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!!Mero, the Titan's Bastard
A Braavosi mercenary who commands the Second Sons. His reputation for brutality has made it difficult for them to find work in the Free Cities.
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!!Tycho Nestoris
An emissary from theTitan's Bastard]]
!!Mero, the Titan's Bastard
A Braavosi mercenary who commands the Second Sons. His reputation for brutality has made it difficult for themIron Bank of Braavos sent to find work in the Free Cities.Stannis Baratheon.
!!Tycho Nestoris
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Constantly demeans Daenerys because she's a beautiful girl.
* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath: Gets quickly defeated by Ser Barristan Selmy and is swarmed by numerous freed slaves, who proceed to stab and rip him apart]].
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses tohide amongst pay the freed slaves massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Yunkai while waiting Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to assassinate Daenerys]].
* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath: Gets quickly defeated by Ser Barristan Selmynegotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and is swarmed by numerous freed slaves, the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who proceed wishes to stab make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
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in the North. There's a definite hint of parody (especially in Asha's first meeting with him) in the idea that the series has a Gandalf-like figure in a guy who is a middle-management banker.
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!!Tycho Nestoris
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
* MysteriousBacker: Takes on this role for Stannis and the parties allied with him in the North. There's a definite hint of parody (especially in Asha's first meeting with him) in the idea that the series has a Gandalf-like figure in a guy who is a middle-management banker.
* NiceHat: A brimless three-tiered hat made of purple felt.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Acting as a proxy for the Iron Bank, he backs Stannis not because he because he believes he's a MessianicArchetype, but because he's the contender to the throne most likely to pay the Crown's debts to the Iron Bank.
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!!Tycho Nestoris
An emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos sent to find Stannis Baratheon.
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* BadassBureaucrat: See IntrepidMerchant.
* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
* MysteriousBacker: Takes on this role for Stannis and the parties allied with him in the North. There's a definite hint of parody (especially in Asha's first meeting with him) in the idea that the series has a Gandalf-like figure in a guy who is a middle-management banker.
* NiceHat: A brimless three-tiered hat made of purple felt.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Acting as a proxy for the Iron Bank, he backs Stannis not because he because he believes he's a MessianicArchetype, but because he's the contender to the throne most likely to pay the Crown's debts to the Iron Bank.
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* BaldOfAwesome: His shaved head is a sign of him leaving the old ways of Meereen behind and backing Daenerys' rule. He also [[spoiler:manages to plan a excellent coup with Barristan Selmy to remove the possibly traitorous Hizdahr zo Loraq from power after Daenerys disappears]].
* GoodIsNotNice: Firmly on Daenerys side, but he is constantly arguing for ShootTheDog actions, like killing innocenthostages.hostages on the chance their families are plotting against Daenerys.
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* SecretPolice[=/=]TheSpymaster: Runs an organization of spys both in Meereen and amongst the forces besieging the city.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike Qotho or Haggo, Cohollo actually treats Daenerys nicely. [[spoiler:Until she tries to use blood magic to save Drogo, at which point he tries to kill her]].
* ColonelBadass: As a Ko, he commands a portion of Drogo's Khalasar.
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* ScareTheDog: His horses react in fear to him.
* {{Jerkass}}: One of the cruelest members of Drogo's ''Khalasar'', it is implied that he abused Doreah and Irri.
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
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* BadassBureaucrat: See IntrepidMerchant.
* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as hisexplanation.explanation.
* MysteriousBacker: Takes on this role for Stannis and the parties allied with him in the North. There's a definite hint of parody (especially in Asha's first meeting with him) in the idea that the series has a Gandalf-like figure in a guy who is a middle-management banker.
* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his
* MysteriousBacker: Takes on this role for Stannis and the parties allied with him in the North. There's a definite hint of parody (especially in Asha's first meeting with him) in the idea that the series has a Gandalf-like figure in a guy who is a middle-management banker.
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* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath: Gets quickly defeated by Ser Barristan Selmy and is swarmed by numerous freed slaves, who proceed to stab and rip him apart]].
* [[spoiler:CurbStompBattle: Ser Barristan crushes him when Mero attempts to assassinate Daenerys]].
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* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn: She and her brother were hired by Littlefinger for Joffery's Joffrey's wedding in order to provoke a confrontation between him and Tyrion, adding further evidence to point at Tyrion as Joffery's Joffrey's killer]].
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* BlackMagicBlackMagic: Uses this to treat Khal Drogo's wounds at Daenerys request. [[spoiler:She is in fact making his wound worse, and kills Daenerys unborn child and renders Drogo catatonic]].
* [[spoiler:DefiantToTheEnd: Vows to not scream when Dany orders her thrown onto Drogo's funeral pyre. She fails to keep this promise]].
* [[spoiler:[[KillItWithFire Kill Her With Fire]]: Her punishment for the death of Rhaego and saving Drogo's life but leaving him brain dead]].
** [[spoiler:[[BurnTheWitch Burn The ''Maegi'']]: Though it's less because she's a witch and more because she betrayed Dany]].
* [[spoiler:PayEvilUntoEvil: Her vengeance upon Khal Drogo]].
* [[spoiler:RapeAndRevenge: She had already been raped several times by the time Daenerys "rescued" her, and she takes revenge by manipulating Daenerys, killing her unborn child, rendering Drogo catatonic, which breaks his huge Khalasar apart into several competing groups making the Dothraki much less of a threat to other cities]].
