Clash of Kings, an ASOIAF Game (The End)

[Antonio the Sixth]

When are we getting the update?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yes please!

[Lumine]

POV Update:

ROOSE:

It was a cold and pale morning, a typical feast of ice and snow in the middle of the North. He, the Leech Lord, rested on his tent with the leeches all over his body, and he may have very well felt some joy at sensing the creatures suck the blood and the passions away from him. But there was so little left of them lately and so many things to play with that Roose just didn't felt like feeling joy that day. No, that day it would be anger, that would enhance the experience. He liked not being expressive enough -at least when compared to the Greatjon-, but this time there were no Starks to bow to and Galbert Glover spent his nights on a dungeon. He had his army and the bastard on his palm, and he knew that Mormont and his sellswords could be dealt with rather easily. The Bear may believe himself to be the commander, but Roose was the one who was always heard in the war councils, and Tristan Rivers had quickly put himself out of the road to avoid any further trouble. Rivers and the bastard could be used, Locke was away in Moat Cailin with the reinforcements and perhaps Mormont would prove an interesting prey as well if he kept that mask of arrogance on. Either way, Roose could not pretend to have some enjoyment thanks to the leeches for any further, as one of his men entered the tent.

"Lord Bolton? The Bear wishes to see you near his own tent, he says he has a prisoner."
"I'll go."

After having the servant remove the leeches and putting his armor, sword and gloves, Bolton went out of the tent and pretended not to notice the scared faces of many of the soldiers. He always wondered how they could be such imbeciles not to realize he knew what they were thinking and that they were staring at him, but truth be told he had never found a man like himself. Domeric didn't count, he was dead, killed by the bastard. As long as that idiot was his sole heir, he would have to ignore Domeric and settle with what he had. Mormont was waiting for him along with Rivers and the bastard, and a wounded man was on the ground, looking as if he had been beaten by half the army.

"A spy?"
"Yes, Lord Bolton." It was a smiling Rivers who spoke. "Me and the lads found him slipping into a tent, and he got lucky that I was there. Some of the lads haven't slept with a woman in weeks."
"He refuses to say a word." Mormont was very serious about the whole affair. "And I'm running out of methods to see from where he comes."
"A naked man has few secrets, a flayed man none."
"I'm not flaying him, Lord Bolton. The Lords of the North have branded me a slaver and a traitor and refused my offers, I will not have it say I was a tortured."

Just as Jorah Mormont gave his back to the spy to give the bastard a command, Roose knew he was doomed and lost. He also spoke out, but something inside him told him not to. It was then when the prisoner showed that he had cut the role on his hands with a knife, and before the Golden Company could react, Mormont was already vomiting blood from the wound on his neck. Rivers and his men took the spy and prepared for the kill, but Roose would not allow them to waste the unique chance, and he stopped them by raising his voice. While Rivers ran for a doctor, Roose knelt at the side of the Bear and watched him with curiosity, almost disappointed at having lost his chance to play with the only rival he had in the army. The moment passed quickly, though, and Lord Bolton rose to find himself as the commander of the army besieging Winterfell just as Rivers returned and Ser Jorah Mormont died.

"Rivers, you take orders from me from now on, is that understood?"
"Aye, Lord Bolton, me and the lads are at your service."
"Good. See that the camp remains in order and explain the situation to your fellow captains, I don't want confusion. Guards, take Mormont to his tent and prepare to bury him."
"Aye, Lord Bolton." Rivers and the guards took the body and left while the news spread all over the place.
"Ramsay. I want you to flay the man, I need an extra coat for the Dreadfort."
"Yes, father."
"You will also take the scouts and have them hanged, they let him in."
"Will you go for Winterfell now?"
"I don't take risks, Ramsay, and you know it. They can rot inside all they want."
"If you don't take risks how come you be surrounded by enemies?" Roose struck him.
"Speak again and you will regret the day I raped your mother, Ramsay Snow. Only fools would follow Robb Stark to the death in the South. Now go."

As Ramsay left Roose felt a small and short lived surge of satisfaction. While he regretted not having Mormont around to play with him before getting rid of the man, he had a whole army fearing him and House Stark would soon burn to the ground. He had the Manderlys captured, the Mormonts and the Hornwoods were in ruins and only the Glovers, Karstarks and the Mountain Clans could oppose him. And nobody would dare oppose Roose Bolton once he had won. He knew he was going to win, and he was going to win the game by playing with them in the most appropriate possible way. His blades came from the mind, and they were sharper than a flaying knife.

