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

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Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Sep 5, 2022 at 11:02 AM, finished with 30 posts and 21 votes.

  • [X]You are with Daemon at King's Landing: He looked at Dark Sister, and he smiled. "Finally."
    [X]You are with your Parents, who are about to Break the news of something important?: You looked at your mother's happy face and your father's silent smile. "I'm pregnant?" Your mother said. But that was impossible. She was barren? She could not have children, both of them said that was why you were not going to have any siblings?
    [X]You are with Baelon… Before he leaves on a hunt: He looked at you, as he pulled you aside, into a small tent, and put a hand on your shoulder. "Boy… Look after my son. He will need you, more than you can possibly imagine."
    [X]You are Alone with Grey Ghost: He looks at you and feels something. You do too. It is sadness, and sorrow. And something far worse. "He knows now. What are we going to do?"
 
The Prince that Was Rewarded
The Prince that Was Rewarded:

You are with Daemon at King's Landing: He looked at Dark Sister, and he smiled. "Finally."

The Throne room was filled with hundreds of people, cheering and hollering in awe and happiness and jubilation as Daemon and yourself were escorted into the throne room by the King's guard. While you both wore some finery that was fitting for knights, Daemon happily had on his tunic, with a three-headed dragon, showing his pride.

Lady Royce was standing near the front of the crowd, wearing a similar black and red dress, with a rune on her chest, showing solidarity with her husband. It was quite strange to see the two of them in the same room, happy and talking, and you were utterly surprised when you walked in on them one time, both fucking each other's brains out.

You were not even surprised, you had done it before with your parents once or twice when the evening was young and you were told to fish for something, and you always returned with more fish for the night.

Mother and father were very loud, so it was hard to concentrate and you always told them to calm down.

But back to the throne room, the Old King had two swords in his hands. One was Blackfyre, the same blade you saw earlier when you met the old king.

The other was a blade that you did not recognize, save for its strange hilt… it seemed familiar, like a dragon's bone surrounding steel, with dark leather and brass at the pommel.

When you reached the king, the steps of the iron throne, both of you looked at each other, before bowing in deep reverence and respect.

"Daemon, you train your squire well, in courtesy and blade." He stated, waiting for an answer from his wayward grandson. "And he assisted you in your takedown of Essosi slavers."

"I have your grace." He replied, not looking up at the old king, who chuckled, feeling so much more in the weight and the fear of the Prince than anything. "And he did."

It was not a lie, but you did save his marriage. You think. Rhae and daemon traveled together, and they didn't seem that angry or resentful of each other.

"Good. Rise Daemon." He said.

Daemon did this with only slight hesitation, looking down at you for a brief moment. "You recognize this don't you?"

"It's Dark Sister." He replied.

"A blade not of the conqueror, but of his greatest ally. His sword, and best companion. You are not any of those things." The Old King replied. "But it is a blade that must be used. It is a blade that must have a purpose in a time of peace, and it suits you well. Better than any other."

Daemon was silent. "Thank you."

"No, thank you for serving the realm. This is the least we can do for one of its heroes." He replied.

Tears were in the Rogue prince's eyes. "Thank you, your grace." He sobbed.

And the court was adjourned. But Daemon said, "Finally." under his breath.
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Random Event Roll:D100 => 9

Jaheryes Reaction:D100 => 7

Daemon's Reaction:D100 => 98


The Old King had called you into his council room, Daemon as well, when you noticed how… broken he looked. He looked at you as if he was looking at a ghost.

"Shut the door." He ordered, and the room sealed, and the king's guard had steel ready.

"What is the meaning of this?" Daemon asked. "Your-"

"Silence!" Jaehaerys shouted as he stood, pointing a shaking hand at you. "Ever since he arrived, there was a nagging thought in my mind, of a ghost that would not be silenced!" He pointed his long boney finger at your face and looked straight into your eyes. "I thought it was my mind finally losing control. I was about ready to stop, and place Baelon as a regent so that the realm could be safe before I died, and I made a fatal decision." He stood still, and his face morphed into a scowl. "Now I know the truth. And I saw Trason."

"Your Grace I do not understand?" Daemon was confused, even frightened by his old grandfather's message. "Lucien is not a traitor, he assisted me-"

"No… He is the worst kind of traitor. A Bastard of my dear beloved Daughter." Everything went silent. Everyone was quiet.

Finally, Daemon spoke. "Gael died killing herself after she had a stillbirth." He was honest, clear, and rational. "We had her son's body cremated with her."

"No… she had twins. And one, the only survivor is beside you." He said. "Stolen away from his family!" There was rage in his voice.

The Old king and Daemon both faced you, one full of anger and fury, the other confusion and discomfort. Then the old king shouted. "Seize the boy!"

