Quaithe: Truth. It is unclear if the change to four legs was a mistake (as all dragons in. The famous scribe and traveler Lomas Longstrider never visited Asshai,[7] though he apparently heard from merchants in Yi Ti who did trade with Asshai that the vast gold of Casterly Rock was famous even there. In A Game of Thrones (1996), Daenerys is sold by her brother Viserys and Illyrio Mopatis into a marriage with Khal Drogo, a Dothraki warlord for an army for Viserys. Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! [30], Silence, the ship of Euron Greyjoy, is said to be infamous from Asshai to Ibben. KyuubiGoku is a fanfiction author that has written 28 stories for Naruto, Little Nightmares, Dead or Alive, Totally Spies, League of Legends, and Doki Doki Literature Club. Her granddaughter later used the silk to mend the cloak of Mance Rayder. [37], Crow's Eye, did you leave your wits at Asshai? To go forward you must go back, and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow. [23], Once Ser Jorah Mormont realizes that Khal Drogo is going to die he suggests to Daenerys that they leave the Dothraki sea for Asshai, where they can find a ship to take them back to Pentos. 300 AC: In Westeros: After a decade-long summer and brief autumn, winter finally engulfs Westeros. No practice is forbidden in the city, however depraved. [13], Asshai holds a significant amount of arcane knowledge. [38], Prince Quentyn Martell notes that there are masked shadowbinders from Asshai at the Merchant's House in Volantis. Even the Asshai'i do not claim to know who built it, stating only a city stood there since the world began and will stand there until it ends. [7], The Asshai'i are well versed in witchcraft and wizardry, and have a language of their own, used in their spells. [27], During Lord Tywin Lannister's council meeting, talk eventually turns to Stannis Baratheon. [12] The Dothraki believe that Asshai'i are "spawn of shadows" and hold them in contempt and fear. The only fish that dwell in its water are blind and deformed, and only fools and shadowbinders dare eat their flesh. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. When Daenerys commands her handmaids to bring her dragon eggs to place on Drogo's funeral pyre, Jorah tells her that it would be better to sell them in Asshai. [21], King Aegon V Targaryen commissioned journeys in search of dragonlore from distant places, including Asshai. But in the final minutes of season 1, her ancient dragon eggs hatch, and a scene of biblical import plays out when she emerges from ashes as the Mother of Dragons. [29], Quaithe of the Shadow is one of the three representatives from Qarth who return to Vaes Tolorro with Jhogo in search of dragons. [7] Maesters find it difficult to discern the truth about legendary Asshai. [8] It exports goods such as amber and dragonglass. [25], Quaithe reappears to Daenerys, and again tells her that to touch the light she must pass beneath the shadow. [43], Daenerys: Go? [28], Melisandre of Asshai is on Dragonstone to serve Stannis. It lies far to the south, at the end of the known world, yet men say it is a great port. Structures include bazaars, halls, hovels, palaces, and temples. List of references to Game of Thrones in other media, Telltale video game navigation sub-portal, Miguel Sapochnik - co-showrunner/director, Articles containing House of the Dragon spoilers, House Targaryen (Complete Guide to Westeros), Kings of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Targaryen entry, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_Targaryen?oldid=456441. Quaithe urges Daenerys to leave the city as soon as possible and to "pass beneath the shadow". The list of authors can be seen in the page history of Across the narrow sea. [31], Mance Rayder tells Jon Snow of his black cloak that had been repaired with scarlet silk from Asshai. [18] Annals from the city tell of Azor Ahai during the Long Night,[19] and ancient books claim he will come again. [32], At Seagard the captain of the Myraham tells Robb Stark, King in the North, that he has heard that Euron Greyjoy has been to Asshai and back. When Daenerys commands her handmaids to bring her dragon eggs to place on Drogo's funeral pyre, Jorah tells her that it would be better to sell them in Asshai. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray. [7] The city is usually traveled to by ship, but it can also be reached overland by caravans. † Ruined and destroyed cities - ? [3] Illyrio later assures Tyrion that the ship that delivered him to Pentos is on her way to Asshai. [7], The origins of Asshai are lost in history. Egbert was a Saxon who united the kingdoms of Wessex, Kent, Mercia and Northumbria for the first time. [6] Gold and gems are also common exports, though some say the gold of the Shadow Lands is as unhealthy as the fruits that grow there. [15], It is rumored that spellsingers, aeromancers, and warlocks practice their arts openly in Asshai. Mirri Maz Duur, who studied in Asshai, sings in a foreign tongue, her voice described as "shrill" and "ululating". [5] To go to Asshai can be described as to "pass beneath the shadow",[6] and the area of the Shadow Lands and Asshai are sometimes referred to simply as the Shadow. Where should we go? A shield emblazoned with the sigil of House Targaryen from the HBO viewer's guide. [1] Asshai is on the southernmost edge of a mountainous peninsula known as the Shadow Lands, thus the city is often called Asshai by the Shadow[2][3][4] or Asshai-by-the-Shadow. Game of Thrones Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [22], Mirri Maz Duur studied in Asshai, learning from a moonsinger of the Jogos Nhai, a Dothraki woman, Maester Marwyn,[23] and a bloodmage from the Shadow Lands. Only the shadowbinders of Asshai dare to travel upriver, and even they fear to tread before the doors of the Stygai, the corpse city. [6], Dontos Hollard gifts Sansa Stark with a hairnet of black amethysts from Asshai. Here they are free to practice their spells without restraint or censure, conduct their obscene rites, and fornicate with demons if that is their desire.