[OOC] Game of Thrones : The Pact of Ice and Fire (Always Open)

[MrDidact]

@kingkonrad There will be a feast and people will have a chance to respond to it but I basically want to put in the rest of the festivities all in with the more plot important stuff. It'll be kind of a floating timeline where people can respond to whatever they wish and interact with each other before moving forward.

[Asura]

Will be working on my PoVs pending the recruitment of friends. Do let me know if my pictures stretch the page. I'm on mobile and cannot tell.

House Blackwood

House Blackwood

'Our Strength Gathers'

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House Blackwood of Raventree Hall is an old house from Raventree Hall in the riverlands, one of the main families sworn to House Tully. They once ruled the riverlands as kings during the Age of Heroes. They blazon their arms with a flock of ravens on scarlet surrounding a dead weirwood upon a black escutcheon.

_{[ ⚔ ]Military Strength}

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As an important vassal within the river lands, the host of House Blackwood is formidable in both size and armament. Kept sharp by constant skirmish with House Bracken of Stone Hedge and the internal strife of their home lands, the troops under Blackwood banners hold more experience than most levy from neighboring lands. The host is estimated to number four to five thousand swords, with one fourth of this number mounted on horseback. The men of Raventree Hall are renown throughout the kingdoms for their prowess as archers, the likes of which also holding a significant presence in their ranks.

_{[ ⚔ ]Members}

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Brynden Blackwood [55] & Melina Blackwood Née Piper [41]
--Draedon Blackwood [23]
--Falina Blackwood [16]
--Edmund Blackwood [12]

_{[ ⚔ ]Recent History}

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With the fall of the Lannister regime and rise of the dragonlords to the Iron Throne, House Blackwood too gained a semblance of strength back. With the Freys ousted from Riverrun and a Tully once again, Lord Tytos Blackwood made to right the wrongs which had occurred during the war of five kings. In particular, the return of lands stolen by House Bracken during their turn to the Lannisters were of Paramount importance. While he managed to return the Woodhedge and Crossbow Ridge to Blackwood hands, the Buckle, Lord's Mill, and Honeytree remained in their rival's hands as chaos consumed the river lands in the advent of Essosi migrants brought with the newly crowned Queen.

Lord Tytos would pass away in his sleep in 306 AC, leaving the House to his eldest son, Brynden. Brynden was a more reasonable man than his father, whom worked tirelessly to try and settle peace with the influx of these immigrants from a land far away and quell the cultural clash, to less than stellar avail. His patience did not extend to the neighbouring Brackens, whose feud over territory now extended to the Essosi, with both sides driving groups of the newly christened citizens onto the other's lands. Brynden managed to form a good relationship with House Tully by way of his brother in law, one Marq Piper, a close friend of Edmure Tully.

Through this bond, Brynden both secured the return of the Buckle and Lord's Mill, to the Bracken's ire, as well as the fostering ofhis son and heir, Draedon, at Riverrun. He had hoped of providing a stable home for the rambunctious boy. As quickly became apparent, however, the presence of the easy going Edmure in his life only helped to encourage the vices present in the lad.

Currently, the House is still ruled by Brynden, but his health is purportedly failing in his old age. His heir, Draedon, is a daring and cocksure young knight and sits poised to accept the lordship in the event of his father's demise. The feud with the Brackens remains strong to this day, with skirmishes in recent months heating under the implication that the scion of House Blackwood raped a daughter of Lord Bracken, something the fiery knight vehemently denies.

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Ser Draedon Blackwood
Lady Falina Blackwood

Ser Draedon Blackwood

Draedon Blackwood

_{[ ⚔ ]Origin}

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Born at Raventree Hall, 302 AC

_{[ ⚔ ]House}

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Blackwood

_{[ ⚔ ]Reputation}

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~Proves to be a skillful tactician with a certain charisma and sense of bravado that makes him an inspiring leader to the smallfolk in his retinues.
~Good rider, skilled swordsmen and masterful marksmen.
~Known to be hotheaded, brash and strong willed.
~Though knighted in the oils of the Seven, he is a devout worshipper of the Old Gods.
~Accused of forcing himself upon the daughter of Lord Bracken, although he insists he never laid a hand upon the lass.

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_{[ ⚔ ]Family Tree}

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Brynden Blackwood [55] & Melina Blackwood Née Piper [41]
--Draedon Blackwood [23]
--Falina Blackwood [16]
--Edmund Blackwood [12]

[NecroKnight]

@MrDidact

gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of..

Well. The Boltons are dead and gone. By canon.

[Asura]

Show canon. Awful, non-GRRM, boosted bonobo show canon.

[Celeste]

@MrDidact I'm finally back.

