And What a Dance it Was (NO SV, War is Coming, Prepare)

What's our combat rolls at now? +80? I'd say we're real damn killy now.
 
The Sunstone Rumor Mill 2:
The Sunstone Rumor Mill 2:

The Stepstones:D100 + 50 => 147

The Stepstones, the trade lanes of the East, the great divider of West and East, even more than the Narrow Sea. There is nothing more important and impressive than the great islands now under the control of Westeros nobility. Piracy is those that are not under the auspice of the Crown, or Lucien Himself, is forbidden, even as many ships under his command are merely commandeered pirate ships, under his father's authority as the Pirate king.

It was nothing short of complete control, at all ports of call in the stepstone, even the ones that only had a dock and a guard to tax, measure, and make sure there are not any smugglers. After all, all knew that pirates protecting the trade lanes could easily be turned to banditry on the high seas.

Nothing could be certain, only that the young Prince of the Stepstones was fucking his wives, and that his family grew by the day.

And even greater Rumors of sexual deviancy, as some even say that he fucks his wives in the Volcano itself, to give them the power of dragons, to breed healthy children.

But on the Stepstones Proper, the Dragonseeds and the Valyrian Faithful have indeed propagated and settled well into their new homes. The Summer storms provided ample opportunity for the Stormsingers to practice taming the great power.

All and all, it is the newest kingdom in Westeros if only in name, as it has only called itself a principality. But it is rich, money flows into the coffers of all the lords.

Reward: The Stepstone cements itself as a power within the Westerosi Hierarchy, with the newly developed trade lanes making it wealthy and powerful.

The Dragonseeds and the Valyrians practice their faith without fear. For the first time in centuries.

The East of Essos seeth in hatred, and in fear. The Dragons, in their eyes, have returned to claim them all.
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Rhaenyra:D100 => 69

She had kept her promise. Your hands were bound on your own throne as you kissed her. "I always keep my promises." She whispered as she nibbled your ear.

"Are you not afraid of-" You asked, remembering the same fear you remember on her face when Aemma died.

She placed a finger on your lips. "It's you. I trust you with all my heart, and you would never hurt me. Now hurry up and make me with a child already Lucien. Your Princess Demands it!"

And you did as your princess commanded.

Reward: Rhaenyra is now Pregnant again.
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Aeron:D100 => 93
Trait Roll:D20 => 20

The boy was going to be just like you, you suspect. Tall, ethereal… and needing to keep away from the mothers at court. They are pinching his cheeks too much, they are becoming red.

Reward: Aeron now has the trait Ethereal…

You think that the boy might grow up to be a fop if you do not mentor him with his responsibilities.
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Alicent:D100 => 87

She relaxed in her chair as you arrived, looking at the finished stack of paperwork she finished with. "More accounting?" You asked.

"The only thing that this place needs is storage space for all the ledgers we will be going through." She complained as she stretched herself out on the chair, before standing up. "I heard you and Rhaenyra going at it in the Throne room. Did you really have to make such a mess in it?"

You frowned. "I wasn't going to refuse her." You then paused. "Did you want to join?"

Alicent shook her head. "As much as sex is relaxing, Rhaenyra wanted to have another child, and I do not right now, dearest Husband. I want to be able to not have to work for most of the day to make sure this keep does not fall into disarray."

You frowned. "Alicent, I-"

"Do not blame yourself for the work I put myself through, it is unbecoming of you." She replied as she looked at her dress. "I need a new dress, something more breathable. And suited for this warmer climate." She said as she began to unlace her dress. She struggled for a brief moment before she barked. "Lucien."

You rolled your eyes and walked over to her, and unlaced her dress, allowing it to fall to the floor. Alicent had finally lost much of the pregnancy fat she had, but she still looked pudgy. Her underdress was something you had warned her not to wear when it was not winter, but she did it anyway, and it was drenched in sweat.

"The Laundry is not going to be like having to clean two dresses every day whenever you finish." You said. "And you say you want efficiency?"

"And you say you want to have an iron grip over the blasted islands and strike fear into the East so that they may never come at us again?" She then smiled as she sat down, fanning herself with her hand, and then a few loose papers. "This place is too bloody hot."

"We could always find a place to cool off?" You asked a cheeky grin arising from your face.

Alicent then threw the papers at you, though you were aware enough to catch them. "One daughter in the midst of being a terror is enough." She paused.

