Welcome to the Reach:
In the world of TNBTEASoIaF, The Targaryens never invaded.. The Reach is ruled by House Gardner and King Mern IX Gardener. The Dragons didn't show up on Westeros but a terrible drought did. Many crops are dying and the flowers are wilting, there is unrest in the Reach.
Each turn will be the equivalent of 3 months.. 4 turns = a year. There will be a dead line to give me your orders for each turn. There will also be a mid turn within each turn.. so 8 total turns a year.. PM whatever it is you want to do... set in motion, and then adjust as things pop up for the end of the turn. The game never ends, except for when it does.. PM me if you have any questions. I'll do my best for this thing to run smoothly but participation is not only key, it's paramount. If you and another House want to ally, sneak attack, trade agreement etc... then you both have to pm me.
Remember this is the Game of Thrones.. so.. anything goes. Be careful who you make alliances with because, "in the Game of Thrones you win or you die trying" - 50 Cent
Other kingdoms are now colored over. Yellow = Westerlands. Green = Stormlands. Orange = Dorne
House Gardner: King Mern IX Gardener 36 bladefd Prestige
10/10
Gold
7,000,000
Legitimacy
10/10 Kings of the Reach
Family:
Wife Elise Hightower age 34
Son/heir Edmund Gardener 20 Married
-Son Garth -2
Son Gawen Gardener 16
300 Ships
80,000 army
Your Kingdom is having a hard time with the drought. Your vassals aren't used to not being able to grow food in their fiefs. There isn't much you can do about, still they look to you for help because you're they're king, or because now is the time to strike and take the kingdom for themselves.
House Hightower: Manfred Hightower 30 WayOfWad3 Prestige
9/10
Gold
6,250,000
Family:
Wife Deceased
Son/heir Garlan age 12
Daughter Alyssa age 13
150 Ships
32,000 Army
You're one of the oldest and most prestigious houses in the Reach. You've heard the rumblings of the small folk, they wonder what you will do, if you will secede from the Kingdom. If you did, could you even maintain it. Just fantasies of the small folk living them out in taverns... right?
Being the home of the Maesters College, you've been counselled by some of the finest Maesters. The Maester of your court used to be a Gardner, though he swears he has no more allegiance to his former family, he cautions you not to raise up against the Gardners.
A black smith enters your court. He claims to come from Westerlands, he says for a price of 8,000 gold pieces he can create you a suit of Armor and weapon to match that will be the envy of the entire Reach.
House Osgrey: Perwyn Osgrey 24 @jaydacris Prestige
7.5
Gold
5,000,000
Family:
Wife Joanna age 16
bastard/current heir Perwyn Flowers age 3
bastard daughter Elyse Flowers age 2
20,000 army
You married Joanna 3 years ago, despite trying to have children with her she has yet to produce. You however have produced 2 children out of wedlock. Joanna hates herself for not being able to have a child, and shows resentment to you and your bastards. You even named your bastard son after you (dick move). Her family is a very strong vassal to you, you're a young lord and have begun to upset those that would call you Lord Osgrey.
For some reason, there is a portion of land that still produces food. Not a lot but enough for you vassals to be fed. This is a bit curious. Fed vassals are happy vassals.
House Redwyne: Harlan Redwyne 27 @gabistabi Prestige
6.5/10
Gold
4,500,000
Family:
Wife Mayse 27
Daughter Magery 12
Daughter Madalyne 10
Daughter Mary 8
Daughter Minny 3
1,000 Ships
10,000 Army
You have no legitimate or otherwise male heir. You could look to a matrilineal or keep trying. In other worldly news, you and your vassals never really grew a ton of crops. The one crop you do/did grow however, Grapes, are all but dead. You have more ships than any other House in the Reach, you may find opportunities to replace the income you're losing from the grapes.
House Florent: Martyn Florent 46 Suguru101 Prestige
7/10
Gold
3,950,000
Family:
Wife Talia 25 (second wife)
Son/Heir Garron age 27 married
-heir Robert 11
Son Samwell age 25 married
Daughter Ana age 24
daughter Cersei age 5
son Alayn age 4
son Jory age 3
400 Ships
19,000 Army
The plain truth of it is, most people just don't like you. It's not you, they didn't like your father and his father either.. something about the Florents has always rubbed people the wrong way. Despite having shared bloodlines with kings, you still can't seem to get people to notice your House enough and give it the credit it deserves. You're getting older, your son is getting older and is getting anxious about ruling. Your second wife adores you as you have been nothing but kind to her and the children you have produced.
A freelance ship captain from Braavos approaches your court and says he can help you raise your standing in the Reach. In his head, he designed the perfect fish catching vessel. You have just the right trees for the materials. He asks to enter your service, lead your small naval fleet. He snaps his fingers and two men carrying a wooden crate come running up, they dump the contents of salt and beautiful fish on the floor. Otherwise he's off to tell the Redwynes about this design and about your trees.
House Tarly: Petyr Tarly 20 Tom Is Dead Prestige
6/10
Gold
3,000,000
Family:
Unmarried- No kids
Brother/heir Gawan age 17
-Bastard son Petyr age 1
25,000 army
The youngest lord in the Reach. You have no children and no wife. Your Maester urges you to find a suitable wife. You're a well liked lordling turned lord and many people are counting on you to prove them right about you.
