Naath

Naath
Information
Location	The Summer Sea, northwest of mainland Sothoryos, east of the Summer Isles
Geography	Large island Hot, tropical.
Population	Naathi

Missandei: "I am from an island called Naath...when did they take me? I was five years old."

Grey Worm: "You remember your home?"

Missandei: "I remember when they rowed us away from shore. How white the beaches were, how tall the trees. And I remember my village burning, smoke rising into the sky."

— Missandei recalls how she was taken in a slaving raid as a child.

Naath in the opening credits of Season 2. On the bottom of the screen, west of the main landmass of Sothoryos, the island that is shaped like a backwards question-mark.

Missandei of Naath

Naath is an island in the Summer Sea located off the northwestern coast of the southern continent of Sothoryos, west of the Basilisk Isles and east of the Summer Islands. It is the home of Missandei.

History

Background

Naath is a frequent target of slaving raids from Slaver's Bay, which is in Essos on the opposite northern side of the Summer Sea.

Missandei's village was attacked and burned by slavers when she was five years old, and she was captured and taken to the slaver-city of Astapor.

Season 4

Missandei recalls to Grey Worm that she is from an island called Naath, and was taken by the slavers when she was five years old.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Naath is a large, curving island. It is known as a land of peace where war does not exist. The people of Naath- the Naathi- are also known as the Peaceful People. As is typical of the peoples of Sothoryos, the Naathi are dark-skinned. In addition, typical Naathi features include a flat face and golden eyes.

Naath is located on the same line of longitude as Old Valyria, though much further south and separated by a great distance across the Summer Sea.

The Naathi worship a single deity called the Lord of Harmony, who created the entire universe and everything in it. Due to their religious beliefs the Naathi do not harm any living thing, refusing to eat the flesh of animals and abstaining from violence and martial endeavors. As a result the Naathi are vegetarians- their main diet consisting of fruit- and their main recreational activity is the making of music.

The World of Ice & Fire sourcebook stated that Naath is also known as the "Isle of Butterflies" due to the many species of the insect that inhabit the island (this detail has been subtly included in the TV series; in the opening credits, the small image appearing next to Nathalie Emmanuel- who portrays Missandei- is a butterfly). The book also mentioned that the Naathi produce a number of luxury goods- various handicrafts, fine silks and spiced wines- which can be seen in markets on both sides of the Narrow Sea.

Unfortunately, because of their tranquil nature, the peaceful Naathi are a favored target for slavers. They raid the island's coastal areas and take numerous captives back to nearby Slaver's Bay (to the northeast), or even to the Free Cities (to the northwest), both of which are in the continent of Essos to the north.

See also

• Naath on A Wiki of Ice and Fire