[center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Swift%20and%20Just&name=Game%20of%20Thrones.ttf&size=70&style_color=FF8121[/img][/center] [hr][hr] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/qQswSqt.png[/img][/center] [hr][hr] [center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=The%20West&name=Game%20of%20Thrones.ttf&size=70&style_color=FF8121[/img][/center] [hr][hr] [img]http://i.imgur.com/mEgXgMf.png[/img] [hr][hr] [center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Culture&name=Game%20of%20Thrones.ttf&size=70&style_color=FF8121[/img][/center] [indent][sub][color=D2691E]As the other region of Andals as its dominant ethnic group, the West is the seat of the King, and so entails the primary concentration of knighthood and the royal population. The Kingsguard are headed within this region, who act as the sworn protectors and emissaries of the King himself. The West values hunting immensely, as it hosts an enormous population of wildlife. The West sees the most exports of animal-related goods such as fur, and would have been the wealthiest region on Estiala if not for the South's mountainous area. With a population so inclined on getting their resources on their own, it is mandatory that a child of any western House must learn the principles of hunting, fishing, and farming. This instills the humble belief that every single individual of a family is important in the whole family's survival, and that they must earn what they think they deserve. Bastards born in the West take the surname 'Woods'.[/color][/sub][/indent] [hr][hr] [center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Geography&name=Game%20of%20Thrones.ttf&size=70&style_color=FF8121[/img][/center] [indent][sub][color=D2691E]The West is known for its rich soil and long stretches of wooded forests, as well as marshlands towards the coast. It is also the region known for its enormous population of wildlife, in which the Great House encourages hunting in order to control the wildlife population.[/color][/sub][/indent] [hr][hr] [center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Great%20House&name=Game%20of%20Thrones.ttf&size=70&style_color=FF8121[/img][/center] [indent][sub][color=D2691E]The West is ruled from the Windkeep, the seat of Rathmore; the King of Estiala is the Lord of the Windkeep, who is Soren Rathmore. He has a son named Archer Rathmore. (This would be the paragraph where the minor Houses, as well as each lord and his family is listed, but this is pending.[/color][/sub][/indent] [hr][hr]