Editing Sothoryos (section)

==Inhabitants==
The [[Sothoryi]], also known as Brindled Men, have been described as "brindle-skinned half-men".{{Ref|ADwD|52}} Their skin is thick, brindled in patterns of brown and white. They are big-boned and massively muscled, with long arms, sloped foreheads, huge square teeth, heavy jaws, and coarse black hair. Their broad, flat noses suggest snouts, and together with their skin patterns, make them seem more hog-like than human. Sothoryi women are said to be unable to breed with men from Essos or Westeros, only bringing forth stillbirths or malformed offspring.{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|4}}

The Sothoryi mostly known to the [[corsair]]s of the neighboring [[Basilisk Isles]] are those who dwell closest to the sea on the northern shore, who have learned the [[Trade Talk]]. The [[Ghiscari]] consider them to be slow of wit, but fierce fighters that make good [[slave]]s. Farther south, the Sothoryi are more savage, known for [[cannibalism]] and worshiping dark gods with obscene rites. There are also unproven reports of other races and forgotten peoples that were driven out, destroyed, or devoured by the Brindled Men, as well as [[lizard men]] and eyeless cave-dwellers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|4}}

On the northern coast of the continent lie a score of small trade towns, described as wet, humid, and full of misery, where adventurers, rogues, and [[whore]]s from the [[Free Cities]] and the [[Seven Kingdoms]] go seeking fortune. Corsairs prey on these settlements, carrying off captives to their holding pens on [[Talon]] and the [[Isle of Tears]], before selling them to the [[Slavery|flesh markets]] of [[Slaver's Bay]] or the [[pleasure house]]s of [[Lys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|4}}