Storm's End

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Storm's End is first and foremost a fortress, it has little in the way of ostentation and is a chilly, pragmatic, and stony place. It's largest feature is its smooth circular stone curtain wall, over a hundred feet high, and said to be forty feet thick at its narrowest, and eighty feet seawards<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>.

The drum tower at the centre, grey and colossal and windowless, punches up into the sky and casts a shadow so large it can be seen from the other end of the bay<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. It is there that the lord of Storm's End resides, with space enough for a granary, barracks, a feast hall, and chambers for the lord and his family<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Outside, kitchens, stables, and training yards shelter in the space between the keep and the walls, enough to hold several thousand men at any one time<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>.

The drum tower at the centre, grey and colossal and windowless, punches up into the sky and casts a shadow so large it can be seen from the other end of the bay<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. It is there that the lord of Storm's End resides, with space enough for a granary, barracks, a feast hall, and chambers for the lord and his family<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Outside, kitchens, stables, and training yards, and a godswood shelter in the space between the keep and the walls, enough to hold several thousand men at any one time<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>.

== History ==

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After the Godsgrief settled, he went to the [[The Stormlands#The Cape of Wrath|rainwood]] and returned with his wife-to-be, [[Elenei]], said to be a daughter of the gods, to Durran's Keep. But at their marriage, [[Elenei]]'s wrathful [[First Gods|parents]] destroyed Durran's Keep, killing all of his friends, brothers, wedding guests<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>. Durran and [[Elenei]] would survive however, thanks to the former's power<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>, and Durran swore vengeance against the gods from the ruins of his home.

The Godsgrief stubbornly six more castles, larger and more elaborate ~~than the predecessor~~, over the ruins of the old to resist the storms but saw each one destroyed<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>. It was with the help of [[Elenei]] and the [[Children of the Forest|singers]]<ref name="Hagen7">Strategy Roleplay Experience. (2025). ''CK3 AGOT Multiplayer RP - The Andal Invasions - Order of Peremore - The Stormlands: Part 7'' [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18cHTQ-tESo</ref> that the seventh and final castle could successfully withstand the storms, which he named Storm's End<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref><ref name="Stormlands224">George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire - The Stormlands: House Durrandon''. London: HarperVoyager. p.224</ref>.

The Godsgrief stubbornly built six more castles, larger and more elaborate, over the ruins of the old to resist the storms but saw each one destroyed<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>. It was with the help of [[Elenei]] and the [[Children of the Forest|singers]]<ref name="Hagen7">Strategy Roleplay Experience. (2025). ''CK3 AGOT Multiplayer RP - The Andal Invasions - Order of Peremore - The Stormlands: Part 7'' [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18cHTQ-tESo</ref> that the seventh and final castle could successfully withstand the storms, which he named Storm's End<ref

name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref><ref name="Stormlands224">George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire - The Stormlands: House Durrandon''. London: HarperVoyager. p.224</ref>. Though legends tell that a young [[Brandon Stark (Builder)|Bran the Builder]] advised Durran how to construct it.

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 Storm's End is first and foremost a fortress, it has little in the way of ostentation and is a chilly, pragmatic, and stony place. It's largest feature is its smooth circular stone curtain wall, over a hundred feet high, and said to be forty feet thick at its narrowest, and eighty feet seawards<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>.
-The drum tower at the centre, grey and colossal and windowless, punches up into the sky and casts a shadow so large it can be seen from the other end of the bay<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. It is there that the lord of Storm's End resides, with space enough for a granary, barracks, a feast hall, and chambers for the lord and his family<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Outside, kitchens, stables, and training yards shelter in the space between the keep and the walls, enough to hold several thousand men at any one time<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>.
+The drum tower at the centre, grey and colossal and windowless, punches up into the sky and casts a shadow so large it can be seen from the other end of the bay<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. It is there that the lord of Storm's End resides, with space enough for a granary, barracks, a feast hall, and chambers for the lord and his family<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>. Outside, kitchens, stables, and training yards, and a godswood shelter in the space between the keep and the walls, enough to hold several thousand men at any one time<ref name="Storm's End1">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings - Catelyn III''. Voyager Books.</ref>.
 == History ==
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 After the Godsgrief settled, he went to the [[The Stormlands#The Cape of Wrath|rainwood]] and returned with his wife-to-be, [[Elenei]], said to be a daughter of the gods, to Durran's Keep. But at their marriage, [[Elenei]]'s wrathful [[First Gods|parents]] destroyed Durran's Keep, killing all of his friends, brothers, wedding guests<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>. Durran and [[Elenei]] would survive however, thanks to the former's power<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>, and Durran swore vengeance against the gods from the ruins of his home.
-The Godsgrief stubbornly six more castles, larger and more elaborate than the predecessor, over the ruins of the old to resist the storms but saw each one destroyed<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>. It was with the help of [[Elenei]] and the [[Children of the Forest|singers]]<ref name="Hagen7">Strategy Roleplay Experience. (2025). ''CK3 AGOT Multiplayer RP - The Andal Invasions - Order of Peremore - The Stormlands: Part 7'' [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18cHTQ-tESo</ref> that the seventh and final castle could successfully withstand the storms, which he named Storm's End<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref><ref name="Stormlands224">George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire - The Stormlands: House Durrandon''. London: HarperVoyager. p.224</ref>.
+The Godsgrief stubbornly built six more castles, larger and more elaborate, over the ruins of the old to resist the storms but saw each one destroyed<ref name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref>. It was with the help of [[Elenei]] and the [[Children of the Forest|singers]]<ref name="Hagen7">Strategy Roleplay Experience. (2025). ''CK3 AGOT Multiplayer RP - The Andal Invasions - Order of Peremore - The Stormlands: Part 7'' [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18cHTQ-tESo</ref> that the seventh and final castle could successfully withstand the storms, which he named Storm's End<ref
+name="AClashofKings345">George R.R. Martin. (1998). ''A Clash of Kings''. Voyager Books. p.345</ref><ref name="Stormlands224">George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire - The Stormlands: House Durrandon''. London: HarperVoyager. p.224</ref>. Though legends tell that a young [[Brandon Stark (Builder)|Bran the Builder]] advised Durran how to construct it.
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