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* GeneralFailure: When the Sunset Company takes Pentos, the Pentoshi nobility in the hinterlands rally together to try and retake the city. They do pretty much ''everything'' wrong. First, they choose to face the Westerosi in an open field instead of continuing the more effective hit-and-run tactics of their hired sellswords, despite the inferior quality of most of their troops. Next, despite having arrived at the Westerosi camp and having a slight advantage in numbers, they delay battle for two days to discuss their next moves; this allows the Sunset Company to bring in reinforcements so they end up losing even this small advantage and now have to face a veritable BadassArmy that outnumbered their own by almost two to one. Their worst decision by far however, was to supplement their meager forces with field slaves to fight on their behalf...against people who are ''freeing'' slaves. It wasn't until battle was drawn and the slave infantry almost immediately turned on them that the Pentoshi commander realize what a bad idea this was.
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* TooDumbToLive: When the Sunset Company takes Pentos, the Pentoshi nobility in the hinterlands rally together to try and retake the city. To supplement their meager forces, they mobilize and arm their own field slaves fight on their behalf...against people who are ''freeing'' slaves. It wasn't until battle was drawn and the slave infantry turned on them almost immediately that the Pentoshi commander realize what a bad idea this was.
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* TooDumbToLive: When the Sunset Company takes Pentos, the Pentoshi nobility in the hinterlands rally together to try and retake the city. To supplement their meager forces, they mobilize and arm their own field slaves fight on their behalf...against people who are ''freeing'' slaves. It wasn't until battle was drawn and the slave infantry turned on them almost immediately that the Pentoshi commander realize what a bad idea this was.
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** After the rebellion, Jon Connington is never seen nor mentioned again. He didn't accompany Rhaegar to Essos and he isn't mentioned as being executed when King's Landing fell.
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** After the rebellion, Jon Connington is never seen nor mentioned again. He didn't accompany Rhaegar to Essos and he isn't mentioned as being executed when King's Landing fell. What happened to him is anybody's guess.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The newly formed Kingdom of Myr is similar to the historical Crusader States, particularly the Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
** The Iron Legion's military composition, which includes a corps of Engineers known as the "Pioneers", its origins as a multi-ethnic and multi-national force and its' fanatical devotion to the state make it a ringer for the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion.]]
** The Iron Legion's military composition, which includes a corps of Engineers known as the "Pioneers", its origins as a multi-ethnic and multi-national force and its' fanatical devotion to the state make it a ringer for the [[LegionOfLostSouls French Foreign Legion.]]
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** The Company of the Rose is nearly wiped out during the battle of Pentos. Afterwards they switch sides and take a contract with Braavos, training the city guard of the new Braavosi ruled Pentos.
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** The Company of the Rose is nearly wiped out during the battle of Pentos. Afterwards they Afterwards, the survivors switch sides and take a contract with Braavos, training the city guard of the new Braavosi ruled Pentos. Pentos.
** The Golden Company join up with the Targaryen exiles after they take power in Volantis.
** The Golden Company join up with the Targaryen exiles after they take power in Volantis.
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** At the end of the Fourth Slave War, the Tattered Prince and his men cut a deal with the Abolitionists to go into exile in neutral Lorath instead of facing death or imprisonment, in exchange for helping liberate Norvos from the reactionaries.
** According to an offhand comment by Gerold Dayne in one of the Appendices, at some point during the reign of Robert's son Durran, Jaime got exiled ''again'' for [[NoodleIncident unspecified reasons]].
** According to an offhand comment by Gerold Dayne in one of the Appendices, at some point during the reign of Robert's son Durran, Jaime got exiled ''again'' for [[NoodleIncident unspecified reasons]].
** Mycan Banderis is officially just the Chief Minister of Norvos' GovernmentInExile, with the Voice of Noom being the nominal head of state. However, he quickly reduces the Voice to a PuppetKing and wields all the real power, and when Norvos itself is liberated from the reactionaries, he rules it effectively as a dictator for a year before other members of the government can arrive to reestablish control.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After the Old Faith overwhelms the Arryn loyalists in Gulltown, the few surviving members of the local garrison give up and flee by sea.
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** After the Old Faithoverwhelms rebels overwhelm the Arryn loyalists in Gulltown, the few surviving members of the local garrison give up and flee by sea.sea.
** After the Abolitionists break the Valyrian League's back at Ghoyan Drohe, the Tattered Prince sues for a separate peace, agreeing to aid the Abolitionists in liberating Norvos from the Slavers in exchange for he and his men being allowed to go into exile in neutral Lorath.
** When Norvos is being overrun by the Abolitionists, what's left of the city's navy quickly surrenders rather than keep up a futile fight defending the surrounded docks.
** After the Old Faith
** After the Abolitionists break the Valyrian League's back at Ghoyan Drohe, the Tattered Prince sues for a separate peace, agreeing to aid the Abolitionists in liberating Norvos from the Slavers in exchange for he and his men being allowed to go into exile in neutral Lorath.
