>>5498456Going for full 'Secret ironborn who's waiting for the chance to raid again'
>House Motto (vote 1):>>"Blood for Blood"Religion(vote one):
>The Drowned God, the traditional god of the iron isles, and one that must be kept secret among your Northern neighbors.Liege Lord Relation(vote 1):
>We chafe under our liege lord, wanting to work against them.Troublesome Neighbors(vote 1):
>We have been feuding with a particular neighbor for generations.House Strength (Vote for 2):
>Our military might is our greatest asset>The nearby woods provide plenty for our family.Combine for a powerful navy
House Weakness (Vote for 2):
>We’ve had a string of villains or madmen in our family, casting a shadow over our house.>Our lands consist of our main settlement and nothing else.Ideally previous lords of our house or other members who got caught raiding. Our lands are small and we want to expand.
So the summary of this house would be:
the Blackswords are an ancient house from times of old when the ironborn held sway over the entirety of Cape Kraken, until they were defeated by the Marsh Kings and folded into their kingdom, and then in turn into the North under the Starks. But they've not forgotten their ironborn roots and from time to time they use their strong navy (using the strengths of military might and plentiful woods) to raid their neighbours and the villages along the coast of the Riverlands under false banners of Iron Islands houses. Sometimes they get caught.
The string of villains and madmen and small holdings as weaknesses are because the previous head of our house supported Balon in his rebellion, betraying his liege lord Flint. For this their lands were significantly reduced and the house head executed. The current members of the house were forced to denounce the Drowned God, but they still secretly hold to their faith. The relationship between the Blackswords and the Flints is extremely tense and we're chafing at the bits to get revenge on House Flint and get our rightful lands back, and then some, in the tradition of the ironborn.