The Reach

Kingdom
The Reach is one of the four original southern kingdoms, and since the first years of the first summer, all the way until last years of the second summer, was one of the most politically and economically influential kingdoms in Westeros.

Following the slow and mostly dull first years of the summer, The Reach had underwent multiple changes in government, namely the secret marriage of Alira Tyrell and Dickon Tarly, and ensuing the quiet escalation of the Tarlys into power and sovereignty, replacing the original Tyrell Male Monarch. After reforming the Government of The Reach, the new regime had slowly grown The Reach into an extremely wealthy and politically powerful kingdom.

By the mid year of the first summer, The Reach had became the wealthiest kingdom in Westeros, and if counting the trade deals made with Dorne and The North, had the economic influence to control virtually any auction of choosing at the market. The Tyrells had also developed an incredibly complex and effective web of deceptions and plots, none of which were ever fully discovered, and had all benefit the political and economic power of The Reach.

At the economic peak of The first Tyrell Regime, The Reach had mutually beneficial trade and(or) political deals with every single kingdom save of The Vale, and had essentially supplied three fourths of Westeros with their armor and arms.

Amidst constant tension and pressure from military of The Stormlands and The Vale( of Arryn) against the allies of The Reach, a plan was implemented to form a organized and standing professional army of The Reach. By the latter years of the first summer, Highgarden and Old town's combined forces had amounted to 2200 bannermen. The formidable numbers, in combination with a focus on a well organized command structure and group tactics, years of constant training and nearly infinite access to cutting edge equipment resulted in the creation of a very powerful defensive army.

All the way until the latter years of the second summer, The Reach was extremely feared on the battlefield, and had proven its might on many occasions in pitched battles. However, following the arrival of the Targaryens and their Dragons, The Reach had steadily declined, and started to face stalemates and defeats on the Battlefield. After a chain of casualties and huge losses on all sides of the First and Second Targaryen Wars, and the impending winter's effect on the Reach's Crops, the decline had hit harder then ever. Their political and economic strength declined, and by the end of the second summer, had hit an absolute low, with Old Town's dissolution.