Line #167 Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireEssosTheFreeCitiesBraavos


1	[-This is a listing of the people of the Free City of Braavos in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.-]
2	!!!For the main character index, see [[AC:[[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFire here]]]]
3	!!!For the main Free Cities entry, see [[AC:[[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireEssosTheFreeCities here]]]]
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5	!The Free City of Braavos
6	!!Braavos of the Hundred Isles, The Secret City
7	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/braavos_8997.jpeg]]
8	->''"We Braavosi are descended from those who fled Valyria and the wroth of its dragonlords. We do not jape of dragons."''
9	-->--'''Tycho Nestoris'''
10
11	Of the Nine Free Cities, Braavos is the only one to be built ''against'' the Valyrian Freehold. It was built by slaves fleeing their Valyrian masters creating a secret city in the North of Essos, across the Narrow Sea from the Vale of Arryn. It is known across the world for its Titan, its Arsenal, its Iron Bank and the Guild of Faceless Men.
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13	[[foldercontrol]]
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15	[[folder:General]]
16	!!General Tropes:
17	* ArchEnemy: Volantis and Braavos have a near eternal rivalry related to slavery and the history of the Valyrian freehold; during the century of blood the Braavosi were a main player in preventing the Volantenes from re-establishing the freehold under their domination, and since then the two have been the opposite poles of the Free Cities for years.
18	-->'''The Kindly Man:''' The Nine Free Cities are the daughters of Valyria that was, but Braavos is the bastard child who ran away from home.
19	* CityOfCanals: Braavos is a melting-pot, filled with strange and mysterious people; an island of strange Gods, canals studded with statues and an active theatre scene. Indeed, George RR Martin enjoyed writing Arya's chapters in the city so much he half-jokingly suggested that he considered a separate YA novel set entirely there, noting that it's a section in his book that comes closest to the classic adventure novel of "orphan alone in a large city".
20	* CultureChopSuey: It's an idealized republican state -- with the general layout and topography and Naval strength of Venice (plus its famed courtesans), the banking organizations of Medici-Era Florence and the Dutch and the anti-slavery policies of the British (who went on a crusade to end slavery in the early 19th Century).
21	** It also has several echoes of America, with the early founders being led to a promised land via a vision and arriving on boat (echoing the Mayflower); the city is also similar to the idealized New York with its UsefulNotes/MeltingPot, multiple religions and languages, with the Titan serving as a medieval male [[Art/StatueOfLiberty Lady Liberty]] (herself a subversion of the Colossus of Rhodes). The breaking with a major empire also associates them with the League of Lombardy, Northern Italian cities that successfully battled against the Holy Roman Empire and included Florence.
22	** The culture of Braavos, with its assassins and sword-fighting culture further associate it with Florence. "Bravo" is an Italian word meaning "skilled", but also referred to mercenary swordsmen who served as bodyguards, security and/or street gangs, in whose case it was instead derived independently from the Latin ''pravus'', meaning "wicked". The theatre scene of Braavos is suggestive of the Renaissance era Florence (famous for comedies by Pietro Aretino and later, Machiavelli, who achieved popular success as a playwright rather than as a political theorist) and Elizabethan England. Littlefinger, a figure directly inspired by Niccolò Machiavelli, has Braavosi ancestry.
23	* GoodRepublicEvilEmpire: Braavos is an abolitionist, ethnically diverse republic that has social mobility and national feeling that cuts across class lines. It also goes to wars with other nations to curb slavery. Though it's not perfect or ideal in any sense, since much of its power comes from the very ruthless and amoral MegaCorp, the Iron Bank of Braavos, and its band of assassins, the Faceless Men.
24	* GuileHero: The early founders of Braavos established the "Secret City" by giving sailors false flags and charts so as to escape their Valyrian masters. The fog cover of Braavos protected it from the Dragons flying overhead. The famous Sealord Uthero finally went public after paying off the descendants of their slave masters (formally for the ships the slaves that founded Braavos took rather than the slaves themselves, so as to avoid implicitly accepting the legitimacy of slavery) and bribing several Valyrian politicians with its new found bank.
