Griffin's Roost (WIP)
Griffin's Roost is near to the ancient Storm's End, seat of Baratheon, to whom they have sweared allegiance. The Griffin's seat is an impresive castle, sorrounded in three of its sides by cliffs, and the only entrance through a narrow and small stone bridge. The fortress has been restored in recent times, with a new tower erected (being now two crowning the fortress), and more room both for the lord's house and the armory, which thanks to the current, war-like, lord is plenty of weaponry. Many smiths, stonemasons, and specialized workers are ever around, ready to the Griffin's most strange desires, something in which he spends most of his wealth. The interior is worthy of the proud Conningtons, with old tapestries showcasing the House's feasts, and their most beloved relic and symbol of lordship: The Griffin's Throne.
Regional bonuses:
-Strong Defensive position: Griffin's Roost is sorrounded on three sides bby the Shipbreaker Bay, and the only approach is past a fortified gatehouse and through the 'griffins's throat', a long bare ridge where the defendes can easily shower any hostiles with misiles from the two towers around the castle's main gates. +3 to siege rolls.
-Strong levy: The levy in this region increases 2%
Regional trade resource:
Armor - enables 50% of levy light infantry to become heavy infantry OR 25% of levy light cavalry to become heavy cavalry
Griffin's Roost chooses: 50% of light infantry->Heavy infantry=+37,5 men, to Heavy Infantry ranks
Buildings:
Militia Armoury: +10% Levy
Market Square: +10% income
(Coastal Only) Dockyard: +10% naval Levy, +10% income
Trade:
Route I: Armors-Timber, trading with the Dreadfort
Route II: Armors-Gold, trading with Castamere
Current lord: Tytos Connington
Heir Apparent: Maegor Connington
History
-The Conningtons, proud, read-haired, stern and passionate, are the lords of Griffin’s Roost, being one of the many bannermen in Stormlands. Their recent story is wrapped in blood and family feuds, and the Roost was more a Viper’s than a Griffin’s one. Nowadays the Lord is the Iron-fisted Tytos Connington, self-styled the Steadfast.
Lord:
Tytos Connington
-Age: 41+1=42+1=43
-Titles: Lord of Griffin’s Roost, self-styled: The Steadfast, whispered: The Bloody Griffin
-Marital Status: Widower
-Children: Maegor Connington, Alysanne Connington, Argilac Connington
-Traits: 13+1=14+1=15
+2 Duels, +4 Battle rolls, +1 Jouster, +1 Survival, Siege Rolls +3, Pillager +1, +1 Fist Fighter
Biography: Tytos Connington was for long the sole heir of Griffin’s Roost, until a child was born of his uncle, Viserys Connington, by his late Darry wife (year 190). Enraged he assaulted the castle in a surprise attack, while the Lord, and entourage, was in a hunting lodge nearby. He then decided to hold the castle, usurping de facto, the title. Viserys soon prepared his levy and launched five desperate assaults to the Roost, in the fifth and last Tytos himself killed his uncle. Since then and for being greatly outnumbered he called himself the Steadfast. An able warrior and jouster since his youth a wound he received in the head made him prone to anger, and to bouts of melancholy, worsened by the death of his beloved wife, a Drinkwater. Lately he refurnished the Griffin’s Roost after long years of decay, building a impressive stronghold, also hiring expert smiths and workers from afar, something that supplied him with an impressive array of weaponry.
Offspring:
-Heir Apparent:
Maegar Connington
-Age: 21+1=22+1=23
-Titles: The Fair Griffin, heir to Griffin’s Roost
-Marital Status: Single
-Children: Ashara Storm (4)
-Traits:
+2 Duel, +1 Jouster, Income (Tier 1), Loyalty (Tier 1), +1 Jouster, +1 Survival
Biography: The first surviving son of Connington (after few miscarriages), born when his father was still heir apparent, inherited not his father’s red hair, but the blond, golden, hair of his Drinkwater mother. Proficient with the arms he’s not too fond of some of his father decisions, but anyway he’s as stern, hot-blooded, as his father is. Being a proud young lord he would even split blood with the smallest offense (even more to those who dare to defy his father’s rights or his sister’s reputation). However he’s extremely popular to his father’s men-at-arms and the peasantry alike, because he knows that a man who can inspire loyalty, can also demand the greatest feats from his vassals. He fathered a daughter with an Essos’s merchant wife he met in Dorne, Plankytown, and which was sent by the enraged cuckold as a newborn to Griffin’s Roost.
