Getting back on track and our regular play schedule, it is.... GAME OF THRONES QUEST! When last we saw our intrepid hero (and before OP’s internet shit itself inside out... again), he was settling down into his solar with his soon-to-be liege Paxter Redwyne, only son of Lord Pason Redwyne, and future Lord of the Arbor. Last Episode: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/20434992/You and Paxter settle back into overstuffed chairs, sipping mulled wine. Terris hangs his soaked cloak near the fire, and brings another flagon of the wine, before slipping out of the room. The boy is learning discretion, and that is something you are rather thankful for. The wine brings heat into your chest, a gentle warming sensation that starts to counteract the cold rain. Paxter drinks deeply, the two of you share a few moments of silence before he speaks. “My father… He is dying. The maester confirmed as much to me less than three weeks ago. He might have three months or three years. But this is the beginning of the end for him.” He lets that just hang in the air for an uncomfortable moment. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. He has been lord for nearly thirty two years. Thirty two long, prosperous, peaceful years…. I wonder how the houses will take the shock. It will be a secret, known only to a few, until it is too apparent to hide. I don’t want to cause a panic.”You lean back, and let your mind work. News of Lord Pason’s death will spread like wildfire, and it will certainly stir up the politics of the Arbor. It also means that your promise, and the documents backing it up, will soon come into play. House Cargill will not like the result one bit, but that might not matter too much… >Wat say?
>>20534293Sweet Fuck Diggity! What happened to you?Offer our condolences before anything else. If our Lord needs some time let him have it.
Fuck yeah, I thought you died !>It will be a secret, known only to a few, until it is too apparent to hide.His death, or his illness ?If you trust your bannermen, I think that easing the people into it would be better than giving the kingdom a surprise.I want to say that in a tactful way.
>>20534307You're alive! Fuck yeah Karban time
>>20534293You beautiful bastard!!
>>20534332My internet was basically upside the devils colon when I finally got back. I tried twice, gave up and had a drink instead... Luckily, I have now worked it out where I can get home from work early-ish with some regularity. Which means we should be back to our "always thursday, most of the time sunday" play schedule. Provided, of course, that politics doesn't become even more insane.>Anyways...You offer your consolation, and the conversation turns to his father. The next hour or so is spent working through the flagon of wine, discussing his father's reign and the recent history of the Arbor and the Redwynes. Also, Paxter lets you in on a little secret: He thinks the Hightowers want to marry off one of there daughters to him. "They are a powerful house... Such a thing could do much to stabilize the Reach. If the Redwynes and the Hightowers were bound by marriage, the greatest banners of the Tyrell's would be drawn ever closer, and it could do no major harm." You can sense some unease beneath his words, but you don't want to press him on the issue.
Well you know where I stand Paxter. Now might be the best time to bring in your closest bannermen and let them know. Hopefully they can then sway popular opinion to make the sucesion less...Sudden.
“But this is the beginning of the end for him.”-- Your father is a great man. (Point to the rain) The lands itself weep for thought of him passing so soon.We must keep our heads held high and remember that it is also the beginning of another great period of time for the Arbor: your ascension. I drink, to both you and your father. May the gods watch over you both.
>>20534454But he has kids already... though I don't remember a wife being mentionned. Is he a widower ? Maybe he feels bad about it because it would be a betrayal of his late wife.
Isn't Paxter married?
>>20534454My friend, you could do alot worse than a Tyrell. Look at myself, I'm a young eligible lord and yet I am starting to fear I'll still be unwed on my death bed.
>>20534454>>20534307Was going to hit you up on email again if you didn't show up soon.Remember that if you need to disappear unexpectedly like last time you can always drop me an email and I can spread the word. Working in politics like you do must be a madhouse right now, especially if you work the elephant side right now.Some of us were kept waiting too long, and hadto find another way to get their Karban fix!
>>20534454Tell him we will always have his back, as long as he always has ours(like if we married a girl from outside of the Reach for an example).
>>20534454"I'm afraid my view of marriage is becoming more disilllusioned by the day..."
>>20534484>>20534471>>20534400You bring that up as the two of you prepare to head down to the hall. Paxter listens intently (as you are beginning to notice he often does when you speak), pondering the wisdom behind it. "You might be right... Perhaps the news would be better in the open. It would give the other houses time to accept the news, rather than it being cast upon them like a bucket of water from the sea. I will think about what you have said." You go down the stairs together, talking more... The smallfolk will mourn, as they often do, but their opinions and emotions are not what worries him. "The people will accept me, as they have no reason not to. It is Merrywind, Rowan, and Dormer will all want more from me. They won't threaten, mind you, but their cooperation ensures that the isle is ruled fairly and efficiently. If they decide to become a thorn in my side, they can be a terrible thorn indeed. The knightly houses... Penhurst, Cupp, Beylin, and Hayes, they will all try and ask for something as well. Perhaps even lands. I do not want my first act as lord to be purchasing loyalty... But I wonder exactly what else I can do to ensure it.">>20534544Donkey, luckily. And is dat sum GW2?
>>20534454I would have expected the next wedding in your family to be Dalyna's...
>>20534454Oh? The cute one or the absolutely stunning one?
>>20534600Aye it is.Here is the Iylaria I made as well.>>20534579I think this bears mentioning to him.
>>20534600You could always hold a training skirmish for your forces outside the territories of any houses you fear may not support you. A show of your strength might cow them into submission without ever needing to give them another foot of land.You could make it enjoyable for the soldiers as well. Wooden swords, light armor, and perhaps a large feast after the battle was over. Perhaps a prize for which ever unit does the best in the skirmish.
>>20534654>>20534579"It is good to hear that Karban. I have no ambitions that would cause me to betray the trust of my banners... I simply want the Arbor to remain much as it is: quiet, simple, and productive. Such a climate is beneficial for us all.">>20534702That actually isn't a half-bad idea. Such a thing as "maneuvers" or "training exercises" aren't really heard of yet, so they could be really effective. On both fronts.The feast is something to be remembered. Two soups (the sea turtle soup is especially good) are served with bowls of fresh, warm bread and massive wheels of cheese. Small, fried strips of pork belly are served with biscuits and skewers of charred vegetables and cubes of tuna and salted firefish. Beer, mead, and Arbor wines flow constantly, to supplement the numerous courses served up by your kitchens. Braised lamb ribs are followed by two roasted deer and platters of grilled river fish that are swimming in butter and lemon slices. The venison is crusted with honey, fresh herbs from the gardens, and some of the fine pepper a Lysean merchant brought into port. The fish is as fresh as it could be, and is flaky and delicious. By the time dessert is served, you can barely eat another bite. The hall is packed with Redwyne men and your men, singing and drinking as the fires crackle and bards play.
>>20534600Maybe some form of negociation willl be possible, in the time before your sacrament.You might want to visit every bannerman in turn, and listen to their grievances. You could offer your support for particular ventures and projects they might have, and push aside their demands regarding your own assets until these projects are conducted to fruition.There's also the possibility of keeping them in line through the threat of losing your favor...
>>20534702>>20534745These exercises could involve the forces of the problematic house. That way, the show of force will be more impressive (by offering a comparison the two armies), but less obviously hostile.
Damn! Civilization Quest and now this too? How will I choose?
>>20534745 Cont.At the high table, you sit with Paxter, Dalyna, Ben, Coyle, Sers Wallgrave and Cargill, and Paxter's newest sworn knight, Jakob Penhurst. Below you, the Steel Guard mingle with your guards who are in from watch, Redwyne sailors and marines, and perhaps two dozen knights from Ryamsport. You can see Stefanie Clawwater giggling as she talks to a pair of your archers. The smile on her face is a welcome sight... You are pleased. She is a lovely girl, and her smile should be seen more. Her older sister must be around somewhere, but you cannot seem to spot her as of yet. Doros is drinking mug after mug, competing about a heavily tattooed man who serves at the mast on a Redwyne galley. Ser Ben is sending Lucas to go find more lamb ribs in the kitchen as Ser Bushy keeps stealing kisses from the serving girls. As the bards launch into a classic, The Maiden and her Ladies, most of Dalyna's gaggle of girls flit away from the men they had been talking with to dance. It is probably the most lively and uptempo affair your hall has seen in a while, and that is saying something.
>>20534745Use the joyful time to ask Paxter about his plans for the marriage of his sister. Don't the Hightowers have a son ?
>>20534895Though of course, don't say it like that if dalyna is just next to us.
Go dance with Dalyna, you suave Karban you.
>>20534875Ask if Paxter is looking forward to the upcoming tournament.
>>20534812You never have to choose. You can always get to lurk'n. I would hate to steal away a player from another quest.>>20534895They do, now that you mention it. Paxter is unsure. "My sister is... A wonderful woman. She is intelligent, graceful, and clearly beautiful. I think she will make some man very lucky one day, or very miserable. Having grown up with her, I think I can say it will be a fair bit of both. I had a mind of proposing her hand in marriage to the Hightowers, the Tyrells... Maybe even the Lannisters. I had heard that Lord Tywin's son is thirteen and already sits a horse like a man twice his age. He will be the Lord of Casterly Rock one day, and a betrothal to a future lord would be worthy of my sister."
