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[[File:Red Desert.jpg|thumb|Much of Dorne is dominated by a harsh and inhospitable desert landscape.]]
[[File:Red Desert.jpg|thumb|Much of Dorne is dominated by a harsh and inhospitable desert landscape.]]


As we know, the large desert that dominates the landscape of Dorne is why the Children of the Forest referred to this place as the Empty Land. <ref name="Dorne"> </ref> Before the migration of the First Men across the land bridge between Essos and Westeros, this presumably meant that all of Dorne was uninhabited, save perhaps some giants living in the Red Mountains. However, the desert continues to shape the people and culture in Dorne to this day. Though the largest population centers are in the mountains and along the Greenblood, the desert has become home to nomadic horse riders renowned for their sand steeds. The Deserts have become an unlikely home for some of the most successful Andals in Dorne, in particular House Qorgyle. Having been granted lands by House Dryland, and taken more from House Dayne, they have spread their power across the sands, and changed the face of the region. With the elevation of Tamsyn II Dryland to the throne of Brimstone, much of the Desert came under the sway of the faith, and of the half-Andal peoples known as the Sun Dornish.
As we know, the large desert that dominates the landscape of Dorne is why the Children of the Forest referred to this place as the Empty Land. <ref name="Dorne"> </ref> Before the migration of the First Men across the land bridge between Essos and Westeros, this presumably meant that all of Dorne was uninhabited, save perhaps some giants living in the Red Mountains. However, the desert continues to shape the people and culture in Dorne to this day. Though the largest population centers are in the mountains and along the Greenblood, the desert has become home to nomadic horse riders renowned for their sand steeds. The Deserts have become an unlikely home for some of the most successful Andals in Dorne, in particular House Qorgyle. Having been granted lands by House Dryland, and taken more from House Dayne, they have spread their power across the sands, and changed the face of the region.


===Notable Houses===
===Notable Houses===
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In 128 A.I., more Andals began landing in the young kingdom of Godsgrace—namely House Todonar and House Pengroz. Their landing sparked a rebellion in the kingdom of the Bloodroyal where the Allyrions and Roxtons broke their oaths of fealty to House Yronwood and bent the knee to the Santagars of Godsgrace. Uthor Yronwood declared war on Godsgrace to reclaim the lands of the Tor, but was defeated by the combined might of the Andals after only two years of conflict. Captured by Lord Argos 'the Morningstar' Daelwell, Uthor Yronwood would meet his end by execution and would be remembered as the last of the Bloodroyals. Seizing the castle of Yronwood, King Symeon II Santagar granted it to Lord Lucas of Todonar. Seeing the vulnerability of Wyl, the Stormlands took the opportunity to invade the Boneway, led by Lord Harras 'the Gust' Dondarrion. Castle Wyl was taken and the Stormlands held control of the Boneway briefly before King Dagos 'the Redstar' Dayne and King Devin Fowler marched to liberate the Boneway from the Stormlands.
In 128 A.I., more Andals began landing in the young kingdom of Godsgrace—namely House Todonar and House Pengroz. Their landing sparked a rebellion in the kingdom of the Bloodroyal where the Allyrions and Roxtons broke their oaths of fealty to House Yronwood and bent the knee to the Santagars of Godsgrace. Uthor Yronwood declared war on Godsgrace to reclaim the lands of the Tor, but was defeated by the combined might of the Andals after only two years of conflict. Captured by Lord Argos 'the Morningstar' Daelwell, Uthor Yronwood would meet his end by execution and would be remembered as the last of the Bloodroyals. Seizing the castle of Yronwood, King Symeon II Santagar granted it to Lord Lucas of Todonar. Seeing the vulnerability of Wyl, the Stormlands took the opportunity to invade the Boneway, led by Lord Harras 'the Gust' Dondarrion. Castle Wyl was taken and the Stormlands held control of the Boneway briefly before King Dagos 'the Redstar' Dayne and King Devin Fowler marched to liberate the Boneway from the Stormlands.


In 144 A.I. King Symeon II, the founder of Godsgrace, died of his declining health at the age of seven and sixty. By the laws of Andal succession, his grandson was crowned as Symeon III.
Near the middle point of the Second Century, the long-ruling King [[Tamsyn I Dryland]] of Brimstone perished with no clear heir. The [[Brimstoner Civil War]] resulted, a struggle between Tamsyn's grandson, similarly named [[Tamsyn II Dryland|Tamsyn]], and one of his distant cousins, Lucifer Dryland. The former, raised in the Qorgyle capital of Cliffsides in Andal religious, courtly and martial fashions, earned the support of his army (commanded formerly by his father, Prince Devlin Dryland), Qorgyles and the nascent Kingdom of [[Godsgrace]]. The latter, promising to drive the Andals from the west, allied himself to the King [[Arthur Dayne]], and gathered the eastern Clans under his banner. The result was a crushing defeat of Lucifer, and the establishment of Dorne's first half-Andal Kingdom.
 
