The Island of Serpents is one of the fourteen major islands that make up the Stepstones.
History[]
As the name suggests, the Isle is home to a wide variety of snakes and reptilian life. It is said to be one of the few places outside of Sothoryos where basilisks are said to roam in great numbers.
Most of the species catalogued on the island were done so by maesters after specimens are brought to the Citadel in Oldtown in hope of monetary reward.
- Golden Lanceheads - Bright yellow speckled with white, grey or black markings. Their poison paralyses the lungs, causing the target to stop breathing.
- Red Devils - Crimson and ochre in colour. Contact with their poison results in blood weeping from the body's pores, before death from loss of fluids.
- Lightning Lords - Usually a purple or blue, with a jagged yellow marking on their back. They make victims convulse in pain before they die.
- Crimson Imps - Often no larger than the length of a man's finger, this tiny species has a toxin that mimics the effects of the Stranger, closing the throat of its victim.
- Giant Water Snake - This dull coloured species is found within bodies of water, and constricts its victim with each inhalation, until they unable to breath. It then consumes its prize whole.
Recent History[]
In 313AC, a Corsair King invaded the Stepstones, and quickly forged an Alliance with King Renly Baratheon upon the Iron Throne. The treaty would last a decade before finally the increasing demands from the Corsair eventually drove the two Kings apart.
In 323AC, the fleet of the Corsair King attacked Greenstone, raiding the port and the surrounding town. Lord Estermont was sent fleeing for his life as the Corsair King warned more attacks will follow if his demands are not met. As the Redwyne and Martell fleets sailed for Bloodstone, Renly and his Master of Ships Montererys Velaryon gave chase to the Corsair King, but were ambushed near Ghaston Grey. Through a narrow victory, the Royal Fleet sent the pirates fleeing for the Stepstones, where they would linger and give trouble to the Westerosi forces for the best part of a year.
Bloodstone eventually fell after nearly a year of fighting, marking the end of the Reign of the Corsair King. As the rest of the isles fell under control of King Baratheon, there are some that believe the Corsair escaped, but no evidence has ever been found to confirm this. Auster Merryweather is named Lord of Pryr, but unsurprising proved the first to abandon his seat.
Due to the dangerous nature of the island's reptilian inhabitants, very few have strayed far onto the island, and those that do rarely return. As such, the isle has remained uncolonised.