House Deltario
| Status: | Minor (Status 5) |
| Seat: | Dawn's Point |
| Current Lord: | XXX |
| Current Lady: | None |
| Realm: | Dorne |
| Heir: | XXX |
| Liege: | House Martell |
| Cadet Branch: | XXX |
| Vassals: | XXX |
| Founder: | XXX |
| Founded: | XXX |
House Traits
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| Defense: | 30 (0 Remaining) |
| Influence: | 43 (43 Remaining) |
| Lands: | 45 (0 Remaining) |
| Law: | 28 |
| Population: | 19 |
| Power: | 52 (0 Remaining) |
| Wealth: | 62 (0 Remaining) |
XXX
Domains
- House Fortune Rolls: X
Provinces
- Dawn's Point (Coastal Plain – Land 8)
- Dawns Point Castle (Defense 30 - +6 Unit Defense) A beautiful fortification, with high walls made of red granite, and two smooth round towers flanking a golden doomed keep. The keep sports many terraces, balconies and wide ornate arches and is considered one of the most beautiful Castles of Dorne.
- Maester (Personage Wealth 10)
- Spy Network (Personage Wealth 10)
- Comfortable Lifestyle (Lifestyle Wealth 5)
- The Wordless (Elite Personal Guard: 13 Power)
- Dawnsport (Small Town – Land 20) The town of Dawnsport grew in the shadow of the castle. While the town nearly surrounds the walls of the castle, much of the housing is localized on the western side of the fortification, shortly before the Tears turn brackish. The eastern side of the town is home to both the most wealthy of Dawnsport's Merchants as well as the establishments meant to serve sailors and other transients from Riggons Ribs (named for Riggon Deltario, who was lord when the Port was extended to all deep water ships). The town itself was once much larger, with nearly a third of the homes and shops remaining empty. The town once hosted a school known as the Candle, but with the decline of Deltario fortunes, the school has not been funded in many years. A notable feature of portside is the brothel Bed of Lillys which became famous during Darrak Deltario's rule, though currently, the brothel remains, somewhat independent of House Control. The towns exceptional markets, known simply as the Pens occupy the north side of the Castle, between the more residential hillside and the seeder portside. The Market also sits on the old road called the Spur which, at one time, connected to the Boneway, t hough in recent years much of the road has fallen into disrepair.
- Annual Festival (Lifestyle Wealth 2)
- The Harvest [Fishery (Estate Wealth 5)]
- Riggon's Ribs [Port (Settlement Wealth 10)]
- The Pens [Market (Settlement Wealth 10)]
- Tear's End [Stream/Estuary – Land 1]
- The Spur [Road – Land 5]
- The Nine Claws (Commonly known as The Nine) (Hills – Land 7)
The Nine Claws are a series of Hills located some distance from Dawn's Point, and stand somewhat more eastern than the remaining hill ranges. It is here that the Tears of the Sand sprouts from its underground spring and flows gentlely down to the Point. Most notable, however are the ruins of Claw Keep, now known as Daemian's Doom. The keep once guarded the entrance to the Hill-Heart gold mine, and mining operations continue to work out of what few rooms remain standing.
- Daemian's Doom (Formerly known as Claw Keep) (Ruins – Land 3)
- The Tears of the Sand (Stream fed by Spring– Land 1)
- Hill-heart Mine [Mine (Estate Wealth 15)]
Members of the House
- XXX: x
Retainers of the House
- XXX: x
History
- Ascent: +5 Influence, +2 Lands, +4 Power, +1 Wealth
- Favor: +5 Influence +4 Lands, +4 Law, +6 Power
- Ascent: +3 Influence, +5 Lands, +4 Power, +3 Wealth
- Windfall: +6 Defense, +10 Influence, +4 Lands, +2 Law, +1 Population, +8 Power, +11 Wealth
- Scandal: -1 Influence, -2 Lands, -2 Power
- Treachery: -2 Influence, -2 Law, +4 Power
- Infrastructure: +4 Defense, +6 Wealth
- Decline: -1 Influence, -2 Lands, -1 Power, -3 Wealth
- House Deltario began with the Andal's push into the deserts of Dorne. Considered one of the first Andal territories on the Sea of Dorne, the Deltario's have controlled Dawn's Point for thousands of years. Much of the Houses history is myth and fable and its true rise to power came with the Rhoynar. It was clear to Argus Deltario, Lord of the Coast, that Mors Martell and the Rhoynar forces clearly outmatched any other within the region, and when news reached Dawn's Point that these combined forces were on the march, Argus sailed immediately and was one of the first to swear to the new Prince. For his loyalty, Argus was awarded control of much of the western Coast of the Sea of Dorne.
