Clash of Kings, an ASOIAF Game (The End)

[Lumine]

Now I'm just going to find some shelter and protect myself from the reactions, xD

[Lumine]

Hmm....Tywin very pointedly never named an heir to Casterly Rock. Who commands the Lannisters now? Ser Kevin or the free-ish Tyrion?

Well, Tyrion is a POW so, I'd assume Kevan, but I am dead so...

Again, very frustrating given how close my master plan was to coming to fruition.

I'm truly sorry, X, but the dice caused a plot against you to succeed, which meant Tywin had to die.

The new Lord of the Westerlands is Tyrion Lannister as Tywin's rightful son and heir (he hasn't been charged with the deaths of Joffrey and Cersei), and he has become a playable character as of now. I also announce that Nix will play as King Euron Greyjoy from now on, and Lord Roose Bolton is still reserved for Mr. X should he desire to play as him.

[Lumine]

Hmm....Tywin very pointedly never named an heir to Casterly Rock. Who commands the Lannisters now? Ser Kevin or the free-ish Tyrion?

Well, Tyrion is a POW so, I'd assume Kevan, but I am dead so...

Again, very frustrating given how close my master plan was to coming to fruition.

I'm truly sorry, X, but the dice caused a plot against you to succeed, which meant Tywin had to die.

The new Lord of the Westerlands is Tyrion Lannister as Tywin's rightful son and heir (he hasn't been charged with the deaths of Joffrey and Cersei), and he has become a playable character as of now. I also announce that Nix will play as King Euron Greyjoy from now on, and Lord Roose Bolton is still reserved for Mr. X should he desire to play as him.

No worries, the Roose is loose

Do Nix and I re-enter at the end of this turn or immediately?

Right now gentlemen, so you may start plotting, xD

I will provide you with extra info if request, and you have until Sunday to send orders!

[Lumine]

Mod question: Wouldn't Tyrion being Renly's prisoner make Kevan the defacto leader of the Lannisters?

You would think right? 

Renly freed Tyrion and put him on his council earlier, meaning that Tyrion is not really a prisioner. I could make Kevan the player, but at best that would last one turn and I prefer to leave Tyrion open right away.

[Lumine]

Announcement: Since there is a character I cannot portray in the game because of a massive spoiler (which led me to a small crisis in regards to a several character's path), I have decided to invent a character to balance things up without spoiling A Dance with Dragons and Season 5 for those who haven't read the books.

Like some of you know, the Targaryens had a rebel bastard line called the Blackfyres, and they fought for decades until Ser Barristan Selmy slayed the last Blackfyre Pretender, Maelys, two decades before Robert's Rebellion. Since Varys and Illyrio need another dragon to support and the Blackfyres might still be alive via bastards or in the femenine line (this is never confirmed in the books), I have created a last Blackfyre for them, a young ambitious man called Daemon Blackfyre (grandson of Maelys), who will serve as the last Valyrian claimant to the Iron Throne.

[Lumine]

Well, it seems this end of turn will have almost no battles and carnage, that is rather curious, xD. That said, I'm having some trouble with the outcome of a certain campaign, so this turn will end tomorrow afternoon. (Hopefully this will give time for a Tyrion Lannister to appear)

[Lumine]

Military and Political Update:

Note: I waited as long as I could for other players, so here's the update. Since we had no battles, I chose to give an update directed to the regions so the players know where they stand.

The North: Many were shocked with Roose Bolton's announcement that he would surrender, and many more were surprised that Robb Stark accepted instead of beheading the rebel Lord. Either way, the siege of Winterfell was lifted and Bolton retreated back to the Dreadfort, releasing all the Stark prisioners he had and leaving Jon Snow, Galbert Glover and the Smalljon to meet with Prince Bran in Winterfell with a reformed and bigger Stark Army. Despite the fears of Mance Rayder's potential moves, most of the wildlings stayed in the Wall to defend it while some of the refugees started settling in the gift, having to fight some of the mountain clans in the way. It has been reported by Stark scouts that a small wildling army is currently marching south, but the cities and castles under House Umber haven't been attacked. With the news of the death of Tywin Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen and the appearance of Daemon Blackfyre, Trystan Rivers got Stafford Lannister killed near White Harbor and then used some shipments of gold sent North to take control of the entire sellsword-Golden Company force, managing to evacuate to Essos to join King Daemon, thus leaving most of the North intact save for King Mance's armies.

