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'''Saltpans''' is a town in the [[Riverlands]] that sits on the [[Bay of Crabs]] and is the seat of [[House Cox]]. Semi-canon sources also indicate that [[House Hawick]] is from the town.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref> Saltpans has never been an important trading port but ships do call there from time to time.{{Ref|aFfC|31}} A small castle dominates the town, overlooking the harbor.{{ref|AFFC|37}}
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'''Saltpans''' is a town in the [[riverlands]] that sits on the [[Bay of Crabs]]. It is the seat of [[House Cox]], although semi-canon sources indicate that [[House Hawick]] is also from the town.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/4/ Houses in the Riverlands]</ref>  
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==Description and History==
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The [[river king]]s of old refused charters which would have allowed towns like [[Fairmarket]], [[Lord Harroway's Town]], and Saltpans to expand and potentially become cities.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands}}
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Saltpans has never been an important trading port, but ships do call there from time to time.{{Ref|aFfC|31}} The castle of [[House Cox]] dominates the town; it is a small castle, no more than a holdfast, a single tall square keep with a bailey and a curtain wall.{{Ref|aSoS|74}} There are shops and inns and alehouses by the harbor, as well as a [[sept]] and a stable.{{Ref|aSoS|74}} Industries in the town include fishing and trading salt across the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|aSoS|74}}{{Ref|aFfC|31}} The [[Quiet Isle]] is an island in the bay, some distance to the southeast; the fires of Saltpans can be seen from the island on clear nights.{{Ref|aFfC|31}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Arya Stark]] arrives at Saltpans six days after abandoning the dying Hound, [[Sandor Clegane]]. Arya sees that most of the shops and inns and alehouses around the harbor have been [[Sack of Saltpans|plundered or burned]], though some still look inhabited.{{Ref|aSoS|74}} After trading her horse for silver, she manages to procure passage on a [[Braavos]]i ship, using the coin given to her by [[Jaqen H'ghar]].
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[[Arya Stark]] arrives at Saltpans six days after abandoning the dying [[Sandor Clegane]] by the banks of the [[Trident]]. Arya sees that most of the shops and inns and alehouses around the harbor have been plundered or burned from the [[War of the Five Kings]], though some still look inhabited. After trading [[Craven|her horse]] for silver, she manages to procure passage on a [[Braavos]]i ship, using the [[Faceless Men|iron coin]] given to her by [[Jaqen H'ghar]].{{Ref|aSoS|74}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
It is believed that the Hound, [[Sandor Clegane]], led the Saltpans massacre when it was in fact [[Rorge]], wearing the Hound's distinctive helm, who committed the atrocities. The rest of the raiders were members of the [[Brave Companions]].
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A [[raven]] arrives in [[King's Landing]] from the [[septry]] at the [[Quiet Isle]], saying that [[Sack of Saltpans|Saltpans has been savagely raided by a band of outlaws]], and some of the survivors claim [[Sandor Clegane|a roaring brute in a hound's head helm]] was amongst the raiders.  Supposedly the Hound killed a dozen men and raped a twelve-year-old girl who had been promised to the [[Faith]].{{Ref|aFfC|12}}{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Later reports say that all that remains of the town is the castle of Ser [[Quincy Cox]], and the rest is bones and ashes.{{Ref|aFfC|30}}{{Ref|aFfC|31}}{{Ref|aFfC|37}} Those who were at sea during the raid only returned to bury their kin.{{Ref|aFfC|31}}
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On the [[Quiet Isle]], the [[Elder Brother (Quiet Isle)|Elder Brother]] informs [[Brienne of Tarth]] more of what happened at Saltpans. He has treated some of the survivors, when the fisherfolk brought them across the bay to him, after the flames had gone out and they deemed it safe to land. The Elder Brother tells Brienne that the raiders wanted a galley or a cog to carry them across the [[narrow sea]]. When none was at hand, they took their rage and desperation out upon the townsfolk.{{Ref|aFfC|31}}
  
Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] tells her uncle, [[Kevan Lannister]], that the nearby town of Saltpans had been savagely raided by a band of outlaws, and some of the survivors claimed a roaring brute in a hound's head helm was amongst the raiders.  Supposedly he killed a dozen men and raped a girl of twelve.{{Ref|aFfC|12}}
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The Elder Brother tells Brienne that it was not Sandor Clegane who had led the massacre, as the Hound had died by the Trident, but another man who found his hound's head helm that the Elder Brother had left on his grave.{{Ref|aFfC|31}} Later, Brienne learns that it was in fact [[Rorge]], wearing the helm, who committed the atrocities, along with his companion [[Biter]]. The rest of the raiders were members of the [[Brave Companions]].{{Ref|aFfC|37}}{{Ref|aFfC|20}}
  
