Editing Gold (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Gold LinkChris Pritchard.png|thumb|Gold links in a [[maester]]'s chain, by Chris Pritchard © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Christine Griffin jaimeLannister.jpg|thumb|Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] by C. Griffin © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The well-to-do might drink from gold goblets{{ref|ACOK|40}}{{ref|AFFC|12}} and cups{{ref|AFFC|29}} and eat from gold plates{{ref|ACOK|63}}{{ref|ASOS|36}} and gilded bowls.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Gold can be used as replacement teeth.{{ref|ACOK|47}}{{ref|ADWD|2}}

[[Maesters]] are rewarded with gold chains for the study of [[currency|money and accounts]].{{ref|AGOT|41}} Maester [[Luwin]] keeps a small [[silver]]ed looking glass in an ornate golden frame.{{ref|ACOK|66}} Archmaester [[Ryam]]'s ring, rod, and mask are yellow gold.{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s doublet depicts the [[House Baratheon|Baratheon stag]] in golden thread.{{ref|AGOT|39}} Prince [[Joffrey Baratheon]] has a slim coronet made of gold and [[sapphire]]s.{{ref|AGOT|29}} The youth's longsword, [[Lion's Tooth]], has a gold [[lion]]'s head pommel.{{ref|AGOT|15}} 

[[House Lannister]] is especially fond of gold, as it is the source of their wealth. Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] has a golden ring with an [[emerald]] the size of a pigeon's egg,{{ref|AGOT|49}} while Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] wears gilded steel plate{{ref|AGOT|38}} and wields a gilded sword.{{ref|AGOT|15}} Cersei owns an ornate carved-and-gilded pleasure barge.{{ref|ACOK|58}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] has a doublet covered with golden studs in the shape of lions' heads.{{ref|ACOK|15}} Their father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], has a longsword with a golden pommel,{{ref|ACOK|30}} decorates his armor with three miniature lions in gold, and has greaves and gauntlets inlaid with ornate gold scrollwork. Tywin's greatcloak is cloth-of-gold,{{ref|ACOK|62}} and his horse's armor is gilded.{{ref|ACOK|65}} His brother, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], uses a golden lion's head brooch.{{ref|ADWD|54}} [[House Lannister guards|Lannister guardsmen]] have golden lions atop their helms.{{ref|AGOT|35}}{{ref|AFFC|3}} The Golden Gallery within [[Casterly Rock]] has gilded decorations and walls,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} and the [[Goldroad]] connects the Rock and [[Lannisport]] with [[King's Landing]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Ser [[Brynden Tully]] has brooches depicting a black fish in gold and [[obsidian]]{{ref|AGOT|34}} and gold and [[jet]],{{ref|AFFC|38}} while Lord [[William Mooton]] uses a red-gold salmon.{{ref|AFFC|14}} A crest of golden roses decorates the helm of Ser [[Loras Tyrell]],{{ref|ACOK|22}} who also clasps his cloak with a soft gold rose with [[jade]] leaves.{{ref|ASOS|6}} Ser [[Boros Blount]] uses a gold lion brooch with [[ruby]] eyes.{{ref|AGOT|51}} Ser [[Meryn Trant]] also clasps his cloak with a golden lion, wears enameled scales chased with gold, and has a golden sunburst on his helm.{{ref|AGOT|67}} Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] uses a golden leaf at his clasp,{{ref|ACOK|2}} while Lord [[Monford Velaryon]] wears a white gold seahorse{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} and Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] has a golden trident.{{ref|ADWD|29}} The helm of Lord [[Renly Baratheon]] has gold antlers.{{ref|AGOT|15}} The breastplate of Lord [[Alester Florent]] depicts a red gold fox,{{ref|ACOK|42}} and that of Lord [[Antario Jast]] is inlaid with three golden lions.{{ref|AFFC|16}} Lord [[Robert Arryn]] has a chain of gold and sapphires.{{ref|AFFC|41}} [[Victarion Greyjoy]] wears a great cloth-of-gold cape in the shape of a [[kraken]].{{ref|AFFC|18}} The [[Horn of Herrock]] prized by [[House Kenning of Kayce]] is banded with old gold.{{ref|AFFC|27}} The [[Griffin Seat]] of [[House Connington]] is gilded.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

