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Guild of the Blue

The Guild of the Blue is a sellsword company that operates in Essos, mainly near the Free City of Myr and the Disputed Lands.

They were formed by the Myrish noble Drahar family, and a number of members of the family have served within its ranks over the years, following the typically martial inclination of the Drahars.

## History

The Guild of the Blue was initially founded in 100AC by Myrish Prince-Admiral Craghas Drahar, who sought to create a steady source of both revenue and renown for his new house. He personally drew up the company charter and its famous five tenants himself, immediately earning himself a reputation as one of the most generous mercenary captains and a loyal citizen of Myr.

## The Tenants

When the company was founded, a basic charter was drawn up for the company which remains the same even after nearly two hundred years. The charter included five core tenants that the Guild and its members are bound to follow while in the company. They are:

* First and foremost, the Guild of the Blue and its members will neither take contracts nor raise arms against the Free City of Myr.
* Secondly, the Guild of the Blue and its members will never harm or do injury to a member of the noble House Drahar.
* Thirdly, the Guild of the Blue and its members will never go back on a contract that they have taken, save for if it comes into conflict with either of the first two tenants.
* Fourthly, should a member of the Guild die while in service of the company, his family is to be provided for and compensated for his loss.
* Fifthly, within the Guild of the Blue, the Captain's power is absolute and his orders are beyond question, save for if they violate any of the previous tenants.

These tenants and the philosophy that they represent have given the Guild of the Blue a reputation for being one of the most honourable and well organised mercenary companies, with a particularly upstanding reputation in the Free City of Myr, from which it draws a vast majority of its members.

## Recent History

The Guild of the Blue was involved extensively in the Ivory War, during which they fought under the banner of Myr against Lyseni forces in the Disputed Lands. At the Battle of the Silvertongue and the Bloodying of the Navari, General Tylor Drahar, Captain of the Guild of the Blue and brother to First Magister of Myr, Aerarro Drahar had won two scathing victories against the Lyseni, before losing both his army and his head at the Battle of Achissa - the first of five battles that would be fought around the walled town during the war.
Doquu

Doquu is one of the fifteen islands that make up the main Summer Isles archipelago.

## Description

The southernmost of the major islands that make up the Summer Isles, which is best known for its odd nobility and its wealth, which is primarily in gemstones, particularly opal. The only major town on the island is Opalton, named for the gemstones found in the town’s mines, which is located on the northern coast of the island. From Opalton the nobility of Doquu trade with the rest of the Summer Isles, and even occasionally send ships filled with rare gemstones to the north to Westeros and northeast to Essos.

## Ruler

The Island of Doquu is ruled over by House Dokai, whose rulers are known to be quite eccentric and at times actively insane. It is common for elderly or dying members of House Dokai to set off into the south across the Sunset Sea, never to be seen again. For this reason and others the nobility of Doquu are widely avoided if not actively shunned by the royalty of the rest of the Summer Isles, despite the island’s richness in gemstones.
House Swann

## House Information

### Sigil

Battling swans black and white, beaks and feet golden, on per pale white and black field

## Historical Information

### Culture

Andal

**House Swann of Stonehelm** is one of the primary noble houses of the Stormlands. They are marcher lords ruling from Stonehelm over the lands surrounding the Red Watch on Cape Wrath in the eastern Dornish Marches. They blazon their arms with argent and sable a swan counter charged.

## History

House Swann is an old noble house, regarded as proud, powerful and cautious. They have governed their lands for as long as any can remember. From Stonehelm they control the Slayne, a major river route inland to the stormlands, gaining them much wealth and power. They are probably the second most powerful and influential family in the Stormlands, after the Baratheons. The Swanns and Carons both claim to be the oldest of the marcher lords.

During the Dance of the Dragons, Ser Byron Swann was killed by Syrax or Vhagar.

Lord Swann's fool was the one who named Matarys Targaryen "the even younger Prince". Lord Gawen Swann competed in the tourney at Ashford Meadow as an old man, losing to Prince Valarr Targaryen. Gawen ignored Dunk's direct request to join him in the trial of seven. Ser Eustace Osgrey boasted that in the past members of important families married Osgreys, citing the Swanns as one of the examples.

Ser Barristan Selmy squired for Ser Manfred Swann as a boy. Barristan later rescued Lady Jeyne Swann and her septa from the Kingswood Brotherhood.
House Umber

## House Information

### Sigil

A roaring giant, brown-haired and wearing a skin, with broken silver chains, on flame-red

## Historical Information

### Founded

Age of Heroes

**House Umber of the Last Hearth** is a noble house from the Last Hearth in the north. House Umber is sworn to House Stark of Winterfell. The Umber sigil is a roaring giant, brown-haired and wearing a skin, with broken silver chains, on flame-red. House Umber's Lords partake in the practice known as "The Lords Right to the First Night"

## History

House Umber is an ancient house who once ruled as First Men kings. After many struggles, the Umbers were reduced from royals to vassals of House Stark, the Kings of Winter. Amongst other possibilities, the Night's King is rumored to have been an Umber.

