Sons of the Kraken

The Sons of the Kraken are the sons, grandsons, and in one case the granddaughter, of King Euron III Crow's Eye, Lord Reaper of Pyke and Iron King of the Iron Islands. Though their true parentage cannot be assessed, each claimed descent from the fallen king and brought fire and sword to the varied lands on the Sunset Sea.

History
Euron's defeat during the Second Conquest saw his line ended, and his kingdom cast down. Asha Greyjoy, daughter of Balon Greyjoy, retook the Iron Islands and made herself Lady of Pyke, ruling the region from then onwards.

Unknown and unrecognized by Euron himself, the many bastards he sired across the known world grew to men and women as the years passed. Many knew their lineage, choosing to accept or deny it as they would; but those born in the Iron Islands often saw in their bloodline the opportunity for advancement.

Major Figures
Though sired on unknown women of varying races, each of the major claimants to Euron's legacy were similar in their shared bloodlust, ambition, and skill at arms. Only a few bore the tell-tale Greyjoy look, with dark hair and dark eyes and handsome features -- as the years went on, such things became less consequential, and it was power alone that could tie a figure to the Crow's Eye.

Euric the Dancer
The eldest of the Sons, and the closest in success to reclaiming his father's titles. The Dancer's Revolt ended when Euric the Dancer was slain outside the walls of Pyke.

Urras the Bane
So named for his skill at navigation, the Bane and his fleet of longships were the scourge of the Sunset Sea. They moved across the waves like wraiths, defying all those sent to defeat them, fading in and out of the endless expanse of the western ocean as they pleased. Some rumoured that Urras navigated with black magics taught to him by his deceased father. Whatever the case, his skill died with him, at the mouth of the Mander.

Hrothgar Ironshod
The mighty Hrothgar swept forth during the Winter of Wolves, helping to give that season it's name. Whilst Hoarfrost the Grey roamed the barrowlands and the Neck, Hrothgar descended upon the Northern coast with a vengeance. The ferocity of the winter made contesting his depredations a bitter feat, though in the end House Stark would bring him to battle at the very edge of the Wolfswood.

Dagon the Skinner
The cruelest of all the Sons -- no easy feat -- Dagon was named for obvious reasons. Clad in a cloak made of various skins sewn together, he tried subterfuge where Euric's aggression had failed. When his intrigues failed to win him the Seastone Chair, and instead brought the wroth of House Greyjoy upon his head, Dagon gathered his backers and abandoned the Isles, choosing instead to alight upon the mainland. They reaved and raided down the coast, reaching as far south as Fair Isle. There, the Lannister fleet met them in battle, ending the revolt of Euron's latest whelp.

Regnar Twice-Crowned
First crowned at nine, or so the stories say, when the Drowned Priest Lodos re-emerged from the waves. Placing a driftwood circlet upon the boy's head, he named him thus heir to the Kingdom of Salt and Rock. Later, Regnar would be crowned again; this time standing on the shore of the Riverlands, while villages burned around him.

Mara Half-blood
Princess Mara, whom men called Half-blood, was so named for her legendary parentage. Said to be sired by King Regnar and a mermaid, she was a fighter and a brawler and a hellion. Her actions alongside her twin brother Maron would bring war to four of the seven kingdoms, but in the end she was slain when her ship was broken beneath her, the last of Euron's Krakens to this day.

Maron Half-blood
Prince Maron, whom men called Half-blood, was so named for his legendary parentage. Supposedly the son of King Regnar and a mermaid, he made good on his claim to the Iron Islands and the world by bringing fire and sword to both. The Half-blood Incursion would prove more dangerous than all that had come before, until Maron himself was slain in battle.

Legacy
Nearly all the gains won by the Sons of the Kraken would be lost after the deaths of the figures who made them. Only Hrothgar Ironshod, self-styled King of the Northern Seas, would manage to hold a sizeable portion of land for more than a few bloody years. Regardless, due to these attempts at glory and fame, the name of Euron Crow's Eye has not yet been forgotten -- nor is the sight of Ironborn sails on the horizon an entirely unfamiliar one to much of Westeros. Fear, suspicion, and anger run deep -- but swords can carve wounds yet deeper.