History Characters / ASongOfIceAndFireSummerIsles

* TheArcher: The Summer Isles are famed for their bows made of goldenheart wood, said to be some of the best in the world.

* ArcherArchetype: She's the captain of the ''Cinnamon Wind'''s company of archers.

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* WarIsHell: Thoroughly averted. Battles in the Summer Isles are highly ritualized, more similar to gladiator games. As a result, there is no sacking, looting, rapes, or even executions. The leaders of the losing side of a war are expected to leave the Isles and go into exile.

* WeaponOfChoice: Her goldenheart bow.

An archipelago located in the Summer Sea, the Summer Isles are south of Westeros and distant enough not to be considered part of either Essos or, currently, Sothoryos. The latter being mainly because they're far enough away from the main body of the southern continent to still be habitable; see both Mauritius and the Seychelles and their relationships with the rest of Africa-and-Madagascar.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Though its population would qualify as "African" by real-world standards, the names of the Isles are reminiscent of the Polynesian islands in the Pacific Ocean. Their status as a major trading entrepot gives them overtones of the Caribbean as well. Most interesting, their attitude towards sex resemble a lot to the Polynesian views as well.

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireRoyalCourtOfKingsLanding Royal Court of King's Landing character page]].

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireOtherWesterosi Other Westerosi Characters page]].

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireOtherWesterosi Other Westerosi Characters page]].

!!Quhuru Mo

!!Kojja Mo

!!Xhondo Dhoru

!!Prince Malthar Xaq
!!!Malthar the Windrider, Malthar the Mapmaker

!!Princess Xanda Qo

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireBandOfNine Band of Nine page]].

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Though its population would qualify as "African" by real-world standards, the names of the Isles are reminiscent of those of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. Their status as a major trading entrepot gives them overtones of the Caribbean as well. Their culture and geography seem to parallel with the Polynesian quite a bit. Most interesting, their attitude towards sex resemble a lot to the Polynesian's views as well.

* IntrepidMerchant: While most ships stay close to the coast, Summer Islands captains venture into the ocean aboard their swan ships
* LoveDeity: The Summer Islanders worship a love god and a love goddess. Sex is considered sacred, thus and all noble Summer Islanders are expected to serve, at least for a time, in their temples giving pleasure to all those who seek it.

* CoolBigSis: She takes on this role to Sam and Gilly during their trip, urging Sam to act on his feelings towards the wildling girl, and takes care of Aemon Steelsong (Dalla's baby, who Sam and Gilly are sort of forced to swap with Gilly's baby on Jon Snow's orders as part of Jon's plan to both save Dalla's son from being burned alive by Melisandre and protect Gilly's son at the same time) when Sam and Gilly finally get together.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Downplayed. The Summer Isles are very rich in exotic species, rare hardwood timbers used in ship construction, and tropical animals - but in contrast, they are very poor in metals. Not just precious metals like gold and silver, but ''all'' metals, even iron and tin. But the Summer Islanders long since worked around this so it isn't really a problem: they've practically got a monopoly on several major spices that don't grow anywhere else, so early on they developed a strong merchant fleet to trade with other lands for metals. Lannisport gives them gold and iron, the Summer Islanders give them cinnamon and sugar, everybody wins.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Downplayed. The Summer Isles are very rich in exotic species, rare hardwood timbers used in ship construction, and exotic animals - but in contrast, they are very poor in metals. Not just precious metals like gold and silver, but ''all'' metals, even iron and tin. But the Summer Islanders long since worked around this so it isn't really a problem: they've practically got a monopoly on several major spices that don't grow anywhere else, so early on they developed a strong merchant fleet to trade with other lands for metals. Lannisport gives them gold and iron, the Summer Islanders give them cinnamon and sugar, everybody wins.

* TheSavageSouth: Averted. They're actually and idyllic and exotic group of tropical island city-states, famed for their skill at seafaring and exploration. Large-scale wars are forbidden by their priests: instead, disputes between city-states are handled by duels, or formal melees between two teams of warriors (sort of like a large-scale Trial of Seven from Westeros).

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseBaratheonOfKingsLanding House Baratheon of King's Landing character page]].

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireIndependentCharacters Independent Characters page]].

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireIndependentCharacters Independent Characters page]].

-->See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireEssos Essos page]].

* CultureClash: Having sex is considered sacred to her people. She is confused by the restrictions that Westerosi society puts on it (vows of celibacy, shaming of non-virgins, etc.).

* ActionGirl: She is an expert marksman with her double-curved goldenheart bow, able to fire a shaft 400 yards.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Summer Islanders are in general peace loving, kind, polite & respectful individuals & their society is one of the most well adjusted & progressive ones in the whole world. However pirates & slavers are terrified of them & their [[CoolShip Swan ships]]. This lesson was taught at the point of a volley or two of [[RainOfArrows arrows shot from their famed(& dreaded) goldenwood bows]].

* WarIsHell: Thoroughly averted. Battles in the Summer Isles are highly ritualized, more similar to gladiator games. As a result, there is no sacking, looting, rapes or even executions. The leaders of the losing side of a war are expected to leave the Isles and go into exile.

* AscendedExtra: Has a minor appearance in ''A Clash of Kings'', where Jorah takes him to see Dany's dragons and reveals King Robert is dead. In ''A Feast for Crows'', he takes Sam, Gilly and Maester Aemon on their voyage to Oldtown in exchange for Aemon's books -- which he plans on selling to the Citadel -- and some of their clothes.

* CoolBigSis: She takes on this role to Sam and Gilly during their trip, urging Sam to act on his feelings towards the wildling girl, and takes care of Aemon Steelsong (Dalla's baby, who Sam and Gilly are sort of forced swap with Gilly's baby on Jon Snows' orders as part of Jon's plan to both save Dalla's son from being burned alive by Melisandre and protect Gilly's son at the same time) when Sam and Gilly finally get together.

* PrecisionFStrike: Apparently the first word he learned in Common Tongue was the F word. And he's quite fond of it.
* YouNoTakeCandle: His common tongue leaves something to be desired.