A storm brews. House Targaryen has weathered decline and mishaps since the Dance of Dragons. The misrule of King Aegon IV the Unworthy has been over for nearly a decade under his son, Daeron the Good. The king has brokered peace with Dorne where his father sought war. Where lickspittles and sycophants hovered around the Red Keep like flies, Daeron cleared out those who wanted easy favor, trading their daughters and sisters to slake Aegon’s lust. The old king left one parting gift: the legitimization of his bastards. To most of his brood, this meant nothing as they were base born. But to the bastards born to noble ladies, this meant quite a lot. Especially to Daemon Blackfyre. Change is in the wind. As a house of landed knights, war comes to you naturally. You can sense it. While the “higher” lords engage in tourneys and dances and courtship, you ready yourself. You may lack the right of pit and gallows that “proper” lords have, but your house prides itself on its readiness. Some say you are eager for bloodshed. You think it simply wise to prepare for war in times of peace.The year is 194 AC. Your house, House Drakewood, stands upon the precipice of change - but will you weather the storm?>Within what realm of the Seven Kingdoms do you rule over? (Vote one)>1. The North >2. The Riverlands>3. The Mountains of the Moon >4. The Riverlands>5. The Iron Islands >6. The Westerlands >7. The Stormlands >8. Dorne >9. The Crownlands >What faith, if any, does your house keep? (Vote one)>1. R’hllor, the Lord of Light. A rare and exotic faith in Westeros, but thrives in Essos. >2. The Faith of the Seven, the religion of the Andals and most of the Seven Kingdoms.>3. The Old Gods, the faith of the First Men, mostly kept in the North. >4. The Drowned God, the deity of the iron born, a hard god for a hard race.>5. Indifference - Your house is not very pious, only paying lip service to whatever the major faith in the area is.
>>6464133>8. Dorne>2. The Faith of the Seven, the religion of the Andals and most of the Seven Kingdoms.Nice to see a new ASOIAF quest after such a long time.
>>6464133>3. The Mountains of the Moon>3. The Old Gods, the faith of the First Men, mostly kept in the North.REAL MOUNTAIN CLAN HOURS
>>6464133>8. Dorne>1. R’hllor, the Lord of Light. A rare and exotic faith in Westeros, but thrives in Essos.
>>6464141SUPPORTRandom mountain clan cosplaying as knights and somehow not being found out
>>6464137+1
>>6464133>>6464141+1 House words We'll feed your dick to the goats
>>6464141+1 Let's be savages>>6464133
>>6464141SupportWe must drape weirwood trees with the guts of our enemies, as is tradition.
>>6464218I wonder how often we're mistaken for raiders in the local tourneys or alternatively, how many local tourneys we went to raid and ended up joining.
>>6464133>7. The StormlandsDornish Marches with the Marcher Lords? FUCK DORNEDrakewood is stronger than Manwoody and Yronwood>5. Indifference - Your house is not very pious, only paying lip service to whatever the major faith in the area is.
>>6464219>be a raider clan chief>Jump a knight's ass at midnight with your boys, kill him in his sleep and take his armor, horse, and weapons>take it all back to the clan, we paint it in our colors and with our totem animal, fits you perfectly>nice>hear there's a bunch of valley-men gathering for a party nearby>show up to crash it with some of your boys, dripped out in your best stolen mail and gear>they just let you in, the fools>wait for a good point to crash the party, but more and more people keep showing up, can't crash the party any more>hear they're holding a brawl>fuck it, first interesting thing happening at this party (other than getting piss drunk off of other people's beer)>win, because you're not a pussy>they just give you a fat purse of gold for free>wtf this is kind of useless, guess you can turn it into jewelry or something>one of the valley-men you beat asks where you plan to spend it>play along and it turns out and you can just go down to the shops and buy enough clothes, gear, and food for your entire clan for months>leave in shock with a new cart and horse piled high with stuff>at least three of the boys are bringing home new women>"When are we going back, chief?"
>>6464227kek>take it all back to the clan, we paint it in our colors and with our totem animal, fits you perfectlyHmm us having a dragon on our heraldry could be inspired by Sheepstealer. Perfect.
