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The Unsullied (Astapori Valyrian: Dovoghedhi) are elite warrior-eunuchs bred and trained in Astapor, one of the three major cities of Slaver's Bay. GameofThronesWiki FIRSTTEASERTRAILERreleasedforHouseoftheDragon! 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PlaySound Thisarticleisabouttheelitewarriors.Forthespecialfeature,see:TheUnsullied Unsullied Season(s) 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 Mentionedin "TheBrokenMan" Status Active Type Heavyinfantry(spear)Citywatch(formerly,forMeereen) Allegiance IndependentHouseTargaryen(formerly,extinct)GoodMasters(formerly;slaves) Leader GreyWorm Notablemembers Unsulliedcaptain Formermembers {WhiteRat} Militarystrength ~4,000(post-BattleofWinterfell) Founder GoodMasters "TheUnsulliedarenotmen.Deathmeansnothingtothem." ―MissandeitranslatesKraznysmoNaklozforDaenerysTargaryen[src] TheUnsullied(AstaporiValyrian:Dovoghedhi)areelitewarrior-eunuchsbredandtrainedinAstapor,oneofthethreemajorcitiesofSlaver'sBay.Theyareslave-soldiersfamedfortheirskillsanddisciplineinbattle.TheyarealsooftenpurchasedfromAstaporbysomeoftheFreeCities,suchasQohor. UnsulliedbattletacticsarebasedonthelegionsoftheoldGhiscariEmpire,withlargegroupsofthemfightinginlock-stepphalanxesusingspearandshield,thoughtheyarealsotrainedtouseshortswordsforclose-quarterscombat.Slave-eunuchstrainedtofightfrombirth,theUnsulliedarerenownedfortheirutterdisciplineonthebattlefield,bothintheirusageofincrediblycoordinatedlargeunitphalanxformations,andbecausetheywillneverbreakinthefaceofoverwhelmingodds,eventothepointofdeath. Unsulliedtrainingbeginswhentheboysarefiveyearsold:someareselectedtobeUnsulliedasinfantsandcastratedthen,thoughanyslaveboyuptotheageoffivemaybelaterselectedtobemadeintoanUnsullied,andthencastrated.Foroveradecadeuntiltheyarefull-grown,theytrainfromdawntoduskuntiltheyhavemasteredtheshortsword,shield,andthreelengthsofspear,aswellastheirtrainingtofighttogetherasorganizedphalanxes.Thetrainingregimenisutterlybrutal,andbecauseofthis,onlyoneoutofeveryfourboyssurvivesuntiltheend. Becausetheyareeunuchs,theUnsulliedwillnotsuccumbtobloodthirstyorsexualurgesinthemidstofbattle;theiractionswillonlygoasfaraswhattheyhavebeenorderedtodo,andnothingmore.TheUnsulliedalsoseemresistantandevenimmunetopain.[1]However,Unsullieddopossessemotionsandcanshowanger.[2] Contents 1History 1.1Season1 1.2Season3 1.3Season4 1.4Season5 1.5Season6 1.6Season7 1.7Season8 2KnownUnsullied 3Gallery 4Quotes 4.1SpokenabouttheUnsullied 5Behindthescenes 6Inthebooks 6.1NotableUnsullied 6.2Aseunuchs 7Seealso 8References History