* [[spoiler:DefiantToTheEnd: Vows to not scream when Dany orders her thrown onto Drogo's funeral pyre. She fails to keep this promise]].
* [[spoiler:[[KillItWithFire Kill Her With Fire]]: Her punishment for the death of Rhaego and saving Drogo's life but leaving him brain dead]].
** [[spoiler:[[BurnTheWitch Burn The ''Maegi'']]: Though it's less because she's a witch and more because she betrayed Dany]].
* [[spoiler:PayEvilUntoEvil: Her vengeance upon Khal Drogo]].
* [[spoiler:RapeAndRevenge: She had already been raped several times by the time Daenerys "rescued" her, and she takes revenge by manipulating Daenerys, killing her unborn child, rendering Drogo catatonic, which breaks his huge Khalasar apart into several competing groups making the Dothraki much less of a threat to other cities]].
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[[folder: Penny]]
A drawf entertainer from the Free Cities who teams up with her brother Oppo in a fake jousting show riding on a pig and dog. After her brother is mistaken for being Tyrion Lannister and murdered, she has a chance encounter with Tyrion in Volantis and gets dragged along with him on his journey to Meereen.
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* BreakTheCutie: First her brother gets killed, and then she gets enslaved and winds up in the siege lines around Meereen with a dying master.
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* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Tyrion has to do this to her a few times.
* PluckyGirl: She is insanely optimistic and naïve about a lot of things. Tyrion can never quite bring himself to shatter all of her idealist notions, although he does destroy some of them.
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn: She and her brother were hired by Littlefinger for Joffery's wedding in order to provoke a confrontation between him and Tyrion, adding further evidence to point at Tyrion as Joffery's killer]].
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A drawf entertainer from the Free Cities who teams up with her brother Oppo in a fake jousting show riding on a pig and dog. After her brother is mistaken for being Tyrion Lannister and murdered, she has a chance encounter with Tyrion in Volantis and gets dragged along with him on his journey to Meereen.
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* AscendedExtra: Goes from being unnamed and having a minuscule part in “A Storm of Swords” to playing a significant part in ''A Dance With Dragons''.
* BreakTheCutie: First her brother gets killed, and then she gets enslaved and winds up in the siege lines around Meereen with a dying master.
* BrotherSisterTeam
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Tyrion has to do this to her a few times.
* PluckyGirl: She is insanely optimistic and naïve about a lot of things. Tyrion can never quite bring himself to shatter all of her idealist notions, although he does destroy some of them.
* [[spoiler:UnwittingPawn: She and her brother were hired by Littlefinger for Joffery's wedding in order to provoke a confrontation between him and Tyrion, adding further evidence to point at Tyrion as Joffery's killer]].
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
* NiceHat: A brimless three-tiered hat made of purple felt.
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An emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos sent to find Stannis Baratheon.
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
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!!This is a listing of the people and regions of Essos that appear in the {{Fantasy}} series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Visit [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]] for the main character index.
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!The Free Cities
The nine Free Cities of Essos occupy the western region of Essos and have the most contact and trade with the Seven Kingdoms of Westros. Each city is independent of the other and have their own unique culture, but they do share some cultural similarities due to their shared past as Valyrian colonies, with the exception of Braavos. The nine cities are Braavos, Lorath, Lys, Myr, Norvos, Qohor, Pentos, Tyrosh, and Volantis.
!!!Tropes related to the Free Cities:
* CityOfAdventure: Braavos.
* CityOfCanals: Braavos design is loosely based on Venice.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Loosely based on the medieval Italian city-states (including Italian-sounding names) and some elements of Ancient Greek culture, with Braavos being a CityOfCanals like Venice and Volantis having an oligarchical form of democracy. They even speak a language descended from Old Valyrian.
* MerchantCity: Braavos.
!!Braavos
[[folder: Syrio Forel]]
-->''"[[CatchPhrase Just so.]]"''
Former First Sword of Braavos, hired by Eddard Stark to train Arya in swordplay.
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* {{Badass}}: Proven beyond a doubt in [[spoiler: his final scene, where he holds off six men-at-arms and a knight of the Kingsguard with only a practice sword.]]
** BadassTeacher: Need we explain?
* BaldOfAwesome
* BewareTheSillyOnes: A skinny bald man with a prominent hook nose and a funny accent,whose training methods involve making his pupil chase cats and stand on one leg;who also happens to be capable of killing/maiming 5 trained men-at-arms wearing full armour with a ''wooden training sword'' without breaking a sweat.
* BrutalHonesty: Got him the job of First Sword of Braavos. When he was invited to see the Sealord after the previous First Sword died, the Sealord asked him what he thought of his RightHandCat, which was supposedly from some far-off exotic land. Syrio said that he'd seen a thousand cats just like it in the alleys of Braavos. The Sealord made him First Sword immediately, as he saw what the cat truly was (just a cat), spoke the truth and didn't try to win favor through flattery.
* EccentricMentor: He has some weird training methods, such as having Arya catch cats or practice while blindfolded, but they work.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: And how. Despite his minor role in the first book, fans really took a liking to him. We're currently five books into the series, and fans ''still' claim/hope HesJustHiding.
* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: [[spoiler: "The First Sword of Braavos does not run."]]
* ThirdPersonPerson
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I am Syrio Forel,''' and you will now be speaking to me with more respect.'''"
* RoyalRapier: The WeaponOfChoice for a water dancer, his school of swordplay.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only appears in the first book, but in that time he made a big impression on the fandom.
* YouShallNotPass: Pulls one against Ser Meryn Trant and the Lannister guardsmen,to give Arya the chance to escape.
