Coolbeard the Exile Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 What To Do As King Of Westeros Send the Iron Born to sweep the pirates of the stepstones and then smash themselves against Tyrosh. Have troops of the Crownlands establish many permanent forts with garrisons on the stepstones to protect trade. Next i would capture Tyrosh with the Royal Fleet and Redwyne Fleet transporting knights from all over Westeros. I would have the Royal fleet held back if possible during the naval engagement and after capturing Tyrosh i would abolish slavery, kill all the masters and establish a council of freemen and people under me with Westerosi law. By the time the Iron Born warriors had left the Iron Islands i would have covert people start rebelious attitude which would translate into a full scale overthrow of the oppresive Iron Born masters when their military has expended itself against the Stepstones and Tyrosh. Yet again i would have my own people helping the former Thralls to establish new rule in which raiding was no longer a thing and where normal law would rule. Next i would have all the troublesome and itchy knights try to conquer the Free cities the same way as Tyrosh starting with Lys and Myr. I would also search the deepwoods and the Isle of faces for Children of the forest to kill. I would have the Warden of the East eradicate the Vale Clansmen utterly. Marry a beautiful lady of a powerful house preferably a Lannister and have my many kids marry people of powerful houses. I would have the Small Counicil replaced with better and loyal people and expanded to include a representant from the Most Devout, Alchemist Guild and from the Great Houses and the Smallfolk. I would also update the Kingsguard to the best knights ofcourse. I would also improve the city watch of King's Landing and Royal fleet by higher wages and supplying better equippment. I would have physical requirements for both like height and fitness. I would also set up a Royal bank issuing cheaper loans than the Iron Bank to vassals. I would also implement a small and simple form of wellfare in the cities. I would also work with the Faith of the Seven to set up septs to feed the poor and starving. I would also reinstate the Faith Militant to protect holy places such as septs and to escort people safely across the land, protecting them from brigands. I would have a strict 2% tax on all people of Westeros going directly to the Royal Treasury.Improve and expand the alchemists guild. I would make the maesters open up branches in all of Westeros's major cities. I would have many tournaments and such to entertain the people. I would also have the Warden of the North try to civilize the Mountain Clans and Skagosi I would support the Night's watch more by havin their numbers increased by better rewards to the watchmen's families and harder enforcement on lords sending criminals to the Night's watch, fleet increased and have all the castles repaired and have the warden of the North populating the Gift and New Gift with more people. I would build a canal between the blue fork and Ironman's bay which would cut down shipping times and increase trade between East and West. I would rebuild all major roads and having them paved and putting in new ones. I would also build an aqueduct to take the rain from the the Stormlands to Dorne for crops so that crops can better be grown I would build a new castle built where the Goldroad crosses the river branching up to the God's eye from the Blackwater rush to defend the Crownlands against intrusions from the south. I would also build several crossings built on the Green Fork to allow people to not have to pay the Freys to cross. I would have the Dragonpit somewhat repaired and turned into a huge storage for holding food, supplies, materiel, animals and cisterns for holding water. I would also have the sewer system improved and expanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaedys Targaryen Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 One thing I most definately would do is make the Riverlands and the Crownlands one region. There are quite a few reasons why I would do it: 1. During times of war, the Riverlands are usually the first region to be affected by it because of their location. Armies have to travel and because the Riverlands in the dead-center of Westeros, they will have to pass through the region, which more often than not brings bad things for the people living there. If I made the two regions into one region and I moved my castle and the capital further into the Riverlands and thusly more central in Westeros, I like to think that not only would wars be a lot less likely to happen because I, the king, would be in the region and thusly people would think twice before they make their armies come through (I could be wrong about this, though), but I also think that if bandit groups were in the area, my army would be much faster to respond to it. 2. The magnitude of the Riverlands would increase the number of the Royal Army, since currently the Crown only had the Crownlands, which is the smallest region in Westeros. 