The Exiled Princes

The Exiled Princes is the name given to a group of nobles of Westeros who choose exile for various reasons. After their exile, they choose a life of piracy and invaded islands in the Stepstones, establishing themselves as pirate-lords

Brandon the Black Wolf Stark
First son of Torrhen Stark, last king of the North, he was know by the lord of the realms for the Stark loyalty to the Targaryen King. But his vassals known him for his cruelty, which earned him his nickname.

After the death of Orys at the end of his brother Aegon, Brandon was the first to revolt in was would be know as The Year of the Revolts, sparking wars in all Westeros.

Brandon was planning to rally his bannermen at Moat Cailin, but the attempt failed when his angry vassals rebelled, forcing him to go in exile, which leaded him to a life of piracy.

Many still saw Brandon as the unofficial leader of the Exiled Princes. When the group invaded the Stepstones, Brandon would chose as his seat the island of Bloodstone, from where he could plan his next moves.

Arcon Durrandon
Arcon Durrandon was the son of Queen Argella Durrandon and her husband Gyles Gardener, making King Argilac I of the Stormlands and King Mern IX of the Reach his granfathers. Born in 7999, while the Shield of Westeros was at his peak, Arcon would live the next years as the heir of the Stormlands.

When his mother died fighting Aegon, Arcon was expected to inherit the Stormlands, since he was the firstborn son of Argella. But through a mysterious plot, it was instead his bastard sister Lia who inherited the Stormlands.

During his sister 's reign, he would pass most of his time on his ship The King Argilac, exploring the seas. But when his sister died after her rebellion, Arcon fled from the Stormlands, fearing for his life.

When the Exiled Princes invaded the Stormlands, Arcon choosed Dark Den as the new seat of his House, who had lost their lands in the Stormlands.

Of the four members who were part of the group, Arcon is the only one who still owned lands 10 years after their conquests.

Jonos Arryn
Jonos Arryn is the younger brother of Ronnel Arryn, the last King of the Vale, and his heir during a good part of his life.

When Ronnel lost not only his crown but also the control of the Vale, which was given to the Royce, Jonos was stupefy. He rapidly realised that his brother would never be able to regain what was their birthright, and choose instead to go inexile, refusing to stay in the Vale any longer.

As part of the Exiled Princes, Jonos choosed the island of Wreckstone, which was in the center of the Stepstones, as his seat.

Meldred Hoare
Meldred Hoare was born of the second son of Harren the Black, last King of the Iron Isles and the Trident.

As the son of the second son, he was well aware that he would never inherit of anything. Still, he stayed in Harrenhal, witnessing the fall of his family from power.

What shocked him the most was the end of the Old Way in the Iron Isles, where Orys Baratheon bannished most of the Ironborn lords. He would later choose to quit Harrenhal, choosing instead to live away from Westeros.

He was the only member of the Exiled Princes who didn't turn to piracy, choosing to stay faithful to the Old Way. After the group invaded the Stepstones, he became Pirate-Lord of Sunstone, the island which was the more close to Westeros.

Meeting of the Exiles
All began in a tavern of Myr named The Fuzzy Torrent, where many merchant and travellers from Westeros were known to stay. By the beginning of 8021, Brandon was searching for allies on Essos, and earing about the presence of Westerosi in the Fuzzy Torrent, he decided to enter.

When he arrived, he found two man in armor who were arm wrestling, while many clients were betting on the winner. After asking the owner and some clients, the Black Wolf learned that the two men were in fact Ser Arcon Durrandon and Jonos Arryn, both members of royal Houses before the conquest. The arm wrestling was in the end winned by Arcon. Realizing he could make them his allies, Brandon approched them at their table. Jonos was the first to recongnize the past Lord of the North, calling him by his title of Lord, even if he was forced to abdicate. Arcon was suprised and intrigued by the newcomer, expressing his longtime desire to meet the man who started the Year of the Revolts.