The Umbers' proximity to the Wall puts them at risk of wildling raids and they have often been called upon to help defend the north against wildling raiders. The Umbers joined the Starks in defeating the brother Kings-Beyond-the-Wall Gendel and Gorne three thousand years ago.
House Fowler

**House Fowler of Skyreach** is a noble house from the Principality of Dorne. They are sworn to House Martell of Sunspear. They hold the title of "Warden of the Prince's Pass" and watch over the Prince's Pass.

Their words are "Let Me Soar."  Their sigil is a hooded blue hawk on silver.

## History

The Fowlers were First Men kings who ruled from Skyreach, which guarded the Wide Way between Dorne and the Reach. They titled themselves Kings of Stone and Sky and Lords of the Wide Way. Along with the Daynes and Yronwoods, the Fowlers were among the most powerful of the Dornish kings.

The Fowlers often warred with the marcher lords to their north. King Ferris Fowler led 10,000 Dornishmen through the Wide Way to the Kingdom of the Reach, but they were turned back by King Garth VII Gardener.

Following the defeat of King Garrison Fowler, who was then exiled to the Night's Watch, the Fowlers sided with the Martells against the Yronwoods during Nymeria's War a thousand years ago. Since then they have feuded with the Yronwoods, the Wardens of the Stoneway east of the Prince's Pass.

In 10 AC during the First Dornish War, Lord Fowler led a Dornish host which burned Nightsong and took hostages from the marcher castle. The Targaryens retaliated by unleashing their dragons on Skyreach and other Dornish castles.
House Redfort

ouse Redfort of Redfort is one of the principal noble houses in the Vale of Arryn. They blazon their arms with a red castle on a white field within a red embattled border. Their motto does not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources it is *As Strong as Stone*.

## History

The Redforts trace their descent to the First Men that inhabited the Vale before the coming of the Andals. The Redforts allied with Robar II Royce, High King of the Vale, the Fingers and the Mountains of the Moon, against the Andals. Robar was defeated in the Battle of the Seven Stars, however, and Torgold Tollett chopped off Lord Redfort's arm during the battle. The Redforts submitted to Artys I Arryn and then served House Arryn, the Kings of Mountain and Vale.
Evra's Fang

Evra's Fang is a small isle off the coast of Yi Ti, located northwest of the Imperial City of Yin.

It is most famous for being the location of the Imperial Monastery of Liaro.

## Geography and Location

Evra's Fang is located in the northern aspect of the Jade Sea, just south of the coast of the Golden Empire of Yi Ti. To the east is the isle of Great Moraq, and to the south are the Isle of Whips and Marahai.

## The Imperial Monastery of Liaro

Sometimes known as the Temple of Scorned Lilac Viper, the Imperial Monastery of Liaro is constructed atop a steep hill overlooking the Strait between the isle and the Essosi mainland. Upon its gates of Yellow Fir, a great disk of tourmaline depicts a snake coiled, ready to strike. Grandmaster Bo Qo teaches those that are permitted to join the Ways of the Dauntless Spider, the Whispering Beetle and Leaping Deer.
House Hunter

House Hunter of Longbow Hall is one of the principal noble houses sworn to House Arryn. Their seat is Longbow Hall in the eastern Vale.

According to semi-canon sources they blazon their arms with five silver arrows, fanned, on brown. Their motto does not appear in the books.

## History

The Hunters are of First Man origin. During the Andal invasion, they allied with Robar II Royce against the Andals. Robar outshot Lord Hunter in an archery contest to gain the Hunters as allies, although some claim Robar cheated. Robar's forces were defeated in the Battle of the Seven Stars, however, and the Hunters submitted to Artys I Arryn, the new King of Mountain and Vale. Teora Hunter married Artys's grandson, King Roland I Arryn.
House Tallhart of Hornwood

**House Tallhart of Hornwood** is a noble house whose seat is Hornwood in the north. They are among the principal bannermen of Starks of Winterfell. They were formed as a cadet branch of House Tallhart and granted the lands of House Tallhart after their extinction.

The lands of the house, which include the forest of the Hornwood and other castles beside Hornwood, border those of House Bolton and House Manderly. The Hornwoods' lands extend west to the White Knife. Their ruler is known as the Lord of the Hornwood.

## History

After Lady Hornwood was killed by Ramsey Snow, the extinction of House Hornwood was assured. After Robb Stark won the War of the Seven Kings and reclaimed the North, he granted the lands of House Hornwood to House Tallhart.
Great Fire of 375 AC

### Outcome

Countless dead, and the city of King's Landing/The Red Keep significantly weakened.

The **Great Fire of 375 AC** was an event that took place in the 8th Moon of 375 AC in the Kingdom of the Iron Throne. A fire in King's Landing, which would consume countless residences and lives, was triggered initially by a cask of wildfire detonated somewhere in River Row. The fire would obliterate River Row due to the sheer potency of the alchemical substance, and normal fire would spread hereafter, damaging the River Gate beyond repair. The Sept of Baelor was miraculously spared and the Red Keep sustained some destruction of it's own, along with casualties among King Orys I Baratheon's court.

## Casualties

* Cortnay Baratheon The Blue (Kingsguard)
* Selyse Westerling
* Aubrey Lannister
* The High Septon (The Exalted One)
* Damion Prester
Long Lake

Long Lake is a large inland lake found within the Pentoshi Flatlands in western Essos.