BRAN:

Was he a Prince or a King? He did not know, and he didn't want to know. The ravens said Robb was dead in the South, and then all hell had broken loose as Ramsay Bolton had besieged Winterfell and shot down Maester Luwin's ravens, forcing them to use some brave men to cross the lines to send and bring messages. They had lost a few of them, but those who survived had reported to Maester Luwin, Ser Rodrik and him that Robb might be actually alive and that some Lords might come to the rescue. The news had encouraged the garrison and Rickon as well, but Bran couldn't help but to think that the worst thing had indeed happened, that Robb was as dead as his father, that he was the... King in the North. A cripple King who would have trouble moving out of Winterfell, a cripple that would never be loved or respected, a cripple who would never pass the sentence and swing the sword as his father had done.

"I'm sure King Robb is alive, my Prince." Ser Rodrik tried to assure him.
"How can we know for sure?"
"We can only pray to the gods and hope." Lady Hornwood was almost captured by Bolton, but she had taken refuge inside Winterfell.

It was curious to Bran to see Ser Rodrik and Lady Hornwood spending a good amount of time together. On one hand, he could relate to Lady Hornwood since he had lost his own father and she had lost her husband and son, but he knew she had to have some resentment over the loss. And yet, Ser Rodrik had taken a liking to him and viceversa, so it was weird to think about them. Meera and Jojen had assured him it was normal and that Lady Hornwood could still marry, but they had told such strange stories to him that he didn't want to believe most of what they said. Tales of Harrenhal, of a mystery knight, of four young wolves and a dragon, tales of a tower of knights and ladies, tales of a bed of roses, tales of the crow of his dreams and the crannogmen, and too many other stories to remember. Bran just didn't know what to think anymore, and knowing death to be near with Lord Bolton was not helping him to think.

"Prince Bran!" Maester Luwin ran into the room along with Osha.
"What is it?"
"One of our spies managed to get through!"
"That's great to hear, we haven't been able to get some news since Mormont was killed." Ser Rodrik Stated.
"They flayed the men, I would be scared to try and get here as well." Lady Hornwood said, somewhat bitter.
"The news are rather surprising to me, and I don't know what to make of them but hope that the gods are not punishing us any further. Lannister sellswords landed at White Harbor and took the place without even bothering to torch it, and it seems they are opposing Lord Bolton."

Everybody went absolutely silent, and once again, Bran didn't know what to think anymore. Lions, Wolves, Bears and Flayed Men made a stranger story than anything Jojen Reed had told him before.

[Lumine]

LOTHOR:

Ser Lothor Brune was really confused as to what to do now. As a knight and a soldier he had been a pretty normal man, strong but not impressive or worthy of fame, mostly having to fight his way with his good luck. He almost joined the Baratheon Brothers after the Battle of the Blackwater, but Lord Baelish had required his services and he figured King's Landing would be filled with them more talented than him, so he had gone to the Vale and he had helped Baelish with some tasks regarding informants and other... unsavory tasks. Baelish seem to think highly of him as a bodyguard, and Brune had done his best to help Lord Baelish while staying away from Lady Lysa and her temper. For that same reason his good luck should have prevented him from watching that scene, but he had happened to be looking for Lord Baelish to tell him that Lord Royce and his army were approaching. A battle would probably ensue, and Ser Lothor was not convinced the outcome would be positive. Thus, he was walking through a corridor when he heard Lady Lysa talk, and he chose to look through the window to see her and Lord Baelish talking near the edge of the walls.

"Petyr, you know I wish to marry you... Those pesky Vale Lords won't let me, but we'll find a way, I promise."
"I believe you, dear, don't worry. Soon we will put this mess behind us."
"Oh, Petyr, you're always so comprehensive... I wish our son had lived."
"I wish so too, my Lady, but you have the Lord of the Vale with you know."
"Yes, such a beautiful boy he is." Lady Lysa took a pause. "Petyr, have you started to work in what I asked of you?"
"Of course, my Lady, I have already contacted one Lord."
"And? What did he said?"
"He approved, he practically asked the same before I had the time to give him my proposal. It was quite a surprise to see him so willing to go through with it."
"One Lord less to worry about then... So tell me Petyr, who was he?"
"Your nephew."