Brandon, who was forced to become a pirate to survived, rapidly realized that the two men were more experimented in piracy than him, Arcon having even frequently been in the Stepstones by the past. He rapidly explained his desire to return in Westeros one day and to restore the power of his House (and to make his traitorous bannermen pay, but he didn't mention that part). Arcon and Jonos, both interested by the idea of regaining their Houses's lands of before the Conquest, listened carrefully.

Bradon, was not stupid. He knew they could not just wait until someone would decide to give them their lands back. It would never happen. But with their actuals forces, which were each men ship and crew, they wouldn't be able to do anything. So he proposed them to sail for the Stepstones and conquered some islands, which would at least make them lord of something again. Then, they would used those islands as their base of operation to reconquer what should be theirs.

Even if none of them had answered yet, Brandon knew they would accept his offer. But as they were gonna answered, someone being Brandon said: I'm in. The man, an ironborn who claimed to be Meldred Hoare, had listenned to their discussion and wanted to join them. At first, there was reluctance, even oposition coming from Arcon, who knew the stories of the rivality opposing the Houses Durrandon and Hoare. But when Meldred told them he had at least a dozen o ships with him, they finally accepted. They decided to call themslef the Exlied Princes (even if Meldred was never prince, but the son of a prince).

Conquests in the Stepstones
Most of their men came from Meldred, who gathered a small fleet of Ironborns when he left Harrenhal, many feeling that the Olda Way had not its place in Westeros. The other part of their armies cames from Jonos and Arcon, who used the gold they gained from their journeys in seas to buy equipment and mercenary. Even if Brandon only brought the few men that followed him in exlied, most of them were veteran warriors and competent nobles. The name of The Black Wolf also helped to gather men, as many heard of the only man courageous (or mad) enough to be the first raising the banner of rebellion against Aegon and hoping a victory. Because of his experience as a lord, Brandon was put in charge of the expedition, first gathering informations on the Pirate-Lords of the Stepstones.

A rumor also want that they were finance by the pentoshi carpet marchant named Cossomo, who was the lover of Orys Baratheon daughter, but none of the Exiled Princes ever answered questions about their financing, awlays claiming they put the whole expedition themself.

In the last day of 8021, the Exiled Princes sailed in direction of the Stepstones.

Conquest of Dark Den
Their first target was the small island of Dark Den. The Pirate-Lord, a Lyseni named Lysono Saan, was old (46 precisely) and known to used open murder when faced with insubordination. He was a wroth and arbitrary man, and the people under his command ether feared him or hated him. Brandon remebered how the Brune and Royce bend the knee to Aegon so easely, as many did in the Riverlands, choosing a foreign invader over their cruel rulers. The Black Wolf was hoping to used for their own conquest.

When the news of a fleet approaching Dark Den came to Lysono, he tried to hold his men by fair, understanding clearly that those foreigners had the power and reputation to remove him from power if he didn't act quickly.

Lysono sended his full fleet against the Exiled Princes, commanding the operation personnaly. He leaved the direction of Dark Den to his first son Oro and went against the invaders. The naval battle, which took place in a mist, saw the fleets of Brandon, Arcon and Jonos facing Lysono, who was famous in the Stepstones for his powerfull boats.

When Meldred fleet of Ironborns finnaly appeared, the Exiled Princes were already on their way for victory. Many of Lysono ships, seeing Meldred's fleet arriving, betrayed their leader and attacked Lysono ship. Loosing, the Lord-Pirate escaped in extremis from his ship, fleeing to Torturer's Deep. Meldred, who didn't realize some ships had joined them, destroyed the ship of the Dark Den's fleet, killing the majority of their crew. This was latter criticized by Brandon, who wanted to use them for futur conquests.

One man who escaped the battle alive was able to returned to Dark Den, where he told Oro of the defeat of their fleet. Oro and his brother Ternesio, both thinking their father would soon return to Dark Den, tried to keep the island under control. But many decided to rebel against House Saan, which ushured the island into a civil war between the Saan's loyalist and the pro-invaders. When the Exiled Princes finally landed on Dark Den, the Saan's brothers decided to flee and save their lifes, leaving to die their supporters.