On the [[Quiet Isle]] the [[Elder Brother]] informs [[Brienne of Tarth]] and her companions that the raiders burned everything at Saltpans, save the castle of Ser [[Quincy Cox]]. It fell to the Elder Brother to treat some of the survivors. The fisherfolk brought them across the bay to him after the flames had gone out and they deemed it safe to land.
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The fishermen and others who escaped the assault eventually abandon the town, with most of them going to [[Maidenpool]], leaving nothing behind in Saltpans other than the holdfast.{{Ref|aFfC|31}}
The Elder Brother tells Brienne that the raiders wanted a galley or a cog to carry them across the [[narrow sea]]. When none was at hand they took their rage and desperation out upon the townsfolk.{{Ref|aFfC|31}}
 
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Saltpans was the work of some fell beast in human skin.{{Ref|aFfC|30}}}} – Lady [[Mariya Darry]]
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{{Quote|Saltpans was the work of some fell beast in human skin.{{Ref|aFfC|30}}|Lady [[Mariya Darry]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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{{quote|At Saltpans, they had found only death and desolation. By the time Brienne and her companions were ferried over from the [[Quiet Isle]], the survivors had fled and the dead had been given to the ground, but the corpse of the town itself remained, ashen and unburied.{{ref|AFFC|37}}|thoughts of [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}
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The riverlands and the location of Saltpans
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Saltpans
The riverlands and the location of Saltpans

Saltpans is a town in the riverlands that sits on the Bay of Crabs. It is the seat of House Cox, although semi-canon sources indicate that House Hawick is also from the town.[1]

Description and History

The river kings of old refused charters which would have allowed towns like Fairmarket, Lord Harroway's Town, and Saltpans to expand and potentially become cities.[2]

Saltpans has never been an important trading port, but ships do call there from time to time.[3] The castle of House Cox dominates the town; it is a small castle, no more than a holdfast, a single tall square keep with a bailey and a curtain wall.[4] There are shops and inns and alehouses by the harbor, as well as a sept and a stable.[4] Industries in the town include fishing and trading salt across the narrow sea.[4][3] The Quiet Isle is an island in the bay, some distance to the southeast; the fires of Saltpans can be seen from the island on clear nights.[3]

Recent Events

A Storm of Swords

Arya Stark arrives at Saltpans six days after abandoning the dying Sandor Clegane by the banks of the Trident. Arya sees that most of the shops and inns and alehouses around the harbor have been plundered or burned from the War of the Five Kings, though some still look inhabited. After trading her horse for silver, she manages to procure passage on a Braavosi ship, using the iron coin given to her by Jaqen H'ghar.[4]

A Feast for Crows

A raven arrives in King's Landing from the septry at the Quiet Isle, saying that Saltpans has been savagely raided by a band of outlaws, and some of the survivors claim a roaring brute in a hound's head helm was amongst the raiders. Supposedly the Hound killed a dozen men and raped a twelve-year-old girl who had been promised to the Faith.[5][6] Later reports say that all that remains of the town is the castle of Ser Quincy Cox, and the rest is bones and ashes.[7][3][8] Those who were at sea during the raid only returned to bury their kin.[3]

On the Quiet Isle, the Elder Brother informs Brienne of Tarth more of what happened at Saltpans. He has treated some of the survivors, when the fisherfolk brought them across the bay to him, after the flames had gone out and they deemed it safe to land. The Elder Brother tells Brienne that the raiders wanted a galley or a cog to carry them across the narrow sea. When none was at hand, they took their rage and desperation out upon the townsfolk.[3]

The Elder Brother tells Brienne that it was not Sandor Clegane who had led the massacre, as the Hound had died by the Trident, but another man who found his hound's head helm that the Elder Brother had left on his grave.[3] Later, Brienne learns that it was in fact Rorge, wearing the helm, who committed the atrocities, along with his companion Biter. The rest of the raiders were members of the Brave Companions.[8][9]

The fishermen and others who escaped the assault eventually abandon the town, with most of them going to Maidenpool, leaving nothing behind in Saltpans other than the holdfast.[3]

Quotes

Saltpans was the work of some fell beast in human skin.[7]

—Lady Mariya Darry

At Saltpans, they had found only death and desolation. By the time Brienne and her companions were ferried over from the Quiet Isle, the survivors had fled and the dead had been given to the ground, but the corpse of the town itself remained, ashen and unburied.[8]

—thoughts of Brienne of Tarth

References