Editing Dye

'''Dyes''' are used to change the color of things, such as textiles and leather.{{ref|ACOK|17}} [[Hair dye]] is a popular cosmetic, especially in [[Tyrosh]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

==Culture==
[[Tyrosh]]i and [[Braavos]]i make dyes from substances secreted by sea [[snail]]s, and their dyes have become famous throughout the [[known world]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}{{ref|TWOIAF|TWOIAF: The Free Cities: Braavos}}

Dyers often have their hands stained in different colors, such as black,{{ref|AGOT|28}} purple,{{ref|AGOT|28}} or green.{{ref|ACOK|1}}

The [[City Watch of King's Landing]] are known as the gold cloaks because of their dyed cloaks.{{ref|AGOT|65}}

The [[cave dwellers]] who live [[beyond the Wall]] dye their faces blue, purple, and green.{{ref|ASOS|15}}

==History==
Dyers prospered during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

[[Daemon II Blackfyre]] dyed his hair black while disguised as Ser John the Fiddler during the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]].{{ref|TMK}}

[[Lommy Greenhands]] was a dyer's apprentice before he was caught stealing.{{ref|ACOK|1}}

Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], [[master of coin]], has bought [[wool]], linen, and lace and had the textiles dyed before having them resold.{{ref|ACOK|17}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
In the [[Western Market]] of [[Vaes Dothrak]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sees a cloth trader from [[Yi Ti]] haggling over the price of green dye with a [[Pentos]]hi.{{ref|AGOT|54}}

The ivory silk gown given by Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Sansa Stark]] is dyed black so that Sansa can wear it to mourn the late King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|57}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
While Daenerys is in [[Qarth]], dyers clothe her in colors she did not know existed.{{ref|ACOK|40}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Septa [[Eglantine]] put brown dye in Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]]'s hair to disguise the child during the journey to [[Dorne]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}

[[Lysa Arryn]] gave [[hair dye]] to Sansa to change her hair from auburn to a burnt brown.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

[[Ironborn]] capture a [[Tyrosh]]i merchantmen and use dyes in its hold to color their beards in an effort to sneak into Oldtown. Their plan is halted by ''[[Lady of the Tower]]'', however.{{ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Jon Connington|Griff]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (Young Griff)|Young Griff]] dye their hair blue.{{ref|ADWD|22}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|Two of the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]] were standing at the mouth of an alley. Their cloaks hung almost to the ground, the heavy wool dyed a rich [[gold]]; their mail and boots and gloves were black.{{ref|AGOT|65}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{quote|He did not simply collect the [[gold]] and lock it in a treasure vault, no. He paid [[Robert I Baratheon|the king's]] debts in promises, and put the king's gold to work. He bought [[wagon]]s, shops, [[ship]]s, houses. He bought grain when it was plentiful and sold bread when it was scarce. He bought [[wool]] from the [[north]] and [[linen]] from the south and [[Myrish lace|lace]] from [[Lys]], stored it, moved it, dyed it, sold it. The [[currency|golden dragons]] bred and multiplied, and [[Petyr Baelish|Littlefinger]] lent them out and brought them home with hatchlings.{{ref|ACOK|17}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|One of his [[drowned men]] handed him a robe of heavy roughspun dyed in mottled greens and blues and greys, the colors of the sea and the [[Drowned God]].{{ref|AFFC|1}}|thoughts of [[Aeron Greyjoy]]}}

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