Ser Lothor almost fell from the shock as Littlefinger pushed Lysa over the wall and then watched her fall to a nasty death on the mountains that surrounded the castle. Littlefinger looked over the wall, laughed a bit and then disappeared. Ser Lothor took his time to calm down and then he decided to think things through before doing anything rash. Baelish was his employer and he owed him loyalty, but at the same time he had just pushed the Lady of the Vale to her death. And Lysa Arryn, unpredictable as she was, was still a Lady. Ser Lothor waited for some time until he finally resolved to seek Ser Donnel and Lord Nestor, but he found them taking with Littlefinger and he forced himself not to say anything dangerous.

"How... unfortunate." Lord Nestor said. "To think Lady Lysa would suffer such a horrible death."
"People have fell before, but she should have been more careful." Ser Donnel said.
"My Lords, please don't be so casual... This is truly a terrible thing, I wonder how young Robert will take it." Littlefinger seemed almost honestly concerned about the child.
"Will you tell him, Lord Baelish?"
"I will indeed, if that's required of me."
"It is." Lord Nestor Royce said, knowing he was in charge know. "My brother should be close now, and I want to see if we are all on the same side here."
"I am at the orders of Lord Yohn." Ser Donnel stated.
"And so I am." Littlefinger smiled.
"Very well. Let's end this farce and get it over with. We have to prepare Lady Lysa for burial as well."

And they left. Ser Lothor could have stepped in that precise moment and ruined the arrangements Littlefinger had done, but now he knew better than that. It didn't matter if Lord Royce and Ser Donnel knew what really had happened to Lysa, it was what they wanted and her cause of death wouldn't matter. Lord Yohn Royce would be the new Lord Regent of the Vale, and yet another Tully had dropped dead. Thinking the game of lords to be much too dangerous for him to handle, Ser Lothor got as drunk as he could to forget and then he went to bed.

DAENERYS:

It was a clear day near the Kingswood, and Daenerys Stormborn could not help but to admire the beauty of the sea. If only she had a fleet to make it her own... But Groleo was dead and the Pentoshi galleys sunk, and she was reduced to go by land to King's Landing. At the beginning it may have looked like the obvious move to just march in there and put and end to the war, but she knew better than test the armies of her opponents before they were completely weakened. For that reason she had ordered Ser Barristan to camp and build a palisade, preparing herself for an attack. She liked having Ser Barristan and Quentyn around to help and serve her, but without the rest of her advisers it was hard for her to get enough different perspectives beyond the captains of the Golden Company. Ser Jorah was in the North, Groleo and Lord Blacktyde dead, Prince Oberyn was in Storm's End and so forth. And she would have to face Crow's Eye Euron almost by herself. Admittedly she didn't like the Ironborn Prince because of what she had heard about him and his killing of Baelor Blacktyde, but he had requested a meeting as the price for doing a small service to her cause, and she thought it wise not to refuse him.

"Your Grace, the Ironborn ships have arrived and Prince Euron comes in a boat along with his guards."
"Good, I will go to meet them on the beach. Any suspicious move from the sailors?"
"No, your Grace, we know the ships since they belonged to Lord Blacktyde, and they don't seem to be ready for battle."
"Good. Let's go."

As Dany, Ser Barristan, Quentyn and their heavily armed escort reached the tent that would serve for the parley, Dany didn't felt good about her decision. It was said that Euron Greyjoy was insane and very manipulative, and she feared he might attempt something at the meeting. She could not believe he would kill her since he had nothing to gain, but that man was probably up to something. The Golden Company and the Dothraki bloodriders entered with two Ironborn sailors and Prince Euron, and Dany looked at him with great curiosity. Euron was very handsome and very pale, hiding one of his eyes behind an eyepatch and having a smile that looked incredibly dangerous.

"This is Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, Queen of the..." One of the servants introduced her.
"And I am Euron Greyjoy, the Crow's Eye, Captain of the Silence." Euron made a rather short introduction with a very monotonous voice, and it seemed the meeting could start.

Thus Dany started talking to Euron about her relationship with the Greyjoys and the Ironborn while avoiding the mention of Lord Blacktyde, and she noticed something was definitely not right. Euron was still smiling, but there was something in his eyes... They seemed almost lifeless. It was then when one of the Ironborn guards made a careful movement with his right hand and Dany knew she was in danger.

