The Rogare Conspiracy and the Secret Siege

Fire & Blood

This thread traces the attempted seizure of royal power by factions around the Rogares and the young king’s refusal to surrender authority.

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The Rogares Gain Influence The Rogares Gain Influence from "Fire & Blood". Foreign Wealth at Court A Financial Network The Rogare family brings banking power, trade connections, and political ambition into the royal court.

The Rogares Gain Influence from "Fire & Blood". Foreign Wealth at Court A Financial Network The Rogare family brings banking power, trade connections, and political ambition into the royal court.

Foreign Wealth at Court A Financial Network The Rogare family brings banking power, trade connections, and political ambition into the royal court. Suspicion Grows Foreign customs and the family’s rapid ascent make them an easy target for resentment, whether or not particular accusations are true.

A New Conspiracy Forms A New Conspiracy Forms from "Fire & Blood". A King Is Challenged A Power Vacuum Lord Rowan’s administration and the Rogares’ influence create enemies among courtiers and officers.

A New Conspiracy Forms from "Fire & Blood". A King Is Challenged A Power Vacuum Lord Rowan’s administration and the Rogares’ influence create enemies among courtiers and officers.

A King Is Challenged A Power Vacuum Lord Rowan’s administration and the Rogares’ influence create enemies among courtiers and officers. Unwin Peake’s faction seeks a way back to power. Competing Claims The plotters allege that the king, his wife, and Lord Rowan threaten the realm. The evidence is unreliable, but the accusation gives them a rationale for action.

Maegor’s Holdfast Closes Maegor’s Holdfast Closes from "Fire & Blood". The King Refuses Arrest A Blocked Attempt Ser Amaury seeks entry to take Larra.

The King Refuses Arrest A Blocked Attempt Ser Amaury seeks entry to take Larra. Viserys refuses to let him pass, and Aegon declares himself the king with authority to act. Sandoq Defends the Drawbridge Sandoq kills the attacking party, leaving the holdfast isolated but secure. The confrontation turns a court plot into an armed standoff.

The False Confession The False Confession from "Fire & Blood". Rowan Is Made to Confess Public Accusations Thaddeus Rowan is displayed as a confessed conspirator, implicated in poisoning and treason.

The False Confession from "Fire & Blood". Rowan Is Made to Confess Public Accusations Thaddeus Rowan is displayed as a confessed conspirator, implicated in poisoning and treason.

Rowan Is Made to Confess Public Accusations Thaddeus Rowan is displayed as a confessed conspirator, implicated in poisoning and treason. Viserys Challenges the Story Viserys points out that Rowan’s words implicate almost everyone, including himself and Gaemon. Aegon recognizes the confession as coerced and orders Rowan’s release.

The Plot Is Broken The Plot Is Broken from "Fire & Blood". Aegon Reclaims Authority Arrests and Confessions The king’s supporters expose the plotters. Several flee, while others are arrested and brought to trial.

The Plot Is Broken from "Fire & Blood". Aegon Reclaims Authority Arrests and Confessions The king’s supporters expose the plotters. Several flee, while others are arrested and brought to trial.

Aegon Reclaims Authority Arrests and Confessions The king’s supporters expose the plotters. Several flee, while others are arrested and brought to trial. A Costly Vindication Aegon’s intervention establishes his authority before the age of sixteen. The conspiracy fails, but leaves the court deeply suspicious and divided.

134–135 AC, after Viserys returns

136 AC, before Aegon’s sixteenth nameday

136 AC, after Ser Amaury Peake arrives

136 AC, on the twelfth day of the siege

136 AC, after the king emerges