>>20534960As a middle-aged lord that's about to succeed his father, he probably doesn't plan on participating... but maybe he'll attend. I suppose he will want to meet the Tyrells.By the way, why is he going to Oldtown again ?
>>20534990And the Arbor could benefit from being closer to Lannisport.Regarding this side of the affairs, what are his plans for the coming winter ? How prepared is the Arbor and his other bannermen ?
>>20534990Awesome, GoT Quest.That she is, and choosing a man worthy of her hand will be no easy task. Of those you mentioned I would consider the Tyrells and Hightowers the safest prospects. While the Lannisters would strengthen you they never give anything for free.
20534990Can't lurk, both are too good. And I still say we go dancin' after talking to Paxter. Can we dissuade him from the Lannisters? Jaime is no good.
GoT Quest? Right after I get into Beijing in the morning? AWESOME!
>>20534990Ah, the Lannisters always pay their debts it is said, and any man you give your sister's hand to will owe you a great debt indeed. However I wouldn't be so sure that they will always be the richest house in Westeros. Tywin may have a sharp mind, but I believe there are other's who can give him a run for his money, so to speak.
>>20534990He might be at that coming tournament, then. I wonder how she feels about her prospects, but she could meet him there... By the way, did I tell you that my own sister is getting married ?
YESSS! It's back!
>>20534994It seems it is a meeting between the powerful Reach Houses: Ashford, Hightower, Tyrell, Redwyne, Oakheart and Tarly. Paxter hasn't said much about it, but it is probably politics.>>20534960Paxter actually is, although his knights are looking towards it much more. "The flower of the Reach's chivalry will be there... Knights from as far away as Sunspear and the Twins are rumored to be preparing to compete in Oldtown. Some say even a few of the Kingsguard will be competing. I will not be riding, but I will be getting rather drunk watching it. If you don't take another lance to the helmet, perhaps you can join me.">>20534949Dalyna is dancing with her ladies now, along with some of the wives of Saltwater merchants and the Clawwater girls. The eldest looks like she was hitting the cups rather hard, but she dances like she was born to it. You had forgotten that when she wasn't hiding herself away, she could be absolutely lovely. As the bards change songs, it is a dance for partners.>Go down and dance?>>20535044He has stocked away wine, food, and enough supplies for his house and men to last for years. "The caverns and underground streams behind my father's keep can hold enough food for an army, and the coolness means that smoked meats and bagged grain can last for years. I have seen winters here come and go. Four in my life, if I remember correctly... I am not worried. All the word from the Citadel says that this will be a shorter winter, and I hope they are right. I hate the rain, cold, and storms. It is bad for the smallfolk, and bad for my vaults."
>>20535069Jaime might be okay. He'll stay away from Dalyna, occupied by his love for his own sister, and we could stay close to her. It could be good to have a woman in love with us among the Lannisters.
>>20535159Take our leave from Paxter and go down to dance with Dalyna
>>20535159Get some dancing in. Dance with the Clawwater girls if we can swing it and then Dalyna with the priority being Dalyna.
>>20535159>If you don't take another lance to the helmet, perhaps you can join me.I'll try to avoid it. One scar on a man's face make it more attractive, but a second reverses the effect.
>>20535214This sounds good.
>Tywin may have a sharp mind, but I believe there are other's who can give him a run for his money, so to speak.I see what you did there.>>20535102That actually starts a conversation that goes on for nearly half an hour. Paxter has lived most of his life far in the south. He knows the Reach well, and the Westerlands and Dornish coastline as well. But the Riverlands are as far north to him as the Wall was to you as a boy. You talk about the lands, rivers, and forests that you remember as a boy. The two of you discuss the issue of sisters being married away, and of your family. >>20535198You meet up with Dalyna two dances later, and she is just... The Common Tongue fails to do her justice. She is laughing and moving like a ray of sunlight on the Windingwater. Her hair has fallen out of its delicate braid, the curls cascading over her shoulders and strands crossing her face. The silk of her sleeves sticks ever-so-slightly to her skin, the sweat making it glisten. Her lips have the slightest stain from the rich wine, the dark red having turned the normal pink a few shades darker. She looks like one of the myths you heard as a boy.>Roll 5d6 to get our dance on.
>>20535285Time for some dance dance revolution
rolled 2, 5, 4, 4, 3 = 18>>20535285We lord of the dance nao.
rolled 3, 6, 6, 3, 3 = 21>>20535285doh
rolled 4, 2, 6, 1, 6 = 19Let's dance!
rolled 1, 6, 5, 1, 5 = 18>>20535285Focus. Don't get too caught up with her beauty, mind our feet and keep a straight back.
>>20535319I hope he takes this one. I mean, it was among the first three rolls... they're all pretty decent though.
>>20535351In your head, you keep part of your mind off the gentle rise and fall of her breasts. Gotta keep focus. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. Gotta keep focus. Don't fuck up and look dumb.>>20535314>>20535340>>20535319You cut in during a pass, your arm slipping around her waist as the thirty or so pairs twirl and spin out, coming back together a few seconds later. She gives you a sly smile, and you separate again. You do a turn with a plump Dornish woman, one with a blonde girls who might be one of Dalyna's ladies-in-waiting, and one with each Clawwater girl, before finding yourself back with Dalyna. She gives subtle rolls of her hips, helping you to look a fair bit better than you actually are (OOG tip? if you want to look like your a good dancer, find a good partner. half the work is done for you then), and the two of you share the next two dances. As the musicians pause for a moment to drink and rest for a few minutes, she leans towards your ear. "It is a shame my brother is watching..." She gives another smile that promises so many things before slipping back into a gaggle of her girls, making her way to a nearby table to rest and slake their thirst on cups of cool wine.
>>20535470I swear, that girl will be the death of us... Either losing our head over her or ridden to death in the marriage bed.
>>20535510The latter would be a good death. And she makes it so very hard to go after Veronica, despite the fact that politically speaking Veronica if we're smart will net us direct control over about 1/4th of the reach.
rolled 4, 1, 5, 5, 3 = 18>>20535542It's because she's so damn fun.
>>20535470 Cont.You just smile and make your way back to the high table. Paxter is deep in conversation with Ser Wallgrave as they discuss the steel from the Free Cities and beyond, as Rory disabuses Paxter of the notion that the blades from Slaver's Bay are anything other than trash. "They have fine steel, and their furnaces burn hot. But, my lord, the workmanship leaves much to be desired. Surely, the arms of the wealthy slaveholders are of high quality. But the weapons of their soldiers and slave-warriors are nothing but trash, crudely forged and even more crudely wielded." You drop into an empty chair, and down most of a cup of ale: it is a Cargill brew, dark and flavorful. Paxter launches into japes about how his sister left us sweating, and Rory's joke about her "riding us down" probably would have been scandalous if Paxter hadn't consumed enough wine to drown an ox.>Wat do?
>>20535542Paxter's words about the lannisters make it easier. We could compete with the Hightowers, but not really with Jaime, or even with the Tyrells.
>>20535573Thank the Seven for massive amounts of alcohol.Dalyna is a spirited girl and I only hope that whoever she marries is able to keep up with her. She would exhaust a man to death and he would thank her for the pleasure of her company.So Paxter, why are you heading to Old Town?
How long will the redwynes stay here before they're on their way ? Just this night ?
>>20535542Exactly. I want us to marry Veronica, but Danyla just keeps leading us on like a lapdog, and like a good dog, we follow her every breath, it seems. ( who wouldn't!?)
>>20535648>why are you heading to Old Town?Yeah, what's bringing all the big houses of the reach to a meeting ? Is this a periodical thing, or is there a special occasion ? Maybe a specific matter to be discussed ?
>>20535573Bro it up with Paxter some more and ask >>20535648 's question>>20535542I've got the same thing on my mind, except I'm also the eternal pessimist with the thought that she might be a bastard and we would royally piss off our largest neighbor if we make a move for the land after our Lord Cargill is six feet under. Although Dalyna has a share of problems too, uphill battle for her hand, pissing off her brother and possibly suitors at least to some extent. I'm of the mind we wait till the tourney to make any serious moves, and take a note of what the mainland has to offer.
>>20535562not a valid reason. Being with Veronica is the most reasonable choice and the one least likely to get us killed and that's taking into account her history.
>>20535573so Paxter's drunk. Just make sure he doesn't embarrass himself and ruin his reputation in the eyes of the other lords.
>>20535562I'm basing her attitude and looks on my friend Michelle. Slap a black dye-job on her and give her a boob job and an iphone, and they are basically the same person. Use what ya know, right?>>20535648>>20535650The Redwyne party leaves the following afternoon with the tide. They normally would just push straight on to Oldtown, but Paxter wanted to stop by. "As for why Mace wants us all together? I won't lie to you... I haven't a real clue. It could be he has a guess about the health of my father, and wants to discuss it. It could be he is just eager to show off or wants to hand out gifts, titles, or lands to readjust the balance the houses have. Perhaps he is thinking of making another 'knight's call' like his grandfather did, and inspire the founding of a new generation of knightly houses... I can't speak to the truth of any of those, for they are just speculations on my part. But I wouldn't be surprised if they were a bit of all of them."