After the victory of Dark Den, a disagreement came up when Brandon wanted to conquer Bloodstone next, hoping to make it his seat after the conquests. But Jonos and Arcon were more interested by Wreckstone, saying they could use it as a base to lauch their other conquests in the Stepstones. After a long argument, Brandon agreed to let them go separately since Meldred decided to stay with Brandon. The Black Wold also though that, if in the worst case he wasn't able to conquer anything else, he could still claim Dark Den as his seat and get rid of the others.

Conquest of Wreckstone
The curent Pirate-Lord was a young Lyseni known as Cossomo of Wreckstone, and was known in the stepstones as a proud and courageous duellist, never refusing a duel. Cossomo father and previous Pirate-Lord, Izembaro of Wreckstone, was murder on the orders of Lord Ronnel Arryn, Jonos's brother. So when Cossomo heard that Jonos was coming to conquer his island, he saw it as a chance to avenge his father.

Jonos and Arcon first faced a weak resistance from the small fleet of Cossomo, which convinced them it would be an easy conquest. But as they landed on the island, their forces were taken in an ambush by Cossomo's men. The fight was desastrous for the Exiled Princes as Jonos was hurt and Arcon was force to retreat with the remaining of his troops.

In the end, the invaders were able to flee the fight and to find refuge in a cave situated in the northern part of Wreckstone. During weeks, the two armies faced each other, each time without a clear winner. Cossomo had indeed great commanders who were loyal to him like they were to his late father. Many argued that Cossomo would probably have won the war against Jonos and Arcon on the long term. Saddly, the Pirate-Lord pride was too great, and he wanted a humiliating defeat for the Arryn. One day, the two Exiled Princes received a letter from Cossomo, who proposed them a duel between him and Jonos, with difficult conditions for the invaders. If the invaders won the duel, Cossomo would surrender the island to them, but if he won, Arcon would present him with Jonos's head, and their mens would now serve Cossomo. Realising they were in bad situation, and even if Jonos was a terrible fighter, they accepted.

The next day, a man in armor arrived in Cossomo's lair, ready to fight Cossomo. Pleased that they accepted his offer, Cossomo offered Jonos to follow him, so they could fight in front of his men, which he accepted. Every commanders under Cossomo were present, waiting to see who would come out of it as Lord-Pirate of Wreckstone. After a long fight, Jonos ended up winning narrowly, mainly because of Cossomo's overconfidence.

Cossomo, still frustrated by the end of the fight, decided to stay arround, hoping to regain his men loyalty after they saw the incompetence of their new lord. But the man in armor rapidly gained Cossomo old advisors's trust.

A week had past since the duel, and Jonos was always see with his armor. One day, Cossomo sneaked into Jonos room, hoping to find something to use against him. But when he entered he saw the man without his helmet, which was in fact Arcon the whole time. Frustrated by the truth, Cossomo tried to turn his old advisors against the Exiled Princes. But even if they didn't like the truth, they found in the Exiled Prince better rulers than Cossomo was. Frustrated, Cossomo sailed one night for Torturer's Deep.

Jonos, who was hiding in a cave the whol time, finally came out and present himself as the new lord of Wreckstone, which Arcon confirmed. After their victory, they received a letter from the Black Wolf, who told them the next target was Sunstone, and asked for their help. Jonos sailed in direction of Sunstone, like asked, but Arcon decided instead to launch an invasion on The Skulls, the island the most close to Tyrosh.

Conquest of Bloodstone
The preparations in Dark Den took a week, if not two. First of all, Brandon had to make sure the people of the island would stay loyal to them while they waged war against the other islands. Since they didn't have a dragon like Aegon to do the job, they simply used the Ironborns, the Black Wolf leaving the few Saan's loyalists to Meldred's men swords and axes. He also had to left the island under the control of someone they could trust. He ended choosing the captain of a ship belonging to Meldred's fleet, understanding that the Ironborns left behind would not obey to a Northman anyway.

