Lordsport

**Lordsport** is the seat of House Botley on Pyke, and the largest town in the Iron Islands. Serving as a centre of trade and commerce on the Isles, Lordsport distinguishes itself from the seats of greater houses by acting as a beacon of progress and gold-wealth, but make no mistake, for even here can one find crabbed men and women who staunchly keep to the Old Ways.

## Lordsport

Once the staging point of great raids upon the Greenlands and beyond, the old town of Lordsport has transformed in recent generations, replacing much of its iron-wrought riches for goods bought with gold. The rule of Hoare Kings, Targaryen Kings and now Drumm Kings have seen the population of the town swell with the influx of trade, allowing Lordsport to grow into the premier settlement upon the Iron Islands.

Located near a wooded point surrounded by pine bluffs that acts as a wind-break and source of much-needed timber, Lordsport provided safe harbour for those seeking to make landfall on Pyke, in particular those intent on visiting the Greyjoys. Its denizens make their homes in flint cobblestone houses with thatched roofs, whilst the ruling Botleys have their great timber keep atop a steep hill overlooking the town. While the larger streets are cobbled, smaller pathways are often covered with planks or simply comprised of mud that has been trodden upon for generations, and even the road leading up to Pyke castle becomes little more than a dirt road once it passes the town perimeters.

Though much has changed, much remains the same, and many of the reavers arm themselves with swords, axes, mail and plate forged and crafted by the proud blacksmiths of Lordsport. Indeed, so skilled are the metalworkers that they boast to be unmatched on the Isles and even the Greenlands. Similarly, the shipwrights of Lordsport also pride themselves upon their work, producing fine longships that are used for fishing, traveling and reaving alike.

### Notable Locations

* Botley Keep - Raised atop a hill sits the castle of House Botley. An moat and bailey timber keep that lumbers over the town, it is visible from the postern gates of Lordsport to the harbour.
* The Square of Tears - Situated below Botley Keep, this market takes its name from the executions that take place here, and the historical distribution of thralls among reavers following raids. Woodworkers, leatherworkers and blacksmiths display their goods in clear view of the stockades and gibbets jutting out from the timber keep. Silk and cloths from Dorne and the Free Cities can also be found here, if one has the coin, whilst cheaper cloths are also available.
* Salt Square - By the harbour, fishermen and bakers sell today's fresh food, whilst merchants have more luxurious goods to offer - Dornish spices and peppers, Myrish lenses, some jewelry, and more ordinary goods and supplies, such as grain, honey, and butter. Winesinks and brothels surround the square from the sides, whilst a road leading inland will take one through the town towards Pyke castle.
* Haldon's inn, owned by Sven, a favourite by locals, located at the beginning of the road that leads up to Pyke.
* The Drunk Seagull, owned by Qhorin the Gull, frequently visited by foreigners and wealthier locals wanting a change of scenery and more "exotic" food.
* The Street of Smoke - Located near the Square of Tears, most of Lordsport's blacksmiths and metalworkers make their homes there.
* The Shipyard - Clean and simple, it is here that many of Pyke's ships are made, located on the eastern end of the port. Notable shipwrights include Emmett, Mad Maron Pyke, and Stygg Salt.
* Belching Peacock - Named for a Greenlander knight that visited the town fifty years ago, Boremund's Belching Peacock is home to those women who were discarded or discreetly sold after a raid, thus making it the most prominent brothel in Lordsport as it houses whores from distant lands such as the Free Cities and beyond. Fine wine can be found here as well, though brown ale is available at reasonable prices.