Their armies marched north and west and seized Myr, whilst a fleet sailed south and west to secure Lys. The mysterious 'secret city' of Braavos also revealed itself for the first time, helping the other cities gain and maintain their independence.įurious, the Volantenes launched a military campaign to retake the so-called Free Cities in the name of Valyria. Instead, Pentos, Myr, Lys, Norvos, Qohor, Tyrosh and Lorath all declared themselves independent city-states. The Volantenes moved to preserve the Freehold, declaring Volantis to be the new capital of the Freehold and demanding that the other colonies and cities accept this. In the aftermath of the Doom, Valyria's largest surviving city was Volantis, located several hundred miles to the north-west at the mouth of the Rhoyne. The heart of the Valyrian empire was torn out, leaving the colonies to fend for themselves.

Vast ashfalls buried many of the other cities, including Valyria itself, whilst most of the Valyrian dragons (who traditionally laired on the very volcanoes which had erupted) were slain in the chaos. The Valyrian Peninsula was shattered, with entire towns and cities destroyed.

In just one night, the Valyrian Freehold was destroyed in a titanic series of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Their dragons allowed them to control this vast territory without threat, defeating every attempt by other powers to challenge them. Over a period of five thousand years (according to myth and tradition), the city-state of Valyria had established a sizable empire extending across much of western Essos, stretching from the Narrow Sea to the lands east of Slaver's Bay.

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