Locations

There are many locations taken from the A Song of Ice and Fire series as well as some original Locations.

### The Crownlands

King's Landing is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, located in The Crownlands on the east coast of Westeros. It is situated along the kingsroad at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush and overlooks Blackwater Bay. King's Landing is the site of the Iron Throne and the Red Keep, which is the seat of King Robert.
The main city is surrounded by a wall, manned by the City Watch of King's Landing, also known as the gold cloaks. Poorer smallfolk build shanty settlements outside the city. The stench of the city's waste can be smelled far beyond its walls. It is the principal harbor of the Seven Kingdoms, and is home to over half a million people.

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### Dorne

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### The Iron Islands

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### The North

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### North of the Wall

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### The Reach

The Reach is known as a pleasant land known for a chivalrous (and sometimes hedonistic) people. Manners and comfort are idealized in this region. It is also the home of the Maester's Citadel the greatest store of knowledge and academy of learning in the world.
The Reach is ruled from the castle of Highgarden by House Tyrell. Noble bastards born in the Reach are given the surname Flowers.
Highgarden is a castle which serves as the seat of House Tyrell, and regional capital of The Reach. It lies on the Mander River where the Ocean Road meets the Roseroad, making it an important crossroads for travel and trade.
Oldtown is one of the largest cities in Westeros and is the oldest. The city is located in the southwest of the Reach at an important port on the Sunset Sea. It is the western terminus of the Roseroad from Highgarden and King's Landing. The city also hosts the the Maester's Citadel.
Waerldon Hold is keep of House Cherrane. It is an ancient castle forty miles south of Oldtown. It sits just outside the large town of Ravenshore.

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### The Riverlands

Because of their central position in Westeros and lack of natural boundaries, the Rverlands have been a frequent battleground. The people of the Riverlands are known as "Rivermen" or occasionally "Riverlanders", and they are a mixture of hardy warriors, peaceful fisherfolk and devout smallfolk. Their lords have a reputation for being notoriously quarrelsome. Noble bastards born in the Riverlands are given the surname Rivers.
Saltpans is a town in The Riverlands that sits on the Bay of Crabs, close to where The Vale, The Riverlands and The Crownlands meet. It is the seat of House Cox. Saltpans has never been an important trading port but ships do call there from time to time. A small castle dominates the town, overlooking the harbor. The River Kings of old refused charters which would have allowed Saltpans to expand from a town into a larger city.
Seagard is a town and castle in the northern Riverlands. It was the base of operations for the Rebel Faction during the Greyjoy Rebellion. Located on the western coast along Ironman's Bay, Seagard is sheltered by the Cape of Eagles and is nestled near the headwaters of the Blue Fork River. It is southwest of the Twins and northwest of Oldstones.
The Twins , sometimes known as the Crossing, is the seat of House Frey in the northern Riverlands. It is a fortified crossing of the Green Fork River of the Trident and consists of two identical castles and a tower in the middle of their bridge. It is one of the most formidable strongholds of the Seven Kingdoms.

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### The Stormlands

The Stormlands are ruled from the castle of Storm's End by House Baratheon. Noble bastards raised in the Stormlands are given the surname Storm.

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### The Vale

The Vale is ruled by House Arryn from the castle known as the Eyrie. Bastards of noble origin raised in the Vale are given the surname Stone.
Gulltown is the major port city of The Vale of Arryn. It is located in a fine natural harbor at the northern tip of the Bay of Crabs. The largest city in the Vale (population 60,000), it is home to significant trade with the ports of the The Free Cities. Gulltown was ruled by Lord Gerold Grafton until he fought for the losing Rebel side of the Greyjoy Rebellion. The city also contains a cadet branch of the Vale's rulers, House Arryn of Gulltown.