I'll be trying to get some IC posting done asap. Also, no prob with Robin Arryn having a daughter.

[MrDidact]

@Asura I like the look of the sheet. What do you think of the last book possibly foreshadowing a Romeo and Juliet situation between the Blackwoods and Brackens?

@NecroKnight Our game is a melding of canons, and William is the last Bolton by dint of being Ramsay's son.

@Celeste How was your trip?

Can't wait to read what you write.

@NarcissisticPotato So there you go, you can make an Arryn daughter!

@Spud Still interested in making a Tyrell or Bannerman?

[NecroKnight]

@MrDidact

When shall the feast be held? Or can we have characters come and go from it?

[MrDidact]

@NecroKnight It'll be set during the nighttime and will pretty much be a castle wide thing, people can wander the halls or feast as they please. As the post it will be part of jumps through time in several places, players have a lot more freedom in the chronology of their replies.

[Spud]

@Spud Still interested in making a Tyrell or Bannerman?

@MrDidact

Sorry, I got snowed under with a huge load of assignments, but if I can get through everything I'll pop by this thread for sure!!!

[NecroKnight]

@MrDidact

So translation? It will be up soon and with more freedom to interact?

[MrDidact]

@NecroKnight It should be up in a day or two.

For example, the post will jump from the end of the tournament to the feast to several plot important events. This means the post will occur over a time period of several hours. Within these time skips, players will still have time to interact with each other before moving on to later time periods.

[Masterkeun]

@MrDidact finally done with my stomach virus and posted hope it's okay

[Asura]

@Asura I like the look of the sheet. What do you think of the last book possibly foreshadowing a Romeo and Juliet situation between the Blackwoods and Brackens?

@MrDidact

That was the implication I was making, but considering there is no Lord Bracken, I left it vague.

[MrDidact]

@Masterkeun Yeah it was fine, I was just wondering if you were implying that Dorne was in Essos since that's what the phrasing suggests but that is of course wrong.

I'll also point out that Rhoynish Water Magic is a highly unique skill like the Fire Magic of R'hllorism, and it's very unlikely for someone outside of the Rhoynish faith to even comprehend to any meaningful level. Also that it would be more likely for the Boltons and Freys to be allies considering the similar pariah status and alliance in the old war.

@Asura You can go ahead and still have that plot point, the Brackens are a big family and it wouldn't cause much of a disruption to a future potential Bracken player; especially since a lot of PCs have spouses from houses that have no player.

[Dawnscroll]

A man has been intrigued by the goings on of this game. A man can offer many things, especially with the Great City of Braavos woefully underrepresented. A man can be many characters.

Is there space for such a man amongst other men?

[bloonewb]

@Masterkeun Since your character is joining my character's conversation, are you up for a collab?

[The Nexerus]

Yeah, jump in man. Sorry I bagged House Tyrell before ya- I know you played them really well in the last RP I was in, so if you want to take control of Garlan and his son/daughter (he's fleshed out, but hasn't been written IC, so he can be redone to your hearts content), or a Tyrell bannerlord, go ahead :)

@kingkonrad

I don't know that I'd have the time to participate, or that I'd be able to integrate myself into an RP in progress.

[Winston Smith]

@MrDidact I'm finally back.

I'll be trying to get some IC posting done asap. Also, no prob with Robin Arryn having a daughter.

@Celeste

ooh yay Vale characters!

[MrDidact]

@Dawnscroll A man has a place, and a GM would love to see what he comes up with.

@The Nexerus Well if you want you can give everything a read, but if you can't participate now, you can always come in later if you want.

@Winston Smith How's your own sheet coming?

[Masterkeun]

@MrDidact I know Dorne is outside Esoss, but I wanted to phrase things through Steffon who doesn't understand the uniqueness of water magic at this time. We also wouldn't be allies with the Boltons as we'd put them in the same category as the Starks. Military leaders who lead to the downfall of our people.

The Frey's are meant to be busying themselves with rebuilding bridges and fixing there situation while the Bolton's seemingly aren't doing more then begging. Mable is very much in character to yell at William who is in many ways her opposite. I wouldn't say that Steffon shares her animosity, but Mable isn't a diplomat or strategist. Steffon however would be aware that in the war against the Lannisters the Boltons purposefully massacred there northern allies. Twenty percent of the army were the Frey's meaning the Boltons lost us an entire generation of Frey's purposefully. When in a similar situation the Starks betrayed us our loyalty didn't stick with Rob either. @MrDidact

absolutely, I was thinking a collab is an awesome idea as both characters are opposites in many ways. It would also help to show the difference in tactics to regain power. The Bolton's doing subtle plays behind the scenes as the Frey's try to stand out in the Riverlands to show why there of use to the Tully's @bloonewb