Fourhundredyearsago,3,000UnsulliedsavedtheFreeCityofQohorfromdestructionatthehandsofKhalTemmoandhiskhalasarof20,000riders.BeforetheUnsulliedarrivedtherefromtheirlongmarch,TemmoandhisDothrakimassacredtheQohorikcityguardandcavalry,whiletheirtwomercenarycompanies,oneofthemtheSecondSons,broketheircontractandfled.TheUnsullied,however,slippedpasttheDothrakiwhiletheyfeastedandwereplacedbetweenthehordeandthecity.AstheDothrakihavealwaysheldinfantryincontempt,fitonlytoberiddendown,theychargedinsteadofflankingthem.EighteentimesthehorselordschargedandeighteentimestheUnsulliedlockedtheirshieldsandheldtheline.Bytheendthebattleonly600Unsulliedremained,but12,000Dothrakilaydead,includingTemmoandhissons.ThenewKhalledthesurvivorspastthecitygates,onebyonethrowingtheircutbraidsbeforethefeetoftheUnsullied.SincethatdaytheUnsulliedareemployedbothbycitiesandtherichofEssos. Season1 UnsulliedguardsatthemanseofIllyrioMopatis. MagisterIllyrioMopatisofPentoskeepsUnsulliedashouseholdguardsathismanse,despiteslaverybeingillegalinPentos.AfewarealsopresentattheweddingofKhalDrogoandDaenerysTargaryen.[3] Season3 DaenerysTargaryentravelsfromQarthtoAstaportobuyUnsullied.SheisshownagroupofthembyKraznysmoNakloz,oneoftheGoodMasters.[1] Daenerysoffersoneofherdragonsinexchangefor8,000Unsulliedandtheboysstillintraining(about5,000).Theofferisaccepted.[4] DaenerysmeetswiththeGoodMastersinalargeplazaholdingtheentireforceofUnsullied.ShedeliversDrogonandisgivenascourgethatsymbolizesownershipoftheUnsullied.Nowtheirmaster,sheordersthemtokillalltheGoodMasters,soldiers,andslaveoverseers,sparethechildren,andfreeanyslavestheyfind.Afterthesackingofthecityiscomplete,shegrantsthemtheirfreedomandasksiftheywillfightforherasfreemen.Afterafewmoments,theyunanimouslyacclaimDaenerysastheirleaderandjoinheronhermarch.[5] AsthemarchofDaenerys'hostcontinues,theUnsulliedatDaenerys'requestchoosetheirofficers,aswellastheiroverallcommander.TheychooseGreyWorm.[6]Later,theyassumeformation(withoutbeingaskedtodoso)inordertointimidatetheambassadorfromYunkai.[7]GreyWormlaterleadstheinfiltrationteamintoYunkaiitself;followedbyasmallgroupofhismen,theyrapidlyoverwhelmthecity.[8]WhenthefreedslavespouroutofthecityandapproachDaenerys,theUnsulliedassumedefensivepositions,butsheordersthemtostanddownandgoesoutamongthepeople.[9] Season4 TheUnsulliedArmymarchestoMeereenunderthecommandofQueenDaenerysTargaryen.TheircommanderGreyWormiscaughtgamblingwithDaarioNaharisbyDaenerys.Aspunishment,thehonorofridingwithDanygoestoJorahMormontandBarristanSelmy,whodidnotkeepherwaiting.Thesoldierslaterhelphertoburythebodiesof163crucifiedchildren.[10]TheUnsulliedsurroundMeereen'swalls.TheyarepresentwhenDaariodispatchesthecity'schampion.TheUnsulliedandtheotherfreedslaveslistenwhenDanygivesaspeechdenouncingslavery.Underherorders,theycatapultbrokenchainsacrossMeereen'swalls.[11] Later,GreyWormandseveralUnsulliedinfiltrateMeereendisguisedasslavesandconvincetheslavestorebelagainsttheir"GreatMasters".Afterseizingthecity,theUnsulliedcarryoutDany'sorderstocrucify163ofthecity'sGreatMastersforthe163slavechildrenshefoundcrucifiedonthewaytoMeereen.[12]GreyWormandtheotherUnsulliedserveasDany'sguardsattheGreatPyramid.