Alyn Oakenfist and Racallio Ryndoon

Fire & Blood

This thread follows Alyn’s cautious negotiation with the self-styled pirate king and his passage through the contested Stepstones.

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A Fleet Enters the Stepstones

Alyn Meets a Changing Sea A Dangerous Passage Alyn leads a large fleet through waters divided among pirates, sellswords, and rival Free Cities. No Easy Enemy Racallio controls key channels, and fighting him could cost the ships Alyn needs for later campaigns.

A Parley on Bloodstone A Parley on Bloodstone from "Fire & Blood". A Guest or a Captive The Negotiation Begins Alyn sends Lady Baela under a parley flag to negotiate free passage.

A Parley on Bloodstone from "Fire & Blood". A Guest or a Captive The Negotiation Begins Alyn sends Lady Baela under a parley flag to negotiate free passage.

A Guest or a Captive The Negotiation Begins Alyn sends Lady Baela under a parley flag to negotiate free passage. Racallio receives him with extravagant hospitality and unpredictable threats. A Political Test The young admiral must judge whether his host is sincere, unstable, or both. The encounter turns diplomacy into a struggle for survival.

The Queen’s Price The Queen’s Price from "Fire & Blood". A Strange Bargain Ryndoon’s Demands Racallio asks for ships, an alliance, and a kiss from Baela. His requests mix strategy, spectacle, and personal whim.

The Queen’s Price from "Fire & Blood". A Strange Bargain Ryndoon’s Demands Racallio asks for ships, an alliance, and a kiss from Baela. His requests mix strategy, spectacle, and personal whim.

A Strange Bargain Ryndoon’s Demands Racallio asks for ships, an alliance, and a kiss from Baela. His requests mix strategy, spectacle, and personal whim. Alyn Gives Enough Alyn offers limited concessions rather than a full alliance. The agreement gets his fleet through without committing it to the pirate king’s war.

The Fleet Sails North The Fleet Sails North from "Fire & Blood". Passage Without Trust The Waters Open Racallio lets the Velaryon fleet pass after receiving a few ships and a promise of future friendship.

The Fleet Sails North from "Fire & Blood". Passage Without Trust The Waters Open Racallio lets the Velaryon fleet pass after receiving a few ships and a promise of future friendship.

Passage Without Trust The Waters Open Racallio lets the Velaryon fleet pass after receiving a few ships and a promise of future friendship. An Unstable Peace The agreement depends on Racallio’s changing moods and offers no lasting security. Alyn continues west with his own objectives intact.

A Friendship Becomes History A Friendship Becomes History from "Fire & Blood". A Memorable Encounter Stories Multiply Later accounts disagree about whether Alyn was guest or captive and whether Baela’s promise was fulfilled.

A Friendship Becomes History from "Fire & Blood". A Memorable Encounter Stories Multiply Later accounts disagree about whether Alyn was guest or captive and whether Baela’s promise was fulfilled.

A Memorable Encounter Stories Multiply Later accounts disagree about whether Alyn was guest or captive and whether Baela’s promise was fulfilled. Character Through Negotiation Alyn’s conduct shows patience and caution, while Racallio’s theatrical unpredictability makes diplomacy possible but never comfortable.

133 AC, after the Braavosi raid

133 AC, after Alyn reaches Bloodstone

133 AC, during the two-week stay

133 AC, after the agreement

After the voyage, in later accounts