The Spoiling of the North

**jacb547** · June 18, 2014, 11:59 AM

The Ironborn have struck out to reclaim their ancient hold over the Western shores of Westeros, Victarion and Rodrik Greyjoy, Lord Balon's brother and son, have command over the squadron that will bring the Northmen to their knees.

Fleet of the North

Targets:

~~Bear Island~~
~~Deepwood~~
~~Pine's End~~
~~Sea Dragon Point~~
~~Crow's Edge~~

**jacb547** · June 18, 2014, 12:08 PM

Victarion Greyjoy, Bear Island

The Iron Captain stood upon the deck of his flagship wearing full armour, he was not afraid of drowning as a true Ironborn, the Iron Victory led three and a half hundred longships North to restore their ancient glory, Victarion had led these men North and now they struck at their first target. In times of old Bear Island was ruled by House Hoare but it had since fallen back into the hands of the Northerners, the small island was full of bears and pines but no particular riches and no particular guards either. Here in this cold Northern shore it was said the woman learned to fight to protect their families from Ironborn raiders, little it will avail them against us. Victarion knew no woman or man in Bear Island could stand against seven thousand bloodthirsty Ironborn reavers.

First the fleet captured the small fishing rafts they found, peacefully scratching a living from the fish that dwell in the cold waters if the North, they seemed horrified to find Longships in the water. Men forget too much, too quickly, if any of these puny Greenlanders had stayed watchful for raiders from the sea they might have avoided what came next. Death.

OOC: Victarion skills:
+2 Pathfinder
+1 Raiding
+10% Loot (Ironborn)

**Honors Bastion** · June 18, 2014, 12:19 PM

Detection Roll: Rolled a 16, -2 pathfinder, equals 14.

11-15, the peasants muster a defence, and report the identity of the attackers by rider to the local keep. Proceed to Raid Roll.

Raid Roll: Rolled a 10, 10% casualties are suffered by the Ironborn raiders.

Loot Roll: Rolled a 14 + 1% pillage + 10% Ironborn = 25% of 30,000 is 7,500 Dragons looted.

**jacb547** · June 18, 2014, 07:09 PM

Victarion Greyjoy, Deepwood

The Iron Victory once more approached the shores of the North to wreak havoc, Victarion would lead his own men ashore to despoil the small crofter and fishermen villages along that part of the Wolfswood. He hoped no message had yet reached Winterfell of his advance. As his ship neared shore Victarion disembarked with some of his most loyal men and rowed to a small village on a stony ridge, the village watchman upon his small wooden tower tried to sound the alarm but was silenced by a well-aimed Ironborn arrow to the throat from Wulfe. As the reavers crept to the village Victarion ordered his men to scatter and butcher the livestock as the rest approached the main square, this village was small of around a dozen houses and a heart tree so two reavers entered each of the Houses and Victarion himself headed to the Heart Tree. Soon screams started from all the huts as villagers were butchered in their homes or cut down when they tried to flee, the Captain approached the Heart Tree with a torch and a certain pious man, the only one there attempted to stop him. He was a graybeard armed only with a branch so what chance could he have against Victarion? The reaver swung the torch at his head and set fire to the old man's beard before picking it up and setting fire to the heart tree. Soon the whole village was ablaze.

OOC: Victarion has +2 Pathfinder
+1 Raiding
+10% Loot (Ironborn)

Rodrik Greyjoy, Pine's End

The Greyjoy heir was shivering in the cold north, but showed no sign of it, indeed he had spent the last years raiding in the east and was used to warmer climates. Fresh from sleep, Rodrik was getting his armour fashioned by his favorite salt wife, a silver haired girl from Lys whom he had captured aboard a pleasure ship. Finishing by donning his helmet Rodrik took a last swig of wine from his cabin and went to the deck where his men were already preparing to raid the shore, sharpening swords and putting chain-mail. He was at home with his men and was as much a friend as a captain to them so when one of them started singing an old reaving song he added his voice to the chorus. Meanwhile nearby a lone fisherman on his skiff started to hear these strange voices from across the misty water, rubbing his eyes he took in the sight of an enormous Longship with a mermaid on its prow approaching, weakly he called: "Who are you? Lord Mormont's men?"
A booming laughter came from the ships and a man appeared on the prow. "No."
"Lord Glover then?" The fisherman grabbed his row and tried to get away.
"No!" The man jumped from his longship and fell with grace on the skiff, he bore a swordbelt and had many scar on his face yet was young.
"Who are you?" The fisherman asked weakly dropping his row out of terror.
The man smiled "Ironborn." Rodrik Greyjoy then shoved his sword in the Northman's gut.