"Careful!" Ser Barristan stepped in to protect the Queen and the bloodriders reacted as well, attacking the sailors, who had a couple of strange spiders coming out of their armors.
"They must be poisoned!" Ser Barristan killed both men while some of the guards jumped or captured Euron, who did not move nor say a word. Then both soldiers vanished, and Dany knew.
"The Qarth warlocks. After all this time, they have come for their revenge."

And then she heard the horn. It started very quiet and then it jumped into the most powerful noise she had ever heard, it sounded like the screaming of a thousand souls and it made her bones chill. It was then when she could sense the fire inside her, as if the horn was making her bones to be aflame while her flesh melted. Ser Barristan, Quentyn and the rest fell to the ground in pain as Daenerys tried to stand despite the pain in her body, and then the dragons started to scream as well. Still feeling as if she was burning thanks to the neverending and terrible sound of the horn, she stepped outside of the tent to see Viserion, Drogon and Rhaegal flying high in the sky, desperate to reach the Ironborn ships with a motive that Dany could simply not understand. It was then that a heavy fog covered the ships, and by the time the dragons reached the fleet only a single ship was left. It was all an illusion, and the dragons were dancing in circles near the sole Ironborn ship, that was quick to leave the place. Pale and still feeling in pain despite not being wounded, Dany entered the tent to see Euron Greyjoy, and what she found was the rotting corpse of Baelor Blacktyde sitting on the table, a smile on his face.

She fell to her knees. Euron and the warlocks of Qarth had struck in the most horrible way she could think of, and they had stolen her dragons.

[Lumine]

I'll be honest, I was not satisfied with this update and went through several drafts, so forgive me if this one is somewhat of a let down. I also wish to apologize to Dereich, a plot to kill Lysa Arryn worked and just like with Mace Tyrell she had to die. Also, from next turn on we will have a new character playable, although said turn will come after my travel.

[Lumine]

I probably should not have based my move on my assumption (for which there is strong contextual evidence in the books) that Euron's horn doesn't do what he thinks it does...

Well, without spoiling too much for some people, I had that problem considering Martin always plays with our expectations while using foreshadowing at the same time, so I was undecided between having the horn blowing up a certain important place or giving control over the dragons. Since Winds of Winter is not available to give us the answer I chose to go with this outcome.

[Dereich]

Well damn, I guess this is the end of the line for me. So much for my dream of ruling both the Vale and the Riverlands.

So who will Lyn Corbray be following now?

[Lumine]

Well damn, I guess this is the end of the line for me. So much for my dream of ruling both the Vale and the Riverlands.

So who will Lyn Corbray be following now?

He will have a small crisis of confidence, to say the least, xD

You were really great as Lysa Arryn, and I would hope you would pick another character for the turns to come as well.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Fantastic update!

[Lumine]

Updated Cast:

The Four Kings:

Renly Baratheon, King in the Iron Throne (Simfan34)
-Steffon Baratheon, his heir by blood, and Edric Baratheon, his likely successor.
Robb Stark, King in the North (Antonio V)
-Brandon and Rickon Stark, his heirs.
Balon Greyjoy, King in the Iron Islands (SJoyce)
-Lord Harlaw, the designated regent and Prince Victarion, intended successor.
Daenerys Targaryen, Queen in the South (Averroes Nix)

The Lords of the Realm:

Willas Tyrell, Lord of the Reach (Spamage)
-Ser Garlan Tyrell, his heir.
Tywin Lannister, Lord of the Westerlands (Mr. X)
-Tyrion Lannister, the Imp, his heir.
Yohn Royce, Lord of Runestone (Gustaf)
-Ser Albar Royce, his heir.
Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne (TheCranberry)
-Princess Arianne Martell, his heir.
Lord Varys, Former Master of Whisperers (bullmoose88)

Open Characters:

Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort (Reserved for Mr. X)
Petyr Baelish, Lord of Baelish Keep and Steward of the Vale (Available next turn)
Euron Greyjoy, Prince of the Iron Islands (Available next turn)
Ser Lyn Corbray, Commander of the Vale Army (Still unconfirmed)
Walder Frey, Lord of the Twins (Still unconfirmed)
Ser Brynden Tully, Lord Regent of the Riverlands (Still unconfirmed)

Lumine's Victims:

Stannis Baratheon, King in the Iron Throne (Dead)
Tyrion Lannister, Acting Hand of the King (Currently not in power)
Mace Tyrell, Lord of the Reach (Dead)
Lysa Arryn, Lady Regent of the Vale (Dead)

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Kings of the Iron Throne:

Aerys II Targaryen, the Mad King (262-283 AL)
Robert I Baratheon, the Whoremonger (283-298 AL)
Joffrey I Baratheon, the Illborn (298-299 AL)
Stannis I Baratheon, the Fire King (299 AL)
Renly I Baratheon, the Twice-Crowned (299 AL - ?)

