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[[File:Stormlands Surrender.jpg|thumb|Stormland footmen surrendering to Andal knights. Ahorse and wrapped in steel, they oft seemed more like avenging gods than men.]]

In 151 A.I., [[House Cargyll]] arrived from the east, and pledged themselves to the Dusk King Runceford I. They wished to conquer the lands of the Fisher Kings, and with Runceford I's permission, they did as much, ~~displaying~~ the ancient kings of Misty Isle and claiming it as their own domain, though now vassal to the Dusk Throne. Two years later, Runceford I would die of a heart attack, leading to the coronation and reign of King Corliss I Darklyn. His rule only lasted four years, however. In a deal conducted with Storm Queen [[Elenei I Durrandon]], he punished Lord Hugo Leygood for his crimes against the weirwoods of the Gauntlet and Baywater Woods, and removed them from power. Instead, House Thorne was placed at the Gauntlet, and House Leygood given Thorne's old keep. Hugo Leygood himself was executed, which upset his wife, Lymaria Toyne. The Toynes launched a protest at the Dusk Throne, which led to Qyle Toyne being sent to the Wall, their protests dismissed. Lymaria Toyne then conspired to kill Corliss I in revenge, and her plot succeeded, the king dying by blade at a supper. Lord Castor Toyne, upon hearing this news, is said to have died of a heart attack, just as King Runceford I did.

In 139 A.I., Ser Alister of [[House Bar Drox]] arrived on Driftmark. He and the Lord Castor Toyne planned for an invasion of the Hook to punish House Massey's raiding, and to spread their faith. They launched their attack in 143 A.I., the Year of the False Spring. They destroyed the Massey navy, and made landfall, seizing the islands of Sweetport Sound, Gullet Isle, and Longbar. Two brief battles were fought on the mainland of the Hook, both resulting in Andal victory, however the crippling second winter set in, causing the Andals to retreat back to Driftmark.

Alister Bar Drox would die at sea in 142 A.I., and the Bar Drox host started to splinter without his leadership. The fleet they arrived with pledged themselves to House Toyne, and Andal lords were placed in the conquered islands - Houses [[House Mallery|Mallery]] and [[House Quince|Quince]]. The Blackberry lords of Longbar were, for the time, allowed to retain their keep.

In 151 A.I., [[House Cargyll]] arrived from the east, and pledged themselves to the Dusk King Runceford I. They wished to conquer the lands of the Fisher Kings, and with Runceford I's permission, they did as much, displacing the ancient kings of Misty Isle and claiming it as their own domain, though now vassal to the Dusk Throne. Two years later, Runceford I would die of a heart attack, leading to the coronation and reign of King Corliss I Darklyn. His rule only lasted four years, however. In a deal conducted with Storm Queen [[Elenei I Durrandon]], he punished Lord Hugo Leygood for his crimes against the weirwoods of the Gauntlet and Baywater Woods, and removed them from power. Instead, House Thorne was placed at the Gauntlet, and House Leygood given Thorne's old keep. Hugo Leygood himself was executed, which upset his wife, Lymaria Toyne. The Toynes launched a protest at the Dusk Throne, which led to Qyle Toyne being sent to the Wall, their protests dismissed. Lymaria Toyne then conspired to kill Corliss I in revenge, and her plot succeeded, the king dying by blade at a supper. Lord Castor Toyne, upon hearing this news, is said to have died of a heart attack, just as King Runceford I did.

That same year, in 157 A.I., [[House Symes]] would replace House Blackberry as lords of Longbar, thus solidifying Andal control over the isles of the Hook.

== References ==

[[Category:Regions|The Blackwater]]