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History

Dorne is an age old kingdom that has never actually been forcefully conquered except by the Andals. When the Targaryans invaded their deserts they were never able to hold onto the territory, even losing one of their dragons in the process. Eventually a treaty was signed between the Dornish and the Targaryens, meaning that Dorne was finally inducted into the kingdoms, by their own choice. This, alongside a book wrote by a Targaryen king that exaggerated their military size, makes Dorne a kingdom that is viewed as almost unconquerable. Dorne has been a supplier of rare and exotic goods throughout the world for a long time now, the Dornish people being viewed as different than most of the other kingdoms. Because they are viewed as different because of their culture and views, many kingdoms and people tend to hold a stigma against them. Though even if these kingdoms have a prejudice against the Dornish, it does not seem to stop them from purchasing rare and expensive wines from Dorne, exported by rich and powerful merchants. Due to their exports the Dornish are a very rich people in comparison to the other kingdoms, surpassed only by The Reach and The Westerlands. The Dornish hold a deep hatred for The Westerlands because of them raping and murdering a notable member of their house that was wed to the Targaryens, her children were also murdered in the assault by none other than Ser Gregor Clegane. As they harbor hatred of this other kingdom, the Dornish people are just waiting for a chance to go to war with them and exact their revenge.

Location

The Dorne is one of the major factions in Westeros in the mod AWOIAF. Sunspear is the capital city of Dorne.

Dorne contains the only desert on the entire continent of Westeros, and due to its arid climate it has one of the smallest overall populations. It is the only part of Westeros where citrus fruits and spices grow. Dornish wine is also highly prized throughout all of Westeros, and considered to be among the best imports available.

Dorne is separated from the Stormlands by the Sea of Dorne and is surrounded by water on three sides.

Overland travel between the Dorne peninsula and the rest of Westeros is severely restricted due to the Red Mountains, a large mountain chain along Dorne's northern and western borders, which possess only a few passes such as the Boneway and the Prince's Pass. The rough valleys of the Red Mountains have been the site of border squabbles between Dorne, the Reach, and the Stormlands, for the better part of the past thousand years. The salient of territory possessed by the Stormlands in the Red Mountains, along Dorne's northern border, is thus called the Dornish Marches.

Central Dorne, east of the Red Mountains and west of the hills where the Greenblood river system begins, is completely inhospitable. Central Dorne is a true rolling-sands desert, with little plant life and almost completely uninhabited by people, save for the occasional oasis-castle.

Dorne's population is congregated around the coasts, and the few major rivers such as the Greenblood. The valley of the Greenblood begins in the hills of eastern Dorne and continues east until it empties into the Narrow Sea. Even the eastern region of Dorne is arid, but irrigation in the river valleys makes it agriculturally productive.

Religion

The Dorne worships 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

Prince Doran Martell

Vassals

Prince Oberyn Martell

Lord Edric Dayne

Lord Anders Yronwood

Lord Tremond Gargalen

Lord Deryn Drinkwater

Lady Delonne Allyrion

Ser Ryon Allyrion

Fiefs

Towns:

Sunspear, Planky Town, and Vaith.

Castles:

Blackmont, High Hermitage, Starfall, Kingsgrave, Skyreach, Sandstone, Hellholt, Vultures Roost, Wyl,Yronwood, Ghaston Grey, The Tor, Godsgrace, Salt Shore, Lemonwood, Ghost Hill, Spottswood.

Villages:

Salt Breeze, Broken Arm, Grapegrove, Spottswood Village, Greenblood, Allyrion, Scourage, Salty Bay, Ghastonm Brimstone, Red Cliffs, Sandsdeep, Wide Way, Sandsore, Palestone, Torentine, Boneway, and Grandure.

Troop Tree

Strengths

-Excellent horse archery units, including the sixth tier unit Nomad Calvary.

-Some of the best heavy spearmen in the game, including the sixth tier unit Dornish Elite Heavy Spearman.

-Has good skirmish based units, including the fifth tier unit Sand Warrior.

-Access to special, powerful anti-cavalry unit in limited supply in Dornish Household Guard.

Weaknesses

-Lacks elite heavy cavalry units.

-Lacks elite archery units other than horse archer units.

Unique, Heritage Based Perks

Unique, Recruitable Heritage Based Unit:

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

-Dornish Houseguard can be recruited from a NPC in the Lord's Hall of Sunspear if starting people is Dorne AND if renown is high enough (at least 1 000 renown). It costs 10,000 stags and 14 days to get 5 Dornish House Guards.

-Dornish Houseguard are one of the most powerful glaive wielding troops in the game.

Unique Companions:

-Choosing the Dornish culture at character creation will allow you to recruit The Sand Snakes from the Water Garden.

Here is a link for the location of the The Water Gardens.

Sand Warrior joining event

-Potential, random boon event where a warband of Sand Warriors join if certain conditions are met including if the player's renown is high enough, if the player is traveling through desert in Dornish territory, and the player's starting people/heritage is set to Dornish at the beginning of the game.

Recruiting units from Dorne

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

Trivia

Dorne is the only kingdom to have not been officially conquered by the Targaryans (Daeron invaded and defeated but this was within a year suppressed and overthrown.