[Cranberry]

I'm back from my holiday, so next turn I'll be able to play Dorne again. Would you mind listing Dorne's soldiers separated from Dany's when writing the army status, Lumine, so I have a better sight on what's been going on while I was away? Thanks.

[Gustaf]

Since I'm still learning the ropes, what exactly is my position vis-a-vis Baelish et al right now?

[Cranberry]

I can only speak for the book Royce, but Bronze Yohn is a deeply honourable man, similar to Ned Stark, and therefore despises Littlefinger, and would naturally be his worst enemy in the Vale.

OOC: With the Vale likely going down in flames now, it seems as my Dorne is the only region in the country that has been saved from the war. Does that not give credit to her ruler?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I can only speak for the book Royce, but Bronze Yohn is a deeply honourable man, similar to Ned Stark, and therefore despises Littlefinger, and would naturally be his worst enemy in the Vale.

OOC: With the Vale likely going down in flames now, it seems as my Dorne is the only region in the country that has been saved from the war. Does that not give credit to her ruler?

OOC: While Bronze Yohn Royce certainly despises Littlefinger in the books due to the latter's lack of honour, I imagine some of it is also that he sees Littlefinger as a rival for power in the Vale, probably a bit of both.  However, given the current circumstances and Littlefinger's alignment with Robb Stark in the game and that (if I'm not mistaken) Littlefinger seems to be willing to allow Bronze Yohn to run the Vale for the time being (if I correctly interpreted the Vale POV, I imagine Bronze Yohn doesn't have too big a beef with Littlefinger (even if Royce doesn't trust him).  Just my two cents, although you could easily take the Bronze-Yohn/Littlefinger dynamic in any number of directions, especially given that Bronze Yohn has had pretty limited page-time thus far.

[Cranberry]

I can only speak for the book Royce, but Bronze Yohn is a deeply honourable man, similar to Ned Stark, and therefore despises Littlefinger, and would naturally be his worst enemy in the Vale.

OOC: With the Vale likely going down in flames now, it seems as my Dorne is the only region in the country that has been saved from the war. Does that not give credit to her ruler?

OOC: While Bronze Yohn Royce certainly despises Littlefinger in the books due to the latter's lack of honour, I imagine some of it is also that he sees Littlefinger as a rival for power in the Vale, probably a bit of both.  However, given the current circumstances and Littlefinger's alignment with Robb Stark in the game and that (if I'm not mistaken) Littlefinger seems to be willing to allow Bronze Yohn to run the Vale for the time being (if I correctly interpreted the Vale POV, I imagine Bronze Yohn doesn't have too big a beef Littlefinger (even if Royce doesn't trust him).  Just my two cents, although you could easily take the Bronze-Yohn/Littlefinger dynamic in any number of directions, especially given that Bronze Yohn has had pretty limited page-time thus far.

OOC: Yeah you're right. This dynamic could prove to evolve in every direction, which makes it so interesting. We are definetely going to see some interesting stuff going on in the Vale

[Antonio the Sixth]

Fantastic update!

The North will bleed for the murder of Ser Jorah. I do not think that Bran and Rickon will enjoy being wards of Roose Bolton.

Neither I nor my brothers have any responsibility in Ser Jorah's death. If your truly are as kind and just as you claim to be, you will make sure no harm comes to them.

[Donerail]

OOC: With the Vale likely going down in flames now, it seems as my Dorne is the only region in the country that has been saved from the war. Does that not give credit to her ruler?

The Iron Islands hasn't been invaded yet. Now that Euron somehow got his hands on ing dragons that may change.

[Gustaf]

I can only speak for the book Royce, but Bronze Yohn is a deeply honourable man, similar to Ned Stark, and therefore despises Littlefinger, and would naturally be his worst enemy in the Vale.

OOC: With the Vale likely going down in flames now, it seems as my Dorne is the only region in the country that has been saved from the war. Does that not give credit to her ruler?

