1. House Blackfyre
(Houses of Westeros/Minor Houses)

... to the traditions of the Free Cities and through the Golden Company and other mercenary bands, have been seeking to rise to power by acquiring powerful allies that will help them take the Iron Throne. ...

2. Living in the Seven Kingdoms
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

... or it could involve the intrigues in more remote locales, such as the Free Cities. Your group may represent a single faction that is seeking to exert its influence, or it could be that the player characters ...

3. The Water Dancer
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

The traditions of the Free Cities are fundamentally different from those of Westeros. Nowhere is this more clear than in the manners and skills of the Water Dancer. The term “water dancer” is used to describe ...

4. Smallfolk / Commoners
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

... princes in the Free Cities and beyond would be personal matters alone. Instead, they flare up into conflagrations that can bring down entire realms. In wartime, the smallfolk are fodder for the battles ...

5. Illyrio Mopatis
(World of Westeros/People)

12th Level (Noble 3 / Spy 6 / Water Dancer 3) Magister Illyrio was a dealer in spices, gemstones, dragonbone, and other, less savoury things. He had friends in all of the Nine Free Cities, it was said, ...

6. The Artisan
(About Game of Thrones/Game Rules)

Artisans of all types can be found throughout the Seven Kingdoms, as well as across the sea in the Free Cities and beyond. These specialized craftsmen create all manner of beautiful things — pottery, paintings, ...

7. History of the Targaryens
(World of Westeros/History)

... them. The area is now described as "demon-haunted", and most people are afraid to go there, as it is said, "The Doom still rules in Valyria." Though the eight Valyrian Free Cities survived the Doom, as ...

8. Languages of Westeros
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

... The language of the Rhoynar people that constitute modern day Dorne. • High Valyrian The language of the people of the doomed city of Valyria. • Free Cities Valyrian A bastardized form of the language ...

9. A Game of Thrones World Map
(Resources/Maps of Westeros)

Map of the world, from Westeros to Essos (click for a larger view ~ 5MB):

10. Old Valyria
(World of Westeros/History)

... in many places, both among the upper class and in degraded form in the Freehold’s former colonies, the Nine Free Cities. Roads that radiated out from Valyria are still in existence, straight as arrows ...

11. Lorath, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

Lorath, a city of the East, is one of none independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. The Free City of Lorath is actually a group of islands in the sea. Their buildings and temples cling ...

12. Volantis, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

Volantis, a city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. The closest of the Free Cities to Slaver’s Bay, Volantis is a major location for the slave market. ...

13. Qohor, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

...  Qohor, a city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. Qohor lies near a forest of the same name that is filled with golden leafed trees, the trunks of ...

14. Norvos, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

...  Norvos, a city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. Lying to the east of Pentos, this continental city is ruled by a theocracy. The rulers are a hereditary ...

15. Lys, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

Lys, an island city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. Lys is a city of comforts, where the people enjoy rich food, sweet perfumes, and pleasure houses. ...

16. Tyrosh, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... an island city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. It is situated on an island off the coast of the Disputed Lands, north of Lys and west of Myr at ...

17. Myr, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

Myr is a city of the East, one of nine independent city-states called The Free Cities. Myrmen are noted throughout the world as fine craftsmen. In addition to their glass lenses used in far-eyes, and crossbows ...

18. Braavos, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... powerful of the Free Cities. It spans a hundred islands connected by stone bridges and is ruled by the Sealord. Braavos is situated at the northern tip of the Eastern continent, far north of the coastal ...

19. Pentos, Free City
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... playing games beyond the walls of the estate. — A Game of Thrones Pentos, a coastal city of the East, is one of nine independent city-states collectively called The Free Cities. Pentos conducts brisk ...

20. Names in the Seven Kingdoms & Beyond
(World of Westeros/Miscellaneous)

... with Westeros naming conventions. Characters from the Seven Kingdoms, the Free Cities, and even the unknown East have a wide variety of names. Common names. Evocative names. Strange names. Names that ...