#rfms.arc03

[vicletfxre]

open starter: @reignrbs

Sunspear was unlike any other city that Vivienne had seen. And the only city that the little lady had seen was King's Landing, which stank of too many packed bodies mixed with the cloying brine of Blackwater Bay. A stench they had been all too happy to escape. But here, in Dorne's capital, all she smelled was heavy perfumes and the heady scent of exotic spices. Even in the library, the scent of incense was palpable.

She was reaching for another book when all but one went flying from her hands. Red easily took to their cheeks as they looked up sheepishly to the various patrons scattered about. "Sorry," escaped as they clutched to the last book that remained in their hands.

[wnterreign]

open  starter    /   @reignrbs​

        one  would  think  that  it  was  her wedding that was on the horizon by the way she’d been fluttering about the castle, making certain everything from the flower arrangements to the tapestries were perfect. she’d been the same in the days leading up to her uncle’s wedding, but now houses from all of westeros were gathering under sunspear’s roof. nymeria’s spirits had only blossomed brighter as had her determination that nothing could be amiss. and part of being a good hostess was also spending time with those in attendance.        ❝  thank you for joining me on this walk. i fear my excitement for the wedding and festivities has made my quite restless, ❞        she said, glancing over at her companion. her smile shined.        ❝  how do you find sunspear so far?  ❞

[reignfms]

 you  didn’t  forget  about  us,  did  you?  in  your  eagerness  to  celebrate  a  new  union,  thoughts  of  our  little  messages  had  gone  all  but  forgotten  by  so  many.  but  we’re  not  so  easily  forgotten,  not  so  easily  dismissed  or  halted.

 let  us  leave  a  reminder  in  a  way  you  might  take  to  heart.

 a  message  in  flame.

 as  our  nobles  are  winding  down  on  a  night  of  dornish  fun,  as  they  prepare  to  bid  the  new  couple  goodnight,  screams  sound  from  the  depths  of  the  extravagantly  decorated  ballroom.  fire  has  caught  to  the  many  tapestries  hung,  quickly  spreading  to  every  surface  possible.  the  screams  intensify,  bodies  scrambling  out  as  smoke  and  flame  fill  every  space  of  the  room.  

 guards  pour  from  every  corner  of  the  palace,  buckets  of  water  begin  passing  down  lines  of  any  willing  to  help.  for  a  few  moments  there  are  no  nobles,  no  commonfolk,  no  dornish,  no  southerners,  just  people  seeking  to  stop  great  tragedy  from  striking.  

 of  course,  not  all  stay  to  help,  and  trust  the  martells  see  who  is  so  unwilling  to  save  their  home  after  their  hospitality  has  been  offered.

 but  those  who  came  together  succeed,  the  flames  smothered  in  water  and  weary  bodies  slowly  filter  off  to  bed.

 come  sun  rise  they  are  given  a  new  edict  from  the  ruling  princess  martell,  the  gates  of  the  palace  are  closed,  none  in,  none  out.  our  characters  once  again  find  themselves  trapped  in  the  aftermath  of  tragedy,  another  royal’s  iron  fist  eager  to  seek  out  those  who  sought  to  harm  their  own.

OOC INFO

as you can see, we end all weddings with a bang!

this plot drop is not optional, all threads from here on must reflect these events. all characters are now unable to leave sunspear’s palace until further notice.

you do not have to drop your event threads though it is highly encouraged to do so. all players may have one free starter, but again we are telling, not asking, everyone to make the effort to also reply to opens and not solely focus on closed threads. unlike the event, we will be handing out warnings to those players who have not responded to any opens after some time has passed.

if you are interested in having characters be involved in this plot drop, please dm the main and remember that some things are limited so asking is a lot kinder than telling.

options for involvement include those who fled rather than helping put out the flames, those injured in the mass escape from the ballroom, deaths (npc or otherwise), victims of attempted kidnappings, and those who may have been a shining star amongst the helpful ( i.e. helping others out of the fire, tending to wounded, one of the first to jump in to help put out the flames ) this does not mean everyone who helped, just those that were the most helpful/notable.

