Claw Isle
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Claw Isle is the seat of House Celtigar, a small island holding off Sharp Point, within easy sailing distance of Dragonstone.
Behind its modest walls lies a fortune that sits oddly with its lords' reputation for stinginess toward everyone else.
The Castle
Castle Treasures
Claw Isle keeps only a light garrison, yet its castle holds treasures that belie that poverty: carpets brought from Myr, glassware from Volantis, plate of gold and silver, jewel-crusted goblets, hunting hawks, an axe forged of Valyrian steel, even a horn said to summon monsters from the deep, alongside chests of rubies and a cellar of fine wines.
Whoever rules the island may pinch every penny before the rest of the world, yet spares no expense on his own comfort.
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History
Celtigar Rule
When Lord Edwell Celtigar stepped down as Hand to King Maegor I Targaryen, he returned to rule Claw Isle.
Generations later, men from the island fought in the battle of Crow's Nest on the side of the Blacks.
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War of the Five Kings
Stannis's Summons
When King Stannis called his banners, most of Claw Isle's garrison sailed for Dragonstone; its lord, Lord Celtigar, left behind only a handful of men to defend it.
Most of those who sailed died afterward at the battle of the Blackwater, and Celtigar himself, taken captive, ended up swearing fealty to King Joffrey Baratheon.
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Plan of Reprisal
With nearly all its men dead at the Blackwater, Claw Isle was left with only women, children, and the old.
Ser Axell Florent and the pirate Salladhor Saan hatched a plan to strike the island as punishment and put its people to the sword.
It was Davos Seaworth who talked Stannis out of it, a stroke that won him the appointment as Hand of the King.
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The physical world
Aunque Lord Ardrian Celtigar se mostraba tacaño ante el resto del mundo, para su comodidad no reparaba en gastos.
What it is like · Tormenta de Espadas, Capítulo 36, Davos.
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On the map
On the map
What we are not sure about
PositionWe worked it out
The position was inferred from the label on the base map rather than from a symbol of its own: it marks the area, not the point.
Books and show
Where it appears
In the books (5)
- A Storm of Swords
- Fire & Blood
- The Sons of the Dragon
- The Princess and the Queen
- A Clash of Kings
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| A Clash of Kings | Book | Stannis's Summons |
| A Storm of Swords | Book | Plan of Reprisal |