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House Stackspear

## House Stackspear of Stackspear Keep

**House Stackspear of Stackspear Keep** is of the smaller houses in Westeros, ruling over lands given to them centuries ago by House Crakehall from Stackspear Keep. The sigil of the House is two crossed black spears on a checkered silver and gold field, supposed to symbolize loyalty to the House that brought them up from being simple knights. The House words also reflect this, being *'Serve and Protect'*.

Stackspears over the centuries have never shared extremely common features, instead mostly borrowing from houses they may have married into. The only times several generations shared anything in common it was due to a marriage with the presumed Lannetts, proving the common consensus that the House's founder was merely an upjumped knight of common origin.

For the past few decades, the House has been lead fairly by Lord Ossifer Stackspear, rarely outshining any other houses during the conflicts in Westeros. After all, they were always loyal to the Crakehalls, and the Crakehalls have been loyal to the Blackfyres since their reign after the Blackfyre Rebellion. With the natural death of Ossifer Stackspear in the year 278 AC, his first son Selmond Stackspear became the ruling lord of the House and went on to try to manage everything about his lands out of paranoia. Eventually, the stressed out Lord abdicated in favor of his younger half-brother Gerion Stackspear, choosing to go north and take the Black rather than stay a claimant to the lands.

## History

House Stackspear was founded upon the construction of Stackspear Keep by House Crakehall. The ruling Crakehall King needed to prevent any losses the growing Kingdom of the Rock, and so they had a keep built on the border to ensure the Lannisters would be distracted if they ever invaded. He gave the territory to one of his Lowborn generals that had proven himself worthy, the man known know as Silas Stackspear.

Despite being on the border with the Kingdom of the Rock, the Keep was never taken when the Rock eventually invaded, seeing as it was far more productive to make the Crakehalls kneel to the Rock. Following their liege lords until the end, the Lord Stackspear of time did not resist.

The Keep *had* fallen before though, and accounts of the time say it was taken by a golden haired woman and an army of hedge knights and commoners. Upon taking the castle she forced the child lord to marry her, and presumably the modern Stackspears are descended of her. While some Maesters argue there isn't enough on her to be sure, Stackspear Lords over the centuries have taught that the adventurer was named Darlessa the Golden and was of Lannett lineage. One piece of evidence they use for this is that for several generations afterward all the Stackspears shared Lannett traits and Darlessa's son modified the sigil to be checkered with gold rather than be spears on a silver background.
Xhobar Zhaqu

**Xhobar Zhaqu** is the head of House Zhaqu and exiled Prince of Tall Trees Town.

 Appearance and Character

Xhobar is towering and almost inhumanly strong, with thick, long arms and two barrels of a chest.

## History

### Princeship

In 276 AC, the child princess Xhala Raaso and her skeleton warriors attacked Last Lament by surprise. They seized and sacked the city, burned its ships, and enslaved its people. House Zoq was imprisoned and the whereabouts of its members became unknown. Xhobar attempted to treat with an envoy of House Raaso but, after a disrespectful display toward the sacred traditions of Walano, had the man killed. Later that year, the skeleton warriors destroyed the last jungle fort and burned Tall Trees Town to the ground.

Xhobar was defended by his most loyal warriors as he escaped Walano, across the water to the Pearl Palace of House Xaq on Koj, to the south. His two wives, two sons, and two daughters were all killed in the crossing, by darts and knives and deep water. Xhobar attempted to gain entry to the Pearl Palace three times and was denied entry three times, once as a prince, once as a beggar, and once as a priest. Only after a band of skeleton warriors crossed the water and raided the local village was Xhobar granted an audience. Seeing the threat that House Raaso posed to all the Summer Isles, and at the recommendation of Utumbe the Exiled One, they lent him a swan ship and her crew to seek aid wherever they could find it. Xhobar sailed north into the Narrow Sea without harassment by any enemy vessels.

### Exile in Westeros

In 278 AC, Xhobar and his swan ship were caught in a storm in Shipbreaker Bay and were wrecked on the shores of Estermont. He was received and, after some difficult communication, accepted by Lord Arthur Estermont as an honored friend and guest to the island. As he improved his understanding of the Common Tongue, so too did he improve his persuasion over Arthur to retake Walano in the name of House Zhaqu.

## Recent Events

#### The Ninth Moon of 280 AC

1. Business as Usual
2. Business as Usual - Part 2
	1. Edwyn Tarth
	2. Alysanne Lydden
	3. Andrew Dondarrion
3. A Tavern Crawl
The Citadel

A depiction of the great emerald sphinxes that flank the entrance to the Citadel.

## Construction Information

### Built By

Prince Peremore the Twisted

The **Citadel** is a complex of buildings in Oldtown that serves as headquarters to the order of the maesters. The name is also employed to refer to Order of Maesters as an institution, or its leadership.

## History

In the Age of Heroes the Ravenry was supposedly a stronghold of a pirate lord who picked off ships as they came downriver.