>>20535751There's only two lords here, and both would be forgiving of paxter slip-ups. We're at home.
>>20535662>>20535712We have Crane marrying Bella, and if old man Cargill doesn't agree to the marriage he's a douche I wouldn't want to associate with any longer anyway.We either have the Cargills through Crane(might not be direct control but who cares) or they can get fucked as far as i care.
>>20535765> boob jobPeople that are not porn stars and/or transsexuals still do this ?
>>20535705agreed
>>20535751I wouldn't say drunk... But he is enjoying himself.>>20535765 Cont.You and Paxter spend some more time talking before he decides that he should be heading to sleep. "I have to be on a ship tomorrow, Dustain. Any more wine and I will spend the first two days with my head over the side.... I will break my fast with you tomorrow, my friend. I have a small favor to ask you, in return for taking those damn girls out of your hair." He claps Ben on the shoulder as the maester is polishing his chain, and waves a goodbye to Ser Honeyhall who passes him one last cup for the walk upstairs.>Got anything else to do tonight? It is nearly 1am or so. The party still is going though.
>>20535810>We either have the Cargills through Crane(might not be direct control but who cares)It would not be control at all. Bella won't have any serious influence on whoever marries her sister, and we won't have any serious influence on Bella.
>>20535855I want to talk at some length to the girls, but it would be better to do it tomorrow.
>>20535855Mace might want to talk to Paxter as it's not a hard guess to see that his father is going to kick the bucket soon.Join the party a bit longer, dance with ladies, see if we can get a dance with Iylaria as I'm thinking she's a remarkable dancer, drink with our bros. Don't sleep with any servant girls tonight, it'd be a bad idea with Paxter and Dalyna in the house.
>>20535855Take a drink and talk a bit with Ser Honeyhall, check how he's doing.
>>20535901>Don't sleep with any servant girls tonight, it'd be a bad idea with Paxter and Dalyna in the house.As much as it pains me to admit it, this is true.
>>20535855Dance with the girls more. Be our charming self and make sure everyone is having a good time.
>>20535865If Cargill dies before Veronica marries and Crane is married to Bella, he should be the heir. Plenty of our other options are way safer than Veronica, claiming the girl people are actively assassinating anyone trying to marry is the safest choice is laughable.
>>20535824Yeah, actually. She went from low C to a bigger D, so we aren't talking some huge difference. If i was her I wouldn't have done it, but meh... >>20535889>>20535901You resolve to talk with the girls before they leave with Dalyna's ladies, but that should wait till the morning. As for yourself? You spend perhaps another hour in the hall, picking at leftovers, sipping wine (a new barrel was opened up: a clean, fruity white), and going for another turn or two at dancing. You share a dance with one of Dalyna's ladies (a raven-haired beauty named Laura), and bust a gut as Doros and Cress pair up for a hilarious rendition of /Lords and Ladies Lull/, which basically brings the house down. The best dance of the night is between Ben and Iylaria, who do a Braavosii dance that is equal parts violent and seductive. The maester turns bright red to the shouts and clapping, and even more crimson when Iylaria kisses both his cheeks in thanks. >Gimme fifteen minutes guys. Got a phone call from my boss. Lemme hide from her really quick.
>>20535950>If Cargill dies before Veronica marries and Crane is married to Bella, he should be the heir.I don't think that's how it works.Even if it did, well we'd have a friend as the next lord. But that's already the case with paxter, for example, and we still don't control the Arbor, even indirectly.I'm not the one claiming she's the safest, though, just that she's the best.
>>20536003A friend who owes his marriage and new titles directly to us. One who has seen how well we govern and would come to us for advice. We may not own it in name, but it would be ours in truth.
>>20536015Paxter welcomes our advice. It would not be ours.
>>20536043I'm talking about Crane. He would do anythign we told him to.
>>20535987That's adorable. Maybe Ben and Iylaria will shack up, neither of them are interested in marriage for one reason or another but I think they'd be happy together. They're both loyal and good people to us and I'd like them to be happy.
>>20536052I'm comparing Crane and Paxter. No he wouldn't. He would welcome advice, and help us when we need help, up to a point, but he would be his own lord.
>>20536074Ben is supposed to have sworn not to do that kind of things.
>>20536107He's not allowed to marry, and while it may be frowned on to be involved with a woman in Oldtown I don't think anyone here is going to mind if they share a bed occasionally.
>>20536107Let the man have some fun. I'm not saying he should break any vows, but a dance is innocent enough.
>>20536181>but a dance is innocent enough.Of course. And whatever happens, I'm okay with it. Just saying that he might not.
>>20536252Yeah, but if he feels uncomfortable, he probably won't follow it up, unless she's got her sword to his neck.
>>20536299That's between him and Iylaria, though I don't think she is planning on holding a sword to his neck.
You awake in your bed the next morning, with Terris having brought you a flagon of cool water, flavored with limes. You pop a few of the olives you accidentally left in the solar into your mouth as you take stock of your quarters. It seems that you didn't make too much of a mess coming in, and you dress at a relaxed pace, having sent Terris to awaken Paxter and bring breakfast to the solar. The two youngest lords (or lords to be, actually) of the Arbor break their fast on mugs of dark beer, slices of hard boiled egg, strips of bacon and pork, fatty sausages, bread fried in fatback, and fruit slices that are sitting in their sticky juice. It is as fine a breakfast as you can remember, and the two of you talk about everything from the coming winter storms on fishing to the heavy mist that hangs over the bay. >Got anything to say/do?
>>20536403"I'd just like to say it really has been a pleasure having you here these last few days. I'll be proud to call you my lord, and I'm sure that however the situation turns out you'll manage to get through it, my friend."
>>20536403Not really. Let him tell us what he wanted from us when he wants to.
>>20536403You said you had a small favor to ask of me last night. Name it and it shall be done.
Ima get some sleep now, it's almost 3 am, but if that's what I have to sacrifice to be part of Karban, that's how it's gonna be. Don't fall in the harbor, guise.
>>20536479Sleep well man. We will archive it, like always.>>20536463"I do. I need you to bring the Cupps into line... They are at the southern tip of Bravill lands. And I am worried about what I have heard. Rumors, most likely. But I have heard dark things, and I want a man I can trust to clear the air. Go there, talk to them, and sort it out." He points to a small velvet bag on the table that he pulled from his doublet. He nods, and you open it. Inside is a ring - a silver signet ring, with a cluster of grapes inset in the center. "That bears my seal, and it bears my authority. You act, in this matter, in my name. Act with honor, judge with prudence and wisdom, and set things to right. I give you the power to do what needs to be done. In exchange, I will clear those damn girls out of your castle for months. No need to thank me, I know what a terror they can be at this age."
>>20536403Good to see you up and running, Princely!This >>20536458
>>20536600They're not that bad, okay that's a lie. They can be hell to deal with. Could you elaborate more on what rumors and dark things you have heard?What do we know about the Bravill lands and the Cupps?
>>20536600>In exchange, I will clear those damn girls out of your castle for months.I'm touched, but I'm still unsure that I want them out of here for long. I think that this wardship thing could quite educational for both me and them.And you don't need to reward me, I'll do it out of my own ambition to be of help to you and to the porsperity of the Arbor.
>They are at the southern tip of Bravill lands.Yet outside of their lands, right ?Still, do you think that the Bravill will resent my intervention close to their home ? If I have to do a feat of diplomacy towards them, I must prepare.
>>20536680We aren't just kicking them out, we had a big long talk prepared for them in the last thread.http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/20434992/#p20447854
>>20536632The Bravill's are a normal Arbor house - they have fields and orchards, with just a touch of the wine business. They have extensive fishing concerns, more than a few ships, and a handful of knights and men-at-arms. What makes the Bravill's stand out is that they are the only /real/ horsebreeders on the Arbor. They have seven truly great bloodlines, and maybe a score of lesser ones. If you are on the Arbor and have a horse, you got it from someone who got it from the Bravills. Lord Bravill seemed like a straight-shooter, and he is a man of strong faith... He promised to visit Saltmouth when the sept was finished. As for the Cupps? They are a knightly house, you know that... You remember Ben mentioning them before, and vaguely think that they guard and administer some of the winelands for the Redwynes. They weren't overly powerful like the Dormers but they aren't the lowest rung either, like the Beylins. When you ask further about "dark things," Paxter waves you off. Just rumors about cruelty by knights and men bearing their sigil, apparently. He doesn't put too much stock in it, but he wants you to check it out, just to assuage his paranoia.
>>20536600I am honoured by your trust. I'll be worthy of it.How is the Cupps house ? How many of them is there and who are they, how strong is it, militarily and financiarily, what kind of relations do they maintain with the rest of us, and with their neighbours ? Are they isolated or well-liked ? What do they live off ?
>>20536766Paxter, paranoia is a good thing to have. While you must at times disregard it, suspicion is needed if you want to live and grow strong in Westeros.