## Location and Geography

Found within the Pentoshi Flatlands to the south of the eponymous Free City, Long Lake and the river that flows from it serve as a natural border between the territories of Pentos to the northwest, and Myr to the south.

The Trader's Road crosses the river that flows from Long Lake at the walled city of Anlos, and to the east, the Velvet Hills are located.
House Marbrand

House Marbrand of Ashemark is one of the main noble houses from the westerlands. Their seat of Ashemarkis located in the hilly area near where the Tumblestone begins.

Their blazon is a burning tree, orange on smoke. Their motto is *Burning bright*

## House Information

### Sigil

An orange burning tree, on a smoky field(Cendrée, a tree in flame tenné)
Ghiscar

Ghiscar is the name of both the region of Essos south of the Bay of Dragons, but also the empire contained within it, ruled by the Ghiscari.

The strength of Ghiscar was much diminished by the forces of Old Valyria before the Doom, and the empire has struggled to return to the power of Old Ghis ever since.

## Territory

The territory of Ghiscar includes the peninsula to the east of the Gulf of Grief, and the island of Ghaen, to the south of the landmass. Located on a island nearby is the city of New Ghis.

The cities of the Bay of Dragons, namely Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen have grown increasingly independent of their founding lands, to the point where they will frequently skirmish against each other in pursuit of their own, individual interests. Despite this, the relationship between the Slaver cities and Ghiscar proper remains neutral most of the time, and if their hold upon slave trade was to grow threatened, they would undoubtedly rise against those responsible.

## People

### Language

Most modern Ghiscari speak in the language of their conquerors, High Valyrian, twisted by growling accents and peppered with slaver's argot. However, modern Ghiscari continue to write with their unique glyphs. Besides the bastard Valyrian dialects, a mongrel tongue combining Old Ghiscari and High Valyrian is also spoken by some along the bay. Nevertheless, some words of the old language are still in use and are part of the dialect, such as *Mhysa*, which means "Mother".

It is considered inappropriate for slavers to refer to themselves in first person.

### Customs

The wealthy slaver elite, old names with fat purses, play mock wars at the fighting pits with their slave soldiers, pretending to be the scourges of Old Ghis, or sit atop their pyramids drinking apricot wine, all clinging to the glories of the Old Empire. They consider themselves the blood of Old Ghis.

As a sign of high station they wear the *tokar*, an impractical outfit that requires the wearer to hold it in place with one hand and walk in small steps. Highborn men also wear hairs teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as horns or wings.

Ghiscari also fond of rich food including duck eggs, octopus stew, and even dog. Particularly popular are stews of red octopus and unborn puppy, honeyed dormice and jellied dog brains. It is said that Ghiscari will eat meat of any creature, except man or dragon. Beef is considered by many to be a food suitable only for unwashed savaged.

### Religion

The Ghiscari still worship the gods of Ghis, with Graces as their priestesses. The Green Grace is the topmost religious figure in a Ghiscari city. The Ghiscari consider the blood spilled in the fighting pits a sacrifice most pleasing to their gods.

Ghiscari bury their dead in crypts below their own manses.
Qal

Qal is a small island found just to the east of the Jade Gates. It splits the passage way into the Jade Sea into two, and both are guarded by fortified towns on the northwestern and southeastern sides from which Qartheen galleys patrol, enacting tolls on all those which wish to pass.

## Geography

Qal is an island that was once covered in a thick, vibrant rainforest, but much of it has been cut down for timber or to expose the precious ores found in the ground beneath it, facilitating the construction of the cities of Qarthak and Qalred, which are found on the north and south of the isle respectively.

## Cities

There are two cities on the island of Qal, both of which serve as harbours for the galleys that patrol the Jade Gates, demanding tolls from any which intend to pass through to the nations of the Jade Sea.

* Qarthak - Found on the northern side of the island, the city of Qarthak has been carved directly into the side of the pale cliffs found along the northwestern coasts. This makes the settlement very challenging to siege from the sea, although few have tried. The harbour, found on the eastern side of the city, is capable of holding over a hundred ships, although it is mostly occupied by galleys and warships at any given time.
* Qalred - Involved more heavily in trade than Qarthak, the city of Qalred is often involved in trade convoys with the nearby island of Great Moraq. The ships come back to Qal, their hulls heavy with crates of spices, which are then transported further north to the city of Qarth itself.
Caelorys

Caelorys is a ruined city found within the Valyrian Peninsula.

## History

Caelorys was founded by the Valyrian Freehold. Although rich and glorious, it did not have self-rule and was instead governed by men and women sent from Valyria to rule in the name of the Freehold and thus it is not counted among the Free Cities. The city was devastated by the Doom of Valyria.
House Drumm

House Drumm of Old Wyk is a noble house from the Iron Islands, tracing their history back for at least eight hundred years. They are the Lords of Old Wyk, the island considered holiest by the ironmen and the first one colonized by the First Men.

## History

### The War of the Seven Kings

In the War of the seven kings, House Drumm supported Balon Greyjoy and his rebellion. After Balon's death, Dunstan Drumm claims the Seastone chair for himself at the kingsmoot, yet he lost bitterly.