"No!" Daemon shouted as he drew Darksister. And he placed a protective hand over you.

The old king was surprised, and the Kingsgaurd were hesitant to move forward. "Do not be foolish, he is a threat to our family!"

"He is my family!" Daemon proclaimed and your heart skipped a beat… What? "And I will not let you hurt him!"

The standoff was tense, and for a moment you thought everything was going to be bad, and you were going to die. But instead the old king then raised his hand, and the kingsguard lowered their blades.

"You're Family?" He questioned.

"Yes," he said. "And if you harm him, I will stop at nothing to hurt you."

The Old King was quiet… even stunned by Daemon's Bravery in the face of the true threat to his life. "No. You will not."

"Daemon Targaryen, I hereby banish you from the red keep, and Dragonstone, same as the Boy, Lucien the Silent. You will not return to the lands of your father's as long as I am alive." He then turned to you. "If you ever return to Dragonstone, Your mother will die. And if your father ever returns to Westeros… He will be executed. I name Valaar, Captain of the Silent, an outlaw in the Seven Kingdoms. I strip him of his protections, and his rank as a seaman in the Royal Fleet, and banish him from the realm for the remainder of his days."

A moment later he looked at you. "You have already sworn fealty to me boy, and I see that as mercy enough. Leave, before my patience wears thin."

And you left without another word.
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You couldn't go home again. Dragonstone was now… someplace you could never go back to.

Daemon was crying silently, he did not show any tears when he escorted you out. And you were too.

"Where will we go?" You asked, signing, not caring if he could see you through his tears. You wanted to be reassured.

Daemon… was silent. "I don't know." But he placed his cloak around you. "But it doesn't matter now. I'm with you. And you are with me… that will be all that matters."

Reward: Daemon has gained Dark Sister and respect from the Valemen.

The Old King Jaehaerys, in a moment of grief and emotion, banished your father from the seven kingdoms for his actions against Gael, even though Valaar was not at fault besides getting her pregnant and saving you.

He has Banished Daemon from the Red Keep and Dragonstone, all but forcing him to wander Westeros with his new blade and his squire or to return to Gulltown and Runestone.

Daemon views you as his son, even though you are his cousin. He will die to protect you, as a father would.

Your identity and parentage are now known, news spreading through Westeros. Some view you as a threat. Others an opportunity.

Gain Trait: Royal Bastard: You are a spawn of bastardry, whose parents were not married when they were not married. The difference between you and others is that your mother was royalty, and also, a tragic figure in her own right. (unknown effect)
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You have 3 Training (For Skills only) Action:

And 3 Personal actions.

[]Fly: You wish to try and fly on the back of your dragon. You want to fly in the sky.

[]Learn a Skill (Line tail what you want to try and learn. Subject to QM Approval can be taken multiple times costing one action each)

[]Train a Skill: Choose one of your skills to train and become better. (Dragon Riding and other dragon related skills are now available)

[]The Talk of Gods and Men?: He has seen you pray. It was something that he never seemed to do. But he watched you anyway. It was like he was curious to ask. But didn't have the courage to do so.

[]A Bar on the Road: Daemon wants to drink and there are many taverns that are on the road to your destination. So you stop by one.

[]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.

[]Silent and Surface: Daemon looked at you, and merely said. "Silence to you is the same as breathing. But sometimes I wish you could talk."

[]That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.

[]The Rune of Duty: Rhae wished for Daemon to be home for a little while. For what reason, you did not know, but you were there all the same.

AN: Enjoy and please vote in plan format please.
 
Damn daemon and rhea.... Nice job Lucien! The exile stuff sucks but honestly... Fixing daemon and rhea's relationship makes it worth it in my eyes, considering how much this solves issues with the Vale for the future, especially if daemon gets his wife pregnant.

Also, Daemon and Rhea fixing things and getting along for the most part likely make many people in the vale quite happy and relieved for their strategic position, even more so now that Daemon is exiled and likely going to be spending much more time at runestone, with Lucien in tow. This also means that the Vale might "have" two dragons now due to the exile, and with the news of Lucien's parentage out in the open, that new information alongside him being a dragon rider and squire of daemon, could lead to a potential suggestion for a betrothal with Jeyne Arryn(but this might be a bit too high profile for a bastard like Lucien, even a royal one with a dragon)

I also have a gut feeling that we might be seeing daemon embark on an adventure in the vale to go burn out/root out some mountain clansmen to let off steam and get his blood flowing.
 
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Cool Daemon and Rhae are fixing their marriage. Rhae might even be pregnant. So might want to visit her so Daemon can find out. And damn did Daemon really go to bat for Lucien. He has earn a loyal cousin for life far I am concerned. But yeah Lucien you need to cheer Daemon up.
 