>>20536742Yeah, I know, I wrote some of it. Just wanted to mention to Paxter that we might want them back when he returns to the Arbor, and that he just needs to take care of them until then.Wait, did he mean that his stay in Oldtown will take months ?
>>20536766Okay. We still need to know how long has it been since the rumors started, and I guess we can start on our own investigations.
>>20536766How is the sept looking anyhow?Never put off reading the archive, just caught up now.
>>20536818Paxter is going to be there for at least a month, and probably a bit longer... His intention had been to stay for the meeting, and then perhaps travel north to Highgarden for a few weeks, before heading back to Oldtown for the tournament. When he gets dragged to the mainland, he stays for a while.... Plus, the less travel you have to do across the Redwyne Strait in the late autumn, the better.>>20536851The rumors could have been going on for a while. Paxter isn't really sure. But it wasn't the rumors that made him due this. One of his knights, while traveling, heard several women talking in an inn that really creeped him out. Like, bad shit... Torture, rape, murder, theft. The whole nine bloody yards. It is probably a fair bit of the telephone effect, but Paxter wants to nip that shit in the bud.>>20536857The sept is coming along really nice... Less than a year now, according to Coyle. The foundation is set and the columns are going up, while the walls are being built ever higher. Once the walls and arches are good, they will slap down a slate roof, and finish the decoration of the inside. To be fair though, minor stonework will probably go on for another decade, as the church funds minor flourishes and improvements. However, such a generous donation to the faith is serious business, and the church is sure to look rather kindly upon such a kingly gift.
>>20536918Yeah, this is the sort of thing that needs to get checked out pronto. Don't worry Paxter, I'll take care of things. I've done this sort of thing before, it'll be dealt with. If needed do I have the authority to raise forces in your name if it is absolutely necessary?
>>20536955He thinks about that for a moment. "Your forces are large and, if your Master-at-arms is as ferocious as he appears, well trained. But if you need to call arms... If this becomes an issue for battlefields instead of diplomacy, I will be more than a little disappointed. But I will allow you to call upon the knightly houses to rally more shields to your cause if you need them."
>>20537003"I doubt it becomes an issue that needs troops for anything more than simple intimidation, I mean, unless I walk in and they have locked all the women in a dungeon as their playthings. I just like to plan for every possibility."
>>20537003I was not planning on doing so, but I like having options available to me should the situation be akin to that of the Clawwaters. You have my word that I'll avoid open warfare if at all possible.
>>20537023He just nods at this. "I am not too worried about it... It is probably bandits, or a few of Cupp's men abusing their power. Put an end to it, quick and clean like, and wash your hands of it."With that settled, the two of you part ways, promising to meet near the docks as they prepare to leave.>Wat do now?Talk to the Clawwater girls?Go find Dalyna?Masturbate to seagulls?Get Ben started on some research?
>>20537098Let's have the talk with the Clawwater girls first. If we go to Dalyna we'll not have a chance to do anything else as she'll probably be busy shoving her tongue down our throat.
>>20537098Damn it, masturbating to seagulls is reeaally tempting... I'm not sure... uhh... can we do more than one?If not lets go talk to the Clawwater girls.
>>20536918So things to do fore we go.Give girls the talking to from http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/20434992/#p20447854 before they leave.I think we were planning on getting a unit of trained infantry in the steam group chat, might need to convert points to afford it though.Go find that cute redhead kitchen girl and fuck her till she requires her own personal Hodor.If we can do anything on the Crane Bella front to start moving that along we should.Then go sort out the Bravill situation.
>>20537139I don't know, at this point if we just went ahead and fucked something with our blueballs at critical mass, we might kill them with the force of our ejaculate.It might be a better idea to get on a tall tower and masturbate in the direction of the sea, so that when the cannon fires, no one is injured.
>>20537139We should see if we can talk to Dalyna before she leaves. We'll let out a few months of sexual tension, teasing and so on into her after the Redwynes leave.As for the Cupp situation we'll want to hit up Lady Jeyne, get her started on that.
>>20537184By her I mean the redhead if that wasn't clear.
>>20537165I assume that we masturbated regularily all that time.
>>20537098>Talk to the Clawwater girls?Im sure this is important so lets do this first. I'll be damned if I try to remember what we were going to say. Scrolling up now.>Go find Dalyna?>Masturbate to seagulls?Sounds like an interesting couples activity actually.>Get Ben started on some research?Maybe some sort of way to make our army more deadly. Like a way to set them on fire without they themselves burning.
>>20537098Lets go find Dalyna
>>20537098I say we talk to Dalyna. We can see the Clawwaters afterwards
>>20537233Work before play, man. Plus, they'll be more willing to sit down and listen while the excitement of the journey is still some time away.
>>20537098Find Dalyna.Talk to Clawwater girls.See to it that Ben is doing research.After all is said and done, fuck the redhead furiously and work to siring a bastard.Has Karban even gotten LAID yet? His first time doesn't have to be magical and politically useful, that's only for girls.
>>20537233If we see Dalyna first she's going to spend the entire time between now and when she leaves shoving her tongue down our throat and teasing us. Our blue balls after that are going to be legendary. We should get the Clawwaters out of the way first.
>>20537218shit I completely forgot we still had wildfire, we need to come up with some devious use for that eventually.
Dalyna seems to win out for now. You find her, after a bit of a search, on the farthest-north tower, overlooking the construction of the second curtain wall. She is wrapped in a warm-looking shawl to ward off the cold air blowing from the sea, and her simple dress of pale green and lily white just serves to accentuate her beauty. Her hair is pinned up, with a small circlet of white gold and sapphires on her brow. She looks every bit the highborn girl that she is... graceful, beautiful, poised, and utterly relaxed. She turns as you come up the stairs, and flashes you a warm smile. "My lord... It is good to see you. I was admiring the hard work of your folk. Every month, it seems, you have them start on some new and fabulous project. I would almost think they would welcome the winter, to escape your constant demands.">Wat say? What do we want to talk to her about?
>>20537279There was that one time during the harvest festival with the redhead and the blonde. Some people remember us picking up the redhead but no one is exactly sure when we got the blonde.
>>20537297You severely underestimate me if you think a trifling thing like winter will stop me from starting new building projects, each more fabulous than the last. Talk to her about how lovely it is to see her, the Clawwater girls and her trip to the mainland. Who she's planning on visiting, meeting, that sort of thing.
>>20537297Not even the cold of winter will stop Saltmouth from expanding and becoming even more prosperous. Tell her how much you've enjoyed her company, her trip to the mainland, and ask if she'll show us favor in the oldtown tourney. Perhaps this time we wont get a lance through the face.
>>20537297>to escape your constant demands.I have so many things that I want, and so many of them would escape my demands. These people are the only ones that should aquiesce to them. I fear that they bear a burden not meant for them...
>>20537297Tell her, as a confidence, that we have the fabulous project of being a worthy dance partner for her one day.
>>20537426But that we wonder if any of the people of Saltmouth could raise us to her level.
>>20537390>>20537404>>20537326She blushes. "You are always so quick to compliment me... I would say I have no idea what you are talking about, but I doubt you would have forgotten the night I was waiting for you." You offer your arm as you smile, and the two of you walk along the wall. You chat about some minor stuff, and it seems that Dalyna is eagerly looking forward to the big meeting. She and Alerie Hightower were close friends as girls, and both Emily Ashford and Morgain Fossway will be there, who she hasn't seen in years. "It promises to be an enjoyable trip, my lord. Even little Maggie Osgrey will be there, and I haven't seen her since we both were girls. She is one of Lady Alerie's ladies now, a girl of seven and ten who will soon be beating the suitors back with a stick." You round the bend, and help her up the stairs onto the northern wall, near the gatehouse. You talk about all the construction that has been going on, and mention the smallfolk. "It is uncommon for a lord to say such things... Most see them as sheep or even ants, a nuisance that must be endured. A caring heart in this strong warrior, hmm?" She gives you a playful half-push and dances past you, half-sliding along the damp stonework as she lets out a shriek of surprise. She turns to look at you, half-laughing still. "Try not to slip my lord, unless you also have the feet of a dancer."
>>20537458You promise that you do, and half-slide, half-slip your way over towards her in the same motion. "Perhaps," you confess, "I am not an excellent dancer. But half the work is finding a suitable partner, and I heard no complaints from you last night." She gives you a wicked smile in return. "With you, my lord? I don't think I would ever have reason to." She slip-slides away before you can come up with a suitably clever response to her, but it takes you all of five minutes before you can catch her again. The conversation, as it would have eventually, turns to the Clawwater girls. "I will do my best for them, my lord. Oldtown and Highgarden should be good for them. Even in autumn they are places of exquisite beauty. The glass beds the Tyrells keep produce roses all year long. The boys are lovely and numerous, and the ladies more so. They will be among their peers, and will be able to forget, if just for a time, all that has happened.... And do not thank me. I am happy to do this. And not just for you... The girls need it to.">Anything to say?
FUCK YEAH!