OOC: While Bronze Yohn Royce certainly despises Littlefinger in the books due to the latter's lack of honour, I imagine some of it is also that he sees Littlefinger as a rival for power in the Vale, probably a bit of both.  However, given the current circumstances and Littlefinger's alignment with Robb Stark in the game and that (if I'm not mistaken) Littlefinger seems to be willing to allow Bronze Yohn to run the Vale for the time being (if I correctly interpreted the Vale POV, I imagine Bronze Yohn doesn't have too big a beef with Littlefinger (even if Royce doesn't trust him).  Just my two cents, although you could easily take the Bronze-Yohn/Littlefinger dynamic in any number of directions, especially given that Bronze Yohn has had pretty limited page-time thus far.

Oh I didn't mean like that, more physically. As in have they let me in, etc.

[Lumine]

Oh... Well, Ser Donnel and Lord Nestor have given you access to you and your troops, which means you are in the position to take full control of the Vale. That said, Lord Baelish and his men have the custody of Lord Robert and he has made his arrangements to remain alive. In short, he can't destroy you for the time being and knows you are in the best position to become the Lord Regent, but he has some tricks up his sleeve in case someone tries to get rid of him.

[Lumine]

Military Update:

The Battle of the Kingswood:

It looked like Daenerys Targaryen had won the war after the Tyrells crushed Robb Stark's forces at Tumbleton, but the Queen underestimated the power of fear. With the Northerners up in arms after Bolton and Mormont's invasion and with the Stormlanders and Westerlanders unwilling to face certain death at the hands of the vengeful Queen (as this was the perception they had of them), the most unlikely alliance was born out of mere desperation. King Renly and Tywin Lannister struck a deal to avoid getting each other killed at the Walls of Kings Landing and Tyrion Lannister returned to the Council. Combining their armies and with the Baratheons leaving a sizable part of their army to guard the capital along with Lord Loras Tyrell, Tywin and Renly rode South to confront the Dragon Queen and try to put an end to the Targaryen invasion. Riders brought messages from the Baratheon/Lannister camp to the Stark one, and King Robb was able to convince his vassals to strike at Daenerys now that the North was threatened. Daenerys called forth ther forces and prepared a defense in the Kingswood, but she lacked her dragons and the Tyrell/Arryn army was in Tumbleton licking the wounds of the past battle. Tywin Lannister started the battle along with Ser Addam Marbrand and Ser Kevan Lannister by launching a carefully calculated assault against Daenerys's camp, with Barristan Selmy leading a strong defense that found itself hard pressed against the flanking attack of King Renly, his Kingsguards and the remaining Stormlander Knights, which forced the Targaryens to fall back at being clearly outnumbered. Knowing of the attack, Lord Willas and Ser Lyn Corbray marched their armies to meet Daenerys, but constant mutinies forced Ser Lyn's troops to march slow and force the Tyrells to be more cautious than before. It was then than Robb Stark's forces were able to outflank the Targaryen Army by using Greywind to navigate through the forest, shattering the Pentoshi soldiers while forcing the Dornishmen and the Golden Company to defend as best as they could. In the end, it was too much for them to handle, and the Targaryen Army desintegrated while Barristan Selmy and Harry Strickland died covering the retreat of the Queen, who managed to escape along with the captains of the Golden Company and some of the Dornish Lords back to Bronzegate. While Lord Tywin was ready to press on, the Tyrell and Arryn army managed to arrive at the moment, forcing a second battle the next day. At the beginning the rested Tyrell troops were having good results, putting a lot of pressure into Lord Tywin's remaining sellswords, but the honor of the Vale struck again. Tired of the constant backstabbing and hating Ser Lyn for following Lysa's command, the brothers Triston and Eustace Hunter and Wallace Waynwood joined forces with the sons of the Lords of the Vale and murdered Ser Lyn, flanking the Tyrells, killing Lord Hightower and forcing Willas to escape back to the Reach as well. The new alliance was too exhausted to follow on the attack, but the Arryn, Lannister, Baratheon, Tully and Stark army looked at itself just like if the Rebelion was back. They had virtually humilliated Daenerys Targaryen, and Robb managed to liberate Lady Mormont and Lord Edmure along with all captured prisioners of war.