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[[folder: Tycho Nestoris]]
An emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos sent to find Stannis Baratheon.
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
* NiceHat: A brimless three-tiered hat made of purple felt.
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!!Pentos
[[folder: Illyrio Mopatis]]
-->''"Illyrio believes in no cause but Illyrio. Gluttons are greedy men as a rule, and magisters are devious. Illyrio Mopatis is both."''
---> -- Ser Jorah
A morbidly obese merchant and Magister of Pentos who arranged for Daenerys' marriage to Khal Drogo in the first book and gave her three dragon eggs as a wedding gift. He supports the Targaryens' campaign to regain the Seven Kingdoms and, following Viserys' death, ends up shifting his attention towards helping Daenerys. [[spoiler:Though greed may play a part in his actions, his scheming with Varys hint at deeper motives]].
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* {{Acrofatic}}: A clue to his past as a water dancer is the way he still walks lightly on the balls of his feet.
* AffablyEvil: He's jolly, complimentary and completely amoral.
* AmbitionIsEvil
* BeardOfEvil: He even [[StrokeTheBeard strokes it]] obscenely.
* BigEater: He gorges himself constantly while traveling with Tyrion.
* BlondGuysAreEvil
* TheChessmaster: He clearly attempts to be this as he manipulates events and people to his advantage, but unforeseen circumstances, such as Viserys's untimely death and Daenerys’s rebelliousness, [[XanatosSpeedChess constantly cause him to reevaluate his plans]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's had two wives. While his feelings towards his first wife aren't clearly established, his second wife, Serra, who died of a plague, he says he dearly loved. He still keeps a locket with her picture in it to always remember her... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and also her hands]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He seems to have a strong aversion to unneccesary violence.
* FatBastard
* HiddenAgendaVillain: While he suggests that he was helping Viserys to eventually be made Master of Coin of Westeros, his plots with [[spoiler:Varys]] hint at ulterior motives.
* IWasQuiteALooker: No one would ever guess it now but he used to be a handsome, muscular sellsword. Tyrion's thrown for a loop when he sees the statue carved of the much younger Illyrio.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Gave Daenerys her dragon eggs, arranged her marriage to Khal Drogo, sent Barristan Selmy to serve her, and has been [[spoiler:plotting with Varys to destabilize Westeros]] but he's only appeared personally in two books.
* MysteriousBacker: First for Viserys then for Daenerys [[spoiler:and also acts as this for Aegon Targaryen]].
* SelfMadeMan: Once a simple sellsword, by teaming up with [[spoiler:Varys]] in his youth, Illyrio managed to become successful enough to marry a daughter of the Prince of Pentos's cousin, and eventually gained enough wealth and prestige to become a Magister of the city.
* VillainousFriendship: Seems to have one with [[spoiler:Varys]].
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!!Volantis
[[folder: Widow of the Waterfront]]
A pleasure slave purchased by a Triarch of Volantis named Vogarro, who fell in love with her, freed her, and married her. After his death, she became a wealthy and influential businesswoman by taking over his businesses.
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* InformationBroker: One of the services she offers.
* WidowWoman: She's actually made a career out of being this.
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!Dothraki
The Dothraki are a warrior nomadic race, which practice a culture than is seen as barbaric and brutal to the rest of the world. Khalasar's roam the Dothraki Sea, a massive grassland that covers a large portion of Essos. They raid cities for plunder and slaves, which they sell to the cities of Slaver's Bay. Most cities avoid getting attacked by paying off the Khal's, but those who cannot afford to do so suffer frequent attacks.
!!!Tropes related to the Dothraki:
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Khal's get their position by being the strongest and most willful warrior. Any sign of weakness can result in the death of even the most powerful Khal and the destruction of his Khalasar.
** ''"A Khal who does not ride is no Khal!"''
* BarbarianLonghair: The Dothraki never cut their hair unless they're defeated in battle.
* BarbarianTribe
* BornInTheSaddle: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} as they essentially [[GangOfHats wear their horses as a hat]]. They worship horse-gods, describe everything [[HoldYourHippogriffs in horse-metaphors]], and are said to waddle bow-legged if they're ever forced to walk on their own two feet. When a Khal can't ride anymore he is no longer Khal.
* BraidsOfBarbarism: They give themselves an ImportantHaircut if they're ever defeated in battle.
* CannotCrossRunningWater: The Dothraki have no ships and mistrust the sea. which they call "poison water".
* HolyCity: Vaes Dothrak is the ''only'' city of the Dothraki. They are forbidden to spill blood there.
* HorseArcher: The Dothraki learn to use bows from horseback at 4.
* RapePillageAndBurn: What their culture can be summed in.
* TruceZone: The Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak; spilling blood within carries the death penalty (being strangled to death bloodlessly). Khal Drogo invokes ExactWords in order to kill [[spoiler:Viserys]] in the city after he threatens Daenerys and his unborn child.
[[folder: Khal Drogo]]
-->''"I swear before the Mother of Mountains as the stars look down in witness!"''
A powerful Dothraki warlord Daenerys is arranged to wed early in ''A Game of Thrones''. At first appearing to be nothing more than a bloodthirsty barbarian, Drogo revealed his gentler side when Dany began to gain her strength and accept her role as Khaleesi. They are very much in love by the time they discover their unborn son, Rhaego, is destined to be The Stallion who Mounts the World. He is uninterested in humoring her brother Viserys or his dream of conquering Westeros, [[spoiler: eventually killing him after he pisses Drogo off one time too many]]. However, once Dany's life is endangered by one of Robert Baratheon's assassins, Drogo has a new passion for crossing The Narrow Sea, sacking Westeros, and taking her family's Iron Throne.
