Editing Tokar

[[File:Drazenka Kimpel TokarIIII.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] in a ''tokar''. Art by Drazenka Kimpel © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A '''''tokar''''' is a long, loose, shapeless sheet, worn as a garment in [[Ghiscari]] cities by the [[slavery|slaver]] class, both men and women. In [[Astapor]], only the freeborn are allowed to wear ''tokars''.{{ref|ASOS|27}} The ''tokar'' is a sign of the wearer's wealth and power.{{ref|adwd|2}}

==Description==
The ''tokar'' must be wound around the hips and under an arm and over a shoulder to keep it on. It is wrapped this way to carefully display the dangling fringes, which are usually adorned with some decoration to signify the wearer's status.{{ref|ASOS|27}} If wound too loose, the ''tokar'' might unravel and fall off. If it is wound too tight, it might tangle and trip the wearer. Even if wound properly, the wearer must hold the ''tokar'' in place with their left hand. Walking requires small steps and great balance to prevent tripping and falling on the trailing fringes.{{ref|adwd|2}} A person should not ride a [[horse]] while wearing a ''tokar''.{{ref|adwd|43}}

The ''tokar'' may be worn over an undertunic, which may be made of linen.{{ref|adwd|71}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Joshua CairosDanyAstapor1.jpg|thumb|450px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] confronts the ''tokar''-wearing [[Good Master]]s of [[Astapor]]. Art by Joshua Cairos © Fantasy Flight Games]]
During the [[fall of Astapor]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] orders her [[Unsullied]] to slay every man wearing a ''tokar'' or holding a whip. Many [[Good Masters]] trip over their garments while trying to flee.{{ref|ASOS|27}}

The [[Wise Master]] [[Grazdan mo Eraz]] attempts to bribe Daenerys to prevent her from attacking [[Yunkai]] to free its slaves, but she refuses him. After Grazdan insults her, she says "''[[Dracarys]]''", and [[Drogon]] sets his ''tokar'' ablaze. When Grazdan complains that he was offered safe conduct, Daenerys tells him she will buy him a new ''tokar'' after Yunkai delivers its slaves to her.{{ref|ASOS|42}}

After her [[siege of Meereen|conquest]] of [[Meereen]], Daenerys has the [[Great Masters]] and their women gathered in the plaza before the [[Great Pyramid]], stripped of their [[jewelry]] and ''tokars''.{{ref|ASOS|71}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
In Meereen, Queen Daenerys wants to ban the ''tokar'', but her advisors convince her otherwise. The [[Green Grace]], [[Galazza Galare]], explains that Daenerys must wear the attire of [[Old Ghis]] if she wants to be accepted as [[Queen of Meereen|their ruler]]. [[Ben Plumm]] refers to the ''tokar'' as "floppy ears" that a "king o' the rabbits" must wear, and Daenerys adopts that term for her ''tokars'', which she dislikes wearing.{{ref|ADWD|2}} 

The snappish [[Viserion]] burns the ''tokar'' of [[Reznak mo Reznak]].{{ref|ADWD|2}}

Daenerys dresses in a ''tokar'' to hold court in the [[Audience chamber (Great Pyramid)|throne room]] of the [[Great Pyramid]]. One of the petitioners is a [[Great Master]]'s son dressed in a frayed ''tokar'', who wants his father's former household slaves executed for killing his family. Daenerys has to deny him, as she had declared a blanket pardon for all crimes committed during the sack, and will not punish slaves for rising up against their masters. The boy attempts to attack her, but fails when he trips on his own ''tokar''. Daenerys forgives him and sends him away, and tells him to treasure the ''tokar'' that saved his life.{{ref|ADWD|2}}

When [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] comes to Daenerys for his seventh petition to re-open the [[fighting pits of Meereen]], he has shaved his beard and cut his hair, and he wears a simple robe instead of a ''tokar''.{{ref|ADWD|11}}

A dying Astapori rider arrives in Meereen atop a [[pale mare]], warning that Astapor is burning. [[Grey Worm]] informs Daenerys that under the man's ''tokar'' he was as thin as a skeleton and burning with fever.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} 

After Daenerys agrees to marry Hizdahr per the advice of Galazza Galare, Reznak informs her of the [[wedding]] garb for a bride according to [[Ghiscari]] tradition, a ''tokar'' of white [[silk]], with dark red veils. The ''tokar'' is fringed with baby [[pearl]]s, which symbolize fertility.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Daenerys wears the traditional ''tokar'' during her wedding to Hizdahr, though she envies her [[Dothraki]] [[handmaid]]s in their [[sandsilk]] trousers and painted vests.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

At the ceremony for the re-opening of the [[fighting pits]], after the [[pit fighter]] [[Barsena Blackhair]] is killed by a [[boar]], Daenerys can no longer stand to wear her ''tokar'' and removes it, moments before [[Drogon]] arrives in [[Daznak's Pit]].{{ref|ADWD|52}}

[[Tyrion Lannister]] recalls that when he was performing in Daznak's Pit, all he saw of Daenerys was a slender girl with silvery hair, who was wrapped in a ''tokar'' and whose face was veiled.{{ref|ADWD|57}}