Dorne is the least inhabited kingdom in westeros besides The Iron Islands.

Dorne fields no navy since their ships were all burned in the Targaryen Conquests.

Dorne will not become involved in the war until House Targaryen lands in Westeros.

For More Info on Dorne

https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Dorne

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-===Dorne===
+==History==
+Dorne is an age old kingdom that has never actually been forcefully conquered except by the Andals. When the Targaryans invaded their deserts they were never able to hold onto the territory, even losing one of their dragons in the process. Eventually a treaty was signed between the Dornish and the Targaryens, meaning that Dorne was finally inducted into the kingdoms, by their own choice. This, alongside a book wrote by a Targaryen king that exaggerated their military size, makes Dorne a kingdom that is viewed as almost unconquerable. Dorne has been a supplier of rare and exotic goods throughout the world for a long time now, the Dornish people being viewed as different than most of the other kingdoms. Because they are viewed as different because of their culture and views, many kingdoms and people tend to hold a stigma against them. Though even if these kingdoms have a prejudice against the Dornish, it does not seem to stop them from purchasing rare and expensive wines from Dorne, exported by rich and powerful merchants. Due to their exports the Dornish are a very rich people in comparison to the other kingdoms, surpassed only by The Reach and The Westerlands. The Dornish hold a deep hatred for The Westerlands because of them raping and murdering a notable member of their house that was wed to the Targaryens, her children were also murdered in the assault by none other than Ser Gregor Clegane. As they harbor hatred of this other kingdom, the Dornish people are just waiting for a chance to go to war with them and exact their revenge.
+==Location==
+The Dorne is one of the major factions in Westeros in the mod AWOIAF.  Sunspear is the capital city of Dorne.
+Dorne contains the only desert on the entire continent of Westeros, and due to its arid climate it has one of the smallest overall populations. It is the only part of Westeros where citrus fruits and spices grow. Dornish wine is also highly prized throughout all of Westeros, and considered to be among the best imports available.
+Dorne is separated from the Stormlands by the Sea of Dorne and is surrounded by water on three sides.
+Overland travel between the Dorne peninsula and the rest of Westeros is severely restricted due to the Red Mountains, a large mountain chain along Dorne's northern and western borders, which possess only a few passes such as the Boneway and the Prince's Pass. The rough valleys of the Red Mountains have been the site of border squabbles between Dorne, the Reach, and the Stormlands, for the better part of the past thousand years. The salient of territory possessed by the Stormlands in the Red Mountains, along Dorne's northern border, is thus called the Dornish Marches.
+Central Dorne, east of the Red Mountains and west of the hills where the Greenblood river system begins, is completely inhospitable. Central Dorne is a true rolling-sands desert, with little plant life and almost completely uninhabited by people, save for the occasional oasis-castle.
+Dorne's population is congregated around the coasts, and the few major rivers such as the Greenblood. The valley of the Greenblood begins in the hills of eastern Dorne and continues east until it empties into the Narrow Sea. Even the eastern region of Dorne is arid, but irrigation in the river valleys makes it agriculturally productive.
+==Religion==
+The Dorne worships 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.
-Dorne is an age old kingdom that has never actually been forcefully conquered except by the Andals. When the Targaryans invaded their deserts they were never able to hold onto the territory, even losing one of their dragons in the process. Eventually a treaty was signed between the Dornish and the Targaryens, meaning that Dorne was finally inducted into the kingdoms, by their own choice. This, alongside a book wrote by a Targaryen king that exaggerated their military size, makes Dorne a kingdom that is viewed as almost unconquerable. Dorne has been a supplier of rare and exotic goods throughout the world for a long time now, the Dornish people being viewed as different than most of the other kingdoms. Because they are viewed as different because of their culture and views, many kingdoms and people tend to hold a stigma against them. Though even if these kingdoms have a prejudice against the Dornish, it does not seem to stop them from purchasing rare and expensive wines from Dorne, exported by rich and powerful merchants. Due to their exports the Dornish are a very rich people in comparison to the other kingdoms, surpassed only by The Reach and The Westerlands. The Dornish hold a deep hatred for The Westerlands because of them raping and murdering a notable member of their house that was wed to the Targaryens, her children were also murdered in the assault by none other than Ser Gregor Clegane. As they harbor hatred of this other kingdom, the Dornish people are just waiting for a chance to go to war with them and exact their revenge.
+==Rulers==
+[[Prince Doran Martell]]
+==Vassals==
+[[Prince Oberyn Martell]]
+[[Lord Edric Dayne]]
+[[Lord Anders Yronwood]]
