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== Regions and Culture of the Stormlands == | == Regions and Culture of the Stormlands == | ||
The Stormlands is located to the south-east of Westeros, where autumn storms ravage | The Stormlands is located to the south-east of Westeros, where autumn storms ravage deep forests, stony mountains, and wind-battered cliffs. The Stormlands has been nominally ruled by House Durrandon since the Age of Heroes, and for millennia the men of this land have existed as a largely homogenous group under the Stag Kings. The Stormmen are a harsh, martial people, where strength and resilience are highly prized, and a man's ability is respected above bloodline. | ||
Life is never easy 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. | Life is never easy 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. | ||
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Dominated by the Stag Kings, the lords of this region are at the nexus of royal power in the Stormlands, where they can count on Kings and Princes having visited their halls and breaking bread for centuries, but also where the region's tempests rage the fiercest. Loyalty, brotherhood, and a shared sense of commitment dominate local politics, with proud families such as [[House Konugtun]], [[House Gale|Gale]], and [[House Reaper|Reaper]] coexisting for mutual benefit and support. | Dominated by the Stag Kings, the lords of this region are at the nexus of royal power in the Stormlands, where they can count on Kings and Princes having visited their halls and breaking bread for centuries, but also where the region's tempests rage the fiercest. Loyalty, brotherhood, and a shared sense of commitment dominate local politics, with proud families such as [[House Konugtun]], [[House Gale|Gale]], and [[House Reaper|Reaper]] coexisting for mutual benefit and support. | ||
=== Notable Houses of Shipbreaker Bay === | === Notable Houses of Shipbreaker Bay === | ||
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== The Hook == | == The Hook == | ||
A windy, and mountainous peninsula, the Hook has long dominated the eastern [[The Blackwater|Blackwater]] where ships must sail around it to reach the isles in the Gullet, the richer plains and fields of [[Duskendale]], or the banks of the Blackwater River. Nominally apart of the Stormlands, [[House Massey]] has broken away from Storm King control and has reigned as Kings in their own right over the Hook since the reign of [[Durwald the Fat]]. | |||
Natural traders, opportunists, and merchants, the men of this peninsula charge high tolls for safe passage along their shores and profit is a common aspiration among the lords of the Hook. The Hook is closer than most Stormmen to the growing numbers of Andals from over the sea, and already Andal conquerors have laid claim to isles around the Hook. | |||
=== Notable Houses of the Hook === | === Notable Houses of the Hook === | ||
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== The Cape of Wrath == | == The Cape of Wrath == | ||
, taking 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. | |||
=== Notable Cape Wrath Houses === | === Notable Cape Wrath Houses === | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 24 April 2025
Regions and Culture of the Stormlands
The Stormlands is located to the south-east of Westeros, where autumn storms ravage deep forests, stony mountains, and wind-battered cliffs. The Stormlands has been nominally ruled by House Durrandon since the Age of Heroes, and for millennia the men of this land have existed as a largely homogenous group under the Stag Kings. The Stormmen are a harsh, martial people, where strength and resilience are highly prized, and a man's ability is respected above bloodline.
Life is never easy here, and success is largely defined by defiance against the elements and uncompromising stubbornness. While competition is fierce between the martial First Man houses, outsiders face a united front if they encroach on the hard-earned prosperity in the Stormlands.
Shipbreaker Bay
Rocky, wet, and violent, the storms that assault the stout stone keeps of Shipbreaker Bay are legendary. Here prosperity is ripped from the ground and sea in the form of stone, metal, and some of the finest sailors in all of Westeros. The lords of arguably the most hostile lands in the kingdom have made them long-acquainted with the fickleness of the weather, and guest right here is oft sought-after and highly respected.
Dominated by the Stag Kings, the lords of this region are at the nexus of royal power in the Stormlands, where they can count on Kings and Princes having visited their halls and breaking bread for centuries, but also where the region's tempests rage the fiercest. Loyalty, brotherhood, and a shared sense of commitment dominate local politics, with proud families such as House Konugtun, Gale, and Reaper coexisting for mutual benefit and support.
Notable Houses of Shipbreaker Bay
The Hook
A windy, and mountainous peninsula, the Hook has long dominated the eastern Blackwater where ships must sail around it to reach the isles in the Gullet, the richer plains and fields of Duskendale, or the banks of the Blackwater River. Nominally apart of the Stormlands, House Massey has broken away from Storm King control and has reigned as Kings in their own right over the Hook since the reign of Durwald the Fat.
Natural traders, opportunists, and merchants, the men of this peninsula charge high tolls for safe passage along their shores and profit is a common aspiration among the lords of the Hook. The Hook is closer than most Stormmen to the growing numbers of Andals from over the sea, and already Andal conquerors have laid claim to isles around the Hook.
Notable Houses of the Hook
The Cape of Wrath
, taking 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.