- For nearly 400 years, the Deltario's retained control of this vast territory and were considered to be one of the most powerful and prosperous Houses in Dorne, rivaling the Yronwoods to the south. They held this territory for many decades into to the Targaryen attempts to conquer the region. Prior to Daeron I's successful conquest of the region, the Deltarios were admired for their vast trade empire, stretching as far as Astapor and Qarth, and became especially known for the exotic creatures they kept in Dawn's Point Castle. With the successful Targaryen conquest, House Deltario lost some of its control of the region, including House Wyl, whom had long since been one of their prized Banner Houses.
- Even still, the House remained powerful, but was not free of its own bitter treachery. Some seventy years ago during the reign of Aegon V the Unlikely, the Goldmine in the Nine Claws began to exhaust. Darrak Deltario, then Lord of the House, dispatched his trusted younger brother Daemian Deltario to oversee prospecting along the other hill ranges adjacent to the Nine and entrusted him with Claw Keep. The young Deltario took to the task with great fervor, as with the passing of Darrak's wife and child, Daemian was named heir. Within three months, a vast gold vein was discovered several miles from Sungold Hall. Suddenly renewed wealth poured into the great House and the Dawnsport seemed to be on the verge of becoming the Sunspear of the West.
- But just as this great windfall was fully blowing upon them, the House was struck by scandal. Without warning, Darrak Deltario remarried to a common girl, said to come from the Bed of Lillys (the Brothel not far from Riggon's Ribs). To complicate matters, the Lord announced that his new wife was with child. Outraged, Daemian seized Claw Keep, nearly half of the House army and rebelled. For two years, bitter fighting spilt Dornishmen blood upon the sand. Slowly though, Darrak and his Bannermen gained the advantage, cutting off Daemian from his Sungold supporters. They encircled the rebellious lord within Claw Keep and laid siege, but Daemian had prepared for the worst, and had stockpiled supplies within Hill-heart mine. Realizing that the siege would not drive Daemian to surrender, Darrak ordered his men to burn the keep with all inside. The burnt out ruins became known as Daemian's Doom, he then made his forces ready to attack Sungold.
- The Knights of Sungold, however, had not been idle. Realizing Daemian was defeated, the Sungolds had secretly sent overtures to the Yronwoods, pledging their loyalty and the wealth of their mine in exchange for the Houses protection. The Deltarios and the Yronwoods had been at odds for generations, leading to outright battle when the Yronwoods sided with the Daemon Blackfyre during his rebellion some forty years prior. When Darrak and his forces arrived, they were met by the forces of Yronwood, and saw Yronwood flag hung on the ramparts. Darrak demanded the traitorous Knights be handed over to him, and their lands returned, but the Yronwoods refused. His forces exhausted, Darrak had no choice but to return home.
- Veneta, Darrak's wife, bore him two sons, Davic and Linden. Linden was sent to family friends in Sunspear while he was still a boy. Darrak, fearful of another potential rebellion during Davic's reign, wished to ensure no challengers would be present. He died a short time later. Davic's rule was uneventful, though the house continued to decline slowly, that is until the Blackfyres returned to Westeros. When word reached of the Targaryan counter offensive in the Stepstones, the Deltarios were called to action. At the onset, Davic Deltario's ship was lost at sea, and his youngest son Mica died during the push through the Golden Company at the close of the war.
