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Also in the Wolfswood, Vagnar Glover was taken as king. This was particularly of note, as Vagnar was but a dwarf, a man of tiny stature, who was widely mocked by the cold men of the North. When he proved his prowess however, shooting a bear through the heart during a hunt, he proved his valour beyond doubt - and was raised up as king by the ale-drinking vassals of the wood. Vagnar Short-Bow remained a beloved figure in the Wolfswood for many years to come.

By 145 A.I. House Umber had fallen beneath the flayed banners of the Red King, ending any and all resistance to their power on the eastern side of the White Knife. It was likely these events, when combined with the prior actions of Cregan Stark, that prompted King Boras Ryder to join forces with Vagnar Glover and the Marsh King to move against the King of Winter. Whilst Winterfell itself did not fall, this coalition seized numerous territories from House Stark. Following this conflict, the Red King and the King of the Rills negotiated that the Kings of Winter should remain independent, ensuring a frontier remain between their kingdoms. Later that year however, King Harras Hoare of the Iron Islands, known as Harras Black-Chain, landed his longships along the coast of the Wolfswood, placing holdfasts and villages to the torch. In the end, House Glover recognised the overlordship of the Iron Islands, and agreed to pay them tribute of lumber.

Belthasar Bolton was set to inherit the throne of the Red Kings after the death of Herrik Bolton in __ A.I. Belthasar was a strange and feared figure - a silent man who was said to have terrible powers to control the living. Though he inspired fear, the same could not be said for loyalty. His Uncle Veron, a son of the late king, took flight from the Dreadfort with the ancestral crown of the Red Kings, surrounded by his loyal followers. He attempted to raise an army in the Last Lands and Frosthold, gaining oaths of fealty in exchange for promises.

Belthasar however, was unperturbed. He was crowned with a strange ancient circlet of bone, a seemingly cursed artifact that seemed to cause the wearer to bleed and suffer. Once the crown was donned - it was never removed, leading some to believe that it could not be removed, having joined with his living flesh and bone. Beasts and monsters flocked to the Dreadfort in droves, and before long - Belthasar unleashed his dreaded horde upon Veron, and then on the clans of the mountains, driving them all beneath his dominion. It was then that Belthasar's ambition became clear - to become the one and only King north of the Neck.

Cregan Stark, however - saw in the internal feuding of the Red Kingdom a rare opportunity. Mayhaps intending to win back his crown, he crossed the White Knife and attempted to seize back former territories of the Kings of Winter whilst Belthasar raged across the north like a tempest. The attack was a misstep however, and Bolton drove his rival back over the White Knife after a brutal ambush in the Wytchwoods.

The surviving clansmen who wished to avoid the new tyranny sweeping across their mountain ranges, took refuge in the shadowy depths of the Wolfwood, where Belthasar's terrible gaze did not yet reach. The Kingdom of the Rills remained the strongest opposition to the Red Kings in these years, with the Glovers having bent the knee, and Barrowton having been turned into a mighty fastness of House Ryder. King Boras - known in his youth as the 'Shield of Red Barrow' for having defended his keep heroically against a rival, was a well-respected and capable ruler - but the whispers had it that his health was failing, bringing questions of uncertainty regarding the future of the kingdom.

* [[The Warg King's Awakening]]

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 Also in the Wolfswood, Vagnar Glover was taken as king. This was particularly of note, as Vagnar was but a dwarf, a man of tiny stature, who was widely mocked by the cold men of the North. When he proved his prowess however, shooting a bear through the heart during a hunt, he proved his valour beyond doubt - and was raised up as king by the ale-drinking vassals of the wood. Vagnar Short-Bow remained a beloved figure in the Wolfswood for many years to come.
+By 145 A.I. House Umber had fallen beneath the flayed banners of the Red King, ending any and all resistance to their power on the eastern side of the White Knife. It was likely these events, when combined with the prior actions of Cregan Stark, that prompted King Boras Ryder to join forces with Vagnar Glover and the Marsh King to move against the King of Winter. Whilst Winterfell itself did not fall, this coalition seized numerous territories from House Stark. Following this conflict, the Red King and the King of the Rills negotiated that the Kings of Winter should remain independent, ensuring a frontier remain between their kingdoms. Later that year however, King Harras Hoare of the Iron Islands, known as Harras Black-Chain, landed his longships along the coast of the Wolfswood, placing holdfasts and villages to the torch. In the end, House Glover recognised the overlordship of the Iron Islands, and agreed to pay them tribute of lumber.
+Belthasar Bolton was set to inherit the throne of the Red Kings after the death of Herrik Bolton in __ A.I. Belthasar was a strange and feared figure - a silent man who was said to have terrible powers to control the living. Though he inspired fear, the same could not be said for loyalty. His Uncle Veron, a son of the late king, took flight from the Dreadfort with the ancestral crown of the Red Kings, surrounded by his loyal followers. He attempted to raise an army in the Last Lands and Frosthold, gaining oaths of fealty in exchange for promises.
+Belthasar however, was unperturbed. He was crowned with a strange ancient circlet of bone, a seemingly cursed artifact that seemed to cause the wearer to bleed and suffer. Once the crown was donned - it was never removed, leading some to believe that it could not be removed, having joined with his living flesh and bone. Beasts and monsters flocked to the Dreadfort in droves, and before long - Belthasar unleashed his dreaded horde upon Veron, and then on the clans of the mountains, driving them all beneath his dominion. It was then that Belthasar's ambition became clear - to become the one and only King north of the Neck.
+Cregan Stark, however - saw in the internal feuding of the Red Kingdom a rare opportunity. Mayhaps intending to win back his crown, he crossed the White Knife and attempted to seize back former territories of the Kings of Winter whilst Belthasar raged across the north like a tempest. The attack was a misstep however, and Bolton drove his rival back over the White Knife after a brutal ambush in the Wytchwoods.
+The surviving clansmen who wished to avoid the new tyranny sweeping across their mountain ranges, took refuge in the shadowy depths of the Wolfwood, where Belthasar's terrible gaze did not yet reach. The Kingdom of the Rills remained the strongest opposition to the Red Kings in these years, with the Glovers having bent the knee, and Barrowton having been turned into a mighty fastness of House Ryder. King Boras - known in his youth as the 'Shield of Red Barrow' for having defended his keep heroically against a rival, was a well-respected and capable ruler - but the whispers had it that his health was failing, bringing questions of uncertainty regarding the future of the kingdom.
 * [[The Warg King's Awakening]]

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