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The '''Band of Nine''', also known as the '''Ninepenny Kings''', was a group of merchants, [[mercenaries]] and [[pirates]] from the [[Free Cities]] who banded together to carve out kingdoms for themselves. This group was the cause of the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].
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The '''Band of Nine''', also known as the '''Ninepenny Kings''', was a group of merchants, [[mercenaries]] and [[pirates]] from the [[Free Cities]] who banded together to carve out kingdoms for themselves and who caused great turmoil in [[Essos]] and the [[Stepstones]]. This group was the cause of the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
According to semi-canon sources, the Band of Nine began their conquests by overruning the [[Disputed Lands]] and sacking [[Tyrosh]]. There, they set up [[Alequo Adarys]] as a tyrant. They then marched on the [[Stepstones]], conquering them with ease. From the Stepstones, [[Maelys Blackfyre]], captain of the [[Golden Company]] and the last [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre Pretender]], began his attempt to conquer the Seven Kingdoms.  
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The Band of Nine began their conquests by overrunning the [[Disputed Lands]] and [[Sack of Tyrosh|sacking]] [[Tyrosh]], where they set up [[Alequo Adarys]] as a tyrant. They then marched on the [[Stepstones]], conquering them with ease. King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] had known that the Band of Nine meant to win the [[Seven Kingdoms]] for [[Maelys I Blackfyre|Maelys the Monstrous]], who styled himself "King Maelys I Blackfyre". But he hoped that the alliance of rogues would founder in Essos, or fall at the hands of another alliance in the [[Free Cities]]. When that did not happen, the thin and scrawny king, who did not lack for courage or intelligence, resolved to meet the Ninepenny Kings upon the Stepstones, choosing to take the war to them. The actions that followed are collectively known as the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings|War of the Ninepenny Kings, or the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
  
The [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] responded quickly, sending their own force to the Stepstones. There, in what became known as the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] killed Maelys. Soon after the Band of Nine lost the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands, but Alequo managed to remain in power for another six years.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref>
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The [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] responded quickly, sending their own force to the Stepstones. [[Maester]] [[Eon]]'s ''[[Account of the War of the Ninepenny Kings]]'', is a splendid source  for the details of fighting, with its many battles on land and sea. It showed that the war ended when Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] killed the pretender Maelys I Blackfyre. The remainder of the Ninepenny Kings had no interest in [[Westeros]] and fell back to their own domains. Half a year of hard fighting remained before the Band of Nine lost the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands, but Alequo, the Tyrant of Tyrosh,  managed to remain in power for another six years, before the [[Archon]] of Tyrosh was restored.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref>{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
  
==Members of the Band of Nine==
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==The Names and Styles of the Band of Nine==
* The [[Old Mother]]
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* The [[Old Mother]], a [[Pirates|pirate]] queen.{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Samarro Saan]], the Last Valyrian
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* [[Samarro Saan]], the Last Valyrian, a notorious pirate from a [[Saan family|notorious family]] of pirates from [[Lys]].{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Xhobar Qhoqua]], the Ebon Prince
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* [[Xhobar Qhoqua]], the Ebon Prince, an exile prince from the [[Summer Isles]] who founded and led a [[Mercenary|sellsword]] company in the Disputed Lands.{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Liomond Lashare]], the Lord of Battles
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* [[Liomond Lashare]], the Lord of Battles, a famed sellsword captain.{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Spotted Tom]] the Butcher
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* [[Spotted Tom]] the Butcher, from [[Westeros]], captain of a free company in the Disputed Lands.{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]], the Bad Apple
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* Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]], the Bad Apple, an exile from Westeros, a [[knight]] with a black reputation.{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Nine Eyes]]
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* [[Nine Eyes]], captain of the [[Jolly Fellows]].{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Alequo Adarys]], the Silvertongue
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* [[Alequo Adarys]], the Silvertongue, a [[Tyrosh]]i merchant prince, ambitious and wealthy.{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
* [[Maelys Blackfyre]], the Monstrous
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* [[Maelys I Blackfyre]], the Monstrous, captain-general of the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|twoiaf| Jaehaerys II}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 21:25, 27 March 2020

The Band of Nine, also known as the Ninepenny Kings, was a group of merchants, mercenaries and pirates from the Free Cities who banded together to carve out kingdoms for themselves and who caused great turmoil in Essos and the Stepstones. This group was the cause of the War of the Ninepenny Kings.[1]

History

The Band of Nine began their conquests by overrunning the Disputed Lands and sacking Tyrosh, where they set up Alequo Adarys as a tyrant. They then marched on the Stepstones, conquering them with ease. King Jaehaerys II Targaryen had known that the Band of Nine meant to win the Seven Kingdoms for Maelys the Monstrous, who styled himself "King Maelys I Blackfyre". But he hoped that the alliance of rogues would founder in Essos, or fall at the hands of another alliance in the Free Cities. When that did not happen, the thin and scrawny king, who did not lack for courage or intelligence, resolved to meet the Ninepenny Kings upon the Stepstones, choosing to take the war to them. The actions that followed are collectively known as the War of the Ninepenny Kings, or the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion.[1]

The Targaryens responded quickly, sending their own force to the Stepstones. Maester Eon's Account of the War of the Ninepenny Kings, is a splendid source for the details of fighting, with its many battles on land and sea. It showed that the war ended when Ser Barristan Selmy killed the pretender Maelys I Blackfyre. The remainder of the Ninepenny Kings had no interest in Westeros and fell back to their own domains. Half a year of hard fighting remained before the Band of Nine lost the Stepstones and the Disputed Lands, but Alequo, the Tyrant of Tyrosh, managed to remain in power for another six years, before the Archon of Tyrosh was restored.[2][1]

The Names and Styles of the Band of Nine

References