The Vale

Kingdom
The Vale of Lynderly, formerly Vale of Arryn, is a somewhat isolated, yet eventually highly successful kingdom. One of the original three northern kingdoms, The Vale was a mostly isolated kingdom throughout the majority of the first summer. Having a declining population and hardly meaningful economy, their policy remained closed off to others, save of their southern allies in The Stormlands. After contributing to only the first two years, namely taking the twins alongside The Baratheons, The Vale begun to slowly lose its relevancy. Having eventually lost control of their crystal mines, The Arryn Regime was at their final strike. The government collapsed, and was quickly recovered and reformed by the Lynderlys of The Vale. After rising to sovereignty, the Lynderlys slowly recovered the pitiful state of The Vale. After securing a strong alliance with The North, they were able to emerge into the second summer a relevant and powerful kingdom.

The Vale had made it's grand entry into the politics of Westeros during the First Cold War, specifically in the chaos and tensions following the Tyrell claim to Lords of the Seven Kingdoms. Following this, in the first and Second Targaryen wars, the use of fire and long range projectiles from the Lynderlys and Dragonlords resulted in great numbers of casualties. Holistically, the use of equipment in tactful and strategic ways had proven enormously successful by The Vale, and thus by the end of the second summer, The Lynderlys of The Vale developed an impressive career in combat.