## Family

### Historical Members

* Dagon Drumm, a legendary necromancer.
* Regnar Drumm, known as Raven-feeder, rock king of Old Wyk and High King of the Iron Islands.
* Dale Drumm, known as Dale the Dread.
* Roryn Drumm, known as Roryn the Reaver.
* Gormond Drumm, known as Gormond the Oldfather.
* Hilmar Drumm, known as Hilmar the Cunning.
House Tarly

**House Tarly** **of Horn Hill** is a noble house sworn to House Tyrell of Highgarden. Their lands are located in the Dornish Marches, almost due south of Highgarden. House Tarly is an ancient house with a proud tradition of guarding the Marches against Dornish incursions.

Lords of Horn Hill traditionally wield the Valyrian Steel greatsword called *Heartsbane*.

## History

### The War of the Seven Kings

When Renly I Baratheon charged at Storm's End, both himself and Jon Connington had assembled their whole army to engage in the battle. Randyll Tarly slew Jon Connington at this battle. When the Griffin fell, the Golden Company broke and treated. Randyll Tarly chased them with his men over land, until they left Westeros on sea and won an engagement with the Redwyne Fleet.

### Position in the Small Council

When the War of the Seven Kings was over, Randyll Tarly was named the Maester of Laws by Renly I Baratheon and served him in this position until the year 310AC, in which he retired.

### War of the Exiles

Mace Tyrell withdrew from King’s Landing to personally raise the armies of the Reach. He and Randyll Tarly sent ravens to all Keeps in the Reach order the largest army ever amassed.

Mace and Randyll got ordered by their King to search and destroy a large cavalry led by Barristan Selmy, which was hiding at first,, before they began carving the reach and leaving a bloody trail of burned crops, dead soldiers, and pillaged towns. They had been moving nonstop as a large insurgent group ripping apart the biggest kingdom of Renly’s. As Barristan and his Cavalry looped around, they came across Mace's group.

When Barristan attacked in the night, Mace and his men surprised them by being prepared for this battle and not sleeping, while Randyll Tarly and two thousand archers appeared at the top of the hills. They won the battle, yet this decisive victory was costly. When morning came, Randyll Tarly and his descended to find Mace Tyrell dead in his camp.

Afterwards, Randyll Tarly and Anders Yronwood began a sweeping campaign to push the dornish rebels out. They had cornered the rebels at Ghost Hill where Lord Santagar and Lady Arianne held out in a siege. A ship from the retreating forces arrived, bringing news of the battle and their defeats. Arianne fled onto the ship, taking with her many Dornish soldiers, men, women, and children who wished to be free. Lord Santagar stayed behind to surrender to Anders and Randyll.

When the war ended, lord Randyll informed the King he intended to retire from public duty as Master of Laws and return to Horn Hill.
Leng Ma

Gemstones

Leng Ma is a city found on the western coast of the isle of Leng, located in the Jade Sea.

## Location and Geography

On the western side of the island within the Bay of Leng, the river Ma flows from the hills to the east to meet the Jade Sea just south of the city.

## Culture

The city of Leng Ma serves as a final provisions stop for ships bound for the Shadow Lands and beyond. Despite this, few visitors stray further than the winehouses and brothels of the portside, for the residents of the city are deeply suspicious of outsiders.
Stormbreakers

The Stormbreakers are a sellsword company operating in Essos. They were founded around 150AC by a freed pitfighter.

## Recent History

The Stormbreakers have been involved extensively in the recent conflicts of the Known World, from the Dragon Queen's attempted invasion of Westeros, to during the Ivory War, initially on the side of Myr before turning cloaks to the Lyseni.
Glaesona

The Glaesona is a river in southern Essos.

It is said that its waters are salty and foul-tasting, and bring with them acrid silt that sullies all land it is placed upon.

## Geography

The Glaesona has its source within the Painted Mountains north of the Valyrian peninsula, before winding south past the infamous city of Mantarys in the Sea of Sighs.
Chroyane

Chroyane is a foggy, ruined city of Rhoynish origin that sits in the southern Sorrows at the confluence of the Lhorulu and the Rhoyne, south of the Golden Fields in Essos.

## Layout

Chroyane of old was said to have streets made of water and houses of gold, but now contains sunken statues and temples, green obelisks, upended trees, and broken spires and marble stairs. Two places of note are the island ruins of the Palace of Love, now called the Palace of Sorrow, and the Bridge of Dream, where stone men tend to roam.

## Recent History

After his defeats at the Battle of Sweetwater Sound and the subsequent clash at Ny Sar, the ship that Rhaemar Agnalor had stolen, the *Dancing Bear*, was found by a Qohorik merchant several moons later, scuttled against an embankment on the northern edge of the Sorrows. Of Rhaemar and his Valyrian steel blade *High Tide* there was no sign, although sailors since have claimed to see him marching the Bridge of Dream, although his pale skin has since turned to scale - black and grey and like that of stone.
Guardian

Guardian is one of the fourteen major islands that make up the Stepstones.

## History

Found just beneath the headland of the Disputed Lands, Guardian is one of the larger Stepstones islands, and most commonly considered in conjunction with the nearby isle of Golden Haven. The high cliffs and mountainous outcrops of Guardian largely protect the smaller island from the storms that sweep through the Narrow Sea, facilitating the diverse bounty of life found upon Golden Haven.