The Riverlands: Following the crushing defeat of the Targaryens, King Robb quickly took his armies back to the ravaged Riverlands to finally go through with the promise he made to Walder Frey, and before the Northern Lords and the Riverlords the King married Roslin Frey at the Twins, with Catelyn, Edmure and Brynden Tully and Arya Stark at his side. The King and his men were somewhat nervous, but Lord Frey was a decent host for the entire wedding and he seemed thrilled to know that he would be the grandfather of a future King. Robb and Roslin then went to Riverrun, were the Riverlords begged Robb to be allowed to return to their lands to rebuild them after all the damage caused by Vargo Hoat and Gregor Clegane.

The Westerlands: While the news of Tywin's death shocked the Westerlands, Damion and Daven quickly recognized Tyrion and Kevan's authority and withdrew the Lannister Army from the Reach, preparing for a potential attack from King Euron. It is expected that Ser Kevan and Lord Tyrion will bring the remaining Westerlanders back (the Crownlanders joined Renly and many of the sellswords left) since the Westerlands won't be in condition of being too into the offensive for the time being.

The Crownlands: After the death of Daenerys Targaryen the Houses loyal to her lost their hope, although the Velaryons in Driftmark continue to hold in hopes that Daemon Blackfyre will come to their rescue. King's Landing is now fully in control of King Renly thanks to Ser Loras's decent management of the Capital.

The Stormlands: With the second Tragedy of Summehall making the end of major battles across the Stormlands, Prince Oberyn Martell gathered the Dornishmen and he retreated back to the North of Dorne, having failed to capture Storm's End by a matter of days. The Stormlords quickly regained control of the area and the garrison of Storm's End was able to avoid starvation, putting the entire zone fully behind King Renly once again. The few sellswords and Pentoshi troops remaining took advantage of the confusion to escape to Essos, also trying to join the Blackfyre pretender.

The Reach: With Willas Tyrell returning back to the Reach and offering sensible terms, the Tarly men decided to call a truce and eventually they agreed to Willas's peace terms, with Dickon Tarly being offered Horn Hill and his father's inheritance in exchange for a oath to never to attack House Tyrell. The Florents continue to resist despite the combined Tyrell forces fighting them, and they have begged King Renly for help. Many wonder if without Queen Daenerys the Tyrells will be able to make peace with Renly and back him once more, specially with Margaery having his son and heir.

The Vale: Many were surprised at Lord Royce's announcement that the Vale would declare independence, but the proud Lords of the Vale concluded that, in the end, it was in the interest of the region. Thus, Robert was accepted as King (although everybody knows that Royce is pulling the strings and some will try to correct that), but the status of the army near King's Landing is a matter for concern, given that should war break out with the Lannisters and the Baratheons the Waynwood-led army will be surrounded. The other Houses that declared for Daenerys have also surrendered to him hoping for mercy.

Dorne: Not much to say here, most of the Dornish nobility was thrilled to declare independence after so many years, but the court of Sunspear is very concerned about the potential matches for Prince Doran's sons.

The Iron Islands: While the Iron Fleet and Euron were ready to march on the Westerlands and finally sack Casterly Rock, King Euron was murdered in his sleep along with most of the Qarth warlocks, thus ending a promising reing after a mere three months. The Dragonhorn was stolen while the dragons left the fleet and dissapeared in the horizon, and the Iron Fleet narrowly avoided chaos thanks to the leadership of Asha Greyjoy. The Ironborn returned to the Iron Islands and finally called the expected Kingsmoot, having Asha, Erik Ironmaker and Lord Harlaw as the only real pretenders with all the male Greyjoys dead. Lord Harlaw and his House backed Asha, thus making her the first Queen of the Ironborn. Queen Asha has informed her men that the Ironborn shall keep Faircastle in the Westerlands, and she has begun to plan a future campaign in case things go as she plans.

Essos: Most of the Free Cities have lacked movement thanks to the lack of sellswords after Tywin Lannister's hiring spree, but in Pentos Daemon Blackfyre formally crowned himself as King and announced that he was coming to Westeros to take his inheritance from his bloodline. Daemon was supported by Illyrio Mopatis and the Pentoshi aristocracy, and he has the support of the remnants of the Golden Company and a group of renegades and sellswords. Nobody knows where he plans to strike first.