3. I just really dislike seeing the Crownlands on the map. I mean really, the Crownlands are so small and seem so insignificant. It would look so much better if the Crownlands and the Riverlands became one region, map-wise. https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-3dff3f6ae3b992468793ce57af3adfd3 For their treason in the Red Wedding, I would take the Twins away from the Freys. I would instead set up my own men there and work as guardians of the Twins, all of them employed (I would allow the Freys to be employed as well) and I would be the one setting the payments for the people who wish to cross pay. I believe this here will give people jobs, as they will be guarding the Twins and it will also increase the Royal Treasury, as I will take most of the money people pay go through for my own treasury. The odds of two towns popping up on either side of the Twins might also be a possibility, so should that be the case I would allow the residents on either side to pay less than a merchant crossing over with one or more vans with goods. While I am there, I should also consider building two other "twins" at the other forks. This will allow for easier passage and better trade in the Riverlands. I would negotiate with the High Septon (High Sparrow?) and have terms that we an both agree on. Although I admittedly haven't thought this one out properly (I might edit a bit later), one thing will certainly be negotiated: The Faith Militant will be restored, if their main purpose is to protect septs, the people who work in said septs and to protect the followers of the Faith of the Seven. To ensure that the Faith keeps its bargain, I might just make an extra seat on the Small Council for a representative for the Faith. This, I believe, will give me a better relationship with the Faith and it would also give me more credibility as a faithful ruler among the religious commoners. I would do a lot more to prevent Ironborn reaving. I would make harsher punishments for the Ironborn, both the captains and their recruits, if they would be reaving and taking thralls and saltwives. I would also put some kind of consul on the Iron Islands with fully armed soldiers, to ensure that they should they still decide to take thralls and/or saltwives, they could be discovered sooner and justice could be served faster. The Drowned God encourages the Ironborn to do as they do, so although I will not outright ban the religion (although I just might if things don't go as planned), I will have septs, septries and motherhouses be built on the Islands and septons and septas will preach the Faith of the Seven, which could convert quite a few people. If the negotiation with the High Sparrow doesn't go through and the Faith Militant is not restored, the septons, septas and septs will be protected by the consul and his soldiers, should the Drowned Priests preach against them. I would do a lot more for the Night's Watch. The Crown would ensure that the Night's Watch is properly supplied and I would also obligate the Warden of the North to supply them as well (it is afterall his duty to ensure the North's safety against the Wildlings, so supplying the Night's Watch, who also have that duty, is in his duty's best interest). Since the Starks are usually the Wardens of the North, to make them a little happy I would give them the New Gift back. While I am there, I would discuss things through with the Night's Watch; instead of serving for life, the men of the Night's Watch would instead sign a contract where they would swear to serve for a certain amount of years, similar to how sellsword companies do. After their years of service, they would receive a payment from the Crown, also similar to how sellsword companies do. This here would make the Night's Watch a lot more appealing to the average man, as he would only serve for a few years and would only have to follow the Night's Watch vows for a certain amount of time and would also get a payment after his service. (This here would however mean that the only ones who can serve as Lord Commanders are those who have either signed a contract that says they will serve for life or they've joined the Night's Watch "the Old Way".) Although I am not quite sure how much success I would have with this part, I would have the Maesters not just serve castles and the people who live in them, but to also serve cities and towns. They are good healers and they would be able to work as doctors in towns and cities, which I believe would drastically improve the overall health of the population of towns and cities. A lot of these are admittedly not very well-thought out and are more fanfiction than anything, but I personally do not think they're too unreasonable. 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300 H&H Magnum Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 It depends on who you are. I am loyal to the Targaryens so my first steps if I became King Darry I would be to punish the families who rebelled in the first place. Houses Thorne, Darry, Baelish, and Dustin will be elevated to the paramount of their regions. I would put in place austerity measures to bring the royal budget back in line and pay off the crown's debts to the iron bank. The Lannisters will be paid off as well. Jaime will be removed from the KG and Cersei will be sent packing to the Iron Islands to marry a Harlaw. Littlefinger will be removed from office but compensated with the lands and castle of the former house Arryn. I would put in place several spies in the Citadel to keep tabs on the maesters. I would generously fund the work of Wisdom Hailene and give him a seat on the small council. Members of his guild will be sent to help at the wall. I would make it open season on any wildling caught on this side of the wall. I would put a bounty on Mance Rayder. Cut down all of the weirwood trees on this side of the wall. Exile any remaining children to the other side of the wall. Make it open season on any direwolf that crosses the wall. Hunt down the greenseers and slay them. Execute Gregor and send his pickled head to the Martells. I would make Harlaw the paramount of the Iron Islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elder brother jonothor dar Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Every time I make an appointment I create 9 enemies and 1 ingrate. Robert probably had the best idea, leave it to somebody else drink whore and let someone else do the hard work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMIFairy Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Sadly no time point is given ... Regardless of timepoint between 1 and 300AC I would: - cleanse