The origin of the Citadel is disputed, but most accounts credit its foundation to Prince Peremore the Twisted, the second son of King Uthor of the High Tower. The curious Peremere invited numerous scholars, including wise men, teachers, priests, healers, singers, wizards, alchemists, and sorcerors, to Oldtown. After Peremore's death, his brother, King Urrigon, granted land alongside the Honeywine to "Peremore's pets", who developed the tract into the maesters' Citadel

## About

The Citadel is where the maesters convene, study, and train new members, and it is also the residence of the archmaesters. House Hightower played an integral role in the foundation of the Citadel and continue to be strong patrons of learning. The Citadel is funded by taxes from Oldtown and payments from lords for the service of maesters.

## Layout

The Citadel lies on the Honeywine, where its towers and domes are connected with arching stone bridges. Houses and stalls sit on the bridges. The gates are flanked by a pair of tall green sphinxes with the bodies of lions, the wings of eagles and the tails of serpents. One has the face of a man, the other a woman.

### Library

Perhaps the most revered feature of the Citadel is its massive library. It is the largest library in the world, and contains floors upon floors of scrolls, books, and many many more forms of text.

### Scribe's Hearth

Just inside the gates of the Citadel lies the Scribe's Hearth. Here, the citizens of Oldtown come to hire scribes, usually acolytes, to write and read letters for them. The scribes wait in open stalls for their custom. Other stalls situated at the Scribe's Hearth include those where books are bought and sold. Others offer maps.

### Weeping Dock

From this dock one can get a boat for a short voyage to the Bloody Isle.

### Senechal's Court

Outside the Seneschal's Court lies where acolytes and novices are punished for minor crimes, such as petty thievery. Inside the doors is a hall with a stone floor and high, arched windows. At the far end of the hall there is a raised dais where a gatekeeper greets all those who wish to make an appointment to see the Seneschal.

### Isle of Ravens

The Isle of Ravens is linked to the eastern bank of the Honeywine by a weathered wooden drawbridge. On the island is located the Ravenry, the oldest building of the Citadel. The walls of the Ravenry are covered in moss and vines and within its yard sits a weirwood tree on which the ravens like to perch. The white raven rookery is located in the west tower.
Windblown

The Windblown are a mercenary company of two thousand mounted horse and foot soldiers. They are found in Essos near the Free Cities. They are led by a captain known as the Tattered Prince. Their standards are fork-tailed blue-and-white banners, with streamers of pale blue silk on their lances.

## History

The Windblown were first established around the time of the Blackfyre Rebellion, in which Targaryen control of the Iron Throne was claimed by House Blackfyre, who have ruled ever since.

At the age of twenty-three, a Pentosi nobleman, now known only as the Tattered Prince, had been selected by the magisters of Pentos to become the new Prince of Pentos in 262 AC, only hours after the previous one had been beheaded. The Tattered Prince refused their offer, and fled to the Disputed Lands. He never returned to Pentos again, but has continued to long for the city. He fought in the Disputed Lands with a number of companies, before deciding to start a company of his own. Struggling to take on any meaningful contracts, the Tattered Prince pretended to represent the already established company, the Windblown, until eventually usurping control from the very company he had imitated.

They have recently been absorbed into The Azure Dragon, no longer working as an independent sellsword company.
Slaver's Bay

The Good Masters

Slaver's Bay is a region in central Essos, most famous for the cities of Yunkai, Meereen and Astapor. It is, as the name suggests, heavily involved in the slave trade, and home to arguably the finest warriors and pillow-slaves in the Known World.

To the north of the bay the city of Tolos can be found, as well as the ruins of Bhorash, and within the Bay itself there are several islands, principle amongst these being Yaros and the Isle of Cedars.
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

The power of the city of Qarth has grown over the past century, with the Pureborn wishing to further assert their greatness compared to the the developing powers in the west, in particular the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, and the Volantenes' expansion of territory towards the Dothraki Sea and Valyria. The Qartheen now control Lesser Moraq and many of the surrounding isles, putting them in direct conflict with their neighbours, Yi Ti. As a result, Qartheen galleys now patrol both the Jade Gates to the north via the port-city of Qal, and the Cinnamon Straits between Great Moraq and Sothoryos, meaning all trade seeking the Far East is at risk of being stopped by the naval power of the Pureborn.
The Black Wyverns

The Black Wyverns are a sellsword company based in Essos.

Their name comes from the story of their formation. A Braavosi Pirate Lord found his fleet attacked as it docked near the ruined penal colony of Gogossos in Sothoryos. Studying the great dark-scaled beast for a series of weeks, he eventually sprung his trap, capturing and slaying the wyvern.

After tales of his victory, accelerated largely in spread by his bold tongue prone to boastful talk began to reach the ears of the Free Cities, he found himself inundated with contracts, and thus the Black Wyverns was created.

## Recent History

The Black Wyverns had been spotted near the city of Volantis, seeking a new contract. They are lead by Wendio 'the Anvil'. Now they are under the contract of Malyrio Staegone in the Volantine Expedition east. They had their numbers decimated from the siege of Elyria; also referred to as the *End of Elyria.* They now total 300 men greatly reduced from their former size of 1500 men.
The Council of Seven

**The Council of Seven** is a group of appointed officials that rule the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. Membership is generally divided between the three Daughters, whilst the last is the Head of House Targaryen - referred to as the Lord Protector.

