[HS] A Dream of Spring IV (ENDED)

**DrEvilsPjs** · September 15, 2017, 05:34 PM

RANDYLL
The mouth of the Trident was vast and bountiful, gleaming sapphire under the hot sun. Though the maesters of the Citadel claimed that summer was over, the sweat making Randyll’s tunic stick to his chest told otherwise. He and his men had taken rest to water the horses, replenish food stores, and gather fresh lumber before continuing northward towards Darry. Randyll had been waiting by the shore, watching on as men splashed among the shallows of the river for some reprieve from the heat, but sweat and sun forced his hand, as he too required some reprieve. He sloshed down into the shallow waters, soaking into the bottom of his breeches, cooling him. He bent over, cupped his hands, and lapped some of the water onto his face, washing away dirt and tiredness.
He quickly retreated from the waters and remounted his horse, ready to move onward. Unless directed, the soldiers would continue to relax among the calming waves, but the time for peace was over, and war might be upon them.
Randyll bellowed out along the shore of the Trident, “ We have work to do, men, so return to formation. On to Darry,”
On hearing the voice of their lord, the men of the Reach immediately came to attention and scrambled to return to their positions.
His liege, Mace Tyrell, would not rest until the Queen was safely returned from the clutches of the High Sparrow. The Lord of Highgarden had been advised to pressure the Faith into freeing Margery without a trial, so Lord Tarly was sent to surround the poor fellows at their current base of Darry. Randyll knew such a gesture would mean nothing to the seven-starred fools, but if it meant he could crush them under heel should they challenge him on the field, then he was more than willing to follow orders.
After a few hours passed, and the sun began to dip in the sky, the Tyrell host was on the move at last, and Randyll was glad to be on his way. Heading towards battle filled him with a sense of calm, and he was glad to have the stink of King’s Landing behind him. The Crownlands was a wretched place, filled with vile schemers and fools, all trying to impress the boy King Tommen, and the Riverlands was vulnerable, ripe for battle, stocked with thousands of soldiers of the Faith Militant.

King Tommen… nothing more than a pawn to the Faith, a foolish child with a wild fanatic.

Hours passed, the host pressed on, and as Randyll stared forward, he caught glimpse of a rider furiously charging down the line of soldiers, kicking up dust and dirt from the road. As the rider approached, he slowed his pace and reared up next to Randyll.

“My lord, news from the scouting party! A host of valemen has emerged from Harrenhal, led by Lyn Corbray! They are sworn to Tommen, do you think they mean to meet us in battle?” The rider said with excitement. He was caked in dirt and sweat, and had travelled the whole extent of the host.
“You have done well, soldier. Return to your post, you will know soon enough what i mean to do with this information.” Randyll answered curtly.
“As you command, Lord Tarly!” And within moments, his destrier was spiriting back down the line.
Damn the Arryns, the wretched Sparrows must’ve scared them into sallying forth to face us...why fight your own battles when you can have someone else die for you…

Randyll gathered himself and knew what he must do. He drew the ancestral greatsword of his house, Heartsbane, and raised it high. The blade’s dark, valyrian steel drank the sunlight, and it gleamed a queer reflection, but it caught the notice of all assembled, and so they turned to gaze at its wielder.

“Lyn Corbray and his host have come forth to greet us! They would see Margaery Tyrell rot in a cell, while the High Sparrow controls his puppet king on the Iron Throne! They shall not succeed! We will stamp them out, and before the day is done, they will learn to fear the banner of the rose!”
A roar of approval echoed out from the thousands of men gathered, and so they marched forth.