Army Update:

Tyrion Lannister:
Army of Ser Damion Lannister – 12,100 – Casterly Rock
Army of Ser Kevan Lannister - 10,800 – Near King's Landing
(cannot call more men)

Willas Tyrell:
Army of Willas Tyrell - 14,500 – Bitterbridge
Army of Garlan Tyrell – 13,500 - Brightwater Keep
Fleet of the Reach - 183 – The Mander
(can call a max. of 10.000 more men)

Renly Baratheon:
Army of King Renly – 6,200 – Bronzegate
Army of Loras Tyrell – 5,000 – King's Landing
Army of Cortnay Penrose – 4,200 - Storm's End
Army of Alekyne Florent – 3,000 – Brightwater Keep
Army of Gyles Rosby - 3,500 - Near King's Landing
The Royal Fleet - 165 - Near Storm's End
(cannot call more men, only sellswords)

Robb Stark:
Army of King Robb Stark – 13,000 – Riverrun
Garrison of Riverrun – 2,400 – Riverrun
Army of Smalljon Umber  - 12,000 – Torrhen’s Square
(can call a max. of 6.000 more men)

Daemon Blackfyre:
The Golden Company – 6,000 – Pentos
Army of King Daemon - 10,000 - Pentos
Pentoshi Fleet - 50 - Pentos

Doran Martell:
Army of Oberyn Martell - 10,000 – Near the Dornish Marshes
Army of Anders Yronwood - 7,000 - Boneway
Navy of Sunspear - 40 – Sunspear
(Can call 5,000 more men)

Asha Greyjoy:
Army of Quenn Asha – 21,200 – Pyke
Garrison of Faircastle – 1,000 (+ 10 ships)
Reaving Fleet - 510 - Pyke

Yohn Royce:
Army of Wallace Waynwood – 12,500 - Near Bronzegate
Army of Yohn Royce - 9,000 – The Bloody Gate
Fleet of Gulltown - 45 – Near White Harbor
(can call a max. 10.000 more men)

Mance Rayder:
Army of King Mance – 15,000 – Castle Black
Army of Tormund Giantsbane - 5,000 - Somewhere near Winterfell
Refugees of King Mance – 60,000 – Castle Black and the Gift
Refugees of Tormund - 20,000 - Somewhere near Winterfell

[Lumine]

I'm sorry for Nix, but a faceless man was hired and once the high price I ask is satisfied... well, the faceless men don't seem to miss their targets. Tyrion Lannister, Daemon Blackfyre and Asha Greyjoy are open, next turn starts tonight and new or old players are welcome to join as one of those characters as time goes on. I've decided to accept the Vale declaration of independence, but I wish to be consulted first next time a player wishes to be independent. Finally, and to give you a measure of how much time has passed, we are already at the end of A Dance With Dragons in regards to time, which means Turn Six/AL 300 (2) is chronologically at the end of ADWD and the beginning of the Winds of Winter. Westeros will get more and more snow from now on, so be careful!

[Lumine]

Well, Euron's reign of terror was rather short.

The question now is: who has the dragons??

Oh, they are flying around Westeros without a master. The real question here is who has the horn...

[Lumine]

300 AL (2), or "The Winds of Winter"

General View:

Daenerys Targaryen and Euron Greyjoy are dead, Westeros is covered in snow and... the war goes on. The only claimants to the Iron Throne left are Renly Baratheon and Daemon Blackfyre, but several Lord Paramounts have declared independence to become Kings and there's no end in sight to the slaughter. Many places are still burning and starting to suffer from famine, and even worse, small outbreaks of greyscale have been detected in the South of Westeros. With two Kings fighting for the Iron throne and four for their independence, the war might drag on for longer than Robert Baratheon's rebellion against the Iron Throne.

Quotes:

"Westeros still bleeds have two years of war and the people of the realm are suffering. Only a strong and capable King can set things straight and save Westeros before it's engulfed in snow and blood, and I hereby claim the Iron Throne as the legitimate heir to the Targaryen Dynasty via my great-grandfather, the great Prince Daemon Blackfyre, who was the true heir to King Aegon VI. I come to Westeros to defeat the usurpers and put an end to this horrible war, and I call those Lords to wish to see an end to the strife to join me to end the rule of the Stags. Come forth, men, and let us sail to the Seven Kingdoms!
(Daemon Blackfyre, the so called "Black Dragons")

Info:

Renly Baratheon:
-Prestige: 8/10
-Gold: 500.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 7/10

-The Stormlands and the Crownlands are now in your control (expect for Driftmark), so all immediate threats beyond Daemon Blackfyre are gone for the time being. That said, Lord Willas Tyrell is still attacking House Florent, and Dorne and the Vale have joined the North in declaring independence. Tyrion Lannister and the Westerlands are still with you since you keep Lancel and Myrcella hostage, but you will have to thread carefully if you wish to be recognized as the one true King. Plus, Braavos and the Iron Bank have requested that payments over the debt the throne has with them are to be resumed. What will do you, King Renly?