Near the middle point of the Second Century, the long-ruling King [[Tamsyn I Dryland]] of Brimstone perished with no clear heir. The [[Brimstoner Civil War]] resulted, a struggle between Tamsyn's grandson, similarly named [[Tamsyn II Dryland|Tamsyn]], and one of his distant cousins, Lucifer Dryland. The former, raised in the Qorgyle capital of Cliffsides in Andal religious, courtly and martial fashions, earned the support of his army (commanded formerly by his father, Prince Devlin Dryland), Qorgyles and the nascent Kingdom of [[Godsgrace]]. The latter, promising to drive the Andals from the west, allied himself to the King [[Arthur Dayne]], who had united the Red Marches following the fall of the Yronwoods, and gathered the eastern Clans under his banner. The result was a crushing defeat of Lucifer, and the establishment of Dorne's first half-Andal Kingdom.
 
With the end of the Brimstoner Civil War, and the Torrentine's dominion over the Red Mountains, Dorne entered the [[Three Kingdoms]] period. For some generations, the borders remained relatively stable between the three great powers of the Torrentine, Godsgrace and Brimstone - Mountain, River and Desert.
 
The latter half of the second century A.I. saw the conflict between the Torrentine and Godsgrace decline dramatically. As the still-young Andal kingdom developed and consolidated its power, the Torrentine became ensconced with increasingly more conflict against the Reach and the Stormlands. The two ancient kingdoms north of the Red Mountains had become more aligned than perhaps ever in history, and with less to fight about between themselves, raids from Marchers of Reach and Storm became more commonplace. A particularly large raid after a harsh winter in 145 A.I. was said to be the true beginning of the larger wars; led by Peake forces, the Reachmen sacked and burned Dornish towns on their march down the Wide Way before being turned back by the army of [[Arthur Dayne|King Arthur Dayne]].
 
In 158 A.I.—the following spring—Arthur called on the Fowlers of Skyreach and the Wyls of Wyl to march into the Reach. With an army of ten thousand men between them, the Dornishmen marched on castle Nightsong and Starpike, sacking and burning them both. They took battles against the Mullendores, the Peakes, and the Tarlys, but the Gardeners never raised their own banners during that conflict. Rather than stay and give them the opportunity, the Dayne-led armies left the castles of Nightsong and Starpike empty and returned home. Retribution for these acts would not be seen by King Arthur Dayne, however, and the Torrentine saw relative peace for the remainder of his reign, until his death in 181 A.C.
 
It would be less than a year into the reign of Arthur's son, [[Daven Dayne|King Daven Dayne]], when [[Gwayne Gardener|King Gwayne Gardner]] and [[Vika Durrandon|Storm Queen Vika Durrandon]] made a coordinated invasion of the Red Mountains through both the Wide Way and the Stone Way. While Daven contended with Tarly and Horpe men at Castle Blackmont, the Peakes, Gardeners, and Mullendores led an invasion of the Wide Way, sieging castles on their way to Skyreach. At the same time, the Storm Queen and marcher lords of Dondarrion marched on Castle Wyl of the Stone Way. The Wyl army was crushed at Castle Wyl and the army of [[Trevor Yronwood|Lord Trevor Yronwood]] was forced into a retreat toward Skyreach. After defeating Tarly and Horpe's distraction force, Daven marched on Skyreach and the Dornish armies met the Reachmen in battle beaneath the castle. An initial victory by the Dornishmen led to a split in their armies as they aimed to recapture lost castles in the passes, and after the Reachmen regrouped, they were able to take out the smaller Dornishmen armies one by one, eventually leading to the capture and sack of Skyreach.
 
The young lord's daughter was captured in the siege and so he surrendered the castle and the war. [[Osmund Peake|Lord Osmund Peake]] demanded the Fowler lord declare his independence from the Dayne kings and stay out of conflicts with the Reach, which the lord agreed to, shattering the Daynes' hold on the Red Mountains for a time. Shortly after this, the Stormlands finished their invasion of the Stone Way, but an uncle of the Lord Dondarrion had been given charge of Castle Wyl. The onset of winter was not long in the coming after the Reachmen and Stormlanders returned to their homes across the mountains, and opportunity arose for King Daven Dayne to reconsolidate his kingdom while theirs dealt with heavy snows. At only eight-and-ten, the young lord of Skyreach died suddenly and the castle was inherited by his uncle, [[Halbert Fowler|Lord Halbert Fowler]], in 185 A.I.
 
Halbert was quick to realign himself with King Daven Dayne, and their two armies—joined by the might of [[Willam Yronwood|Lord Willam Yronwood]]—marched on Castle Wyl to liberate it from the Stormlanders. [[Greydon Dondarrion|Lord Greydon Dondarrion]] and his uncle were joined by their allies, [[Garrett Konugton|Lord Garrett Konugton]] and Lord Nyles Harthwood. A large battle ensued on Castle Wyl, fiercely close, but the Dornishmen won the day and sent the Stormlanders into a retreat. Angry with actions of King Daven, Lord Osmund Peake, marshaled his army to march against the Daynes once more. The Peakes marched with purpose to reinforce the Stormlanders at Castle Blackhaven. By the time they arrived, however, the Dornish had already retaken Castle Wyl and fortified their position. For the time being, the Marcher lords north of the Red Mountains returned home to fight another day.  


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