>>20537518reading updates to see what is the current status.You were greatly missed Princely!Could you please state a shedule for Karban Episodes and perhaps mention at the and of thread any deviations, or at the start of it reasons for your absence?Its kind of annoying to have a irregular setup and gives us the chills that something might have have happened to you.
>>20537503Thank you. They could use a change of scenery. They experienced some things that no girl ought to.I hope that their time with you helps them heal.
>>20537503You're very right, and I too hope that this journey will help them.I don't actually have many complaints about their presence here, on the contrary, I regret that I couldn't pay them the attention they needed these last months.
>>20537503How DID she like those panties?
>>20537503Thank her anyway, and if we are somewhat secluded, offer her a dance.>>Captcha is getting ridiculous, pictures and seemingly non-latin characters.
>>20537607I just got hebrew characters. What the figgity fuck?>>20537594"Oh? I wore them not two days past... I like them. They go with my favorite dress, after all... But it doesn't matter so much. No one ever sees them." She gives a semi-theatrical sigh, and rolls her eyes in just the perfect way.She straightens up a bit though. "I must be going, my lord. The sun is getting higher in the sky and I am going to need to ensure that my servants pack correctly, otherwise it will be a week before I can find anything clean to wear. The little trials of my station.... I will see you at the docks for the send off. As for the girls? The pleasure is all mine. I am sure they will be the best company they can be.">Anything else to do before the send-off?
>>20537607Didn't you know ? Captcha sends you a word it knows (which most of the time makes no sense, and always uses the same font) that you have to type correctly, and one image of a scanned bit of text (or of something else occasionally, like a street number) that you don't have to type, any string of letters is sufficient.
>>20537662It was a pleasure to see you once again, I hope you enjoy yourself on the mainland. Bow down, kiss her hand, wish her well. After that find the Clawwater girls and talk to them if possible.
>>20537662>Anything else to do before the send-off?Gaze at her eyes in silence for a while.Then go talk to clawwater girls. We put this off for months, now's the time.
>>20537710Jesus christ, you do realize princely has all but said that we takl to them during offscreen moments all the fucking time? We havent been putting off shit
>>20537722We've been putting off the talk about their future and what to do with it. That's what we talked about in this thread, I thought it was obvious that I referred to that.
>>20537662Nah, I think we're good. Maybe go see Ben. Wait, is Ben going anywhere? I didn't think so.
>>20537710>>20537706You escort her down the stairs, and separate as Dalyna heads towards the keep, while you take the inner corridors.... The Clawwater girls should be packing the last of their things now, with some of Coyle's people helping. You just hope you can meet them at a proper time.Making your way up the winding stairs of the keep's tower, you emerge onto the third floor and find their rooms. Composing yourself for a moment, you adjust your jacket over the tunic, and straighten your belt. You exhale, count to three, and open the door, sweeping into the room like you owned the place (which you do). The girls are helping servants carefully fold dresses to be placed into the oak trunks you had made for the occasion, the dark stain making each one beautiful to look at. The girls look up with a bit of momentary surprise, but that soon passes. It seems that they had been expecting something like this. The servants leave without having to be told, and you take a seat on a chair near the door.>Wat say?
>>20537662If we are secluded perhaps one last dance and steal a kiss? - if any of the two ace not happened yet.Just found this thread and i have to read it all. What did the players invent this time?are we trying to build medieval magnetic engines or something?
>>20537762"Hellos girls."
>>20537762Damn, we had a really good speech written up for it last thread...
>>20537762"Ladies."
>>20537789Do we want to use the speech from last episode?
>>20537802I say yes, those two big posts put together work rather nicely.
>>20537802I'm with this kind namefag:>>20537811
>>20537802Seconded.
>>20537762Tell them that their absence will be missed and that we hope they will enjoy their time abroad. If they think they would be better of in the care of Lady Redwyne, they can tell us after this, shall we say testing period. We will consider letting them go to her, if they so desire, after we will expose all things. Although not before we get to visit our family though and at least try to arrange them a visit to their brothers perhaps.also i just read the idea about training exercies and manmouvers. great!,The one about us setting our troops on fire, not so great.If Ben should do any research it should be in pyromancy and perhaps if need be to know how to start the production of dragonfire, and a way to deliver it over great distance, preferably via balista bolts and not catapults. - wooden bolts are less likely to break than glass poultices.
>>20537762"Girl 1, girl 2, I'm here to see you off for this... journey. We'll see one another again in a month or so, and I hope that you'll enjoy your time there with the redwynes.I have to talk to you about what comes after, before you go, and I want to answers the questions you might have."Then http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/20434992/#p20447854
>>20537811Just to be clear, then people... We are set to make some serious promises. Some of which we may not be easily able to achieve. I am posting the speech here, for people to review before we say anything."You're now landless nobles, and women. Your brothers are on the wall, and your parents are dead. If I send you to Dalyna, she'll welcome you, but your lives are set to be pretty grim thereafter : you'll be separated to be married off to some impoverished nobles, that you might never love and who will probably treat you as a more or less valued piece of property. You're likely to never see their brothers again.I am not the best company you can find in Westeros, but I saw that I am not the worst either. I believe I can make your futures better. As long as you stay my wards, in name only, I can ensure that you won't be separated until you decide to, and will be married when you decide to. But if you decide to stay with me, I can offer you a greater choice, not only of potential husbands, but in your lives from now on. I can have you trained and taught in various fields, according to your abilities and your preference, and regardless of your gender. Then I'll employ you in my house, or fund your own ventures, to ensure your relative independance. You'll get to meet and know people of various stations and walks of life. And more importantly, you'll be able to stay close to another into your adult life, and I will bring you to visit you brothers periodically."
>>20537851 Cont... .And if get flood detect'd in my own thread? What?"Girls, I wish to be blunt. I don't think you're happy here. And I am sorry for that. After the trial, I volunteered to have you as my wards in the hopes of alleviating some of your pain. I had, in no small part, taken from you a family, a home, and left you with nowhere, and no one. Having come to the Arbor just recently, with only my personal guard, I felt I knew some of what you suffered, and hoped to provide for you a place to heal. But, in my folly, I did not know just how much of my time would be consumed in ensuring the proper growth of my people and lands, and so I have been distant. Lady Redwyne has suggested that she could take you with her back to her home, where you would live among ladies, and the court proper. If you wish to go with her, I shall make arrangements so that your servants and possessions are all moved to your new home. I would provide for your upkeep, and maybe, in the fullness of time, pay for your wedding. If you wish to remain here, I cannot say I will spend more time with you, but I will strive to make Saltmouth a place you can be happy and comfortable. I will try to make this a place of life, and joy. In either case, know that I only want the best for you, and I pray for your future."
>>20537831I completely forgot the wyldfire problem.
>>20537872Well it HAS been pretty much solved. We just hid it, and I think we're waiting for someone to come and take it away.
>>20537851retract visiting the wall, that is a fuckhuge distance to travel and who knows if the brothers will be out on a watch for 6 months when they get there. They're sworn brothers, their duty comes before their relatives.
>>20537851>>20537863Yeeeah. I don't think the whole visiting their brothers -periodically- thing will work out.Maybe we'll strive to get them a visit at some point, but I mean, lets not make promises and lets not mention it.
>>20537863>>20537851I happen to like it. We'll do what we can to keep those promises. Caveats, visiting their brothers. The wall is literally as far away from us as possible while still being on Westeros, that's not a trip we're willing to commit to. Everything else is okay but don't promise that.
>>20537851>Some of which we may not be easily able to achieve.Which ones ?Allowing them a visit on the wall every year, or every other year, should be doable, no ?As the writer of >>20537851, I think I might have made it a little too harsh.
>>20537851>>20537863cut these portion out:>"You're now landless nobles, and women. Your brothers are on the wall, and your parents are dead. If I send you to Dalyna, she'll welcome you, but your lives are set to be pretty grim thereafter : you'll be separated to be married off to some impoverished nobles, that you might never love and who will probably treat you as a more or less valued piece of property. You're likely to never see their brothers again.and this> I would provide for your upkeep, and maybe, in the fullness of time, pay for your wedding. That is what i say...
>>20537895>that is a fuckhuge distance to travelRight, but we can use this time to visit our family in the riverlands too, and make the trip more productive.
>>20537907Addition to it.I hope you enjoy yourself during your time on the mainland and are able to give some thought to my words. I think it will be a good experience for you, to give you a chance to spend some time with others your age.
>>20537914once every five years is enough. Its literary a couple of months to travel for us...
>>20537929Catelyn Stark didn't see Lysa Tully for years and they were closer distance wise than the Arbor and the Riverlands, people are fucking busy and travel time is in the weeks. You can't afford to be away from business for weeks.
>>20537925I think the >"You're now landless nobles..." part is necessary. We have to make sure they understand that going with Dalyna has its advantages, but will not really make their lives easy or particularily enjoyable in the long term.
>>20537944>>20537929It's a possible thing to do. But we should not promise anything about it. That is a major investment of time that we can rarely afford if ever. Make no promises concerning going there, if we do go north we'll take them with, but we should promise them nothing.
