This appeases the Riverlands, North, and Vale, but leaves the other houses wanting more. Under the new King Oswin and his wife, Maenys, the exportation tax has (nearly) returned to what it was before old King Viserys’ dynasty-ending decree. The royal wedding took place within a fortnight, and then the queen’s family sailed to their new home at Dragonstone while all others began their long marches home to begin getting used to the new pecking order. The compromise, then, was for young Lord Arryn to take the crown – and a Targaryen bride, for the troubles of both houses – and move to the Capitol. Lord Tully expressed interest in the throne, but was battled down by the likes of Lannister and Tyrell who seemed less than enthusiastic about a riverlander king. Once the other houses expressed great disdain at the idea, lord Stark took his leave expressing little interest in who would be the next monarch. Naturally, most eyes turned toward Lord Stark, but he vehemently denied the title and expressed desire to turn North into an independent kingdom. On the topic of new King, those gathered decided that one of the leaders of the siege, by right of conquest, should be named the new protector of the realm. Because it was a peaceful removal, however, he and his family would be allowed to relocate to Dragonstone and rule their as vassals of the new king. Viserys III Targaryen, for his failure to lead, would be removed as King. The Capitol Summit at the top of 284 AC saw the leaders of each great house in Westeros meet in King’s Landing to discuss where they went from here. They each sent ravens to their king, telling him he had but one option: Surrender. The leaders of other houses, like the Lannisters, Tyrells, and Baratheons, believed it all to be a major diplomatic and military failure at the hands of the once and former dragons. Millions of King’s Landing citizens starved during the siege, with responsibility being placed squarely on King Viserys’ inability to either crush the siege or reason with its commanding officers. Once outside the gates of the Capitol, they lay siege to King’s Landing for nearly a year.įrom the beginning of 283 AC to its near end saw the fall of the great Targaryen dynasty. So, before the year ended, each territory raised a host and together the three marched southward. The heads of the North, Vale, and Riverlands decided something must be done or they would doom huge swaths of their vassals due to the King’s poor leadership. Toward the end of 282, dissatisfaction in the northern parts of Westeros was at a peak. Heads of great Southern houses heard the unrest but largely stayed silent on the matter because they were benefitting from this arrangement, after all. They implored Viserys to reconsider his decree but he would not. They argued that the King’s decision would leave their own larders too light to survive the oncoming winter, as they were the ones who would feel the harshest effects once winter came. Leaders of these three kingdoms publicly decried their outrage. The Riverlands, the Vale of Aaryn, and the North were all to up their exports to King’s Landing by fourteen percent for the next four years. On what some might call a whim, King Viserys imposed higher taxes on his three northernmost kingdoms, whose climates had been enough to spare them from the crop bug. Yields from the likes of the Reach and Dorne were smaller than usual, a major issue because an encroaching winter meant that all, including the Capitol, were trying to shore their larders. Viserys’ mind for leadership would face its greatest test in 282 when a warm-weathered crop bug impacted exports from the south. Rather, he was prone to impulsive decision-making in times when his royal advisors could not steer him toward wiser alternatives. Once the mighty and formidable dragon conquerors, their latest head – King Viserys III Targaryen – was not a man known for his steady, ruling hand.