[13]GreyWormandotherUnsulliedsoldiersswimintheseaoutsideMeereen.Duringthattime,GreyWormbeginstodevelopfeelingsforMissandei.BarristanlaterwatchestheUnsulliedtakingdownthecrucifiedbodiesoftheGreatMasterswhenhereceivesaletterfromalittlebirdincriminatingJorah.Later,GreyWormandseveralUnsulliedarepresentwhenDanyexilesJorahforbeingasecretspyforKingRobertBaratheon.[14] AfterhavinganaudiencewithanelderlyslavenamedFenneszandhearingaboutthelawlessnessattherefugeecentres,DanyagreestosendherUnsulliedtorestoreorder.[15] Season5 Asasymbolicgestureofanewera,theUnsulliedpulleddownthelargegoldenharpyatthetopoftheGreatPyramid.OneoftheUnsullied,namedWhiteRat,entersabrothelandisentertainedbyaprostitute.HeisthenmurderedbyamemberoftheSonsoftheHarpy,aninsurgentorganizationopposedtoDaenerys'ruleanddedicatedtorestoringtheoldways.Inresponse,DanyordersGreyWormtohuntdowntheculpritsandthatWhiteRatbeburiedintheTempleoftheGracestosendamessagetoMeereen.[16] Together,GreyWormandDaarioraidthehouseofamemberoftheHarpiesanddiscoverhimbehindafalsewall.DaenerysintendstoputtheHarpyontrialbutaformerMeereeneseslavenamedMossadormurdershim.Toshowthatsheisimpartialandfair,DanyexecutesMossador.ThissparksmuchoutrageamongtheformerslavepopulationandtheyhagglewithboththeirformermastersandtheUnsulliedguardingDany.[17] AfterambushingseveralmembersoftheSecondSonswithhelpofthesameprostitute,theSonsoftheHarpylureGreyWormandhisUnsulliedpatrolintothecatacombs.There,theyareambushedandmanyoftheUnsulliedarekilled.GreyWormissavedbytheinterventionofBarristanSelmy,whoiskilledbytheHarpiesdespitekillingalltheremaininginsurgents.[18]MissandeitendstothewoundedGreyWormwhileotherUnsulliedrounduptheGrandMastersandbringthemtoDany,whoforcestheircooperation.Asaresult,DanyagreestomarryHizdahrzoLoraqinordertoforgestrongertieswithMeereen.[19] AttheurgingofHizdahr,DanyagreestoreopenthefightingpitsinordertoappeasetheMeereenese.SeveralUnsulliedaccompaniedhertoafightingmatchwheretheexiledJorahdefeatstheothercombatants.DanyisfuriousatencounteringJorahandorderstheUnsulliedtotakehimaway.BeforetheUnsulliedcancomply,theexiledTyrionLannisterarrivesandannounceshimselfasJorah's"gift."[20]UnsulliedguardsarepresentinDany'sthroneroomwhensheholdsanaudiencewithJorahandTyrion.UnabletoforgiveJorah,sheexileshimbutallowsTyriontoremainasheradvisor.[21] UnsulliedguardsarepresentatthegladiatorialmatchatthereopenedDaznak'sPit.ManyUnsulliedarekilledwhentheSonsoftheHarpylaunchanattackonthearena.However,theUnsulliedfightofftheirattackersandprotectDaeneryswiththehelpofJorahandDaario.Intheend,theHarpiesforcetheUnsulliedandtheirQueentothecentreofthearena.Duringthefight,theUnsulliedkillmanyoftheHarpies.Shortlylater,thedragonDrogonarrivesandDanyfleesthecityonhisback.[22] Havingrecoveredfrominjuries,GreyWormagreestotakecommandoftheUnsulliedandhelpTyrionkeeporderinthecity.Meanwhile,JorahandDaarioembarkonamissiontorescueDanenerysandbringherbacktoMeereen.