Editing Slavery (section)

===Old Valyria===
[[File:HBO dragonlord at salvers bay.png|thumb|350px|A [[dragonlords|dragonlord]] oversees the sale of conquered peoples in [[Slaver's Bay]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
At the beginning of their rise to power, the [[Valyrians]] watched the [[Ghiscari]] grow rich and powerful off the backs of conquered peoples. After the fall of Ghis, the self-styled freehold wanted its turn, seeking to emulate the success that slavery had brought to Ghis. The [[Valyrian Freehold]] made extensive use of thousands of slaves from a hundred different nations from throughout [[Essos]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}} 

In the mines underneath the [[Fourteen Flames]], "only the worst" slaves toiled, burned, and died to find [[gold]] and [[silver]]. Slave revolts were common in the mines, but the Valyrians were strong in [[sorcery]] and able to put them down. When there was war, the Valyrians took thousands of slaves, and when there was peace they bred them.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}

It is said the first [[Faceless Man]] existed in Valyria. There he brought death to the slaves who lived horrid lives toiling in the heat of the Fourteen Flames, praying for an end. He came to realize that the many gods they prayed to were [[Many-Faced God|one god]], and that he was an instrument of the gods.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}

Many [[maesters]] believe the [[coming of the Andals|migration of Andals]] from [[Andalos]] to [[Westeros]] was to avoid Valyrian slavery.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals]]}}