Post by The Weirwood on Mar 27, 2015 23:08:45 GMT
-- TWELVE YEARS AFTER THE HISTORY OF WESTEROS --
The Lands of the North have risen by great lengths with the aid of the Old gods and the Children of the Forest. The Vale remains one of the best agricultural hubs producing the greatest quality of fruits, though limited in number they are highly sought after by the Lords of the Kingdom. The Riverlands have mainly recovered from the aftershocks of the great though ruins liter the ground near the new Shimmering Sea.
The North and the Lands beyond the wall have had the greatest change, Moat Cailin stands strong and acts as the new Capital of the North with King Reed governing from the keep erected on location. The Nights Watch has moved locations to inhabit a newly formed Wall thanks to the Children of the Forest that stretch the lengths of the Frostfangs that mark the boundary of the Lands of Always Winter, meanwhile numerous villages and castles have been formed in the previous wastes of the Lands beyond the Wall, numerous houses have sprung up to gain power in these parts all serving and loyal to King Reed and are sustained through green houses that provide food, and with the aid of the Children hot springs are used to channel warm water through the keep walls to keep the inhabitants warm much like the seat of Lord Stark; Winterfell. Meanwhile the old Wall is used as one of the new homes of the Children of the Forest and the lands surrounding the wall has come to house a forest of weirwood trees.
The lands south of the Shimmering sea have seen their own prosperity since the Doom. In the Reach, Highgarden, seat of House Gardener, has grown to become the capital of Southern Westeros, with a great sept built in honor of the Seven. The Stormlands, with their connection to their former allies in the north lost, have formed a great city of their own north of Storm's End named Durran's Dawn. With the Crownlands gone, the weather that once made Shipbreaker Bay terrifying to sail have now made Durran's Dawn the most successful trading port in Southern Westeros, overshadowing even the great Lannisport. In the Westerlands, gold continues to flow from the mines of the Lannisters, but their attention has been slowly focused on war, with two flagship galleons to be finished by the end of the year, and thrice as many by the decade.
Futher south, however, discontent has been brewing in the lands of Dorne. Serving as the largest supply of archers and spearmen in Southern Westeros, Dorne is both respected and feared for their military might, and has had it's own fair share of trade with Essos, including a participation in the slave trade that has left them in cold standings with the Royal Septon. Such religious conflicts have led to a number of quarrels and nearly a civil war in the time since the Doom, as many in Dorne have taken fast to the religion of R'hllor from the free cities, with red priests and rituals not uncommon sightings, along with branded men and women carrying out the duties of their masters. Their views on the Seven and the slave trade have brought them stalwart allies with the pirates of the Stepstones and their fleet, leaving those faithful to the Seven unwilling to risk war.
Personal contact between the two kingdoms has been made by ships sailing an arduous route to avoid the Shimmering Sea, Stepstones, and Iron Islands. The danger of such a travel has left it rarely used, but it is the only way to send materials to the other Kingdom.
The Lands of the North have risen by great lengths with the aid of the Old gods and the Children of the Forest. The Vale remains one of the best agricultural hubs producing the greatest quality of fruits, though limited in number they are highly sought after by the Lords of the Kingdom. The Riverlands have mainly recovered from the aftershocks of the great though ruins liter the ground near the new Shimmering Sea.
The North and the Lands beyond the wall have had the greatest change, Moat Cailin stands strong and acts as the new Capital of the North with King Reed governing from the keep erected on location. The Nights Watch has moved locations to inhabit a newly formed Wall thanks to the Children of the Forest that stretch the lengths of the Frostfangs that mark the boundary of the Lands of Always Winter, meanwhile numerous villages and castles have been formed in the previous wastes of the Lands beyond the Wall, numerous houses have sprung up to gain power in these parts all serving and loyal to King Reed and are sustained through green houses that provide food, and with the aid of the Children hot springs are used to channel warm water through the keep walls to keep the inhabitants warm much like the seat of Lord Stark; Winterfell. Meanwhile the old Wall is used as one of the new homes of the Children of the Forest and the lands surrounding the wall has come to house a forest of weirwood trees.
The lands south of the Shimmering sea have seen their own prosperity since the Doom. In the Reach, Highgarden, seat of House Gardener, has grown to become the capital of Southern Westeros, with a great sept built in honor of the Seven. The Stormlands, with their connection to their former allies in the north lost, have formed a great city of their own north of Storm's End named Durran's Dawn. With the Crownlands gone, the weather that once made Shipbreaker Bay terrifying to sail have now made Durran's Dawn the most successful trading port in Southern Westeros, overshadowing even the great Lannisport. In the Westerlands, gold continues to flow from the mines of the Lannisters, but their attention has been slowly focused on war, with two flagship galleons to be finished by the end of the year, and thrice as many by the decade.
Futher south, however, discontent has been brewing in the lands of Dorne. Serving as the largest supply of archers and spearmen in Southern Westeros, Dorne is both respected and feared for their military might, and has had it's own fair share of trade with Essos, including a participation in the slave trade that has left them in cold standings with the Royal Septon. Such religious conflicts have led to a number of quarrels and nearly a civil war in the time since the Doom, as many in Dorne have taken fast to the religion of R'hllor from the free cities, with red priests and rituals not uncommon sightings, along with branded men and women carrying out the duties of their masters. Their views on the Seven and the slave trade have brought them stalwart allies with the pirates of the Stepstones and their fleet, leaving those faithful to the Seven unwilling to risk war.
Personal contact between the two kingdoms has been made by ships sailing an arduous route to avoid the Shimmering Sea, Stepstones, and Iron Islands. The danger of such a travel has left it rarely used, but it is the only way to send materials to the other Kingdom.