INVOLVED

deaths ;; ranida fowler. vamond velaryon. malaessa velaryon nee belmore. ormond yronwood.

fled to their rooms/missing in action ;; pimchanok targaryen. daegon greyjoy. valeria bolton. keiran bolton. lukas harlaw. myranda bolton. alarra goodbrother. agnar bolton.

injured ;; achara fowler. denyse martell nee redwyne. jeyne lannister. guinevere lannister. brandon reed. melina hightower. ku’ahn allyrion. vivienne beesbury. vareena tyrell. tobias tarth. loreon lefford. ravella stark. viyanna martell.

nearly nabbed ;; alexia stark. sharra martell nee arryn. lyanna stark. nymeria martell. maery greyjoy. mara martell.

most helpful ;; cedrick ryswell. alistair manderly. harrion stark. ferah tyrell. mace redwyne. agnes blackwood. maira qorgyle. suriya martell. axel tully.

[encirclet]

𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡  . . .     character  updates  ,  whereabouts  ,  and  mindsets  upon  entering  arc  iii  can  be  found  below  the  cut  !

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐉𝐎𝐘 :  returned  to  pyke  for  a  few  weeks  to  satisfy  her  craving  for  salt  air  before  setting  off  on  a  sort  of  royal  progress  —  wherein  she  showed  up  at  the  doorstep  of  noble  houses  throughout  westeros  in  true  ironborn  fashion  (  i . e .  whether  they  invited  her  or  not  )  ,  seeking  to  establish  extremely  tentative  relationships  between  house  greyjoy  and  the  greenlanders  .  the  list  of  stops  includes  :  house  lannister  in  casterly  rock  ,  the  clans  of  the  vale  ,  house  targaryen  in  summerhall  ,  and  house  hightower  in  oldtown  ,  though  she  probably  stopped  in  on  some  smaller  houses  throughout  the  realm  along  the  way  too  before  sailing  to  sunspear  to  reunite  with  her  family  after  almost  three  months  of  her  absence  .

𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒  :  visera  travelled  from  winterfell  straight  to  summerhall  with  her  great  uncle  luc  ,  accompanied  by  her  dragon  darksmoke  .  the  choice  to  not  follow  her  mother  and  sister  to  rook’s  rest  was  a  difficult  one  ,  but  the  dense  forest  of  the  stormlands  offered  visera  ample  time  to  strengthen  her  bond  with  her  great  dane  sized  and  growing  dragon  .  the  first  few  weeks  found  her  accompanying  darksmoke  as  he  hunted  ,  visera  herself  on  horseback  .  as  a  result  ,  her  skills  with  a  dagger  as  well  as  a  bow  and  arrow  have  increased  greatly  .  upon  hearing  news  of  the  birth  of  rhaelle  ,  she  and  darksmoke  returned  home  to  dragonstone  where  she  met  her  new  cousin  and  refused  to  speak  to  any  of  her  family  members  (  except  reila  )  in  the  common  tongue  so  that  she  could  finally  get  the  hang  of  speaking  fluent  high  valyrian  before  heading  to  dorne  with  the  dragonstone  party  .

𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑  :  returned  to  their  home  at  seagard  with  their  betrothed  ,  but  their  duty  to  the  north  called  them  back  to  winterfell  upon  the  birth  of  prince  benjen  .  cailin  goes  out  on  a  limb  ,  entrusting  the  rule  of  seagard  to  helaena  in  their  absence  ,  and  is  pleased  to  hear  from  her  frequently  via  letters  throughout  their  absence  .  she  spends  the  majority  of  the  three  months  in  winterfell  ,  but  returns  home  to  seagard  with  a  few  weeks  remaining  before  they  must  depart  for  dorne  .  en  route  to  sunspear  ,  they  visit  brightwater  keep  ,  the  home  of  their  intended  .

𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐊 :  upon  leaving  winterfelll  ,  rickard  accompanied  both  his  and  his  wife’s  houses  (  house  serrett  )  back  to  karhold  ,  where  he  remained  for  a  few  days  to  ensure  all  were  settled  before  departing  to  join  his  men  on  their  annual  hunt  to  restock  karhold’s  stores  .  he  remained  on  the  hunt  for  only  a  short  while  ,  returning  to  karhold  merely  a  week  later  to  be  nearby  his  pregnant  wife  (  who  didn’t  want  him  to  go  anyway  lol  )  and  properly  host  house  serrett  .  he  would  remain  at  karhold  until  their  departure  for  sunspear  ,  where  upon  their  arrival  it  is  now  quite  obvious  to  all  that  house  karstark  will  be  welcoming  a  baby  in  the  coming  months  .

𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐖𝐘𝐍𝐄  :  mace  returned  to  the  arbor  and  remained  there  throughout  the  three  months  ,  working  alongside  his  sister  lynesse  to  deal  with  the  needs  and  running  of  the  arbor  until  her  early  departure  for  dorne  .  he  extended  an  invitation  to  guinevere  lannister  to  visit  him  in  the  arbor  ,  but  was  #denied  .  as  a  result  ,  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  time  at  home  sulking  ,  continuing  his  correspondence  with  guinevere  ,  debating  whether  or  not  he  should  attend  denyse  and  ryon’s  wedding  celebrations  ,  sampling  the  arbor  gold  ,  and  skipping  rocks  with  his  son  quentyn  .  ultimately  ,  he  sailed  to  dorne  to  attend  the  wedding  celebrations  ,  albeit  against  his  younger  sister’s  wishes  . 

𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋  :  ryon  returned  to  sunspear  immediately  as  soon  as  the  snow  in  the  north  lessened  ,  accompanied  by  his  family  and  his  betrothed  .  unlike  denyse’s  first  visit  to  dorne  ,  he  spent  a  rather  generous  amount  of  his  three  months  hosting  her  as  he  should  have  the  first  time  ,  having  grown  far  more  comfortable  in  her  company  throughout  their  time  in  winterfell  .  a  few  days  prior  to  the  arrival  of  the  first  nobles  to  sunspear  ,  he  gifted  denyse  with  a  foal  sired  by  one  of  his  beloved  sand  steeds  as  an  early  wedding  present  .  he  has  barely  endured  the  wedding  preparations  he  was  required  to  participate  in  ,  and  is  on  a  very  short  fuse  now  that  the  nuptials  approach  quickly  .  however  ,  his  irritableness  should  not  be  confused  for  reluctance  ,  as  he  has  grown  used  to  the  lady  redwyne’s  company  and  has  not  taken  off  the  pendants  she  gave  him  once  lol  .

𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐘𝐒  :  victario  remained  with  princess  pimchanok  targaryen  throughout  their  period  of  stalling  their  return  to  the  southern  capital  ,  eventually  ending  up  with  them  in  king’s  landing  for  the  majority  of  the  three  months  .  however  ,  he  did  depart  from  westeros  for  essos  and  the  free  cities  for  a  few  weeks’  time  ,  during  which  he  stocked  up  on  lyseni  perfume  ,  perused  essosi  poisons  and  had  a  brief  fling  with  sarisa  baratheon  in  braavos  before  returning  to  king’s  landing  to  accompany  an  arguing  pim  and  aedar  on  their  travels  to  sunspear  .

𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐘  :  as  soon  as  the  snow  cleared  ,  domeric  retrieved  his  approved  recruits  from  the  winterfell  dungeons  and  headed  back  to  castle  black  to  fulfill  his  duties  as  a  brother  of  the  night’s  watch  .   sent  to  eastwatch  by  the  sea  due  to  a  shortage  of  rangers  at  the  watch’s  less  populated   castle  on  the  bay  of  seals  ,  he  makes  a  short  and  uneventful  trip  beyond  the  wall  to  ensure  that  no  wildling  settlements  have  sprung  up  within  a  reasonable  distance  of  the  border  .  upon  his  return  to  castle  black  ,  he  is  informed  that  the  northern  council  and  king  have  requested  a  small  regiment  of  brothers  to  accompany  the  northern  royal  family  to  dorne  for  added  safety  and  security  .  despite  having  his  own  reservations  (  not  wanting  to  force  his  presence  upon  all  those  that  hate  him  by  association  )  ,  domeric  must  follow  all  orders  from  his  lord  commander  ,  and  departs  for  winterfell  with  a  few  of  his  fellow  men  of  the  night’s  watch  to  accompany  the  northern  royals  to  sunspear  .