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### The Westerlands

The Westerlands is ruled from Casterly Rock by House Lannister.
Casterly Rock, nicknamed the Rock, is a castle and the seat of House Lannister. The capital of the Westerlands, it overlooks the harbor of Lannisport and the Sunset Sea.
Lannisport is a walled city in the Westerlands located less than a mile south of Casterly Rock. Lannisport is located along the coast of the Sunset Sea where the River Road, the Gold Road, and the Ocean Road meet. It is one of the major ports of the Seven Kingdoms and is the largest settlement in the Westerlands. The Lannisters anchor their fleet in its harbor. The city is renowned for its goldwork.
Fair Isle is an island in the Sunset Sea, separated from the rest of the Westerlands by the Straits of Fair Isle. The island is controlled by House Farman, whose seat Faircastle sits on it. During the Greyjoy Rebellion Fair Isle was invaded by the Ironborn and House Glenbain.
For a thousand years, House Glenbain's held ancestral lands at the mouth of the Ald River and south of a hilly, forested region known as the Greyrocks.
Highhome was the seat of House Glenbain. A small, but heavily fortified castle.
A town on the Ald River. Home to the Old Aldford Sept and Simon's Tower, it has a population of over 5,000.

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## Essos

Essos is considerably larger than Westeros, though its true extent is unknown as no map of the entire continent currently exists. The north coast of the mainland is separated from the polar cap by the Shivering Sea. To the south, across the Summer Sea, lies the uncharted continent of Sothoryos. In the extreme east, across the Jade Sea, sit Asshai, Yi Ti, and the mysterious region called the Shadow Lands. South of the Shadow Lands is the continent of Ulthos.
Essosi geography and climate vary greatly. Being separated from the polar cap of the Land of Always Winter and located farther to the south, it is affected by winters to a lesser extent then Westeros.
The western coastline appears to be temperate in the north, becoming drier and hotter to the south, and is characterized by green rolling hills, the massive Forest of Qohor, and extensive island chains such as Braavos and Lys. The middle of the continent is covered by the flat grasslands plains of the Dothraki sea and, to the east, the arid wasteland of red sand known as the red waste, where nothing grows. Beyond this desert, the city of Qarth sits beside the Jade Gates that lead to the Jade Sea. The south is dominated by dry rolling hills and has a Mediterranean climate with a coastline along the Summer Sea connecting Volantis with the Valyria peninsula and the great inlet known as Slaver's Bay. Essos is dominated by the Bone Mountains and the Krazaaj Zasqa, longitudinal mountain ranges separating the western half more familiar to the Westerosi and an exotic eastern half of which less is known

