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== Lonely Light==

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Far to the northwest of the Iron Islands, beyond the shores of Great Wyk and past scattered islets barely large enough to hold a single hearth, rises Lonely Light. It stands upon the largest of a remote cluster of barren rocks scattered amidst the endless grey expanse of the Sunset Sea. The voyage from Great Wyk takes eight days by sail, through waters frequented by seals, sea lions, and spotted whales and great walruses. <ref name="IronIslands">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 175-178</ref>

Atop the rocky isle stands the lone keep of [[House Farwynd]], crowned by a great beacon fire that burns without ceasing. It is from this light that the isle takes its name, serving as both a guide and a warning to those who dare the far western seas. Beyond Lonely Light lie no charted lands, only the unending grey horizon. <ref name="IronIslands">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 175-178</ref>

The Farwynds of Lonely Light are a queer folk, even by the measure of the ironborn. It is said that they are skinchangers who take the forms of sea lions, walruses, or even whales that haunt the deeps. Darker tales claim that they consort with seals to birth half-human children. <ref name="LonelyLight">George R. R. Martin, ''A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows'', (Bad Hersfeld: Random House LLC US, 2005) The Drowned Man.</ref>

From the Lonely Light’s beacon, many bold captains have launched westward, lured by tales of lands beyond the sea. Few return, and those who do speak only of endless waters beneath an empty sky. <ref name="IronIslands">George R. R. Martin, ''The World of Ice and Fire'', (London: HarperVoyager, 2014) pp. 175-178</ref>

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== The Giant's Fist ==

[[The_Giant's_Fist|The Giant's Fist]] is the traditional name given to the peninsula which stretches from the Neck in the east, all the way to Cape Kraken in the far west. The Fist is predominantly populated by First Men who are most similar in culture to the North and the Neck respectively, however most of their landowning and lordly elites have been supplanted by men from the Iron Islands. The Giant's Fist is currently ruled from Ironmark, held by [[House Greatiron]].

The Giant's Fist is defined by three key features. Firstly, a giant primordial forest covers almost all the land from the Neck to the coasts. These forests are dense, composed primarily of spruce, fir and pine - with several hidden groves of weirwoods nestled in its deepest reaches, where even the Ironborn cannot find them. The second most notable feature of the Giant's Fist are its impressive range of cliffs, spanning its entire southron coastline from the Neck all the way around Cape Kraken, where any harbours are hard to find, and safe harbours nigh impossible. The final notable feature of the Fist are the high ridges that break through the canopied forest, breaking up the landscape and dividing parts of the land. Giants still dwell in these parts, and if they do not take umbrage at intruders, the bears will.

[[File:The Finger (5).jpg|thumb|Map of the Giant's Fist c. 31 A.I.]]