The First Law of Braavos has been engraved in stone on an arch spanning this canal. Īlso of note is the Long Canal, the broadest of the major waterways, leading from the center of the city to the south of the lagoon, where a fishmarket is located. The Green Canal leads from the Palace of Truth to the east side of the lagoon, and the Black Canal can be crossed when traveling to the Ragman's Harbor. The canal leads directly to the center of the city, where the Isle of the Gods is located. Multiple bridges cross the Canal of Heroes, and along both sides are rows of statues of deceased Sealords. One of the bigger canals is the Canal of Heroes, located closest to the Titan of Braavos, the Chequy Port, and the Arsenal. The houses in the humbler regions are tightly packed together, even over the canals. Canalsīraavos is comprised of a hundred islands linked together by small stone bridges spanning the many canals throughout the city. The Braavosi fleets dominate the seas northwest of Essos, protected by the warlords belonging to the Sealord. The western coast of Lorath Bay is also under Braavosi control. There is a stretch of land to the south claimed by Braavos, the Braavosian Coastland. Close to winter, the canals can have ice on them. However, there are also days that are clear, crisp, and bright. In autumn, Braavos generally knows three types of weather: fog, rain, and freezing rain. Just beyond the Titan is located the Arsenal, a vast shipyard where a warship can be built in a day and which is warned by the Titan. Its roar can be heard across the city, faint, but capable of waking the sleeping city. The Titan roars every dawn and every sunset, and appears to roar every hour as well, as well as when a ship is approaching. To enter the lagoon in which Braavos is located, one must pass beneath the Titan of Braavos, a stone fortress in the shape of a huge warrior. Firewood is brought in by barge, while pines on the islands surrounding the city are left to act as windbreaks to protect the harbors, and are illegal to cut down. The nearby mainland is mostly marshland, whilst the seaward sides of Braavos are protected by tall, mountainous islands which form a semi-circle around the city, such as Sellagoro's Shield. The Volantenes are fond of boasting that the hundred isles of Braavos can be dropped and drowned in their own harbor at the mouth of the Rhoyne. Pentos, Braavos, Lys, Qohor, Norvos, Myr, Tyrosh, Volantis, Lorathīraavos sprawls across a hundred islands in a vast lagoon found where the Shivering Sea and the narrow sea come together.
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