[23] Season6 SeveralUnsulliedbringtheMeereeneseprostituteValatothethroneroomoftheGreatPyramid.There,thespymasterVarysstrikesadealwithVala.InreturnforsendingherandhersontoliveinPentos,Valarevealsthattheslave-tradingcitiesofAstapor,Yunkai,andVolantisaresecretlyaidingtheSonsoftheHarpy.Usingthisinformation,TyriongetsVarystousehisspynetworktoinitiatecontactwiththeleadersofAstapor,Yunkai,andVolantis.[24]Asaresult,thetwopartiesreachacompromisethatslaverywillbephasedoutoveraperiodofsevenyearsandthatallslaveownerswillbecompensated.Asaformerslave,GreyWormthinksthatthepeacetreatywillnotworkbutpubliclysupportsTyrion.[25] Later,theslave-tradingcitiesbreaktheirpeacetreatywithTyrionandlaunchanavalbombardmentofMeereen.Recognizingthatdiplomacyhasfailed,TyriongivesGreyWormcommandoverthecity'sdefenses.GreyWormproposesthathisUnsulliednotfightonthebeachesandinsteadholdthepyramid.Shortlylater,DaenerysreturnsonherdragonDrogon.[26] Thenextday,agroupofUnsulliedescortDaenerysandTyrionwhentheyparleywiththeleadersoftheslavers'citiesattheGreatPyramid.Theslavingcities'representatives,BelichoPaenymion,RazdalmoEraz,andYezzanzoQaggazdemandthatDanyandTyrionsurrendertheUnsulliedandMissandeiinreturnforbeingallowedtoleaveMeereenunharmed.YezzanstatesthattheUnsulliedandMissandeiaretobeauctionedofftothehighestbidderandherothertwodragonsaretobeslaughtered.Danycorrectsthem,sayingtheyaretheretodiscusstheslavers'surrender,nothers.Astheymockher,DrogonarrivesandlandsbesideDany.Sheclimbsonhisbackandridesouttosea.ViserionandRhaegalbreakfreefromthepyramiddungeonandjoinDrogonindestroyingtheshipsattackingthecity,allowingDanytocapturetheremainderoftheslavers'fleet.Aftertheemissaries'bodyguardsflee,Missandeiannouncesthatoneoftheslaversmustdie,andBelichoandRazdalquicklygiveupYezzan.TheUnsulliedwatchasGreyWorm,underTyrion'sorders,executesBelichoandRazdalfortryingtosacrificeYezzan.YezzanisallowedtoleavesothathecanspreadwordofDaenerys'power.[27] WhenDaeneryssailstoWesteroswithherfleet,togetherwiththecombinedGreyjoy,Tyrell,andMartellarmadas,someoftheUnsulliedareseenstandingtogetheronthedeckofaship,ledbytheircommanderGreyWorm.[28] Season7 AfterlandingatDragonstoneisland,GreyWormandseveralUnsulliedwarriorsaccompanyQueenDaenerys,TyrionLannister,andMissandeiastheyenterDragonstonecastle.[29]Later,Daenerys,ontheadviceofTyrion,tasksGreyWormandhisUnsulliedwithassaultingtheLannisterstrongholdofCasterlyRock.[30] UnderGreyWorm'sleadership,theUnsulliedtrytostormthebattlementsofCasterlyRock.Astheirinitialattemptsarerebuffed,GreyWormleadsateamthroughthesecrettunnelbeneaththecastle,whichhadbeencreatedbyTyriontosmuggleprostitutes.TheUnsulliedovercomethepaltryLannistergarrisononlytodiscoverthatthebulkontheLannisterforceshaveevacuatedCasterlyRockinordertomarchtoHighgardenandsackit,inordertobothtakeHouseTyrelloutofthewarandtobolsterthecrown'sdepletedtreasury.EuronGreyjoy'sIronFleetthenambushestheTargaryenfleet,strandingtheUnsullied.[31]TheUnsulliedthentraveltoKing'sLandingtopresentthemselvesalongwiththerestofDaenerys'sforcesforthesummitwithQueenCerseiLannister.