Everything became quiet. "I'm afraid of trying again."

You walked over to her and embraced her. "I will never put you in that position where you feel like you need to do something like that."

There were tears in her eyes. "Promise me, Lucien?" She asked.

"I promise."

Reward: You and Alicent have a nice heart-to-heart and a relationship of trust. She is a great administrator of the Castle and the Sunstone itself.

Alicent does not want to have another child until she is ready.

You will honor her wishes.
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Daenys:D100 => 100
Trait Roll 1:D20 => 20
Trait Roll 2:D20 => 6

You think you have the Second Coming to the Realms Delight. If only because she is a greater beauty than her mother…

And ever since she could talk, she speaks well.

Reward: Daenys gains the Traits: Ethereal, and Gregarious.
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Laena:D100 => 81

The Adventurous dragon rider was someone who was a bit of an enigma, but you knew one thing. She was more interested in riding her dragon than helping around the castle with responsibilities as Rhaenrya and Alicent do.

She never really seemed to care about governing. Or being anything other than free-spirited.

As you walked forward, you looked at Vhaegar, who was snoring away on the slope, and Laena was waiting. And as you walked in, you had a desk, a portable one, with ink and quills.

She was not happy about you with those tools. "What are you doing here Lucien?" She asked as Vhaegars eye opened to look at you, sensing that Laena was surprised.

"Finding a use for you." YOu said quietly. "Because you do not work to maintain the keep like Rhaenyra and Alicent, nor do you seem interested in doing anything more than ride your dragon, you are going to do something useful."

You set down the desk in a place where it would be comfortable for her to take and put on the dragon. "What do you mean, there-"

"Laena, you are not a child anymore." You stated. "You are a woman grown, and that does not mean you can ride your bloody dragon and avoid responsibility like the rest of us have. Unless you want me to treat you as a child because if that is the case, I shall."

Laena then froze. "You are my wife, I have sworn to protect you under the eyes of gods and men, but that also does not mean you are free to do as you wish. I am ruling over islands that could at any moment, be attacked by pirates, by hostile states to the East, or men of the West who seek to oust this new home of the Dragons."

You leaned forward, your teeth gritted. "I have a responsibility to my oaths, my people, and my family. Laena, I need your help, but if you do not, I will exercise my authority as your Prince and Lord, and I do not want to do that unless you give me no choice."

Laena gave a glare. "I have Vhaegar, the greatest dragon in the world."

You then hummed, and the Dragon looked at you, with a curious gaze. "Do you?"

She was quiet for a moment before she shook her head, recognizing the threat. "What do you need me to do?"

"Take these and go to Port Tabasco. Lord Tabasco is in need of a show of force, and Vhaegar should be enough."

Laena did not enjoy the task… but it seems that her infatuation with you only goes so far, and she realizes that this relationship you both have is a partnership of equals, instead of her just taking and taking, enjoying the freedom.

Dare you say, her love for you is not love, but respect.
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Maester Vaegon: D100 => 1
Survival Roll:D100 => 92

Vaegon only smiled. "Savage, though a Glass Candle?"

"I did not think you would have one in your possession." He stated. "Keeping tabs on me?"

"The only way I know how. Shame about the whole network thing, really wanted to see where it could go."

"Your Maesters are against the very nature of this world. Continue with it, and it will bring ruin."

"Only fools believe that things we can't control are against the nature of the world. Have you tried reading any science texts? Naturalist texts from the East. They can understand the world just as well as magic."

"Yet you use Valyrian sorcery to raise a new keep, a new generation of heroes to stop me."

"The young are never ready for the task of heroism. That is what makes it heroic."

Savage tried to lunge, but Vaegon smirked as the hand vanished from the candle.

"So… predictable."

Reward: Vaegon is keeping tabs on Savage… only to not be able to. At least he survived.
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Lord Davion Tabasco:D100 => 92

Lord Tabasco, true to his name, controls all the shipments of Tabasco and spices going through the Stepstones, thanks to his shrewd negotiations with Spice-producing princes.

He has made a fortune.

Reward: Your First great Lord has made a killing in the Spice Trade.
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Lord Westerling:D100 => 70

Lord Westerling for his part, being the other foreigner to the Valyrian faithful, was gaining friends with the new Knights of the Islands, the steadfast sailors, and the Westerman who stayed behind.

He is growing quite a corp of loyal men at arms. And he knows who he is loyal to, thanks to you.