…

They had found Lyn Corbray and his band of men camped just outside a wood south of Darry, hoping to catch the unsuspecting Tyrells by surprise; they failed. Randyll led a contingent of heavy horse in the vanguard, smashing their spearline to bits, and the rest of the host moved in to finish off what little remained. A few terrified spearmen fell victim to Heartsbane’s sting, but Lord Tarly felt unimpressed with the weak showing of the Vale. However, more battles would come, and true skill at arms would prevail. The battle was won, and the road to Darry was open. We will not fail

…

It did not take long for word of Lyn Corbray’s defeat to reach the ears of the High Sparrow, who now understood how precarious the political tensions in the Crownlands had become. If Lord Tarly was allowed to stop their plans, then all of the strength the Faith had gained would fade away. Even so, Lord Tarly was still struck by how vicious the High Sparrow truly was

To all lords and ladies of the Seven Kingdoms,Let it be known that Margaery Tyrell, daughter of Lord Mace Tyrell, Shall immediately face the gods in a trial of seven for her many sins,May the gods have mercy ~ The High Sparrow

In a trial before Septons, Margaery would be sentenced to death, but protected by a champion of the Reach, she may yet live, but the Tyrells were without allies, surrounded on all sides, and their greatest warriors were not available to fight for the lady of Highgarden; the war against the Kraken, the betrayal by Tommen and his lions, and the impending tide of Targaryens. A trial of seven would spell doom for Margaery, and this was surely retribution for Randyll’s strike against the Vale…

**cowcow** · September 15, 2017, 10:49 PM

Greyjoy https://www.mediafire.com/file/7v13t..._Greyjoy_1.sav

**Captainnorway** · September 16, 2017, 07:41 AM

Bolton https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5a...ew?usp=sharing

**Uriyaca** · September 16, 2017, 02:50 PM

I have said this before, and will say it again- stark is way too strong. naval dominance + sailable rivers + op generals with rediculous movement+ pincer position + like 5 remote and unreachable settlements.
Stannis up- https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_...G0taTd5eHgxYzg

**Luume** · September 17, 2017, 04:27 AM

Faith - http://www.mediafire.com/file/uvi3zt...S4_Faith_1.sav

**SoulGamesInc** · September 17, 2017, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by Uriyaca

stark is way too strong. naval dominance + sailable rivers + op generals with rediculous movement+ pincer position + like 5 remote and unreachable settlements.

If I have to come up there and save you Uri, your never going to hear the end of it mate.

**Hannibal2001** · September 17, 2017, 10:37 AM

Turn done I just need the admin's response on a matter

**blue1924** · September 17, 2017, 02:41 PM

I have the save, am currently writing some RP and then doing the trial by seven

**blue1924** · September 17, 2017, 03:53 PM

Here is some pre trial rp for you all

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The day of reckoning for Margaery Tyrell had arrived. With her life and freedom at stake, the would be queen sat in her cell extremely worried. She had heard rumors from her guards, rumors of the strength of the men representing the faith, one guard calling them “The Greatest Collection of Fighters in the History of Westeros”. Lady Margaery had even heard that the team assembled by the faith contained multiple members of the Kingsguard, and she worried of which members those could be.

Later in the afternoon, outside of the Great Sept of Baelor, the High Septon came out to introduce the seven that would be fighting the faith. First, the High Septon introduced the Hound, Sandor Clegane. One of the greatest fighters in Westeros today, albeit slightly unorthodox, the newly religious Sandor Clegane will lead the faith’s team. Next, representing the Iron Isles, Ser Harras Harlaw. Wielding his Valyrian Steel sword, Nightfall, Ser Harras is another strong fighter representing the Faith. Then, the Darkstar Gerold Dayne is introduced. With him, the Darkstar brings the Longaxe of Areo Hotah, the Spear of Obara Sand, and the Red Mountain Armor of House Yronwood. The fourth fighter representing the faith is Brienne of Tarth. Sent by the Lord Protector of the Eyrie, Petyr Baelish, Lady Brienne not only wields her own Valyrian blade Oathkeeper, but also House Corbray’s Valyrian blade Lady Forlorn.

Then, the remaining three members on the side of the faith were all members of the Kingsguard. First and foremost, Ser Robert Strong, the Mountain. Having been the victor of Westeros’s most recent trial by combat, the Mountain will reunite with his brother fighting together. Next, Ser Balon Swann, an unheralded but more than competent member of the Kingsguard. Finally, the last member selected by the High Septon, Ser Loras Tyrell. Lady Margaery’s worst nightmare had come true, her brother is being forced to fight on the opposite side. As he was being introduced, the Knight of Flowers looked over towards his shackled sister. Holding back tears, Ser Loras could not believe what he was about to do.

