Joso's Prank
Joso's Prank is a trading galley owned by Illyrio Mopatis. It is renamed Meraxes, after the Targaryen dragon of old.
Appearance
Joso's Prank has two hundred oars.[1] Its figurehead is made of iron in the shape of a jester's face.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Magister Illyrio Mopatis sends Saduleon, Joso's Prank, and Summer Sun to Qarth to bring Daenerys Targaryen back to Pentos in preparation for her return to Westeros. Daenerys accepts, but insists in renaming the ships as Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar in homage of the three powerful dragons from Aegon's Conquest.[3] She tasks Arstan Whitebeard with having the new names painted on the hulls in golden letters three feet high.[3]
A Storm of Swords
Meraxes is broken up along with the others on the shores near Meereen so that Daenerys's army will have the wood to build rams, shields and other items useful in a siege. They use the mainmast of Meraxes, which they nickname Joso's Cock, to break down the eastern gate of the city during the siege of Meereen.[2]
References
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 71, Daenerys VI.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 63, Daenerys V.