Post by Kenzie on Dec 19, 2015 18:12:22 GMT -5
All The King’s Horses – Game of Thrones AU
Written by Becca and Kenzie
Houses:
House Richardson sits on top of the iron throne. Hand of the King is Jean Audet.
House Prescott rules the jewels and mines. They are allies and trade partners with House Richardson.
House Fischer rules the water. They are a small house, who live in fear of the powerful Richardson-Wyatt union taking their lands and waters.
House O’Neal rules the forests. They are allies with House Fischer and supply wood to them. They are also small and fear the union of the Wyatt-Richardson houses will give them enough power to destroy their house. The princess, Amy, has been engaged to marry the youngest Fischer son Gracie since they were children. Once they are wed, their producing an heir will solidify the kingdoms union.
Due to the fear of House Prescott-Richardson conquering them, their marriage has been rushed. Amy O’Neal and Gracie Fischer will be wed within a few months. No one except the Fischer boys and Amy know that Gracie is actually gay.
House Hall rules the southern Isles. They are neutral in this conflict.
House Arkwright once ruled the North. Their house fell due to a war with House O’Neal. Their king passed on and their lands were taken. Rhett’s 11-year-old heir was to be crowned king, but the queen wed the king of House Hall to give their remaining people sanctuary and surrendered to House O’Neal. As per the terms of the peace treaty the Queen worked out, the northern survivors of the war traveled to the southern aisles, along with the queen and her son, relinquishing their lands to the O’Neals.
While the majority of the northerners reacted well to the move, Cliff Arkwright is not. He refused to take on the Hall name and instead bequeathed himself a Snow. The natives do not like Cliff because he resents their home openly; and few of the northerners who came to the south unhappily see him as a figure of revolution. Cliff claims that he will take the vows of the night watch someday, once he is old enough to make the journey alone.
King’s Landing is ruled by King Richardson, his queen, and their young heir, who’s just turned 19 and is going to take the throne over in a few years.
Initially, years ago, the Richardsons wanted Amy O’Neal to wed Chad. However when they found out that she was engaged to Gracie Fischer, they were offended, thinking that the O’Neals wanted to ally with the Fischers to attack them. The Prescott family then offered their daughter Wyatt for the marriage union, and the Richardsons accepted. They are to be wed sometime in the near future, and once wed, Chad will be crowned king.
There was a man who worked for the Prescott family, but betrayed them in favor of the Fischers. This man was caught and he and his wife were both killed. Their young daughter, a girl named Mallory, was taken into the Prescott family to be raised as young Wyatt’s handmaiden. She still holds the position.
Character Mini-bios. It’s possible not all of them will be used, but they may be alluded to.
Chad Richardson
Name: Chad Richardson
Age: 19
House: Richardson
Rank: Eldest son of the house/heir to the Iron Throne
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): Himself, his house
Important Info to the AU: Rather than his mother having abandoned him, she is the Queen, who has emotionally manipulated and abused him for years. She is conniving and enjoys Wyatt quite a lot – much more than Amy and she is glad that Wyatt is to be her daughter-in-law. King Richardson is well respected, intelligent, and a good militarist, but the key event planner and socializer is Queen Richardson.
Chad is a very spoiled prince. He never had to wait for anything in his life and always gets what he wants. He expects people to do what he wants with little concern over their preferences. Once, when he was young, he had a playmate who was a nobleman’s son. They got into a squabble and Chad complained, feigning that he’d bene thrown to the ground in the park. It was over something dumb but because of ‘insolence’, Queen Richardson got the boy and his family thrown away for treachery. The only thing Chad cared for afterwards was that he no longer had a playmate. The boy was quickly replaced. Chad has never wondered where the other boy is and doesn’t even remember his name; as long as he had a playmate, he’s happy. He is not above throwing others to the guillotine to get what he wants – in fact, this is a regular occurrence.
