
Beginning from the Reach proper, the Gardener Kings of the Reach expanded north to Old Oak, Red Lake, and Goldengrove, and south to Oldtown, the Arbor, and Horn Hill. What is now the Ravenry of the Citadel is said to have been a pirate stronghold during the Age of Heroes. The royal line of House Gardener of Highgarden claimed descent from Garth as do many current houses in the region. The beginnings of the Reach can be traced back to Garth Greenhand, the legendary High King of the First Men who lived in the Age of Heroes. Further naval strength can be found at the Shield Islands, and the coastal lords. The naval strength of the Reach is made up mostly out of the Redwyne fleet of the Arbor, which contains two hundred warships. Plate armor is commonly used in the Reach. Of their bannermen, House Florent can field two thousand men at best, while House Hightower, at least during 129 AC- 131 AC, was able to field much more than nine thousand men. While Petyr Baelish describes the military strength of the Reach to be fifty thousand swords, the Tyrells can field at least some seventy thousand soldiers. It is the oldest city in Westeros, home to the Hightower and the maesters' Citadel, and its Starry Sept was the previous seat of the Faith of the Seven.
Oldtown, the most prominent city in the Reach. Highgarden, the castle and seat of House Tyrell, the Lords Paramount of the Mander. They still exist in some number, with each hand coin roughly half the value of a dragon coin. īefore Aegon's Conquest, the golden coins of the Reach were known as hands. Bride and groom traditionally exchange gifts on the morning of their wedding in the Reach. Woodharps made in Oldtown are highly sought after. The Arbor is said to make the finest of rich wines, from reds to a golden vintage. Among the products it produces are melons, fireplums, peaches, apples, and grapes. The Reach is the second wealthiest region in the Seven Kingdoms behind the westerlands, but it is the most fertile region. Oldtown by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games The region also includes several islands, including the Shield Islands near the mouth of the Mander and the Arbor south of the Whispering Sound and the Redwyne Straits. Oldtown is located at the mouth of the Honeywine. The Reach proper is centered around the Mander. The Reach is watered by the immense river Mander and its tributaries, including the Blueburn and the Cockleswhent. The Roseroad links Oldtown with King's Landing by way of Highgarden, while the Ocean Road links Highgarden with Lannisport. South of the Reach are the Red Mountains of Dorne and the Summer Sea. The Reach borders the crownlands to the northeast, while to the east and southeast are the stormlands and their Dornish Marches. The Sunset Sea is found to the west, while the hills of the westerlands are to the northwest and the Blackwater Rush of the riverlands is to the north. The Reach is the most fertile part of Westeros and has numerous and well-populated villages and towns.