The Pirate-Lord of Bloodstone, an 58 years old Lyseni named Moreo Trynna. Like Lysono Saan, Moreo was not liked among his men, mainly because of his cruelty and wrath against those who disobeyed him. Still, some peoles find gain in this autoritarian reign, and wanted to maintain it at every cost.

When the news of the imminent attack arrived at the table of Moreo, his advisors assured him that noone could take Bloodstone and that they had prepared the troops in case. Reassured, Moreo slept peacefully the following night. When he awoke next morning, his advisor told him that Meldred's fleet had burn every ship of Bloodstone during the night while they were in the harbor, which was fallow by the mass murder of their crews. Moreo didn't even have the time to answer when a messenger entered his room telling him that Brandon's men had land on the island and were fighting Moreo's forces as they were talking.

It didn't take long for Moreo and his advisors to flee the island, fearing for their lifes if the Exiled Prince, or worst, the angry populace, were able to get their hands on them. They sailed for Torturer's Deep with their wealth and possessions. The following day, the remaining troops openned the doors of Moreo's castle and surrendered without condition.

Conquest of Sunstone
Unlike the previous islands conquered by the Exiled Princes, Sunstone wasn't rule by a Lyseni, but by ironborn pirates who had chose to abandon the old way for piracy. The first of them to rule Sunstone was Romny Blackiron, who overthrew Mero Cithien in 8006. Romny rappidly became respected by the other pirate-lords, even raiding with them on the Free Cities from time to time. After the death of his first wife, he married the only daughter of the lyseni who ruled Bloodstone before Moreo Trynna, thus assuming himself as a potential ruler of Bloodstone, which created frictions. When he died in 8020, he was suceeded by Victarion Yalman, who inherited of the wealth of Romny.

Victarion reign over Sunstone would only last 2 years, as Meldred refused to let them lived, being disguted by those Ironborns who abandonned the Old Way. At first, Brandon refused to attack Sunstone, claiming it would be to dangerous because of it's distance with Westeros, proposing to attack Torturer's Deep instead, so they could get their hand on the Lyseni Pirate-Lords that escaped them. But when Meldred threatened to retire his fleet, Brandon was forced to accept. He sent a letter to Jonos and Arcon so they could join them at Sunstone.

Victarion understood that he would need ships and men to face the Exiled Princes, and good ones. Fortunately for him, the wealth left by Romny after his death was well enough too buy thoses. While the Exiled Princes were invading Bloodstone, he send one of his most trusted man to Tyrosh so he could hired mercenaries.

Brandon had to admit it, the combination of an Ironborn and a pirate made wonderful naval fighters. To the point were Brandon later wrote that they would porbably have lost the naval fight against Sunstone's fleet if Brandon didn't make sure the fight would take place during night, giving them the element of surprise. Half of Brandon's fleet was lost during the fight, and Meldred loosed 4 ships, which was their biggest losts for a succesful conquest. When they finally landed, they were welcomed by Victarion's men, waiting for them on the beach. The fight was truly brutal. During the chaos that this battle turned out to be, Meldred came face to face with Victarion. Surprised, it gave Meldred the advantage to strike first, a strike that Victarion dodged at the last moment. The fight was turning in favor of Meldred when Victarions's men came to his help, forcing the Hoare to retreat.

Days pasted, and none of the armies had new of their reenforcements. When finally a fleet was saw approaching Sunstone, Victarion claimed his victory in front of his men. But it was Jonos Arryn who arrived with his fleet, giving the invaders the forces they needed to win the war. Victarion was force to flee in order to save his live. After his defeat, he returned to Westeros and served House Codd of Blue Fork. Meldred then claimed Sunstone as his seat, which everyone agreed. The absence of Arcon didn't please Brandon, especially when Jonos confessed he didn't knew where the Stormlanders was.

Years later, someone saw in Tyrosh the man Victarion send to buy mercenaries. He now live in wealth like a nobleman.