Then, it was time for the champions from House Tyrell to be announced. There had been rumors that House Tyrell would be unable to field a full seven fighters, but many did not believe that Lord Mace Tyrell would just let his only daughter die. However, when seven Tyrell generals were expected to ride in, only one man on a horse came. The man introduced himself as Martyn Mullendore of Uplands, and that he was here to fight in the trial. When questioned who else would fight for Lady Margaery, Mullendore said he was there alone. With him, Mullendore brought Vigilance, the ancestral sword of House Hightower. With the participants in the trial now fully announced, the High Septon announced that it would begin in 1 hour.

Taking this time to reflect on what he had gotten himself into, Martyn Mullendore returned to his quarters. Minutes later, the door opened, and on the other side was none other than Ser Loras Tyrell. At first, Mullendore was alarmed, as this is one of the men he was about to face in the trial. But, soon he realize Ser Loras had only come to talk. Loras asked the question that everyone was wondering, why Mace Tyrell had only sent 1 man, not a renowned fighter, to go fight for his daughter’s life. Mullendore explained that Lord Tyrell had sought assistance from many, but no one was willing to risk their fighter’s lives for the life of Lady Margaery. Knowing that it would be almost impossible to win the trial with just Reachmen, Lord Mace had to make the difficult decision to only send Mullendore so as to not risk the entire future of House Tyrell.
At first, Ser Loras was aghast to hear this. He could not believe that his father would do that. He could not believe that his father would not do everything in his power to save the life of Margaery. But then, Loras his hypocrisy. He was criticizing his father for not sending a competent force to fight for Margaery, yet he was about to fight for the death of his sister. And then Ser Loras said why, why I am doing this? Since he was told he would be fighting in this trial, Loras had told himself that he could not break his vow to King Tommen, as he knew what the consequences could be. But, after seeing what his father had done, Loras decided that he could not be part of the cause of his sister’s death. Loras looked at Mullendore and said: “I will not be fighting against you today, I will be fighting will you”. Ser Loras was decided, no vow is thicker than blood, and if he was to die for his blood today, so be it. Mullendore reached down and unsheathed Vigilance, handing it to Ser Loras. “You will use it better than me”, he said.

Just then, the church bells tolled. It was time for the trial to begin.

And here is the list of participants on each side if you dont want to read that

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Someone has asked if I would record doing the actual trial, so I am going to try to do that. The trial should be done in the next 4 ish hours.

**blue1924** · September 17, 2017, 06:25 PM

Here is the video I did for the trial. There will be RP to explain why the trial happened, how it happened. I will do that tomorrow

Here are the result if you don't want to watch the video:

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**Uriyaca** · September 18, 2017, 06:01 PM

in the excel sheet you gave loras a 60% chance of surviving, which means you should have put survive on the list 6 times instead of 4

**blue1924** · September 19, 2017, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Uriyaca

in the excel sheet you gave loras a 60% chance of surviving, which means you should have put survive on the list 6 times instead of 4

Well, that is because I am dumb and was rushing, I went back and redid it again with the proper odds, here are the results:

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So Loras will actually just survive(but is still a captive of Tommen), I apologize for the confusion.

The Trial RP will be up soon, very very busy right now:
Tommen: http://www.mediafire.com/file/4yjsjd...4_Tommen_2.sav

**Ramble12** · September 20, 2017, 03:24 PM

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9O...ew?usp=sharing

Martell

**Narsils_Shards** · September 22, 2017, 11:11 AM

Stark http://www.mediafire.com/file/7nhlnc...S4_Stark_2.sav

**A Man** · September 23, 2017, 11:19 AM

Tully up!
https://www.mediafire.com/file/a7c0a...S4_Tully_2.sav

**A Man** · September 23, 2017, 11:40 AM

Sent a modified save to Para, realised I broke one rule so had to replay.

**Parafix** · September 24, 2017, 11:18 AM

BH - https://www.mediafire.com/file/iiiwj...ADoS4_BH_2.sav

**SoulGamesInc** · September 25, 2017, 03:16 PM

Ser Kenning and his Lannister men are ambushed. Harrenhal, StoneHedge and Fairmarket under siege. Arryn is Up - http://www.filedropper.com/ados4arryn2

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