Officially appearing as a democratic council, this is not the case in reality. The other six members are always loyal sycophants of House Targaryen, and heed the Bloodraven's will in all matters. To this end, the Council of the Seven operates much like the Small Council.

Since it's foundation after the War of Unification, the city of Lys has never sent members to sit on the Council due to it's proclaimed independence. Instead two members of the Targaryen court sit in their places, further extending the influence of the Dragons.

The positions on the council are:

* Lord Protector - The leader of the Council, held only by The Bloodraven
* Chancellor - The Lord Protector's right hand, and most trusted adviser.
* Minister of Warfare - Advises on all matters of war and strategy.
* Minister of the Fleet - The Kingdom's expert on naval matters, be it trade or otherwise.
* Minister for Foreign Affairs - Handles foreign policies and intelligence, the spymaster.
* Minister of Justice - Oversees law and justice for the kingdom.
* Minister of Finance - Manages the Kingdom's treasury and economic interests.

## Current Members

 **Lord Protector:** Lord Maekar Targaryen, The Bloodraven

 **Chancellor:** Archon Vogan Nestoris, representing House Nestoris of Tyrosh

 **Minister of Warfare:** First Magister Tregar Drahar, representing House Drahar of Myr

 **Minister of the Fleet:** Lady Alyssa Mopyr, representing House Mopyr of Tyrosh

 **Minister for Foreign Affairs:** Aegon Targaryen**,** representing House Targaryen.

 **Minister of Justice:** Ser Jaremy Corbray, the Red Raven, representing House Targaryen

 **Minister of Finance:** Asha Nohiar**,** representing House Nohiar of My**r**
Stonedance

Stonedance is the seat of House Massey, and has been since the Age of Heroes. The cliff to its back allows defenders to concentrate on only two of the walls, but the surrounding boulders could give cover to attackers, or be used as ammunition for siege weapons.

## Founding

Stonedance was founded by Maldon Massey, during the Age of Heroes. The white boulders surrounding the cliff Stonedance was built on, supposedly used in some ancient battle between giants, were used to raise the castle. Fairly large as far as castles go, Maldon built an extensive system of rooms and passages underground.

## Notable Locations

The crypts below Stonedance, known as the Stonegrave, is massive. This is due to the ancient status of the keep, and that respected members of the castle such as notable servants or maesters are permitted to be laid to rest in the Stonegrave as well. Each grave consists of a stone inscription stating their name and deeds, as well as an empty stone chair. Some notable lords of the house, such as Maldon himself, are more decorated.

To get goods and people into the castle from the docks below, a massive wooden lift is used. Located in a large cave near the docks, it is a near two hundred foot vertical shaft, in an almost perfect twenty by twenty foot square. Teams of men and horses are used to turn the pulleys that drag the elevator up with heavy, iron chains. The shaft is lit by torches put in alcoves cut in the wall which gives the shaft a smokey smell, giving it the nickname of the Smoke Shaft.

## Present Status

Currently ruled by Lord Coryn Massey, the castle of Stonedance has seen better days. House Massey has declined since the Age of Heroes, leaving most of the underground sections of Stonedance abandoned. The rest of the castle is in fairly respectable condition, though of course it age does show. Its impressive white walls have faded, and its grandeur slighted when one spots the numerous broken ramparts, or some of the moss patches on the walls. Still, it is a mighty fortress, and one that the Masseys are proud to call their home.

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The Disputed

**The Disputed** is a region of open countryside, rivers and at least two large lakes, located at the far south-western tip of the Essos continent. The region stretches from the Sea of Myrth to the Summer Sea and from the Narrow Sea to the Rhoyne River. Myr lies to the north, Lys lies on an island off the south coast, Tyrosh lies on an island off the west coast and Volantis is to the east, at the mouth of the Rhoyne.

The region was formerly part of the Valyrian Freehold. After the Doom of Valyria, the surrounding cities became independent and made competing claims over the region, a period of chaotic warfare known as the Century of Blood. Eventually Volantis launched a huge military campaign which not only overran the region but conquered Myr and Lys, ruling them for more than half a century. When Volantis attempted to seize Tyrosh, it faced a massive counter-offensive by the Tyroshi military, aided by forces from Pentos and the Westerosi Storm King . Braavos sponsored an uprising in Lys led by a Lyseni prince using Braavosi warships, while Myr launched a rebellion of its own. Aegon the Conqueror, some years before his own invasion of Westeros, is said to have even provided aid. The bulk of the war was fought in the Disputed Lands, leaving a lot of it a smouldering ruin after the war ended with the defeat of Volantis. However, soon afterwards the alliance against Volantis fell apart, and Lys and Myr have been fighting over the region between them ever since. Sellsword companies are very active in the Disputed Lands and see much of their regular action there.

Numerous wars have been fought over the Disputed Lands. However, after the ascension of Lord Protector Aerion Drake, he has brought peace to the land and they were able to regrow. Also the region was able to make a lot of money through trading due to their strategic point, in-between 4 of the free cities. It's land is mostly rural, city, town and village areas, with dry land in-between. Due to not having much fertile land anymore, they had to focus themselves on metallurgy and construction work, to produce their wealth.
House Vyrwel

**House Vyrwel of Darkdell** is a noble house from Darkdell in the Reach. It is one of the principal houses sworn to House Tyrell.

