Wars and Battles

Ironborn Conquest of Trident (35-38 AD)
Succeeding his brother on Seastone Chair, Harwyn Hoare started his reign with the invasion of the Riverlands, which were weakly held by the Storm King Arrec Durrandon. In 35 AD, the ironborn landed one hundred longships south of Seagard and then carried them to the Blue Fork. Ser Samwell Rivers' small host of riverlanders was shattered by Harwyn's charge at the Tumblestone. Harwyn then defeated the army of Lady Agnes Blackwood and Lord Tommen Tully, who were betrayed by Lord Lothar Bracken. Soon many river houses followed lord Bracken in his betrayal, hoping to regain independence for Riverlands from Durrandon.

The Storm King Arrec was caught by surprise with the Ironborn invasion. His army, hastily gathered, had to march for weeks to defeat the Ironborn army. Stormlanders, ill-supplied and tired from the march, were met by Harwyn in a battle at Fairmarket. Aided by many riverlords, including Lothar Bracken, Theo Charlton, and Lords Goodbrook, Paege, and Vypren, the Hoares crushed the Stormlanders and Arrec's rule over the Trident collapsed. Although Arrec managed to escape, he lost half of his army, as well as two brothers who fell in the fighting. The river lords had hoped to regain their independence and celebrated their victory at first, but Harwyn retained control for himself, ruling the Trident with iron fist. His Kingdom would stretch as far as Blackwater Bay, with many Blackwater houses pledging their allegiances as they feared Hoare's wrath. A few lords remained to challenge him but were swiftly dealt with.

The First and Second Trident Reclamation Wars (42-43, 49-50 AD)
King Arrec Durrandon has tried two more times to defeat Hoare and reclaim Blackwater and Trident. King Arrec found no land or glory but his own death, dying from Ironborn blade in the Battle of Harroway's Town in 50 AD.

The Third Trident Reclamation War and the Blackwater Independence (51 AD)
Following King Arrec's disastrous campaign, Stormlands forces were weakened, its army greatly diminished. It was at this time, the Lords of the Stormlands rebuilt their armies and prepared for another conflict.

The conflict would see Durrandon dead and thousands on both sides dead as well, leaving the Stormlords to limp home. Harren would be occupied by a rebellion of riverlords and give the lords along Blackwater Bay the chance to declare independence, with both sides still reeling from the war. While the Durrandons would try to capitalize on the situation, they were thwarted by the rebellious lords and were forced back south. This lead to the founding of the Blackwater Confederation.

The Cracklaw Dispute (54-55 AD)
Inspired by the success of their Independence war, Blackwater houses start debating the extension of their confederation, while Lord Darklyn harbours an ambition of increasing his own demesne and influence, his eyes falling on seemingly unprotected Crackclaw Point. After several rounds of negotiations with his lords, Lord Protector Darklyn decides to invade Crackclaw Point, marching armies against Clawmen. To the surprise of Blackwater forces, their march is reduced to the crawl by clawmen, who successfully use the land to its advantage. Unfamiliar with the terrain, many men were lost on march. The tale of swamp creatures, hunting in the dark, was widely spread among the levies. Once Blackwater army finally reached Pynewood Hall, it was defeated by Cracklaw’s forces. Lord Davos Darklyn perished in the battle of the Pynewood, his Captain Duncan Rykker taking the charge.

Eventually, the Blackwater forces would defeat the Clawmen at the Battle of Blackcove, their victory leading to the start of peace talks between the regions. Lord Protector Duncan agrees to accept the Clawmen rule of Pyne Hall in return for a Mutual Military Agreement to which Clawmen they agree. Duncan is elected the second Lord Protector and is wed to the daughter of Lord Brune.

Stormlands-Blackwater War (58-59 AD)
Humiliated by his defeat during the War of Blackwater Independence, King Durrandon prepares for the second war against Blackwater lords. His army ten thousand strong, his fleet gathered, Durrandon moved to the place of his defeat. Stormlands fleet emerges victorious in the Battle of Straits against Darklyn and Staunton’s ships, securing safe passage across Blackwater. Stormlands army would gain another victory at the Battle of Duskendale.