[fallencrxwns]

three months time...

ravella  stark  nee  blackwood   —  the  raven  queen.

when  the  keep  becomes  silent  ravella  finds  peace  and  get  overly  confident  with  how  far  along  she  is.  looking  for  more  silence  she  finds  herself  alone  with  her  sister  in  a  corner  of  the  keep  when  her  feet  slip  and  her  labor  pains  begin.  in  panics  between  sisters  ravella  becomes  a  storm  of  screams  and  her  sister  celia  is  forced  to  deliver  the  baby  with  the  careful  yet  loud  instructions  of  her  youngest  sister.  in  between  the  commotion  lyanna  stark  appears  only  to  rush  out  to  get  her  brother  and  the  maesters.  when  the  help  arrives  everyone  is  welcome  with  the  sight  and  cries  of  the  new  prince  benjen  stark  and  a  barely  conscious  ravella.  after  long  nights  and  fearing  over  the  queen’s  life  ravella  finally  comes  back  to  them  and  begins  to  make  recovery.  the  bliss  between  the  queen  and  king  is  temporary  as  their  past  comes  to  hunt  them  and  creates  a  wedge  between  them.  ravella  has  now  built  new  walls  all  around  her,  keeping  her  distance,  faking  her  happiness  and  focusing  on  her  son.

lale  tyrell  —  the  steel  thorn.

lale  returns  to  high  garden  almost  in  a  rush  to  dive  directly  into  the  pile  of  work  that  had  been  waiting  for  her,  powering  through  everything  and  anything  she  can  get  her  hands  on.  the  fears  and  insecurities  after  taking  off  for  weeks  after  the  death  of  her  brother  and  how  she  had  neglected  her  position  come  to  stare  her  in  the  face  and  it  makes  her  hallow  with  realizations.  insecure  and  feeling  less  than  inadequate  the  ruling  lady  has  no  time  for  anything  that  isn’t  work.  even  when  erich  reaches  her  ancestral  home  she  makes  time  for  him  only  in  between  her  duties.

rhaegar  targaryen  —  the  night  dragon.

reluctantly  raeghar  makes  his  way  back  to  kingslanding  after  a  blissful  stay  in  the  north  to  meet  his  brother  and  king  once  more.  the  tension  between  the  two  is  palpable  but  he  pushes  through  it  and  all  the  sudden  work  he  has  on  his  desk  just  by  thinking  of  his  wife  and  child.  the  four  weeks  he  spends  there  are  too  long  and  too  tiring  but  the  first  chance  he  gets,  and  with  the  excuse  of  his  very  pregnant  wife  they  both  escape  to  be  secluded  in  dragostone  prepared  to  welcome  their  child.  there  time  flies  but  in  a  more  enjoyable  way,  and  when  ravella  gives  birth  to  their  daughter  rheagar  is  over  the  sun  with  joy  an  excitement  constantly  being  yelled  at  to  put  the  child  down  even  though  all  he  wants  is  to  hold  his  daughter  all  day  long.

mazhar  baratheon  —  the  golden  stag.

after  a  less  than  graceful  rejection  of  marriage  from  the  woman  he  thought  he  would  share  the  rest  of  his  life  with,  mazhar  returns  quietly  to  stormsend  to  brood  in  darkness  and  solitude.  letters  of  his  for  his  daughter  are  often  sent  to  highgarden  but  he  never  does  visit  despite  the  pleas  of  the  little  girl.  little  is  see  or  heard  from  him  during  the  tree  months.  he  focuses  on  work,  training,  and  passing  his  time  reading  locked  away  in  his  room  trying  to  quiet  his  own  emotions.  when  he  reaches  dorne  the  old  mazhar  is  the  one  that  shows  up,  a  solid  wall  to  hide  his  true  emotions  behind.