25	* PurpleIsPowerful: Played with. Braavos has a rareish (therefore lucrative) dark purple dye made from snails that it exports and profits from. Except that shade (and other derived purples) isn't all that rare or expensive at home, to the point that ships and sails feature it prominently. Heck, purple is seen the way navy blue is seen in our modern offices is -- a professionally neutral colour of decent taste. With a degree of corporate patriotism thrown in for good measure. It's almost turned purple ''boring'': you won't catch cheap fashion patterns using it very much, not because of the price, but because they're generally not aiming to be sober, stodgy or the colour of sailcloth you see too much of while at work. Normally, purple means "royalty" not "ships", but Braavos doesn't do kings or emperors. It definitely does do financial power, trade, merchants and bankers, though. And, leverages those in ways that can bring empires to their knees.
26	* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The First Law of Braavos forbids all slavery, thralldom and bondage of any kind. There may be a bit of a grey area with indentured service, though: when said service is carefully contracted ahead of time and follows accepted practice of offering ostensible exits acceptable or rejectable to both parties, or is religious in nature; say, to the House of Black and White.
27	* SonsOfSlaves: Braavos was settled by people whose ancestors were slaves kept in wretched conditions by the Valyrian Empire. At present, Braavos is the only place in Essos that is adamantly anti-slavery — they even refuse to trade or interact with the cities of Slaver's Bay, despite trading with anyone and everyone else otherwise — and they also hate dragons, since the Valyrians used dragons to impose their will on their subjects and slaves.
28	* WeaponizedLandmark: The Titan of Braavos is a not just a statue but a hollow fortress with holes for archers, siege vehicles, burning oil and possibly [[GreekFire wildfire]].
29	[[/folder]]
30
31	!!!Independent Characters
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33	[[folder:Syrio Forel]]
34	See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseStarkHousehold Stark Household]] page.
35	[[/folder]]
36
37	[[folder:Ferrego Antaryon]]
38	!!Ferrego Antaryon
39
40	The current Sealord of Braavos
41	----
42	* TheGhost: Despite numerous mentions and having his name in the appendixes, he has yet to make an appearance.
43	* KingOnHisDeathbed: His health is deteriorating fast and his death is expected to trigger a deadly power struggle.
44	* SuccessionCrisis: He is on the verge of death and the person most fit to succeed him is not a young peach either to say the least.
45	[[/folder]]
46
47	[[folder:Ship Insurer]]
48	!!Ship Insurer
49
50	An old man who sells insurance to the captains of ships at the Purple Harbor. He is Arya Stark's first target as an assassin of the Faceless Men.
51	----
52	* AssholeVictim: His name is offered to the Many-Faced God by the family of a client he cheated.
53	* DeathByIrony: A greedy insurance broker who dies after biting a poisoned coin? Sounds about right.
54	* FatAndSkinny: He is always accompanied by two bodyguards -- one tall and thin, the other short and thick.
55	* HatedByAll: He is disliked by the captains, ship owners, and merchants at the Purple Harbor for cheating his customers. For this reason, he keeps two bodyguards with him at all times.
56	* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: His heart gives out after biting the poisoned coin, making it look like a heart attack.
57	* NoNameGiven: He is referred to only as "the old man."
58	* TastyGold: He always bites the gold coins he receives to test their authenticity, which becomes his undoing when Arya kills him by poisoning a golden dragon and getting it into the purse of one of his clients.
59	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He is fond of onion soup, and always has the shorter of his guards taste it first to make sure it's not poisoned.
60	[[/folder]]
61
62	[[folder:The Ugly Little Girl]]
63	!!The Ugly Little Girl
64
65	A young girl who was beaten so often and so savagely by her father that she went to the House of Black and White to end her life.
66	----
67	* AbusiveParents: Her father beat her so violently that her nose, jaw, cheekbone and several of her teeth are all broken.
68	* CreepySouvenir: Her face is among the many, many faces used as disguises by the Faceless Men.
69	* DrivenToSuicide: Abuse by her father drove her to seek the gift of painless death from the Many-Faced God.