-Alyssane (16+1=17+1=18): The She-Griffin
Beautiful and cunning she’s the true mind behind many of his father’s actions, such she should be the one named the true Griffin. She's ambitious, and would love to rule a feud on her own. However she's not cruel or merciless, just as passionate and hot-blooded as his brother, or the Lord himself.
-Argilac (15+1=16+1=17): Title: The Red Eaglet
-Marital Status: Single
-Children: N/A
-Traits:
Archer +1
Survival +1
An archaic name chosen for an unlikely son, born in the deathbed of his mother, nearly being killed in the process. A shadow of his older brother he has inherited the true looks of the Connington, something which his father is proud of. He’s not a skilled warrior, but very interested both in History and Art, even if he likes the Art of Archery. However he seems to like too much the company of a young Red Priest, in a relationship shrouded in mystery. Some whispers that the young Griffin is a worshipper of R’hllor, others that they are lovers and many… both things (to his family’s shame).
-Brynden Connington (6+1=7):
The son of the deposed Viserys, he's a prisoner in his rightful castle, but is being raised as a common Westerosi noble child. Kind and graceful, with a soft heart, he seems to be the opposite of his uncle and cousins, who watch carefully this Griffin's cub.
He is right now being fostered by his uncle, Ormond Yronwood, and such is a pupil in Yronwood's seat
Family tree:
Jon Connington, the Old (+)
-Viserys the Deposed (+): Married Barbara Ryswell (+) and Dacey Yronwood: One son:
Brynden Connington
-Stannis the Unfortunate: Married his cousin, Jeyne Connington: One son:
Tytos Connington the Steadfast: Married Ashara Drinkwater: offspring:
--Maegor Connington, the Fair Griffin: One natural daugther: Ashara Storm
--Alysanne Connington
--Argilac Connington, the Red Eaglet
Auxiliary characters:
-Barristan Storm (32): A bastard from a twice-removed cousin of Tytos. He’s the lord’s most trusted friend and warrior, and acts as his personal bodyguard. None knows he also enjoyed the Alyssanne favours not long ago.
-Shakaz of Mereen: Red Priest, ardent R'hllor suporter.
-Madon: The Fortress' maester. Middle aged, wise and learned, an able profesional, one of the dearest advisors to Tytos.
-Robb: The Griffin's Roost Septon.
TROOPS:
-Lord's Retinue: Dancing Griffins: 50 men-at-arms
-Household Guard: The Red Griffins: 300 soldiers
Hire Cost: 20,000 Dragons
Upkeep Cost: 6000 Dragons
Skill: These troops form the personal bodyguard of the Lord in a battlefield situation. Formed of minor nobility, wards, trusted retainers and second sons of wealthy lords, these men represent the best equipped fighting force Westeros can field, composed of men with the financial means to buy the best and spend most of their time in training. If these men are present as the Lord's bodyguard the Lord gains +2 to the post-battle condition roll (eg dead, captured, wounded, free) and, if the Lord to which they are attached leads a cavalry charge, these men form the highly-armoured spear tip granting the charge an additional +1 modifier.
-Dismounted Knigths: The Griffin's Claws: 300x4=1.200 soldiers
Hire Cost: 12,000 Dragons
Upkeep Cost: 2500 Dragons
Skill: The heaviest of heavy infantry, these men are armed and armoured to the teeth. These troops gain +3 to battle rolls. This will be divided by their ratio in the fighting forces and decimal points rounded as normal. Therefore, this unit type must compose at least 1/6th of the clashing infantry to gain a +1, 1/2 of the clashing forces to gain +2, and 5/6ths of the clashing forces to gain a full +3.
-Siege Crossbowmen: The Griffin's Beak: 300 soldiers
Hire Cost: 5000 Dragons
Upkeep Cost: 1500 Dragons
Skill: Wielding massive crossbows, these troops are extremely slow firing but their bolts fly with a frightening force. These troops gain +3 to their rolls during sieges, and -3 to their rolls during field battles. Moderators are encouraged to conduct their shooting rolls separately from other ranged units to accomplish this.
LEVY: VERY SMALL LEVY: 500 men+2%=512 soldiers
75 Bronzegate Axemen (equivalent elite infantry)
75 Light Inf-37,5=37,5 (Well:37)(armor bonus)
75 Heavy Inf+37,5=107,5 (Well:107)(armor bonus)
50 Polearms
50 Archers
100 Crossbowmen
50 Light Cavalry
25 Heavy Cavalry
Total: 2360
LEFT AT GRIFFIN'S ROOST (Army on the move):
37 Light Inf
25 Light Cavalry