>>6464227>Hey who the fuck are those guys?>Who cares, they're kicking the shit out of those smug bastards we hate.If no one is gonna call them out then clearly they are noble knights.
>>6464235>No, seriously, who the fuck are they?>As of yesterday, that big one with the beard and the axe is my son-in-law, so shut the fuck up.
>>6464133>>1. The North>3. The Old Gods, the faith of the First Men, mostly kept in the North.Obviously
>>6464237>They were the only party not to cheat, honestly, best damn sportmanship we've seen in the vale in years
>>6464141this won me over sounds hilarious so I'll support>>6464227
>>6464133>2. The Riverlands>3. The Old Gods, the faith of the First Men, mostly kept in the North.
>>6464141I love this, very distinct from the other similar quests, especially if we grab: >>6464227as our backstory
>>6464133It's been a hot second since a house quest.>>6464141+1 to be a savage cunt.Kidnapping and forcing a noble lady to bear our children when?>ate' Andals>ate' Valeman>luv raiding>simple as
>>6464266That is some prime Baratheon drip.
>>6464299Why would anyone want a weak, soft flat(land) woman to bear your kids?
>>6464320They're hot!
>>6464320soft Woman in silk is pretty with good curves.
>>6464299>>6464320>>6464322>"I've got a GENIUS plan to kidnap a noblewoman to bear my children!">"Oh? Let's hear it Chief!">"Why, first off, I'll use my disguise to enter into her hall, with her guards none the wiser to my intent!">"How devious!">"Then, I'll wine and dine her, to lull her into a false sense of security!">"An excellent plan, chief!">"Then, I'll shower her with gifts and compliments!">"Uhhh...">"After that, I sit with her and get to know her, to lure her into my web!">"Uhhhhhhh....">"Then, I'll get her *parents* in on it! I'll frame taking her away as a good thing!">"Chief-">"And before she knows it, she'll be walking back to our hold, her arm in mine, none the wiser!">"... Chief, that's called marriage.">"The greatest trap of all!">"... Yeah, how terrible, chief. You go and trick those flatlanders! Hah. Hah."
>>6464141+1, Supporting this.
>>6464141+1Remember there used to be a quest I read of a Vale lord that made deals with Clans and made shittons of swords for cheap.Also did you forget the reach, by saying the Riverlands twice kek?
>>6464150>>6464133Support this combo
>>6464133>3. The Mountains of the Moon>3. The Old Gods, the faith of the First Men, mostly kept in the North.MOUNTAIN MAN
>>6464568>>6464452>>6464299>>6464243Given that canonically the the Mountains of the Moon are where the Dragon Sheepstealer is thought to have ended up, perhaps that's what the Dragon on our Sigil represents?Heck, given the timeframe we're playing in, we could decide that our character could be directly descended from Nettles as well as the line of Old Gods knights...
Okay, wow, the Vale + Old Gods combo has won by a landslide, and you guys have given me good fodder to work with! >>6464452Oh shit, I just saw that… Yeah the second Riverlands was supposed to be the Reach. Oops.
But we are more than just a sigil upon a banner and who we are sworn to. A reputation and bloodline flow through the family this sigil represents.Here we will flesh out our house of landed knights.Liege Lord Relation(vote 1): >We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We work well with our liege lord, having honest and genuine connections with them.Troublesome Neighbors(vote 1):>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.House Strength (Vote for 2): >We control a decent sized town on a road/river>We rule from a small castle>Our mines make us the envy of neighbors >Our military might is our greatest asset >Our lands stretch far, with tower outposts on the borderlands. >We have a family member married to our region’s Great House>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.House Weakness (Vote for 2): >Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recently>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards. >Our military forces are in decline.>Our lands consist of our main settlement and nothing else.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower. >We’ve had a string of villains or madmen in our family, casting a shadow over our house. >Our house has sired many bastards, making the subject of inheritance tense in current times.