[32] Season8 TheUnsulliedtrainbeforetheBattleofWinterfell. TheUnsulliedmarchthroughtheWintertownontheirwaytoWinterfell.Daenerys,Jon,MissandeiandGreyWormtravelamongstthemonhorseback.Afterarrivingatthecastle,theymakecampoutsideWinterfell'swalls.[33]DuringtheBattleofWinterfell,theUnsulliedcommandthecenter.Whenthearmyofthedeadattacks,theUnsulliedbearthebruntoftheWightsattack.Thedeadcrashintotheirphalanxformationsandrolloverthem.TheUnsulliedcovertheliving'sretreatslowlymovingbacktowardsthetrench.GreyWormcollapsesthebridge,leavingalargenumberofhissoldierstrappedontheothersidetomakealaststandagainstthedead. GreyWormleadsasmallgroupofUnsulliedtoprotectMelisandre,whilesheattemptstolightthetrench.GreyWormandtheremainingUnsulliedfightfortheirsurvivalafterthedeadbreachthewall.MostofthedeadUnsulliedarebrieflyreanimatedbytheNightKing,butaredestroyedwhenAryakillshim.[34] ThetallyintheaftermathoftheBattleofWinterfellrevealsthattheUnsulliedhavebeenreducedtoroughlyhalftheirnumber.[35] TheytakepartintheBattleofKing'sLanding,besiegingthecityandlaterslaughteringbothitsdefendersandcivilians.AftertheassassinationofDaenerysTargaryen,theyruleoverKing'sLandinguntilGreyWormrelentstohavingthenewLordoftheSevenKingdomsjudgeTyrionandJonSnow.Bran,whoiselectedasthenewking,appointsTyrionashisnewHandandsentencesJontotheNight'sWatch.GreyWormalongwiththeUnsulliedthendecidetoleaveWesterosandsailforNaath.[36] KnownUnsullied GreyWorm,chosenascommanderoftheUnsulliedsworntoDaenerysTargaryen. {WhiteRat},killedbyoneoftheSonsoftheHarpyinleaguewithValainMeereen. Gallery Unsullied1(ValarDohaeris),Season3Unsulliedonsetofseason3UnsulliedUnsulliedwarriorSeason7DaenerysTargaryenstandingbeforealegionofUnsullied.DaenerysisintroducedtotheUnsulliedinAstapor.Season7Season7TheUnsulliedUnsulliedsoldierswiththeirtrademarkspearsSeason7Season7TheUnsulliedlinedupinformationattheRedKeep,inSeason7.UnsulliedupcloseSeason7Unsulliedstaffs,bannersandflags.Season7."AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms"Unsullied(behindthescenes)UnsulliedarrivinginWinterfellUnsullied(behindthescenes) Quotes SpokenabouttheUnsullied "LordVarysisright.IhavebeentoEssosandseentheUnsulliedfirsthand.Theyareveryimpressiveonthebattlefield.Lesssointhebedroom..." ―OberynMartellonthestrengths(andweaknesses)oftheUnsullied.[src] Behindthescenes TheHighValyrianwordforasingleUnsulliedwarrioris"Dovaogēdy",whilethecollectivenounreferringto"theUnsullied"asagroupis"Dovaogēdyr".GiventhatHighValyrianisaninflectedlanguage,theendingschangedependinghowitisusedinasentence-i.e.whenDaenerysshoutscommandsatthemshesays"Dovaogēdys!",becausesheisusingthedirect-addressform. Inthebooks