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## The Free Cities

There are nine city-states composing the Free Cities. Braavos, Lorath, Lys and Tyrosh are located on islands, while Norvos and Qohor lie inland, and Myr, Pentos and Volantis are located at the coasts of Essos. There are significant differences between the geography of the various cities, from the thick forests around Qohor, to the rolling hills of Norvos, to the tiny islands of Braavos.
Braavos, known as Braavos of the Hundred Isles, the Secret City, is the wealthiest and likely the most powerful of the Free Cities, located in a lagoon on the northwestern end of Essos, where the narrow sea and the Shivering Sea meet. It is the home of the Iron Bank of Braavos.
Lys, known as Lys the Lovely or the Perfumed Sister, is a small city clinging to rocks surrounded by stormy seas. It is a warm and beautiful island with beautiful beaches, overgrown with flowers and fruit trees.
The city lies off the coast of the Disputed Lands, to the southeast of Tyrosh and to the west of Volantis. More than anywhere else in the known world, the blood of Old Valyria still runs strong in the Lyseni, who are regarded as beautiful. Even the smallfolk in Lys have the coloring of the dragonlords of old: pale skin, silver-gold hair, and purple, lilac, and pale blue eyes. Many of the nobility in Lys have produced infamous beauties and the people of Lys are know to curl and perfume their hair.
Lys is deeply involved in the slave trade. In the city, slaves outnumber the freeborn three to one. Lys is most famous for their bed-slaves, and Lyseni are known to be famously voracious in their search for comely young boys and fair maids with their pillow houses. Lys is also known for the breeding of slaves, mating beauty with beauty, hoping to produce the most lovely courtesans and bedslaves.
Lys makes red and white wine, as well as fine tapestries. The alchemists of Lys are known to make poisons, including The Strangler and The Tears of Lys. Heady sweet perfumes also come from the city.
Tyrosh is a harbor city sitting on an island to the north of the Stepstone Islands, just off the coast of the Disputed Lands of Essos. The ruler of Tyrosh is an archon chosen from among the members of a conclave of the wealthiest and noblest of the city.
Tyroshi are renowned for their greed. They constantly fight to gain control of the Stepstones and Disputed Lands. They love bright colors, even coloring their hair brightly. Their inventors are known for creating ornate helmets and ingenious torture devices.
Tyrosh is renowned for its pear brandy, and Tyroshi armour-smiths can make fantastic helmets shaped like birds and animals, chased with precious metals. It is also a mercantile city, where trade is considered a much more honorable profession than arms. Shortly after its founding, Tyrosh quickly grew out into a rich city, due to the discovery of a certain variety of sea snail which can be bred to produce vivid dyes. The Tyroshi are deeply involved in the slave trade, specializing in pit fighters and slave soldiers. Their slavers are known to be especially aggressive. They even sail north beyond the Wall, in search of wildlings to enslave. Slaves outnumber freeborn in Tyrosh three to one. Sellswords are also common in the city.
A lonely isle, only a mile in diameter, located within the Stepstone Islands. Lady Halaya owns, rules and administrates the Known World's most savage fighting pits. Rich spectators from the Free Cities and even Westeros come to the isle to watch the fights and gamble on them. The remoteness of the isle makes it perfect to house dangerous slaves.
Volantis, also called Old Volantis or The First Daughter, is a city in southwestern Essos. Located at the mouth of the Rhoyne on the Summer Sea, it is the oldest and the proudest of the Nine Free Cities. Volantis is one of the greatest, richest, and most powerful of these city-states, and was once the most populous. Volantis was founded as a fort by the noble, dragon-riding empire of Ancient Valyria. After that nation fell, the Volantenes focused on building an empire of their own, but were unsuccessful.
Volantis brims with political intrigue, with perpetual conflict between the Elephant and Tiger political parties. Three hundred years ago, when the Tigers failed to conquer their neighbours, they were knocked out of power in Volantis by the Elephants in a bloody coup. Since then, the city has been ruled by the Triarchy, three rulers with equal power. Two triarchs are elected from within the Elephant Party and one from the Tigers. This gives the Elephants dominance, but the Tigers still have some political representation.
Volantis is the home of House Gaz.

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## Slaver's Bay

Slavery is the dominant industry of Slaver's Bay, and the cities' slave traders form their ruling aristocracy. The slavers of Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen call themselves the Good, Wise, and Great Masters respectively, and dress in tokars, a toga-like garment that only the freeborn may wear. The value of the material used to make a tokar's fringes indicate the wealth and rank of the Master wearing it. Slavers and their families live in opulent luxury, floating on pleasure barges at dusk and hosting elaborate festivals honoring their history at night. Slaves, on the other hand, often endure brutal treatment.
The cities share a peaceful rivalry, avoiding war at all costs, and prefer to pay Dothraki khalasars which pass by instead of fighting them. Due to the wealth of the average free citizen, the cities' professional armies are filled with wealthy sons of slavers who regard their posts as little more than an opportunity for theatrics. Wearing colorful cloth armor and hair teased into large, outlandish shapes, the citizen soldiers of Slaver's Bay are ineffective fighters. Thus, the cities rely heavily on slave soldiers and mercenary companies for their protection. While most slave soldiers are relatively poor and untrained, the eunuch Unsullied soldiers of Astapor have a well-earned reputation for effectiveness.

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## Yi Ti

The realm of the YiTish civilization is known as the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, which was, according to legend, preceded by the Great Empire of the Dawn. Maester Yandel speculates the YiTish civilization was contemporary with the realm of the Fisher Queens, whereas the YiTish priests insist that mankind's first towns and cities arose along the shores of the Jade Sea, dismissing the rival claims of the Sarnori and Ghiscari as the boasts of savages and children.

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## The Shadow Lands

Ghost grass grows throughout the Shadow Lands. It is said that demons and dragons are among the creatures dwelling in cliff caves. The ruined corpse city of Stygai, which even shadowbinders fear, lies at the heart of the Shadow.
Some areas of the Shadow Lands are populated, as the maroon emperors of Yi Ti kept their court in Jinqi to better guard the borders of the empire from reavers from the Shadow Lands. These people are known as Shadow Men, and are known for covering their bodies in tattoos and wearing red lacquered wooden masks.

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