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Following this military victories and guided by religious conviction, Armistead declared himself King of the Rivermark, crowning himself with a black steel crown tipped with seven points to represent the Seven. Atranta, his seat, was renamed into Vancemark. Under his rule, House Vance outlawed human sacrifice, tolerated Old Gods worship under strict conditions, and began constructing septs across the region. He also ordered the destruction of High Heart and the slaughter and exile of the Children of the Forest, viewing them as demonic enemies of the Faith. Later, he forged an alliance with [[House Lannister]], and together they conquered Hornvale and Denslane, dividing the captured lands between them. | Following this military victories and guided by religious conviction, Armistead declared himself King of the Rivermark, crowning himself with a black steel crown tipped with seven points to represent the Seven. Atranta, his seat, was renamed into Vancemark. Under his rule, House Vance outlawed human sacrifice, tolerated Old Gods worship under strict conditions, and began constructing septs across the region. He also ordered the destruction of High Heart and the slaughter and exile of the Children of the Forest, viewing them as demonic enemies of the Faith. Later, he forged an alliance with [[House Lannister]], and together they conquered Hornvale and Denslane, dividing the captured lands between them. | ||
With the support of the Lannisters and the growing power of his Faith-driven kingdom, Armistead launched a final campaign to subdue the remaining First Men strongholds in the southern Riverlands. Despite fierce opposition from [[House Blackwood|Houses Blackwood]], [[House Tully|Tully]], [[House Mallister|Mallister]], and [[House Mudd|Mudd]], the Vance host, reinforced by the Lannisters, prevailed. | |||
The lands of House Tully were seized and granted to the newly elevated [[House Lydden]]. House Blackwood, though defeated, was permitted to retain its ancestral lands under vassalage to Vance, with the condition that they abandon the practice of human sacrifice. | |||
The Mudds, though proud and defiant, were forced to acknowledge Armistead’s supremacy and the legitimacy of his crown. With the old balance of the Riverlands forever changed, House Vance stood ascendant. | |||
== Seat and Region == | == Seat and Region == | ||
Vancemark is a fortified keep in the woods north-east of the Gods’ Eye, formerly held by First Man Kings of the Riverlands. | |||
== Notable Members == | == Notable Members == | ||
*[[Armistead Vance|King Armistead Vance]] — Founder and warlord of House Vance; known for his calculated clemency toward the willing and ruthless suppression of dissenters. Later on he declared himself King of Rivermark. | *[[Armistead Vance|King Armistead Vance]] — Founder and warlord of House Vance; known for his calculated clemency toward the willing and ruthless suppression of dissenters. Later on he declared himself King of Rivermark. | ||
*King Artys Vance - King of The Rivermark. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Houses|Vance]] | [[Category:Houses|Vance]] | ||