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House Baratheon of Storm's End
“Ours is the Fury!”
House Description
House Seat
Storm's End
Head of House
Lord Paramount Darion Baratheon
Recent History
The Amberly Incident- Starting in the year 332 AC and ending in the same year, the Amberly Incident(named after the seat of one of the main rebel lords) nearly threatened to throw the Stormlands into rebellion and end the rule of the Baratheons as Lords Paramount of the Stormlands.
While the base of the incident had started a year earlier with the then heir-apparent Darion Baratheon refusing rather rudely an offer of marriage from Lord Garrat Rogers himself, the true cause that set off the incident was when Darion Baratheon nearly beat to death the heir of house Rogers, Lord Prestan Rogers for throwing insults at House Baratheon and his own brother.
This incident served to unify some houses of the Stormlands against House Baratheon. Darion Baratheon then pleaded with the Crown and the heir of the Iron Throne to help stop this possible rebellion, however, neither the queen or her heir Rhaegon responded to his calls for aid. So, an angered Darion decided to call the bannermen still loyal to House Baratheon and to prepare for battle.
The two sides would meet north of Summerhall, the seat of the bastard prince Jon and would get ready to battle, however, just before the battle starts, prince Jon, who was convinced by Effrin Baratheon to help mediate the conflict, arrived on his dragon Rhaegal to do just that. Thankfully, since the rebel nobles thought that prince Jon had sided with House Baratheon, the situation was solved without any real loss for the Lord Paramount.
However, despite the fact that many of the other houses had been pacified by this, House Rogers still considers House Baratheon as their rival.
While the base of the incident had started a year earlier with the then heir-apparent Darion Baratheon refusing rather rudely an offer of marriage from Lord Garrat Rogers himself, the true cause that set off the incident was when Darion Baratheon nearly beat to death the heir of house Rogers, Lord Prestan Rogers for throwing insults at House Baratheon and his own brother.
This incident served to unify some houses of the Stormlands against House Baratheon. Darion Baratheon then pleaded with the Crown and the heir of the Iron Throne to help stop this possible rebellion, however, neither the queen or her heir Rhaegon responded to his calls for aid. So, an angered Darion decided to call the bannermen still loyal to House Baratheon and to prepare for battle.
The two sides would meet north of Summerhall, the seat of the bastard prince Jon and would get ready to battle, however, just before the battle starts, prince Jon, who was convinced by Effrin Baratheon to help mediate the conflict, arrived on his dragon Rhaegal to do just that. Thankfully, since the rebel nobles thought that prince Jon had sided with House Baratheon, the situation was solved without any real loss for the Lord Paramount.
However, despite the fact that many of the other houses had been pacified by this, House Rogers still considers House Baratheon as their rival.
House Relations
House Rogers- Despite the Amberly Incident having been settled, both the heads of House Baratheon and House Rogers still have a deep seated rivalry with one another. The refusal of a marriage offer before the incident certainly did not help the relations between the two noble houses.
House Tarth- Due to Darion's own mother Ayenna being part of House Tarth, the two houses have been and are very closely tied to one another.
House Seaworth- After leaving a daughter of the current lord pregnant, the relation between the two houses was about to worsen, however, when said lord came to ask for reparations, the lord acknowledged the baby as his and even promise to try and get the son to be legitimized by the king whenever possible, forging an alliance with House Seaworth as well.
House Tarth- Due to Darion's own mother Ayenna being part of House Tarth, the two houses have been and are very closely tied to one another.
House Seaworth- After leaving a daughter of the current lord pregnant, the relation between the two houses was about to worsen, however, when said lord came to ask for reparations, the lord acknowledged the baby as his and even promise to try and get the son to be legitimized by the king whenever possible, forging an alliance with House Seaworth as well.