OOC: Rodrik has:
+10% Loot (Ironborn)

**Honors Bastion** · June 19, 2014, 09:20 AM

Deepwood Raid:

Detection Roll: Rolled a 15

11-15, the peasants muster a defence, and report the identity of the attackers by rider to the local keep. Proceed to Raid Roll.

Raid Roll: Rolled a 7, so 7% of the reavers are killed.

Loot Roll: Rolled a 2, so 2% + 1% pillage +10% Iroborn is 13%. 13% of 40,000 is 5,200 Dragons looted.

Pine's End Raid:

Is it Tine's End or Pine's End? I don't whether its mispelled here or in the Rule's Thread.

Detection Roll: Rolled a 2,

1-5, the peasants are caught completely by surprise and no defence can be mustered. Proceed straight to a Loot Roll.

Raid Roll: Not needed.

Loot Roll: Rolled a 5, so 5% +10% (Ironborn) = 15% of 30,000 is 4,500.

OOC: Also, how many raids have you launched now respectively for each? I haven't kept count and I probably should have for trait rewards. Links would be fine for verification.

**jacb547** · June 19, 2014, 02:20 PM

OOC: I'm pretty sure it's a P, this was Victarions second and Rodrik's first time leading a raid.

**Honors Bastion** · June 19, 2014, 02:43 PM

OOC: Alright thanks. I will change it in the Rule's Thread.

**jacb547** · June 22, 2014, 06:07 PM

Victarion Greyjoy, Sea Dragon Point

Sea Dragon Point was a nice name Victarion reckoned, the Grey King had slain Nagga who was a great sea dragon and used his ribs as a great hall. Little did the name matter thought his ships would still sack it, burn it and take away salt-wives and thrall. This endeavor had been mostly that, no real opposition had been met so far, most of the dead were either from the cold sea, diseases or desertion with only the occasional peasant murder. In truth the captain yearned for a fight but he knew they could not attack any field armies for the coast was their advantage and any Stark armies were far from the coast. Approaching the villages of the area he command the ships to spread out in order to conduct the raiding in as speedily a manner as possible, he saw stirring in the village as sleepy fishermen left their homes to see what could possibly cause this commotion only to return inside frightened to grab their goods and children. Victarion did not even need to give the order, his men already knew what to do. Soon fire arrows sprung from the longships as thatch and wood caught fire and the peasant's left their burning homes screaming, the reavers sharpened their axes and loomed closer to shore.

OOC: Victarion has +2 Pathfinder
+1 Raiding
+10% Loot (Ironborn)

Rodrik Greyjoy, Crow's Edge

Snow flakes had aged Rodrik Greyjoy many years, his beard and hair were now sprouted white but he did not shiver under the cold. At least not on the outside, in truth every bone of his ached for the comforts of his cabin and the warmth of his Salt-Wives but he knew a good captain would never let his men do the reaving alone. The rocky cliffs of the North met them as grey barrier on the shores but stout men with hooks and on mountain trails could find their way quickly enough and set to fire the Clansmen's homes on the highs. Greyjoy knew he was ever approaching the wall and the lands of the Wildmen, he had half a mind to go see it and to capture some wildlings spearwives for himself but contended his appetite for adventure to the North for now, not even Balon Greyjoy cared to break the neutrality of the watch and north of the Wall was just too damn cold for him to bear. When the longship finnaly docked on the beach Rodrik descended form the ship alongside his raiders and with a booming voice he ordered the climb of the cliffs, a fall from that height might easily kill a men but Rodrik trusted his crew and fueled his mind with thoughts of loot and plunder up there.

OOC: Rodrik has +10% Loot (Ironborn)

**Honors Bastion** · June 22, 2014, 06:32 PM

Sea Dragon Point Raid:

Detection Roll: Rolled a 9.

6-10, the peasants muster a weak defence, but in the chaos do not send riders to report the attacking banners. Proceed to Raid Roll.

Perception Roll: Not needed.

Raid Roll: Rolled a 13. 13% of the raiders are lost due to desertion, disease, or death.

Loot Roll: Rolled a 5. 5% + 10% +1% raid = 16% of 20,000 is 3,200 Dragons.

Crow's Edge Raid:

Detection Roll: Rolled a 14.

11-15, the peasants muster a defence, and report the identity of the attackers by rider to the local keep. Proceed to Perception Roll.

Perception Roll: Rolled a 12.

The local populace are able to determine that the raiders can only be Ironborn due to their attire and method of speaking.

Raid Roll: Rolled a 9. 9% of the raiders are killed.

Loot Roll: Rolled an 11. 11% + 10% = 21% of 30,000 is 6,300 Dragons looted.