Post by The Smith on Mar 18, 2010 13:06:31 GMT -5
Do I know the story of the sack of Lys? Of course I do but its not a tale I prefer to tell.
Will I tell it for an ale. . . Does a cow chew cud?
The Free City of Lys is a beautiful place with beautiful people. They say that some of their pleasure houses put the Starry Sept to shame and not just because the things that go on there would blush the Maiden or cause the Crone to blow out her lantern.
As far as houses of ill repute, there is none better in all of the world. . . or so they say, but I digress.
No one is really sure why Kenneth Coyn made a deal with the Son's of Light, an ex- Traitor Son company to capture the city.
Some say it was greed, some say it was for power, while some say that poor Kenneth had just lost patience with being over seas for so long and sought a quick end to the war so he could return to Westeros a much richer and powerful man then he left.
Regardless of why, the Knight of Coin had convinced the Traitor Son's to follow him and once they were onboard the fate of the free city was pretty much sealed.
Thats because unlike Westeros the free cities leave most of their fighting to mercenaries and mercenaries my friends are only trustworthy when your the highest bidder. For most of the war with Braavos, the City of Lys had left its defense to its ships and the Son's of Light. So when that fateful night came there was nothing they could do to defend themselves from an attack within.
On the night in question, Kenneth Coyn and his Bloody Chickens had taken station throughout the city with orders to strike at the first cock's call. One thousand men took the walls from the inept Lyseni militia while the other thousand took and secured the port. . . by day break the entire city was secure before most people had rinsed out their mouths or emptied their chamber pots.
Most of the Lyseni were indifferent to the takeover, the war had gone on a long time and while they may have been free of Braavosi influence, they were none the better as their trade suffered.
So for most Lyseni nothing changed, but for the leaders of the city that had argued for rebellion, their property was confiscated and their life's ransomed if they had the Coin.
As for the Lyseni treasury, one quarter of the coin Kenneth donated to their temples and another quarter to the people and the other half? Well he kept it for himself and with half the city running around with gold in their pocket and the temple open to most for their strange religious orgies no one much cared about what a mercenary captain from Westeros was doing.
And not long after the Braavosi returned and things in the Free Cities almost returned to normal, cause without Lyseni resupply the city of Pentos could not continue to resist the Norvos-Braavos siege and when Pentos fell Myr and Tyrosh soon sued for peace.
All that was left was for a new Sea Lord to be chosen, but that my friends is a different story for a different time.
Results:
Kenneth Coyn improves to Noteworthy Deception
Kenneth Coyn improves to Expert Intrigue
Bloody Chicken Company gains 7000 GD for Ransoms and Sacking the Treasury, 10 ships.
Will I tell it for an ale. . . Does a cow chew cud?
The Free City of Lys is a beautiful place with beautiful people. They say that some of their pleasure houses put the Starry Sept to shame and not just because the things that go on there would blush the Maiden or cause the Crone to blow out her lantern.
As far as houses of ill repute, there is none better in all of the world. . . or so they say, but I digress.
No one is really sure why Kenneth Coyn made a deal with the Son's of Light, an ex- Traitor Son company to capture the city.
Some say it was greed, some say it was for power, while some say that poor Kenneth had just lost patience with being over seas for so long and sought a quick end to the war so he could return to Westeros a much richer and powerful man then he left.
Regardless of why, the Knight of Coin had convinced the Traitor Son's to follow him and once they were onboard the fate of the free city was pretty much sealed.
Thats because unlike Westeros the free cities leave most of their fighting to mercenaries and mercenaries my friends are only trustworthy when your the highest bidder. For most of the war with Braavos, the City of Lys had left its defense to its ships and the Son's of Light. So when that fateful night came there was nothing they could do to defend themselves from an attack within.
On the night in question, Kenneth Coyn and his Bloody Chickens had taken station throughout the city with orders to strike at the first cock's call. One thousand men took the walls from the inept Lyseni militia while the other thousand took and secured the port. . . by day break the entire city was secure before most people had rinsed out their mouths or emptied their chamber pots.
Most of the Lyseni were indifferent to the takeover, the war had gone on a long time and while they may have been free of Braavosi influence, they were none the better as their trade suffered.
So for most Lyseni nothing changed, but for the leaders of the city that had argued for rebellion, their property was confiscated and their life's ransomed if they had the Coin.
As for the Lyseni treasury, one quarter of the coin Kenneth donated to their temples and another quarter to the people and the other half? Well he kept it for himself and with half the city running around with gold in their pocket and the temple open to most for their strange religious orgies no one much cared about what a mercenary captain from Westeros was doing.
And not long after the Braavosi returned and things in the Free Cities almost returned to normal, cause without Lyseni resupply the city of Pentos could not continue to resist the Norvos-Braavos siege and when Pentos fell Myr and Tyrosh soon sued for peace.
All that was left was for a new Sea Lord to be chosen, but that my friends is a different story for a different time.
Results:
Kenneth Coyn improves to Noteworthy Deception
Kenneth Coyn improves to Expert Intrigue
Bloody Chicken Company gains 7000 GD for Ransoms and Sacking the Treasury, 10 ships.
Hope you all are well and happy.