 Recent History

In 313AC, a Corsair King invaded the Stepstones, and quickly forged an Alliance with King Renly Baratheon upon the Iron Throne. The treaty would last a decade before finally the increasing demands from the Corsair eventually drove the two Kings apart.

In 323AC, the fleet of the Corsair King attacked Greenstone, raiding the port and the surrounding town. Lord Estermont was sent fleeing for his life as the Corsair King warned more attacks will follow if his demands are not met. As the Redwyne and Martell fleets sailed for Bloodstone, Renly and his Master of Ships Montererys Velaryon gave chase to the Corsair King, but were ambushed near Ghaston Grey. Through a narrow victory, the Royal Fleet sent the pirates fleeing for the Stepstones, where they would linger and give trouble to the Westerosi forces for the best part of a year.

Bloodstone eventually fell after nearly a year of fighting, marking the end of the Reign of the Corsair King. As the rest of the isles fell under control of King Baratheon, there are some that believe the Corsair escaped, but no evidence has ever been found to confirm this. Ser Jaime Bettley gained the moniker "The Guardian" for his watch of the isle, but by a decade or two later, all control over the isles by the Iron Throne had been lost.
Gallowstown

The settlement has existed upon the isle for the past half century, and changed hands near three dozen times in said time-span. It is supposedly currently unoccupied. The town is located on Grey Gallows on the Stepstones.

## History

Once used as a small port for the pirates and scoundrels of the Stepstones, it has long since become a battleground for the many Pirate Kings and the Free Cities of Essos. It has changed hands three dozen or more times, each time driving more and more people from the dying town. The last time it was taken was in 147 AC, when a small time Pirate-Lord named Dregaro set fire to its docks. The city is currently claimed to be uninhabited, it is unknown if this is true. It very well could be a lie concocted by its few remaining citizens to keep their dying town safe.

## Layout

* The Grey Dock - The old dock is said to have but a single port for ships to sail into. Supposedly, a lone dockmaster lives in a shanty house and collects docking tolls.
* The Field of Souls - A supposedly cursed field, where many graves are. Some men who have sailed by the field claim they can see the spirits of the dead who had suffered from the pirates and The Grey.
Marahai

Marahai is an island in the Jade Sea, found to the southwest of the large isle of Leng. It is crescent-shaped, the large bay nestling two smaller islands called Siah and Vrahai.

## Geography

Sometimes called Paradise Island by the sailors and merchants who land upon its pale-yellow sand beaches to replenish their provisions of fresh water and fill their stores with fruit, fish and meat, Marahai is covered in a vibrant jungle filled with life, and centred around a large caldera large enough to nearly contain the entirety of the Kingswood of Westeros.

Tales from before the Long Night state the island was once largely featureless, nothing more than a large mountain isolated by leagues and leagues of the Jade Sea in all directions. When the island was rediscovered after the day once again returned, the mountain was gone, leaving only a crescent of land, and the two smaller islands of Siah and Vrahai in its place. The waters within the bay bubble with gases and carry a foul, sulphurous smell, but the winds sweeping in from the south mean that Marahai itself is rich with the scent of a hundred types of fruit, and thousands of kinds of flowers.

On the southeastern aspect of the island there is a small fishing colony, known as Vanilla Bay to those few that routinely call port. The residents of the settlement, which number no more than a hundred, mark their sun-darkened skin with vivid paints created from the wealth of flowers on the isles, and worship deities similar to those of the Summer Isles, although there is no proof of a common ancestry.
Harlaw

The Island Harlaw with it's houses and their seats

**Harlaw** is one of the isles that make up the Iron Islands.

## Economy

Second in size only to Great Wyk, Harlaw is distinguished from the other islands by being both the wealthiest and most densely populated.[3]Harlaw is renowned for its shaggy ponies which are used throughout the Iron Islands. Lead, tin, and iron are mined from Harlaw, Great Wyk, and Orkmont.

## Houses

Harlaw is the seat of House Harlaw, which reigns supreme on the island as one of the few families to rival the Greyjoys in strength and influence. The Harlaws have five keeps on the isle that gives them their name: Ten Towers, Harridan Hill, the Tower of Glimmering, Grey Garden and ancient Harlaw Hall. Harlaw Hall was the seat of the family before the construction of Ten Towers.

The bannermen of Lord Harlaw on the isle include the Kennings, the Myres, the Stonetrees, and the Volmarks.

## History

There were once extensive forests on Harlaw, but they were exhausted by the ironborn of old for use in shipbuilding.

Harlaw was one of the isles, that got sacked by the Lannisters. Lord Harlaw got executed by them as well.
Ibbenese

The Ibbenese are a culture of people located in the Shivering Sea, which is the polar sea north of the eastern continent, Essos. The chief city of the Ibbenese is the Port of Ibben, situated on the southern coast of their largest island, Ib.

## Territory

The largest island of Ibben is Ib, a forested and mountainous island containing the cities Port of Ibben and Ib Nor. South of Ib are scattered islands in the Bay of Whales. Southeast of Ib is a moderately-sized mountainous island called Far Ib, containing the city Ib Sar.

South of the Ibbenese islands on the mainland of Essos is the city of New Ibbish.

## People

The people of Ibben are hairy and squat, with rasping voices, and both genders hunt in the Shivering Sea for whales in great fat-bellied cogs smeared with tar. They are said to be fond of axes and shaggy brown shields lined with fur.

