{"id":34208,"date":"2017-04-20T06:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=34208"},"modified":"2017-04-18T21:19:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T09:19:31","slug":"a-geography-of-haarth-blood-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2017\/04\/20\/a-geography-of-haarth-blood-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"A Geography of Haarth: Blood Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1777\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2010\/10\/10\/the-heir-of-night-map-features-plus\/wallofnight_map_small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1777\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1777\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/wallofnight_map_small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Heir Of Night&#8221; map: artist, Peter Fitzpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/category\/a-geography-of-haarth\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Geography of Haarth<\/a> post series explores the full range of locales and places from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/wallofnight.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall Of Night<\/a> world of Haarth.<\/p>\n<p>From January 25, 2013 to November 25, 2014, the posts traversed locations encountered in <a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/heirofnight.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Heir Of Night<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/gatheringofthelost.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now the series returns to gazette the geography of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/daughterofblood.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/a> (The Wall Of Night Book Three.)\u00a0 The new series will include updates of previous entries as well as new listings. Today\u2019s entry is one of the new locales.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29736\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/08\/01\/revealed-at-last-the-us-cover-for-daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three\/daughter-of-blood_front-cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29736\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three-uk-cover-revealed\/daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Blood Gate:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 main entrance into the <em>Red Keep <\/em>and a fortress in its own right<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #003366;\">\u00a0\u201cThe trickle\u2019s begun, I see.\u201d The officer of the watch began noting down their names. \u201cWe\u2019ll have the flood once the Contest\u2019s fully done.\u201d Kalan thought his name might prove the stumbling block, but although \u2026 the officer studied his face and insignia, the Storm Spear device did not seem to register. The Blood Gate, like the Gate of Winds in Night\u2019s chief stronghold, was a separate fortress with a distinct garrison, and the officer\u2019s reaction suggested that unless specific orders arrived, events in the Keep proper, even the Honor Contest and duel, would remain of limited interest.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n~ from <em>Daughter of Blood<\/em>, <strong>The Wall Of Night<\/strong> Book Three \u2013 Chapter 34, A Long Road<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The A Geography of Haarth post series explores the full range of locales and places from\u00a0The Wall Of Night world of Haarth. From January 25, 2013 to November 25, 2014, the posts traversed locations encountered in The Heir Of Night and The Gathering Of The Lost. 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