The Reach

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The Reach

The Reach is one of the Major factions found within Westeros, and is lead by Lord Paramount Mayce Tyrell of House Tyrell.
Their Sigil is a golden rose on a green background. Their official motto is 'Growing Strong."
Their map colour is Grass Green.

History

The Reach is a very old and very distinguished kingdom. True to the troops that they use, The Reach is a land that takes pride in its Knights and chivalrous values, it being a land of relative peace. Most of the Knights are from very rich families and can afford heavy suits of plated armor embroidered with the sigil of House Tyrell. The knights of The Reach like to pride themselves on their virtues and try their best to maintain a good appearance so not to embarrass their family, at least most do anyways. The reach used to be owned by another powerful family that fought against the Targaryens during the wars of conquest. However, their bannermen the Tyrells, decided not to fight against the Targaryens once their king was dead. For their act of "loyalty" to the crown, they were given Highgarden and named the wardens of the south, instantly rising to become one of the most powerful families in The Reach. Under the Tyrells The Reach began to prosper and rely on trade for most of their gold and power, quickly rising to become one of the most powerful kingdoms in the land.

Location

The Reach is one of the major factions in Westeros in the mod AWOIAF. They are bordered by Dorne to the south, The Westerlands to the north, and The Stormlands to the east. The Reach is one of the oldest, and most powerful kingdoms. Producing almost as most food as The Riverlands they are able to sell to The Westerlands for a good price, making them extremely rich in the time of war. The only kingdom that is richer than The Reach is The Westerlands due to their vast gold mines and reserves. The Reach is a very flat and fertile plains for the most part, with lush green grass and fertile black soil coating the entire region. Because of their terrain The Reach is a perfect place to make large farms and cities, most of the cities overlapping large bodies of water or rivers.

Religion

The Westerlands worship the Seven Faced God, more commonly referred to as the faith of the seven.

Members of the Faith worship the Seven Who Are One, a single deity with seven aspects or faces. For the less educated, however, this concept is often difficult to grasp, causing them to often believe that there are indeed seven different gods. Depending on their need, worshipers pray to specific faces of the Seven.

Rulers

Lord Paramount Mace Tyrell

Vassals

Lord Paxter Redwyne

Lord Elwood Meadows

Lord Leyton Hightower

Lord Dontos Footly

Lord Martyn Mullendore

Lord Leo Ashford

Lord Randyll Tarly

Lord Mathis Rowan

Lord Lorent Caswell

Ser Garlan Tyrell

Lord Guthor Grimm

Lord Warryn Beesbury

Ser Leo Blackbar

Lady Arywn Oakheart

Ser Rycherd Crane

Lord Branstone Cuy

Lord Tommen Costayne

Lord Orton Merryweather

Ser Jon Fossoway

Lady Alysanne Bulwer

Lady Alyce Graceford

Ser Dickon Tarly

Lord Aruthur Ambrose

Lord Titus Peake

Lord Humfrey Hewett

Lord Moribald Chester

and Lord Oabert Serry

Fiefs

Towns:

The Arbor, Oldtown, Highgarden and Ashford


Castles:

Tumbleton, Grassy Vale, Bitterbridge, Longtable, Golden, Grove, Horn Hill, Uplands, Honeyholt, Bandallon, Black Town, Three Towers, Grimston, Old Oak, Red Lake, New barrel, Starpike and Sunhouse


Villages:

Ryamsport, Roselawn, lowly Hill, Redwyne Bay, Whispering, High Sunset, Honeywyne, Wincholt, Lowly Hall, Oakenshield, Greyshield, Water View, Old Barrel, Ocean Road, Herndon, Rose Road, Meander, Ashford Meadow, Stone Bridge, Bryn, Rosewood, Headwaters and Fox Hollow

Troop Tree

The Reach Troop Tree

The Reach specializes in heavy cavalry and medium infantry. The Reach does have the best cavalry forces in the game, as they are the best armored and most skilled, making them excellent for smashing through enemy lines. They Reach has practically no archers, as they only have one troop tree for them and they are not very good compared to the other kingdoms. This means that The Reach gets their strength in flat field battles rather than sieges, their cavalry working perfectly with the flat landscape surrounding their lands. It is advisable to mount a full cavalry charge against your enemy as quickly as possible, after you have smashed through their formations you will want to tell them to wait off to the side and then mount another charge. It is advisable to constantly do this.

Strengths

-Overall the best cavalry in the game

-No real weakness

Unique Troops

Reach Champion

Reach Champion

The player can recruit the following special, elite troops if The Reach is chosen as the starting people:

-Stormlands House Knight can be recruited from the NPC Clayton Horgan located in Old Town if starting people is The Reach AND if renown is high enough (between 750-1,000 renown). It costs 10,000 stags and 14 days to get 5 Reach Champions.

-The Reach Champion is one of the most elite heavy cavalry/shock infantry unit in the game. They spawn in with heavy horse or on foot with only a greatsword. This makes them a very high variety unit

-Their weakness is having no shield

Tyrell House Guard

Tyrell House Guard

-Tyrell House Guard can be recruited from the Master-at-Arms in Highgarden if the player directly governs the town.

-Very similar to the Tarly House Guard these troops have better body armor and have access to both a spear and sword. They take some time until they switch to their sword in close combat however.

-It costs 6,000 stags for 10 Tyrell House Guards.

Tarly House Guard

Tarly House Guard

-Tarly House Guard can not be recruited, only rescued or recruited after having taken as prisoner.

-The Tarly House Guard are one of, if not the most elite heavy infantry units in the game. They are a low variety unit since they only possess a sword and shield, but they excell at their field of combat which is holding lines and staying alive. Devastating in a shieldwall.

Recruiting units from The Reach

In order to recruit Reach units from villages you own as an independent kingdom you will need to select a Reach race on character creation. Reach units can be recruited from villages regardless of player status unless they are hostile to The Reach. Additional ways to recruit Reach units is to rescue them from enemy lords parties, find them in taverns, or rescue them from enemy garrisons.

Extra Information

The Reach is one of the best places to find plate armor in shops besides the Vale.

The Reach has a citadel in Oldtown where you can learn to read.

The Reach has the best mounted cavalry in Westeros.

The Reach will not enter the war in Westeros until later in the game, they will then join sides the with The Westerlands.