Failed conquest of The Skulls
At the time, it wasn't sure who would get Dark Den at the end of the conquest (even if simple logic would indiquate Arcon would get it). But Arcon was more interested by The Skulls because of its distance with Tyrosh. By taking The Skulls as his seat, he would be able to trade with tyroshi merchants, and by the same way gaining allies in Tyrosh. By the time he was planning his invasion of The Skulls, the issue of Sunstone wasn't clear yet. If the invasion was to fail, Brandon would never forgive him for refusing his orders twice, and Meldred would probably have Dark Den, leaving Arcon without land.

But the actual Pirate-Lord of The Skulls, Reznak mo Ullhor, who was born in the city of Astapor and threw the Lysenis out of The Skulls 7 years before, was clairly not ready to lose his island. Competent commander and fighter, he had a plan to stop this foreign invader from conquering his island.

When Arcon arrived with his forces, he met no resistance. Actually, he met no ship or troops at all. At first, he though that they might be raiding somewhere, leaving the island defenceless. But as he entered Reznak's castle with his men, he heard the cries of his men who stayed with the ship. When he watched from the castle, he saw his ship burning, his men being killed. He saw Reznak, at the head of he fleet's, which came from who know where, destroying his fleet.

Arcon, who just lost his only way of retreat, barricaded the castle, being forced to hold a siege in the enemy castle. But Reznak knew he had already won, and decided to simply wait. During the long siege that followed, no battle ever took place. Arcon never received help from the other Exiled Princes, which he would remind years later.

When Reznak discovered that the majority of Arcon armies where mercenaries, he offered them more gold than what the Stormlanders gave them. The following night, the majority of Arcon's troops betrayed him, capturing him and his few loyal troops and giving them to Reznak. The Pirate-Lord sold half of them as slaves to the Free Cities and kept the other imprisonned for a rançon.

The other Exiled Princes never bothered to send money, probably being happy of the disparition of their insubordinated companion. After a month, Rezenak was thinking about selling the rest of Arcon's troops when the money for the rancom finally arrived from a mysterious donator (which Arcon always suspected to be his aunt Myrcella). But Reznak, who liked to see the Durrandon in his cell, still let Arcon rot for a week before freeing him. Arcon and his last men were given a boat so they could quit The Skulls. Arcon returned to Dark Den humilated and weakened.

In the following years, The Skulls would become Arcon's main target for raiding.

Failed conquest of Shame Isle
After the victory of Sunstone, Brandon proposed to the lord that they should wait to eared if Arcon could still help them in futur conquests or not before making a move. Both Meldred and Jonos agreed, but Meldred decided to betray his promise in only a week after his fellow Princes had quit his island.

Meldred knew he had the biggest fleet of the four Exiled Princes, which leaded him to believe he could invade any island of the Stepstones without help from the others. His eyes were turned on Shame Island, which was in the south of the Stepstones. He thought that by invading Shame Island, he could open a new front in the Stepstones, which would in the end lead to a total conquest of the region. And from what he eared, the actual Pirate-Lord, Zeyd Qureshi, an essosi born in a city named Kayakayanaya, was an old coward. He saw there an easy target like Moero was. His plan may have worked if it hadn't be for a storm. On his way to Shame Isle, Meldred's fleet got stuck in a gigantic storms, which forced him to wander on the sea for three more days then he first calculated. He also lost 3/4 of his fleet in the storm, which was a desaster.

When he finally arrived, he discovered that the Old Zeyd had organise a powerful fleet, both mercenary and local, to stand in his way. Understanding a naval fight against Zeyd would probably lead to his death, he abandoned his ambitions and retraited to Sunstone with his remaining fleet.

Whit Meldred's fleet destroyed, Arcon's forces annihilated and both Brandon and Jonos being weak in men, the Exiled Princes were forced to stop their conquests in the Stepstones, to Brandon's anger.

Times of Peace
By the end of their conquests, the Stepstones had relatively change. Mostly ruled by lyseni pirate-lords before they arrived, the only lyseni pirate-lords still standing after they passed were the old pirate-lords Ollo of Torturer's Keep and Denyo Berases.