Their arms are a silver wyvern within a red double tressure on sable.

One of it's members, Darvon Vyrwel is currently under the employ of Maekar Targaryen as a member of his Raven's Teeth, something the members of house Vyrwel do not wish to talk about.
Yeen

Yeen is a ruined city on the continent of Sothoryos. It has been abandoned for thousands of years.

## Features

Carved from oily black stone, the cyclopean city of Yeen has provoked curiosity and thoughts of mysticism in all those that investigate it. Seemingly guarded by the Brindled Ghouls of Sothoryos, the city, despite its desolation, is untouched by the forests that surround it, almost as if the settlement itself shuns life.

The people of Ghiscar have sent two missions into the jungle to recolonise the city after their arrival upon the northern shores of the continent, but both have ended in disaster and mystery.

The first group reported disappearances of members of their party as if the city itself swallowed the individuals into its walls. The leader of the expedition, Hyzen zo Bhergg, was reported to return to retrieve his blade from his chambers before an excursion into the jungle, but did not return. Investigations found his room to be empty, but locked from the inside, furthering the enigma.

The second, by contrast, were found when a scouting party followed them up the Zamoyos, although they had been ravaged by the wildlife found within its waters, namely shoals of carnivorous fish with teeth like daggers
The Black Wings

The Black Wings are a sellsword company, originally founded by a fleeing black brother of the Night's Watch. A relatively new organisation, they have operated in Essos for only around four decades, most notably so during the War of Unification, in which they fought with the forces of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters.

It is customary for the leader of the organisation to go by the title of 'The Black Brother'.
Turag Dahyi

Turag Dahyi is a pit fighter and a slave from Leng.

## Biography

Born in the village of Churaki in southeastern Leng. Turag was abducted from his family as a baby after his village was attacked by Qartheen slavers. Throughout his entire life, Turag was forced to become a pit fighter.

He was considered to be a special but a rare fighter due to the fact that he was taller for a slave and a pit fighter. Turag has been traveling from Yi Ti to Slaver's Bay where he survived multiply times without a scratch.

Most Westerosi visitors and foreigners from the the free cities were filled with awe as they never seen a man like him before.
Jaime Bettley

Jaime Bettley was a Westerosi Knight and Lord Commander of the Queensguard of Queen Daena Blackfyre.

## History

Already an apt duelist from the age of six, Jaime Bettley, firstborn son of Lord Daven Bettley was knighted at the age of seventeen, and quickly ascended to greatness. Popular amongst the noble and smallfolk alike, very few were surprised when he was chosen to serve in Daena Blackfyre's Queensguard, and even less so when he eventually became Lord Commander in 240AC.

Lord Commander Jaime served within the War of Unification, fighting along side his Queen and the Lyseni forces led by Medraro Rogare. All three would eventually find their deaths in the conflict however, with Jaime Bettley being stuck down by a sellsword's blade as he fought for his life after being knocked from his horse by a crossbow bolt piercing his white-gold breastplate.
Talon

Talon is one of the Basilisk Isles, which are off the northern coast of Sothoryos. It is a claw-shaped island north of the Isle of Tears. Corsairs have fortified Talon's honeycombed caverns and gather to trade at Barter Beach, selling or ransoming slaves at the island's markets.

## History

Some of Nymeria's ten thousand ships were attacked by corsairs from Talon. Nymeria then refused the corsairs' offer to allow the Rhoynar to settle upon the Isle of Toads, since the corsairs insisted the Rhoynar give up their boats and send each corsair king thirty virgin girls and pretty boys per year.

In recent years, the Basilisk Isles has been considered the territory of Ghiscar, although on most islands this is in naught but name. The Ghiscari have started attempts to rebuild the cities of Gogossos and Zamettar despite this.

## Recent History

Barter Beach is found on the northwestern side of the island, and serves as a trading market of sorts for the corsairs and pirates that inhabit and visit the isles. The haggling and bargaining often leads to violent and bloody arguments settled with steel rather than words, but for the most part it serves as a place for buying and selling on the islands.

Elsewhere on the island the pirate-coves of Whore's Gash, Sty and Devil's Haven can be found.
The Red Hands

The Red Hands are a sellsail company based in both the Narrow Sea and Summer Sea. They have been known to do business with families of Slaver's Bay, and their warships, recognisable from their naval rams, have been spotted near the harbours across the Known World, from Braavos to Qarth.

The Red Hands, as their name suggests, are perhaps most well known for their tendency to focus on quick attacks to cripple their enemy's vessels, before boarding and cutting down their sailors and warriors. It is traditional for them to carry three blades, a curved sword for combat, and falchion for hacking rope and wood, and a small dagger for granting mercy to their fallen foes.
The Grey Waste

The Grey Waste is a vast desert found in far-eastern Essos. Unlike those found elsewhere in the world, reports from those few that have explored around its edge seem to suggest it is a cold desert of ice and dust rather than sand.