Jean Audet
Name: Jean Audet
Age: 57
House: Allied to House Richardson
Rank: Hand of the King
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): House Richardson
Important info the AU: Jean's been living in Richardson lands his whole life and is actually cousins with the Queen. His relationship to the royal family has earned him many perks. Jean is known as a generous soul, who often donates to the poor and likes to volunteer his time in soup kitchens. He has not heard or seen from his son in years, and does not know whether he is alive or dead. He lives with his wife in King's landing but their relationship is doomed; she blames him for their son running away and he feels indescribable guilt over it. Jean is a very smart, militaristic man and has helped King Richardson in his conquests on several occasions.
Amy O’Neal
Name: Amelia “Amy” O’Neal
Age: 19
House: O’Neal
Rank: Eldest daughter of the house
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): Her family, the Fischers.
Important info the AU: She is best friends with Gracie, and though they are to be wed, she knows he is gay and encourages him to find the pleasures of men. Though she does encourage this, she fears that come their wedding night he won’t be able to find pleasure with her and they will not be able to produce an heir, which is what both of their families desperately need. Also, the fact that she will have to marry a man who is not at all aroused by her stings though she tries not to let it show.
Arthur Summers
Name: Sir. Arthur Summers
Age: 19
House: He’s not from a royal house, but pledged loyalty to the Prescotts. Originally, he lived as a peasant under house Arkwright.
Rank: Knight
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): His family, House Prescott. He holds respect for House Hall and Queen Hall, but is not sworn to them.
Important info the AU: Arthur grew up poor, being raised by his sister. He witnessed the judgements that people held for Susan, raising a small child on her own. He was taught by her to read, write, and understand the layout of the kingdoms. He found a special interest in politics and took to researching himself with his deceased father’s scrolls, keeping up with the gossip of the time. Because he was educated, Arthur could see the fall of House Arkwright long before it actually fell, (they had a faltering political party, new king with a hot head, and unmotivated army) something that only few others picked up on. When he became 12, he started to train to become a knight. Susan was not happy but Kasper, her fiancée, was the one who taught Arthur how to wield a sword and how to fight as his squire. The war worsened and when Arthur was 16, Kasper was slain in battle. Susan was devastated but Arthur didn’t stop training. Foreseeing the inevitable, Arthur looked into the states of the kingdoms and heard of the union between House Prescott and House Richardson. Together, those three kingdoms could conquer the remaining Houses once Arkwright fell, he was sure. So he proved himself to the Prescott House and swore loyalty to them, bringing his sister and her daughter as servants. As much as he hated reducing Susan and Adelaide to that status, by making sure they were allies with the most powerful union in the Seven kingdoms, he could ensure they’d survive and then when he gets enough influence, to be one of few knights stationed in the countryside of Prescott land and take Susan and Adelaide with him. Currently he resides in a small complex for knights and Susan and Adelaide live in a servant house near the castle.
Susan Summers
Name: Susan Summers
Age: 32
House: She is loyal to the Prescotts, but was once a peasant under House Arkwright.
Rank: Servant
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): Her family, House Prescott
Important info the AU: Susan was born up in the north, under King Arkwright (senior). She and her parents were loyal and respectful to him. But tensions were rising with House O’Neal. Susan lost her parents when she was 18 and she had to raise her brother alone, resulting in people who did not know her assuming she had a son out of wedlock and casting her aside. She had always wanted to teach but no one would let a harlot near their children, so instead she just taught her brother all she knew herself – she taught him how to read, write, and the history of the kingdoms. She soon fell in love with a knight, Sir. Kasper, who was pledged to the newly crowned King Arkwright (junior). The two of them were engaged to be married when the conflict with the O’Neals turned into a war. Kasper lost his life protecting King Arkwright. Susan was devastated, especially when she found out she was pregnant. The war waged on for a long while. By the time the Arkwrights fell, no one was surprised. The kingdom was very weak.
When her brother pledged to become a knight Susan felt extreme anxiety, and still does: she does not want to lose him the same way she lost Kasper. She grew increasingly anxious when Arthur swore loyalty to House Prescott and was knighted. She moved to King’s Landing with her brother, and became a servant of the Prescotts. She was not very well liked upon her arrival, being social and a jitterbug bearing the dark hair commonly associated with the northerners. She was popular among staff but not with the Prescotts. She has Adelaide and is currently training her how to be a servant, too. It is expected by the kingdom that Adelaide will potentially become the handmaiden of Wyatt and Chad’s first daughter, like Mal is to Wyatt, because she is the youngest servant girl. Still, they are not particularly fond of Susan or Adelaide and will gladly find someone else if they need to.
