Fairmarket

Fairmarket is a town in the Riverlands on the Blue Fork of the Trident. It is located mostly on the southern shore of the Blue Fork, but it has a wooden bridge that spans the river. Fairmarket is modestly sized and is five days travel from the Whispering Wood. The river kings of old refused charters which would have allowed towns like Lord Harroway's Town, Saltpans, and Fairmarket to expand and potentially become cities. Fairmarket was the site of the battle where House Hoare wrested control of the Riverlands from House Durrandon, and was the seat of House Hoare until Harren the Black built Harrenhal.

Fairmarket was burned to the ground by Regnar the Twice-Crowned during the Fourth War of the Kraken. Ironborn infiltrated the town under cover of darkness and set the town ablaze, then set to slaughtering every man, woman, and child they could find. The attack was merely meant as a show of force, and the Ironborn were already withdrawing after setting the bridge aflame when the sun rose the following morning. Lord Bracken's forces quickly regained control of the town and set off in pursuit of Regnar's forces.