Amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin used for decoration.
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Culture
The massive chairs of the Pureborn of Qarth are decorated with goldwork and studded with amber, onyx, lapis, and jade.[1]
Amber can be found beyond the Wall.[2][3][4]
The rainwood is known for its fur, wood, and amber.[5] According to a semi-canon source, the castle of Amberly, seat of House Rogers, may be named for having large deposits of amber nearby.[6]
Gold and amber flow from the Axe in the Qhoyne to Dagger Lake.[7] The Forest of Qohor has silver, tin, and amber.[8] Amber can also be found on Ib.[9]
History
House Amber was a family of the north extinguished by the Kings of Winter.[10]
Roro Uhoris sailed Cobblecat into the Shivering Sea to trade steel to the free folk for ivory, furs, amber, and obsidian.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Tyrion Lannister compares the voice of Chataya to flowing amber.[11]
Among the gifts brought by trader captains to Daenerys Targaryen in Qarth are amber and dragonglass from Asshai.[1] Xaro Xhoan Daxos gives Daenerys a thousand miniature knights carved of amber, amethyst, beryl, jade, onyx, opal, and tourmaline, with armor of silver and gold.[1]
A Storm of Swords
Daenerys compares the skin color of the people of Slaver's Bay to amber.[12]
A Dance with Dragons
Among the tribute collected from the free folk passing through the Wall are amber pendants.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 40, Daenerys III.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 73, Jon X.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Prologue.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands.
- ↑ The Citadel. Heraldry: Houses from the Stormlands
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 14, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Qohor.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 15, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 27, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 58, Jon XII.
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