Special Locations

There a many special locations throughout the map of A World of Ice and Fire. Visiting these can give you special rewards or things to do.

Many of these are hidden and must be found first.

Here are some examples of the many locations that can be found throughout the world of Westeros and Essos;

Cave beyond The Wall

Beyond the wall there is Cave in which several Wildlings live. Here you can find obsidian arrows and an obsidian dagger, useful to help defeat wights if you lack Valrian weapons.

Giant Lair beyond The Wall

Beyond the wall you can find a giant lair.

If you manage to defeat the giants you will receive a trophy that can be exchanged for 3000 stags.

Wolf Den

In the forests near Deepwood Motte there is the Wolf Den. After killing all the wolves you will obtain a Dire Wolf if Northman in starting people.

Gold Mine

In the eastern part of the Westerland region (near its border with the Riverlands) can be found a gold mine, it sits between two mountains and two castles, Clegane's Keep and Deep Den.

There are two interactions with the gold mine, you may volunteer to work honestly and get paid each day in the mine or profiting off slave work by moving your prisoners to the gold mine along with some troops to guard them. The troops help avoid breakout attempts from the slaves and of course keep morale high ;)

Net profit from the mine will be affected by the amount of produced by the slaves minus the cost of paying the salary of your guards. Using slaves in the mines however does adversely effect your reputation/honor.

Click on the Gold Mine link as desired for more details and how to maximize profit.

Septs

Specific religious based troops can be recruited from the Septs if your character's religion is Faith of the Seven. You gain a mixture of Begging Brothers, Septons, farmers, herders, slaves, and women villagers when recruiting from Septs.

Here are the troops trees for Faith of the Seven based troops:

Begging Brother Troop Line

Septon Troop Line

Here is a link for the location of the Septs.

Temple of Light

Specific religious based troops can be recruited from the Temple of Light near Volantis if your character's religion is R'hllor. You gain a mixture of Red Worshipers, Red Priests, farmers, herders, slaves, and women villagers when recruiting from the Temple of Light.

Here is the troops tree for R'hllor based troops:

R'hllor Troop Tree

Both Fireborn and Veteran Fireborn utilize fire arrows which can damage wights which can helpful in fighting against the White Walker invasion.

Here is a link for the location of the Temple of Light.

The Crossroads Inn

At the crossroads between Saltpans, and Lord Harroway's Town you will find The Crossroads Inn (screenshot). You will find Ser Janis Lyren at the inn along with with other NPCs. Ser Janis Lyren will give you a quest to find, and rebuild his ruined castle (this is one way how to start your own kingdom).

Temple of the Bearded Priests

The Temple of the Bearded Priests is located north of Norvos.

Here is a link for the location of the Temple of the Bearded Priests.

The player can recruit Norvos Holy Champions from the NPC Calypso Eranelar if governing Norvos directly. Norvos Holy Champions are one of the most elite shock units in the game.

Alternatively, the player can choose to raze the Temple of the Bearded Priests if he or she has a large enough army. The Valyrian steel glaive Retribution can be obtained by razing the Temple of the Bearded Priests, defeating the army led by Calypso Eranelar, and then selecting the option to execute Calypso Eranelar.

The Iron Bank

The Iron Bank is located in Braavos. The player can either take a loan out or deposit money and earn interest at the Iron Bank.

The Temple of Black and White

Faceless Men can be recruited from the Temple of Black and White if the player directly governs Braavos. Faceless Men are elite archery units who can also hold their own in melee combat. The cost to hire 1 Faceless Men is expensive at 10,000.

Illyrio's Manse

The player can visit and explore Illyrio's Manse which is located near Pentos. The player can recruit Dragon Guard from Illyrio Mopatis if both Valyrian is chosen at the beginning of the game as the player's background and the player has a high enough renown. The Dragon Guard are one of the most elite heavy cavalry units in the game.

The Water Gardens

The player can visit and explore the Water Gardens near Sunspear. The player can recruit 3 companions known as The Sand Snakes (Obara Sand, Nymeria Sand, and Tyrene Sand) if Dornish is chosen at character creation as the player's starting people.

The Iron Legion Camp

The Iron Legion Camp is located between Norvos and Qohor, the bit of land that protrudes into the sea, which is referred to as The Axe in lore. You can hire the Iron Legionaries located at their camp for a sufficient price. The Iron Legionaries are expert spearmen, is said that their parent legion was the inspiration for the Unsullied.

Here is a link for the location of the The Iron Legion Camp.