Them or Us/Stark

Them or Us

"I hope the Citadel is wrong, but we have to prepare for mass starvation," Maester Lucas tells you. "We need to take more lands. It's them or us."

Maester Lucas

Characters

• Maester Lucas
• Eutimio
• Simon Groat
• Rona Grey

Rewards

+100-250

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"Which Northern holdings are most vulnerable?"

Eutimio

Eutimio considers. "House Oridane is weak, but they're an ally. In winter, having a friend to fall back to is the difference between life and death."

Old Ways

"I will target only holdings that have harmed me. Winter or not, I don't attack allies."

"I don't want to attack anyone's lands. Can't we do this through diplomacy and alliances?"

Simon Groat

"Have you ever seen a starving man, my [lord/lady]?" Groat asks. "If this is the Long Night, diplomacy means nothing. Words are wind. You can't eat wind."

Family

"My own people are what matters. We need more lands and more food by any means necessary."

"What will happen to the people of the holdings we annex?"

Rona Grey

"Manage your holdings well and care for them and their smallfolk could survive the winter better than under another lord," Rona says seriously.

Realm

"I will care for any lands I annex. I am the best [lord/lady] to lead them through the winter."

Sworn Sword Actions

None

Results

Eutimio nods. "This is why I serve you, my [lord/lady]. House Oridane will have nothing to fear from us."
Groat nods, but cautions, "The rest of the North will be having this conversation too, my [lord/lady]. Make sure your own lands are defended."
"Smallfolk die by thousands in the best winters" Rona says. “Share your bread and firewood evenly and they will follow you into death and beyond."