They would lay siege to the town, hopeful of their victory. Storm King would send part of his army away to capture other castles of Stokeworth and Rosby, depleting his numbers. Meanwhile Lord Protector Duncan gathered the forces to recapture their land and sending an emissary to Cracklaw Point. The Clawmen would heed his call, joining the Blackwater army and sweeping south to relieve the sieges. Lord Protector Duncan would win in the Second Battle of Duskendale, driving Stormlands forces away from his land and across the Blackwater Rush, earning the Lords of the Confederation their continued independence.

The War of the Fields (65-68 AD)
Harren Hoare had begun a massive construction in the Trident five years earlier, wanting to build the largest castle ever seen in Westeros, known as Harrenhal. In response to the massive needs of the construction, Harren gathered the Ironborn and set them upon the coast of the Reach to plunder their wealth and goods to fund the construction of the castle. In response, King Mern IX Gardener invaded the Trident after his fleets were decimated and suffered defeats at the hand of the Hoares, losing his life along wtih Harren, leaving young Andrik Hoare to finish the war and force a peace.

Pirates Incursions (72-76 AD)
New pirate king emerges at Stepstones. Silver of hair, he calls himself The Sea Dragon. The pirates under his command would raid Dorne and Stormlands shores, his ships reaching as far as Blackwater Bay. It takes the help of Targaryens to stop the raids, though some lords believe they were the ones behind the pirate.

The War in the Pass (86 AD)
Following an incident with Lord Fowler being insulted by merchants and seizing their caravan, the Reach and Stormlands attempt an invasion of Dorne via the Prince's Pass. Finding initial success and pressing as far south as Skyreach itself, the advance force of the Reachmen under Lords Peake and Tarly and forced to return and regroup with King Luthor Gardener and King Arlan VI Durrandon. After another advance down the Prince's Pass, the two armies meet the Dornish at the Battle of Sand and Salt, a three day series of engagements that end abruptly when a massive sandstorm hits the fighting forces and kills hundreds in the open. Prince Morgan Martell negotiates with King Luthor and King Arlan and reaches a settlement and allows the Reachmen to withdraw and for future merchantmen to be provided safe passage through Dorne.

Field of Fire (93 AD)
A new power emerged in Dothraki sea. Khal Morgo has succeeded in uniting several khalasars under his rule. His force, seven thousand strong, has become a major nuisance to Volantis, which territories became subject to raid. Dothraki would move further and further inside Volantis territory, so mighty Triarch could not ignore the threat any longer. The quickly assembled mercenary army would fall before Dothraki horde in an open field. Thinking of other solution, they would call lord Aerion for help, offering large sum of gold for destroying Khal Morgo.

Lord Aerion would fly atop Balerion together with his siblings to Volantis, bringing his fleet and army. Their strategy was relatively simple, in three small bands Targaryen's army would march from Volantis and tempt the Dothraki into an open fight. When they were engaged, the bands would retreat. This would be repeated again and again until the khalasar under Khal Morgo was brought close enough to Volantis proper. There, Aerion will face Khal Morgo is a pitched battle. Using his three dragons, he would cut the way of retreat for Khalasars, pinning them to the walls of Volantis. Once the dragon riders had sighted the Khalasar propper, they began the process of driving them towards Volantis. Aerion started the fire in Volon Therys first, cutting off the road and forcing the khalasar further forward. Daeron set fire to Sar Mell ensuring there was no path to down the eastern side of the river. Laena flew the coast and set a path of fire through the Orange Shore, making any retreat for Khal Morgo impossible. With all realistic avenues of movement except south cut off, the Dothraki pushed deeper towards the walls of Volantis. There at last the Targaryen force made their stand and outside the little sister to Valyria they broke the screamers. There was little choice for Morgo and his men, he was forced to charge the walls of Volantis. The dragon riders finally sprung their trap, as the khalasar charged, Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes dove from the sky and cut their charge three way with fire. Then together the three of them started a fire storm that engulfed the fields outside Volantis, turning every horse, man, and arakh into a twisted deformed morass of violence.

The Battles in the Boneway (95 AD)
Houses Wyl and Dondarrion engage in a series of covert raids on each other's lands as the Stormlanders attempt to provoke an outright attack from the Dornish, before the conflict escalates into all out war, following the battle at Wyl, Prince Morgan Martell and King Arlan VI Durrandon manage to broker peace between one another.