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* TheAce: Of The Dothraki.
* BarbarianHero: To his people. To everyone else...
* BloodKnight
* BoisterousBruiser
* [[spoiler: CharacterDeath: After falling into a coma, Daenerys smothers him with a pillow to put him out of his misery.]]
* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath]]
* [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss: The first in the series, but not the last.]]
* [[spoiler: DroppedABridgeOnHim]]
* HappilyArrangedMarriage: To Daenerys.
* HiddenDepths
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With Daenerys.
* MeaningfulName: Drogo comes from Drogo Baggins, father of Frodo.
* [[spoiler: MercyKill]]
* OnlyAFleshWound
* PapaWolf: Hell yes, especially considering his future son is TheChosenOne of his people.
* RapePillageAndBurn: A standard Dothraki practice, which he is very nonchalant about.
* {{Revenge}}:[[spoiler: His motivation for going to war with Westeros.]]
* [[spoiler: SacrificialLion]]
* TheStoic: For the most part.
* WarriorPoet: When he's not TheStoic, and always when it counts.
* {{Ubermensch}}
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[[folder: Cohollo]]
One of Drogo's bloodriders.
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[[folder: Haggo]]
One of Drogo's bloodriders.
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[[folder: Qotho]]
One of Drogo's bloodriders.
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!Lhazar
A land to the south of the Dothraki Sea inhabited by a peaceful group of sheepherders. It is routinely raided by the Dothraki for slaves.
!!!Tropes related to Lhazar:
* AnimalMotifs: As a pacifistic herding culture, they are known by the Dothraki as the Lamb Men. A Lhazarene former slave who Ser Barristan takes under his wing is known as the Red Lamb for his fury in battle.
[[folder: Mirri Maz Duur]]
A wise woman of one of the villages raided by Khal Drogo, her life is saved by Daenerys, who uses her as a healer.
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* BlackMagic
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!!Qarth
An ancient trade city located on the southern coast of Essos, to the west of Slaver’s Bay. It is ruled by the Pureborn, descendants of the ancient kings and queens of Qarth. However, powerful trade guilds also vie for power in the city. It is the gateway between the western half of Essos and the isolated lands in the far eastern portion of the continent. It is also home to the House of the Undying, the headquarters of the Warlocks of Qarth.
!!!Tropes related to Qarth:
* BazaarOfTheBizarre: Has one.
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: The House of the Undying.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Qarth seems to share a great deal with ancient Baghdad.
* MobileMaze: The House of the Undying.
[[folder: Xaro Xhoan Daxos]]
A merchant who is a member of the Thirteen, a powerful faction of merchants in Qarth.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Daenerys notices how he pays no attention to her bare breast when she wears a typical Qartheen dress - unlike Ser Jorah who remains DistractedByTheSexy - and how his servants are all pretty boys dressed in silk.
* FalseFriend: All he wants from Daenerys are her dragons.
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[[folder: Pyat Pree]]
A Warlock of Qarth, he attempts to convince Daenerys to enter the House of the Undying and meet the elite of his order, the Undying Ones.
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* EvilSorcerer
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[[folder: Quaithe]]
A priestess of Asshai and shadowbender who gives mysterious messages to Daenerys, even from thousands of miles away.
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!Slaver's Bay
Situated in the middle southern coast of Essos, Slaver's Bay is the hub of all slave trade in Essos. Built from the remnants of the Ghiscari Empire, each of the three slave cities in Slaver's Bay focus on different kinds of slaves: Astapor produces the warrior Unsullied, Yankai trains pleasure slaves, while Meereen produces artisans and pit fighters. Each city is ruled by an elite upper class of slave traders and ancient families.
!!!Tropes related to Slaver's Bay.
* AnimalMotifs: The Ghiscari call themselves "The Sons of the Harpy," after the heraldic harpy of old Ghis. [[spoiler:The villanous LaResistance[=/=]TheRemnant formed against Daenerys' government in Meereen is known as the Sons of the Harpy and its rumored leader who may or not be Hizdahr zo Loraq is known as The Harpy.]]
** The Brazen Beasts of Mereen all wear bronze animal masks. A number of people wonder if they wear the same masks or switch them up. The masks of a group of Brazen Beasts have symbolic significance when [[spoiler:Shavepate's men all wear locust masks during their coup to reference the poisoned locusts meant for Dany]].
* LesCollaborateurs: The shavepates are citizens of Meereen who side with Daenerys's conquering regime. They are considered traitors by the [[TheRemnant Sons of the Harpy]].
* CruellaToAnimals: The Ghiscari, from their favorite foods to their fondness for BeastlyBloodsports (although they like [[GladiatorGames the human kind just as much]]).
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: They are reminiscent of other ancient Phoenician city-states, particularly Tyre and Sidon
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Ghiscari are quite fond of the trope. They wear elaborate hairstyles sculpted into bizarre shapes, requiring their soldiers to wear giant helmets to avoid ruining their hair. Nobles wear toga-like outfits that are designed so that you have to hold it together with one hand to keep it from falling off. In this case, the clothing is impractical by design, as it shows the wearer doesn't have to work or do much of anything for himself. The slave soldier companies of the region have gotten so used to fighting mock-battles against each other that they wear utterly ridiculous battlegear even into real fights - one company wears stilts, another fights chained together wrist-to-wrist and ankle-to-ankle.