## History

The God-Emperors of Yi Ti defend their borders from raiders out of the Grey Waste via the Five Forts, a series of massive constructions of fused black stone.

## People

The little that is known of the people that inhabit the Waste are said to be highly nomadic, moving from place to place out of necessity. They clad themselves in the fur and leathers of creatures queer and unknown by the writings and knowledge of most men, and carry spears tipped with points of stone and bone.

The city of K'Dath, claimed to be the first and oldest city in the Known World is found just south of the Grey Waste.
Tolos

Tolos was a coastal city in central Essos, found on the northwest coast of Slaver's Bay, west of Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen.

It served primarily as a stopping point for travellers from the Free Cities seeking the sail to the Far East nations of Qarth and Yi Ti, before its destruction at the hands of Harmund Hoare and Johanna of the Red Hands after the city declared independence from their rule.

## Layout

* The Harbour - Although not as grand, spectacular or large as the harbours of Volantis or Meereen, it would not be amiss of a visitor to acknowledge that Tolos is a city built around its port-city heritage, and the well organised and maintained nature of Tolos' harbour reflects this. Lined by garden boxes filled with odd yellow and orange shrubs that seem to thrive in the unpleasantly humid heat that sits upon the city, the wharves and quays of the city are capable of mooring nearly five hundred merchant cogs at any given time.
* Slinger's Hall - In the eastern portion of the city is the Slinger's Hall, a mass of barracks, towers and courtyards dedicated to the training of the Slingers that Tolos is famed across the Known World for. The soft lead balls so capable of shredding human flesh and bone are forged close by in a series of forges that exist specifically for the task.
* Black Cliff Tower - On the northern aspect of the city, the city walls blend into the cliff face directly, so the Tolosi instead built a tower of granite and limestone to fortify the potential area of weakness in their defences. Exactly two hundred narrow slits exist between the brick work of the tower, through which slingers can harry any force that tries to approach via the cliff path.

## Recent History

Tolos marks the easternmost border of the territory claimed by the Empire of New Valyria, a kingdom comprised of the peoples and territories of the cities of Mantarys, Elyria, Oros, and Tyria seeking to rebuild the glory of Old Valyria before the Doom. After the War of Four Skirmishes, the port city finally fell, and has been considered part of their territory ever since, although dominion remains tenuous at best, as the Tolosi are a stubborn people.

## The Raping Of Tolos

In 281 AC, the Black Fleet stormed the harbour of Tolos after chaos was stirred withing the city walls by Ravos Hoare. The city's ships were no match for the Black Fleet or the men and women who manned the the ships. All four Ghiscari families met the soldiers and sailors of the Black Fleet on the streets of Tolos but they all fell and if they did not - they surrendered.
After the battle, the Black Fleet reaped the rewards. All male slaves in the city were eager to join the Fleet and all female slaves wanted to join with Captain Johanna of the Red Hands. Two-Hundred and Thirty-One Sellswords joined as did One-Hundred and Seventy Sellsails, bringing with them three warships. Six-Hundred and Eighty-Four freemen of the city also joined the Hoares and their companions and the nobles were offered to the Lost Legion.

Not many riches were found in the city but the Black Fleet kept control of it, to build ships when needed.
Stormbreakers

The Stormbreakers are a sellsword company operating in Essos. It was founded by Westerosi soldiers in the aftermath of the Dance of the Dragons.

 Recent History

The Stormbreakers were amongst the companies to take contracts with Lys during the War of Unification, fighting particularly the defend the island at the Battle at Canahs.
The Fallen Storm

### Features

A tapestry depicting the defeat of the Stormlander Melvon Chaffton to the Balarr Family

## Construction Information

### Built In

224AC

The Fallen Storm is a tavern in the town of Balarr, on the Stepstones island Pryr.

## History

It is uncertain when the disagreement between the two taverns in Balarr began, but it is commonly believed that it has existed since their near simultaneous openings shortly after the construction of the town. According to the tale, two friends both decided to construct an inn within the town walls, unbeknownst to the other, creating rivalry. Although the enmity has persisted over the years, conflicts are largely petty, aiming to inconvenience and irritate rather than harm.

Patrons of The Fallen Storm most commonly target their rivals by scrawling large phallic drawings over the sign of The Frigate Brewery, much to their own amusement.
Ulthos

Ulthos is a region that lays in the southeast of Asshai and Yi Ti, seperated from the Shadow Lands by the Saffron Straits, and east of Sothoryos. It is uncertain if it is another continent, a large island, or just another landmass connecting to Essos or Sothoryos.

The island of Ulos is located in the straits between Ulthos and Essos.

## Geography

Little is known about this landmass other than the fact that it is covered with dense dark jungles, it is rumored that the Asshai'i may have more information about this land that it contains environments similar to Sothoryos; like diseases, ruined cities, dangerous wildlife, and tangled jungles.