The Battle of Castle Black and the Wall:

After suffering crippling losses in the Fist of the First Men and losing Lord Commander Mormont, the Night's Watch was almost destroyed as a fighting force, with Maester Aemon begging the Lords of Westeros for their support. Despite some positive words, the only real help came from the Starks, with Mors Umber leading 2,000 men into battle to defend Castle Black along with Ser Alliser Thorne and Janos Slynt. Knowing full well that a single victory would be enough to give him the wall, King Mance sent a small force to attack Castle Black from behind while his forces struck at the main fortress. The battle started almost in the middle of the night, and through an entire day the Starks and the Night's Watch fought against the wildlings and managed to destroy and capture the force set to assault Castle Black while taking heavy losses of their own and losing Ser Aliser Thorne to an arrow in the neck. Mance used the next two days to strike at several points in the Wall and send forces to climb it and attack the fortress from behind again, and the death of Mors Umber put Janos Slynt in command of the Wall. Slynt's leadership proved to be a total failure as he couldn't keep up the morale of his remaining men, and Mance Rayder gathered enough strenght to push through the Wall. By the time the battle was over, Jon Snow led less than 500 survivors to the lands of the Umbers while Mance Rayder feasted in Castle Black and celebrated his capture of the wall as the new King in the Wall. The Night's Watch was finished, Alliser Thorne, Janos Slynt, Maester Aemon Targaryen and most of the crows were dead.

The Reach Campaign:

After the smashing defeat at Highgarden and the setback in Crakehall things were just going downhill for the Tyrells, as the Tarly soldiers at Horn Hill and the Florents declared for Renly, raising their men to defend their lands. Having such a grim situation Lord Willas commanded Lady Olenna and Lady Margaery to return and start the rebuilding of the city, but the Lord of Reach lost friends each day following accusations of being paranoid after te murder of Randyll Tarly. Ser Garlan was commanded to strike at the Florents, but his departure South meant that Daven Lannister just marched straight to Old Oak to confront Garlan. He could have withdrawn, but Asha Greyjoy and an Ironborn army landed on the back of the Tyrells and forced to do battle while being outnumbered by their foes. Ser Garlan knew a defeat would cripple the Reach even further after their critical losses in past battles, so he fought a long battle and he arranged an escape of a good portion of his army at the cost of losing Old Oak and hundreds of men, with Ser Daven Lannister capturing Lady Oakheart and proving that the Lannisters had come to pay their debts to the Tyrells. Ser Garlan withdrew to Highgarden to protect the city, and he recieved surprising news from the sea. Lord Victarion was supposed to lead his fleet to strike at Oldtown, but Euron Greyjoy and his small fleet had struck at him and burned him alive, putting Euron in command of the Iron Fleet. King Balon was killed shortly after that in a strange accident after falling from a cliff in Pyke, and Prince Euron arrived to the Iron Islands mounting the dragon Rhaegal while his fleet rushed to get there quickly. With Victarion dead and Asha away, Euron forced Lord Harlaw to stand down as Lord Regent and dismissed Aeron's attempts to hold a Kingsmoot, thus crowning himself King Euron of the Iron Islands.

The Targaryen Invasion of the North and the Stormlands:

The death of Lord Mormont was only the beginning of problems for Bolton and the Targaryen cause, as Lord Howland Reed sent a proclaim by Robb to the entire North after recieved word of his survival, branding the Boltons and their supporters as traitors and calling the North to rise. "The North Remembers", was the war scream, and the few remaning men of the North rose to fight for King Robb (especially the Mountain Clans) despite winter being virtually there. Orders from the South undermined Bolton's position after Ser Stafford Lannister's 7,800 sellswords took over White Harbor, and Tristan Rivers and the Golden Company left the siege to fight the Lannisters and drive them back into the sea (as they didn't consider the Wall to be of real importance in the war). Despite Ser Stafford being a subpar commander, the Golden Company failed to be successful against the snow and the superior numbers, and they were beated and forced to march on the Dreadfort to protect it while Ser Stafford consolidated his position in the North. In the South, Oberyn Martell had pushed Cortnay Penrose into using most of his food, and we was directed to build double fortifications to protect himself while attempting to use a tunnel to get through. The tunnel ended up collapsing, and Prince Oberyn decided to flung pestilent animal corpses and human wastes into the fortress to produce sickness. With his men weakened by starvation and the Martell fleet blocking the seas in Storms End, Ser Cortnay reports that they will perish if they don't recieve help as soon as possible.