* ThemeNaming: The ruling elites of Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen are known as, respectively, the Good Masters, the Wise Masters and the Great Masters.
* VestigialEmpire: The Ghiscari Empire, most of which was destroyed by Valyria 5000 years ago. New Ghis and the city-states of Slaver's Bay consider themselves descended from the old empire.
!!Astapor
[[folder: Kraznys mo Nakloz]]
A Good Master, Kraznys oversees the training and selling of the Unsullied.
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* AristocratsAreEvil
* BeardOfEvil
* FatBastard
* {{Jerkass}}
* [[spoiler:ManOnFire: Gets incinerated by Drogon on Daenerys command]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Besides being a slave-trader, he's also a misogynist and xenophobe. He constantly insults Daenerys, both for her gender and for being a "Westerner".
* [[spoiler:TooDumbToLive: Selling a woman who's told you she's intent on conquest a huge army of unquestioningly obedient elite soldiers who are already armed and inside your city's walls? Not such a bright idea]].
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[[folder: Cleon the Butcher King]]
A former slave who rises to power in Astapor after executing the three councilors that Daenerys had installed after overthrowing the Good Masters.
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* ElCidPloy: An Astapori army is defeated when Cleon comes back to life but is slain again, and it's revealed that he's actually [[OfCorpseHesAlive a rotting corpse tied to his horse]].
* TheGhost
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!!Meereen
[[folder: Oznak zo Pahl]]
A member of the House of Pahl, one of the most powerful families in Meereen. He is regarded as one of the strongest warriors in the city.
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* DecapitationPresentation[=/=]OffWithHisHead: Strong Belwas holds Oznak's head up before the walls of Meereen after defeating him.
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[[folder:Skahaz mo Kandaq]]
A noble who sides with Daenerys Targaryen after she conquers Meereen, serving as a councilor to her and commander of the [[CityGuards Brazen Beasts]].
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* GoodIsNotNice: Firmly on Daenerys side, but constantly arguing for ShootTheDog actions, like killing innocent hostages.
* InSeriesNickname: "The Shavepate", due to being the leader of the shavepates, Meereen citizens who have embraced Daenerys as their queen.
* PoisonousFriend
* TheSpymaster: Runs an organization of spys both in Meereen and amongst the forces besieging the city.
* TortureTechnician: Oversees the torture of any captured Sons of the Harpy and other prisoners.
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[[folder: King Hizdahr zo Loraq]]
A noble descended from several famous Ghiscari citizens. He pressures Daenerys to reopen the fighting pits, which he has substantial stakes in. Eventually marries Daenerys to secure her hold on the city.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: May or may not be a member of or directing the Sons of the Harpy.
* ArrangedMarriage: To Daenerys.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: King of Meereen, Scion of Ghis, Octarch of the Old Empire, Master of the Skahazadhan, Consort to Dragons, and Blood of the Harpy.
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[[folder: Reznak mo Reznak]]
A noble who serves Daenerys as her seneschal, but is not very trusted by her or Ser Barristan Selmy.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil
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[[folder: Galazza Galare]]
High priestess of Meereen and an ally to Daenerys.
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* HighPriestess
* InSeriesNickname: "Green Grace", which is the title given to the high priestess.
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!!Yunkai
[[folder: Grazdan mo Eraz]]
A Wise Master who is sent as an emissary to Daenerys to convince her to leave Slaver's Bay, and later to Volantis to convince them to help fight Daenerys.
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[[folder: Yezzan zo Qaggaz]]
A Wise Master who is the richest slave trader in Yunkai, giving him great influence. He is in favor of making peace with Daenerys Targaryen.
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* AdiposeRex: He is morbidly obese, apparently due to a disease he caught in the southern continent.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: His favorite slaves are all "grotesqueries": a hermaphrodite, a boy with goat legs, dwarfs, etc.
* FatBastard: While he may be a better master than most, he is still a pretty ruthless slaver.
* InSeriesNickname: "The Yellow Whale" due to his size and the color of his skin due to his disease.
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!The Free Cities
The nine Free Cities of Essos occupy the western region of Essos and have the most contact and trade with the Seven Kingdoms of Westros. Each city is independent of the other and have their own unique culture, but they do share some cultural similarities due to their shared past as Valyrian colonies, with the exception of Braavos. The nine cities are Braavos, Lorath, Lys, Myr, Norvos, Qohor, Pentos, Tyrosh, and Volantis.
!!!Tropes related to the Free Cities:
* CityOfAdventure: Braavos.
* CityOfCanals: Braavos design is loosely based on Venice.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Loosely based on the medieval Italian city-states (including Italian-sounding names) and some elements of Ancient Greek culture, with Braavos being a CityOfCanals like Venice and Volantis having an oligarchical form of democracy. They even speak a language descended from Old Valyrian.
* MerchantCity: Braavos.
!!Braavos
[[folder: Syrio Forel]]
-->''"[[CatchPhrase Just so.]]"''
Former First Sword of Braavos, hired by Eddard Stark to train Arya in swordplay.
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* {{Badass}}: Proven beyond a doubt in [[spoiler: his final scene, where he holds off six men-at-arms and a knight of the Kingsguard with only a practice sword.]]
** BadassTeacher: Need we explain?
* BaldOfAwesome
* BewareTheSillyOnes: A skinny bald man with a prominent hook nose and a funny accent,whose training methods involve making his pupil chase cats and stand on one leg;who also happens to be capable of killing/maiming 5 trained men-at-arms wearing full armour with a ''wooden training sword'' without breaking a sweat.
