Porther had been a young man of 16 then, and in the service of Willam Dustyn, Lord of Barrowtown. This pattern played out in 282 when we rode south to depose Aerys the Mad, and it played out over a century ago when Lord Cregan Stark rode south to fight for Rhaenyra in the Dance of Dragons.” Porther remembered Robert’s Rebellion well, although few called it that in Lord Eddard’s presence.
In any conflict in the southron lands, our biggest challenge will be marshaling our troops together and getting south before the conflict is already decided. As I was saying, the lands of the North are far flung and our forces spread across them, as you all know, my lords. Lord Reed, you were speaking?” Eddard said gravely.
We are discussing strategems for dealing with hypothetical conflicts in the South. These were the commanders of Eddard’s armies and this looked to be a council of war, a far too frequent occurrence of late, especially for a time of peace. Lords Howland Reed, Helmann Tallhart, Torren Liddle, and Willam Dustyn - Porther’s former liege-lord until Lord Stark invited him to Winterfell after he had distinguished himself in battle - were present, along with Ser Rodrik Cassel and Cregard Deepdown. How may I be of service?” Porther replied, courteously, as he looked around the room and noted the faces of the men in attendance. Thank you for joining us at this inconvenient hour,” Lord Eddard said. They all looked up as he walked towards them and knelt before his lord. The loud opening of the doors to the great hall shook Porther out of his worried reverie, and he entered to find Lord Eddard Stark attended by six men, gathered around a large map of the Seven Kingdoms. Porther glanced around nervously, but to all outward appearances, Winterfell was as it always was in the evening: quiet and peaceful. They walked silently across the courtyard, now covered by a light dusting of fall snow. Lord Eddard’s men-at-arms had knocked on the door of his quarters at Winterfell and told him that his lord wished to speak with him. Porther Ironbane had been settling into his dinner with his wife Serena when they had come for him. So without further ado, let's see what will become of a Ned Stark without his trademarked honor!
So, unless I somehow forget how to write, no technical issues should plague our tale. The other benefit of this project is that I've already played the entirety of what I'm initially planning to write about. I'm honestly blown away by the quality and sheer quantity of work that went (and goes) into crafting this, so thanks to them for being so talented and dedicated. Martin's wonderful books (imitation being the surest path to creation, right?), and the gameplay will be from the amazing (can't stress that enough) mod available on the Steam Workship. So what follows will be written largely in the style of George R. Then I started up a new campaign as Eddard Stark from the Robert's Rebellion start and a story unfolded that I just thought was too good to pass up. Initially, I felt that doing a Game of Thrones mod AAR would be little more than fanfiction, and I had better plans, I thought.
Hello all! After finally getting back to my first attempt at an AAR two weeks ago, only to find that updates had rendered my saves unplayable, I knew I wanted to start a new project.