Conceptualization
The plans of the current members of House Baratheon are fairly simple, though known only by the two twins of the house. Upon the death of Queen Daenerys, the Stormlands will support the bastard Jon instead of the heir-apparent Rhaegon Targaryen, not only because of the closeness between the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands and and the prince, but also because of honor. Darion and Effrin's grandfather had fought a war to depose the Mad King, accepting the rule of her and her bloodline would be akin to spitting in the face of his Grandfather.
A more secondary goal, more for Darion than for the Stormlands is to get his bastard son Lyonel legitimized, however, since nor the current queen, nor her heir have proven willing to do so, he has turned once again to the bastard Prince Jon to legitimize his son once he would ascend the Throne.
A more secondary goal, more for Darion than for the Stormlands is to get his bastard son Lyonel legitimized, however, since nor the current queen, nor her heir have proven willing to do so, he has turned once again to the bastard Prince Jon to legitimize his son once he would ascend the Throne.
Point-of-View Characters
Lord Paramount of the Stormlands
Lord of Storm's End
Lord of Storm's End
Age
30
Appearance
Standing at nearly 6'10" feet tall, Darion Baratheon is a large, broad-shouldered man, towering above many men. Yet, despite his intimidating stature, the lord has rarely used it to try and cow people into subservience, instead choosing to smile and make them comfortable in his presence and befriending them. He, like the rest of the Baratheons before him has coal-black hair which he has allowed to grow to shoulder length, this along with his beard, Darion has been often compared in looks with his grandfather Robert Baratheon when he was in his youth.
Reputation
Born in 310 as the eldest of the two Baratheon twins and the acting Lord Paramount of the Stormlands in his ailing father’s name, though with no prospect of his father’s health improving, many consider the young Lord as Lord Paramount already.
Unlike his younger sibling, who does not show the qualities of a Baratheon, Darion is quite opposite in that regard, being everything that’s to be expected of a Baratheon and more. He is a very strong-willed person and somewhat stubborn when it comes to some things. Like his grandfather Robert Baratheon, Darion has the talent of drawing people to him, befriending people and making them loyal to him, even if they were an enemy the other day. As for his size, he is a very big man, easily reaching a height of 6’10” and towering above many men. It is thus that he earned his nickname as the “Storm Giant”.
Ever since he was born, Darion had lived his life to the fullest everyday, trying things that seemed interesting and if they bored him, then he would try again and again until he found something he enjoyed. Many people, including his own father encouraged this curious nature of his son, thinking that he would maybe find a hobby to enjoy besides leadership, something for what he was already being groomed for, despite already having shown quite the aptitude for it.
Among one of things he found that he had a calling for, was fighting. And it was no wonder that he often won in these mock duels considering his size, and his father, seeing that, hired a few trainers to refine his skills in combat and though he is slightly above average when it comes to skill, he counts more on his strength than his actual skill in combat. His second hobby, he truly found at the age of 14 as he laid with one of the various serving girls around Storm’s End and found that he enjoyed it quite a bit as it had the same pleasure one would feel from defeating a foe, though in this case, nobody would be really hurt. So, the young lord partook in both of his hobbies quite often, beating down squires and bedding young maids.
However, only a few months later, Darion had taken to love a woman different from all the others, he had taken Lyanna Seaworth, she was the daughter of Lord Devan Seaworth of the Rainwood, one of the high lords of the Stormlands and she was a shy young woman that had fallen in love with Darion and had given her maidenhood to him during a feast at Lord Devan’s holdfast. However only a few months later, Lord Devan came along with his daughter who was now pregnant with his child and demanded retribution.
Before his father said anything, Darion instantly acknowledged the child and invited the young Lyanna to stay at Storm’s End so that both she and Darion would be able to raise him properly and promised that he would try and get the child legitimized as soon as possible.
Only a year later, one of the serving maids of Storm's End, a woman with which Darion had also laid came to him with a little girl. Like the child of Lyanna, he acknowledged the little girl as his own child and brought the child to court to be raised by maesters and other educators and would soon prove to be as fierce and hot-headed as Darion was.
