Dorne is one of the major factions in Westeros in the mod A World of Ice and Fire. Sunspear is the capital city of Dorne.

Dorne contains the only desert on the entire continent of Westeros, and due to its arid climate, it has one of the smallest overall populations. It is the only part of Westeros where citrus fruits and spices grow. Dornish wine is also highly prized throughout all of Westeros, and considered to be among the best imports available.

Dorne is separated from the Stormlands by the Sea of Dorne and is surrounded by water on three sides.

Overland travel between the Dorne peninsula and the rest of Westeros is severely restricted due to the Red Mountains, a large mountain chain along Dorne’s northern and western borders, which possess only a few passes such as the Boneway and the Prince’s Pass. The rough valleys of the Red Mountains have been the site of border squabbles between Dorne, the Reach, and the Stormlands for the better part of the past thousand years. The salient of territory possessed by the Stormlands in the Red Mountains, along Dorne’s northern border, is thus called the Dornish Marches.

Central Dorne, east of the Red Mountains and west of the hills where the Greenblood river system begins, is completely inhospitable. It is a true rolling-sands desert, with little plant life and almost completely uninhabited by people, save for the occasional oasis-castle.

Dorne’s population is congregated around the coasts and the few major rivers such as the Greenblood. The valley of the Greenblood begins in the hills of eastern Dorne and continues east until it empties into the Narrow Sea. Even the eastern region of Dorne is arid, but irrigation in the river valleys makes it agriculturally productive.

Religion

Dorne worships the Seven-Faced God, more commonly referred to as the Faith of the Seven.

Members of the Faith worship the Seven Who Are One, a single deity with seven aspects or faces. For the less educated, however, this concept is often difficult to grasp, often causing them to believe that there are indeed seven different gods. Depending on their need, worshippers pray to specific faces of the Seven.

Ruler

Prince Doran Martell

Vassals

• Prince Oberyn Martell

• Lord Edric Dayne

• Lord Anders Yronwood

• Lord Tremond Gargalen

• Lord Trebor Jordayne

• Lord Haremn Uller

• Lord Franklyn Fowler

• Lord Daeron Vaith

• Lady Larra Blackmont

• Ser Dezeil Dalt

• Ser Gorold Dayne

• Lord Deryn Drinkwater

• Lord Dagos Manwoody

• Lord Quentyn Qorgyle

• Lady Nymella Toland

• Lord Edmon Wyl

• Ser Symon Santagar

• Lady Delonne Allyrion

• Ser Ryon Allyrion

Fiefs

Towns:

Sunspear, Planky Town, Vaith

Castles:

Blackmont, High Hermitage, Starfall, Kingsgrave, Skyreach, Sandstone, Hellholt, Vultures Roost, Wyl, Yronwood, Ghaston Grey, The Tor, Godsgrace, Salt Shore, Lemonwood, Ghost Hill, Spottswood

Villages:

Salt Breeze, Broken Arm, Grapegrove, Spottswood Village, Greenblood, Allyrion, Scourge, Salty Bay, Ghaston, Brimstone, Red Cliffs, Sandsdeep, Wide Way, Sandsore, Palestone, Torentine, Boneway, Grandure

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Strengths

• Excellent horse archery units, including the sixth-tier unit Nomad Cavalry.
• Some of the best heavy spearmen in the game, including the sixth-tier unit Dornish Elite Heavy Spearman.
• Has good skirmish-based units, including the fifth-tier unit Sand Warrior.
• Access to a special, powerful anti-cavalry unit in limited supply in the Dornish Household Guard.

Weaknesses

• Lacks elite heavy cavalry units.
• Lacks elite archery units other than horse archer units.

Unique, Heritage-Based Perks

The player can recruit the following special, elite troops if Dorne is chosen as the starting people:

• Dornish Houseguard can be recruited from an NPC in the Lord’s Hall of Sunspear if starting people is Dorne AND if renown is high enough (at least 1,000 renown). It costs 10,000 stags and 14 days to get 5 Dornish House Guards.
• Dornish Houseguards are one of the most powerful glaive-wielding troops in the game.

Unique Companions

• Choosing the Dornish culture at character creation will allow you to recruit The Sand Snakes from the Water Gardens. [Location link for The Water Gardens]

Sand Warrior Joining Event

• Potential, random boon event where a warband of Sand Warriors joins if certain conditions are met: the player’s renown is high enough, the player is travelling through the desert in Dornish territory, and the player’s starting people/heritage is set to Dornish at the beginning of the game.

Recruiting Units from Dorne

In order to recruit Dorne units from villages you own as an independent kingdom, you will need to select a Dornish race on character creation. Dorne units can be recruited from villages regardless of player status unless they are hostile to Dorne. Additional ways to recruit Dorne units are to rescue them from enemy lords’ parties, find them in taverns, or rescue them from enemy garrisons.

Trivia

• Dorne is the only kingdom to have not been officially conquered by the Targaryens (Daeron invaded and defeated but this was suppressed and overthrown within a year).
• Dorne is the least inhabited kingdom in Westeros besides The Iron Islands.
• Dorne fields no navy since their ships were all burned in the Targaryen Conquests.
• Dorne will not become involved in the war until House Targaryen lands in Westeros.