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=== The Coming of the Andals ===

==== 1st Centaury A.I. ====

By the coming of the Andals, the lands of Mountain and Vale were a fractured realm of petty kings, border skirmishes, and simmering feuds. Yorwyck Royce, a grizzled and unyielding king, carried on a brutal war against Osgood III Shett, the King of Gulltown, whose forebears had slain Yorwyck's father. The conflict escalated into a bitter and near unending blood feud, with the Shetts seeking help from across the sea, and finding it in the form of Andal swords.

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An uneasy peace reigned until in the north an attempted parley between Hersy, Belmore, Coldwater and other clansmen ended in disaster as Lord Tollett, sent by Corbray, crashed the gathering slaying a few men before being driven back. The Corbray's alongside their new allies the Arryns invaded the Sunkenwood while the Belmore tried to resist them. In the south upon hearing word Yorwyck Royce led a coalition of Royce, Redfort, and Waynwood to war to avenge this braking of sacred rights. In the end the Sunkenwood was taken and the Royce coalition was pushed back, and Arryn took the giants lance. The first men had been dealt a serious blow and the andals looked to be set to take it all.

~~==== The Rise and Fall of Kings ====~~

In the winter that followed great change came upon the vale, Yorwyck Royce, Corwyn Corbray, and lady Hersy all passed away leaving a new era of rulers. In the north Qyle Corbray came to power, called the insane for displacing his lawful wife for a commoner and his good treatment of the first men. He declared himself King of the Fingers crowned by Lord Moonfell and getting the new Lord Hersy to bend the knee. In the south Robar Royce became the Bronze king his calculating eyes turned north to the lands his father failed to take.

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In the peace that followed Robar Royce would pass in his sleep one of the greatest Royce kings, his son Robar II would rise to the throne his intent set on driving the andal kingdom to destruction. Yet in the north the Corbay's own vassals in the Moonfell organised a rebellion that saw the Corbay victorious but devastated.

When war came the Royce marched with the Hunters, Arryns, Redforts, and Swygerts to put an end to the kingdom once and for all. King Qyle Corbay had died in his sleep leaving his son Quinton as king. He would only get to enjoy the title for a few years before the war where his host was destroyed and he lost his life at the hands of the Robar II who used his own blade to cut him down. The Swygerts sacked and burned Hearts Home in a brutal action while the Hersy abandoned the south taking what strength they could north with them. Robar II declared the Corbay kingdom dissolved annexing Hearts home and much of the south. ~~Seeking peace he~~ sent his son north to establish what would be known as the 30 year peace ~~with~~ the ~~Hersy~~ and ~~splintered~~ andal ~~forces~~.

When war came the Royce marched with the Hunters, Arryns, Redforts, and Swygerts to put an end to the kingdom once and for all. King Qyle Corbay had died in his sleep leaving his son Quinton as king. He would only get to enjoy the title for a few years before the war where his host was destroyed and he lost his life at the hands of the Robar II who used his own blade to cut him down. The Swygerts sacked and burned Hearts Home in a brutal action while the Hersy abandoned the south taking what strength they could north with them. Robar II declared the Corbay kingdom dissolved annexing Hearts home and much of the south.

In 86 A.I. Lord Humphrey Hersy declared himself Lord Protector of the andals of the north of the vale, having much of the former Corbray vassals such as House Tollett bend their knees to him. This occurred around the same time as when the Bronze king Robar II Royce sent his son north to establish what would come to be known as the 30 year peace. Both Hersy and Royce had grown tired of the long war and sought to end the bloodshed even for a time.

Yet it was also in the year 86 A.I. that a new wave of andals landed in the Vale. The first of these would land in the Eastweald and would be met by the future king of Runestone Russ Royce. Following his fathers wishes he convinces these andals to bend the knee to the Royce in return for their knowledge of ship making. The andal lord Samson would marry into the nearly extinct House Melcolm taking their name for their own. In the north an andal host under command of Lord Gideon Mondagne bent the knee to Lord Hersy. Hersy commanded the brother of lord Mondagne, Lord Quenton Mondagne to conquer the Sisters. Here they would go on to kill all who would not convert to the faith of the seven.

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