IntheASongofIceandFirenovels,theUnsulliedaretrainedinAstapor,oneofthethreemajorcitiesofSlaver'sBay.Theybegintheirtrainingatfiveyearsold,whentheirgenitalsarefullyremoved.Theyarealsogivenapuppytolookafter,andattheendofthefirstyeartheymuststranglethepuppytodeath.Iftheyrefuse,theyarekilled.Onlyoneinthreesurvivesthetrainingregime(notoneinfour,assaidintheTVseries).Theyaregivenabeveragecalledthe"wineofcourage",whichoveryearsnumbstheirbody'sabilitytofeelpain.Uponbeinggiventhespikedcapwhichisthesymboloftheirrank,theymustgototheslavemarket,killaninfantslavebeforeitsmotherandpaytheslaveownerforhisloss.Itisoftenlessdifficultforthemtokilltheinfantthanthepuppy-theydon'tknowtheinfant,butweremadetotakecareofthepuppy. Theirtrainingisutterlybrutal,designednotonlytotrainthemforcombatbuttostripthemofanyempathy,individuality,orsenseofself-worth,inordertocreatesoldierswhoarewillingtosacrificetheirownlivesifsoordered.Unsullieddonothavepermanentnames,insteadchoosingnewnamesatrandomeveryday,whicharewrittenonpiecesofpaperandthendrawnbylotfromajar.Eventhesetemporarynamestendtobedemeaningdescriptorssuchas"GreyWorm",etc. Theextremelyharshtrainingregimeresultsinwarriorswhoareunemotional,numbedagainstpain,andferociouslydisciplined.Theyneverlootorrape,theywillholdagainstsuperiornumbers,andwilltaketheirownlivesiforderedto. AccordingtolinguistDavidJ.Peterson,theDothrakirespecttheUnsulliedsomuchthattheDothrakilanguagedoesnotderisivelyrefertothemwithtermsthatmean"slave"or"eunuch",etc.Instead,outofrespecttheDothrakiborrowthenamethattheUnsulliedcallthemselvesinLowValyrian:"Dovaogēdy"(literally"unsullied".Plural:"Dovaogēdys").Duetopronunciationdifferences,thisloanwordbecame"Dovoeddi"intheDothrakilanguage.[37] Unsulliedserveundertheirownofficersandfunctionassmallprivatearmieswhichcanbeboughtandsold.However,theyarenotmercenariesbutslave-soldiers;theydon'tchoosewhomtheyserve,whomtheyfight,oriftheyareorderedtotheirdeaths. Thoughtheyareferociouswarriors,theUnsulliedcanbecomelazyiftheirmettleisnottestedinbattle.IntheFreeCities,wheretheyareusuallyemployedashouseholdguardswhoseelittleaction,theycangosoft. Besidestheforcedcustomofdrawingnewnameseveryday,theUnsulliedholdsomecustomsoftheirown.TheyworshipagoddesswhomtheyrefertoastheLadyofSpears,theBrideofBattleortheMotherofHosts,butwhosetruenameisonlyknowntothemwhohaveburnedtheirmanhoodsonheraltarandmaynotbespokenoftooutsiders.Unsulliedpurifythemselvesaccordingtothelawsoftheirgreatgoddess;onewayistobatheinthesaltsea.Evenifthereisnowateraround,theywillmaintainstrictcleanliness,"bathing"themselvesbyrubbingtheirbodieswithsandinDothrakifashion. Daenerys'sUnsulliedtroopsandtheircommanderGreyWormaretotallyloyaltoher,eveninherabsence.FollowingDaenerys'sdeparturefromMeereen,HizdahrtakesoverMeereen.HeattemptstomaketheUnsulliedservehim,butGreyWormtellshimfirmlythattheytakecommandsonlyfromtheirmother. NotableUnsullied GreyWorm,thecommanderofDaenerys'sUnsulliedandoneofheradvisors Hero,second-in-command.CurrentlyheldhostagebytheYunkai'iwhobesiegeMeereen Dogkiller,officer SureSpear,officer Marselen,Missandei'sbrother {StalwartShield}.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy {Mossador},Missandei'sbrother.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy {Duran}.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy {BlackFist}.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy {Cetherys}.