70	* TheGrotesque: Her disfigurements are frightening and horrifying to onlookers, though they are the result of severe abuse rather than any inherent ugliness.
71	-->'''The Kindly Man''': ''(as Arya is about to wear her face)'' Women will look away when they see you. Children will stare and point. Strong men will pity you, and some may shed a tear. No one who sees you will soon forget you.
72	* NasalTrauma: Among other wounds, her nose and jaw are broken.
73	* NoNameGiven: Her name is unknown, and Arya refers to herself as "the ugly little girl" while wearing her face.
74	* PastLifeMemories: Faces taken by the Faceless Men carry some of their previous owners' memories with them. When Arya dons the ugly little girl's face, she has a terrifying flashback of being beaten by the girl's father and is warned that she may have bad dreams for a while.
75	* PosthumousCharacter: She sought the gift from the Many-Faced God some time before Arya came to the House of Black and White.
76	* TheToothHurts: Half of her teeth were knocked out when her father punched her in the face.
77	[[/folder]]
78
79	[[folder:Pynto]]
80	!!Pynto
81
82	A former pirate who runs a tavern in the northern end of Ragman's Harbor.
83	----
84	* KindheartedCatLover: He keeps many cats in the tavern, as he believes they bring good luck and keep the mice down.
85	* NiceGuy: Pynto may be a former pirate, but he has a kind heart. When Arya is disguised as a beggar girl, he gives her a cup of watered wine, a chunk of stinky cheese, and half an eel pie.
86	* ThePigPen: He never changes his clothes or washes his hair, and smells quite bad.
87	* {{Pirate}}: In his younger days, Pynto claims he was the most notorious pirate in the Stepstones. He loves telling stories about it.
88	* TheStoryteller: He loves telling stories about his days as a pirate sailing through the Stepstones.
89	[[/folder]]
90
91	!!!The Iron Bank of Braavos
92
93	[[folder:The Iron Bank of Braavos]]
94	!!The Iron Bank of Braavos
95	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iron_bank_6832.jpeg]]
96
97	The richest and most powerful bank in the known world, richer than all the other banks of the Free Cities combined.
98	----
99	* ApparentlyPowerlessPuppetmaster: Within Braavos, this is blatantly not true: everybody knows exactly how important to the city state the Bank is, even though they don't generally exert any overt political power at all. Outside Braavos, it's all too easy for other political figures not to realise (or believe when told) how deep the financial rabbit hole goes once they have started using their services... Until they try defaulting. Their not applying direct physical or social pressure 24/7, to then break the subtle screws out ''only'' when needed, is all-too easy to mistake as "weak" by people unable to dot-join.
100	* AscendedMeme: A common saying among Braavosi: "The Iron Bank will have its due."
101	* BullyingADragon: In the wake of an expensive war and crippling debt, Cersei Lannister decides to ''defer'' payment of loans to the Iron Bank and use the money to build an expensive and unnecessary fleet solely as political mileage. The Iron Bank send representatives to deal with her and she stalls them with excuses about paying back after the war ends. Later, to no one's surprise, the Iron Bank calls all existing loans and refuses to offer new loans to Westeros, plunging the Seven Kingdoms into an economic crisis.
102	* TheDreaded: They are noted to have a "fearsome" reputation for collecting debts.
103	* EnemyMine: After Cersei flippantly brushes off their representatives and defers on the crown's repayment of its loans to the Bank, the Iron Bank reaches out to Stannis, offering access to its coffers to finance his war effort in exchange for pledging to repay the Iron Throne's debts once he sits on it.
104	* FantasyCounterpartCulture: To several famous Europe-wide banking families and organizations. It's analogue during the UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses would be the London branch of Florence's famously influential Medici Bank, which gave out loans to both the York and Lancaster Houses.
105	* LoanShark: Particularly notable as an organization of Loan Sharks whose main customers are often ''entire kingdoms''. As Jon Snow reflects:
106	-->''"When princes defaulted on their debts to lesser banks, ruined bankers sold their wives and children into slavery and opened their own veins. When princes failed to repay the Iron Bank, new princes sprang up from nowhere and took their thrones."''