Liege Lord Relation(vote 1):>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.Troublesome Neighbors(vote 1):>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.House Strength (Vote for 2) >Our lands stretch far, with tower outposts on the borderlands.>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.House Weakness (Vote for 2):>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower.Real mountain clan hours
>>6464693>>6464686Met to reply to this with my original post
>>6464686>>We work well with our liege lord, having honest and genuine connections with them.We just kind of showed up one day and built a hall on their land and started paying taxes. They didn't ask where we came from, we didn't tell, and a few generations later everything's peachy.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.The other clans are jealous of the good life we've managed to get into.>Our military might is our greatest asset >The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.We still hold a few.... primitive roots. Both us and the rest of the now-settled clan that make up our land's population. They're still great woodsmen, and martial prowess is still held in high esteem amongst them; and those benefits trickle up to us.>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards. >Our lands consist of our main settlement and nothing else.Possession is 9/10ths of the law, but when the records says your hall doesn't exist, then that means your liegelord only lets you make use of your immediate surroundings while they get everything sorted. And after everything's sorted, as it turns out.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.>Our military might is our greatest asset >The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.We're not called house DrakeWOOD for nothing.>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards.>Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recently
>>6464686>We work well with our liege lord, having honest and genuine connections with them.Only if its House Royce a First Men House with its legendary runic armour otherwise do the other.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.>Our mines make us the envy of neighbors >Our lands stretch far, with tower outposts on the borderlands. >Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recently>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.>Our lands stretch far, with tower outposts on the borderlands.>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recently>Our military forces are in decline.Let's not pick easy mode now.
>>6464686>We work well with our liege lord, having honest and genuine connections with them.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.>Our military might is our greatest asset>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.Seems more interesting.>We act as a buffer against feuding neighbors or other hostiles.Why not.>Our military might is our greatest asset>Our lands stretch far, with tower outposts on the borderlands.And then>We are a poor house - at least by other house standards.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower.Mountainfolk N Shiet.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>Our military might is our greatest asset>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recently>We rule from a humble, fortified tower.I want to make the bandit gangs into our bannermen...
>>6464686>>We work well with our liege lord, having honest and genuine connections with them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.Gotta have the woods>Our lands stretch far, with tower outposts on the borderlands>Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recently>We’ve had a string of villains or madmen in our family, casting a shadow over our house.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>Our military might is our greatest asset>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>We’ve had a string of villains or madmen in our family, casting a shadow over our house.>Our land has been infested with bandits and robber barons recentlyI like to think the clan was such an absolute menace were handed off to a tard wrangling lord, we're basically mountain normans constantly making trouble for our neighbours, stealing their daughters, livestock and wealth and basically refusing to give it back.we also constantly fight among ourselves since the clan is just a bunch of smaller bandit clans that got kicked out of the mountains.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>Our military might is our greatest asset>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower.>Our house has sired many bastards, making the subject of inheritance tense in current times.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>Our military might is our greatest asset >The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower. >Our house has sired many bastards, making the subject of inheritance tense in current times.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.>Our military might is our greatest asset>Our house has sired many bastards, making the subject of inheritance tense in current times.>We rule from a humble, fortified tower.