The ports are lit by lamps of whale oil, and attended to regularly by slaves who ensure that the supply never runs low.
Lesser Moraq

Lesser Moraq is large island found near the Cinnamon Straits, where the Summer Sea meets the Jade Sea.

## Geography

Located west of the Great Moraq, south of Vahar and northeast of Wyvern Point in Sothoryos, the shores of Lesser Moraq define the northwest edge of the Cinnamon Straits, one of the two routes into the Jade Sea from the western Summer Sea.

## Cities

There are one large city on the island of Lesser Moraq, Ylios, but it is not particularly large or populous, even compared to Faros on Great Moraq or Zabhad on the Isle of Elephants.

* Ylios - Famed for its domed marble buildings that overlook the azure waters of the harbour from the gentle rolling hills to the north, Ylios is a port-town found on the southwestern side of the island. The people of Ylios are generally considered to be a welcoming people, but those that break their rules, considered confusing and peculiar by many of those that visit the isle, may be subjected to punishment and execution in the traditional fashion. At the centre of the town, flanked by shops, winehouses and a large marble lighthouse, a pit of great depth has been dug. Those deemed guilty of their crimes are tossed into the mulch that has built up over decades and centuries, to drown in the remains of those that have come before them.

## Recent History

Throughout 362AC, a great number of minor conflicts took place in the Summer Sea and Cinnamon Straits between the Ivory King and the fleets of Great Moraq, Lesser Moraq and Vahar.
Festival of the Uncloaking

The Festival of the Uncloaking is an annual celebration that takes place in the Free City of Braavos. Traditionally it took place over the course of five days, but this was doubled by the Sealord Ulloro Zalyne is 86AC. The festival is popular amongst the Keyholders, common merchants and Sealord alike.

It is intended to remember the anniversary of Sealord Uthero’s decision to make the existence of the Free City to the world, and celebrate the successes brought by the decision.

## Format

For the duration of the festival, all participants must be masked, their identities hidden, from Sealord to guardsman, Black Pearl to merchant-sailors. Throughout the ten days duration, feasts are thrown in the streets, circling around the city itself, starting in the Silty Town at the north of the city and ending in the Purple and Ragman's Harbours.

The most popular and extravagant feasts and revelries take place on the ninth and tenth days, located in the grounds of the Sealord's Palace and the harbours of the city respectively. As the tenth day draws to a close, with the people of city lined up along the edge of the brackish waters, the Titan lets out a great uproarious cry, and all those in attendance remove their masks in unison.

Whilst the exact nature of the revelries changes between festivals, there are several common events that take place most years.

* The Bravo's Rings - A competition intended to highlight the skill and prowess of the formidable waterdancers of Braavos, the Bravo's Rings consists of a series of increasingly narrow rings of steel, towards which the competitors lunge, seeking to pass their slender blades through the target. It is customary for the First Sword of Braavos to not enter in the event, although as they too are masked, it is not uncommon for participation to take place.
* The Ribbons - As popular amongst those bound by marriage as those not, the Ribbons is a game played in two rounds, once by men, then another by woman. The competitors are split by gender, and one designated seekers, whilst the others have coloured ribbons tied around their waists. The seekers then chase down those with ribbons, taking the ribbon for their own with an embrace, the victor being the seeker with the most at the end. The game is then repeated, but the roles reversed.
* The Sweetwater Race - Starting at the south-eastern aspect of the city, where the Sweetwater River first enters the confines of Braavos, the Sweetwater Race is a contest of speed. Competitors must follow the path of the aqueduct as it weaves around the city, and the winner is whoever is first to fill a cup from the waters of the Moon Pool at its termination, and present the drink to the Sealord himself.
Jinqi

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Jinqi is a coastal city in the Golden Empire of Yi Ti in eastern Essos. It is ruled by the Amber Emperor, one of the three main claimants of the Throne of a Thousand Metals.

## Location and Geography

Jinqi is the easternmost of the major cities of Yi Ti, but is located west the border between the Golden Empire and the Shadow Lands. It is built upon the banks of the delta formed by the river Jinqa.

The city defines the transition between the Cao-Yang Province to the west, and the Gao-Jie Province to the east.
Sparrow Isle

Sparrow Isle is a small island located just west of the northern aspect of the Shadow Lands in the Far East.

## Geography and Location

Sparrow Isle is due east of the second largest island in the Jade Sea, Leng, located offshore from the estuary of the river Forlorn. To the south is the famed and mysterious city of Asshai.

## Topography

Sparrow Isle is somewhat of an anomaly among the other isles of the Jade Sea in that it is not covered in thick jungle. Instead it is dominated by near-arid plains and crags, the vast horizons broken only by queer flat-topped trees of orange and pink. It is claimed that once Sparrow Isle was also covered in forest, but the people of Yi Ti and Leng came and cut down the forest for use in creating a great fleet. The cruel winds that tear across the Shadow Lands ravaged the isle in the centuries after, leaving it barren of its once rich and lush soils.

A few fishing villages exist along the northeastern coast and are patrolled by riders upon steeds not dissimilar to the camels used by the people of the Bay of Dragons.
Felstrong

Felstrong is one of the smallest of the fourteen major islands that form the Stepstones.

