The Stepstones

Location from House of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin

A chain of islands in the Narrow Sea between Westeros and Essos. Where Daemon Targaryen won glory fighting the Triarchy years before the Dance.

The Stepstones are a scattered archipelago of rocky islands stretching across the southern Narrow Sea, the remnants of a land bridge that once connected Westeros to Essos. Pirate lairs, smuggler coves, and contested anchorages dot the chain. Years before the Dance, Daemon Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon fought a bloody campaign against the Triarchy for control of these islands, winning a famous if inconclusive victory. Daemon crowned himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea — a title his brother Viserys found more embarrassing than threatening. The campaign forged the Daemon-Corlys alliance that would become the military core of the Black faction.

Appearance

Chain of islands in the southern Narrow Sea between Westeros and Essos. Daemon Targaryen fought a campaign here against the Triarchy before the Dance. Rocky, barren, strategic.

Also known as: the Stepstones, the stepping stones

What They Know

• Daemon's War for the Stepstones was where he and Corlys forged their alliance — the bond that would anchor the Black faction
• The Triarchy of Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh considered the Stepstones their territory and resented Westerosi interference
• Control of the Stepstones has never been permanent — every power that takes them eventually loses them to the next challenger
• Daemon crowned himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea, a provocative title he eventually abandoned

Connections

• part_of — the_narrow_sea
• controlled_by — daemon

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