Robb Stark:
-Prestige: 6/10
-Gold: 350.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 8/10

-The Riverlands are damaged beyond belief and the North suffers the harsh effects of Winter, but beyond the threat of Mance Rayder the North is currently safe from the South (save for Queen Asha going on the offensive again). The Riverlords beg you to be left to go home and the Northern Lords wish to get back to the North to never go South again after such heavy losses, and in a way you can relate to them. Plus, the chiefs of Skagos have reported that they are currently under attack and need your help. What will you do now, King Robb? Will you challenge Lord Bolton and the freefolk to destroy your remaining enemies?

Roose Bolton:
-Prestige: 4/10
-Gold: 20.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 10/10

-It seems you have saved your head for now, Lord Bolton, and you still have your army with you. That said, most of the North hates you for what you tried to do to the Starks, and there's also Mance Rayder and the harsh winter to consider. You are still single as of now and your only heir is Ramsay Snow, so that matter has to be quickly solved as well. You could be considered a wildcard in regards of what could be done.

Willas Tyrell:
-Prestige: 2/10
-Gold: 1.500.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 10/10 (Unchallenged)

-The truce and the ceasefire with the Lannisters and the Tarlymen have given you some respite, but not all is well in the Reach. Many lords have been reported to be taking via raven to coordinate themselves, and some believe you may be in danger. There's also the issue of whom will the Reach back now, since your vassals are divided between backing Daemon or Renly. And while Euron is dead, Asha might still return to finish the job...

Doran Martell:
-Prestige: 7/10
-Gold: 350.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 9/10

-You are now independent, Prince Doran, and Dorne stands with you with almost no damage after the horrible war. That doesn't stop many for calling you to back Daemon Blackfyre for the Iron Throne, but it seems Dorne is an excellent position to react to most threats as of now. Winter may have reached the Stormlands, but it will barely affect Dorne unless it grows out of control.

Yohn Royce:
-Prestige: 10/10
-Gold: 500.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 8/10

-The Vale is independent and the troops are going home, finally. While your position with the rest of the Lords seems solid, King Robert is sickly and weak and it is known that the Waynwoods prefer Harold Harding (the last male relative of the Arryns) as a more powerful claimant. Houses Grafton and Corbray have come to beg for your pardon after their support for Daenerys, so you will have to decide their fate.

Mance Rayder:
-Prestige: 6
-Gold: 35.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 9

-The North is getting more and more cold as time passes, and while your men and now manning the wall in a more efficient way than the now deceased Night's Watch, and fear what may come from the North. Nobody has really seen everything, but many scouts have dissapeared as of now. While settlements on the Gift are making progress, it should be noted that the North does not have enough food for Northerners and the freefolk alike, and starvation is a growing concern.

Petyr Baelish:
-Prestige: 5
-Gold: 1.450.000 GD
-Legitimacy: 3

-It seems the past weeks have been rather subdued, but your spy network increases every day and so does your household. A decision has to be made on whether to go to Harrenhal at last and marry, and there's also the issue of whether to fully back King Robert or seek the help of the remaining Kings...

Varys:
-Prestige: ¿?
-Gold: 100.000 GD
-Legitimacy: ¿?

-Some of your birds are being followed, Lord Varys, and it seems there's someone who knows about your position as of now. You will have to be very prudent or very rash to get out of the current predicamente, but King Daemon is ready to sail from Essos and after your most recent success you still have some surprises left.

[Lumine]

Asha, Tyrion and Daemon are open, but as long as they are not claimed they will be NPC's. To clarify further now that we are reaching the potential endgame, this game will end when there's a single monarch in the Iron Throne and no wars against the rest of the Lord Paramounts/Independent Kingdoms, or... well, if everybody is dead. And considering what I have in store for the future, this and the next turn will certainly be incredibly amusing!

[Lumine]

Arya Stark is still around, right? Anyway, if you're looking for potential matches, there are always Freys around.

I should note that Arya Stark is bethroted to a Frey, so she's unavailable. On the other hand, we have women like Jeyne Westerling, Myrcella Hill/Lannister/Baratheon,  the Mormont ladies, some of the Florents, an endless supply of Freys and Lady Hornwood available (although Lady Hornwood has taken a keen interest in Ser Rodrik) for marriage. And once Sansa is back with her family (although such a thing happening is not certain), she will be a fantastic marriage as well. Mya Baratheon was available a well, but she married Loras Tyrell.

[Lumine]

Oh, isn't Shireen Baratheon around as well? I don't think she was ever killed off.

Right, I forgot about Shireen! Selyse and Melisandre were killed in the Wildfire Incident, but Shireen is King's Landing tutored by the Onion Knight.

[Lumine]

I don't know how you planned to proceed, Lumine, but can we have until tomorrow afternoon/evening before the POV update? I've been unable to access internet for much of yesterday and today.

