Ezekiel

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@kassarock

I love it, feel free to drop the whole thing in the Character Tab :)

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Would it be alright if I at some point elaborated a little bit about the captains and crews under my character's control, as well as a maybe making a full house sheet for the Saan family? Although pretty much all other members are going to be in Lys and hence might not be that relevant?

@Kassarock

While past games we've played out haven't really touched the Free Cities, this RP might be the exception, as we already have a few characters (and a few more planned) involved in the Narrow Sea and beyond, so fleshing out characters for Lys might still be useful as well as interesting.

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Lysono Saan

Lysono Saan

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House Saan of Wreckstone - Vassal of the King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea

Appearance

Lysono Saan is a svelte and lithe man of shorter than average stature. Like many other Lyseni the blood of Old Valyria flows in his veins. This tells true by his long silvered hair that is twisted into a mass of braids and the gracile features that adorn his face. But Lysono's eyes are not those of some Valyrian dragonlord, instead they are an unusual blue green hue, the colour he likes to say of the seas he has made his fortune on. Most often he is clean shaven, and when taken into consideration with his fine facial structure, long hair, and full lips, there is more than just a hint of androgyny about the pirate lord.

Lysono dresses richly. Turquoise silks from beyond the Jade Gates of Qarth, bone white Myrish lace, purple dyed satin made from Tyroshi sea snails, and cloth of gold and silver from Lannisport and the mines of the West. From each ear hangs long teardrops of black amethyst set in bright silver, its purple so dark it almost looks like jet. His thin wrists jingle with bangles of precious metals or carved from ivory and amber. His slender fingers seem almost overwhelmed by the abundance of gaudy rings set upon them. But if called to action, those fingers can still easily reach down to Lysono's sword belt and grasp the two weapons that hang from it. From the left hip hangs a silver hilted narrow arming sword, while from the right, hangs a valyrian steel dagger with a black dragon bone handle.

Biography

Lysono Saan was born on the isle of Wreckstone in the year 82AC, the first born son of Sharako Saan, a pirate lord of the isle of Wreckstone and head of a cadet branch of the ancient and noble Lyseni House of Saan. His father was the cousin of the senior branch of the family, which was at that time firmly based in Lys and in mostly legitimate trade. Though they both descended from the infamous Sargosso Saan who had been a Pirate King in the days of Aegon I, only Sharako's side of the family decided to take up his mantle.

Lysono's childhood was spent between the rugged and dangerous pirate dens of his father's world, and the genteel pleasure palaces of his cousins and kinsmen. This simultaneous induction into dual worlds of ruthless violence and idle hedonism marked the young man strongly, and is something which stayed with Lysono throughout the rest of his life. Though relations between both sides of the family were generally good, the same could not be said for the relations between most traders in the Triachy and pirates in the Stepstones. As the situation began to boil over into a crisis in the year of 96AC, word was dispatched from Lys warning the Saan's of Wreckstone to flee their island fastness lest they be swept away along with the other pirate lords and petty kings that profiteered off the flow of trade between the Narrow and Summer seas.

Sharako was a prudent man and elected to sail his family to Lys until the threat of war receded, while he himself would seek out somewhere else to continue his piratical activities. But in leaving the rich trading routes from which his family derived their income, he opened himself up to a danger from within. Rumours began to spread amongst his crews that Sharako didn't have gold enough to pay them without the plunder from the Stepstones, or that he had secreted away an a larger than fair share of the recent hauls in order to support his family in exile. Talk turned to mutiny. Before long words turned to actions.

Sharako was murdered by his crew in his sleep while sailing the summer seas. Anarchy descended upon his small fleet as rival captains turned upon each other. When the news of the calamity finally reached Lysono on Lys, he found all that he had once expected to inherit, a lordship, a fleet, an army, was all taken from him, along of course with his own father.

The news hit the young Lysono hard, and for months he turned to running up debts in the pillow houses and wine sinks of Lys in order to escape the reality of his much reduced situation. It was during this time that the rumours first began to spread about the unusual.. preferences that the young exiled lord possessed. Soon his credit began to turn bad, and even these distractions were lost to him. Indeed, all seemed lost. Until one day, a familiar ship limped back into the harbour below the city. Only one ship, one ship among half a score, had remained loyal to the elder Saan and had sought out his son and heir. It was only one ship, but it was enough. Enough to start again, restore his fortunes, and maybe one day take back what was his by right of birth.

