The background is the speculation whether the dragons came from this region long before Valyria.

Even though the thousands of stairs look cumbersome, the place on the open sea seems to be the safest place for the inhabitants. As if the inhabitants fear to build their houses further inland in the Shadowlands. The architecture is anchored to the steep slopes of the coast. Text by Alper Turfan at Cinema strikes Back - Asshai by the Shadows.īased on the book „The world of Ice and fire“ by George R. Melisandre, the longtime supporter of Stannisīaratheon, comes from Asshai, the dark city on the Jade sea. The largest known magical group is the red priests, followers of the god R’hllor. Some of the magic is not even found in the Citadel’s scrolls. Sorcerers, alchemists, moonsingers, warlocks, bloodmages, necromancers, and all other practitioners of the arcane arts, roam the greasy dark streets. Asshai represents an aspect of this world that is most often hidden from view. The menacing dark city is actually a place of sorcery. In fact, there are no children at all in Asshai. There is no sound of children playing in the streets. That conceal their faces from outsiders’ view. There is no hustle and bustle in the marketplaces, and people keep to themselves. Asshai by the Shadows contains no crowds. Maester Yandel found excellent words when he wrote that Asshai’s massive city walls could encompass Volantis, Qarth, and King’s Landing, and still have room for Oldtown.īut However large the city truly is, its number of inhabitants is comparatively low. The city’s all-encompassing blackness saps all energy from the light’s rays, which dries up any vegetation. Place in all the World of Ice and Fire, but it is without a doubt the most sinister.īarely any other region is as inhospitable, and hardly anything grows from its unforgiving ground. They say that black covers the streets, buildings, and walls, traveling from the harbor, past the inner district, and into the shadowlands. Those who have braved such an odyssey report nothing of the distant city except a swallowing darkness.

The legends of Asshai by the Shadow, concealed behind a black curtain of rumors: Asshai has existed since the beginning of time, but only very few have ever reached the The fringes of the Unknown World are the most fascinating of all.

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