"I do not know why I write now, except to say that I have simply grown too old. If you're reading this, then I am gone. You may learn from my words but do not look for me. I will not be found." – Brandon the Undying, on the Night's King and his descendants of House Frost. Winter is the only thing that remains certain.

Nearly eighty years before the events of RWBY, the largest war in Remnant's history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war about more than where borders fell or who traded with whom, but about the very idea of individualism. There will be no victory in strength.

Brandon the Shipwright sailed across the Sunset Sea, but never returned, his tomb in the crypts of Winterfell remaining empty. He made landfall on what would become the Sunset Islands and now generations later the youngest son of Brandon VII Stark attempts a return to Westeros. Winter is coming.

Lann Reyne is the sole surviving member of House Reyne after they rebelled against Casterly Rock during the year of 261 AC. He was born during the massacre of his home and spared Tywins wroth because of his young age, to be raised a Lannister in all but name. These are the tales of his adventures and those of his children as they play the Game of Thrones and attempt to rebuild.

The Warden's destiny takes him west past the Hunterhorn Mountains, into the unknown and scorched lands of Voshai far beyond. A quest to end the Calling for the Grey Wardens and to slay one of the mightiest dragons in Thedas, all in a days work for the fabled Hero of Ferelden.