## History

The small island of Felstrong is home to one of the Stepstones greatest oddities. On the eastern edge of the isle lies the Valley of Faces, where the stone has been carved and shaped into the visage of near two dozen giant men and women. As the wind rushes through the valley, it is said that the faces sing in deep, haunted tones. Some have speculated that the creators of the faces share heritage with those associated with the Singing Stones of the Summer Isles, but no evidence to support the claim has ever been found.

 Recent History

In 313AC, a Corsair King invaded the Stepstones, and quickly forged an Alliance with King Renly Baratheon upon the Iron Throne. The treaty would last a decade before finally the increasing demands from the Corsair eventually drove the two Kings apart.

In 323AC, the fleet of the Corsair King attacked Greenstone, raiding the port and the surrounding town. Lord Estermont was sent fleeing for his life as the Corsair King warned more attacks will follow if his demands are not met. As the Redwyne and Martell fleets sailed for Bloodstone, Renly and his Master of Ships Montererys Velaryon gave chase to the Corsair King, but were ambushed near Ghaston Grey. Through a narrow victory, the Royal Fleet sent the pirates fleeing for the Stepstones, where they would linger and give trouble to the Westerosi forces for the best part of a year.

Bloodstone eventually fell after nearly a year of fighting, marking the end of the Reign of the Corsair King. As the rest of the isles fell under control of King Baratheon, there are some that believe the Corsair escaped, but no evidence has ever been found to confirm this. Ser Josua Norcross is named Lord of Felstrong, but by a decade or two later, all control over the isles by the Iron Throne had been lost.
Zuzu Demon

Zuleika ''**Zuzu**'' Demon is a female character and is a recurring character in Fluffies.

## Personality

Zuzu is a two-faced demon. She has a petty and indifferent personality around Sweet, with whom she has a kind of hateful relationship, as the two hate each other for being on opposite sides. Most of the time Zuleika is cruel and perverse to any creature, except her friends and family, in which she becomes softer, yet remains bad and hostile, which is of her true nature. Zuzu also shows indifferent and rude even to higher creatures above her.
House Uller

**House Uller of Hellholt** is one of the noble houses sworn to House Martell. Their keep, Hellholt, is in the middle of the Dornish desert, and they are reputed to be impulsive and unpredictable. A Dornish saying is "Half of the Ullers are half-mad, and the other half are worse."

Their arms are rayonne yellow over crimson.

## History

The Ullers were Andal adventurers who settled along the Brimstone. The Hellholt is named after an event in which rivals were invited to the castle, locked within, and burned to death. This action inspired the Uller's arms.

The Ullers supported House Nymeros Martell against House Yronwood during Nymeria's War. After the death of her first husband, Nymeria was married to Lord Uller and then to Ser Davos Dayne, her final husband.

At the start of the First Dornish War, Lord Harlen Tyrell's army found the Ullers had fled the Hellholt rather than give battle. When the Dornishmen rebelled later in the war, Harlen and his garrison disappeared in the sands after leaving the Hellholt to retake Vaith and Sunspear. Qheen Rhaenys Targaryen and Meraxes were both lost at the Hellholt in 10 AC. The queen's body was never recovered by the Targaryens, however, and some said she was tortured by the Ullers.
Grogeo Maegan

Grogeo Maegan was a Norvoshi noble, most famous for being among the few Norvoshi casualties of the Ivory War.

## History

In an effort to stay the growing risk of conflict with Braavos as they continued preparation for war with Lys, the Triarchs of Volantis sent a message to the Sealord of Braavos Bessaro Nestoris to denounce the actions of Rhaemar Agnalor of Valysar and declare him a rogue and vagabond. Heeding the Triarchs’ words, Nestoris dispatched an army to meet with Agnalor in the Braavosi foothills. At the Battle of Sweetwater Source, Valysarian infantry met with the forces led by Marro Antaryon, wielder of the Valyrian steel longsword *Titan’s Roar*. Reports state that the blade cut through two-score men that day, among them two of Rhaemar Agnalor’s sons, Aurion and Maevon.

Governor Rhaemar himself was not among the slain however, and instead retreated with the two thousand remaining troops to the ruined city of Ny Sar, where Marro Antaryon finally caught up with him, seeking to put an end to the Governor. As his men were butchered by the larger host, Rhaemar turned once again to flee, seizing a passing trade cog and butchering the passengers with his own Valyrian steel blade when they refused to assist him in his flight.

It would prove to only further turmoil when it would be made known that one of the passengers was Grogeo Maegan, heir of the noble Maegan family of Norvos. Blaming both Braavos and Volantis for the death, Magister Lyglo Maegan called for war with both. In time, this would be something resolved by trades mediated through the High Priest of the Conclave, who managed to claim territory from both cities in the peace accords of late 365AC.
Vaelar Aerteris

Vaelar Aerteris was a member of the Aerteris family of the Old Blood of Volantis. He is most famous for being Triarch of Volantis during the Ivory War.

## History

After the death of Laerys Vaelaros, Vaelar, a member of the Tiger Party, agreed with the Elphant Triarch Taeros Qoheros that it was the Lyseni behind the popular Triarch's demise, declaring the death a deliberate assassination at the hands of House Pendaerys, Ormellon and Vhassyl.

