The Ghiscari are a people and culture established in the region of Slaver's Bay on the continent of Essos. Modern Ghiscari culture is centered on the three great slaver-cities of the Bay- Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen- as well as the region known as "Ghiscar" further south. This region is ruled from the city New Ghis, which is located on an off-shore island. The modern Ghiscari no longer speak the language of their forebears but a dialect of High Valyrian, which includes a few words of the dead Ghiscari tongue.