Mountain and Vale

The Mountain and Vale, commonly known simply as, "The Vale", long even before the rise of House Arryn, was a region of extremes. High, cold peaks that ringed a lush, fertile interior. In the Age of Heroes, the First Men who settled the region lived in isolated villages and hillforts, guided by ancient custom and their reverence for the old gods. The terrain shaped their lives, isolating them from the great political shifts of the early kingdoms, that is, until the arrival of the Andals by sea.

Places of Interest

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon dominated the western reaches of the Vale, their snow covered peaks dividing the region from the rest of Westeros. The tallest and most fabled of them, the Giant’s Lance, loomed like a spear above the clouds.

The Bloody Gate

The only viable western land passage into the Vale was through a narrow mountain pass that would one day host the famed Bloody Gate. In the Age of Heroes, this checkpoint was little more than a crude un-mortared wall of stacked stones and timber palisades, watched over by local First men houses who protected the Vale’s interior from would be invaders.