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When her mother died, her uncle Beric called for the Stormlords to assemble at Storm's End and choose their new monarch. Vika and her younger brother Durran the Debauched were the principal choices, but the two had grown exceptionally close in their youth. They'd been best of friends, supporting one another's ambitions. Durran longed more for the physical pleasures of the world, whilst Vika was committed to saving the realm from the Andal faith. Vika was crowned Storm Queen in 180 A.I., after narrowly beating out Durran for rule. Vika's husband became known as Durran the Consort, to distinguish him from Durran the Debauched and others bearing his name. | When her mother died, her uncle Beric called for the Stormlords to assemble at Storm's End and choose their new monarch. Vika and her younger brother Durran the Debauched were the principal choices, but the two had grown exceptionally close in their youth. They'd been best of friends, supporting one another's ambitions. Durran longed more for the physical pleasures of the world, whilst Vika was committed to saving the realm from the Andal faith. Vika was crowned Storm Queen in 180 A.I., after narrowly beating out Durran for rule. Vika's husband became known as Durran the Consort, to distinguish him from Durran the Debauched and others bearing his name. | ||
Lord Brandon [[House Dondarrion|Dondarrion]] attempted to assassinate her early into her rule, for choosing to reinstate the Dornish [[House Dune]] as the lords of the Valor Meadows after the Marchers assailed and ousted them. He died at Storm's End, cut down by guardsmen, his attempt a desperate ploy. But he would not be the only one to attempt assassination before the year's end. [[House Toyne]], fearing that the Stormlands would support [[House Darklyn]] in reconquering Driftmark and ending the fledgling Toyne kingdom, tried to have her covertly killed at the cliffs of Storm's End. The assassins were killed or captured, and they gave up the name of the man sent to kill Vika - King Thaddeus Toyne. This cemented her desire to wipe out that kingdom in the Gullet, and indeed she sent a detachment of Antlermen to support King Aldhelm II Darklyn's reconquest. | |||
In 182 A.I., after securing victory to her north, Vika joined the Reach in assaulting the Red Marcher kingdom united under [[House Dayne]]. She commanded the armies alongside Garret [[House Konugtun|Konugtun]] and the regent of Lord Greydon Dondarrion. After three years on campaign, laying waste to the Stone Way and Castle Wyl, Vika's armies withdrew to weather the coming winter. The Dondarrions installed Edmund Dondarrion as the new lord of Castle Wyl, though he would hold it for five years before being ousted by the Daynes. | |||
== Quotes by Vika == | == Quotes by Vika == | ||
== Quotes about Vika == | == Quotes about Vika == | ||