[7]. As with A Wiki of Ice and Fire, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Jorah: Asshai, I would say. [2] Furthermore, Melisandre has been noted to pray to R'hllor "once in the speech of Asshai, once in High Valyrian, and once in the Common Tongue," as well as sing in the tongue of Asshai. [34][35], Sailors at Oldtown tell conflicting stories of dragons being seen in Essos, including Asshai. It will be two years before she returns, if the seas are kind. [6], Godless? Hollard, 'Game of Thrones' Profile: House Targaryen. I learned the way in Asshai, and paid dear for the lesson. However, in the pyre, the eggs hatch into dragons, and Daenerys then walks into the pyre, but both remain unscathed. She is removing the egg from the brazier when Irri comes in and thinks she will burn herself. However, in the pyre, the eggs hatch into dragons, and Daenerys then walks into the pyre, but both remain unscathed. [6], There are no children in Asshai. Qarl: If you liked the Shadow so well, go back there. She has converted Stannis's wife, Selyse Florent, to the faith of R'hllor. [17], Texts from Asshai speak of the Dawn Age. [2], Bran Stark has a vision of many lands, including Asshai, where he sees dragons stirring. Come east with me. We will see all the wonders yet unseen, and drink what wines the gods see fit to serve us. HBO viewer's guide icon for House Targaryen. All who dwell there wear masks or veils, and often walk alone or ride in palanquins of ebony and iron, hidden behind dark curtains and carried upon the backs of slaves. A character has undergone a complete physical sex change, usually through magic or Applied Phlebotinum.Depending on the medium, genre, and storyline, this may be a one-time temporary change, a recurring change (causing the character to jump the gender line often), or even permanent. [11], All foodstuff and freshwater is brought in by ship, as animals brought into the city soon die, and the waters of the Ash glisten black beneath the noonday sun and glimmer with green phosphorescence by night. Later in Qarth, trader captains bring Daenerys amber and dragonglass from Asshai. Despite Illyrio's claim that they are now only stone, she ponders if they might be hatched by extreme heat, and places an egg on a brazier. Some would say that death is cleaner. Location unknown, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Asshai&oldid=257660. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. Illyrio gives Daenerys a trio of ancient fossilized dragon eggs as a gift. You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. Daenerys comes to love both Drogo and his people while Viserys is increasingly frustrated by Drogo's failure to deliver on his promise. He is easily the most aggressive dragon compared to his brothers, and Daenerys sometimes has trouble controlling him. [33], The amethysts in Sansa's hairnet are revealed to be the strangler, and the poison is used to assassinate King Joffrey I Baratheon at his royal wedding. [41][42], At the Wall, Melisandre notes that she is stronger there than even in Asshai. [16] Asshai is open to all sorts of practitioners of the "higher mysteries" such as godswives, night-walkers, pyromancers, bloodmages, as well as inquisitors, torturers and poisoners, and even worshippers of the Black Goat and Bakkalon and the Lion of Night. Asshai is a mysterious port city in the far southeast of the known part of Essos, where the Ash river meets the Jade Sea at its eastern exit, the Saffron Straits. Daenerys studies her dragon eggs. Despite that, there is no doubt that Drogon loves his mother and is incredibly protective of her. [7], The buildings, streets, and walls of Asshai are made out of black stone that seems to drink the light making the city appear to be a dark and gloomy place. [9], Aside from traders, few from Westeros visit Asshai and little is known about it. Only one has never bent his knee. [12] Mirri Maz Duur tells Daenerys she once studied in Asshai, and there met a maester, Marwyn. [44], Euron: Only one living kraken has never known defeat. I have joined in on the fun that is A Game of Thrones. But a few bad eggs apparently spoiled the whole bunch, at least reputation-wise. [7], Asshai is a popular trading destination for ships, part of the traders' circle in the Jade Sea, however not nearly as important as Yi Ti. [36], Euron Greyjoy boasts of his travels to Asshai during the kingsmoot. [24] Before Drogo's body is burnt on his pyre Jorah begs Daenerys to come east with him. [37], In Illyrio's manse in Pentos, Tyrion Lannister finds wines from Asshai in his stock. [24], There is a spell. [7] Before the Century of Blood, merchants from the Kingdom of Sarnor traded at Asshai. Only one has sailed to Asshai by the Shadow, and seen wonders and terrors beyond imagining ... Asshai sprawls for leagues across both sides of the Ash, and its great walls allegedly could contain Volantis, Qarth, King's Landing, and Oldtown combined. [26] In the Eastern Market of Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys spies dark and solemn Asshai'i people, as well as Shadow Men. Warlocks, wizards, alchemists, moonsingers, red priests, black alchemists, necromancers, aeromancers, pyromancers, bloodmages, torturers, inquisitors, poisoners, godswives, night-walkers, shapechangers, worshippers of the Black Goat and the Pale Child and the Lion of Night, all find welcome in Asshai-by-the-Shadow, where nothing is forbidden. Four-legged version of the Targaryen sigil, as seen on numerous banners and insignias from Season 6 onwards. Now, it is the nature of the internet to keep me from being completely in the dark on this one, but I think I did a pretty good job of avoiding hearing or seeing too much about it. [40] Quaithe appears to Daenerys twice, once in a dream, and again reminds her she must pass beneath the shadow. The population of Asshai, however, is no more than that of a good-sized market town. 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