Tomorrow was the intended date, don't worry! (I'll wait until the evening as well)

So far the chapters involve Winterfell (either Catelyn, Bran or Jon Snow), King's Landing (I'm still not sure of the POV) and Highgarden (POV still not decided).

[Lumine]

Arya Stark is still around, right? Anyway, if you're looking for potential matches, there are always Freys around.

I should note that Arya Stark is bethroted to a Frey, so she's unavailable. On the other hand, we have women like Jeyne Westerling, Myrcella Hill/Lannister/Baratheon,  the Mormont ladies, some of the Florents, an endless supply of Freys and Lady Hornwood available (although Lady Hornwood has taken a keen interest in Ser Rodrik) for marriage. And once Sansa is back with her family (although such a thing happening is not certain), she will be a fantastic marriage as well. Mya Baratheon was available a well, but she married Loras Tyrell.

Out of curiousity, which Frey?  There are so many of them  

For that I reccommend the wiki. I've done a lot of research for the game, but I refuse to even take a look at Walder Frey's family and decide which one is actually open to marriage and so forth. That said, Roslin Frey is now Robb's Queen and Fat Walda is still there, xD

[Lumine]

Arya Stark is still around, right? Anyway, if you're looking for potential matches, there are always Freys around.

I should note that Arya Stark is bethroted to a Frey, so she's unavailable. On the other hand, we have women like Jeyne Westerling, Myrcella Hill/Lannister/Baratheon,  the Mormont ladies, some of the Florents, an endless supply of Freys and Lady Hornwood available (although Lady Hornwood has taken a keen interest in Ser Rodrik) for marriage. And once Sansa is back with her family (although such a thing happening is not certain), she will be a fantastic marriage as well. Mya Baratheon was available a well, but she married Loras Tyrell.

Out of curiousity, which Frey?  There are so many of them  

For that I reccommend the wiki. I've done a lot of research for the game, but I refuse to even take a look at Walder Frey's family and decide which one is actually open to marriage and so forth. That said, Roslin Frey is now Robb's Queen and Fat Walda is still there, xD

There you go, is old man frey offering her and her weight in previous metals?

Of course! He got the Queen he wanted by marrying off Roslin, but he still has to get rid of the rest...

[Lumine]

Lord Hightower died? When? Who controls Oldtown now?
And it's Ser Lyn Corbray, the Lord Corbray is his brother Lyonel (though Lyn has the Valyrian Steel sword - IIRC they hate each other)

Lyonel Corbray now has a shiny new valyrian steel sword, and Baelor Hightower is the new lord of Oldtown. I had the original Lord Hightower go with Willas's army and get killed at the Kingswood, and then I remembered he was a bit of a hermit on his final days... either way, he's dead. Samwell Tarly is alive and well with Jon Snow, and since there's no Night's Watch they are confused as to what their status is and if their vows are still in place.

[Lumine]

Lord Hightower died? When? Who controls Oldtown now?
And it's Ser Lyn Corbray, the Lord Corbray is his brother Lyonel (though Lyn has the Valyrian Steel sword - IIRC they hate each other)

Lyonel Corbray now has a shiny new valyrian steel sword, and Baelor Hightower is the new lord of Oldtown. I had the original Lord Hightower go with Willas's army and get killed at the Kingswood, and then I remembered he was a bit of a hermit on his final days... either way, he's dead. Samwell Tarly is alive and well with Jon Snow, and since there's no Night's Watch they are confused as to what their status is and if their vows are still in place.

I thought there was still a Night's watch, but Castle Black and the Gift are now property of the free folk.  I believe the King at the Wall said he would not attack the rest of the Night's Watch's holdings/

I believe he said so, but before he was playable the Free Folk took over all the castles (I thought I had made that clear in the Battle of Castle Black update). Sorry if that detail was still unclear!

[Lumine]

POV Update:

SANSA:

Which day was it now? She didn't know anymore. Months had passed since that terrible night in which Stannis Baratheon and his men had assaulted King's Landing and defeated the Lannisters, that night in which the Hound had forced her to sing a song for him, that night in which, at least, the gods had punished Joffrey by giving him a cruel death. And yet, Sansa was not freed by the death of the monster. As thousands of men entered the city to put an end to the reign of the Lions a man has approached her chambers, and she feared Ser Ilyn Payne was there to collect her head just as he had already taken her father's. To her surprise, it was the eunuch who came. Varys, the spider, the one man in Westeros whom nobody who trust. He wasn't a knight like Ser Loras, he wasn't brave like her father, and he had came for her. Knowing that it was now or never, Sansa and Varys had run away through a secret passage to ignore the guards and they had walked through endless stairs in the inner workings of the Red Keep. How could so many passages be there without being noticed was something Sansa could not understand, and yet the spider was able to walk there without even needing to use the torch. It seemed to Sansa the original plan -if there was one- was for both of them to escape the city in the middle of the chaos, but with so many troops and the naval blockade it seemed that option died soon in the mind of Varys. So they had stayed. Varys eventually led her to a brothel with a secret passage and with his soft words he had convinced her that she would be sent to Robb as soon as they could leave the city. And Sansa believed him, she believed him as winter entered the city, as Tywin Lannister launched his forces against the walls and while they were forced to change their hideout along with the little birds the spider used. But now, she felt so tired...

