House Creation
In SIFRP, players get to make characters but also a noble house that they are from or serve. Not the main seven from the books, but minor houses, the banner men that serve the Lannisters and Starks, etc. This is an example of why I enjoy roleplaying games in a setting, it lets you carve out your own little piece of the world and have fun with it. Prior to getting everyone together, I had them all decide on one of the seven to serve under. Lannister came up pretty quickly and that seemed to be the consensus. Seems they wanted to play, not necessarily the "bad guys," but at least some scheming underhanded folks.At the start, certain Holdings, or stats are rolled for to determine things like how much land, wealth, population, etc. the house has. Each region has bonuses and penalties to these scores as befits the region. Those that are familiar with the books will know that the West is full of mountains with precious metals and that translates to a large Wealth bonus. It also happened to be the highest number the grouped rolled on, making them pretty rich in terms of a house. Then they rolled for their Founding which servers 2 purposes; 1) To determine in what era they came to be and 2) A number of random events that further modify the Holdings and provide ideas for their history. The group rolled and it was decided that their house was founded during Aegon's Conquest, about 300 years ago with only one event; Madness. After a while of discussion, the founding of House Trevayne was decided and is as follows:
House Trevayne
The future Lord of House Trevayne began as a knight and second cousin to Loren I. When Aegon brought his army to bear on the Westerlands and the Reach, Terrance Trevayne was there on the Fields of Fire when the 3 dragons set them aflame. He survived by some miracle, but was horribly disfigured. With most of Loren's nobles burned, he gave Terrance control over his own land in the mountains north of the area currently known as Silverhill. The area was quite small, barely a league, but it had access to 3 prosperous mine shafts and a moderately sized hall built into the mountain, which he renamed Trevayne Hall. Terrance was a vain man, and with his looks ruined, he squandered a fair amount of his House's money on Maesters and healers, trying to repair his good looks. Bandits ran free in his lands for a time as well until Terrance finally died and his heirs worked for years to repair the small amount of damage he had done to the House.House Trevayne is now one of the richest houses in the West. Their mines run deep and their close location to the Gold Road and river to the south puts them in a good location to sell their metals. The current Lord is Terrance XV. He is an unambitious man who spends all day in his keep, though he does keep the mines running. Pale of skin, thinning brown hair and full of self doubt. He has one son and one daughter. His wife died in childbirth to their daughter, causing him to turn to a serving maid once. She gave birth to his bastard, who he has not acknowledged, furthering his doubt. His older brother died in the first few days of the Ninepenny King War trying to make a name for himself. His younger sister is the only success of their now deceased father, having married Lord Serrett of Silverhill.
Their sigil is a black mountain with a golden pick axe. Their words: "From flames, fortune."
So there it is, the history of House Trevayne. Next week the group sits down and creates their characters which I am sure will build off the history of this house nicely.
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