107	* MegaCorp: They are richer and more powerful than all other banks in the Free Cities.
108	* NGOSuperpower: A bank powerful enough to make or break entire nations at their leisure.
109	* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Whatever they do, they're not really on your side. They only care about being paid back.
110	* WildCard: They can be either your Ace in the hole or the unexpected (and very unwelcome) Joker ruining your play. But, they're very dependably OnlyInItForTheMoney (and, are just probably-maybe busy trying to rig the game, somehow).
111	[[/folder]]
112
113	[[folder:Tycho Nestoris]]
114	!!Tycho Nestoris
115	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tycho_nestoris_ffg_667.jpg]]
116	-->''"I have the honor to be Tycho Nestoris, a humble servant of the Iron Bank of Braavos."''
117
118	An emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos sent to treat with Stannis Baratheon.
119	----
120	* BadassBureaucrat: Badassness seems to be a job requirement for the post; see below.
121	* DudeNotFunny: He takes a pretty dim view of Jon Snow joking about how having a dragon to warm things up at the Wall would be a good thing, noting Braavos' foundation as a safe haven for former slaves escaping the tyranny of the Valyrian dragon-lords.
122	* IntrepidMerchant: When Queen Cersei rather bluntly refuses to continue repaying the massive debts that the throne owes to the Iron Bank of Braavos, Nestoris willingly goes into several war zones 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.
123	-->'''Tycho:''' We who serve the Iron Bank face death full as often as you who serve the Iron Throne.
124	* MouthOfSauron: Speaks for the Iron Bank as a whole.
125	* 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 who is really a middle-management banker.
126	* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Acting as a proxy for the Iron Bank, he backs Stannis not 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.
127	* WizardBeard: A long, thin one that nearly reaches his waist.
128	[[/folder]]
129
130	[[folder:Noho Dimittis]]
131	!!Noho Dimittis
132
133	An emissary from the Iron Bank of Braavos sent to treat with Cersei Lannister.
134	----
135	* BitCharacter: He has only had one scene in the books so far.
136	* MouthOfSauron: Brings word of the Iron Bank's displeasure over the Iron Throne's refusal to pay back their debt to King's Landing.
137	* NoSell: He is deeply unimpressed with Cersei's efforts to get out of dealing with him by passing the buck to Gyles Rosby or [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor making lousy jokes]].
138	* SuperpersistentPredator: Metaphorically speaking, of course. After Cersei informs him the Iron Throne won't pay its debts until the war is over, Dimittis begins to hound Gyles Rosby, the Master of Coin, so much that the already sick man ends up in bed, his condition much worsened, and dies shortly after.
139	[[/folder]]
140
141	!!!Mummers
142	[[folder:Izembaro]]
143	!!Izembaro
144	!!!Izembaro the Great, King of the Mummers
145
146	The founder and leader of the mummer troupe at The Gate, and possibly a collaborator of the Faceless Men. He plays Robert Baratheon in the play ''The Bloody Hand.''
147	----
148	* AdiposeRex: He's quite fat, and ever since he started calling himself "King of the Mummers," he only wants to portray kings. If a play has no king, he would rather not stage it at all.
149	* HairTriggerTemper: A lot of things make him angry, including his mummers wearing their costumes in the streets, Mercy being late, and Bobono messing up his lines on stage while drunk.
150	* LargeAndInCharge: As the fat leader of the Gate.
151	* LargeHam: A mummer with grandiose nicknames.
152	* OnlyOneName: Izembaro.
153	* SmallNameBigEgo: As seen by his self-professed titles.
154	[[/folder]]
155
156	[[folder:Daena]]
157	!!Daena
158
159	A mummer at The Gate. She plays Cersei Lannister in ''The Bloody Hand.''
160	----
161	* CoolBigSis: She gives Mercy information about the attendees of the Gate's plays.
162	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: She may be named after Princess Daena Targaryen.
163	[[/folder]]
164
165	[[folder:Bobono]]
166	!!Bobono
167
168	A dwarf mummer at The Gate. He plays Tyrion Lannister in ''The Bloody Hand.''
169	----
170	* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: During one performance of ''The Anguish of the Archon'', he stumbled onto the stage drunk and opened with with the grumpkin's speech from ''The Merchant's Lusty Lady.'' Izembaro nearly flayed him for that.
