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==History==
 
==History==
Bloodmages were prominent in the [[Valyrian Freehold]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} Septon [[Barth]], in his ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]'', speculated that the bloodmages of [[Valyria]] employed [[wyvern]] stock to create [[dragons]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} In the flesh pits of [[Gogossos]], bloodmages mated beast to slave-women to bring forth twisted half-human children.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}} Magic is said to have died out in the west after the [[Doom of Valyria]], however.{{ref|AGOT|23}}
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Bloodmages were prominent in the [[Valyrian Freehold]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} They were very powerful, and not all bloodmages came from [[dragonlord]] families, although there was overlap between the two groups.<ref>[http://www.historyofwesteros.com/george-rr-martin-in-conversation-how-interviews-grrm/ George RR Martin in Conversation: HOW Interviews GRRM!]</ref>
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Septon [[Barth]], in his ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]'', speculated that the bloodmages of [[Valyria]] employed [[wyvern]] stock to create [[dragons]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} In the flesh pits of [[Gogossos]], bloodmages mated beast to slave-women to bring forth twisted half-human children.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}} Magic is said to have died out in the west after the [[Doom of Valyria]], however.{{ref|AGOT|23}}
  
 
[[Mirri Maz Duur]], a ''[[maegi]]'', was taught by a bloodmage from the [[Shadow Lands]].{{ref|AGOT|64}}
 
[[Mirri Maz Duur]], a ''[[maegi]]'', was taught by a bloodmage from the [[Shadow Lands]].{{ref|AGOT|64}}

Revision as of 00:39, 26 August 2022

Bloodmages are practitioners of bloodmagic. The shadowbinders and bloodmages of the Further East are said to work their terrible sorceries at night.[1] They are welcome in Asshai, where they can practice their arts and rituals with impunity.[2]

History

Bloodmages were prominent in the Valyrian Freehold.[3][4] They were very powerful, and not all bloodmages came from dragonlord families, although there was overlap between the two groups.[5]

Septon Barth, in his Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History, speculated that the bloodmages of Valyria employed wyvern stock to create dragons.[4] In the flesh pits of Gogossos, bloodmages mated beast to slave-women to bring forth twisted half-human children.[3] Magic is said to have died out in the west after the Doom of Valyria, however.[1]

Mirri Maz Duur, a maegi, was taught by a bloodmage from the Shadow Lands.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 23, Daenerys III.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos.
  5. George RR Martin in Conversation: HOW Interviews GRRM!
  6. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 64, Daenerys VIII.