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| Title= Ghiscari
 
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| Language= [[Low Valyrian]] dialect
 
| Language= [[Low Valyrian]] dialect
 
| Religion= Ghiscari religion
 
| Religion= Ghiscari religion
| Features=Brown-skinned, diverse agglomeration of the ancient Ghiscari and other groups enslaved by the Valyrian Freehold.
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| Features=Brown-skinned, dark-eyed<br>Mixed race of ancient Ghiscari and other peoples enslaved by the Valyrian Freehold.
 
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{{Quote|Lamenting their lost empire, the descendants of Old Ghis grew rich and fat.|Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]|Old Ghis & Slaver's Bay (Histories & Lore)}}
 
{{Quote|Lamenting their lost empire, the descendants of Old Ghis grew rich and fat.|Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]|Old Ghis & Slaver's Bay (Histories & Lore)}}
The '''Ghiscari''' are a people and culture established on the region of [[Ghiscar (region)|Ghiscar]] and cities like [[New Ghis]],[[Astapor]], [[Yunkai]], and [[Meereen]]. The modern Ghiscari are, in fact, a mongrel race descended from the original Ghiscari and a dozen races driven together by the [[Ghiscari Empire]] and its subsequent fall and subjugation by the [[Valyrian Freehold]].
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The '''Ghiscari''' are a people and culture established in the region of [[Ghiscar (region)|Ghiscar]], in the continent of [[Essos]]. Modern Ghiscari culture is centered on the cities of [[New Ghis]], [[Astapor]], [[Yunkai]], and [[Meereen]]. Although the modern Ghiscari claim descent from the ancient [[Ghiscari Empire]], its fall and subjugation by the [[Valyrian Freehold]] five thousand years ago make this claim tenuous at best. Culturally, ethnically, and even linguistically, the modern Ghiscari are very much descendants of the [[Valyrians|Valyrian]] slave populations who simply embrace what few elements of Old Ghis have survived the millennia.
   
 
Ghiscari no longer speak the language of their forebears but a [[Low Valyrian|dialect]] of [[High Valyrian]] which also includes words of the [[Old Ghiscari|dead]] Ghiscari tongue.
 
Ghiscari no longer speak the language of their forebears but a [[Low Valyrian|dialect]] of [[High Valyrian]] which also includes words of the [[Old Ghiscari|dead]] Ghiscari tongue.
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The aristocracies of the Ghiscari cities: the [[Good Masters|Good]], [[Wise Masters|Wise]], and [[Great Masters]], wear the ''[[tokar]]'', a traditional Ghiscari garment worn only by the powerful and rich.
   
 
==Prominent Ghiscari==
 
==Prominent Ghiscari==
   
* {[[Kraznys mo Nakloz]]}, of the [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]]. Burned alive by [[Drogon]] during the [[Sack of Astapor]].
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* [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]], of the [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]]. Burned alive by [[Drogon]] during the [[Sack of Astapor]].
* {[[Greizhen mo Ullhor]]}, of the Good Masters of Astapor. Killed by [[Unsullied]] during the Sack of Astapor.
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* [[Greizhen mo Ullhor]], of the Good Masters of Astapor. Killed by [[Unsullied]] during the Sack of Astapor.
 
* [[Razdal mo Eraz]], Master of Men and Speaker to Savages, of the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]], scion of the [[House of Eraz]].
 
* [[Razdal mo Eraz]], Master of Men and Speaker to Savages, of the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]], scion of the [[House of Eraz]].
* {[[Prendahl na Ghezn]]}, one of the captains of the [[Second Sons]] [[mercenary]] company. Beheaded by [[Daario Naharis]].
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* [[Prendahl na Ghezn]], one of the captains of the [[Second Sons]] [[mercenary]] company. Beheaded by [[Daario Naharis]].
* [[Oznak zo Pahl]], a [[Meereen]]ese.
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* [[Oznak zo Pahl]], a [[Meereen]]ese warrior. Beheaded by Daario Naharis during the [[Siege of Meereen]].
 
* [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], of the [[Great Masters]] of [[Meereen]], scion of the [[House of Loraq]].
 