The Rise of Lord Royce:

With the unexpected and sad passing of Lady Lysa in a terrible accident at her castle, Lord Royce arrived to see Lord Baelish, Lord Nestor Royce and Ser Donnel Waynwood with the gates open and Lord Robert ready to be delivered, which meant that Royce got the control he wanted and the Lords of the Vale recognized him as the Lord Regent of the Vale until Robert came of age, provided that the Lords Declarant were allowed some extra rights and such. Lord Baelish was torn between going to the Riverlands or remaining there but he was quick to offer his services just like everybody who used to serve Lady Lysa. Symond Templeton and the banners that were called united in the Bloody Gate under Lord Royce, forming a 9,000 strong army ready to march and other manpower reserves left to use if needed. And now the Arryn Army in the South answers to Royce as well, so the last remaining Targaryen loyalists in the South are the Redforts, Corbrays and the Graftons in Gulltown, all too weak to oppose Royce.

[Lumine]

Army Update:

Tywin:
Army of Ser Daven Lannister – 11,600 – Old Oak
Army of Ser Damion Lannister – 500 – Casterly Rock
Army of Ser Stafford Lannister – 6,900 – The White Knife
Army of Lord Tywin - 19,800 – The Kingswood
(cannot call more men)

Willas Tyrell:
Army of Willas Tyrell - 14,500 – Bitterbridge
Army of Garlan Tyrell – 8,500 - Highgarden
Army of Jon Fossoway – 5,000 – Horn Hill
Fleet of the Reach - 183 – The Mander
 (can call a max. of 10.000 more men)

Renly:
Army of King Renly – 6,200 – The Kingswood
Army of Loras Tyrell – 5,000 – Kings Landing
Army of Courtnay Penrose – 4,600 - Storm's End
Army of Alekyne Florent – 3,000 – Brightwater Keep
Garrison of Horn Hill – 1,800 – Horn Hill
The Royal Fleet - 165 - Blackwater Bay
(cannot call more men, only sellswords)

Robb:
Army of King Robb Stark – 13,000 – The Kingswood
Garrison of Winterfell – 1,500 – Winterfell
Garrison of Riverrun – 2,400 – Riverrun
Army of Jon Snow – 500 – Near the Wall
Army of Smalljon Umber  - 7,000 – Torrhen’s Square
(can call a max. of 6.000 more men)

Daenerys Targaryen:

Army of Tristan Rivers – 3,300 – Marching to the Dreadfort
Army of Daenerys Targaryen  – 10,300 – Bronzegate
Army of Roose Bolton - 2,500 – Winterfell
Army of Locke - 1000 - Moat Cailin

Doran:
Army of Oberyn Martell - 15,000 – Storm’s End
Navy of Sunspear - 40 – Storm’s End
(Can call 5,000 more men)

Euron:
Army of King Euron Greyjoy – 16,500 – Pyke (+ Three Dragons)
Army of Asha Greyjoy - 4,700 – Old Oak
Garrison of Faircastle – 1,000 (+ 10 ships)
Reaving Fleet - 510 - Pyke

Yohn Royce:
Army of Wallace Waynwood – 12,500 - Kingswood
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 – 20,000 – Castle Black
Refugees of King Mance – 80,000 – Castle Black

[Lumine]

Thus ends this turn. I will take a long trip for at least a week, so I'll be out of the forum (or I won't be here for a long time) and this game is currently put on hold until I return and I include the new characters, so remember not to send me any moves until this is restarted, xD

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

It would seem that there is much and more that Lord Varys doesn't know

[Cranberry]

Maybe something we can all agree on: What if we stopped all the plotting completely until let's say, one day or so before Lumine is coming back? The 19th, next Saturday, would be a good date. Otherwise, Lumine has 500+ PMs to go through before he can start the new turn, I know us all to well
What do you say? Are you on board?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Ugh, come on. Looks like our victory proved pointless. With Mance on the loose south of the Wall, I'm finished.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Ugh, come on. Looks like our victory proved pointless. With Mance on the loose south of the Wall, I'm finished.

From where I stand, it was an unambiguous success aside from Dany barely escaping.  But then, I'm not the self-declared King in the North

Maybe something we can all agree on: What if we stopped all the plotting completely until let's say, one day or so before Lumine is coming back? The 19th, next Saturday, would be a good date. Otherwise, Lumine has 500+ PMs to go through before he can start the new turn, I know us all to well
What do you say? Are you on board?

My vote would be to simply put PMs to Lumine on hold until he gets back, but allow plotting between now and then and just update him after the next turn starts.