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy {EladonGoldenhair}.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy {LoyalSpear}.MurderedbytheSonsoftheHarpy Aseunuchs IntheASongofIceandFirenovels,differentregionsareknowntomakeeunuchsindifferentways.Someonlyremovethetesticlesbutleavetheshaftofthepenisintact,whileothersremoveallexternalgenitalia,boththepenisandtesticles.Theslaver-cityofYunkai,forexample,isknowntomakeeunuchsbyremovingonlyaslave'stesticles,buttheslave-mastersofAstapormakeeunuchsbyremovingeverything,penisandtestes,suchaswhentheymaketheUnsullied.Aeunuchwithonlythetesticlesremovedbutnotthepeniswillstilllosethewilltopartakeofsexualactivity,butotherslave-mastersliketobesurebyremovingthepenisaswell. Inreallife,ifanadultmanhashistesticlesremoved,hecanstillachieveanerection.Ifaboyhashistesticlesremovedbeforepuberty,however,itisdifficulttoimpossibleforthemtoachieveanerectionwiththeremainingshaftofthepenis-duetothelackofhormonesduringthepubertyyearsthatwouldnormallybesuppliedbythetesticles.ThisisamootpointfortheUnsullied:boththeirtesticlesandpenisshaftareremovedwhentheyarenomorethanfiveyearsold.Kraznysactuallyexplainswithinthenovelsthateunuchscansometimesachieveanerectioniftheyonlyhavetheirtesticlesremoved,sothisiswhytheAstaporicutoffalloftheUnsullied'sgenitals,justtobesure. AsseenwithStalwartShield/WhiteRat,however,afterDaenerysfreestheUnsulliedtheyarestillcapableofdevelopingemotional,perhapsevenromanticattachments. Seealso UnsulliedonAWikiofIceandFire(MAJORspoilersfromthebooks) References ↑1.01.1"ValarDohaeris" ↑"SecondSons(episode)" ↑"WinterIsComing" ↑"WalkofPunishment" ↑"AndNowHisWatchIsEnded" ↑"KissedbyFire" ↑"TheBearandtheMaidenFair" ↑"TheRainsofCastamere" ↑"Mhysa" ↑"TwoSwords" ↑"BreakerofChains" ↑"Oathkeeper" ↑"TheLawsofGodsandMen" ↑"TheMountainandtheViper" ↑"TheChildren" ↑"TheWarstoCome" ↑"TheHouseofBlackandWhite" ↑"SonsoftheHarpy" ↑"KilltheBoy" ↑"TheGift" ↑"Hardhome" ↑"TheDanceofDragons" ↑"Mother'sMercy" ↑"Oathbreaker" ↑"BookoftheStranger" ↑"NoOne" ↑"BattleoftheBastards" ↑"TheWindsofWinter" ↑"Dragonstone" ↑"Stormborn" ↑"TheQueen'sJustice" ↑"TheDragonandtheWolf" ↑"Winterfell" ↑"TheLongNight" ↑"TheLastoftheStarks" ↑"TheIronThrone" ↑DavidJ.Peterson'sblog,Dothraki.com,February4th,2014. v • d • eSlaver'sBay Cities: Astapor·Yunkai·Meereen·Tolos·Elyria·NewGhis Geography: Ghiscar·GhiscariStrait·BlackCliffs·Yaros Seasandrivers: GulfofGrief·SummerSea·SkahazadhanRiver History: GhiscariEmpire·OldGhis·GhiscariWars·LiberationofSlaver'sBay Leadership: GoodMasters(Astapor)·WiseMasters(Yunkai)·GreatMasters(Meereen) Culture: Slavery·Unsullied·Tokar·Fightingpits·Harpy·Ghiscarilanguage·SonsoftheHarpy·Ghiscarireligion(TempleoftheGraces·Graces) Categories Militaryorganizations Astapor Eunuchs Ghiscariculture Unsullied HouseTargaryen Deutsch Français 日本語 Polski Русский Українська 中文 CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. 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