#i have many more ideas as to how the mikaelsons come into westeros

[devilfated]

FOR THE NIGHT IS DARK & FULL OF TERRORS .

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐎𝐍 — A name whispered in the shadows beyond the Narrow Sea. Originally, the villages settled in the Far East, just northeast of Yi Ti, away from most captors and pillagers. House Mikaelson began as little more than a quarrelsome family — as Vikings. Unbeknownst to both Niklaus and his patriarch, he was a bastard.

Quickly, Mikael seized power in the region. As time passed, disease ridiculed their civilization, and their mother practiced dark magic in hopes of preserving their family's legacy. The story of the White Walkers was one of many stories that spread like wildfire. As the Targaryens grew more powerful in the West, the Mikaelsons grew darker in the East. A name for their kind was not yet created. Bloodsuckers, leeches — monikers bestowed by the locals native to their land. The Mikaelsons grew more powerful with each drop of blood fed. They were, for all intents and purposes, immortal. So as long as they drank blood, they were able to stay youthful.

As the centuries dawned, they developed new ways to stay within the shadows. They were able to body jump, provided they fed in turn as their victim fed on them.

In time, Mikael learned of his wife's infidelity, growing hatred for Niklaus. A war erupted in their land, ending with the death of their patriarch. Niklaus grew to be a troubled, angered person, and his family resented yet loved him all the same. In his quest for power and control, Niklaus sought to capture Westeros for his own, careful to keep his family's powers a secret. As they made their way West through the centuries, they were careful to remain in the shadows, with only Kol left to incite trouble.