Dorne

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[[File:Red Desert.jpg|thumb|Much of Dorne is dominated by a harsh and inhospitable desert landscape.]]

As we know, the large desert that dominates the landscape of Dorne is why the Children of the Forest referred to this place as the Empty Land. <ref name="Dorne"> </ref> Before the migration of the First Men across the land bridge between Essos and Westeros, this presumably meant that all of Dorne was uninhabited, save perhaps some giants living in the Red Mountains. However, the desert continues to shape the people and culture in Dorne to this day. Though the largest population centers are in the mountains and along the Greenblood, the desert has become home to nomadic horse riders renowned for their sand steeds. The Deserts have become an unlikely home for some of the most successful Andals in Dorne, in particular House Qorgyle. Having been granted lands by House Dryland, and taken more from House Dayne, they have spread their power across the sands, and changed the face of the region.

As we know, the large desert that dominates the landscape of Dorne is why the Children of the Forest referred to this place as the Empty Land. <ref name="Dorne"> </ref> Before the migration of the First Men across the land bridge between Essos and Westeros, this presumably meant that all of Dorne was uninhabited, save perhaps some giants living in the Red Mountains. However, the desert continues to shape the people and culture in Dorne to this day. Though the largest population centers are in the mountains and along the Greenblood, the desert has become home to nomadic horse riders renowned for their sand steeds. The Deserts have become an unlikely home for some of the most successful Andals in Dorne, in particular House Qorgyle. Having been granted lands by House Dryland, and taken more from House Dayne, they have spread their power across the sands, and changed the face of the region. With the elevation of Tamsyn II Dryland to the throne of Brimstone, much of the Desert came under the sway of the faith, and of the half-Andal peoples known as the Sun Dornish.

===Notable Houses===