And Lysono did just that. Over the next decade he raided and traded in every port from Ibben to Asshai, he stole from men, sold his wares to others, and as his fleet of corsairs grew, he began to sell his sails in petty wars all over Essos. But none of it was enough, the grip the Triachy held on the Stepstones was too strong for one mere pirate lord to break. But one day word reach his ears of another who might share his goal and was far more than just a pirate lord, he was Daemon Targaryen, Prince of the Iron Throne, and dragonlord.

Lysono sailed all the ships he had gathered to Driftmark, and bent his knee to the Rouge Prince on the condition that he and his heirs be named Lord of Wreckstone in this new kingdom Daemon sought to carve out from amongst the Narrow Sea. Other than the Sea snake himself, Lysono brought the largest contingent of ships to Daemon's cause and he quickly found himself a part of the prince's war councils. Three years later, when the prince is crowned King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea, Lysono Saan takes is confirmed as Lord of the Isle of Wreckstone.

Alright, there we go, let me know if you want any edits.

@Kassarock

No problems I can spy! Feel free to drop them in the Character Tab

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I am also interested in this, are you still accepting?

I feel like perhaps playing a slightly lower born character, or maybe a foreigner?

Main current idea is a Lyseni pirate, who might have teamed up with Daemon in the War for the Stepstones for revenge on the Kingdom of the Three Daughters after they drove the pirates out in 106AC. Could even be a member of the Saan family actuallu, there's no canon members for this time period I think.

@Kassarock

Definitely still accepting.

This is a great time period to go with a character with that kind of background, plenty of drama building up that doesn't just revolve around the Westerosi noble houses, so a pirate would be more than welcome. I'd suggest a pirate of some note just to make it a bit more interesting for you, however.

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The Realms Delight

Name:
Rhaenyra Targaryen
Age:
14
House/Affilitation:
House Targaryen

Appearance

Rhaenyra has inherited her families Valyrian looks, described as a beautiful child and declared by some to be 'the most beautiful maid in all of the Seven Kingdoms.' She is known for wearing her hair in a long braid in the same manner that Aegon The Conquerers wife, Visenya Targaryen had. Rhaenyra has always dressed befitting of her status, favouring purple and maroon velvet's as well as golden Myrish lace with intricate patterns for her dresses. Her bodice always seems to be glittering with different pearls, diamonds or other gems and she always likes to wear rings on her fingers.

Biography:
Born in 97AC, Rhaenyra Targaryen is the only living child of King Viserys I Targaryen and her late mother Queen Aemma Arryn. If the gods had been kinder then Rhaenyra may have had two younger brothers, however the mother above saw it fit to take them for herself while they were still in the cradle.

Rhaenyra was 6 years old when her father became King of Westeros and from his coronation she was seen with her father practically wherever he went. If it was feasts, balls or tourneys then the young princess would always be found close to her father's side, eventually the King even named his daughter the royal cup bearer and through her appearances with her father the young Rhaenyra was dubbed as 'The Realms Delight.'

However Rhaenyra was not just a shy or quiet young girl who could not survive beyond her father's presence. She was the blood of the dragon, her temperament reflected that through her pride and stubbornness. At the age of 7 she had convinced herself that she would ride a dragon. And so she did. Young Rhaenyra chose a young dragon to take flight into the skies above, a dragon that she would name 'Syrax'. After a goddess of Old Valyria. Syrax may have been young, however she was a large and formidable beast who prior to Rhaenyra had no previous rider. She is known for her yellow scales and fierce appetite.

Rhaenyra was both charming and daring, as well as sulky and wrathful. Perhaps this is why she had found herself being captivated by her uncle, Daemon Targaryen. Her uncle would often bring her exotic gifts from across the Narrow Sea and was known to often keep her company. Another man who had caught her eye from an early age was Ser Criston Cole, who had defeated her uncle Daemon at both the melee and the jousts in the tourney celebrating her fathers ascension to the crown. When Ser Criston joined the kingsguard the young Rhaenyra had become even more smitten with him, calling him her 'White Knight' and requesting that Ser Criston should be her own personal guard, which her father allowed. Since then Ser Criston has always accompanied Rhaenyra to public events as her personal protector and always carries her favour whenever he enters the lists of a tourney.

