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{{Location map|Sothoryos|long=6|lat=-10|label=Isle of Tears| position = bottom| caption = Northern [[Sothoryos]] and the location of the Isle of Tears| alt = Northern Sothoryos and the location of the Isle of Tears}}
  
The '''Isle of Tears''' is the largest of the [[Basilisk Isles]], which are located off the northwestern coast of [[Sothoryos]]. To the west of the isle is [[Basilisk Point]], to the north is the island of Talon, and to the northeast is the [[Isle of Toads]]. Steep-sided valleys and black bogs hide amongst the rugged flint hills and twisted, windswept rocks of this southern island.  
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The '''Isle of Tears''' is the largest of the [[Basilisk Isles]], which are located off the northwestern coast of [[Sothoryos]]. To the west of the isle is [[Basilisk Point]], to the north is the island of [[Talon (island)|Talon]], and to the northeast is the [[Isle of Toads]]. Steep-sided valleys and black bogs hide amongst the rugged flint hills and twisted, windswept rocks of this southern island.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}
  
The ruins of an ancient city can be found on its southern coasts. Founded by the [[Ghiscari Empire|Old Empire of Ghis]], this city was known as Gorgai for close on two centuries, until the [[Dragonlord|dragonlords]] of [[Valyria]] captured it during the Third Ghiscari War and renamed it [[Gogossos]].
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==History==
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The [[Old Empire of Ghis]] founded Gorgai on the southern coast of the Isle of Tears. The [[dragonlord]]s of the [[Valyrian Freehold]] captured the city during the Third Ghiscari War and, renaming it [[Gogossos]], used it as a penal colony. Gogossos grew powerful during the [[Century of Blood]], but the [[Red Death]] eventually spread from the city's [[slavery|slave pens]] across the Isle of Tears and other Basilisks.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}
  
The Valyrian dragonlords sent their worst criminals to the Isle of Tears to live out their lives in hard labor. Gogossos became infamous, as criminals and slaves were tortured there in terrible ways. During the [[Century of Blood]], this dark city waxed rich and powerful. Some even called it the Tenth Free City, and its slave markets were as notorious as those of the old Ghiscari cities on [[Slaver's Bay]]. However, seventy-seven years after the [[Doom of Valyria]], a plague known as the Red Death emerged from the slave pens of Gogossos. This plague swept across the Isle of Tears, then the reast of the Basilisk Isles. Nine men of every ten died horrible, bloody deaths.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Basilisk Isles}}
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 18 July 2022

Northern Sothoryos and the location of the Isle of Tears
Northern Sothoryos and the location of the Isle of Tears
Isle of Tears
Northern Sothoryos and the location of the Isle of Tears

The Isle of Tears is the largest of the Basilisk Isles, which are located off the northwestern coast of Sothoryos. To the west of the isle is Basilisk Point, to the north is the island of Talon, and to the northeast is the Isle of Toads. Steep-sided valleys and black bogs hide amongst the rugged flint hills and twisted, windswept rocks of this southern island.[1]

History

The Old Empire of Ghis founded Gorgai on the southern coast of the Isle of Tears. The dragonlords of the Valyrian Freehold captured the city during the Third Ghiscari War and, renaming it Gogossos, used it as a penal colony. Gogossos grew powerful during the Century of Blood, but the Red Death eventually spread from the city's slave pens across the Isle of Tears and other Basilisks.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles.