Chapter 108

Volantis lay east of the Disputed Lands, west of Valyria— the Free City closest to the ruins of the Valyrian Freehold. It sat at the mouth of the Rhoyne, the foremost among the Nine Free Cities, standing alongside Braavos as one of the most powerful, known as the Eldest Daughter of Valyria, Mistress of the Summer Sea, and Queen of the Rhoyne.

After the Doom shattered the empire of the Freehold, Volantis declared its independence.

In the aftermath of the cataclysm, the people of Volantis grew conceited, believing themselves the rightful heirs of Valyria’s legacy and the world’s legitimate rulers. Yet they could not agree on how best to rule. The “Old Blood” favored military might, while the merchants and moneylenders championed trade.