Following the death of her mother, Queen Aemma Arryn, King Viserys named his daughter Rhaenyra his heir and Princess of Dragonstone. He had all the lords of the seven kingdoms swear fealty to her and promise to honour and defend her rights as his successor.

However only a year after he mothers death, King Viserys remarried. Initially Rhaenyra got along fine with her new stepmother, the Queen Alicent Hightower, however things soon changed once Alicent had given birth to two sons, Aegon and Aemond Targaryen. King Viserys did not proclaim either of these sons his heir however, that still belonged to Rhaenyra. For now...

That did not do much to stop some of the Lords of the realm to continue questioning King Viserys on the matters of succession, the Hand of the King, Ser Otto Hightower being one of the main members of court who pressed the issue. Even after Ser Otto was dismissed as hand it had already become clear that two factions had formed within the court. One supporting Rhaenyra and the other supporting Queen Alicent and her sons.

Due to the ruling of the Great Council at Harrenhal in 101AC, many lords of the realm believed that the males of the Targaryen family should take precedent over the females. Meaning that a female heir should be passed over for a male heir as the paternal line was argued to be more favourable than the maternal in the eyes of the realm. This along with the faction supporting Queen Alicent means that Rhaenyras position as heir is greatly threatened. Rhaenyra however is far to proud and far to spirited to simply set by and let the Queen and her men have their way. She means to remain as heir to the Iron Throne and will do anything that is in her power to make sure that comes to pass. She will not allow herself to be passed-over as her aunt Rhaenys had.

@Stormborn

FEAST YER EYES ON THIS!

Yadira Blacktooth

We do not sow.

Name: Yadira Greyjoy. “Yadira Blacktooth”.

Age: Nineteen.

House/Affiliation: Independent/Self-serving.

Appearance:



Face Claim: @black_bunny on Instagram.

Yadira Greyjoy is a squatly built young woman, with the hard physique of a warrior, supplemented with an element of softness, and the beginnings of a wine belly, due to a tad too much time spent revelling in the spoils of her conquests.

She has the dark hair typical of her family, and a slew of decorative tattoos are inked across her body in swirls and coils; depicting the various conquests and achievements of her reaving days.

Her right canine and premolar have been replaced with onyx dentures, sharpened to have fang-like points.

Biography:

From an early age, it became apparent that Yadira Greyjoy was “the mad one”. If she wasn’t playing twisted mind games on other children, she was getting into fights, or taking out her fits of rage on any small animals unlucky enough to cross her path. She was always an effortless liar, and showed no remorse for those she hurt. Her childhood was defined by strife and disorder, much to the anger of her family.

It was obvious that Yadira no interest in being subservient to anyone, be they man or woman, and that the life she sought was one of adventure and violence.

Although she was reviled by most on the Iron Islands, for her sadistic nature, Yadira began to attract a crowd of some of the more savage islanders to her side, who became known colloquially known as “The Cunt’s Corsairs”.

The young woman’s life truly changed on the fifteenth name day of her younger brother, when a drunken argument between the two culminated in Yadira smashing her sibling over the head with a metal goblet, which split his skull open, and left him blind in one eye.

Her father furiously struck her, knocking out the teeth which she would later replace. Years of depraved behaviour, coupled with her recent transgressions, soon saw Yadira exiled from the Iron Isles, and cast out from House Greyjoy.

Yadira and her followers stole one of her father’s galleys, Stormdrinker, and set sail for Old Town. Once they arrived in the port city,, the reavers encountered the Mereenese merchant Sqkur Zo Alois, after introducing themselves as simple sell-swords. Sqkur hired Yadira and her crew to escort him back across the Summer Sea, which was an opportunity that they all were eager to seize. Sqkur was impressed with the efficiency at which they dealt with the pirates that tried to raid the merchant’s ship, throughout their voyage, and found the idea of Yadira, a foreign woman with a knack for fighting and cruel tendencies, to be rather delightful.

Striking a deal, Sqkur sponsored Yadira to train as a gladiator, before entering her into the fighting pits of Meereen, where she has since gained herself an infamous reputation as “Blacktooth the Brutal”.

Yadira has adapted well to life in Meereen, and draws savage enjoyment from her victories over beasts, and other gladiators, in the fighting pits.

@Kingfisher

I believe these are the only two sheets fully finished.

Either way, they're both accepted, you can plonk them in the character tab :)

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Nah, I think I'll write up an original Greyjoy character. Or maybe go with a lesser house - if I go Bracken, would anyone be interested in playing a Blackwood?

