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| + | {{Quote|The tears of Lys, a rare and costly poison. Clear, tasteless and odorless. Dissolved in wine or water, it eats at a man's bowels. He dies in agony. Which will not appear unusual if the victim is old and sickly. A favorite tool of impatient heirs.|[[Oberyn Martell]]|Poisons (Histories & Lore)}} |
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| + | The '''tears of Lys''' is a rare and costly, but extremely deadly [[poison]]. It is clear and tasteless, and thus leaves no trace that might alert the target. |
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| + | [[Varys]], the [[Master of Whisperers]], warns [[Eddard Stark]] that he believes [[Jon Arryn]], Stark's predecessor as [[Hand of the King]], was actually poisoned using tears of Lys.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref> |
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| + | When [[Petyr Baelish|Petyr Baelish]] arrives at the Eyrie with [[Sansa Stark]], it is finally revealed by [[Lysa Arryn]] that she was the one who dropped the tears of Lys into Jon Arryn's wine.<ref>"[[First of His Name]]"</ref> |
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| + | ==In the books== |
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| + | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the tears of Lys are apparently made in the [[Free Cities|Free City]] of [[Lys]]. It causes extreme sickness in the bowels and belly, and kills very quickly. Not only is it difficult for the intended target to detect, its effects are subtle enough that they are easily mistaken for a very sudden and severe fever. Even upon examination of the corpse, it is difficult to discern if someone has been killed using tears of Lys. |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| + | *{{AWOIAF}} (MAJOR spoilers from the books) |
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Revision as of 00:51, 31 March 2015
- "The tears of Lys, a rare and costly poison. Clear, tasteless and odorless. Dissolved in wine or water, it eats at a man's bowels. He dies in agony. Which will not appear unusual if the victim is old and sickly. A favorite tool of impatient heirs."
- ―Oberyn Martell
The tears of Lys is a rare and costly, but extremely deadly poison. It is clear and tasteless, and thus leaves no trace that might alert the target.
Varys, the Master of Whisperers, warns Eddard Stark that he believes Jon Arryn, Stark's predecessor as Hand of the King, was actually poisoned using tears of Lys.[1]
When Petyr Baelish arrives at the Eyrie with Sansa Stark, it is finally revealed by Lysa Arryn that she was the one who dropped the tears of Lys into Jon Arryn's wine.[2]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the tears of Lys are apparently made in the Free City of Lys. It causes extreme sickness in the bowels and belly, and kills very quickly. Not only is it difficult for the intended target to detect, its effects are subtle enough that they are easily mistaken for a very sudden and severe fever. Even upon examination of the corpse, it is difficult to discern if someone has been killed using tears of Lys.
See also
Tears of Lys on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
