The Known World

Ten Towers

Castle · Seat of House harlaw

Seat of House Harlaw upon the isle of Harlaw, richest and most populous of the Iron Islands. Ten Towers is the newest castle in the isles, raised when the Lords Harlaw forsook the damp and cramped halls of old Harlaw Hall for a grander seat.

A Castle of Ten Keeps

True to its name, the castle boasts ten towers of differing age and fashion, sprawled behind its curtain wall with little order, as though each lord added to the work as the whim took him. Ironborn mock it as young and soft, yet no other seat in the isles can match its size.

The Book Tower

One tower houses the greatest library in the Iron Islands, a hoard of scrolls and bound volumes gathered by the reading lords of Harlaw. Among a people who prize iron over letters, the tower is regarded with equal parts wonder and scorn.