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[[File:TheStormlands.png|thumb|The Stormlands is violent and fickle, and constantly beset by hurricane winds and fierce storms. Life is a constant battle for survival here, with only the hardiest and most defiant daring to call this place home.]]
[[File:TheStormlands.png|thumb|The Stormlands is violent and fickle, and constantly beset by hurricane winds and fierce storms.]]


The Stormlands is a sweeping term for both a region and kingdom that has ebbed and flowed over millennia depending on the strength of its kings. At it's heart however, it stretches from Massey's Hook in the north to the Red Mountains of Dorne to the south, sharing a long border with the Reach to the west and the cliffs of Shipbreaker Bay to the east. In older days, the Stormlands extended to the Blackwater Rush and to the borders of the [[The Riverlands|Riverlands]], even taking the prosperous towns of Duskendale and Maidenpool for its own <ref>George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) p. 224.</ref>.
== Regions and Cultures of the Stormlands ==


This region is distinguished by its storm-drenched forests, stony mountains, wind-battered cliffs, and vicious tempests inhabited by people of the same temperament.  
The Stormlands is located to the south-east of Westeros, where autumn storms ravage its deep forests, stony mountains, and wind-battered cliffs. The Stormlands are nominally ruled by [[House Durrandon]], but other Stormman Kings have risen up in recent centuries.


== Regions and Cultures ==
Life is harsh here, and success is largely defined by defiance against the elements and uncompromising stubbornness. While competition is fierce between the martial [[First Men|First Man]] houses, outsiders face a united front if they encroach on the hard-earned prosperity in the Stormlands.


=== The Men of the Storm ===
== The Men of the Storm ==


The Stormlands is a wild and violent place. Defiance and stubbornness are at the roots of every man who calls the Stormlands home, for they cannot afford to be anything else. To build up castles in the face of hurricanes, to prosper in the shadow of thunderclouds, and rebuild when storm after storm destroys the lives and livelihoods of countless people. A Stormlander lives in constant change, where the land itself is hostile. For millennia, since the days of Durran Godsgrief, much of the Stormlands has fallen under the rule of [[House Durrandon]], and long has the men of this land been acquainted with the shadow of Storm's End. Many smallfolk even boast of Durrandon blood through the bastards of [[Ronard the Bastard|King Ronard]]. Under the Storm Kings, the Houses of this savage land have endured through fire, blood, and tempest, and do not give up their power easily. House Evenstar of Tarth has rebelled many times, seeking independence as kings in their own right. House Wylde has ever consulted the Children before their King, upholding the laws of weirwood and root above bronze and stone. But at this time, the Stag Kings remained the most powerful and dominating force in the region.
The Stormlands is a wild and violent place. Defiance and resilience are at the roots of every man who calls the Stormlands home - to build up castles in the face of hurricanes, to prosper in the shadow of thunderclouds, and rebuild when storm after storm destroys lives and livelihoods. Since the days of [[Durran Godsgrief]], the Stormlands have fallen under the rule of House Durrandon, and many smallfolk boast of Durrandon blood through the bastards of [[Ronard the Bastard|Ronard Storm]]. The Storm Lords have grown long-acquainted with the fickleness of the weather, and the grasping hands of their neighbours who they war with frequently. They have endured through fire, blood, and tempest, and do not give up their power easily. The eldest of these  House Evenstar of Tarth has rebelled many times, seeking independence as kings in their own right. House Wylde has ever consulted the Children before their King, upholding the laws of weirwood and root above bronze and stone. The names of Swann, and Caron, and their Marcher brothers, have been sung in the Dornish Marches for centuries. And the men of Shipbreaker Bay rail against the lightning rage of the Gods under the stubborn eye of the Durrandons and Konugtuns.


=== The Eastern Marches ===
=== Notable Stormman Houses ===


=== The Rainwood ===
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* [[House Durrandon]]
* [[House Konugtun]]
* [[House Evenstar]]
* [[House Wylde]]
* [[House Morne]]
* [[House Fell]]
* [[House Swann]]
* [[House Harvest]]
* [[House Dondarrion]]
* [[House Konugtun]]
* [[House Massey]]
</div>


=== The Isle of Tarth and Shipbreaker Bay ===
== The Eastern Marches ==
 
== The Rainwood ==
 
== The Isle of Tarth and Shipbreaker Bay ==
 
== Cape Wrath ==


=== Cape Wrath ===
== References ==
== References ==




[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Regions]]
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