* BrutalHonesty: Got him the job of First Sword of Braavos. When he was invited to see the Sealord after the previous First Sword died, the Sealord asked him what he thought of his RightHandCat, which was supposedly from some far-off exotic land. Syrio said that he'd seen a thousand cats just like it in the alleys of Braavos. The Sealord made him First Sword immediately, as he saw what the cat truly was (just a cat), spoke the truth and didn't try to win favor through flattery.
* EccentricMentor: He has some weird training methods, such as having Arya catch cats or practice while blindfolded, but they work.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: And how. Despite his minor role in the first book, fans really took a liking to him. We're currently five books into the series, and fans ''still' claim/hope HesJustHiding.
* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: [[spoiler: "The First Sword of Braavos does not run."]]
* ThirdPersonPerson
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I am Syrio Forel,''' and you will now be speaking to me with more respect.'''"
* RoyalRapier: The WeaponOfChoice for a water dancer, his school of swordplay.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He only appears in the first book, but in that time he made a big impression on the fandom.
* YouShallNotPass: Pulls one against Ser Meryn Trant and the Lannister guardsmen,to give Arya the chance to escape.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Tycho Nestoris]]
An emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos sent to find Stannis Baratheon.
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* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to pay the massive debts it owes the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several warzones to negotiate with other claimants to the throne, offering to fund their campaigns in exchange for their promises to honor their debts and the debts of the rulers they hope to replace, and also doing business with anyone else who wishes to make use of his services. When asked what a banker is doing in such dangerous situations, he proudly claims this trope as his explanation.
* NiceHat: A brimless three-tiered hat made of purple felt.
[[/folder]]
!!Pentos
[[folder: Illyrio Mopatis]]
-->''"Illyrio believes in no cause but Illyrio. Gluttons are greedy men as a rule, and magisters are devious. Illyrio Mopatis is both."''
---> -- Ser Jorah
A morbidly obese merchant and Magister of Pentos who arranged for Daenerys' marriage to Khal Drogo in the first book and gave her three dragon eggs as a wedding gift. He supports the Targaryens' campaign to regain the Seven Kingdoms and, following Viserys' death, ends up shifting his attention towards helping Daenerys. [[spoiler:Though greed may play a part in his actions, his scheming with Varys hint at deeper motives]].
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* {{Acrofatic}}: A clue to his past as a water dancer is the way he still walks lightly on the balls of his feet.
* AffablyEvil: He's jolly, complimentary and completely amoral.
* AmbitionIsEvil
* BeardOfEvil: He even [[StrokeTheBeard strokes it]] obscenely.
* BigEater: He gorges himself constantly while traveling with Tyrion.
* BlondGuysAreEvil
* TheChessmaster: He clearly attempts to be this as he manipulates events and people to his advantage, but unforeseen circumstances, such as Viserys's untimely death and Daenerys’s rebelliousness, [[XanatosSpeedChess constantly cause him to reevaluate his plans]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's had two wives. While his feelings towards his first wife aren't clearly established, his second wife, Serra, who died of a plague, he says he dearly loved. He still keeps a locket with her picture in it to always remember her... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and also her hands]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He seems to have a strong aversion to unneccesary violence.
* FatBastard
* HiddenAgendaVillain: While he suggests that he was helping Viserys to eventually be made Master of Coin of Westeros, his plots with [[spoiler:Varys]] hint at ulterior motives.
* IWasQuiteALooker: No one would ever guess it now but he used to be a handsome, muscular sellsword. Tyrion's thrown for a loop when he sees the statue carved of the much younger Illyrio.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Gave Daenerys her dragon eggs, arranged her marriage to Khal Drogo, sent Barristan Selmy to serve her, and has been [[spoiler:plotting with Varys to destabilize Westeros]] but he's only appeared personally in two books.
* MysteriousBacker: First for Viserys then for Daenerys [[spoiler:and also acts as this for Aegon Targaryen]].
* SelfMadeMan: Once a simple sellsword, by teaming up with [[spoiler:Varys]] in his youth, Illyrio managed to become successful enough to marry a daughter of the Prince of Pentos's cousin, and eventually gained enough wealth and prestige to become a Magister of the city.
* VillainousFriendship: Seems to have one with [[spoiler:Varys]].
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!!Volantis
[[folder: Widow of the Waterfront]]
A pleasure slave purchased by a Triarch of Volantis named Vogarro, who fell in love with her, freed her, and married her. After his death, she became a wealthy and influential businesswoman by taking over his businesses.
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* InformationBroker: One of the services she offers.
* WidowWoman: She's actually made a career out of being this.
[[/folder]]
!Dothraki
The Dothraki are a warrior nomadic race, which practice a culture than is seen as barbaric and brutal to the rest of the world. Khalasar's roam the Dothraki Sea, a massive grassland that covers a large portion of Essos. They raid cities for plunder and slaves, which they sell to the cities of Slaver's Bay. Most cities avoid getting attacked by paying off the Khal's, but those who cannot afford to do so suffer frequent attacks.
!!!Tropes related to the Dothraki:
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Khal's get their position by being the strongest and most willful warrior. Any sign of weakness can result in the death of even the most powerful Khal and the destruction of his Khalasar.
** ''"A Khal who does not ride is no Khal!"''
* BarbarianLonghair: The Dothraki never cut their hair unless they're defeated in battle.
