Editing Volantis (section)

===Century of Blood===
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[[File:Mystique of the EastMartina Pilcerova.png|350px|thumb|Mystique of the East, by Martina Pilcerova © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After the [[Doom of Valyria]], the Volantenes considered themselves the heirs to the Freehold and rightful rulers of the world. They sent a fleet to claim the [[Valyrian peninsula]], but it vanished in the [[Smoking Sea]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

[[Tommen II Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]], stayed at Volantis on his way to Old Valyria during the [[Century of Blood]].  According to ''[[The Glory of Volantis]]'', Tommen promised half of what he would find to the [[triarchs of Volantis]] in return for their generosity and potential aid from their fleet. Triarch [[Marqelo Tagaros]] sent ships after Tommen the following year, but no sign of the king was found.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

Those in Volantis were divided on how to achieve conquest against the other [[Free Cities]]. Those of the Old Blood favored war, whilst the moneylenders and merchants favored trade. These two factions became known as the tigers and the elephants, respectively. The tigers held sway for almost a century, and Volantis called for war upon the other cities, with the tigers leading the city into a great conflict with the other daughters. They were successful at first, taking control of [[Lys]] and [[Myr]]. When they tried to take [[Tyrosh]], however, [[Pentos]] joined the Tyroshi, and Lys and Myr rebelled. The [[Sealord of Braavos|Sealord]] of [[Braavos]] provided ships to aid Lys, and [[Argilac Durrandon]], the Westerosi [[Storm King]], joined the conflict and led a host into the [[Disputed Lands]]. It was Argilac's host who defeated a Volantene host which had been attempting to retake Myr.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], Lord of [[Dragonstone]], accepted an alliance with Pentos and Tyrosh against Volantis, flew to Lys, and set ablaze a Volantene fleet preparing to invade the city. Volantis was further defeated at [[Dagger Lake]], where galleys from [[Qohor]] and [[Norvos]] destroyed much of the Volantene fleet which had been on the [[Rhoyne]]. Even [[Dothraki]] entered the conflict, falling upon the weakened Volantis.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

In the end, the Volantene faction favoring peace, the elephants, took power from the tigers, and the fighting was at an end.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Qohor}}