### Wildlife

* Basilisks
* Large flightless carnivorous birds
* Giant monstrous serpentine fish that lurk in the rivers and swamps
* Poisonous insects
* Large bipedal lizards capable of snatching a man in their jaws
* Manticores
* Monkeys
* Snakes
* Tattooed lizards
* Giant turtles
* Carrion birds
* Pouch tigers
* Crocodiles
* Large parasitic worms capable of swallowing a man whole
* Parrots
* Large centipedes
* Winged primate-like bats
* Man-sized hairless bats
* Large anthropods with sharp forelimbs
* Large spiders capable of catching a man and stick them in their webs

### Villages

* Atalu Yoré - Located in the western part of Ulthos and south of Asshai from Essos.

## People

According to some reports of explorers from Asshai, Yi Ti, and Leng, the people of Ulthos are said to be feral and inhumane. Described of being dark skinned (different from those from the Summer Isles and Naath) with emaciated bodies (though not dying nor starving), red eyes, and mouths filled with sharp jagged teeth, The Ulthosi are said to live in the ruined cities in the jungles and beaches. Because of their appearances, the explorers find the Ulthosi more terrifying and nightmarish than human (similar to the Brindled Men from Sothoryos and the Ibbenesse from Ibben)

They sometimes carry their spears and clubs tipped with teeth, sharp pointed stones, and bones

They are said to pierce their sharp bones through their skins, even throughout their eyes and genitals.

Their clothings were made from their own hair and bird feathers; indicating that the Ulthosi have the lack of techniques of making their own clothing including weaving. Because of their little lack of clothing, some Ulthosis would prefer to be naked.

Similar to the Thousand Islanders of Northern Essos, the Ulthosi were said to slaughter or sacrifice foreigners to their deities upon their arrival. Rumor has it that they implied to be cannibals.

## Gallery

A Pouch Tiger in the forests of UlthosInterior of an Ulthosi templeAn Ulthosi looking mindlessly aggressive behind the skulls of the deadHuge bipedal lizards stalking through the junglesInterior of the jungles and swamps in the outskirts of Atalu YoreLarge flightless bird stalking through the junglesThere is a very good chance that Ulthosi tribes will kill any foreigner who sets foot into their home for no reasonLarge spiders can be found in the deep jungles of UlthosLarge anthropods from Ulthos can kill a man with its sharp clawsA flying simian like bat can be found flying around the jungles of Ulthos
Starfall

Castle

**Starfall** is a castle in Dorne and is the ancestral seat of House Dayne. It is located in the western Red

Mountains on an island in the Torentine where it pours into the Summer Sea. Starfall, which includes a tower called the Palestone Sword, guards the western arm of Dorne. Northeast of Starfall is High Hermitage, the seat of a Dayne cadet branch.

## History

According to legend, Starfall was built where the first Dayne found a magic stone after he followed the path of a shooting star. The Daynes grew in power to become the Kings of the Torrentine and one of the strongest houses of Dorne.

The Daynes submitted to House Nymeros Martell during Nymeria's War.

Starfall was attacked by Targaryen dragons during the First Dornish War.

## Recent Events

In 248 AC, at the age of 20, Edwyn Dayne became Lord of Starfall, taking Lady Larria Blackmont as his consort. In 254 AC, the Lord and Lady Dayne gave birth to a son, Ulrick. After several skirmishes with pirates in the Narrow Sea, Lord Edwyn was a changed man. He became cold and distant towards Larria and young Ulrick. Only when a daughter, Astara, was born into the family did the Lord show glimmers of his former self, though Ulrick still bore the brunt of his negative demeanor.

In 278 AC, Lord Edwyn Dayne fell ill with an unknown sickness and retreated from public view, leaving Lady Larria to handle day to day matters. In that same year, the future Lord Ulrick Dayne returned from his adventures across the seas in order to claim his birthright once his father had perished. Upon his return to Starfall, Lady Larria passed responsibility of day to day matters to Ulrick in order to prepare him for the role. In 280, after two years of bedridden sickness, Lord Edwyn Dayne finally passed. He left behind his wife, Lady Larria and daughter Astara. His son, the firstborn who had once defied his father to seek glory, had ascended the seat of Starfall that same year.
Shiera Forrester

Shiera Forrester born to Addam and Marei Forrester in 260 AC in Ironrath. She would be raised by her parents until her mother dead in 269, her father dying the following year in the war against the Mad King.

## Biography

Alester took up the place as her father figure always looking after her and making time to talk to her. Shiera was always a cunning girl in her youth. She learned happiness from the Forresters, who always acted different from other houses in the ways they treated each other. She always found southern culture more to her liking.

Shiera would see that she may have the blood of dragons in her, she only ever saw herself as one member of the large House Forrester family. In 273 AC Alester became the Lord of Ironrath. She would support her cousin in his affairs, traveling the Seven Kingdoms with him.

In 280 AC she would find herself with her sisters going to King's Landing to stay there with Alester and all the other members who went with Alester.

## Personality

Shiera is a outgoing young woman also a very emotional one at times leading her to make quick actions for good or bad. She is the Grand Fox of Ironrath also the center of social events in Ironrath. A believer in the Old and New Gods.

She is not by anyway of the word a simple noble woman but she can act like one if she is commanded by Alester.