171	* AllMenArePerverts: He keeps fiddling with the laces on his pants so his fake cock will flop out and Mercy has to shove it back in for him. He also squeezes Wendeyne's breasts when he rapes her in ''The Anguish of the Archon'', even though it's not in the script.
172	* DepravedDwarf: He's a little too eager to grope Mercy, who hasn't even flowered yet.
173	* VocalDissonance: He has a big, booming voice for such a little man and puts it to good use as "Tyrion" while making a deal with "the Stranger."
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	!!!Courtesans
177	[[folder:General]]
178	->''"The courtesans of Braavos were famed across the world. Singers sang of them, goldsmiths and jewelers showered them with gifts, craftsmen begged for the honour of their custom, merchant princes paid royal ransoms to have them on their arms at balls and feasts and mummers shows, and bravos slew each other in their names."''
179	\
180	Courtesans are women who use charm, refinement and sexuality to attract high status suitors, patrons and lovers. Their status is considered far above common prostitutes.
181	----
182	* HighClassCallGirl: They are famed far and wide across the known world, and have songs sung of their beauty. A man must be incredibly rich to to pay for a night with one of them.
183	-->'''Young sailor''': What about them fancy whores the singers sing about?\
184	'''Older sailor''': Seven hells, boy. Might be the captain could get hisself a courty-san, but only if he sold the bloody ship. That sort o' cunt's for lords and such, not for the likes o' us.
185	* TheMuse: The famed beauty of courtesans has inspired many a song.
186	* NoNameGiven: They are only known by their titles. The only one whose name is known is Bellegere Otherys, the Black Pearl.
187	* OldFashionedRowboatDate: Every courtesan has her own barge and servants to pole her to her trysts. While pretending to be Cat of the Canals, Arya often glimpses a courtesan floating by, on her way to an evening with some lover.
188	* RagsToRiches: It is implied that there are ways for a common girl to become a courtesan. One of the Merling Queen's Mermaids is the daughter of a serving maid, and the Kindly Man asks Arya if she would like to train as a courtesan under the Black Pearl or the Daughter of the Dusk.
189	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Every courtesan of Braavos is said to be more beautiful than the last.
190	[[/folder]]
191
192	[[folder:Bellegere Otherys]]
193	!!Bellegere Otherys
194	!!!The Black Pearl of Braavos
195
196	A highly prized courtesan.
197	----
198	* DeadGuyJunior: She's named after her great-great grandmother, the first Black Pearl a [[PirateGirl pirate queen]] and mistress to Aegon IV
199	* HighClassCallGirl: One of the most well-regarded courtesans in Braavos.
200	* GenerationXerox: Her mother, Bellonara Otherys, was also a courtesan. Her grandmother as well. It goes all the way to her great-grandmother, daughter of a pirate queen and Aegon IV.
201	* LegacyCharacter: The alias of "Black Pearl of Braavos" is passed down from mother to daughter, ever since the previous Bellegere Otherys, the mistress of Aegon IV.
202	* MeaningfulName: The "Belle" in Bellegere is French for beautiful.
203	* NiceGirl: Purchases three cockles from Cat of the Canals (Arya), paying ten times what the cockles were worth.
204	[[/folder]]
205
206	[[folder:The Veiled Lady]]
207	!!The Veiled Lady
208
209	A courtesan of Braavos.
210	----
211	* TheFaceless: Only those she takes as lovers are allowed to see her face.
212	[[/folder]]
213
214	[[folder:The Merling Queen]]
215	!!The Merling Queen
216
217	A courtesan of Braavos.
218	----
219	* DeathOfAChild: One of her Mermaids drowns. The new one she chooses is a serving maid's daughter, "thirteen and penniless, but lovely."
220	* GirlPosse: She is never seen without her Mermaids, four young maidens who hold her train and do her hair.
221	[[/folder]]
222
223	[[folder:The Moonshadow]]
224	!!The Moonshadow
225	A courtesan of Braavos.
226	----
227	* EtherealWhiteDress: She only wears white and silver.