[X] Plan: To Mask Sorrow
-[X] Learn a skill: Theatrics
-[X] Train a skill: horseback riding
-[X] Train a skill: literacy (Westerosi)
-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
-[X]That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
-[X]The Rune of Duty: Rhae wished for Daemon to be home for a little while. For what reason, you did not know, but you were there all the same.

Dementia is a terrible thing, one that I wish I weren't acquainted with, and the old king suffers it terribly. Daemon is going to need serious personal help from both us and his wife. I know that I made kind of a joke about it but we're all Daemon has and he's all we have right now, and if we're going to make something of this pain and anguish then it has to happen now.

Skill training in both practical and thematic, Theatrics to take on more of Daemon quirks while on the road, horseback riding is an obvious choice for new exiles, and court diplo so we can get ourselves out of certain situations that are now definitely going to come up.

Edit: Apparently we've been illiterate this whole time and I didn't catch onto that so I'm changing court diplo to learning Westerosi.
 
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This is fine (source).

Now that he bears the sword, it's time for Daemon to start thinking of carving a kingdom of his own. This is no time to mope - he is an heir of Old Valyria. Remind him of it. Since we went for Valyrian Gods, and big D's apparently fine wit it and curious about it, might be cool to rope him into it.

[X] Plan Heirs of Valyria
-[X]Train a Skill: Dragon Riding
-[X]Learn a Skill: High Valyrian
-[X]Learn a Skill: Valyrian Gods' Mysteries
-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
-[X]The Talk of Gods and Men?: He has seen you pray. It was something that he never seemed to do. But he watched you anyway. It was like he was curious to ask. But didn't have the courage to do so.
-[X]That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
 
Damn daemon and rhea.... Nice job Lucien! The exile stuff sucks but honestly... Fixing daemon and rhea's relationship makes it worth it in my eyes, considering how much this solves issues with the Vale for the future, especially if daemon gets his wife pregnant.
Well the problem is, Daemon might still not want to go to the Vale now, if only to mask and hide his own guilt from his own failures to protecting his ward, then anything else. The Vale brought him his greatest glory, but also his greatest tragedy.
Also, Daemon and Rhea fixing things and getting along for the most part likely make many people in the vale quite happy and relieved for their strategic position, even more so now that Daemon is exiled and likely going to be spending much more time at runestone, with Lucien in tow. This also means that the Vale might "have" two dragons now due to the exile, and with the news of Lucien's parentage out in the open, that new information alongside him being a dragon rider and squire of daemon, could lead to a potential suggestion for a betrothal with Jeyne Arryn(but this might be a bit too high profile for a bastard like Lucien, even a royal one with a dragon)
Well one things for certain, things are about to get interesting.
I also have a gut feeling that we might be seeing daemon embark on an adventure in the vale to go burn out/root out some mountain clansmen to let off steam and get his blood flowing.
That is a real possibility.
Cool Daemon and Rhae are fixing their marriage. Rhae might even be pregnant. So might want to visit her so Daemon can find out. And damn did Daemon really go to bat for Lucien. He has earn a loyal cousin for life far I am concerned. But yeah Lucien you need to cheer Daemon up.
Speaking of Rhae being pregnant:

D1000 => 200

She has twins.
Dementia is a terrible thing, one that I wish I weren't acquainted with, and the old king suffers it terribly.
That is unfortunately a problem. He is slowly losing his mind, and he knows it, and can't do anything about it.
Daemon is going to need serious personal help from both us and his wife. I know that I made kind of a joke about it but we're all Daemon has and he's all we have right now, and if we're going to something of this pain and anguish then it has to happen now.
We are all he has right now, since his father is dead, and his Brother can't see him right now.
Skill training in both practical and thematic, Theatrics to take on more of Daemon quirks while on the road, horseback riding is an obvious choice for new exiles, and court diplo so we can get ourselves out of certain situations that are now definitely going to come up.
Oh I might just say this:

You might wanna start learning to read and write. Just a thought.
Now that he bears the sword, it's time for Daemon to start thinking of carving a kingdom of his own. This is no time to mope - he is an heir of Old Valyria. Remind him of it. Since we went for Valyrian Gods, and big D's apparently fine wit it and curious about it, might be cool to rope him into it.
if your rope Daemon into worshipping the Valyrian gods, you might make him exiled from the seven kingdoms because the faith really wants him gone.

And then things get very complicated.
 
[x] Plan: To Mask Sorrow
- [x] Learn a skill: Theatrics
- [x] Train a skill: horseback riding
- [x] Train a skill: Court diplomacy
- [x] The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
- [x] That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
- [x] The Rune of Duty: Rhae wished for Daemon to be home for a little while. For what reason, you did not know, but you were there all the same.
Sorry for double posting but @Wingman404 change in plan and you need to capitalize the X's for the votes to count.
 