"The day has come, my dear lady Sansa."
"Has it, Lord Varys? Has it truly come?" She was finding it hard to trust the eunuch anymore.
"Indeed it has. Now that things have calmed in the city, we will go to the docks and we will board a ship to our new destination."
"And when will I see my family?"
"Patience, Lady Sansa, patience." Sansa felt a surge of anger. "All in due time. We have to escape the city first."

Sansa thought about screaming while they walked the streets in their cloaks, but she knew that would be of no use. She heard that King Renly was still a war with her brother, so risking capture by him seemed just as dangerous as staying with the spider. So they walked until they reached the dock and the dozens of ships that brought food to King's Landing every day, hoping to leave soon. Sansa hoped the ship would take them North, but she feared the spider but take them even further, she feared he would take them to his home far in the east. Trying to be brave once again, she fought back the impulse to scream and she followed him until they reached a gigant galley. She saw Varys smiling and reaching out to the stairs that led into the ship to meet with the impatient captain, and then she heard the voice telling her to get down. Knowing not why she obeyed, she jumped into the ground as dozens of Gold Cloaks approached them with their swords ready. Varys ran into the ship only to find himself and the captain covered in arrows and the crew being slaughtered by the Gold Cloaks, and Sansa tried once again not to scream. What would happen with her now?

"My lady, it is good to see you once again."
"L... Lord Baelish!?" How could he be here? Sansa looked at him with distrust as he helped her to stand up. "What is going on?"
"A few months ago I said I had that man by the balls, and I wasn't lying. Varys thought himself to be the cleverest of all, but he underestimated me... and he payed the price." Lord Varys was lying on a pool of his own blood, dead and with a terrified look on his face. "Are you feeling well, my lady?"
"Yes... I am." Sansa felt like throwing up at the sight of the spider, but she hadn't done so for her own father, so she would not do it for him. "What will happen to me now, Lord Baelish?"
"Oh, that depends on our friends. I'd like to think I can control all the Gold Cloaks in King's Landing, but that's up to him."
"Him?" Sansa looked behind her and there he stood, the Knight of Flowers surrounded by his men.
"Lady Sansa? Are you okay?" He asked, smiling at her.

Sansa could not help it but to fall on Loras Tyrell's arms and she started to cry. She knew her knight hadn't come to rescue her like the stories said he would, but she cared not, not anymore.

WILLAS:

How everything had turned so sour was something Willas couldn't understand. By the time the war had started the Tyrells had everything; a King, the largest army, the most rich lands and the love of their vassals. And little by little, everything had been corrupted. Renly failed them, his father was assassinated and he was forced to step in to save the family. He did what he had to do, for himself and for his house, but every single step he took was bitter... Traitors everywhere, too many of them to count. Traitors like Randyll Tarly, the disgusting dog that had befriended his father only to have him assassinated. He had him killed and his house humiliated, and yet men spoke against him for his just actions. He was punishing a traitor, how could they not see that? How could they insist that that dog Tarly was an innocent man? He knew they were liars, ever since his father had died and his house had suffered defeat after defear despite having all the advantages, he knew that the only reason to explain the fall from grace of the House Tyrell was that they had a viper's nest of traitors in the Reach. Oh, but he would deal with them, just like he would deal with his enemies. Renly and the Lannisters would suffer the might of the greyscale infection he had caused, and he would take his ships to sail to the Iron Islands. He would burn Pyke to the ground to make them atone for their sin of destroying his beloved Highgarden and ruining his prestige. All of them would pay, and then the Reach Lords would follow. Willas could not believe they could think that their messaging via raven was not suspicious, he knew the Redwynes and the Hightowers were plotting something, and he would put an end to all of that. The Reach would emerge out of the war as the most powerful region by tearing down the rest of Westeros, even if he had to do it himself.

