Lock Island

Lock Island was an island in the middle of the the Throat, the channel that connected Howell Bay to the open seas of Safehold.

The entire island was under the rule of the Earl of Lock Island, who collected a small fee for every ship that passed it. It was also the location of Lock Keep, the citadel responsible for guarding the North and South Channel, and was considered the shield of Charis. 

In the Year of God 907, the island was the site of the Bryahn Lock Island Academy, the first formal naval academy on Safehold.