+[[Lord Tremond Gargalen]]
+[[Lord Trebor Jordayne]]
-===Location===
+[[Lord Haremn Uller]]
+[[Lord Farnklyn Fowler]]
-Dorne is one of the major factions in AWOIAF. Dorne is located at the very bottom of Westeros, Bordered to the north by The Stormlands and The Reach. Dorne is a vast desert that is infertile for the most part, the rains only providing enough water for the inhabitants and animals to live. The two Dornish cities are near the ocean, which they use to catch fish to make exotic meals that they ship across the world. They are also very famous for their wines and oranges, growing them in special irrigated areas across their cities. Because of the Dornish mountains around their desert they have an excellent natural defense, armies having to navigate treacherous terrain as well as having to march across desolate areas.
+[[Lord Daeron Vaith]]
+[[Lady Larra Blackmont]]
+[[Ser Dezeil Dalt]]
-===Leader===
+[[Ser Gorold Dayne]]
+[[Lord Deryn Drinkwater]]
-''Work in Progress''
+[[Lord Dagos Manwoody]]
-===Lords===
+[[Lord Quentyn Qorgyle]]
+[[Lady Nymella Toland]]
-''Work in Progress''
+[[Lord Edmon Wyl]]
-===Ladies===
+[[Ser Symon Santagar]]
-''Work in Progress''
+[[Lady Delonne Allyrion]]
+[[Ser Ryon Allyrion]]
-===Fiefs===
+==Fiefs==
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 '''Towns:'''
-''Work in Progress''
+Sunspear, Planky Town, and Vaith.
 '''Castles:'''
-''Work in Progress''
+Blackmont, High Hermitage, Starfall, Kingsgrave, Skyreach, Sandstone, Hellholt, Vultures Roost, Wyl,Yronwood, Ghaston Grey, The Tor, Godsgrace, Salt Shore, Lemonwood, Ghost Hill, Spottswood.
 '''Villages:'''
-''Work in Progress''
+Salt Breeze, Broken Arm, Grapegrove, Spottswood Village, Greenblood, Allyrion, Scourage, Salty Bay, Ghastonm Brimstone, Red Cliffs, Sandsdeep, Wide Way, Sandsore, Palestone, Torentine, Boneway, and Grandure.
-===Troop Tree===
+==Troop Tree==
+[[File:Mb7.jpg|thumb]]
+===Strengths===
+-Excellent horse archery units, including the sixth tier unit Nomad Calvary.
-Dorne specializes in light and fast moving cavalry. They also have decent spearmen to be used against cavalry. Dornish archers and infantry are mediocre at best, the other kingdoms around them defeating them in the infantry category while the Dornish still succeed in archery above some of them. A good strategy to use with Dornish units is to keep your spearmen in front of an archer contingent and to have the spearmen stop enemy cavalry while your own cavalry remain off to the side. Once the enemy cavalry has been halted at the spearmen send your own horsemen to run through the enemy infantry, then loop around for a second strike. This should knock out and kill most enemy infantry and archers are Dornish horsemen are extremely fast, fielding the fastest cavalry in the game.
+-Some of the best heavy spearmen in the game, including the sixth tier unit Dornish Elite Heavy Spearman.
+-Has good skirmish based units, including the fifth tier unit Sand Warrior.
-'''''Troop Tree Placeholder'''''
+-Access to special, powerful anti-cavalry unit in limited supply in Dornish Household Guard.
+===Weaknesses===
+-Lacks elite heavy cavalry units.
+-Lacks elite archery units other than horse archer units.
-===Extra Information===
+[[File:Dornish House Guard.png|thumb|Dornish House Guard]]
-Dorne is the only kingdom to have not been conquered by the Targaryns.
+==Unique, Heritage Based Perks==
+'''Unique, Recruitable Heritage Based Unit:'''
+The player can recruit the following special, elite troops if Dorne is chosen as the starting people:
+-Dornish Houseguard can be recruited from a NPC in the Lord's Hall of Sunspear if starting people is Dorne AND if renown is high enough (at least 1 000 renown). It costs 10,000 stags and 14 days to get 5 Dornish House Guards.
+-Dornish Houseguard are one of the most powerful glaive wielding troops in the game.
+'''Unique Companions:'''
+-Choosing the Dornish culture at character creation will allow you to recruit The Sand Snakes from the Water Garden.
+Here is a link for the location of the [[The Water Gardens]].
+'''Sand Warrior joining event'''
+-Potential, random boon event where a warband of Sand Warriors join if certain conditions are met including if the player's renown is high enough, if the player is traveling through desert in Dornish territory, and the player's starting people/heritage is set to Dornish at the beginning of the game.
+==Recruiting units from Dorne==
+In order to recruit Dorne units from villages you own as an independent kingdom you will need to select a Dornish race on character creation. Dornr units can be recruited from villages regardless of player status unless they are hostile to Drone . Additional ways to recruit Dorne units is to rescue them from enemy lords parties, find them in taverns, or rescue them from enemy garrisons.
+==Trivia==
+Dorne is the only kingdom to have not been officially conquered by the Targaryans (Daeron invaded and defeated but this was within a year suppressed and overthrown.
 Dorne is the least inhabited kingdom in westeros besides The Iron Islands.
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+===For More Info on Dorne===
-===Recruiting units from Dorne===
+https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Dorne
-Dornish units can be recruited from villages regardless of player status unless they are hostile to Dorne. Additional ways to recruit Dornish units is to rescue them from enemy lords parties, find them in taverns, or rescue them from enemy garrisons.