>>20537953I thought this was due more to the choice of the starks to be isolated than the material difficulties... but okay, make a promise appropriate with the realities Karan knows of.
>>20537962>>20537953We might not have to go with them, though. We could send them with an escort of trusted men, while we keep working here.
Yeah, the Wall bit has to go, but the rest is good.
"Girls, I wish to be blunt. I don't think you're happy here. And I am sorry for that. After the trial, I volunteered to have you as my wards in the hopes of alleviating some of your pain. I had, in no small part, taken from you a family, a home, and left you with nowhere, and no one. Having come to the Arbor just recently I felt I knew some of what you suffered, and hoped to provide for you a place to heal. But, in my folly, I did not know just how much of my time would be consumed in ensuring the proper growth of my people and lands, and so I have been distant. I am not the best company you can find in Westeros, but I saw that I am not the worst either. I believe I can make your futures better. As long as you stay my wards I can ensure that you won't be separated until you decide to, and will be married when you decide to." You pause for a moment, collecting your thoughts and preparing your words."I hope you enjoy yourself during your time on the mainland and are able to give some thought to my words. I think it will be a good experience for you, to give you a chance to spend some time with others your age. The city of Oldtown and the palace at Highgarden are places where girls like you belong, not cloistered in this dirty port town or my cold castle....Lady Redwyne has suggested that she could take you with her back to her home after the tournament, where you would live among ladies, and the court proper. If you wish to go with her, I shall make arrangements so that your servants and possessions are all moved to your new home. If you wish to remain here, I cannot say I will spend more time with you, but I will strive to make Saltmouth a place you can be happy and comfortable. I will try to make this a place of life, and joy. In either case, know that I only want the best for you, and I pray for your future."
>>20538030 Cont.The pair of them sit, hushed and still, for a good long while... Several minutes of silence roll through the room before you eventually stand, adjusting your sword belt and heading for the door. "There is no rush, and I want you to consider this... It is a serious choice, with serious ramifications. But ships between Oldtown and Saltmouth are frequent, and ravens even more so. The tournament will be the deadline, but that awaits us yet two months hence. Talk to one another... and consider it."You make for the door, but the voice of Myrianna stops you. "Thank you, my lord... It was charity that led us here, and we are thankful for it. Only the Mother's blessings could have led us to this place, and we appreciate everything you have done.... Thank you." It is a touching thing, and you just nod in silence before you make for the door. You have to check with Coyle yet to see if the ships are fully restocked, and to prepare an honor guard for your guests.>Anything else to do before the Redwynes leave?
>>20538030That looks acceptable to me princely
>>20538095I can' think of anything pressing to do before they leave.
>>20538134Since we had no fucking in fucking five or four threads, i say we masturbate to seagulls after they leave. To prevent awkward situation with our lords. That or decide to bed something once they are gone no ifs and butts about it.
>>20538095>>20538097I think the part about having the option to live outside of the traditional noblewoman's role was important, as the main point on which we can do better than Dalyna, but oh well.If they don't know about that, we'll mention it in a raven.
>>20538159A certain redhead is in for "big trouble" the second they leave.
>>20538095Can't think of anything pressing. Tell Paxter that the meat pies at the Goldengloom are quite impressive and he ought to try one while he's in Oldtown.>>20538159I think we should find a certain redheaded kitchen girl and get laid after they're gone. Better than seagulls.
>>20538178"Oh hello mi-why are you erect?"
>>20538191You, me, wine, bed. Now.
>>20538226
I'm all for redheaded kitchen girls, but she's a kitchen girl, not a prostitute. I think we should leave her the choice.
>>20538247If I recall, she is often giving us "The look" when we are around her.
>>20538247Of course, she should have the illusion of choice. like everyone else who deals with Karban. They only delude themselves in thinking they had a choice. Karban always plots it so that they can only do as he wants them to do!Karban is know by one other name in another world. And that Is Kane.
>>20538293She did ? Well, ask her nicely anyway, in case we were mistaken or she was just teasing.
An honor guard of nearly forty guard stand at attention as the Redwyne party packs up onto its galleys once again. The mists have cleared with a slight breeze blowing from the east, and Paxter shakes your hand with warmth and vigor. "I will see you in Oldtown, friend. Bring your knights and make a good showing of it, and try to bring some of that gold home to the Arbor... Or at least knock some of those damn mainlanders off the saddle." Dylana gives you a truly wonderful hug... She is smiling in a gentle way. "Take care, my lord... I will see you on the field, I am sure. And your girls are in good hands, I promise."The Clawwaters just nod, and you don't feel any particular need to say anything... They have already heard everything they need to hear from you, and you let the silence stand. You share a few more words with Paxter as the last of his men go up the gangplank, and shake his hand one more time. "If you need me, send the ravens... If not, I will see you when the tournament starts. Remember what I said about the ring, and what it can do. Use it well, and tell me when you have it finished." You promise him that you will, and stand on the dock until the ships start to fade over the horizon....>Back to the grind. Wat do?
>>20538239>>20538239CANT UNSEE>>20538095Don't think we got anything else left to other than seeing the Redwynes off. Unless we can make preparations for investigating what Paxter asked us to. Perhaps a visit to the Lady Jeyne later is in order. A satisfactory romp with a willing lass can be arranged when Karban isn't plotting and schemeing. (Yes, I know, they are the same thing.)
>>205383281.)Get laid.2.)I believe we wanted to recruit some infantry, or maybe it was upgrade our honor guard?3.)Mount up, for tonight, WE RIDE! To go and investigate those reports from the knight's lands.That it?>>20538335He's coming for you next.
>>20538328Pay a visit to Lady Jeyne, have her look into the Cupps and tell us what we know.After that get laid. Give the redheaded kitchen girl "the look". Have wine in our room. You know the drill.Also we should recruit some infantry, maybe some scouts.
>>20538335This sexing has been months(in game and out) in the making, you cannot stop it.Full steam ahead! Let's just hope she survives the powderkeg we have turned our balls into waiting so long.
>>20538361>>20538335>>20538353Maybe we can get laid by Lady Jeyne ? I can't tell if her flirting was just the way she treats all her powerful male clients, or the expression of a real interest.
Let's stay away from the seagulls, we're not Reff after all.
>>20538353>>20538328after we get laid and recruit some more military units how about we practice those manouvers and mock combats with our own troops.Roman style full scale mock battles. Exercise should be a vicious bloodless battle, so that battle becomes a dull bloody exercise.Plus, we might get to be the best at the show of force before Lord Redwyne dies and cow some of the unruly ones into submission to his heir. Should put a cynic smile on the old coots wrinkly face.
>>20538395Chubby red headed baker's... I mean cook is obviously the better choice.
>>20538353>3.)Mount up, for tonight, WE RIDE! To go and investigate those reports from the knight's lands.I think we should send some other people for the initial investigation. We can't really move with discretion, and I want to catch them unaware, whoever they are.
>>20538395No. Do you really want to open that can of worms?Perhaps have a threesome with Iylaria
You head back towards the castle, dispatching Cress, Reff, and Gray Thom to drop off a note and a few dragons. Lady Jeyne should put her girls and her ear to work, and you should expect to have results by the morning... In the meantime, you think about what you will need to do on the ride back towards the castle.If you are going to journey towards the Cupps to deal with them, perhaps another unit of soldiers would be needed.... Ser Wallgrave had been making noises about preparing another unit of spearmen to round out the force. In your mind, this would be a fine idea. Your true "military" forces are relatively small: two hundred marines, a company of spearmen and archers, and a unit of lancers. Another hundred or so spearmen would bulk out the force and give you a little feeling of security.Current stats:Defense - 6Influence - 42Lands - 0Law – 55Population - 33Power – 6 Wealth - 20
>>20538436/sarcasm>>20538430indeed.
>>20538430Sure we can, get the Steel Guard together, switch into peasant's clothes, and take country rodes. I doubt anyone over there has even seen us to begin with.
>>20538436Why not ? A close relationship with a useful woman is good for us.Iylaria never flirted with us, and she's one of the guys, so that's another matter.
>>20538395That's why I suggested the kitchen girl after we had a talk with Lady Jeyne. Maybe we can get spymistress sexings. Mutually distrustful sex is the best kind. She knows very well to keep it discrete, no one will believe her and she knows that spreading that sort of thing around would lead to her head on a spike. There isn't really any danger in that.
>>20538374She's going to get pregnant just smelling Karban's lustful approach.Time to sire us a bastard men, it's been long overdue.
>>20538467Never stick your dick into business.
>>20538445Get the spearmen, as highly trained as we can with our current Power. We shouldn't march out just yet, let our informants do their job first but the possibility is there.
I forget, what was the contingency plan if we have a bastard? Legitimize him, acknowledge him as ours, or fervently deny it? Or have him assassinated?
>>20538445What can we buy with 6 power ?
>>20538361This.>>20538374A sudden yet horrifying thought: Maybe the reason why Karban has such fabulous fortune rolls and the favor of the dice gods is directly proportional to how blue his balls are. Cosmic dickery is the portfolio of the dice gods after all. >>20538395Don't know if tapping dat ass is going to result in us getting screwed back royally. There is a reason why business and pleasure stay separate.
