The Wonders of Westeros! Todays topic: Asshai! Crows Eye, did you leave your wits at Asshai?” – Asha Greyjoy to Euron Greyjoy Asshai is a port city located in the far south-east of the Essos continent on the Jade Sea at the entrance to its eastern exit, the Saffron Straits. 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 and to go to Asshai can be described as to pass beneath the shadow. The area of the Shadow Lands and Asshai are sometimes referred to simply as the Shadow. Asshai is a popular trading destination for ships traders circle in the Jade Sea, and it exports such goods as amber and dragonglass. The city is usually travelled to by ship, but it can also be reached overland by caravans. Westerosi trading ships bound for Asshai go east through the Summer Sea and the Jade Sea, which are connected by the straits at Qarth, the Jade Gates. Aside from merchant traders, few from Westeros visit Asshai and little is known about it. Lomas Longstrider may have visited Asshai. Asshai and its people have an ominous reputation in other lands. Asshaii are described as having a dark and solemn appearance. The Dothraki believe that Asshaii are spawn of shadows The Asshaii are well versed in witchcraft and wizardry and have a language of their own, used in their spells (as done by the Valyrians). Mirri Maz Duur, who learned in Asshai, sang in a foreign tongue as a knife appeared in her hand, her voice described as shrill and ululating. Furthermore Melisandre has been noted to pray to Rhllor once in the speech of Asshai, once in High Valyrian, and once in the Common Tongue. Asshai holds a significant amount of arcane knowledge. Of any current location, it is the most likely to have dragonlore. Ancient books of Asshai also record the Azor Ahai prophecy followed by members of the Rhllor faith. It is rumoured the spellsingers, aeromancers and warlocks practice their arts openly in Asshai. Found on: awoiaf.westeros.org ~Tyrion Art of Melisandre by John Picacio
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 23:18:34 +0000
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