The Bonehall is the ancient castle of House Drumm, build by the first Drumm to call this island their own. It has stood for millennia, since before the times of the Iron Kings. It has been rebuilt and expanded many times, having been destroyed more than once by reavers from the nearby isles of Great Wyk and Orkmont. Currently, The Bonehall is a large stone castle that sits on the southern coast of the island, within sighting distance of Nagga's Cradle, the sea that separates Old Wyk from Great Wyk. The great ribs of Nagga can be seen from the Bonehall, the yellowed bones cresting upwards from atop the Grey King's Hall. To the north lie the castles of those sworn to Drumm, such as house Stonehouse. A number of fishing villages dot the island, and one can be found directly outside the walls of the Bonehall. As no farming is allowed in accordance with The Old Way, no villages exist inland, and nearly all castles are located near the coast due to their proximity to these fishing villages. A small dock exists at the foot of the castle, where Lord Drumm keeps his host of Ironborn long ships. Ever year of summer, parties of raiders leave these shores for Essos, where they return in ships laden with the treasures of the east. Recently, ships of trade have been spotted here as well, and despite the Old Way Lord Drumm has encouraged trade with the other kingdoms of Westeros.
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Dagon Drumm was silent as he stood, forlorn, on the viewing balcony of the Drumm tower, the tallest and greatest of the Bonehall's spires. Progress had come along just fine; the small wharf had been expanded slightly into a proper dockyard, now allowing double the previous amount of ships to dock there. The smaller fishing villages had also been expanded at Lord Drumm's expense, meaning that more ships could be docked and built all over the island. The small settlement outside the walls of the Bonehall had expanded enough to be referred to as a "town" - Drumm Town was tiny and meagre in comparison to the settlements of the Riverlands or Westerlands, but it wasn't half bad for a town on the Iron Islands. Lord Drumm had even established a quasi-professional guard of soldiers to police the town and the villages around it, outfitted in boiled leather armour emblazoned with the Drumm heraldry. Now all Old Wyk needed was some suitable trade partners to get the merchants to stop by at Drumm Town, and spend their coin there. Dagon had not yet dared to cultivate the land on Old Wyk, breaking with the Old Way - but it was only a matter of time. Lord Greyjoy's new reforms would give him protection from rampaging drowned priests. Or at least, he hoped.
The Bonehall, Old Wyk
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