Editing Basilisk Isles (section)

===Ancient History===
Ruins on the [[Isle of Tears]], the [[Isle of Toads]], and [[Ax Isle]] indicate the presence of an ancient civilization, now lost, established during the [[Dawn Age]]. Maester [[Yandel]] speculates the inhabitants of the Isle of Toads may have a link to this vanished people.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}

The [[Old Empire of Ghis]] founded Gorgai on the Isle of Tears. The [[Valyrian Freehold]] captured it during the [[Third Ghiscari War]] and renamed it [[Gogossos]]. The [[dragonlords]] used it as a twisted penal colony for the worst criminals.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}

During the migration of their [[ten thousand ships]], the [[Rhoynar]] stopped in the Basilisks for provisions but were attacked by corsair kings of Ax Isle, [[Talon]], and the [[Howling Mountain]], who put twoscore ships to the torch and carried off hundreds into slavery. The corsairs offered to allow the Rhoynar to settle on the Isle of Toads, provided they gave up their boats and sent each king thirty virgin girls and thirty pretty boys each year as tribute. Princess [[Nymeria]] refused, however, and took her fleet to sea again.{{ref|twoiaf|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}

[[Swan ships]] from the [[Summer Isles]] explored the Basilisks, though pirates and slavers from the Basilisks then began to raid the Summer Islanders.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Summer Isles}} Some Summer Islanders joined the pirates and became feared captains.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Summer Isles}}

[[Ironborn]] from the [[Iron Islands]] have reaved in the Basilisk Isles.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}} Pirates from the [[Stepstones]] and the Basilisks have fought the fleets of [[House Arryn]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Vale:House Arryn}}