Volon Therys is a town in Essos on the west bank of the Rhoyne. It is surrounded by strong walls shaped from white stone.
It is ruled by the Triarchs of Volantis, although every day running of the city is entrusted to the Nalitheos family, who are given the title Governor.
Location[]
Located on the western bank of the Rhoyne, Volon Therys is almost directly across the river to the east lies the ruined Rhoynar city Sar Mell. To the north is Valysar, and Volantis is to the south along the Rhoyne.
It is a large town, comparable in size to Lannisport or Gulltown in Westeros, but is often considered in relation to the significantly larger Free City of Volantis.
Layout[]
Running through the centre of the town is the Rhoyne, which carries a wealth down from the north, in particular timber from the city of Qohor. Dotted along the river's edge are dozens of timber yards, each dedicated to the processing of the wood before further transport down to Volantis and beyond.
- The Marble Towers - placed at the town's edges, six great towers of spiralling carved marble can be found, each depicting a key event in Volon Therys' history.
- The Founders' Tower - depicts the formation of the city by the Valyrian Freehold.
- The Turtle Tower - tells the story of the First Turtle War, during which the town was flooded.
- The Spice Tower - the carvings depict the Second Spice War, and the fall of the Rhoynar to the Valyrian Dragonlords.
- The Tiger's Tower - remembering the Volantene expansion under the Tiger Triarchs that eventually resulted in Volon Therys becoming little more than a subsidiary settlement of the Free City.
- The Horselord's Tower - while the Horsehold's tower does depict a great Khalasar, it serves the dual purpose of both a lookout for their approach, its position facing the Dothraki Sea, and a storeroom for the goods intended as tribute to stall their approach.
- The Blank Tower - currently untouched, the newest tower in the town has been dubbed the Blank Tower by Volon Therys' residents.
Recent History[]
Following the death of Laerys Vaelaros during the period remembered as the Ivory War, the vassal state of Volon Therys, along with Valysar and Selhorys called out for Braavosi blood, as many within the city believed Governor Rhaemar Agnalor's claims it was a Faceless Man at the command of the Sealord Bessaro Nestoris that had assassinated the much loved Triarch.