* BarbarianTribe
* BornInTheSaddle: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} as they essentially [[GangOfHats wear their horses as a hat]]. They worship horse-gods, describe everything [[HoldYourHippogriffs in horse-metaphors]], and are said to waddle bow-legged if they're ever forced to walk on their own two feet. When a Khal can't ride anymore he is no longer Khal.
* BraidsOfBarbarism: They give themselves an ImportantHaircut if they're ever defeated in battle.
* CannotCrossRunningWater: The Dothraki have no ships and mistrust the sea. which they call "poison water".
* HolyCity: Vaes Dothrak is the ''only'' city of the Dothraki. They are forbidden to spill blood there.
* HorseArcher: The Dothraki learn to use bows from horseback at 4.
* RapePillageAndBurn: What their culture can be summed in.
* TruceZone: The Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak; spilling blood within carries the death penalty (being strangled to death bloodlessly). Khal Drogo invokes ExactWords in order to kill [[spoiler:Viserys]] in the city after he threatens Daenerys and his unborn child.
[[folder: Khal Drogo]]
-->''"I swear before the Mother of Mountains as the stars look down in witness!"''
A powerful Dothraki warlord Daenerys is arranged to wed early in ''A Game of Thrones''. At first appearing to be nothing more than a bloodthirsty barbarian, Drogo revealed his gentler side when Dany began to gain her strength and accept her role as Khaleesi. They are very much in love by the time they discover their unborn son, Rhaego, is destined to be The Stallion who Mounts the World. He is uninterested in humoring her brother Viserys or his dream of conquering Westeros, [[spoiler: eventually killing him after he pisses Drogo off one time too many]]. However, once Dany's life is endangered by one of Robert Baratheon's assassins, Drogo has a new passion for crossing The Narrow Sea, sacking Westeros, and taking her family's Iron Throne.
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* TheAce: Of The Dothraki.
* BarbarianHero: To his people. To everyone else...
* BloodKnight
* BoisterousBruiser
* [[spoiler: CharacterDeath: After falling into a coma, Daenerys smothers him with a pillow to put him out of his misery.]]
* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath]]
* [[spoiler: DiscOneFinalBoss: The first in the series, but not the last.]]
* [[spoiler: DroppedABridgeOnHim]]
* HappilyArrangedMarriage: To Daenerys.
* HiddenDepths
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With Daenerys.
* MeaningfulName: Drogo comes from Drogo Baggins, father of Frodo.
* [[spoiler: MercyKill]]
* OnlyAFleshWound
* PapaWolf: Hell yes, especially considering his future son is TheChosenOne of his people.
* RapePillageAndBurn: A standard Dothraki practice, which he is very nonchalant about.
* {{Revenge}}:[[spoiler: His motivation for going to war with Westeros.]]
* [[spoiler: SacrificialLion]]
* TheStoic: For the most part.
* WarriorPoet: When he's not TheStoic, and always when it counts.
* {{Ubermensch}}
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cohollo]]
One of Drogo's bloodriders.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder: Haggo]]
One of Drogo's bloodriders.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder: Qotho]]
One of Drogo's bloodriders.
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[[/folder]]
!Lhazar
A land to the south of the Dothraki Sea inhabited by a peaceful group of sheepherders. It is routinely raided by the Dothraki for slaves.
!!!Tropes related to Lhazar:
* AnimalMotifs: As a pacifistic herding culture, they are known by the Dothraki as the Lamb Men. A Lhazarene former slave who Ser Barristan takes under his wing is known as the Red Lamb for his fury in battle.
[[folder: Mirri Maz Duur]]
A wise woman of one of the villages raided by Khal Drogo, her life is saved by Daenerys, who uses her as a healer.
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* BlackMagic
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!!Qarth
An ancient trade city located on the southern coast of Essos, to the west of Slaver’s Bay. It is ruled by the Pureborn, descendants of the ancient kings and queens of Qarth. However, powerful trade guilds also vie for power in the city. It is the gateway between the western half of Essos and the isolated lands in the far eastern portion of the continent. It is also home to the House of the Undying, the headquarters of the Warlocks of Qarth.
!!!Tropes related to Qarth:
* BazaarOfTheBizarre: Has one.
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: The House of the Undying.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Qarth seems to share a great deal with ancient Baghdad.
* MobileMaze: The House of the Undying.
[[folder: Xaro Xhoan Daxos]]
A merchant who is a member of the Thirteen, a powerful faction of merchants in Qarth.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Daenerys notices how he pays no attention to her bare breast when she wears a typical Qartheen dress - unlike Ser Jorah who remains DistractedByTheSexy - and how his servants are all pretty boys dressed in silk.
* FalseFriend: All he wants from Daenerys are her dragons.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pyat Pree]]
A Warlock of Qarth, he attempts to convince Daenerys to enter the House of the Undying and meet the elite of his order, the Undying Ones.
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* EvilSorcerer
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Quaithe]]
A priestess of Asshai and shadowbender who gives mysterious messages to Daenerys, even from thousands of miles away.
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!Slaver's Bay
Situated in the middle southern coast of Essos, Slaver's Bay is the hub of all slave trade in Essos. Built from the remnants of the Ghiscari Empire, each of the three slave cities in Slaver's Bay focus on different kinds of slaves: Astapor produces the warrior Unsullied, Yankai trains pleasure slaves, while Meereen produces artisans and pit fighters. Each city is ruled by an elite upper class of slave traders and ancient families.
!!!Tropes related to Slaver's Bay.