Torturer's Keep rapidly became a safe heaven for any lyseni pirate who feared the Exiled Princes, including the old pirate-lords that were stripped of their islands, like Cossomo of Wreckstone or Lysono Saan. Although they tried multiple times to force Ollo to expulse the Exiled Prince of the Stepstones, the lord pof Torturer's Deep always refused, realising he would be strong enough anyway. Their wars over, the Exiled Princes returned to their respective islands. For the following years, they would ruled them as any lord would do. They would raid their enemies and kill their rival, each of them following their own way without asking the others.

Still, some sort of statu quo and peace would be installed by Bradon, who refused that the Exiled Princes fight themselves. This somewhat alliance would last for the rest of the group's existence, since each of them understood they need the others to keep their lands.

During those years, Bradon tried multiple times to get his hand on the lyseni lords that escaped them, frequently raiding Torturer's Keep, each time without any succes. The last time was even stop by Arcon, who had remarried in 8027 with Ollo's third daughter in order to create some kind of peace between the lyseni pirates and the Exiled Princes.

Arcon was not the only one to married though, as both Meldred and Jonos would do the same. Meldred would find a lowborn lyseni named Syrea with who he would have a son and two daughters. Jonos decided to marry an woman who escaped the Vale, named Ryella. The couple never gave birth to a child.

The islands ruled by the Exiled Princes became a safe heaven for every Westerosi who would refuse to live under the Targaryen or Lords who lost their lands in an unfair way. Wreckstone was even more open, as Jonos welcomed everyone who wanted to stay, Westerosi, Essosi or anything else.

Rise of Quhuru
Wreckstone was famous around the world for his acceptance and openness for anyone who wanted to live like a pirate. Jonos always hoped this policy would make up for his bad talent as a ruler. During his times as the ruler of Wreckstone, he actually didn't do any of his ruler's obligations, leaving them to his advisors, most of them being old and sages lyseni who served Cossomo before, even Cossomo's father Izembaro for some of them. Jonos passed most of his time raiding or staying in his castle, nursing.

The wound he took in the leg when he and Arcon where taken by surprise by Cossomo's forces years ago had gotten worst with the years, to the point he was barely able to walk in 8029. While the other Exiled Princes were respected for their rule on their respective islands, Jonos was seen by many of his men as weak and incompetent.

This was a perfect situation for a pretender to come out and challenge him. This pretender was named Quhuru. A man with dark skin from an unknown origin (he always said he was from the Summer Islands), he arrived in Wreckstone two years ago, and rapidly became popular with the population. Envious of Jonos's position as pirate-lord, he used manipulation to turned the Arryn's men against him, sparking a revolt against his rule. At first, the few rebels were crushed by Jonos's troops, even if Jonos wasn't able to get the leader or even his identity. But rapiddly, numerous small revolts started across the island, and within a month the loyalists were executed everywhere, without any form of autority able to stop them.

The old lyseni advisors, who never really liked Jonos, thought of betraying Jonos and handing him over to Quhuru. But a valeman named Lyonel heard of the plot and with the help of another valeman, Randyll, was able to escape with Jonos. The three men ended up leaving the island one night, as the capital was on fire.

When Quhuru finally rised of this as the new pirate-lord of Wreckstone, he didn't lost time. His first move was to purged the island of the other cultures, starting with the old advisors who tried to betray Jonos. The island was rapidly populated by immigrant from Quhuru birth place, ending Jonos policy of openness.

Death of the Black Wolf
Jonos ended up on Bloodstone. After he arrived, his first move was to seek an audience with Brandon. The Black Wolf, who heard the news of Quhuru revolt like everyone else in the Stepstones, was worried. With one of the Exiled Princes losing his island, the pirate-lords may think the Exiled Princes as weak lords, and may finally exercised their revenge on them, forcing them out of the Stepstones. Brandon couldn't allow this to happen.

He rapidly accepted to help Jonos in regaining Wreckstone, but he had to do it correctly. He needed to strike with a blow so powerful the nobody would challenge them again. But Brandon didn't have the army for such operation. He needed mercenaries for that, and money to pay them. The best way to gain money would be rainding somewhere and selling prisonner as slaves in the Free Cities.