@Not Fishing

I can always write up a Blackwood sheet, for a non-GM character.

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The Canon Red Kraken is around this time. He inherited Pyke a year before the Dance.

Edit: wait, I'm an idiot. For some reason I got it into my head that this is a year before.

@Not Fishing

No worries. I'm not against rewriting the Red Kraken into this period, just think it needs a little retailoring to do that,

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House Greyjoy

Words: We Do Not Sow

Recent History: House Greyjoy is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the Iron Island houses, styling themselves as Lord Reapers of Pyke. Their island is not the wealthiest, nor the largest, but they commanded a great deal of respect and influence among the other houses. When Harrenhall burned, the line of House Hoare ended, and the Conqueror descended on the Iron Islands with Blackfyre and Dragonfire. After Aegon subdued the leaderless ironborn, he allowed them to elect their own Lord Paramount, and they turned to House Greyjoy.

After that, the Iron Islands fell into a decline. The Ironborn no longer had the Riverlands to draw resources from, and Aegon had forbidden them from reaving mainland Westeros. If they wished to raid, they must do so either under the guise of freelance pirates, or by sailing to distant Essos. The newly elected Lord Paramount, Lord Vickon Greyjoy, even allowed septons to come to the Iron Islands; angering the Drowned Men.

Naturally, there have been some attempts to revive the Old Way. In 37 AC, the Priest King Lodos the Twice-Drowned, who claimed to be the Son of the Drowned God, rose in rebellion against Aegon's son, King Aenys. Vickon Greyjoy sent his head to King's Landing, preserved in a jar, and as a reward Aenys offered him any boon he wished. To regain the respect and loyalty of his vassals and the Drowned Men, Lord Vickon chose to expel all Septons and Septas from the Iron Isles.

The Iron Islands tend to keep away from the politics of the Iron Throne.

The Red Kraken

Name: Dalton Greyjoy
Age: 15
Appearance:


Biography: Dalton as a child was young, strong, and wild. Following his uncle to sea, the boy had been rowing since the age of five and reaving since the age of ten; he grew up on the waves. They sailed throughout Essos, plundering and pillaging as they pleased, mainly around the Basilisk Isles, but at one point they went as far as Old Ghis. Dalton himself fought in over a dozen battles, and claimed four salt wives.

Dalton is ruthless and bloodthirsty to the extreme, but beneath that there is also a deep cunning. Some may think him mad or rash, and they wouldn't be wrong, but he is no idiot. On the contrary, he can be very cunning and shrewd when he puts his mind to it. Ironborn to the core, he has earned the love, respect, and loyalty of those he sails with. He also has a deep belief in the Drowned God.

During one fateful raid, Dalton saw his beloved uncle get cut down in heavy fighting by a corsair who wielded a Valyrian Steel Sword. The Young Greyjoy flew into a rage, and charged into the midst of the battle along. He avenged his uncle by slaying the corsair, and emerged from the fight covered in red and bleeding from a dozen wounds, Valyrian blade in hand. He dubbed the sword "Nightfall", while his men called him "The Red Kraken."

Not too long after, he received word that his father had died. It is now time to return home and claim the Seastone Chair.

Yes, I know this seems ridiculous. But apparently it's canon. awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Dalton_…

I would like to propose that @Kingfisher's character is Dalton's cousin, daughter of the uncle that he went reaving with. Maybe, on his way back to Westeros, he can stop by Meereen and inform her of his death, then invite her back to the Iron Islands?

@Not Fishing

Is this intending to simply move the canon red Kraken earlier in time?

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@Ezekiel how closely do you want to stick to the canon? Dorne are my favourite kingdom and would be my first choice but obviously they weren't part of the Seven Kingdoms at this time and played no role in the Dance of the Dragons (please correct me if I'm wrong). I haven't given too much thought to how exactly I'd get Dorne involved but just wanted to know to what extent it would be possible if at all. I'm more than happy to play as another house for the sake of simplicity.

@Blitzy

Dorne might not play a huge role in the Dance, but they're very involved in the current conflict over the Steptones. They're allied with a bunch of the Free Cities against Daemon/House Velaryon/Pentos/Braavos and the unaligned pirates, so they're really involved right now.

Sticking to Canon is less important for those houses not tied to the established Royal family at this point, so, you'd have a lot of creativity with House Martell.