Dragon Magazine Novella
Dubya
Commoner
(02-11-03):
Greetings
I am going to try and summarize The Arms Of The Kraken. This novella has POV from Aeron Damphair, Asha, and Victarion. A last section the priest is again of Damphair.
The Prophet: Aeron Damphair is drowning men and reviving them again with the breath of life. Offering their lives to the Drowned God. A small group, Gormond Goodbrother is among them, comes to inform Damphair that King Balon is dead. Damphair is very distressed about this news because the two stabilizing forces in his world were The Drowned God and his brother the
king.
Aeron rides to Gorold Goodbrothers castle to speak with him. Aeron is informed that Euron Crows Eye sits the Seastone Chair. Damphair is stunned at this. He thinks that Euron is sailing on the other side of the world. Aeron is told that Euron returned the very day after King Balon died. Euron claimed the crown as Balons eldest living brother and is calling all the captains from every isle to bend the knee to
him.
Aeron and Balon had apparently talked of the succession before and Aeron was told that Balon thought that Asha was the best to ascend the throne. Balon thought Theon weakened by his being hostage at Winterfell. Aeron didnt agree with that. Aeron does not think a woman should rule. Aeron wants Victarion to be the king because he is more
Godly.
On his way to Pebbleton we learn why Aeron hates maesters so. When he was younger his brother Urrigon and he were doing the finger dance when Aeron accidentally cut off half his brothers hand with a hand axe. The maesters did not treat him right and Urrigon died. He also remembers how he became a priest of the Drowned God. During Balons first rebellion Stannis ship smashed Aerons ship and Aeron was lost at sea only to be captured and taken to
Lannisport.
Aeron travels across Great Wyk sending out word of the kings death and praying. The Drowned God tells him to call a Kingsmoot to solve the question of ascension. The kingsmoot is to be held at the ancient site of the grey kings hall, at the bones of Nagga. Nagga is supposedly the ancient bones, turned to stone, of a sea dragon. The grey kings hall was build around the ribs of Nagga. Aeron finds out that Asha is headed for Ten Towers, the castle of her uncle, Rodrik Harlaw. Harlaw is gathering his friends to back
Asha.
The Krakens Daughter: Asha sails into Ten Towers thinking that not enough captains have come to back her play for the throne. Ashas mother was mourning in the widows tower. She ordered Lady Glover and the babies to be put up in a tower and given all the
necessities.
Asha and Harlaw talked of Balons death. Asha thinks he was murdered, and Harlaw thinks it was very curious that Euron showed up the day after Balons death. Harlaw tells Asha of the kingsmoot and that Victarion was summoned as well. Harlaw asks Asha to not go to the kingsmoot, to stay at Ten Towers with her mother and Harlaw will name Asha as heir of Ten Towers. Asha declines because she seeks the Seastone Chair. The rest of this part is back history of Asha and Tristifer Botley and his love for her. She rebuffes him and makes haste for Naggas bones.
The Iron Captain: Victarion sails into the holy bay called Naggas Cradle. He knows that Asha has the right of the throne being Balons blood. But he knows that his biggest barrier will be Euron Crows Eye. Victarion goes ashore and is met by his brother Aeron Damphair. He kneels and is blesse by Aeron while they both pray. Aerons followers set up a tent and the two brothers feast at the edge of the bay. Many men come and talk with Victarion. Some offer their support others offer daughters as his bride, for Victation has no heir. Victarion has no luck with wives losing his first during childbirth, the second to a pox and the
third
Victarion is soon joined by Asha at the tent and the two talk of the empty throne. Victarion tells her that the ironbound will not be leas by a woman. Asha tells him she has a better right to the throne than he. The Greyjoys are soon joined by Euron and his host. The three Greyjoys are soon bickering about who should sit the throne. Victarion gets mad and send Euron and his men out of victarions feast. Victarion and Asha talk of the throne and Asha tells Victarion that she knows she does not have enough followers to win a kingsmoot. She offers to back Vic if he will name her his hand. Vic laughs at that and thinks many others will also laugh at a woman being his hand. Iron kings dont need a third
hand.
Asha wants to cede Deepwood Motte , Torrhens Square, and Moat Cailin back to the northmen in exchange for Sea Dragon Point and all the Stony Shore all the way to Flint Finger. Vic scoffs at this and basically dismisses her. Asha guessed why Vic hates Aeron so much. As it happens Victaroins third wife slept with Aeron and got pregnant. Victarion was so mad he beat his wife to death and would have killed Aeron, but King Balon would have no kin blood spilt in his hall and exiled Aeron never to return.so long as Balon lived.
The Priest: Damphair stands at Naggas bones and sees a great sea of the ironbound come to be part of the kingsmoot. Kettledrums beat and warhorns blow to summon the council. Damphair is the leader of the kingsmoot and calls for someone to come forth and make their claim to the throne. Several people young and old make a claim to the throne.
Victarion is the first Grejoy to come forth. He tells of the loyalty he had for Balon and the things he did for Balon. During the rebellion he singes the Lions tail for Balon. The Second rebellion he was sent to put down the young Stark. He promises to rule a balon did.
Asha is second to come forth. She wants to have eace and friendship with the northmen. She is offering the land on the mainland with enough stone for all sons to build great halls. Friendship with the north to stand against the iron
throne.
Euron is the last to make claim. One of Eurons men was blowing a great black horn with gold bands and dark steel and valyrian glyphs engraved on it side. Euron has no time for making friends with the north or ruling as ineffectively as Balon did. He wants the whole of Westeros. Asked how he claims to pull that off he responds, just a Aegon the Conqueror did. With Dragons. He claims the horn is from the ashes of ruined Valyria. A dragon horn bound with valyrian steel and engraved with enchantments. The horn can bind dragons to Eurons will. When told there are no more dragons he seays he knows where to find three and that should be enough for the
crown.
I hope I did okay writing this. I am clearly no writer. Enjoy.
Dubya
Dubya
Commoner
(02-12-03):
The novella is 21 magazine pages long with 3 columns per page.
Asha's POV did say that she felt more at home at Ten Towers that at Pyke. She remembered playing at the castle, fishing, and spending many days and nights lost amongst her uncles wealth of
books.
Qarl the Maid was mentioned but just a few times. Qarl the maid cut off one of Eldred Codd's fingers while they danced the finger dance at the
feast.
The people who backed Euron were Pinchface Jon Myre, Torwold Browntooth, Lefthand Lucas Codd, Germund Botley, Orkwood of Orkmont, Stonehand, Quellon Humble, the Red Oarsman, Rafe the Shepherd, Rafe of Loirdsport, and Qarl the
Thrall.
The people who made a claim to the throne were Lord Gylbert Farwynd. His people are said to be queer folk, some claim they are skinchangers able to turn into sea lions, walrus, and spotted whales. If he was king he would take the people of the iron isles beyond the sunset sea where they all would be kings and queens. He was mad offering sealskins, walrus tusk and walebone to the
crowd.
Erik Ironmaker. He was ninty years old carried by his grandsons. He claimed that a wise man should lead them and if age meant wisdom then he should
rule.
The Drumm was next. He had a valaryian sword called Red Rain. He was championed by his sons and Andrik the Unsmiling, a giant of a man with arms as thick as trees. He just rambled on until people didn't want to listen to him any more. His gifts was Bronze
coins.
I believe that was all until the Greyjoys spoke up.
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