But where could he raid? Obviously, he couldn't raid the Free Cities if he wanted to sell the slaves there after his raid. If he raided one of the Stepstones islands, the pirate-lords would probably strike back, and he wasn't sure if the Exiled Princes would be able to hold of the attack. Brandon faced the fact that his only viable target was Westeros. It was risky, but if he did well, he could save their position in the Stepstones. He sailed for the continent were he lived most of his life in november of the year 8029. He decided to raid around Oldtown, knowing there would be many people to take as slaves. But when he arrived, he say a figure waiting for him on the coast. Brandon never knew how the man knew, and he didn't care. All he knew was that his worst fear were realized. He was forced to meet again the Kinslayer King, Aegon Targaryen.

As his ship was approaching coast, Brandon took his sword out, pointing the man who ruined his life with it. He also knew that wherever Aegon goes, his dragon would fallow. The moment this thought passed trough his mind, Balerion came out of the sky, breathing fire on Bradon's ship. The ship burned so hard no piece of it ever made it to the coast.

No one in the Stepstones really knew what happened to the Black Wolf next, but rumors said he survived his ship and was brought to Oldtown as a prisonner, were he died decapitated by Aegon during a duel. Someone who claimed to have saw the duel said that even without his head, Bradon never kneeled in front of Aegon, and that when his body felt on the ground, it was pointing north.

When the news of Brandon disappearance and possible death reached Bloodstone, many debated who could inherit to the Black Wolf. Even if his son Benjen was, in theory, his legitimate heir and the new lord of Bloodstone, many objected, refusing to serve a man who was under the Kinslayer King. Jonos tried to convince Brandon's follower to choose him as pirate-lord, since he was a member of the Exiled Princes in need of a island to rule, but his demand was refuse, many fearing it would end as with Wreckstone.

Alyn Greengood, a crannogman who fallowed Brandon in exile after the betrayal at Moat Cailin, was choose as the new lord of Bloodstone. Alyn never really became one with piracy, keeping his beliefs in the Old Gods instead. When he announced that the population of Bloodstone would rennounce to piracy, Jonos understood that he would not find any help there. He rappidly sailed for Sunstone, hoping he could convince Meldred to help him regain Wreckstone. But Meldred would not be able to help, as the Ironborn had his own problems.

Qarro's invasion of Sunstone
During the first month of 8030, the old pirate-lord Ollo of Torturer's Deep died. Famous for housing most of the lyseni refugees of the Exiled Princes's conquests, he always refused to start a war against the westerosi invaders.

But his son, Qarro of Torturer's Deep, didn't see it that way. Raised as a warrior, he always dreamed of defeating a Exiled Prince, something only Zeyd Qureshi of Shame Isle, Reznak mo Ullhor of the Skulls and Quhuru of Wreckstone were able to accomplish With the Exiled Princes more weak than ever, Qarro decided to had his name to the list. Only two of them were still holding lands at this point: Arcon of Dark Den and Meldred of Sunstone. Since his sister was married to Arcon, and because many believe Meldred was the more brutal of the four westerosi invaders, he choosed Sunstone as his target.

Meldred was listening to Jonos request of help when the news of an imminent invasion from Torturer's Deep came to his ears. Meldred, who was haunted by his failure of Shame Isle to the point he became afraid of fight, first refused to accept the idea of an invasion. But when the informations were confirmed my his men, he was forced to prepare for war. Meldred send his fleet under the command of his first officier, staying himself safe on Sunstone. His fleet was superior in number compared to the lyseni fleet. But a storm rised as his fleet was sailing for Bloodstone, where he though of ambushing Qarro. Half of his fleet was scattered in the sea, many of them actually arriving at Dark Den instead of Bloodstone. When the other half arrived, they met with Qarro's fleet, who was bigger than Meldred infos said. Qarro, who was leading his ships in person, easely outmatch the ironborns, destroying most of the ennemies ship.