228	[[/folder]]
229
230	[[folder:The Nightingale]]
231	!!The Nightingale
232
233	The most beautiful courtesan in Braavos.
234	----
235	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Even moreso than the other courtesans, it seems. A bravo will challenge a man to a duel if he dares say any woman in the world is more beautiful than the Nightingale.
236	[[/folder]]
237
238	[[folder:The Poetess]]
239	!!The Poetess
240	A courtesan of Braavos.
241	----
242	* {{Bookworm}}: She always has a book in her hand.
243	[[/folder]]
244
245	!!!Historical Braavosi
246
247	[[folder:Bellegere Otherys (I)]]
248	!!Bellegere Otherys
249	!!!The Black Pearl of Braavos
250	[[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bellegere_otherys.jpg]]
251	[[caption-width-right:295:Bellegere Otherys, as depicted in ''The World of Ice & Fire'']]
252
253	A smuggler, trader and sometimes pirate and captain of the ''Widow Wind'', born from a Braavosi merchant's daughter and an envoy of the Summer Isles. The fourth recorded mistress of Aegon IV the Unworthy, whom she met when he was sent to Braavos on a diplomatic mission by his cousin, King Baelor the Blessed. She's also the first Black Pearl of Braavos, her female descendants would carry on the nickname/title and become prized courtesans. Her children by Aegon IV were Bellenora (the second Black Pearl), Narha, and Balerion.
254	----
255	* BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama: Subverted. There was no drama. Which was decidedly unusual given Aegon's track record with relationships.
256	* TheCaptain: Of the ''Widow Wind''.
257	* FamousAncestor: Of the Black Pearl of Braavos.
258	* IntrepidMerchant: She's gone down in Westerosi history as primarily a courtesan, but that wasn't really her only, or main, gig. Pirate and merchant first and second, negotiated affections third... if ever.
259	* TheMistress: She was the fourth mistress of Aegon IV, with their affair with then-Prince Aegon lasting ten years.
260	* {{Pirate}}: She had a rep for not always being entirely above-board about where her cargo came from if anybody cared to inquire too much...
261	* ReallyGetsAround: She was said to have had a husband in every port she visited.
262	[[/folder]]
263
264	[[folder:Bellenora, Narha and Balerion Otherys]]
265
266	The three purported bastard children of Aegon IV and Bellegere Otherys.
267	----
268	* AllThereInTheManual: They are only mentioned in ''[[Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire The World of Ice & Fire]]''.
269	* ChocolateBaby: Their paternity is dubious because Bellegere was said to have a "husband" in every port she visited.
270	* CoattailRidingRelative: The office of the Black Pearl, a courtesan position, gave them a significant rise in status. This came by virtue of their mother's beauty and Aegon being a Targaryen.
271	* PermanentElectedOfficial: Bellenora was the second Black Pearl after her mother. All of her female descendants became Black Pearls, too. All were/are Braavosi institutions with important political and cultural connections.
272	[[/folder]]
273
274	[[folder:Uthero Zalyne]]
275
276	The Sealord of Braavos responsible for revealing the existence and location of Braavos to the entire world on the 111th anniversary of its founding, an event that came to be known as "the Uncloaking of Uthero".
277	----
278	* AllThereInTheManual: Even though the event is mentioned in the main series, the specifics about the Uncloaking are only revealed in ''Literature/TheWorldOfIceAndFire''.
279	* BuyThemOff: Before proceeding with the Unmasking he made sure to send emissaries from the Iron Bank to the Freehold of Valyria, to pay ample compensation to the grandchildren of the people who owned the ships the founders of Braavos hijacked to make their escape. They refused to pay for the slaves themselves, though.
280	* CrazyPrepared: Before revealing Braavos' existence to the world, he made sure to lay the groundwork years in advance and made sure that any possible person who might object had be properly paid off.
281	* OurFounder: The Braavosi see him as one of their founding fathers, and Uthero's Unmasking is a national holiday celebrated in a Carnivale-style pageant.
282	[[/folder]]

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