* [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], of the [[Great Masters]] of [[Meereen]], scion of the [[House of Loraq]].
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
   
In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels Ghiscari are a people clinging to the glorious past of the Ghiscari Empire. Their culture, language and religion, however, has been largerly replaced by that of their Valyrian conquerors.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the modern Ghiscari are a people clinging to the glorious past of the Ghiscari Empire. Their culture, language and religion, however, has been largerly replaced by that of their Valyrian conquerors.
   
Modern Ghiscari have dense, dark amber skin and wiry hair with red highlights. Ghiscari men the Slaver Cities are known to wear their hairs teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as wing or horns. They also wear cloaks of yellow with copper disks sewn on. Their tunics are embroidered linen. Below the waist they wear pleated linen skirts and sandals. The richest classes, who are primarily made up of slavers, wear the Tokar, a impractial outfit that forces the wearer to hold it with a hand - and a symbol of status, as the wearer indicates they do not perform any kind of labor. Ghiscari are also fond of rich foods; such as dogs, octopus stew and duck eggs.
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Modern Ghiscari have dense, dark amber skin, and wiry hair with dyed red highlights. Ghiscari men the Slaver Cities are known to wear their hairs teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as wing or horns. They also wear cloaks of yellow with copper disks sewn on. Their tunics are embroidered linen. Below the waist they wear pleated linen skirts and sandals. The richest classes, who are primarily made up of slavers, wear the ''tokar'', an intentionally impractical outfit that forces the wearer to hold it with a hand - and a symbol of status, that the wearer does not perform any kind of labor. Ghiscari are also fond of rich foods, such as dog, octopus stew, and duck eggs.
   
 
Just as their Valyrian rivals are often associated with [[dragons]], Ghiscari associate themselves with the symbol of the defunct Ghiscari Empire: the [[harpy]].
 
Just as their Valyrian rivals are often associated with [[dragons]], Ghiscari associate themselves with the symbol of the defunct Ghiscari Empire: the [[harpy]].
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Ghiscari_Empire#People Ghiscari at A Wiki of Ice and Fire]
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{{Peoples}}
 
{{Peoples}}
 
[[Category:Peoples]]
 
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Revision as of 22:29, 8 September 2014

This article is about the Ghiscari people and culture. For the language see Old Ghiscari.

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"Lamenting their lost empire, the descendants of Old Ghis grew rich and fat."
―Ser Jorah Mormont[src]

The Ghiscari are a people and culture established in the region of Ghiscar, in the continent of Essos. Modern Ghiscari culture is centered on the cities of New Ghis, Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen. Although the modern Ghiscari claim descent from the ancient Ghiscari Empire, its fall and subjugation by the Valyrian Freehold five thousand years ago make this claim tenuous at best. Culturally, ethnically, and even linguistically, the modern Ghiscari are very much descendants of the Valyrian slave populations who simply embrace what few elements of Old Ghis have survived the millennia.

Ghiscari no longer speak the language of their forebears but a dialect of High Valyrian which also includes words of the dead Ghiscari tongue.

The aristocracies of the Ghiscari cities: the Good, Wise, and Great Masters, wear the tokar, a traditional Ghiscari garment worn only by the powerful and rich.

Prominent Ghiscari

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the modern Ghiscari are a people clinging to the glorious past of the Ghiscari Empire. Their culture, language and religion, however, has been largerly replaced by that of their Valyrian conquerors.

Modern Ghiscari have dense, dark amber skin, and wiry hair with dyed red highlights. Ghiscari men the Slaver Cities are known to wear their hairs teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as wing or horns. They also wear cloaks of yellow with copper disks sewn on. Their tunics are embroidered linen. Below the waist they wear pleated linen skirts and sandals. The richest classes, who are primarily made up of slavers, wear the tokar, an intentionally impractical outfit that forces the wearer to hold it with a hand - and a symbol of status, that the wearer does not perform any kind of labor. Ghiscari are also fond of rich foods, such as dog, octopus stew, and duck eggs.

Just as their Valyrian rivals are often associated with dragons, Ghiscari associate themselves with the symbol of the defunct Ghiscari Empire: the harpy.

See also

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