Todd Bennett
Name: Todd Bennett
Age: 19
House: He lives in Fischer lands
Rank: The son of a cook
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): House Fischer
Important info the AU: Todd works in the kitchen of the Fischer house. He is bisexual but has never explored (or been allowed to explore) any instances with men. He does not know that Gracie Fischer is attracted to him – though he’s always found the young lord attractive himself. He is very friendly with Amy, but strictly on a formal level.
He has been set up by his parents for many marriage interviews but they always fall through. More often than not, it’s that Todd’s parents are not wealthy and have no dowry to give any young girl’s family. They want their son to be wed soon because they want to avoid any potential scandals. They also want their son to marry up higher in class to live a little better of a life. A matchmaker, Gavin, is the one introducing him to girls.
Cliff Arkwright
Name: Heathcliff ‘Cliff’ Snow
Age: 16
House: He lives, technically, as a prince in House Hall. However his distaste for the kingdom is evident and most in the Southern Isles don’t like him. He calls himself a Snow, because he refuses to take the Hall name and as House Arkwright has fallen, he can no longer keep that name.
Rank: Prince through marriage
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): House Arkwright, The Night’s Watch (desire)
Important info the AU: Cliff is furious at his mother for moving to the Southern Isles instead of crowning him king and letting him fight. Though that would have been sending Cliff into death, he doesn’t care because he feels like he failed his father in letting the family name fail. He refused to take on the Hall name and, when he was told he would not be allowed to continue the Arkwright name, he took the name Snow. He wants to join the Night’s Watch if he can’t keep his kingdom alive. He does not agree with his mother’s belief that as long as they are alive they still carry on the name and wants to do his father proud by pledging his life to the Wall. He believes nothing will ever happen in House Hall to put his mother in danger.
He does not know that his intolerance at being a part of House Hall has spread seeds of discord among the Northerners who traveled South after the fall of House Arkwright, and those still truly loyal to House Arkwright see Cliff as a revolutionary.
Shyanne Volle
Name: Shyanne Volle
Age: 16
House: Her family is loyal to House Hall.
Rank: Nobleman's daughter.
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): House Hall
Important info the AU: Shyanne is the youngest daughter of house Volle. Her older brother is a knight sworn to the castle. She was raised to be very spoiled and have a big thirst for money. When the Queen and her son came over, Shyanne's mother convinced her to try to pursue his hand. Since he was not the heir, he would likely not be arranged a marriage but he would still live a life of luxury. Shyanne is hoping to win Cliff over and marry him, and then move herself up the social latter. She and her family are friends with the Halls and her father is one of the king's advisers, so they often come to formal parties and events. Each time she tries (and usually fails) to woo Cliff. Shyanne wants to be rich, that's her end goal.
Daphne La’Rochevoucault
Name: Daphne
Age: 17
House: She is a nomad
Rank: A traveling performer
Loyalties (in order of personal importance): None
Important info the AU: Daphne is from across the sea. She and her parents traveled over but her parents died on the journey. Orphaned, Daphne had nowhere to go. She eventually fell in love with a traveling circus and slipped into their routine. They did not notice her for three days, until someone wondered what she did. They almost kicked her out until, in a pit of desperation, Daphne exhibited her dancing skills. They were impressed and allowed her to travel with them as both an acrobat and a dancer. She has been traveling with them since she was 8 years old and they are now her family.
House Richardson.
Motto: Never Conquered, Always Feared.
Colors: Gold and red.
Notable Features: Most pure-blooded Richardsons have blonde hair and blue eyes.
House O'Neal.
Motto: Beyond The Skies, We Rise.
Colors: Beige and Blue
Notable Features: O'Neals are known for their dark skin and height.
(Fallen) House Arkwright.
Motto: None Shall Be Left Behind
Colors: Brown and Green
Notable Features: The north was known for dark hair and eyes.