Editing Mander (section)

==Geography==
{{See also|:Category:Images of the Mander|l1=Images of the Mander}}

[[File:Sergey Glushakov Pleasure Barge.png|thumb|A [[House Tyrell]] pleasure barge, by Sergey Glushakov © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Part of the [[Reach proper]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} the Mander has its source in hills near [[Tumbleton]] in the northeastern Reach near [[King's Landing]]. The river flows southwest past [[Bitterbridge]], where it is crossed by the [[roseroad]].{{ref|ACOK|22}} The [[House Caswell|Caswells]] of Bitterbridge have included [[Defender of the Fords]] among their titles.{{ref|TMK}}

After Bitterbridge, the Mander meets the [[Blueburn]] near [[Longtable]] and then the [[Cockleswent]] near [[Cider Hall]]. Near [[Highgarden]] the Mander meets an as-yet-unnamed river which flows south from [[Goldengrove]]. From Highgarden the Mander continues west to a bay of the [[Sunset Sea]] near the [[Shield Islands]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}

Whilst large and powerful, the Mander is a slow-moving river, wide with snags and sandbars to trap the unwary ship.{{ref|AFFC|21}}{{ref|AFFC|29}} The upper reaches of the Mander are muddy and rough, and only shallow-draughted boats can go as far as Bitterbridge. As they near Highgarden, they settle down and become clear and calm, and are navigable by seagoing vessels.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones (game)|A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book]], Guardians of Order</ref>{{ref|affc|29}}