A few years later, despite him already having two bastard children, Lord Garret Rogers presented his daughter as a potential wife to the now 18 year old Darion Baratheon. However, the young lord refused Lord Garret quite rudely telling him that if he had wanted to marry his daughter, he would have been the one to propose to her. This was a grave insult to the Lord and though, he made sure to send a letter to apologize to both the father and the daughter, the damage had already been done, he had sown the seeds of discontent within the Stormlands against him.
Only days later, a small retinue of knights headed by the heir of Amberly, Lord Prestan Rogers arrived to demand a personal apology from Darion, not just a written one. However, they would find none there, as the stubborn heir of the Stormlands refused, and after a few more arguments, the young Prestan challenged Darion to a duel, a duel that he accepted.
The duel itself was brief as Darion easily overpowered the young lord, shattering his shield and drawing blood. In a fit of combat rage, Darion then challenged any of the knights that had come with the young Prestan to the same duel. Thankfully, while some of the knights were a bit more skilled in combat, Darion's strength was what allowed him to win all of the duels, though he would soon fall ill due to exhaustion soon after the duels themselves. Even with a victory, though, this only served to worsen the relations with house Rogers and further sow the seeds towards rebellion.
In the year of 332, Prestan Rogers, the son of Lord Garret Rogers had discovered Effrin laying with another young man during a banquet. And though Darion did not know what had happened between the two inside the room, Prestan had come out yelling obscenities at both his brother for his heinous crime and at the Baratheon family for all their sins against men and against the gods.
Darion, who was of a fairly short temper when it came to his family, assaulted Prestan and a brief fight started between the two, however, again, due to his strength, Darion beat Prestan unconscious and would have probably beaten him to death had his own and Prestan's father not stopped him. Lord Garret, seeing this demanded retribution for this by exiling both his children as a form of justice, however, he would find none as Edric banished both Garret and Prestan out of Storm’s End.
This move had great repercussions, as many of the noble houses of the Stormlands now banded under Lord Garret Rogers and threatened rebellion against the future Lord Paramount. A furious Darion, though somewhat pacified by his mother, had sent ravens to both the queen and Rhaegon to help settle this incident before it came to bloodshed, however no response came from either the queen or her heir, leaving the two Baratheon siblings to deal with the situation by force rather than diplomacy.
It took a month for the forces of both sides to gather. The battlefield was to be decided as the place between the seats of the two houses, close to Summerhall, the seat of the prince Jon Targaryen. While Darion was confident that he would prove to be victorious in the battle ahead, his brother did not seem to think so, or at least, he thought that this would be only the first rebellion and it would sow the seeds for yet more years of possible rebellion from the various strong-headed lords of the Stormlands.
In order to prevent the death of so many soldiers and nobles, Effrin was able to convince Prince Jon to mediate the two sides. So, just before the battle would start, all the great nobles on both sides met in the middle of the battlefield and awaited for Prince Jon to arrive. And when he arrived, he certainly made quite the scene as he arrived on top of his dragon Rhaegal, with his bronze and green scales shining in the daylight. Suddenly, everyone there seemed to be ready to negotiate, as neither side really wanted to try and fight a fully grown dragon on the battlefield, knowing that they would most likely end up burned like in the Field of Fire.
Though they were called negotiations, under perceived threat of dragonfire, all the rebel lords save the Rogers had conceded their requests for the Baratheons and once again swore fealty to him. Now, being alone against House Baratheon and most of the other houses of the Stormlands, Lord Garrat conceded as well and swore fealty to the Lord Paramount once again, though the rivalry between the two houses still brewed.
With that, the forging of a bond between the two twins and the prince. Effrin had taken a near instant liking to the young prince and who Effrin trusted, Darion was willing to trust as well. After a time of negotiations, the young prince even took the bastard son of Darion as his own squire, making the relationship between Darion and Jon, even closer than before and gaining the loyalty of the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
Unlike his younger sibling, who does not show the qualities of a Baratheon, Darion is quite opposite in that regard, being everything that’s to be expected of a Baratheon and more. He is a very strong-willed person and somewhat stubborn when it comes to some things. Like his grandfather Robert Baratheon, Darion has the talent of drawing people to him, befriending people and making them loyal to him, even if they were an enemy the other day. As for his size, he is a very big man, easily reaching a height of 6’10” and towering above many men. It is thus that he earned his nickname as the “Storm Giant”.
