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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Apr 23, 2019 13:21:22 GMT 1
Following the outbreak of heated words at the Summerhall Wake, Lynesse thought it wise to take some air and let her blood cool. There was much she should not have said, much she did not know she even wanted to say, but she was far from solitary in that expression.
One other had been even less restrained in his harsh words concerning the Rhoynar in general. He too had taken some air, or been encouraged to do so by those more level headed than he.
“My Lord, your passing remarks have left me full of curiosity and sympathy for the plight of true andals within Rhoynar Dorne, and I could not bear to waste this last opportunity to speak with you further before the celebrations here finish and we return to lands far distant.” She curtsies gracefully and deeply and waits for his response before returning to a standing position.
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Post by Father on Apr 24, 2019 13:04:11 GMT 1
Will be needing a status (reputation)+virtue test
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Apr 26, 2019 22:55:24 GMT 1
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Post by Father on Apr 27, 2019 19:36:51 GMT 1
For such a charming young lady, Lord Olyvar certainly does have at least a moment to spare.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Apr 28, 2019 23:46:06 GMT 1
The two stand beneath an enormous oak, leaving the strong sun of the Red Mountains dappling their skin beneath its leaves.
"My lord, your words at the celebration have moved me, as I am sure they have moved others, to sympathise with the plight of the Andals of Dorne."
"I too have suffered at the hands of the Rhoynar, as it is my suspicion that my father, Ser Kyran Daverhyl was murdered to elevate his Rhoynish half-brothers in the family succession."
"If it please you, I might gather word of those who would support you with more than words to protect and strengthen the traditions and customs of our people in Dorne, and send word of circumstances that may benefit our cause."
"These are turbulent times my lord, and it is my belief that the apparent fate of our people in Dorne could be reversed by your leadership."
Lynesse offers him a demure smile.
Should I attempt a simple or standard intrigue if my goal is to draw Olyvar into accepting Lynesse's assistance?
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Post by Father on Apr 29, 2019 15:36:51 GMT 1
"Sounds like Rhoynar treachery to me, my lady." Lord Yronwood nods at such suspicion. "At my side of the Red Mountains, they use the marriage bed, even the Dayne's are now like as not black of hair as their far more alluring silver."
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 1, 2019 3:51:17 GMT 1
Lord Yronwood was a man familiar with Lynesse's fears and suspicions. Had he thought on solutions, and his own place in them?
"How can such insidious depredations be halted, my Lord? Too often men of the Reach look to the King's Peace, which does little to forestall such treachery."
"Are there not others who cleave to their Andal heritage in Dorne, my Lord? The Fowlers are one family who seem to have kept a purer bloodline. Such lords might look to you, as the Bloodroyal, if they felt that there was hope of rekindling the flames of the past, and felt the odds stacked less strongly against them."
"And over the mountains, throughout the seven kingdoms, the hearts of pious andal folk are with you; men who I am sure would stand shoulder to shoulder with you, despite the wars of the past."
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Post by Father on May 1, 2019 11:44:06 GMT 1
"The Fowlers have diluted their blood, as have most of the others." He shrugs. "A great leeching is required, but as the so called conquest by the young king proved and the wars of the conqueror before him, a three that has stood for a thousand years cannot be undone by hacking off sprigs and burning it's leaves, and when the trunk is too hard for axes of steel, one must dig it up, root and stem. One must uproot one so-called noble house after the other, slowly and surely.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 6, 2019 11:34:34 GMT 1
"But my lord, such a drastic series of events would surely lead to chaos and the breakdown of the social order throughout Dorne unless there were strong will to restore it." Lynesse observed, seeking to draw out the man's ambition and avoid noncommittal metaphors of branches and sprigs.
"If you could not rely upon other Dornish Houses to champion this righteous cause, how might it be achieved? Reachmen would be seen as occupiers even if they were present as allies, and only the men of the Stormlands are like to take the cause to heart, given their shared distaste for Rhoynar treachery."
Lynesse's goal here is to learn a little about Olyvar's disposition [going well] as well as his preparedness to act on that disposition [not going well]. If Olyvar is deliberately obfuscating, she'll back off, but is it possible to make progress there before ending the scene?
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Post by Father on May 7, 2019 15:17:52 GMT 1
"That is indeed a problem" Olyvar agrees. "If Dorne had been brought into the Seven Kingdoms by a true and proper king, and not one who has sown his seed in the womb of a whore of Sunspear and have mongrels to succeed him, one might hope that the lords of Dorne commit treason as is in their blood, and thus the Iron Throne might strip them of lands and title and replace them with men of honor, not given to the taint of bastards and Rhoynar.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 11, 2019 10:34:46 GMT 1
"An outcome that would certainly benefit the faith, andal traditions, and those lords who cleave to them within Dorne, my Lord," Lynesse agreed affably. "And yet with every passing year the bonds between the Rhoynar and the Iron Throne grow stronger, and such an outcome less likely." Did he imagine Daemon as the solution to this problem?
"My Lord there are half a hundred sudden turns events in the Reach could play out to the benefit of your house and cause, if you were to hear of them. Knights who would rather take service with you than labour beneath lapdogs of Rhoynish Influence, but for their ignorance of an alternative. Faithful Andals who see the preservation of our traditions as a cause to fight and die for, if they better understood the plight in Dorne. And yet the Red Moutnains separate word of those events and opportunities from reaching you."
"Surely there would be knights and Lord of the Stormlands too, who would support such a notion, though you have opposed one another in war before? Or have they too succumbed to the softening of Rhoynish Peace?"
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Post by Father on May 11, 2019 22:12:16 GMT 1
"Nightsong and Stonehelm might remember" He doesn't seem too optimistic. "Storm's End, Parchments and Blackhaven have been bought with honors and influence, the king is no fool, he knew that he needed The Marches in favor of his submission to Sunspear"
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 18, 2019 6:13:14 GMT 1
Indeed my Lord, such men must have been offered much to sheath their natural animosity with the Rhoynar. And yet they have not, could not, be offered that which most noble families value more highly even than an advantageous marriage or courtly title. King Daeron has guaranteed the titles of the Rhoynar, whereas you rightly point out that a just king would remove such traitors and replant the field with a surer crop of loyal Andals.
Such a king would be able to offer the Stormlands a resolution both richer and more just, if they had the ears to listen.
Having gathered the generally unpleasant lay of the land in Dorne and the Stormlands, Lynesse steered proceedings toward a natural close. Lord Olyvar seemed both certain of the eventual success of his cause, and certain that neither region would support it. Lynesse focussed instead on her initial offer, in the hope of establishing a line of communication with the Yronwoods.
But I am sure I am not the one to judge the measure of the Stormlords, Lord Olyvar. My intention was to speak with you, and offer to promote your cause in the Reach. If you would but send me word of the misdeeds of the Rhoynar, and the ill-treatment of the trueborn Andals, I would see such news spread in the Reach, while it is fresh. I am no great speaker or diplomat, but I am sure the truth of the situation might bestir the slumbering temper of many in the Reach. In turn, I could send word from the Reach, so that you might better measure the support for our cause, and act secure in that knowledge.
I do not mean to speak out of turn and know, that as a Lord of such a great house you must have many friends and allies willing to do what I have offered. I speak from a place of sorrow and disquiet that in a time of great tumult and opportunity for the cause of the Andals, and the seven themselves, to be furthered, I can do so little.
Pretty close to /scene from me. There are a whole range of possibilities for how the stormlands might be brought around to the right side of this conflict, but I’ve gathered that now is not the time.
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Post by Father on May 18, 2019 16:14:20 GMT 1
/scene
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