Erich VII Durrandon

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As a prince, Erich was a competent and tested commander, exceeding his poor education with raw hard work and a natural talent for martial matters his father lacked. Early on he was hailed as the future king that would break the Stormlands' streak of failing and controversial kings, most notably his great-grandfather [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]] and grandfather [[Ronard the Bastard]]. He would have his first child at sixteen, fathering a boy named Durran with a commoner. Monfryd IV would die at the relatively young age of forty-seven of a failing heart, and Erich would be crowned as Erich VII in 3867 AH at twenty-nine.

For the early years of his reign Erich would be relatively successful, reintegrating parts of the Stormlands his ancestors had lost, most notably the [[The Stormlands#Eastern Marches|Eastern Marches]] who he entered into the first many wars against the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]] to reclaim. But as his reign continued the challenges brought to the kingdom by his forebears was great an obstacle for Erich, and though he tried his armies dwindled, his treasury wasted away, and even his vassals stopped taking his commands as seriously as they did before.

For the early years of his reign Erich would be relatively successful, reintegrating parts of the Stormlands his ancestors had lost, most notably the [[The Stormlands#Eastern Marches|Eastern Marches]] who he entered into the first many wars against the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]] to reclaim. But as his reign continued the challenges brought to the kingdom by his forebears was too great an obstacle to overcome for Erich, and though he tried his armies dwindled, his treasury wasted away, and even his vassals stopped taking his commands as seriously as they did before.

As the Age of Heroes came to an end and the first decades of the [[Coming of the Andals|Andal Invasions]] came upon the Stormlands, several disasters occured in quick succession that destabilised the entire kingdom and diminished Erich's power significantly. The most significant was the secession of the [[The Stormlands#The Hook|Hook]] led by [[Justin Milk-Eye]] [[House Massey|Massey]] who plunged the Stormlands into a civil war. Erich warred with the Milk-Eye to retake the Hook back, but failed. In the wake of the failure, [[House Tarth]] and [[House Wylde]] abruptly stopped paying tribute to Erich, the latter of which was under attack by an [[Andals|Andal]] invading force, and the other thought to be bewitched by the [[Green Queen]], neither of which Erich had the troops to respond to.

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 As a prince, Erich was a competent and tested commander, exceeding his poor education with raw hard work and a natural talent for martial matters his father lacked. Early on he was hailed as the future king that would break the Stormlands' streak of failing and controversial kings, most notably his great-grandfather [[Durwald I Durrandon|Durwald the Fat]] and grandfather [[Ronard the Bastard]]. He would have his first child at sixteen, fathering a boy named Durran with a commoner. Monfryd IV would die at the relatively young age of forty-seven of a failing heart, and Erich would be crowned as Erich VII in 3867 AH at twenty-nine.
-For the early years of his reign Erich would be relatively successful, reintegrating parts of the Stormlands his ancestors had lost, most notably the [[The Stormlands#Eastern Marches|Eastern Marches]] who he entered into the first many wars against the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]] to reclaim. But as his reign continued the challenges brought to the kingdom by his forebears was great an obstacle for Erich, and though he tried his armies dwindled, his treasury wasted away, and even his vassals stopped taking his commands as seriously as they did before.
+For the early years of his reign Erich would be relatively successful, reintegrating parts of the Stormlands his ancestors had lost, most notably the [[The Stormlands#Eastern Marches|Eastern Marches]] who he entered into the first many wars against the [[House Yronwood|Yronwoods]] to reclaim. But as his reign continued the challenges brought to the kingdom by his forebears was too great an obstacle to overcome for Erich, and though he tried his armies dwindled, his treasury wasted away, and even his vassals stopped taking his commands as seriously as they did before.
 As the Age of Heroes came to an end and the first decades of the [[Coming of the Andals|Andal Invasions]] came upon the Stormlands, several disasters occured in quick succession that destabilised the entire kingdom and diminished Erich's power significantly. The most significant was the secession of the [[The Stormlands#The Hook|Hook]] led by [[Justin Milk-Eye]] [[House Massey|Massey]] who plunged the Stormlands into a civil war. Erich warred with the Milk-Eye to retake the Hook back, but failed. In the wake of the failure, [[House Tarth]] and [[House Wylde]] abruptly stopped paying tribute to Erich, the latter of which was under attack by an [[Andals|Andal]] invading force, and the other thought to be bewitched by the [[Green Queen]], neither of which Erich had the troops to respond to.

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