narcissa  redsmith  nee  grafton  —  the  wondering  siren.

the  siren  had  enjoyed  her  time  in  the  north,  but  she  is  glad  to  reach  a  warmer  climate,  even  though  it  still  winter  even  the  vale.  the  promise  of  festivities  in  her  own  home  are  what  truly  keep  her  spirits  up  lifted,  but  the  real  ray  of  sun  comes  as  she  once  more  finds  herself  with  child.  not  a  surprise  to  anyone  who  truly  knows  the  couple,  but  a  joy  all  the  same.  narcissa  spends  the  three  months  between  aiding  the  arryn’s  with  their  agendas  and  trying  to  keep  herself  on  her  two  feet  between  sicknesses  and  tiredness.  a  very  pregnant  narcissa  reaches  dorne,  against  all  pleas  of  her  mother  to  remain  back  home  with  her.

suriya  martell  —  the  dornish  sun.

suriya  follows  her  uncle  to  the  vale  to  everyone’s  surprise,  a  fight  between  her  mother  and  her  arises  as  it  is  seen  as  her  trying  to  yet  do  against  what  she  is  told  but  she  does  not  care.  although  being  away  from  home  has  put  plenty  into  perspective  for  the  princess,  between  making  new  friends,  celebrating  what  truly  matters  and  with  a  better  disposition  she  reaches  dorne  with  a  new  way  of  looking  at  life.  this  time  she  is  far  more  welcoming  to  the  visitors  and  is  exited  for  the  new  additions  to  her  family.  suriya  is  now  thinking  its  time  for  her  to  finally  grow  up  and  pick  a  path  in  life.  however  she  hasn’t  decided  how  exactly  she  will  be  doing  that.

[reignfms]

the ruling lord and lady arryn are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter , lady mayra arryn  .

[reignfms]

as the inquisitions wind down with the last of the nobles trailing out the throne room, a silence fills the halls of sunspear for the first time since the reception. everyone is anxious to see what the dornish small council will do next with hours passing before the first of the news starts to trickle in. summons not for the entirety of houses, but individuals. each seeming random, a pattern not able to be seen as they leave the apartments given to them and retrace the steps to where the small council remains, not to return. the minutes turn to hours without the return of those called back to be, seemingly, re - questioned before it is announced : they have been taken to the dungeons.

a full list of names given to each queen and king of their respective region, small councils being gathered in haste to alert the ruling heads of those that have been placed in the spear tower. there is no news of when to expect their releases, infractions explained as wishing to question them more. before long, the list in its entirety has been circulated to all and it seems no region has been spared.

those summoned and placed into the dungeons :

alyn ashwood - released

alyssa blackwood

andar royce - released

andrik merlyn - released

beatrice bracken - released

corlys velaryon - released

dalonne allyrion - released

eliza beesbury

hylia donniger - released

irassa manwoody

jynessa blackmont - released

joffrey clegane

kieran bolton

lisenth allgood - released

lukas harlaw - released

lyra hawthorne

myriah yronwood - released

orion manwoody

oswell baelish - released

pimchanok targaryen - released

prunella celtigar

qhorin drumm - released

teressa keath

yohn farwynd

tldr : the inquisition has ended in various people being taken to the dungeons. it’s unknown how long they will be there for, the reasoning of some of the guards seeing people sneaking around, the answers to the questions too vague or too knowledgeable, etc. 

it is canon to know who all was taken to the dungeons, but also okay for people not on the small council to only have heard rumors. 

those in the dungeons can receive visitors. they can’t be broken out, and there are guards stationed everywhere so any talks of it will be taken as treason and treated as such

we will not be allowing other additions to the list this go round 

as usual, if you have questions just let us know !

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*  𝐧𝐞𝐰  𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐬  .

princess lyanna stark and lord sunwoo lannister

*  𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬  .

prince abraxas martell weds now princess sharra martell nee arryn in both the vale + dorne for their families and people to come and celebrate.

*  𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧  𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐬  .

princess alexia stark and lord loras lannister end their betrothal shortly into the skip.