Reward: Lord Westerling has become quite a soldier, training men all over the islands.
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Lord Gawayne Hightower:D100 => 85

Gawayne Hightower was surprised to see his father and Brother arrive in his new hold. "Father?"

Otto Hightower, former hand of the King, and now, just a knight of the Seven Kingdoms… smiled. "Yes."

Reward: Otto Hightower has arrived on the Stepstones.
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The Breatharian Court:D100 => 87

With the King gone, the Court goes back to business as usual, now with just a safer port of call. In all the Stepstones.

Reward: The Pirates are good.
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Jaeherys:D100 => 56

Aegon:D100 => 43

Viserys:D100 => 51


And the Three Brothers patrol the skies of the Stepsones, trying their best to strike fear into any ship that may be there to make things worse.

Reward: The Brothers are happy.

AN: enjoy.
 
Lord Davion Tabasco:D100 => 92

Lord Tabasco, true to his name, controls all the shipments of Tabasco and spices going through the Stepstones, thanks to his shrewd negotiations with Spice-producing princes.

He has made a fortune.

Reward: Your First great Lord has made a killing in the Spice Trade.
This is the best thing to come out of the rumor mill. I am not biased whatsoever.
 
For a moment I was worried Vaegon was going to die but he managed to survive.

And Lucien's children will be growing up to be super models, Daenys got a 6 on the dice thankfully it was the gregarious trait and not something worse...

Edit: Also it seems not only Otto arrived but he brought another of his sons too, in other news I am glad Ser Westerling is getting along with everyone seeing as he is part of the Lords of Not Valaryan faith.
 
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This is the best thing to come out of the rumor mill. I am not biased whatsoever.
Glad you like it.

Also, Valaar gets his own special rumor mill.
For a moment I was worried Vaegon was going to die but he managed to survive.
He's a good enough lad to do that.
And Lucien's children will be growing up to be super models, Daenys got a 6 on the dice thankfully it was the gregarious trait and not something worse...
Well, here is the thing...

We need to worry about other things.

Targaryen incest is one thing.

Super hot Targaryens? Incest might occur if we don't put our foot down.
Edit: Also it seems not only Otto arrived but he brought another of his sons too, in other news I am glad Ser Westerling is getting along with everyone seeing as he is part of the Lords of Not Valaryan faith.
Otto is about to make his matters known.
 
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Looks like everything is going pretty well. Little sad about Alicent and Laena not wanting kids but oh well. Laena kinda being difficult because wants to do what she wants and Vhagar but at least she's scary to possible enemies? Rhaenyra wanting another kid which is good. Vassals doing great and being loyal along with Lucien ls brothers being useful. Otto helping his son and probably hoping for something but hey Otto no longer Hand. Question now is who is Viserys Hand?
 
Little sad about Alicent and Laena not wanting kids but oh well.
Considering Alicent still has some lingering issues involving her own mothers death that she hasn't moved past yet... let her be for now. We'll get more kids eventually, we're all still young.
Laena kinda being difficult because wants to do what she wants and Vhagar but at least she's scary to possible enemies?
Shes been a free child for most of her life, having this kind of life now is kinda difficult.
Rhaenyra wanting another kid which is good.
She's also sex-crazed, so... that might be a thing we need to deal with.
Vassals doing great and being loyal along with Lucien ls brothers being useful.
YEp.
Otto helping his son and probably hoping for something but hey Otto no longer Hand. Question now is who is Viserys Hand?
THat is for next rumor mill.
Does it means we will need Mushroom to use his spy network for hot marriagle prospects for the kids? (JK... Or I am? ) Also funnily enough my Minisa omake involves Lucien supernatural beauty.
Mushroom is many things, but a match maker for free is not one of them.
Thats not forebonding at all. Also who is Viserys new Hand?
Otto has plans for us.
 
Honestly the solution to presenting the least accepted incest in Westeros is to make sure they know other kids as well as their cousins, cousins still marry here iirc so increasing their pool of choice will help.

Also our wives are the best, Rhaenyra is a Dommy Queen and if there ends up being a choice to improve medical knowledge I'm gonna have to vote for it just for her sake.

Laena get your shit together, that is all. Vaegon is a goddamn old man who survived and all is well in the Isles of the Silent Dragon.

