Clash of Kings, an ASOIAF Game (The End)

[Gustaf]

I'd be willing to try out playing a new character. I could take Royce.

[Gustaf]

Guys, I've been downed by a tropical fever so sorry about not responding yet to PMs I've received. I will soon.

Couple of quick questions to bring me up to speed though.

1. I take it from the missives I've received that PM negotiation should be done in fantasy-speak?

2. Officially there is currently an alliance of Targaryen, Tyrell, Martell and Arryn if I understand correctly?

[Gustaf]

Wait, what? Lumine do I get a chance to make any moves and stuff? I'm writing you a PM right now, you see it'd be great to have just a day or so to get into this.

[Gustaf]

I've sent some PMs, sorry for being a bit late but I was downed by a tropical fever yesterday.

[Gustaf]

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

[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.

[Gustaf]

In solidarity with the sacrifices made by the North in keeping the Realm safe from the evils beyond the Wall the Vale is proud to stand with its Northern allies in shouldering the payment to the King in the Wall in exchange for peace in the Realm.

Furthermore, with the Iron Throne lacking a legitimate heir it is high time to declare the independence of the Vale. Lord Robert is no more, all hail King Robert of the Vale!

As an independent kingdom we recognize with respect and friendship the independence of the Kingdoms in the North and South alike.

[Gustaf]

Proclaim of the Allied Kings

We, the rightful sovereigns of Westeros, in Order to establish lasting Peace throughout the continent, restore Law and Justice, provide for the common defence, and promote the General Welfare of our Realms, do hereby agree to join our forces and wisdom in a Commonwealth of the Free Kingdoms, whose setting principles shall be laid out in the following Charter.

Section I - Scope and Extent of the Commonwealth

Article 1 The Commonwealth shall be formed by the North, Riverlands, Vale, Dorne, Westerlands, Stormlands, Dragonlands (formerly known as Crownlands), and all other realms of Westeros which shall wish to join it at any time.

Article 2 The Purpose of this Commonwealth shall be to organize and maintain stable and peaceful relations between separate realms, or to deal with matters involving the common safety of all. This document shall in no way be construed to deny each of the aforementioned realms their absolute freedom and independence in resolving internal matters.

Article 3 Each realm must provide one twentieth (1/20) of their soldiers to form a Commonwealth Army. Said Army may only be used to fight a foreign force, and may not, under any circumstance, be directed against a member of the Commonwealth.

Article 5 The Commonwealth shall negotiate with foreign entities in the name of all its members on military and commercial matters that involve the interests of several realms. Single realms may still conduct separate negotiations with foreign entities, as long as those do not contradict the entanglements contracted by the Commonwealth as a whole.

Article 6 The Commonwealth shall settle any disputes arising between two or more realms in matters of trade or justice, which could not be resolved through direct negotiations. If petitioned by one of its members to act as a mediator in such dispute, the Commonwealth shall have the power to set appropriate trade barriers, and to order a realm to return an individual which is facing trial in another realm.

Article 7 A common currency shall be minted in all member realms. The individual realms shall remain responsible for its minting. However, if disputes shall arise between realms regarding the amount of coins produced by each, the Commonwealth may be petitioned under Article 6 to set reasonable minting limits.

Article 8 In the case that one member of the Commonwealth failed to honor the obligations subscribed under this document, the Commonwealth may call upon other realms to ensure, though military means if necessary, that the agreement is respected.

Section II - Structure of the Commonwealth

Article 9 All power recognized to the Commonwealth under this document shall be vested into a Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and into a High Council. The Lord Protector shall initiate all decisions, which may then be ratified or rejected by the High Council.

Article 10 The office of Lord Protector of the Commonwealth shall befall upon Daemon Blackfyre, and to his rightful heirs as identified under the common laws of succession. The Lord Protector shall rule as King of the Dragonlands.

Article 11 The High Council shall be formed by one member appointed by each of the rightful sovereigns of the realms that form the Commonwealth (including the Dragonlands). A High Councilor may at any time be removed from office by the sovereign who appointed them, and replaced by another.

Article 12 The High Council shall deliberate and vote on any Commonwealth action taken by the Lord Protector, with the exception specified under Article 13. A Commonwealth action shall become effective if and only if more than half of the High Councillors vote to ratify it. High Councilors must keep their deliberations secret to anyone aside from the respective sovereign who appointed them, to whom they must provide a complete and truthful account of their actions.

Article 13 If, upon request of the Lord Protector, at least two thirds of the High Councilors vote to acknowledge a state of war against a foreign entity, the Lord Protector shall assume full command of the Commonwealth Army in its struggle against said force. The High Council may, at any time, by a vote of two thirds of its members, revoke a declaration of war.

Article 14 The terms of this Charter may at any time be subject to revision if, upon request of the Lord Protector, more than three quarters of the High Councilors shall consent to the revision.

Appendix - Financial organization

The Seven Kingdoms being hereby dissolved, the now independent realms that once composed it shall assume full faith and credit for debts contracted by its Crown. Each of the formerly united Kingdom shall take up a share of this burden, to be determined in due course after the war's end, which shall be proportional to a realm's wealth and economic resources.

The Commonwealth Administration hereby established shall not contract any debt, nor levy any amount of money from its constituent realms, whether directly or indirectly. Each realm shall be responsible to provide for the expenses of its respective High Councillor, and the Dragonlands shall be responsible to provide for all additional expenses.

X Tyrion of the House Lannister, First of his Name, King of the Rock.

X Davos of the House Seaworth, Lord of the Rainwood and Lord Protector of the Kingdom of the Stormlands.

X Edmure Tully, First of his Name, King of the Trident.

X Baelor Hightower, First of his Name, King of the Reach.

X Yohn Royce, Lord Regent of the Vale, in the name of Robert Arryn, King of the Vale.

[Gustaf]

I felt like I missed something, why is Bolton and Manderly at each other's throats? :/

[Gustaf]

I will just make note of my acceptance of the marriage deal, so as to tie up the loose ends there.

[Gustaf]

I guess I'll have my son be my envoy!