The year 169 AC centered on Dorne, the Faith, and the marriage pact meant to bind the Iron Throne and Sunspear. Prince Rhodry Martell returned to Sunspear, the High Septon died after extracting promises from King Baelor, and the royal fleet carried the king and court south for the wedding of Prince Daeron Targaryen and Princess Mariah Martell. Tensions between Dornish hosts and royal guests flared before the marriage could be made.
Day 11: Sebaston Vaith and Rayne Blackmont host a hunt in celebration of their betrothal, drawing Dornish nobles including Selara Dalt, Ravenna Dalt, Mycah Sand, and Josella Mallister.
Day 16: Prince Rhodry Martell returned to the Planky Town and Sunspear aboard Dayne ships flying the banners of Dorne. His return from Starfall drew public notice and restored a major Martell figure to the Dornish court.
Day 12: At Princess Naerys’s request, the Veiled Ladies, septas, and other pilgrims of high and low birth depart King’s Landing for the Kingswood in search of a long-forgotten motherhouse.
Day 25: A wedding tourney is held for Sebaston Vaith and Rayne Blackmont. Digory Dalt wins particular notice by unhorsing the bridegroom and several renowned Dornish knights, stirring talk around the match and the young knight’s promise.
Day 4: Lord Aryard Manwoody weds Cyrissa Yronwood, binding Kingsgrave and Yronwood after their earlier betrothal.
Day 5: Lord Aryard Manwoody holds a wedding tourney for his bride Cyrissa. The crowd heckles the Lord of Kingsgrave until Ser Farien Yronwood unhorses him, while Ser Aidan Dayne carries the day after defeating a strong Dornish field.
Day 5: King Baelor’s choice of Will of the Misty Wood, a former shepherd, for the Kingsguard caused consternation at court. Questions over the seventh white cloak showed the king’s pious judgment clashing with noble expectations of rank and knighthood.
Day 5: The High Septon lay dying in King’s Landing, drawing the Most Devout and King Baelor into prayer and vigil. His decline placed the leadership of the Faith into immediate question.
Day 10: Prince Rhodry Martell wed Tanyth Toland shortly before the expected royal wedding between Prince Daeron and Princess Mariah. The match settled a matter that had been clouded by Rhodry’s travels and the women he had brought back from across the Narrow Sea.
Day 27: The High Septon died after spending his last hours with King Baelor. Before his death, he extracted promises from the king, shaping the Faith’s influence over Baelor’s conduct and the court that would follow.
Day 9: The royal fleet sailed south with King Baelor, Prince Daeron, and the wedding party bound for Dorne. The journey followed the High Septon’s death and was marked by Baelor’s daily services aboard ship.
Day 20: The royal wedding party learned before reaching Sunspear that young Maron Martell had become Prince of Dorne. King Baelor prayed for Maron and for the ailing Prince Marence, while royal councillors considered the change in Dornish rule.
Day 22: Tensions between royal guests and Dornish hosts erupted into a violent practice-yard melee before the wedding of Prince Daeron and Princess Mariah. The incident showed how old blood and mistrust still threatened the peace the marriage was meant to secure.