When the news of Qarro fleet approaching came to Sunstone, Meldred and his troops barricaded themselves in their castle, preparing for a siege. Qarro indeed landed on Sunstone, and indeed forced a siege over Meldred's castle. but once again, Meldred had wrongly judge the number of troops Qarro had at his disposition. Instead of the same among of troops as Meldred, Qarro had thrice of troops the ironborns had.

Meldred knew he wouldn't be able to win this war if he didn't have help from someone. One night, he secrettly sended men to Dark Den, asking Arcon to come to his help and to break the siege. Jonos, who realized Meldred would never be able to help him after that, should he win or not, turned to the last person he could ask. He sended Lyonel and Randyll on Dark Den, asking Arcon to help him in regaining Wreckstone. But Arcon refused both offer, still remembering how they left him rot in a cell for a month when he was taken prisonner on The Skulls 8 years before.

By June 8030, Qarro and his armies were able to enter the castle, which by the time had been deserted by both Meldred and Jonos. Qarro then set his flag on the top of the castle, claiming his victory over an Exiled Prince. Meldred and Jonos, realizing they wouldn't be wecolme in Dark Den, decided to return on Westeros, since they were never exiled. With their departure, Arcon was the last Exiled Prince still standing in the Stepstones.

Aftermath
Meldred returned in the Iron Isles where he served Lord Denys Drumm of Old Wyk, one of the last Drowned God 's believer of the Iron Isles. Eventually, he would be resurrected and became a drowned man, living his life serving the Drowned God and the Old Way. He died from natural death in 8049 at the age of 48. Jonos returned to the Vale, but instead of returning with the Arryn, he decided to go serve House Long of Crab's Shore, a House created by House Waxley when they gave the land to Arstan in 8004. Jonos died from his wound in 8035 at the age of 41.

In the following years, Arcon would invade Bloodstone in 8034, then Sunstone in 8035-36, killing Qarro in a duel and murdering his son Ollo a year latter, which would bring instability in Torturer's Deep and lead to the end of the lyseni on the island in 8041. In 8037, Arcon finnaly got his revenge on Reznak mo Ullhor, murdering him. By 8052, he is the most powerful pirate-lord of the Stepstones, ans his son is one of the best fighter who ever lived in these islands.

When King Daemon I of Westeros invaded the Stepstones, Arcon understood their was only one thing to do if he wanted to survive.He decided to bend the knee. He would later died in 8057 from a suspect accident. His son Stephon inherited his lands and would become Lord Paramount of the Stepstones 10 years after his father's death.

Before the Exiled Princes conquests

 * Sunstone: Victarion Yalman
 * Bloodstone: Moreo Trynna
 * Dark Den: Lysono Saan
 * The Skulls: Reznak mo Ullhor
 * Wreckstone: Cossomo of Wreckstone
 * Torturer's Keep: Ollo of Torturer's Keep
 * Shame Isle: Zeyd Qureshi
 * Grey Gallows: Alim of Grey Gallows
 * Last Refuge: Denyo Berases

After the Exiled Princes conquests

 * Sunstone: Meldred Hoare
 * Bloodstone: Brandon the Black Wolf Stark
 * Dark Den: Arcon Durrandon
 * The Skulls: Reznak mo Ullhor
 * Wreckstone: Jonos Arryn
 * Torturer's Deep: Ollo of Torturer's Deep
 * Shame Isle: Zeyd Qureshi
 * Grey Gallows: Alim of Grey Gallows
 * Last Refuge: Denyo Berases

Following the end of the Exiled Princes

 * Sunstone: Qarro of Torturer's Keep
 * Bloodstone: Alyn Greengood
 * Dark Den: Arcon Durrandon
 * The Skulls: Reznak mo Ullhor
 * Wreckstone: Quhuru
 * Torturer's Deep: Qarro of Torturer's Deep
 * Shame Isle: Zeyd Qureshi
 * Grey Gallows: Alim of Grey Gallows
 * Last Refuge: Allaquo Berases