the Iron Islands - deport all its population and spread it between the remaining Kingdoms and the Gift (can skip Dorne) - IMO works out c.60-80K per each of the resettlement locations (and probably even as few as 40-50K if eight locations used), there is ample space for that. This destroys the Iron Born "culture" with its glorification of banditry and the Cult of the Drowned God. North, Riverlands, Westerlands, Reach all happy, North doubly so; - change Nights Watch term of service - or introduce "half-brothers" who cannot rise to be (higher) officers - 16-20 years of service gives you 30 hectares/64 acres of land in the Gift; this is broadly in line with what Vaedys Taragryen suggests in her post. Thinking of it - I agree with most of her post :D; - introduce divorce; - introduce some sort of non-Maestre "higher education". Open to women. - my pet idea - introduce a "way out" for women unhappy with "traditional gender roles" - use the OTL burrnesha/Balkan Sworn Virgin and similar arrangements, i.e. allow them to be "legally male". For the "small price" of chastity and foreswearing motherhood. There are many other things I could do but that depends on specific point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbeard the Exile Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Time period i was thinking that you would be the son and heir to Viserys II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elder brother jonothor dar Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, TMIFairy said: Sadly no time point is given ... Regardless of timepoint between 1 and 300AC I would: - cleanse the Iron Islands Think you guys are mistaking king for GRRM you would find it easier to just wipe out the iron born completely. What you are suggesting would lead to civil unrest and civil war. How are you going to convince your Barrons/Lords to loose 100s of men to enslave all the iron born, deport them, randomly house and settle them accross the 7 kingdoms and somehow assimilate them into mainstream culture seamlessly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elder brother jonothor dar Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Just look at the trouble Egg had with his reforms, he failed to get the support of the Lord paramounts and his limited success was repealed almost immediately by his successors. Right of first night is illegal in the north yet Boltons and supposedly Umbers still practice it. Making laws is one thing enforcing them another, changing culture quite another. Aegon and his dragons came; saw and conquerd, but changed little of the established culture or practises, if anything he allowed westrosi culture to change him, so he would be a more acceptable/agreeable ruler for his subjects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMIFairy Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 2 hours ago, elder brother jonothor dar said: How are you going to convince your Barrons/Lords to loose 100s of men to enslave all the iron born, deport them, randomly house and settle them accross the 7 kingdoms and somehow assimilate them into mainstream culture seamlessly? You are correct - I got carried away The destruction of the Iron Born is possible only in specific circumstances. Coolbeard - I will go and check the timeline and see what Viserys II was up to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMIFairy Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 ADDED LATER: Oh, I'd be Aegon the Unworthy? Coming to the Throne in 172AC? Assuming I'm not a raping asshole as OTL I'd begin with not having sex with Nearys once she asked me not to. This is after Daeron is born. Hence from a dynastic point of view no biggy as there is a heir already. I'd have bastards, though, which would serve as "spares" if necessary. After coronation I'd allow Naerys to join the Faith. Aemon would eventually be available to breed as I'd dissolve the Kingsguard. Hired men at arms are just as effective and cheaper. If possible I'd remarry - with my son already married to a Martell any other Kingdom looks good? Maybe I could offer one of my cousins to the Martells and bring forward the Anschluss of Dorne by a generation? I suppose I simply would not rock the boat much and continue Visery's policies he implemented as Hand and King. Nothing exciting seems to have happened at this time ... But I'd still reform the Nights Watch, introduce divorces and non-Maester higher education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphis Baratheon Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Dissolve the Kingsguard and buy Unsullied. Outlaw outer kingdom marriages for the children of Wardens and Lords Paramount. Your a Stark of Winterfell you must marry a Northerner. Your a Tully of Riverrun you marry someone in the Riverlands. Stop any funny business so I can marry my sister and my children can marry each other and so on and so forth without fearing any rebellions made by marriage alliances. At least try to figure out how much land is beyond the Wall and where it goes. I mean how long can you look at a map of Westeros and not wonder what is going on up there and where it leads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMIFairy Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 39 minutes ago, Ralphis Baratheon said: Outlaw outer kingdom marriages for the children of Wardens and Lords Paramount. Me like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbeard the Exile Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 2 hours ago, TMIFairy said: You are correct - I got carried away The destruction of the Iron Born is possible only in specific circumstances. Coolbeard - I will go and check the timeline and see what Viserys II was up to Pretty calm no dragons is what i was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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