** When Norvos is being overrun by the Abolitionists, what's left of the city's navy quickly surrenders rather than keep up a futile fight defending the surrounded docks.
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** At the tail end of the Fourth Slave War, the Tattered Prince sues for a separate peace with Myr, offering to aid them in liberating Norvos in exchange for he and his men being allowed to peacefully enter exile in neutral Lorath afterwards. Many on Myr's side want to just kill him for [[spoiler: causing Brynden Tully's death]] during the war, but Robert accepts the deal, as most of the rest of the Abolitionist Alliance's forces have withdrawn by this point due to seeing the war as over due to Lys' surrender and the Exile Company's defeat, so he needs all the help he can get to beat Norvos.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Walder Frey is still his [[SarcasmMode usual pleasant self]], but he does truthfully point out to Harry Flash that the fragile peace between the various religious factions in Westeros is only being held together by Stannis' iron will. As Walder points out, once he's gone and his son Lyonel (whom an increasingly fanatical Cersei has more influence than Stannis over) has taken the throne, things are bound to explode.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Walder Frey is still his [[SarcasmMode usual pleasant self]], but he does truthfully point out to Harry Flash that the fragile peace between the various religious factions in Westeros is only being held together by Stannis' iron will. As Walder points out, once he's gone and his son Lyonel (whom an increasingly fanatical Cersei has more influence than Stannis over) has taken the throne, things are bound to explode. [[spoiler:It’s implied at the end that Walder’s prediction ends up being less accurate than it had any right to be, partially thanks to Lyonel’s close friendship with Theon Greyjoy, but it is mentioned in passing that tensions do boil over to some degree.]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Dothraki are framed in canon as an unstoppable [[HordesFromTheEast horde from the east]] that nothing short of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragons]] or [[SuperSoldiers Unsullied]] can defeat in open battle. In canon, Jorah expresses sincere doubts that [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Westerosi feudal armies]] can stand against them. This fic takes the Dothraki as they were presented at face value, [[ArmourIsUseless unarmoured]] and highly skilled warriors, and pits them against the Westerosi trained and led [[BadassArmy Iron Legion]]. The result is a highly one-sided and brutal massacre where Dothraki military conventions work against them.
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The story is an AU diverging at the start of Robert's Rebellion. The seeming turning point is that Rickard Stark, Eddard Stark's father, rather than riding to King's Landing to face Aerys, instead rallies his allies to lead an army to demand justice from the royal family.
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The story is an AU diverging at the start of Robert's Rebellion. The seeming turning point is that Rickard Stark, Eddard Stark's father, rather than riding to King's Landing to face Aerys, instead rallies rallying his allies to lead an army to demand justice from the royal family.
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** To secure Brandon's rule, Ned is forced to accept that he can never return to the North alive.
** Essos is awash with exiled warriors who chose to flee Westeros rather then submit to Stannis's rule after he crushed their rebellions, including Dornishmen, Ironborn and even a few survivors of the Upper Mander rebellion. Some sign on with the Kingdom of Myr whilst others join the Targaryens.
** Essos is awash with exiled warriors who chose to flee Westeros rather then submit to Stannis's rule after he crushed their rebellions, including Dornishmen, Ironborn and even a few survivors of the Upper Mander rebellion. Some sign on with the Kingdom of Myr whilst others join the Targaryens.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Dothraki are framed in canon as an unstoppable [[HordesFromTheEast horde from the east]] that nothing short of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragons]] or [[SuperSoldiers Unsullied]] can defeat in open battle. In canon, Jorah expresses sincere doubts that [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Westerosi feudal armies]] can stand against them. This fic takes the Dothraki as they were presented at face value, [[Armourunarmoured and highly skilled warriors, and pits them against the Westerosi trained and led [[BadassArmy Iron Legion]]. The result is a highly one-sided and brutal massacre where Dothraki military conventions work against them.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Dothraki are framed in canon as an unstoppable [[HordesFromTheEast horde from the east]] that nothing short of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragons]] or [[SuperSoldiers Unsullied]] can defeat in open battle. In canon, Jorah expresses sincere doubts that [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Westerosi feudal armies]] can stand against them. This fic takes the Dothraki as they were presented at face value, [[Armourunarmoured [[ArmourIsUseless unarmoured]] and highly skilled warriors, and pits them against the Westerosi trained and led [[BadassArmy Iron Legion]]. The result is a highly one-sided and brutal massacre where Dothraki military conventions work against them.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Dothraki are framed in canon as an unstoppable [[HordesFromTheEast horde from the east]] that nothing short of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragons]] or [[SuperSoldiers Unsullied]] can defeat in open battle. In canon, Jorah expresses sincere doubts that [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Westerosi feudal armies]] can stand against them. This fic takes the Dothraki as they were presented at face value, [[Armourunarmoured and highly skilled warriors, and pits them against the Westerosi trained and led [[BadassArmy Iron Legion]]. The result is a highly one-sided and brutal massacre where Dothraki military conventions work against them.