## Recent Events

* Tenth Moon of 280 AC Shiera and Daryn slept with each other leading to her becoming with child. So to save House Forrester's honor Alester had his cousin Duncan marry her. To claim the child as Duncan's child.
Vochar

Vochar is a small and new settlement upon the Isle of Cedars, created by the joint efforts of both Yunkai and Astapor.

## History

Seeing the isle in the mouth of Slaver's Bay as a position of potential, allowing for ease of trade without need to sail directly into the Bay, the Yunkai'i sought to colonise the island before the turn of 258AC, but were encouraged patience by the Green Grace of Yunkai, who reminded the Wise Masters that such an action would undoubtedly cause conflict with nearby Astapor, who would not appreciate their trading routes being under scrutiny from a Yunkai'i colony.

Instead therefore, the re-colonisation of the island was discussed in both cities, and in 260AC the slaver cities set out to build a new trading post in collaboration. Shunning the drowned cities of Ghozai and Velos on the north and south of the island respectively, they started to build on the east coast, calling the new settlement Vochar. In the twenty years since its initiation, the town has grown quickly, constructed for the local stone and wood by an army of slaves.

Rule of the fledgling town was given to four men, elected by the people of the isle, and until recently those elected have always been two and two, half Wise Masters, half Good Masters. However, in 277AC, the Yunkai'i won a majority, claiming three of the four positions for themselves. The Astapori grew very suspicious of such an outcome, and accused Yunkai of rigging the election in their favour, stating that their intentions to use Astapori slaves to build their new city was now plain to see. Tensions have remained high ever since.
Storm's End

**Storm's End** is the ancestral seat of House Baratheon. Lord Davos Baratheon is the Lord of Storm's End. Storm's End is a formidable fortress, located on the south-eastern coast of Westeros overlooking Shipbreaker Bay.

## History

Storm's End's construction was attributed to Durran, a legendary figure of the Age of Heroes, who earned the hatred of the sea god and the wind goddess when he took Elenei, daughter of the two gods, as his wife. In rage, the two gods sent massive storms to destroy Durran's keep. Durran defied the gods and built a larger and more formidable keep, but it was also destroyed. Durran's seventh keep, built allegedly with the aid of Bran the Builder, withstood the rage of Elenei's parents and gained the name of Storm's End.

Storm's End became the seat of the rulers of the Stormlands, the Storm Kings, for millennia. When Aegon the Conqueror invaded Westeros, he sent his commander and rumoured half-brother, Orys Baratheon, to take Storm's End. The last of the Storm Kings, Argilac the Arrogant, left the safety of his stronghold and met Baratheon in open battle. Argilac was defeated, and Orys Baratheon took Argilac's domains, sigil, motto and daughter, becoming the founder of House Baratheon

One of the mightiest fortresses on the entire continent, Storm's End has endured many sieges but has never fallen to any attacker in its millennia-long history. Its seaward wall is 80 feet thick with a 150 feet drop into the sea below. The castle is said to be protected by spells woven into its walls that prevent magic from penetrating its defences.
The Sealstone Tribe

The Sealstone Tribe was a small-sized Wildling Tribe that now roams between the eastern edge of the Haunted Forest and Storrold's Point. They used to inhabit a large area along the Bay of Seals.

After taking huge losses during the Battle at Long Lake, what remained of the tribe joined with Godric Blackwood's rangers to form The Ravenwatch of Darkpine Hall.
The Jade Gates

The Jade Gates is a narrow strait which connects the Summer Sea and the Jade Sea, separating the great city of Qarth on the southern coast of Essos from the island of Great Moraq. The Cinnamon Straits is a similar passageway south of Great Moraq. Located in the east of the strait is the small island of Qal, which is fortified at each end with Qartheen harbour cities.

The Jade Gates is a major trade hub between the east and west from which Qarth derives its considerable wealth and power by taxing passing ships. The Jades Gates is patrolled by the ornate galleys of the Pureborn of Qarth, who took control of the strait during the Century of Blood.

## Recent History

The power of the city of Qarth has grown over the past century, with the Pureborn wishing to further assert their greatness compared to the the developing powers in the west, in particular the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, and the Volantenes' expansion of territory towards the Dothraki Sea and Valyria. The Qartheen now control Great Moraq and many of the surrounding isles, putting them in direct conflict with their neighbours, Yi Ti. As a result, Qartheen galleys now patrol both the Jade Gates to the north via the port-city of Qal, and the Cinnamon Straits between Great Moraq and Sothoryos, meaning all trade seeking the Far East is at risk of being stopped by the naval power of the Pureborn.
Tyana Dondarrion

Lady Tyana Dondarrion was born in 233 AC, the daughter of Lord Swann and Lady Swann.

## Biography

### Early Life

Tyana Swann was born in 233 AC, and received an education befitting a lady of her status. She and her brother Bryce were as close as any siblings, and they enjoyed a charmed life for children of the Stormlands. Many noted Tyana for her giving nature.

### Marriage

Her father received a raven from Blackhaven in 249 AC, seeking a match for Lord Gawen Dondarrion's son Manfred. Her father agreed to the match, and she arrived that year for her wedding to a knight she'd never met. The nuptials went without incident, though only a fool could mistake the tension between Lord Dondarrion and the son of Lord Baratheon.