"Brother, we're feasting. Do you really need to stay so quiet?" Garlan japed.
"I have to think, Garlan, I have to make decisions."
"Yes, we know how well those have worked out for you in the past months." Her grandmother, despite being the one that had most supported him the past, was quite critical of him know. That infuriated Willas.
"I don't need to hear your criticism, grandmother."
"Then you won't hear many other things from me, my dear. I will go with Margaery to talk in private, and then I'll go to sleep."
"Good night, grandmother, good night, sister." Garlan said, still cheerful.
"No words for me, Willas?" Margaery. She had thrown a tantrum when he had announced that he considered her marriage to Renly annulled, but he didn't care.

And they left, leaving Garlan and Willas alone with a few servants and the guards he kept in the room at all times. Willas knew his brother would try to talk to him and dissuade him from the Iron Islands campaign he viewed as too dangerous, but he wouldn't listen. He was the sole Lord of the Reach, he didn't have to listen to anybody. His father had listened to people, and his father was dead. He would not repeat his history. But before Garlan could talk a messenger stormed through the gates of the room to deliver a message to him, which he read with a sense of dread. It seemed Lord Hightower and Lord Redwyne were indeed ready to rebel against his house, and that they planned to accuse him of being a madman. He destroyed the message and then commanded the servants to bring him the maester and lot of quill and paper. He could also fight with words, and he would command the respect he deserved as Lord of the Reach. And if Hightower and Redwyne dared to rebel he would storm their castles and burn them to the ground to put an end to any talk of rebellion.

"Brother, we need to discuss this.."
"I don't plan to discuss anything, Garlan, I've already made that clear enough."
"But brother!"
"I am your Lord and I command you to be silent. I will not change my mind. And I don't care what happens next, I will take down those traitors."

It was then that the gates were abruptly opened again, but this time it wasn't a messenger. Several armed men stormed the room and started to fight the guards while two crossbowmen shot Garlan and nailed him to the table. Willas tried to stand up despite his wound to escape, but the guards were dispatched quickly and the leader wasted no time in using his sword to slit Willas's throat. As a pool of blood descended from his wound and the Lord of Reach started to drown, the image of his father returned to his head. It took some time for the assassins to leave the room, but Willas Tyrell was already cold by the time his other guards returned to the hall.

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The Winterfell chapter's content will be left for the end of the turn or next turn, so this one only has two chapters. Not my best ones, I know, but I hope they deliver the message in a proper way, xD

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Poor House Tyrell

I wonder who did this? Renly seems like the clear candidate considering with Garlan and Willas dead Loras is the rightful Lord of the Reach

At least I get to try someone new, assuming Lumine is okay with me starting as another character as soon as one opens up

I was hoping you would take another character, xD

I have Tyrion, Asha and Daemon, the Reach will have a bit of a civil war so there won't a character there for some time.

Edit: Bullmoose88 has taken Daemon Blackfyre.

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Is Greyscale still plaguing the Westerlands and King's Landing?

We'll know soon enough, but as of now greyscale has been reported in very isolated places (and so far I've barely talked about a potential outbreak that may or may not happen, xD).

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Hey, BTW...

Army of Smalljon Umber  - 12,000 – Torrhen’s Square

Shouldn't it be in Winterfell? I'm pretty sure I instructed them to move there.

Minor mistake, I guess, consider them in Winterfell.

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Sorry to be the usual prick, but when will we get the military update?

Today, and as many of you have been engaged in last minute negotiations it would be kinda hard to post it right in the middle of that.

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Military and Political Update:

Note: I chose to keep the style of the previous update, given that we don't have nearly as many battles as we had in the first turns at this point of the game. If this goes as I expect it will, we may be closer to the endgame than many think, xD

The North: The North has been rebuilding the damage created by the Targaryen invasion, and so far there haven't been any major battles. Mance Rayder has stayed fairly quiet on the lands he holds now, although he seems to be trying to buy as much food as he cans while his men train everyday to make the freefolk army a stronger force. While Winterfell was quiet for the Stark brothers, the castle was shocked when Ser Lothor Brune, Lord Baelish's assistant, arrived along with an armed escort and a prisioner: Walton Steelshanks, Roose Bolton's man, who was accused by Brune of trying to enact a plot to kidnap Sansa Stark.

The Riverlands: The Riverlords continue to protest the fact that their armies have to be kept around Riverrun while their lands suffer, but the massive damage dealt to the Riverlands is slowly getting healed thanks to the so called "Sparrows", religious followers who try to restore the burnt lands. Great news arrived in Riverrun when Queen Roslin announced that she was pregnant with Robb's child, a celebration that was in place when two visitors arrived on the halls of Winterfell. When Lady Catelyn saw Lord Baelish she tried to assault him, but Lord Baelish was quick enough to take shelter behind the other visitor: Sansa Stark, who was freed after Lord Baelish bribed his way through King's Landing. Some of them were in Winterfell and the rest in Riverrun, but the Stark family was now complete and would soon welcome a new member with Robb's heir.