>>20538485That's a rule for modern men involved in bureaucratic organizations.Karban can deal with mixings genitals and business.
>>20538491Not much, we would have to convert points to get the trained infantry we want, which cost 7.
>>20538500No. I remember that we rolled awesomely a Population increase, just after we last had sex.
>>20538445with another unit of spearmen we could have mock strategic battles, and perhaps even a bit of large formation manoeuvre warfare.Also, we will need some dummy formations too for coordination exercises between all of them, since our force is as of yet too small to have everyone trained at the same time.A small wood cut at human sized would be great somewhere out of sight would be a great permanent training ground somewhere in the islands. (a trick used in my countries history against the romans. They cut down a entire young wood to human size put hats on it and attached poles to them.) from the distance it looked like a army, and it delayed the romans for quite some time.Now if we could have some similar sized tree trunks cut and put in various spear, archer and rider formation. I am thinking stake formed trunks, so we can put them and get them out of the ground and move them about as we see fit to practice. Good training for strength, endurance and a bit of coordinated engineering, if we need the troops to build something heavy, beyond the obvious of charging and fighting with our entire army against pre-set dummy battle formations
>>20538500>Don't know if tapping dat ass is going to result in us getting screwed back royally.At worst she'll make us a bastard, but she can't make it public without losing her business. I don't think she'd want to live off our child. And any woman we fuck casually carries the same risk.
>>20538500We have all of the power in our relationship. Any leverage she tries to put against us is directly opposed to her interests and life expectancy. Sleeping with her shows that we hold a measure of trust for her and given that she isn't going to out our relationship as it being public would mean that we'd end her and if we didn't nobody else would dare do business with her. It's in her best interests to not fuck with us so it's not a real danger to fuck her.
>>20538524if we could get 2 for 7 points i would prefer 2 units.we can train them up from there. plus we need numbers more than quality right now, in order to impress a bit and to feel a bit heavier especially with those inland houses.
>>20538553Adding to this. She has more reason to keep any bastards or sexual relations we hold with her a secret than pretty much any other girl. But yes to Spearmen, if we have to burn some wealth to get them trained instead of green or anything like that I'm just fine with that. We're rolling in money.
>>20538529...That did happen, yes. Maybe it is magic.>>20538491>>20538524We could do that. It would cost us two Wealth, but it is easy enough to do.That night, your hall is far more empty. The packed tables are cleared away and spaced out, perhaps a hundred people eating roast fowl and pan-cooked mushrooms as they quaff beer and tear into bread. You lean back into your chair, thinking hard for a while... Yeah. You can see her clearing away one of the tables near the door, her back delicately arched as she clears away a few of the mugs and accepts handed plates as the guards near the door prepare to man the walls again.>Wat do on the bitch front?
I wanted to keep our power to increase the rank of the Steel Guard. We don't really need numbers when we've got Paxter on our side.By the way, if the steel guard becomes Elite level, will they have more success in tournaments ?
>>20538588Time to make our move.
>>20538605This guy actually brings up a good point.
>>20538588Why not both? Sleep with the Redhead tonight and if she's amenable we can sleep with Jeyne tomorrow. We have several months to catch up on after all.Catch her eye, give her "the look". After that get out of view, she should follow, ask if she'd like to join us in our room tonight. She'll agree. Have some wine sent up, she'll enter quietly some time during the night and then we'll get laid.
>>20538588Go to her, tell her that, if she accepts it, we have a mission for her, more pressing than cleaning the table.
>>20538605we kind of do need numbers.Just to not look like a runty lord.>>20538588I would think we could prehaps ensure that every other staff is occupied with something yet not at our command. Just ensure they get some ob, and when we see she gets a little bit off, ensure there are some dishes to pick up in a more private room, where it seems less of a bother, and more relaxed. Say the Clawwater girls rooms... they should be empty, we have the key, and none should be the wiser.
>>20538619The Steel Guard are already one of the best fighting forces in the Arbor, we need more bodies desperately at the moment as well as every other house outnumbers us in the field by a large margin.>>20538588Get her attention, then pic related.
>>20538645>Adopted daughters leave for vacation.>Time to have sex on their bed.Karban confirmed for pervy step-dad material.
>>20538553What do we gain from banging Lady Jeyne rather then the redhead? Casual sexual escapades are meant to be just that, with as little potential fallout as possible.
>>20538643That seems rather...ham fisted for Karban.Perhaps she is in the right size for someone? we could have some dress sizes taken for someone we want to gift, like say the elder Clawwater, or one of the Cargil girls, or whatever.We can talk fabric and clothes, and take size measurements... and it can develop...
>>20538676There's more potential fallout from bedding a servant in our castle than a secretive spymistress in her house.
>>20538676The redhead might clamor, gossip, all that shit. Lady Jeyne isn't going to start gossiping about it and sure to hell she isn't going to tell anyone about it. She'd get hit by just as much fallout if not more if it was made public.
>>20538619>>20538605If the Steel Guard becomes Elite level, they literally eat other units for breakfast. It would be almost unfair to send them against anything short of mounted knights or Unsullied... And any knights in the Steel Guard would have more success as well.>>20538618After the feast, you really don't have the focus. You play three or four turns before begging his leave... Ben just waves you off. He is copying an old book from the Clawwater Keep, trying his best to mimic the stylistic, flowing script, so it takes a lot of focus. You strip out of your jacket, and send Terris to tell the girl to bring you wine, before he turns in for the night. He looks at you moderately strangely, but doesn't question it. The poor kid is wiped out from the visit and his extended duties, so he won't begrudge the extra rest.About ten or so minutes later, the fiery-haired lass slips through the door, bearing a flagon of sweet red and a cup. She looks perfect... Her tan dress and white, frilly shirt do little to hide her lithe, thin body, pert chest, and half-knowing smile. "My lord? You called for me?">Wat do?
>>20538658>every other house outnumbers us in the field by a large margin.That's precisely why we don't need one more unit of soldiers. In numbers, we're beat anyway. Thankfully, we can rely on our allies if we have to defend ourselves.I think that building a real army will only be needed after we inherit more lands from Paxter's father, and marry into the Cargill family (but at that point we'll get their army).
>>20538727Indeed I did (name), you should have brought two cups. Would you care to help me undress, it's been a long day.
>>20538727I did. I won't begrudge you if you refuse, of course, but I'd like you to spend the night with me.
>>20538727"if you close that door there and help me undress, I'll show you the true wealth of House Karban."
>>20538727>And any knights in the Steel Guard would have more success as well.Then I think our power would be better spent on that, before the coming tournament. Maybe we could learn to be a better jouster with them too.
>>20538799He's talking about the family jewels. Well, sapphires at this point.
>>20538799That's less than tactful. Be nice, and leave her the possibility to refuse.
>>20538658Nah man, I'm talking about all the prestige our knights could win us if we sent them out in tournaments in our name. Think about it. It is, however, something that should probably be taken care of later when we have too much power and not enough to do with it.>>20538727Hang on, let me pull up the text of the "Lusty Argonian Maid" and doctor that up a bit.
>>20538727"A Grumkin or a Snark has snuck into my chambers, and I think it's after my cock! I need a place to hide it! Do you know of such a place?"
>>20538815We're not trying to court her, we're trying to fuck her. Leave the honeyed words for court.
>>20538727"I have a loaf that's not quite ready for baking and I thought your expertise could get it to rise."
>>20538799OOOOHHH WOOOAAAAAHHHYou turn to the girl. "You should put that down..." Her response is immediate, answering as the delicately places the platter down on the table. "Liza, my lord." She is halfway out of her clothes with a simple shrug. She steps out of what didn't immediately come off, crossing the ten or so feet between you in seven dainty steps."I was wondering how long it would take you to notice me... I was beginning to worry." Her hands are on your collar, on your belt. "What would my lord.... ask of me?">Wat do?
>>20538832Elegance is a matter of self-respect.
>>20538848All you can give.I think the first half hour should be dedicated to our own satisfaction, primarily, then we'll spend the rest of the night in a more balanced kind of sex.
>>20538848"Just to partake in some of the finest Arbor Gold you'll get on this island. I'd know, I made it myself."
>>20538848Anything that you are willing to give Liza. Give her a kiss as we help her remove our clothes.
>>20538896>"Just to partake in some of the finest Arbor Gold you'll get on this island. I'd know, I made it myself, saving it for just such an occasion..."Added a bit more if necessary.
>>20538848fuck dont bang her were gonna end up with a bastard
>>20538994Just ask anal sex of her.
>>20538994No pussying out now Anon.