WE'RE ILLITERATE!?! Changing plan.
Yes.

In fact, most of the lords of Westeros are functionally illiterate (as in, do not know how to read or write), and Daemon himself is only passably literate at a high school level.

He didn't really become the best at ruling until after he went to the Stepstones, preferring to learn to fight and ride dragons.
Well, not really we just need to wait until the King is dead...
Well, the Old kind seems to be clinging on, and it might be years.
 
[x] Plan: Literacy and Theatics
- [x] Learn a skill: Theatrics
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing Common
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing High Valyrian
- [x] The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
- [x] That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
- [X] Silent and Surface: Daemon looked at you, and merely said. "Silence to you is the same as breathing. But sometimes I wish you could talk."
 
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[X] Plan Heirs of Valyria
-[X]Train a Skill: Dragon Riding
-[X]Learn a Skill: High Valyrian
-[X]Learn a Skill: Valyrian Gods' Mysteries
-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
-[X]The Talk of Gods and Men?: He has seen you pray. It was something that he never seemed to do. But he watched you anyway. It was like he was curious to ask. But didn't have the courage to do so.
-[X]That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
 
[X] Plan: Feelings and Groundwork
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing Common
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing High Valyrian
- [x]Train a skill: Dragonriding

-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.

-[x]Silent and Surface: Daemon looked at you, and merely said. "Silence to you is the same as breathing. But sometimes I wish you could talk."

-[X]The Rune of Duty: Rhae wished for Daemon to be home for a little while. For what reason, you did not know, but you were there all the same.

Edit:
Changed flying into Train Skill.
 
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This Plan os illegal we have 3 regular and 3 training actions
[X] Plan: Feelings and Groundwork
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing Common
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing High Valyrian
-[x]Fly: You wish to try and fly on the back of your dragon. You want to fly in the sky.

-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.

-[x]Silent and Surface: Daemon looked at you, and merely said. "Silence to you is the same as breathing. But sometimes I wish you could talk."

-[X]The Rune of Duty: Rhae wished for Daemon to be home for a little while. For what reason, you did not know, but you were there all the same.
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This Plan os illegal we have 3 regular and 3 training actions
[X] Plan: Feelings and Groundwork
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing Common
- [x] Train a skill: Reading and Writing High Valyrian
-[x]Fly: You wish to try and fly on the back of your dragon. You want to fly in the sky.

-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.

-[x]Silent and Surface: Daemon looked at you, and merely said. "Silence to you is the same as breathing. But sometimes I wish you could talk."

-[X]The Rune of Duty: Rhae wished for Daemon to be home for a little while. For what reason, you did not know, but you were there all the same.
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Whoops. Sorry I thought flying was a training option. Thanks for notifying me.
 
[X] Plan: Feelings and Groundwork

Well good news followed by bad news. Those roll were such a shame. Jahaerys willing to kill a child, much less his own grandson by his favorite daughter, show how off his rocker hes gotten. Could Baelon make the old king see reason, that he's creating a threat to his house by rejecting him?

So now it's back to the adventures of Rogue Prince and Silent Squire, what shenanigans can they get up to. Maybe find dragon eggs in the north or ruin the ironborns day for whatever reason.
 
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[X] Plan Heirs of Valyria
-[X]Train a Skill: Dragon Riding
-[X]Learn a Skill: High Valyrian
-[X]Learn a Skill: Valyrian Gods' Mysteries
-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
-[X]The Talk of Gods and Men?: He has seen you pray. It was something that he never seemed to do. But he watched you anyway. It was like he was curious to ask. But didn't have the courage to do so.
-[X]That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
 
[X] Plan Heirs of Valyria
-[X]Train a Skill: Dragon Riding
-[X]Learn a Skill: High Valyrian
-[X]Learn a Skill: Valyrian Gods' Mysteries
-[X]The Home that Is Where the Heart is: Daemon views you as a son. That is something you find a little uncomfortable, but... you aren't exactly against it.
-[X]The Talk of Gods and Men?: He has seen you pray. It was something that he never seemed to do. But he watched you anyway. It was like he was curious to ask. But didn't have the courage to do so.
-[X]That Moment of Weakness: Daemon wept, for he finally had what he wanted. Yet in the face of it all, he had nothing. You need to remind him differently.
 
Now I'm even more upset that the family option didn't win. Guess we're replacing a father, then. -.-
We're not 'replacing' anything. We have gained a second Father together with the other one. Lucien is not going to disown Valarr because of this.

I want to be very angry at the old King, but...well, one, he is not in his right mind due to Dementia and two, he obviously was driven by emotions when he made this call, not by reason. So, I can't really bring myself to hate him.
 
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