* AnimalMotifs: The Ghiscari call themselves "The Sons of the Harpy," after the heraldic harpy of old Ghis. [[spoiler:The villanous LaResistance[=/=]TheRemnant formed against Daenerys' government in Meereen is known as the Sons of the Harpy and its rumored leader who may or not be Hizdahr zo Loraq is known as The Harpy.]]
** The Brazen Beasts of Mereen all wear bronze animal masks. A number of people wonder if they wear the same masks or switch them up. The masks of a group of Brazen Beasts have symbolic significance when [[spoiler:Shavepate's men all wear locust masks during their coup to reference the poisoned locusts meant for Dany]].
* LesCollaborateurs: The shavepates are citizens of Meereen who side with Daenerys's conquering regime. They are considered traitors by the [[TheRemnant Sons of the Harpy]].
* CruellaToAnimals: The Ghiscari, from their favorite foods to their fondness for BeastlyBloodsports (although they like [[GladiatorGames the human kind just as much]]).
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: They are reminiscent of other ancient Phoenician city-states, particularly Tyre and Sidon
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Ghiscari are quite fond of the trope. They wear elaborate hairstyles sculpted into bizarre shapes, requiring their soldiers to wear giant helmets to avoid ruining their hair. Nobles wear toga-like outfits that are designed so that you have to hold it together with one hand to keep it from falling off. In this case, the clothing is impractical by design, as it shows the wearer doesn't have to work or do much of anything for himself. The slave soldier companies of the region have gotten so used to fighting mock-battles against each other that they wear utterly ridiculous battlegear even into real fights - one company wears stilts, another fights chained together wrist-to-wrist and ankle-to-ankle.
* ThemeNaming: The ruling elites of Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen are known as, respectively, the Good Masters, the Wise Masters and the Great Masters.
* VestigialEmpire: The Ghiscari Empire, most of which was destroyed by Valyria 5000 years ago. New Ghis and the city-states of Slaver's Bay consider themselves descended from the old empire.
!!Astapor
[[folder: Kraznys mo Nakloz]]
A Good Master, Kraznys oversees the training and selling of the Unsullied.
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* AristocratsAreEvil
* BeardOfEvil
* FatBastard
* {{Jerkass}}
* [[spoiler:ManOnFire: Gets incinerated by Drogon on Daenerys command]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Besides being a slave-trader, he's also a misogynist and xenophobe. He constantly insults Daenerys, both for her gender and for being a "Westerner".
* [[spoiler:TooDumbToLive: Selling a woman who's told you she's intent on conquest a huge army of unquestioningly obedient elite soldiers who are already armed and inside your city's walls? Not such a bright idea]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cleon the Butcher King]]
A former slave who rises to power in Astapor after executing the three councilors that Daenerys had installed after overthrowing the Good Masters.
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* ElCidPloy: An Astapori army is defeated when Cleon comes back to life but is slain again, and it's revealed that he's actually [[OfCorpseHesAlive a rotting corpse tied to his horse]].
* TheGhost
[[/folder]]
!!Meereen
[[folder: Oznak zo Pahl]]
A member of the House of Pahl, one of the most powerful families in Meereen. He is regarded as one of the strongest warriors in the city.
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* DecapitationPresentation[=/=]OffWithHisHead: Strong Belwas holds Oznak's head up before the walls of Meereen after defeating him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Skahaz mo Kandaq]]
A noble who sides with Daenerys Targaryen after she conquers Meereen, serving as a councilor to her and commander of the [[CityGuards Brazen Beasts]].
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* GoodIsNotNice: Firmly on Daenerys side, but constantly arguing for ShootTheDog actions, like killing innocent hostages.
* InSeriesNickname: "The Shavepate", due to being the leader of the shavepates, Meereen citizens who have embraced Daenerys as their queen.
* PoisonousFriend
* TheSpymaster: Runs an organization of spys both in Meereen and amongst the forces besieging the city.
* TortureTechnician: Oversees the torture of any captured Sons of the Harpy and other prisoners.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: King Hizdahr zo Loraq]]
A noble descended from several famous Ghiscari citizens. He pressures Daenerys to reopen the fighting pits, which he has substantial stakes in. Eventually marries Daenerys to secure her hold on the city.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: May or may not be a member of or directing the Sons of the Harpy.
* ArrangedMarriage: To Daenerys.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: King of Meereen, Scion of Ghis, Octarch of the Old Empire, Master of the Skahazadhan, Consort to Dragons, and Blood of the Harpy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Reznak mo Reznak]]
A noble who serves Daenerys as her seneschal, but is not very trusted by her or Ser Barristan Selmy.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Galazza Galare]]
High priestess of Meereen and an ally to Daenerys.
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* HighPriestess
* InSeriesNickname: "Green Grace", which is the title given to the high priestess.
[[/folder]]
!!Yunkai
[[folder: Grazdan mo Eraz]]
A Wise Master who is sent as an emissary to Daenerys to convince her to leave Slaver's Bay, and later to Volantis to convince them to help fight Daenerys.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder: Yezzan zo Qaggaz]]
A Wise Master who is the richest slave trader in Yunkai, giving him great influence. He is in favor of making peace with Daenerys Targaryen.
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* AdiposeRex: He is morbidly obese, apparently due to a disease he caught in the southern continent.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: His favorite slaves are all "grotesqueries": a hermaphrodite, a boy with goat legs, dwarfs, etc.
* FatBastard: While he may be a better master than most, he is still a pretty ruthless slaver.
* InSeriesNickname: "The Yellow Whale" due to his size and the color of his skin due to his disease.
[[/folder]]
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