>>6464686>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.Too warlike and aggressive to simply stand with the others or their liege lord.>We rule from a small castle>Our military might is our greatest assetMinor military power, has a good seat of power well defended and a good amount of warriors to call upon and a group of knights in the retinue>Our house has sired many bastards, making the subject of inheritance tense in current times.>We’ve had a string of villains or madmen in our family, casting a shadow over our house.Warlike, violent, aggressive, and problematic. Villains, Madmen, Criminals, Bastards. They have it all
Counting these votes after work over a drink was just what I needed. Thank you all for your continued contribution! The votes are in!As landed knights, we are sworn to a full noble house, who is then sworn to the Great House of Arryn. We chafe under the Andal-blooded nobility of House Ruthermont. Their descendants claim that their house founder slew the Royce king at the Battle of the Seven Stars, where Royce rallied the First Men against the Andals. But the host was broken, and instead of becoming no better than bandits, you bent the knee. Their leadership over your house has been temperamental, like a storm - calm and serene one generation, then high winds and pelting rain. House Drakewood weathered these storms as well as could be expected. More importantly, the men of House Donniger are the true source of your wrath. Blood has been spilt many times. Donniger has laid claim to your lands for centuries, saying an ancient marriage gives them rights. But your blood tells another story: one of kidnap and rape of an ancestor. Your forefathers were right to put aside their lack of “full nobility” that bloody night. Ever since, the Donnigers have cursed and sought to undo anything of yours that they can. As for strengths, House Drakewood prides itself on its military might and the forest they call home. Ancient tales tell of a Drakewood knight sworn to defend the Drakewood’s weir-trees, and that deep in the forest they lie there still. Of course, there were no knights before the Andals landed ashore - a little embellishment from more modern times. The standing military - a good five hundred men - has been able to enforce the edges of our land. But there’s been resistance. Bandits and robber barons have settled in the outer reaches, taking down homesteads and waylaying the flow of trade. Your coffers are feeling these affects. From your fortified tower of Stonescoil, up against the mountains, you can see the Drakewood, the valley beyond, and the northern coastlines. This is the house. But what of you? (Cont)
Gender:>Male>FemaleBackground Event: >You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>You had a torrid love affair with a peasant>You served another Northern house as a page>You were present at the victory tourney at Lannisport after the Greyjoy RebellionIs our character legitimate? (This vote gives our character certain aspects)>Heir? -Leadership, Knowledgeable, Rapport with Nobility>Bastard -Trade/Hands On Skill (Determined if vote wins), Friend of Smallfolk, ToughVirtue: >Honest>Just>Humble>ChasteVice:>Lust>Wrath>Greed>ArrogantArchetype, basically the broad outline of what things our character is good at: >SchemerWords are your forte. Persuading, inspiring, and manipulating are what you are best at.>Fighter Weapons and the strength to wield them. You are trained as a warrior.>Rogue Shadows. You sneak about to unearth things not meant to be unearthed.
>>6465141>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>Heir>Honest>Arrogant>Fighter
>>6465141>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>HeirWrite-in virtue and vice>Courageous>Envious>Fighter
>>6465141>Female>You had a torrid love affair with a peasant>Bastard>Just>Lust>RogueSure why not, let's do it the hard way and play a true barely civilised mountain gal
>>6465141>Male>You served another Northern house as a page>Heir?>Just>Wrath>Fighter
>>6465163Supporting
>>6465144supporting, I like being a mountain man>pic unrelated to anything about us
>>6465141>Male>You served another Northern house as a page>Heir>Just>Wrath>Fighter
>>6465141>>6465163+1 savage baseborn who outsmarted everyone to claim the castle like Lann the Clever
>>6465141>>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>Bastard>Honest>Arrogant>Fighter Noble? Nah we're the guy who gets shit done. I also find the juxtaposition of being honest and being arrogant to be really funny. Like yeah the guy's a bit of a prick but at least he's up front about it.
>>6465141>>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>Bastard>Honest>Arrogant
>>6465237>>Schemer
>>6465141>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>Heir>Honest>Wrath>Roguea Quick tempered lad.
>>6465141>>Male>You had a torrid love affair with a peasant>Bastard>Honest>Fighter
>>6465287>>6465141>Arrogant
>>6465141>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>Heir?>Honest>Arrogant>Fighter
>>6465141>Male>You served another Northern house as a page>Legitimate heir.>Honest>Wrath>Fighter We express our hate openly, honestly, and physically.
>>6465368+1 really love this ideahttps://youtu.be/gYNlJQ-dIuY?si=TQ4BM09JS5Ni6xfC
>>6465141Based QM for getting a quest running. These tend to be popular, but bring out the worst in anons>Male>You saved Lord Flint during a hunting trip>Heir>Just>Arrogant>Fighter
>>6465163>>6465141Support
>>6465141>Male>Legitimate heir>Your uncles, one of them the previous Lord, your cousins and your Father were sent to the Wall when you were a toddler>If no write ins: You served another Northern house as a page>Just>Arrogant>Schemer/Scholar
QM?
>less than a hundred postseverytime.
If you don't want to write about a certain location with a certain MC simply do not give it a vote. Dead quest is dead because it was incredibly obvious QM had a specific idea in mind and it has gone off the rails.
