The game takes place concurrently with the television series, from the end of the third season until just prior to the start of the fifth season. The story focuses on House Forrester, a family not yet introduced in the television series, but mentioned briefly in the novel A Dance with Dragons. House Forrester hails from Ironrath, a fortress in the north of Westeros, where they control the valuable Ironwood forest, coveted by many because of the wood's military importance. The game primarily takes place near the Ironwood, but also in other locations on the continents of Westeros and Essos.