Corwyn Corbray

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In 0 A.I. Corwyn Corbray led a host of Andals across the Narrow Sea, abandoning a fading homeland to carve out something new in Westeros. Valyria's shadow crept ever closer to Andalos, and Corwyn would not see his people ground into ash or chained to foreign wars. Landing in the Fingers, he and his fellow knights first fought for the petty kings of the Vale, then turned against them. He was no traitor to his cause, the cause had simply changed.

In the storm of war, the old lords were swept aside. Among the first to fall were Houses [[House Brightstone|Brightstone]] and [[House Shell|Shell]], whose leaders were slain and whose lands were seized. Corwyn took Brightstone's daughter for his wife, and Shell's widow for his bed.<ref> George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (Random House Worlds, 2014) p. 163.</ref> ~~And so his~~ word became law from Midlor Point to the highlands beneath the Giant’s Lance. His victories were not just for himself, but for all Andals who came seeking the same glory.

In the storm of war, the old lords were swept aside. Among the first to fall were Houses [[House Brightstone|Brightstone]] and [[House Shell|Shell]], whose leaders were slain and whose lands were seized. Corwyn took Brightstone's daughter for his wife, and Shell's widow for his bed.<ref> George R. R. Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, (Random House Worlds, 2014) p. 163.</ref> His word had became law from Midlor Point to the highlands beneath the Giant’s Lance. His victories were not just for himself, but for all Andals who came seeking the same glory.

Seated at Heart's Home, he governed with the authority of a king, though he wore no crown. He saw himself as a civilizer in a land of clans and quarrels. His vision was one of stone keeps, knightly courts, and the Faith of the Seven triumphant. During his life the power and influence of House Corbray only expanded in reach across the Vale. It was Corwyn that subjugated the northern mountains clans men that had stubbornly resisted him for 35 years putting its people to the sword. Just as it was Corwyn that gave House Arryn their crown and lands in return for their assistance in war, and brought House Hersy to heel when they thought to defy him. Though out his life he was a constant beacon of power for the andals, and a source of fear for the first men.