*  𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜  .

the child of queen ravella + king harrion stark was born, prince benjen stark

the child of princess reila + prince rhaegar targaryen was born, princess rhaelle targaryen

rumors of large amounts of wood have been spotted moving into lannisport. could they be rebuilding their long lost fleet ?

name days: alexia stark, serena karstark, osric arryn

king aedar has ridden his dragon to dorne for the wedding.

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Closed for @ruinovs​ (Denyse & Mara)

Mara had not meant to keep herself unavailable to Denyse for so long. As both a visitor in Sunspear and her future bonus daughter, the ruling princess felt a special obligation to seek out the Redwyne lady and offer any and all assistance. To show that House Martell does not balk away from it’s own when outside threats close in. That was not the way of Dorne, and to rule Dorne is to be Dorne. So she seeks out Denyse, smile warm when she does spot her son’s betrothed. “Lady Denyse, forgive me. I’ve left you without an honest conversation for much too long.”

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Closed for @wnterreign​ (Nymeria & Mara)

Nymeria was perhaps the most precious of Mara’s children. Not just due to her frail nature that the youngest princess had defied since her first breath, but also for her trusting eyes that refused to allow the cruelty of the world to affect her. And it was to her youngest that the ruling princess went to, now that she had a break from wedding planning, the investigation, and the more cantankerous of the visiting nobles. She sent out an invitation for a stroll on the beach earlier in the day, to walk where the sand and sea meet. A place far and away from the tensions within Sunspear. “Are you excited to see your brother marry, my warrior queen?”

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Closed for @vencmovs​ (Axel & Vivienne)

The list of people that could brighten Vivienne’s spirits in the wake of her father’s death was slim. And perhaps the oddest of those was Axel Tully, one of their dearest friends. Her betrothal to the riverland lord had been her father’s misguided attempt to unite the Tullys with the Beesburys, and had ended with the great Lord Cyrus Beesbury bellowing throughout Honeyholt something about fruit. And much as Vivienne cared for Axel, they had been rather relieved for the betrothal to end. With a vintage port of Honeyholt wine in hand, Vivienne had set out find the Tully lord, in order to catch up after the many months spent apart. When they do spot him, their grin is bright and near face cracking, bursting into a run to pull Axel into a hug. “Axel! It’s been so long!” When she finally pulls away long enough to take in his appearance, her grin turns into a deepening frown. “What happened to you? You look horrible. Are you feeling well? Do you need me to get a maester?”

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just so everyone is on the same page, as it was missed on the other significant update post, king aedar targaryen did ride to dorne atop his dragon, attor (the larges dragon of all).

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welcome to dorne

within the months after all were released home from winterfell the ravens begin arriving. a royal wedding is to be had. the ruling princess of dorne invites all far and wide to witness her son, crown prince ryon martell, bind his life to the lady of the arbor, denyse redwyne. the festivities promise fun, merriment, fine wine and food, and the wedding of the new year. 

who could turn such a thing down?

arc iii begins with characters descending upon dorish sands in sunspear for the wedding of denyse redwyne + ryon martell ! our characters will have been traveling between days to months, sailing or riding, but we start when the last of everyone has arrived. 

this does not immediately begin the event, but a roughly two week period ooc of settling in writing / catching up on the 3 months characters have been parted from one another. ic it’s about a week prior to the wedding, festivities and feasts will occur nightly.

all characters will be staying at sunspear, either in the keep or in nearby fine places. 

as usual everyone gets one free open, and we do ask that you try to write with everyone and don’t just focus on closed starters.

all threads from prior to this arc must be dropped.

remember this is an inclusive group ! we do monitor people who are not giving equal effort to write with others and will message when we deem appropriate.