Ever since he was born, Darion had lived his life to the fullest everyday, trying things that seemed interesting and if they bored him, then he would try again and again until he found something he enjoyed. Many people, including his own father encouraged this curious nature of his son, thinking that he would maybe find a hobby to enjoy besides leadership, something for what he was already being groomed for, despite already having shown quite the aptitude for it.
Among one of things he found that he had a calling for, was fighting. And it was no wonder that he often won in these mock duels considering his size, and his father, seeing that, hired a few trainers to refine his skills in combat and though he is slightly above average when it comes to skill, he counts more on his strength than his actual skill in combat. His second hobby, he truly found at the age of 14 as he laid with one of the various serving girls around Storm’s End and found that he enjoyed it quite a bit as it had the same pleasure one would feel from defeating a foe, though in this case, nobody would be really hurt. So, the young lord partook in both of his hobbies quite often, beating down squires and bedding young maids.
However, only a few months later, Darion had taken to love a woman different from all the others, he had taken Lyanna Seaworth, she was the daughter of Lord Devan Seaworth of the Rainwood, one of the high lords of the Stormlands and she was a shy young woman that had fallen in love with Darion and had given her maidenhood to him during a feast at Lord Devan’s holdfast. However only a few months later, Lord Devan came along with his daughter who was now pregnant with his child and demanded retribution.
Before his father said anything, Darion instantly acknowledged the child and invited the young Lyanna to stay at Storm’s End so that both she and Darion would be able to raise him properly and promised that he would try and get the child legitimized as soon as possible.
Only a year later, one of the serving maids of Storm's End, a woman with which Darion had also laid came to him with a little girl. Like the child of Lyanna, he acknowledged the little girl as his own child and brought the child to court to be raised by maesters and other educators and would soon prove to be as fierce and hot-headed as Darion was.
A few years later, despite him already having two bastard children, Lord Garret Rogers presented his daughter as a potential wife to the now 18 year old Darion Baratheon. However, the young lord refused Lord Garret quite rudely telling him that if he had wanted to marry his daughter, he would have been the one to propose to her. This was a grave insult to the Lord and though, he made sure to send a letter to apologize to both the father and the daughter, the damage had already been done, he had sown the seeds of discontent within the Stormlands against him.
Only days later, a small retinue of knights headed by the heir of Amberly, Lord Prestan Rogers arrived to demand a personal apology from Darion, not just a written one. However, they would find none there, as the stubborn heir of the Stormlands refused, and after a few more arguments, the young Prestan challenged Darion to a duel, a duel that he accepted.
The duel itself was brief as Darion easily overpowered the young lord, shattering his shield and drawing blood. In a fit of combat rage, Darion then challenged any of the knights that had come with the young Prestan to the same duel. Thankfully, while some of the knights were a bit more skilled in combat, Darion's strength was what allowed him to win all of the duels, though he would soon fall ill due to exhaustion soon after the duels themselves. Even with a victory, though, this only served to worsen the relations with house Rogers and further sow the seeds towards rebellion.
In the year of 332, Prestan Rogers, the son of Lord Garret Rogers had discovered Effrin laying with another young man during a banquet. And though Darion did not know what had happened between the two inside the room, Prestan had come out yelling obscenities at both his brother for his heinous crime and at the Baratheon family for all their sins against men and against the gods.
Darion, who was of a fairly short temper when it came to his family, assaulted Prestan and a brief fight started between the two, however, again, due to his strength, Darion beat Prestan unconscious and would have probably beaten him to death had his own and Prestan's father not stopped him. Lord Garret, seeing this demanded retribution for this by exiling both his children as a form of justice, however, he would find none as Edric banished both Garret and Prestan out of Storm’s End.