Just... All the fucking bad jokes. I love it. Grab the girl by her shoulders as you kiss her. Her lips taste like salt and wine. You toss her onto the bed, really glad that she was already out of everything, otherwise you would be ripping it off. Her skin tastes perfect, and she urgently helps you out of your clothes.The next forty seven minutes are something that reminds you to stop getting caught up in work. You know jokes about Westerland's girls or Riverland's girls... One thing you can say about Reach girls? They are flexible. Afterwards, you walk to refill your glass from the table and open one of the shutters that was keeping the cold sea air out. The room was unbearably stuffy, and the blast of salty air does wonders for you. The scratches on your arms will itch terribly tomorrow, but they are worth it. Turning back towards the bed, you notice the little fireball rolling around to pull more of the sheets up over her exposed skin. "My lord, come back here... I am not through with you." She looks, for all the Seven, like some kind of divine thing for half a moment. You just smile and walk back to bed... Oh, those young girls and their energy.
>>20538994You know who's the only power-playing lord without a bastard?Stannis.STANNIS.Are we Stannis?
>>20538994shh my sweet, have another cup of wine...ignore the hand thats reaching into your jimmies, creating feint rustling noises>captcha using Georgian script, i am not amused
>>20539035Stan the Man.
>>20539039Welcome to the Rustled Jimmies Experience.
>>20539045Stannis the Mannis. But we aren't Stannis in any way, shape or form.>>20539030We've got months of pent up sexual frustration, make sure she remembers this for the rest of her life.
>>20539051>This is Jimmy Rustles...>WELCOME TO CAPTCHA!
and now we got a bastard bah should of done the spymaster less potential fallout.
>>20539030Repeatedly insert painus into vagoo, until it is no longer feasible to insert painus into vagoo.
>>20539071Why not both ?
>>20539071We get a daughter.
>>20539071We can sleep with her too. The Karban train doesn't have any brakes.On an unrelated note, Princely you said last session there would be more Pastebins with cool stuff in them.
>>20539030 Cont. When Terris awakes you in the morning, Liza is gone... Thank the Seven for that. Would have been awkward to explain that. Terris brings you several scrambled eggs, served with the juice from three plum oranges, a hock of pork, and a few slices of baked bread, crispy and crunchy despite the pats of salty butter melting into the crannies of it. The sun is barely peaking over the horizon as you finish the meal, and you head down to the river for a swim. It might have been the fact that you railed some tiny, fine piece for the better part of three hours... But you are feeling good. Really good.The swim wakes you right the fuck up, as the ice-cold water should. Stepping out of the water into the river gate, you feel clean, awake, strong.... Alive. You dress quickly, and watch Ser Rory running the newest guards through spear drills. They are forming up well, this group, and will soon be serving just as well as the first garrison you had raised. Watching them, you finally make up your mind:>Are we or aren't we buying a new spearman unit?
>>20539030...What DO they say about Westerland and Riverland girls?
>>20539100How much power is it going to take to get the Steel Guard into an Elite Unit made out of equal parts death and mayhem?
>>20539078Because fucking spymasters is a terrible idea? I mean, would you think fucking Littlefinger is a surefire way to get his loyalty? Because I guarantee it ain't, all it will be is future ammo if it comes to that.
>>20539100I say yes, and next time we roll for the money train we buy elite personal guard.
>>20539100I think improving the steel guard is better suited to our needs for now.
>>20539099Damn you and calling me on it. It hasn't been entirely cleaned up yet, but lemme give you a quick rundown:Port tree? Done.Market tree? Done.Mine tree? Done.Religion tree? Done.City Infrastructure? Done.Agriculture? Done.Artisan list? Done.>>20539087Speaking of that: Gimme a d100 and a d10 guys. List which is which when you roll em.
rolled 2 = 2>>20539134d100
>>20539127Just because it doesn't buy her loyalty doesn't mean that she can use it against us. She can't.
rolled 7 = 7>>20539134This is the d100 for whatever the d100 is for.
rolled 2 = 2>>20539140Oh wow, fuck that up pretty bad.d10?
rolled 6 = 6>>20539144And by d100 I totally meant d10.
>>20539143Still a terrible idea.
>>20539150>>20539140Well shit, never let me roll again.How many months until the tourney? If we can get the steel guard to elite before it starts and it gives them(and us?) bonuses for the tourney lets do that. If not, spearmen.
>>20539134I can't wait to see it. So many things to add to our city and make the Money Machine absurdly powerful. And we'll also want the Power Machine.
>>20539174What about the Political Machine?
>>20539123Upgrading the Steel Guard would cost another five power. The trained spearmen would cost us seven.So vote guys... We could actually (almost) do both right now.
>>20539170>>20539144>>20539140im sensing triplets on the horizon for us, simply for having such terrible rolls in a row
>>20539188Upgrade the Steel Guard first, we'll just keep pumping points into power with our House Fortune later.
>>20539188In that case, do Steel Guard.
>>20539143indeed
Steel Guard
Yeah... Thinking about it, the Steel Guard needs to get itself re-focused. And you could use the training. Now, this is going to be expensive. They are going to need new arms and armor, and time to practice. They have gotten this good, but you /know/ they can be better.As for everything else, you are going to get to it. But you have a letter to read from Lady Jeyne, delivered in a bushel of turnips that somehow found its way into the kitchens... The idea that she somehow got a letter (or worse yet, a person) into the castle with no one seeing is both kind of expected and entirely disturbing.>Read it?
>>20539343It's not all that surprising. I wouldn't be overly surprised if Liza was on her payroll. The reason we hired her is because she'd good at this kind of thing. Read the letter, in private.
It is a quick rundown, but it tells you all you need to know for right now. The Cupps are a knightly house, with no outer branches besides the immediate family. It has a pair of towers on either side of the bridge heading south out of Bravill land and into the wine country. The house can muster roughly a dozen knights, and perhaps two hundred men. The current Ser Cupp is just north of forty years, with two sons and a newborn daughter. The oldest boy is seventeen, just anointed a knight in light of the Seven. As for the rumors? They are circulating wide enough for Jeyne to have heard of them. It seems that some knights under his banner have taken it upon themselves to free some of the smallfolk of their coin and some of the maidens of their virtue.
>>20539383Lovely. This is absolutely lovely, but I'm feeling that it's more complicated than it seems on the surface.Who are the main rivals of the Cupp family? Who would gain from the Cupps prestige and position being lessened and their reputation hurt?Are there any details on how much theft and rape has been occurring? How far away are the Cupps? How long would it take to get there by land and by sea?
>>20539383How long of a ride would it be to get to the land the Cupps own. Would it be faster to go by sea?
>Who are the main rivals of the Cupp family? Who would gain from the Cupps prestige and position being lessened and their reputation hurt?The Cupps have no immediate rivals... Although if they were really fucking shit up and making a mess of things, the Bravill's might actually get the land the Cupps were tending. This would be great for the Bravills, as they get a bigger slice of wine country, and unlike the Cupps, they get it permanently and get every coin from the land, unlike just a stipend like the Cupps.>Are there any details on how much theft and rape has been occurring?Enough for word to have reached a few sailors out of a Bravill town called Marcer's Crossing. A quick check on a map puts that nearly three days ride north.>How far away are the Cupps? How long would it take to get there by land and by sea?They are entirely land-locked, so some riding will need to occur. But if you go overland, it should take around a week. If you sail there, and unload onto a beach somewhere, you can probably do it in six.
>>20539447I get the feeling that the Bravills are behind this. Pason said that they were greedy fuckers, and he knows what he's talking about. This would weaken Cupps position and get them more land and money.We need to investigate more but this is my feeling.
>>20539447How old is the Cupp house? Is there any rumor of them having a history of this? What do we know about Ser Cupp, his personality and so on? How rich are they?Did any of his knights joust at the tourney of the vines? Did any of our men meet or talk with any of them? This rumor seems like a good start towards the "really fucking shit up" that would be required for the Bravills to get the land.
Ok guys.... We actually did way more today than I thought we would. So much that I am legitimately out of prepared material.Anyone mind calling it quits for tonight? If i have time during my lunch break tomorrow, I will finish the new pastebin and put it up, and also provide links on the chan for everyone to get at it. This will actually be v2.0, so it is a huge change.
>>20539575Well I don't want to stop if at all possible. But it's up to you.I look forward to the pastebin so I can find loopholes and broken things.
>>20539575Go ahead.
>>20539575Anything that floats your boat, Princely. Honestly, I am more than happy that today's quest didnt end prematurely like the last 2 attempts. One question though, do our units gain experience over time by training? Or do we have to buy levels using gold? Oh yes, more pastebin fun! More construction projects for Karbanites to salivate over!
>>20539575I think we may be in autosage, so you might want to start a new one.
>>20539575Quick question.Does Maester Ben have any knowledge of poisons? It's reasonably common for them to know about them and a medicine cabinet and a poisoners cabinet often are quite similar.
I am all for more predictably timed, more frequent, less marathon-y sessions.My main gripe is/was the all nighter sessions that are just unfeasible for most people, hopefully the new schedule you are aiming for works out.
>>20538328>>20539134>Gimme a d100.>>20539140>rolled 2I wonder if that means she's pregnant, and I don't know what the d10 was for, or if that means that Paxter's gonna drown, as d100s were usually for weather at sea, and the d10 was for pregnancy.
>>20542412>>20540194Does Ben have knowledge of abortifacient potions ?
>>20542436>>20542412There was that idea to start making condoms.Catguts perhaps?
