History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireDeitiesAndReligions

!'''Rh'llor'''

* KillItWithFire: Unsurprisingly, this is a means that Rh'llor's worshipers use to punish nonbelievers/honor their deity.
* TheSacredDarkness: Rh'llor's shadows are said to be this compared to the darkness of the Great Other.

* MaidenMotherAndCrone: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Maid, The Mother, and The Crone]]

* BlackCloak / GrimReaper: The Stranger

* TheHeart: This faith is more sympathetic compared to the others, with repentance and forgiveness being a large part of its doctrine.

* ThePatriarch: The Father

* ProperLady: The Mother

!'''The Gods of the North''', aka '''The Old Gods'''.

* ChurchMilitant: The Warrior's Sons and the Poor Fellows, referred to collectively as the Swords and Stars. The Warrior's Sons was made up of noblemen, and the Poor Fellows were commoners (women were allowed to join this order as well). They participated in an uprising against Aegon the Conqueror after he had taken over Westeros, as he was the product of an incestuous marriage and was involved in one himself. The uprising continued until the reign of Jaeherys the Conciliator, who convinced them to disband by granting amnesty to all members of the two orders and vowing that House Targaryen would always defend the Faith of the Seven.

* {{Revenge}}: Taking vengeance for wrongs is seen as acceptable and morally right by this faith. For example, in the story of the Rat Cook, the Cook was cursed not for taking revenge the Andal king who had wronged him, but for violating SacredHospitality.

This is the most popular religion in Westeros, having almost total sway over the six southron kingdoms and some foothold in the North as well. It was brought to Westeros by the Andals some six thousand years ago, and Aegon the Conqueror either converted to it or believed in it to begin with. Its [[ChurchMilitant militant wing]] was suppressed by Maegor the Cruel, but has lately reemerged.

* TheIngenue: The Maid

* KnightInShiningArmor: The Warrior

A collection of nameless gods worshipped by the Children of the Forest, wildlings and the First Men. They were formerly worshipped throughout all Westeros before the arrival of the Andals and their "new" seven-faced god. They seem to be very informal in regards to worship, with very little in the way of ritual beyond silent meditative prayer before weirwood trees. Weirwoods themselves have white bark and red leaves, and are believed to be functionally immortal. [[spoiler:In his ''Dance'' chapters, Bran becomes a "greenseer," accessing the memories of any weirwood tree still standing. How (or if) this relates to Faith of the Old Gods has not yet been revealed.]]

* TheBlacksmith: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Smith]]

* TheHeart: This faith is more sympathetic compared to the others.

* TwoFaced: The descriptions of iconography of The Stranger suggest he's depicted this way.

* ShoutOut: The Drowned God is inspired by [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu]]

* XMeetsY: Cthulhu meets Poseidon meets any death-rebirth deity.

* ShoutOut: The Drowned God is inspired by [[HPLovecraft Cthulhu]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: The Stranger is not a {{Satan}} figure, just a representation of death and the unknown, that some pray to occasionally. The Silent Sisters, who are the traditional caretakers of the dead and well-respected in Westeros, are followers of the Stranger.

* KillItWithFire: Kills an eagle with her flames during the wilding battle.

* LadyOfWar: She rarely participates in battle, most notably the battle against the wildings, during which she kills an eagle with her flames.

This is the most popular religion in Westeros, having almost total sway over the six southron kingdoms and some foothold in the North as well. It was brought to Westeros by the Andals some twelve thousand years ago, and Aegon the Conqueror either converted to it or believed in it to begin with. Its [[ChurchMilitant militant wing]] was suppressed by Maegor the Cruel, but has lately reemerged.

* CrossoverCosmology: As has been noted by some Rh'llor worshipers, The Drowned God and his opposition to The Storm God mirrors the enmity between Rh'llor and The Great Other.
* GoodOldWays: "Taking the Iron Price" is this for the religion/culture (naturally, not really viewed as good by non-Ironborn)

* AudioErotica: Possibly. Her voice is never explicitly described as sexy, but it is noted by several characters that she has an exotic accent and a musical voice, and is able to make ordinary speech sound like a song. The same characters will also make a note of how beautiful she is, but also how strange she looks (see UncannyValleyGirl below).

A red-clad sorceress from the mysterious land of Asshai, Melisandre is an adviser to Stannis Baratheon and his wife. She is a priestess of R'hllor, the Lord of Light, and probably the only genuinely magical character in the entire series. Melisandre preaches a message of tolerance and peace... by having people burned alive for the greater good. Her goal is to prepare the world for the War for the Dawn to save humanity from the threat of the Others.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow

* LickedByTheDog: In ADWD, Ghost is immediately taken with her, although it's implied that something unnatural is going on to cause that reaction.

* NotSoOmniscientAfterAll: Her POV in ''A Dance With Dragons'' confirms this is the case. The visions that she sees in the fires will always come true, but her personal feelings (i.e. her trying to manipulate events to Stannis' advantage) sometimes cause her to mistake their meaning.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Has practiced the art of watching the flames for "years beyond count" and yet appears to be no older than around 30
* OutWithABang: When propositioning Davos to help her make some shadow babies, Melisandre implies that it would be the best sex ever, but it's also made clear that sex with Melisandre draws the life out of the other participant (it's heavily implied that this is why Stannis looks so haggard and prematurely aged after having created two shadows with her).

* UncannyValleyGirl: Comes across this way in universe. While descriptions of her by other characters note her beauty, they invariably also note that something is "off" and unsettling about her.

* TheThreeFacesOfAdam: The Father, the Warrior, the Smith.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The Maid, The Mother and The Crone.

'''The Faith of the Seven''' is the most popular religion in Westeros, having almost total sway over the six southron kingdoms and some foothold in the North as well. It was brought to Westeros by the Andals some twelve thousand years ago, and Aegon the Conqueror either converted to it or believed in it to begin with. Its [[ChurchMilitant militant wing]] was suppressed by Maegor the Cruel, but has lately reemerged.

'''Rh'llor''', also known as the "Lord of Light" and the "God of Flame and Shadow". Rh'llor is a popular deity in Essos, but relatively obscure in Westeros, with the notable exceptions of Stannis' court and the Brotherhood Without Banners. Rh'llor is believed to be opposed by a deity known as The Great Other, who is the opposite of Rh'llor in all respects. Ritual prayers include beseeching the Lord of Light to bring the dawn.

'''The Many-Faced God'''. A deity worshiped in Braavos, particularly by the Faceless Men, he is a god of death that is believed to be the one true god, with all other deities (especially those connected with death) being aspects/avatars of him.

'''The Drowned God'''. The deity of the Ironborn, who is opposed by a harmful deity known as The Storm God. The Drowned God is characterized by a strong theme of death and rebirth, which in religious practice, has lead to a form of baptism in which initiates are briefly drowned and then resuscitated. He is believed to have created the Ironborn for the purpose of [[RapePillageAndBurn raping and pillaging]] other groups.

'''The Gods of the North''', aka '''The Old Gods'''. A collection of nameless gods worshipped by the Children of the Forest, wildlings and the First Men. They were formerly worshipped throughout all Westeros before the arrival of the Andals and their "new" seven-faced god. They seem to be very informal in regards to worship, with very little in the way of ritual beyond silent meditative prayer before weirwood trees. Weirwoods themselves have white bark and red leaves, and are believed to be functionally immortal. [[spoiler:In his ''Dance'' chapters, Bran becomes a "greenseer," accessing the memories of any weirwood tree still standing. How (or if) this relates to Faith of the Old Gods has not yet been revealed.]]