Iron Gate is the big city at the western fork of the Silver Road. Most great merchant houses keep a mansion within its walls.

Iron Gate was founded by Valmanway, but has changed hands so many times that it has its own distinct but eclectic culture. It's ruled by a hereditary Council of Princes. Their policy is to leverage the distant Lestian Empire and the Kallendai in order to hold off the much closer Kingdom of Valmanway.

The ruling dynasty are also hereditary priests of the Dragon Goddess and thus patrons of the Great Library of Iron Gate. The Librarian priests of the Dragon Goddess hoard knowledge as an act of devotion, thus creating one of the world's greatest libraries of esoteric and practical knowledge. They are always interested in finding new knowledge, but must expend considerable effort in protecting their library from thieves and religious fanatics.

The city is also famous for its Thieves Guild, officially the Order of Lady Bastelina.