{"id":34333,"date":"2017-06-01T06:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=34333"},"modified":"2017-05-23T21:57:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T09:57:15","slug":"a-geography-of-haarth-caer-argent-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2017\/06\/01\/a-geography-of-haarth-caer-argent-updated\/","title":{"rendered":"A Geography Of Haarth: Caer Argent (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3149\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/sir-julius-vogel-award-nominations-best-artwork\/wallofnight_map_small-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3149\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wallofnight_map_small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wall of Night Series map; design by Peter Fitzpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/category\/a-geography-of-haarth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Heir Of Night<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/gatheringofthelost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/a> (The Wall Of Night Book Three.)\u00a0 The new series comprises updates of previous entries as well as new listings. Today\u2019s entry is an update. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30087\" style=\"width: 104px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/09\/20\/sf-signal-giveaway-reminder\/gatheringoflost_new_small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30087\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30087\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12561\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?attachment_id=12561\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12561\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12561\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringofLost-2Small1-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringofLost-2Small1-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringofLost-2Small1.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Caer Argent:<\/strong> capital city of the Southern Realm\u2019s dukedom of Emer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>\u201cThey first glimpsed Caer Argent in the late afternoon, sunshine flashing off the city\u2019s famous spires as they emerged from an avenue of oak trees that spanned the road. The river flashed, too, a broad ribbon that bent across the Argent vale, bisecting a tapestry of orchards and fields, villages and great houses, that merged gradually into the haze of city roofs. \u201cThe ducal palace and Imuln\u2019s temple are on an island that was the original Caer Argent,\u201d Audin explained, \u201calthough the city\u2019s expanded to either side now. Mostly to this side, because of Maraval forest to the west, but the tourney and fair grounds are on the Maraval side. That\u2019s why it makes sense for us to cross at Argenthithe, rather than going through the city.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ from <em>\u00a9\u00a0 The Gathering of the Lost<\/em>: The Wall of Night Book Two; Chapter 30 \u2014 The Welcome Cup<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/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: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;[Kalan]&#8230;kept the horses walking and picked out the warriors as he turned, counting four of them beneath the awning. One was sitting in the deep gloom cast by an adjoining warehouse wall, but the three to the front were all unshaven, their leather and mail wellworn. Yet it wasn\u2019t until the horses\u2019 circle took him away again that their faces and appearance clicked into place. These were House of Sword warriors from the contingent that had been in Caer Argent for the Midsummer tournament.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ from <em>\u00a9 Daughter Of Blood<\/em>: The Wall of Night Book Three; Chapter 6 \u2014 The Pastry Thief<\/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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