wendwater, a member of the Kingsguard. Ser Borys eventually proved to be Lord Steffon's superior in combat.
Valysar

Valysar is the second major Volantene satellite city that lies on the western bank of the Rhoyne. Further north than Volon Therys it no less large. The city was established centuries ago by Valyrian colonists seeking their fortune in the rich lands north of Volantis, daring to build a fortified settlement ever closer to the Rhoynar people. The city saw battles under the spices wars between the Valyrian Freehold and the Kingdom of the Rhoynar, and was even temporarily flooded by Rhoynar water wizards after a successful sack.

## Description

Much like her sister-city Volon-Therys to the south, Valysar is large enough that it would be considered a proper city were it in Westeros. In Essos however, and compared to mighty Volantis to the south it is seen as but a walled town. The city has high strong walls made of white stone, in addition to natural defenses from the Rhoyne to its east and the Orange Mountains that run to the northwest. The surrounding fields and grasslands are more temperate than those further south, making them ideal for growing the sweet beets that are a beloved dish by the Volantene peoples. The city also mines much of the raw material used by Volantis and her satellite cities, and deep mines and quarries dot the eastern fringes of the Orange Mountains that lie to the city's west. The Rhoyne river is the key to overland trade of these goods to the south, and the city has a large and bustling waterfront.