Also those rumors on our horniness while accurate are probably even less horny than how we actually are :V
 
Also, ask them if they want to talk. After all, isnt it the wife's job to be a baby assembly line? I'm pretty certain we be doing a better job than half the nobility at that. Clearly horny sex is getting the job done.

Or is it because we are actually making our wife feel great while making her into the baby assembly line? Are you prudes just upset your man cant get it up? I suggest some Viageria for them...but well, I see none around.
 
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they know other kids as well as their cousins, cousins still marry here iirc so increasing their pool of choice will help.

The thing is that they don't have cousins, Baelon is a sociopath, Laenor doenst have children, neither does the triplets. The twins are reaching the marriageble age but since Daemon is doing Rhyllor damm what, who knows when they will marry. Honestly If they do and Daemon inst here to see it he deserves It.

The only one who does have cousins is Daenys, maybe Otto can invite some of his grandchildren over?

We do have Cregan and Lord Crackhall children too.
 
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I believe there should definitely be a discussion on how many kids we want, or at least how long to wait between.

I'd also be fine to continue the Valyrian religion while not pushing it on them, I'd like them to follow it but not to the point of smothering and from their we'd just have to deal with making it so neither of them ends up in the others harem square :V

Also very nice to see the Stormsingers able to worship, kinda wanna see what type of actions involving either them or potential magic we could do.

We should really focus on shoring up stuff, not to say everything's not great but I think having a show of progress and strength while Dad is away would do us well.

As for Otto I'm really glad he's here as from what I remember he actually does like us, but at the same time he's a schemer to the core and could definitely overinflated this Eighth Kingdom business.
 
Also our wives are the best, Rhaenyra is a Dommy Queen and if there ends up being a choice to improve medical knowledge I'm gonna have to vote for it just for her sake.
No that will not be the case.

However, she is possibly the one with the most active sex life, as she really found her soulmate, and no longer fears having children, so if she can safely do that, she will.
Laena get your shit together, that is all. Vaegon is a goddamn old man who survived and all is well in the Isles of the Silent Dragon.
Laena has been living free and is younger then us by several years, and being married to us is her first real taste of responsibility.

Something she is not accustomed to, and she will have some growing up to do on that front.
Also those rumors on our horniness while accurate are probably even less horny than how we actually are :V
Let's just say that the rumors about our honriness are legendary.

They say we cause the volcano to erupt while we engage in intercourse.

Plus Alicent is a fan of roleplay, so... it's entirely possible she used a spell to do it by accident.
Also, ask them if they want to talk. After all, isnt it the wife's job to be a baby assembly line? I'm pretty certain we be doing a better job than half the nobility at that. Clearly horny sex is getting the job done.
We are, mostly because, despite the incest, we come from a line of people who aren't so inbred they are a family circle.

So our fertility isn't like the Hapsburg.

Also, most lords view it as a duty, and see their wives as a baby factory, instead of the Chadly Lucien, who sees his wives as equals.

Most of the time, after all, LAena isn't helping around the house and he needs to put his foot down to make sure everyone isn't viewing it unfairly.
The only one who does have cousins is Daenys, maybe Otto can invite some of his grandchildren over?
Otto dosen't have grand kids yet.

His elder sons are bachlors and haven't married yet.
I believe there should definitely be a discussion on how many kids we want, or at least how long to wait between.
Well Rhaenyra is all in for having as many kids as possible.

Alicent wants to wait a little longer.

And Laena isn't interested right now because she wants to go on adventures. Even though she practically does that on a daily basis.
I'd also be fine to continue the Valyrian religion while not pushing it on them, I'd like them to follow it but not to the point of smothering and from their we'd just have to deal with making it so neither of them ends up in the others harem square :V
Well that depends on the kids. After all, Alicent is pretty big in the faith, so there is possibilities.
Also very nice to see the Stormsingers able to worship, kinda wanna see what type of actions involving either them or potential magic we could do.
You will see.
We should really focus on shoring up stuff, not to say everything's not great but I think having a show of progress and strength while Dad is away would do us well.
Well we just need to buy ships.

Or build them. Can't rely on the brotherhood forever.
As for Otto I'm really glad he's here as from what I remember he actually does like us, but at the same time he's a schemer to the core and could definitely overinflated this Eighth Kingdom business.
...Who says Otto being here isn't a bad things? :V
 
Yeah just realized Otto was one of the people of the Council keeping shit tight, Lord Strong if you got the badge you better tighten tf up.
 
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