### Life in Blackhaven

Try as they might, Ser Manfred and Tyana had great difficulty conceiving a child. Every moon they tried, and the fear that she was infertile set in. One day in 255 AC Lord Dondarrion made a remark, one he surely had been making in private for years, about the difficulties she and Ser Manfred were having.

Her husband flew into such a rage as she had never seen before, screaming at his father until cords stood out on his neck and his face shone a deep shade of red. For an hour the two men fought, and as she feared it might come to blows the elder Dondarrion blinked and retreated from the room, shamed. At that moment she truly fell in love with her husband.

Four years later, at long last, Ser Manfred got on her a child. Her relief was beyond measure, and the couple glowed as she grew fat. Midway through 259 AC she gave birth to her first son, Andrew, after a night of labor.

The effort drained her, though, and as much as she loved her newborn son she fell ill. Blackhaven's maester, Lyle, saw to her care and she was well enough to conceive a second child in 261 AC. This child came easier, and they named him Harmen.

In 270 AC Lord Gawen Dondarrion died, and her husband ruled as regent until his brother returned and forfeited his right to succeed their father. Knowing now that her sons stood to inherit Blackhaven, she began to teach them what she knew of courtly matters while their father went to war.

To her horror, Lord Manfred returned early-- mortally wounded, as it turned out. She spent days at his bedside as fever wracked his body, leaving it only to eat. When at last he passed, she mourned for a moon. Her sobs echoed through the halls of Blackhaven. Andrew, though, needed her help.

She continued to teach him what she could, though she could do little to teach him anything of the sword or shield. He learned to sing and to dance, to bow and to speak politely. It would help to round out the martial education he received from Ser Steffon Rogers, the master-at-arms.

### Recent Events

In 280 AC, she saw her son off on his trip to King's Landing for King Daemon III Blackfyre's coronation, marriage, and name day celebrations.
The Basilisk Isles

The Basilisk Isles are an archipelago of islands found just north of the continent of Sothoryos.

## History

The towns that have formed on the Basilisk Isles are as short-lived as the men and beasts that inhabit them, for the humid islands are filled with stinging and biting insects, foul humors and diseases both exotic and deadly.

Life is violent, short, uncomfortable but with the potential for great personal profit, and for that reason escaped slaves, slavers, whores, pirates, corsairs, torturers and skinners alike reside within the towns of the island, most of which have names near as foul as the islands upon which they are found.

In recent years, the Basilisk Isles has been considered the territory of Ghiscar, although on most islands this is in naught but name. The Ghiscari have started attempts to rebuild the cities of Gogossos and Zamettar despite this.

## The Islands

* Ax Isle
* Howling Mountain
* The Isle of Flies
* The Isle of Tears
* The Isle of Toads
* Skull Isle
* Talon
Winterfell

**Winterfell** is the capital of the Kingdom of the North and the seat and the ancestral home of the noble House Stark. It is a very large castle located at the centre of the North, from where the head of House Stark rules over his or her people. A small godswood is enclosed within the walls. The castle is located alongside the Kingsroad as it makes its way from the Wall to the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, King's Landing, more than a thousand miles to the south. It is situated atop hot springs which keep the castle warm even in the worst winters. Winding tombs below the castle contain the remains of Stark kings and lords and record the history of the ancient family. There are hidden passageways built in the castle so its lords could escape. The castle has stood for millennia.

## History

### Background

According to legend, House Stark has held Winterfell for 8,000 years, though it has been considerably expanded upon over the centuries. It was said to have been built by House Stark's founder, Bran the Builder, during the Age of Heroes, who was also said to have constructed the Wall and even Storm's End.
The Shadow Tower

The **Shadow Tower** is one of three castles along the Wall that are still inhabited by The Night's Watch. It is located next to mountains at the western end of the Wall. It lies west of Sentinel Stand and east of Westwatch-by-the-Bridge, both abandoned castles.

The Shadow Tower is commanded by ----- and two hundred men of the Watch are stationed at the Shadow Tower. Most wear leather and fur, although some are armoured with bronze or steel. Some are armed with longaxes and eight-foot spears. Free folk sometimes descend into the Gorge to bypass the Shadow Tower.
The Roaming Legion

The standard of the Roaming Legion, a flaming red and yellow saltire between four white skulls on a black field. Stylized after the extinct House Qoherys of Harrenhal

## History

The Roaming Legion was founded in 275 AC by Rhaegar Waters, the bastard of Deryn Celtigar. The Roaming Legion is one of the smaller companies in the known world, with only 150 armed men in it's ranks. As of the seventh moon of 281 AC, the Roaming Legion is not on contract, though Commander Waters is leading the company in a campaign to eradicate the bandits of Crackclaw point.

## Notable Members

**Rhaegar Waters:** Founder and Commander of the Roaming Legion

**Ilyn:** Serjeant and Commander Water's bodyguard

**Tench:** Serjeant and Commander Water's bodyguard

**Pyler:** Serjeant

**Hyde:** Master-at-arms and Serjeant

**Renn:** Company Spy

**Haddock:** Company Messenger and Recruiter

**Horrat "Hagfish":** Company Recruiter