The Spear Tower at [[Sunspear]] is crowned with a spear of gilded steel, while the Tower of the Sun has a dome of gold and leaded glass.{{ref|AFFC|2}} One of the high seats at Sunspear has the [[House Martell|Martell]] spear inlaid in gold upon its back.{{ref|AFFC|2}} The gilded helm of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] has a copper disc to represent the [[sun]] of [[Dorne]], and his shield depicts the arms of House Martell in red gold, yellow gold, white gold, and copper.{{ref|ASOS|70}} [[Tyene Sand]] embroiders with a pair of golden needles, and [[Nymeria Sand]] binds her hair with red-gold wire.{{ref|AFFC|2}}

[[High Septon]]s often wear crowns of spun gold and crystal.{{ref|AGOT|65}}{{ref|ASOS|60}} [[Melisandre]] wears a red gold choker with [[Melisandre's ruby|a ruby]] on her neck.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Gold coins are featured in the arms of [[House Payne]].{{ref|ASOS|59}}

Squires might receive golden spurs when they are granted [[knight]]hood.{{ref|ADWD|55}} The [[City Watch of King's Landing]] are known as the gold cloaks because of their woolen cloaks dyed gold.{{ref|AGOT|27}}{{ref|AGOT|65}} Officers have breastplates ornamented with four golden disks.{{ref|ACOK|5}} Their commander, [[Janos Slynt]], wears ornate black-and-gold plate.{{ref|AGOT|49}} Some war galleys of the [[royal fleet]] have gold-painted hulls.{{ref|AGOT|18}}{{ref|AGOT|65}}{{ref|ACOK|58}} The [[White Book]] of the [[Kingsguard]] has gold hinges and fastenings.{{ref|ASOS|67}}

[[File:Marc Simonetti Bittersteel golden company.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Golden Company]] by Marc Simonetti ©]]

[[Sellsword]]s often wear their accumulated wealth, such as gold rings, on their person.{{ref|ADWD|24}}{{ref|ADWD|43}} The cloth-of-gold tent of the [[Golden Company]]'s captain-general is surrounded by a ring of pikes topped with the [[golden skulls|gilded skulls]] of previous captains-general.{{Ref|aDwD|24}}

Khal [[Drogo]] binds his thick mustachios with gold and [[bronze]] rings.{{ref|AGOT|3}} He also wears gold bells in his braid and a heavy belt of solid gold medallions.{{ref|AGOT|46}} [[Daario Naharis]] paints his pointed mustachios gold,{{ref|ASOS|42}} and the hilts of his ''[[arakh]]'' and stiletto are nude golden women.{{ref|ASOS|42}} [[Malazza]] wears a black breastplate with an inlaid gold harpy.{{ref|ADWD|47}}

''[[Tokar]]s'' of [[Slaver's Bay]] can have gold fringes,{{ref|ASOS|27}} and some [[slaves]] wear gilded iron collars with tiny bells.{{ref|ADWD|47}} [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] binds his beard with gold rings.{{ref|ADWD|2}} The [[Temple of the Graces]] in [[Meereen]] has a golden dome,{{ref|ASOS|71}} and the throne within the city's [[Great Pyramid]] depicts a [[harpies|harpy]] in gilded wood.{{ref|ASOS|71}} [[Elephant]]s in Meereen can have their tusks bobbed and gilded.{{ref|ADWD|43}} [[Harpy's gold]] is a plant along Slaver's Bay.{{ref|ASOS|57}} The innermost gates of [[Qarth]] are studded with golden eyes.{{ref|ACOK|27}}

[[Yi Ti]] is ruled by [[god-emperor]]s of the [[Golden Empire]]. YiTish princes are said to live in houses of solid gold. [[Mengo Quen]] ruled from a palace covered decorated in gold leaf and with gold furnishings{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}} The [[Lengii]] long prevented outsiders from mining their gold.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Leng}} Many merchants and travellers venture to [[Asshai]] seeking gold from the [[Shadow Lands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow}}

Followers of the [[Old Way]] among the [[ironborn]] dislike paying with gold, preferring to instead pay the [[iron price]].{{ref|ACOK|11}} [[Dagmer Cleftjaw]] wears gold, silver, and bronze rings he has claimed from others.{{ref|ACOK|37}} 

The silver-gold hair of [[House Targaryen]] set them apart from common men.{{ref|THK}}