This move had great repercussions, as many of the noble houses of the Stormlands now banded under Lord Garret Rogers and threatened rebellion against the future Lord Paramount. A furious Darion, though somewhat pacified by his mother, had sent ravens to both the queen and Rhaegon to help settle this incident before it came to bloodshed, however no response came from either the queen or her heir, leaving the two Baratheon siblings to deal with the situation by force rather than diplomacy.
It took a month for the forces of both sides to gather. The battlefield was to be decided as the place between the seats of the two houses, close to Summerhall, the seat of the prince Jon Targaryen. While Darion was confident that he would prove to be victorious in the battle ahead, his brother did not seem to think so, or at least, he thought that this would be only the first rebellion and it would sow the seeds for yet more years of possible rebellion from the various strong-headed lords of the Stormlands.
In order to prevent the death of so many soldiers and nobles, Effrin was able to convince Prince Jon to mediate the two sides. So, just before the battle would start, all the great nobles on both sides met in the middle of the battlefield and awaited for Prince Jon to arrive. And when he arrived, he certainly made quite the scene as he arrived on top of his dragon Rhaegal, with his bronze and green scales shining in the daylight. Suddenly, everyone there seemed to be ready to negotiate, as neither side really wanted to try and fight a fully grown dragon on the battlefield, knowing that they would most likely end up burned like in the Field of Fire.
Though they were called negotiations, under perceived threat of dragonfire, all the rebel lords save the Rogers had conceded their requests for the Baratheons and once again swore fealty to him. Now, being alone against House Baratheon and most of the other houses of the Stormlands, Lord Garrat conceded as well and swore fealty to the Lord Paramount once again, though the rivalry between the two houses still brewed.
With that, the forging of a bond between the two twins and the prince. Effrin had taken a near instant liking to the young prince and who Effrin trusted, Darion was willing to trust as well. After a time of negotiations, the young prince even took the bastard son of Darion as his own squire, making the relationship between Darion and Jon, even closer than before and gaining the loyalty of the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
Relations
Prince Jon Targaryen- Darion is absolutely loyal to the young prince, not only due to helping in the solving of the Amberly incident, but also for taking both his brother in the kingsguard and taking his son page and as squire... and for other, more secretive reasons.
Effrin Baratheon- Darion loves his brother absolutely, even more than his own children and has sworn an oath to protect his brother and to kill those who would do him harm, and though he is not sure if his brother reciprocates the feeling, but if it were necessary, he would even die for him.
Lord Garrat Rogers- For refusing a marriage offer, humiliating his son in a duel and nearly killing said son, the lord of Amberly currently hates the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands and though they have sworn fealty to him once more, they are waiting for the another occasion to take him and his brother down once more.
Prince Rhaegon Targaryen- Though the two have never met, Darion does not like the heir to the Iron Throne at all, both for not agreeing to settle the Amberly Incident and for his rather hostile opinion on bastards.
Beric Hightower- Darion has rarely talked with Beric, though from the little they did talk, the stormlord did admire the knight's honor and skill in combat, though his son might not, considering that the knight is one of his sons trainers.
Effrin Baratheon- Darion loves his brother absolutely, even more than his own children and has sworn an oath to protect his brother and to kill those who would do him harm, and though he is not sure if his brother reciprocates the feeling, but if it were necessary, he would even die for him.
Lord Garrat Rogers- For refusing a marriage offer, humiliating his son in a duel and nearly killing said son, the lord of Amberly currently hates the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands and though they have sworn fealty to him once more, they are waiting for the another occasion to take him and his brother down once more.
Prince Rhaegon Targaryen- Though the two have never met, Darion does not like the heir to the Iron Throne at all, both for not agreeing to settle the Amberly Incident and for his rather hostile opinion on bastards.
Beric Hightower- Darion has rarely talked with Beric, though from the little they did talk, the stormlord did admire the knight's honor and skill in combat, though his son might not, considering that the knight is one of his sons trainers.
