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King [[Loreon V Lannister]] and the Red Queen [[Elsa Reyne]] oversaw the beginning of the Rock's reversal in fortunes, despite a fractious political situation resulting from Loreon's own desire to be seen as a woman. In the era of King Loreon V, the Crake Kings bent the knee, the Foote Hills were brought under the Rock, the Silver Hills were conquered, and tensions with the Reach itself reached a boiling point. The [[Seven Years' War]] that followed saw the demise of King Loreon V, and the beginning of the reign of King Tyrion I. Victory over the Reach was followed by the conquests of [[Denslane]] and [[Ashmark]], bringing the Kingdom of the Rock to its greatest extent in history.

When the Andals came in force, about a century after the great defeat, the Kingdom of the Rock changed considerably. Firstly it became revealed to the Lannisters that Lann the clever was an Andal, and was acclaimed even the [[First-Among-the-Andals]] by more recent Andal visitors. The subsequent diplomatic and military victories of the Rock were attributed by the Lannisters to the reopening of [[Lann's Sept]]. Though the might of the Ironborn waxed greatly in this era, so did the might of Casterly Rock. As the Ironborn reavers descended upon the West with a fury not seen in centuries, the Westermen of the coasts, unified under House Lannister, suffered greatly despite their best attempts to mount a resistance. This heavy militarization, a consequence of their fear of the seas and those that rule them, was the seed of Casterly~~'s Rock~~ recent rise.

When the Andals came in force, about a century after the great defeat, the Kingdom of the Rock changed considerably. Firstly it became revealed to the Lannisters that Lann the clever was an Andal, and was acclaimed even the [[First-Among-the-Andals]] by more recent Andal visitors. The subsequent diplomatic and military victories of the Rock were attributed by the Lannisters to the reopening of [[Lann's Sept]]. Though the might of the Ironborn waxed greatly in this era, so did the might of Casterly Rock. As the Ironborn reavers descended upon the West with a fury not seen in centuries, the Westermen of the coasts, unified under House Lannister, suffered greatly despite their best attempts to mount a resistance. This heavy militarization, a consequence of their fear of the seas and those that rule them, was the seed of Casterly Rocks recent rise.

During King Tyrion I's reign, further conflicts arose in Goldengrove, The Risleys refused to bend to the Gardeners and called on Lannister aid, the [[Seven Years' War]] was unpopular among the Rock's bannermen and notions of another costly war in the south led to Houses Reyne, Crakehall and Dale rising up in open rebellion against Tyrion I. The rebellion was put down by house Lanny with aid from the Vances, Baneforts and Plumms, house Crakehall was shown mercy but House Reyne was wiped out. The conflict regarding Goldengrove ended in Tyrion's defeat and the return of Rowan rule, a peace treaty with the Reach followed soon after.