The Westerlands: Lord Tyrion is now in full control of his House after meeting with his uncle Kevan outside King's Landing, and many wonder how the Lannisters will react to the invading force of Daemon Blackfyre. With King Renly still in control of Myrcella and Lancel (in the custody of Loras Tyrell), events will be hard to predict for the Baratheon-Lannister alliance.

The Crownlands/Stormlands: Not much to say, King Renly has been rather unefficient lately, leading people to wonder if he is really working to keep his throne and repel the pretenders. For the time being his army seats in the Bronzegate, but the House Baratheon is in need of reform.

The Reach: The death of Willas and Garlan Tyrell came right as many Lords were plotting to rise against the Tyrells, and with Loras and Margarery percieved as nothing but Renly's puppets even more Lords joined the rebellion headed by Lord Baelor Hightower and Lord Paxter Redwyne, who quickly took control of Highgarden and forced the defeat and/or defection of the Reach armies by having the commanders deposed and Jon Fossoway killed. Margaery Tyrell, her son and other members of the Tyrell household have fled to King's Landing, and Lord Baelor proclaimed himself Lord Paramount of the Reach on the ruins of Highgarden. So far, only houses Fossoway and Oakheart are opposing him, with House Florent still undecided. Thanks to Lord Hightower's bold actions and the Redwyne Fleet the greyscale plot was stopped, and if things go right the sickness should not expand over Westeros.

The Vale: Not much to say here, the Vale Army finally returned to the region, and Lord Royce has been having problems ruling the place and putting the economy in place. It should also be noted that the clansmen of the mountains have been far more active than before, with more daring and dangerous raids.

Dorne: Dorne gave the surprise of the current months by recieving a guest on Sunspear, a guest armed with a fleet. Daemon Blackfyre's fleet landed on the Dornish capital to be recieved by Prince Doran and Lady Arianne, with the pretender being feasted by the Dornishmen and treated as an ally. With the combined might of the Blackfyre sellswords and the intact Dornish Army it seems the pretender might very well win the war if Renly doesn't react quickly.

The Iron Islands: This was the only place truly harmed by greyscale, as a couple of islands were ravaged by the sickness. Queen Asha reacted right away and while her methods were harsh and sometimes cruel, she managed to prevent the grescale infected men from reaching Pyke. Needless to say, Asha has spoken against the lords of the "greenlands" for such an insane plot, and it is believed she plans to sail one more time against her enemies.

Army Update:

Tyrion Lannister:
Army of Ser Damion Lannister – 12,100 – Casterly Rock
Army of Ser Kevan Lannister - 10,800 – King's Landing
(cannot call more men)

Baelor Hightower
Army of Baelor Hightower - 25,000 – Highgarden
Garrison of Oldtown - 4,000 - Oldtown
Fleet of the Reach - 200 – The Mander
(can call a max. of 10.000 more men)

Renly Baratheon:
Army of King Renly – 6,200 – Bronzegate
Army of Loras Tyrell – 9,000 – King's Landing
Army of Cortnay Penrose – 4,200 - Storm's End
The Royal Fleet - 165 - Near Storm's End
(cannot call more men, only sellswords)

Robb Stark:
Army of King Robb Stark – 13,000 – Riverrun
Garrison of Riverrun – 2,400 – Riverrun
Army of Smalljon Umber  - 12,000 – Winterfell
(can call a max. of 6.000 more men)

Daemon Blackfyre:
The Golden Company – 6,000 – Sunspear
Army of King Daemon - 10,000 - Sunspear
Pentoshi Fleet - 50 - Sunspear

Doran Martell:
Army of Oberyn Martell - 10,000 – Near the Dornish Marshes
Army of Anders Yronwood - 7,000 - Boneway
Navy of Sunspear - 40 – Sunspear
(Can call 5,000 more men)

Asha Greyjoy:
Army of Quenn Asha – 21,000 – Pyke
Garrison of Faircastle – 1,000 (+ 10 ships)
Reaving Fleet - 510 - Pyke

Yohn Royce:
Army of Wallace Waynwood – 12,500 - Saltpans
Army of Yohn Royce - 9,000 – The Bloody Gate
Fleet of Gulltown - 45 – Gulltown
(can call a max. 10.000 more men)

Mance Rayder:
Army of King Mance – 15,000 – Castle Black
Army of Tormund Giantsbane - 5,000 - Somewhere near Winterfell
Refugees of King Mance – 60,000 – Castle Black and the Gift
Refugees of Tormund - 20,000 - Somewhere near Winterfell