The Known World

Golden Tooth

Castle · Seat of House lefford

Seat of House Lefford, a small but stout castle set high in the hills where the road from the riverlands descends into the west. Beneath its walls lies the gold mine from which castle and house alike take their fame.

The Gate of the West

The Golden Tooth commands the only good pass through the hills that wall the westerlands from the riverlands, and no host may march between the two without first winning it. Many a war has begun beneath its gates, and the lords of the west have long counted the Leffords among their first line of defense.

The Hill Road

Merchants, wayfarers, and armies alike must climb the winding hill road that passes beneath the Tooth's watchtowers. Its garrison keeps the road and takes its tolls, and the wealth of the mine keeps the castle strong despite its modest size.