House Oakheart: Olenna Oakheart (Regent) 31 Bob Prestige
5/10
Gold
3,000,000
Family:
Husband deceased
Son/Heir Tybolt age 11
Daughter Lillian age 10
Daughter Beliana age 9
Son Tyrion age 7
23,000 army
You're not really from the Reach. You're the fifth daughter and 11th child of the Lannister king in the westerlands. When it came time to marry you off... your father forgot about you.. finally at the age of 19 he sent you off to the Reach to marry a young lord who won a few tournaments. You were excited at first to finally be out from Casterly Rock. Upon arriving at your new home, you quickly realized you were nothing more than a less than a trophy wife for your new husband. He was faithful and diligent but he did not love you. You were both attractive and produced beautiful featured and well muscled children. Your husband was loved by his people and his children.
Your husband died this year, he left you his regent until Tybolt came of age to rule.
The new-ish Castilian (also from the Westerlands.. hmm... )woke up in your bed again this morning... He forgot to leave before sunrise again. Suddenly you remember that you can't remember when you had your last moonsblood.
House Blackbar: Gendry Blackbar 33 althornton Prestige
3/10
Gold
2,000,000
Family:
Wife Carylyn Blackbar age 33
son/heir Jaryn age 16
Daughter Catlyn age 15
Son Aryn age 13
50 ships
8,000 Army
House Blackbar... The poorest house in the Reach. Your vassals aren't very strong, you don't have a great army. You and your family might even be considered ugly.
You did however fight pretty well when you were younger and your son Aryn seems to have some of the same prowess with a sword as you did.. There's a chance he could be even better maybe even the best.
House Fozzoway: Maryn Fozzoway 35 @boogiewoogiewam Prestige: 6.5/10
Gold 4,000,000
Family:
Wife Arya 30
Son/Heir Daryn age 14
Daughter Lara age 12
Son Mairn 10
19,000 Army
Daryn looked to be every bit the lord and fighter his father was. Four months ago on a hunting trip his horse spooked and threw him down. Daryn lost the use of his legs, he never cared much for books and learning. He's having a hard time adjusting to his life without legs and horse riding.
House Ashford: Daryl Ashford 42 dunksby Prestige 7/10
Gold 5,500,000
Family
Wife deceased
Son/heir Malys 19 Married
- Daughter Maya 2
Daughter Lysa 21
Daughter Lyra 17
30,000 Army
Three nights ago your wife Lysa passed away, you loved her dearly. You've been married for 22 years but spent time being fostered with her family. The two of you have been inseparable almost your whole life, until now. The two of you were the envy of every loveless and arranged marriage in the Reach. She'll need to be buried, you should make arrangements.
You're one of the most noble houses in the Reach, your family is beautiful, kind and caring. Your vassals love you.
A traveling bard approaches your court with tears in his eyes and asks if he can stay and write a love song based on the two of you. He asks to stay only long enough for the funeral and then he'll leave.
House Caswell: Cairn Caswell 36 Lampz Prestige 6/10
Gold 4,000,000
Family
Wife Alys age 33
Son/heir Jaryn age 14
Son Jaylyn age 12
Son bastard Perwyn age 10
Son Balys age 9
Son bastard Bayln age 7
Son Bastard Baryon age 5
Son Gareth age 3
22,500 Army
You can't miss, all those boys! Soon you'll have your own small army when they begin siring children of their own. You're a well known sexual beast. Your charisma wins people to your side and women to your bed. Your wife is also known to join you in your sexual activities.
You've noticed recently though, your man piece hasn't had the blood flow that it used to. Just the other day your wife had to finish off your third party. The even scarier part is that you didn't really mind at the time. Are you losing interest, is there a biological issue or both?
House Crane: Renly "Crow" Crane 41 TheEther Prestige 5/10
Gold 4,500,000
Family
Wife Margery age 36
Son/heir Sandor age 18
Daughter Brienne age 17
16,000 Army
A year ago your son and heir Sandor was riding near the border of House Swift and the Westerland Kingdom. There he happened upon a beautiful girl and the two fell in love. She was the only child to House Swift and the heir. Your son, the cuck that he is, threw away his claim and ran off. Your King Meryn has forbidden you entering the Westerland territory and trying to reclaim your son and heir. You're devastated by this, your son and you were very close.
Your wife cannot produce you anymore children. You also recently found out that she might have known about his plans to leave and encouraged it.
Before you came to be the lord of your House you were among the poorest families in the Reach. You were smart enough to find away to pull yourself to the middle of the pack. People recognize this about you, however the drought has really hurt your climb to the top. You were never much of a warrior, you've always preferred books to swords.
You cannot enter the Westerlands for at least two full turns. If the option opens and you choose to, be careful as you may start a war between you and your king and the entire Westerlands.
House Roxton: Gawayn Roxton 37 @teeesskay Prestige 5/10
Gold 4,000,000
Family
Wife Shae age 29
Bastard son Gairn age 19
Son/heir Gawayn age 12
15,000 Army
Formally known as Gawayn Flowers, your were legitimized as the heir to The Ring (your castle). Your wife shae is concerned that you may name your bastard son as your heir. You can't deny that the thought has passed your mind. Gairn is every bit of what and who you are. The two of you are best friends in this world and you sheltered him from the cruel world that bastards can find themselves in. Gawayn, named after you at the insistence of your wife, is much more like his mother. He's young still, there is still time to mold him into a man.
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