Highgarden

Highgarden is a castle which once served as the seat of House Tyrell, the regional capital of the Reach, and is known as the heart of chivalry in the Seven Kingdoms. What remains of it that is. It lies on the Mander where the ocean road meets the roseroad, making it an important crossroads.

In its prime, Highgarden is located on a broad verdant hill overlooking the Mander. The castle is surrounded by three rings of white stone whose crenellated curtain walls increase in height. Between the outer and middle walls is a famous briar labyrinth which serves to entertain as well as slow invaders. The oldest towers, squat and square, date from the Age of Heroes. Newer towers are tall and slender, round fortifications dating from after the coming of the Andals.

The castle sept, which has rows of stained-glass windows honoring Garth Greenhand and the Seven, is matched only by the Great Sept of Baelor and the Starry Sept. The castle's godswood contains three weirwoods known as the Three Singers. The palatial keep is decorated with statues and colonnades. Also within Highgarden's walls are groves, fountains, and courtyards. The castle's structures are covered in ivy, grapes, and climbing roses.

Highgarden is filled with flowers, singers, pipers, fiddlers and harpers. The stables have a fine selection of horseflesh, and there are pleasure boats to sail along the Mander. There are fields of golden roses that stretch as far as the eye can see. Fruits grown nearby include melons, peaches, and fireplums.

In light of recent actions, Highgarden was occupied, in a deteriorated state, by House Redwyne and is ruled over by the Lord Protector of the Reach, Horas, and his brother, Hobbler, known as the Marshal of the Knights.