Such accusations lead to many of the events in the Ivory War.
The Isle of Tears

The Isle of Tears is the largest of the Basilisk Isles, which are located off the northwestern coast of Sothoryos. To the west of the isle is Basilisk Point, to the north is the island of Talon, and to the northeast is the Isle of Toads. Steep-sided valleys and black bogs hide amongst the rugged flint hills and twisted, windswept rocks of this southern island.

## History

The Old Empire of Ghis founded Gorgai on the southern coast of the Isle of Tears. The dragonlords of the Valyrian Freehold captured the city during the Third Ghiscari War and, renaming it Gogossos, used it as a penal colony. Gogossos grew powerful during the Century of Blood, but the Red Death eventually spread from the city's slave pens across the Isle of Tears and other Basilisks.

## Gogossos

The city was large enough to nearly rival that of Norvos or Qohor in size, but following the Red Death has fallen into great disrepair.
Sandglass Isle

Sandglass Isle is an island found in the western aspect of the Jade Sea.

## Location and Geography

Sandglass Isle is located south of the isle of Lesser Moraq and to the east of the much larger Hammerhead Isle, between which and Sandglass Isle the Breakfin Strait can be found.

Sandglass Isle is covered in a thick jungle filled with wildlife, trees and shrubs alike. Among the flora are tall fast-growing bush that produces cylindrical wood-like stems that is useful as a building product and has since been imported to the Empire of Yi Ti and Qarth alike.

## Nomenclature

The name Sandglass Isle is supposedly given to the isle in recognition of a great battle that took place upon its shores. A dragonrider from the Golden Empire of the Dawn ravaged the isle so cruelly in millennia past that the very beaches of the island turned to glass, and from the waves the sands glimmered and glows for years to come.
House Yronwood of Yronwood

**House Yronwood of Yronwood** is the most powerful house in Dorne after the ruling Martells. Their seat, Yronwood, is the last fortress defending the Boneway; this is reflected in their title Warden of the Stone Way. House Yronwood claimed the title High King of Dorne before the arrival of the Rhoynar, and the head of the house continues to be called the Bloodroyal. The current Queen of the Iron Throne is a Yronwood.

Their motto is *We Guard the Way*. Their blazon is a black portcullis grill over sand. The Yronwoods often have blond hair and blue eyes.

## History

### First Men

An ancient family of First Men origin, the Yronwoods built Yronwood in the foothills of the Red Mountains and controlled the Stone Way, one of the two great passes into Dorne. The valuable land allowed the Yronwoods to rule much of northern Dorne. Their domain eventually reached from Wyl to the headwaters of the Greenblood, and, at times, even the Sandship of House Martell. Although rich and powerful, the Yronwoods were unable to conquer the Kings of Stone and Skyfrom House Fowler, the Kings of the Torrentine from House Dayne. The Yronwood claim to be High King of Dorne was also opposed by rival families who lived near Lemonwood.

The ancient Yronwood kings oft fought with the Storm Kings, as seen when Yoren Yronwood was turned back by King Durran the Young at the Battle by the Bloody Pool. King Olyvar Yronwood also invaded King Erich VII Durrandon's domain.

### Nymeria's War

When the Rhoynar came to southern Westeros with Nymeria aboard her ten thousand ships, the Yronwoods controlled half of Dorne. Nymeria wed Mors Martell, Lord of the Sandship, however, increasing the size of House Martell's host tenfold. Nymeria named her husband the Prince of Dorne, asserting dominion over all of Dorne.

King Yorick V Yronwood was supported in Nymeria's War by his bannermen, Houses Blackmont, Jordayne, Qorgyle, and Wyl, among many others. In the ninth year of warfare Mors died at Yorick's sword in the Third Battle of the Boneway. Nymeria took control of the Martell armies, however, and it took another two years of fighting before Yorick bent the knee and was sent to the Wall. The Yronwoods became the most powerful bannermen of House Nymeros Martell of Sunspear, rulers of a newly-united principality. The Yronwoods also have a rivalry with House Fowler, who supported the Martells in Nymeria's War.

### Iron Throne

The Yornwoods are proud of their historical domains and power, and the lord of the family is still referred to as the Bloodroyal. The Yronwoods joined Bittersteel against the Targaryens and Martells in three of the five Blackfyre Rebellions.
Pyke (Island)

## Pyke

The Island Pyke and it's houses with their seats

Pyke is one of the larger islands among the Iron Islands, an archipelago located on Ironman's Bay, on the western side of Westeros.

## Geography

The island is home to a castle, also called Pyke, the seat of House Greyjoy. Near the castle is the port town of Lordsport, the seat of House Botley, which provides a safe anchor for those who wish to reach Pyke. The town of Iron Holt on the northern coast of the isle is the seat of House Wynch, who are also a strong house on Pyke. Cold sea winds howl across the island, whose surrounding waters are often stormy.
The Mazewalkers

The Mazewalkers are a sellsword company based primarily along the Shivering Sea and the northwestern Free Cities of Braavos, Lorath and Norvos.

As the name suggests, they originally hailed from the city of Lorath, their first commander an exiled Prince of the Streets who took many of his supporters with him when he was forced to depart from the city.