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House Corbray

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House Corbray are a House of Andal descent, situated upon the jagged peninsula known as the Fingers, in the eastern reaches of the Vale. Their seat is Heart’s Home.

History

House Corbray trace their rise in the Vale to the Andal invasion, when Corwyn Corbray, a knight of Andalos, led a host of fellow warriors across the Narrow Sea in search of new lands. With Valyria’s dominion expanding ever westward across Essos, many Andals sought to escape a future of bondage and servitude beneath the dragonlords. Corwyn, like many others, chose instead to shape his own destiny.

Upon landing at the Fingers, Corwyn and his men entered a land fractured by infighting. Petty kings of the First Men warred over sparse holdings, hills, woods, and fishing coves. Seeing opportunity amidst disorder, the Andals abandoned their oaths to their would be liege lords and seized these lands by force. Corwyn himself led the conquest of the Fingers, defeating local rulers Dywen Shell and Jon Brightstone, both of whom had unwisely invited Andal warbands into their service. Shell was burned alive, Brightstone was tortured and beheaded, and Corwyn took their lands and families alike, bedding Shell’s widow and marrying Brightstone’s daughter.

Rather than claiming the title of king, Corwyn Corbray styled himself simply as Lord of the Five Fingers, preferring to build a lasting noble house over fleeting royal ambition. His legacy laid the foundation for a new Andalos in Westeros, one defined not only by conquest but by the establishment of order, knightly virtue, and the Faith of the Seven. From Heart’s Home, House Corbray would rise to become one of the most prominent Andal houses in the early years of their arrival.

Though some have questioned the manner of their rise, scorning it as mercenary or treacherous, House Corbray has ever maintained that their actions have brought civilization to a land mired in blood feuds and barbarism. Where the First Men clung to ancient customs and old gods, the Corbrays brought chivalry, piety, and structure.

Notable Members

Lord Corwyn Corbray - Known for leading the Andal conquest of the Fingers, overthrowing rival petty kings and establishing House Corbray as a noble power. He spurned the title of king, titling himself 'Lord of the Fingers'.

Houses Sworn to House Corbray

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