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arc iii.

we are posting this to give people the chance to plot things for the time skip, but please do still prioritize posting for the event. the primary thing we need between now + the skip is any major changes to characters/npcs which you can find below.

this arc will bring us to dorne for the wedding of denyse + ryon !

after the new years event the storms will begin to clear dramatically, making travel home easier and allowing our nobles to take their leave. this will be in a matter of days after, and we will not be writing it. you will be required to drop all threads at the end of this event.

the gap will be roughly 3 months, with your characters traveling to dorne accordingly as invitations for this event go out two months after everyone leaves winterfell.

we will not be going straight into the wedding event, there will be about 2 weeks of regular para time for characters to be arriving + settling in. the wedding event should kick off at about early/mid februrary just depending on how the dash is moving.

as this is a new arc, please submit any hard changes to the main prior to the 18th such as deaths, pregnancies, marriages, births, betrothals or otherwise major updates. remember that we do limit certain plots so try to message about them as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT : be sure to utilize family chats to ensure everyone is on the same page ! things like marriages/births/alliances would involve more than just the couple, keep that in mind <3 these house chats are important for ALL plots that involve the whole family, be sure you are using them ! we’ve had several instances of late involving conflicting plots/ideas that could be easily remedied by speaking in these chats ahead of time. i know it’s easy to get carried away with an idea, but please, please, please remember that certain things affect a whole house, or might not mesh with the vibes already going, and the last thing we want to do is step on other player’s plans/back stories by not speaking to them before agreeing to certain plots.

a summary of major changes during the skip will be posted on the main, it will only include what’s been submitted so please do be sure you include us or your updates won’t be official.

if you have any questions to help plot out your characters over this skip, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the main !

[reignfms]

after  what  seemed  to  be  months  since  the  first  prisoner  taken  to  spear  tower,  the  last  has  now  trailed  out  of  the  dungeons  by  order  of  the  regent  princess.  guard  presence  has  seemed  to  double,  eyes  watching  from  each  corner  of  sunspear  as  what’s  to  come  next,  what  the  investigation  has  yielded  though  there  are  many  that  think  it  nothing  worthwhile.  what  is  known  is  that  with  ruling  princess  tyene  still  recovering,  any  not  dornish  are  still  at  the  mercy  of  regent  princess  kari  and  from  rumors  circling  the  halls  anyone  is  at  risk  of  landing  themselves  in  the  dungeons  if  she  sees  fit.    

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𝐫𝐟𝐦𝐬.𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝟎𝟮

just like we mentioned in the plot drop, here is the accompanying optional task ! please note that you do not have to participate in this task to throw your characters in the ring for further drama, but it does make it more fun ! 

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

each character will arrive into the throne room of sunspear to find the ruling princess seated at her throne, her small council around her including the hand to the right, and the lord commander to the left. seated at the smaller thrones near the ruling princess are crown prince ryon martell and his wife denyse, alongside them are the former ruling princess and prince consort. the series of questions offered to each are read from the master of laws.

when did you arrive in sunspear ?

what were you doing the day of the wedding ?

did you leave the festivities at any point during the ceremony or reception ? where did you go ? did you return ?

did you see anyone leave ?

what were you doing when the fire began ? what did you do in response ?

where do you think the fire started ? do you have any ideas on who might have started it or how they might have gotten in ?

do you know any of the victims of the fire personally ? do you suspect any foul play ? would anyone wish to see them harmed ?

who do you think the targets of the attacks and fire were ? do you think some were used as a smoke screen ?

what were you doing yesterday morning ? ( the day of the murder ) did you see or hear anything unusual throughout the day ?

what do you know about the recent murder ? are you aware of the victim or who might have desired them dead ? do you think the victim is tied to anyone in sunspear ?

are there any houses of people you suspect may have any involvement in these attacks ? are you suspicious of anyone ?

have you seen or heard anything that could be of use to the crown at this time ?

do you have anything else you’d like to share ?

𝐨𝐨𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨

remember this is not mandatory as we will never do that, but it is in good fun, and delicious chaos. this line of questioning will involve plot drops eight + nine

if you wish to have your characters face repercussions for their answers, dm the main. please note that we are big on realism, if you don’t want them in the dungeons don’t have them answering rudely or being total asses.

answer in order, and in character. 

the follow up to this will be around april 17th, but more updates will be given closer to as we want people to have the time they need to complete this and not slight anyone who may want to participate !

please tag this with rfms.task02

if you have ANY questions please do not hesitate to ask !!