==Styles==
[[File:Tiziano Baracchi Wise Master.png|thumb|350px|A [[Wise Master]] wearing a ''tokar'', being carried by [[slaves]]. Art by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Kraznys mo Nakloz.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Kraznys mo Nakloz]], holding a whip in one hand and his ''tokar'' in place with the other. Art by Derk Venneman © FFG]]
Known styles include:
*sea-green [[silk]] with a [[gold]] fringe, owned by [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]]{{ref|ASOS|23}}
*red silk{{ref|ASOS|23}}
*[[silver]] fringe{{ref|ASOS|27}}
*gold fringe{{ref|ASOS|27}}
*white [[pearl]] fringe, owned by [[Grazdan mo Ullhor]]{{ref|ASOS|27}}
*plain fringe{{ref|ASOS|27}}
*silk with golden [[Myrish lace]] fringe, owned by [[Grazdan mo Eraz]]{{ref|ASOS|42}}
*sheer white linen with a fringe of golden tassels, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|2}}
*maroon silk with a golden fringe, owned by [[Reznak mo Reznak]]{{ref|ADWD|2}}
*purple with an [[amethyst]] and pearl fringe, owned by [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]{{ref|ADWD|2}}
*grey with a silver fringe, owned by the son of a [[Great Master]]{{ref|ADWD|2}}
*violet silk with a gold fringe, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|11}}
*yellow silk with a golden fringe, owned by [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]]{{ref|ADWD|25}}
*green silk with a Myrish lace fringe, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|36}}
*blue, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|36}}
*white silk with a baby pearl fringe and red veils, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|36}}
*burgundy, with a golden stripe and a fringe of golden beads, owned by [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]{{ref|ADWD|36}}
*maroon samite with a golden fringe, owned by [[Reznak mo Reznak]]{{ref|ADWD|43}}
*violet, owned by [[Zahrina]]{{ref|ADWD|47}}
*green and gold stripes, owned by a [[Wise Master]]{{ref|ADWD|47}}
*blue with a fringe of [[tiger's eye]]s, owned by a [[Wise Master]]{{ref|ADWD|47}}
*vermillion, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|50}}
*yellow silk with pearls, owned by [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|52}}
*purple, owned by the [[House of Loraq]]{{ref|ADWD|52}}
*indigo, owned by the [[House of Loraq]]{{ref|ADWD|52}}
*lilac, owned by the [[House of Loraq]]{{ref|ADWD|52}}
*pink and white stripes, owned by the [[House of Pahl]]{{ref|ADWD|52}}
*blue and gold{{ref|ADWD|59}}
*maroon silk with a gold fringe, owned by a [[Wise Master]]{{ref|ADWD|59}}
*teal and orange stripes, owned by a [[Wise Master]]{{ref|ADWD|59}}
*dark red with a fringe of tiny golden skulls, owned by [[Zahrina]]{{ref|ADWD|60}}
*green{{ref|ADWD|71}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Ghiscarielitecassandrebolan.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A member of the [[Ghiscari]] elite, wearing a [[gold]]-fringed ''tokar''. Art by Cassandre Bolan © FFG]]
{{quote|It was the fringe on the ''tokar'' that proclaimed a man's status, Dany had been told by Captain [[Groleo]]. In this cool green room atop the [[Pyramid of Nakloz|pyramid]], two of [[Good Masters|the slavers]] wore ''tokars'' fringed in [[silver]], five had [[gold]] fringes, and one, the [[Grazdan mo Ullhor|oldest Grazdan]], displayed a fringe of fat white [[pearl]]s that clacked together softly when he shifted in his seat or moved an arm.{{ref|ASOS|27}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{quote|Do all the [[Yunkai'i]] whine so over a singed ''tokar''? I shall buy you a new one... if you deliver up your [[slave]]s within three days.{{ref|ASOS|42}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]], to [[Grazdan mo Eraz]]}}

{{Quote|It was not a garment meant for any man who had to work. The ''tokar'' was a [[slavery|master's]] garment, a sign of wealth and power.{{ref|ADWD|2}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Mother of Dragons]] must don the ''tokar'' or be forever hated. In the wools of [[Westeros]] or a gown of [[Myrish lace]], Your Radiance shall forever remain a stranger amongst us, a grotesque outlander, a barbarian conqueror. [[Meereen]]'s [[Queen of Meereen|queen]] must be a lady of [[Old Ghis]].{{ref|ADWD|2}}|[[Galazza Galare]], to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{quote|Man wants to be the king o' the rabbits, he best wear a pair o' floppy ears.{{ref|ADWD|2}}|[[Ben Plumm]], to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

[[File:Daenerys Targaryen by Borja Pindado.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Queen of Meereen]] [[Daenerys Targaryen]] wearing a ''tokar'', atop the [[Great Pyramid]]. Art by Borja Pindado © FFG]]
{{quote|The petitioners will soon be at my gates. I must don my floppy ears and become [[Queen of Meereen|their queen]] again.{{ref|ADWD|2}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]], to [[Barristan Selmy]]}} 

{{Quote|The bidders sat on wooden benches sipping fruit drinks. A few were being fanned by [[slaves]]. Many wore ''tokars'', that peculiar garment beloved by the old blood of [[Slaver's Bay]], as elegant as it was impractical.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|Daenerys sat silent through the meal, wrapped in a vermilion ''tokar'' and black thoughts, speaking only when spoken to, brooding on the men and women being [[slavery|bought and sold]] outside her walls, even as they feasted here within [[Meereen|the city]].{{ref|ADWD|50}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{quote|'''Irri:''' ''[[Khaleesi]]''? What are you doing?<br>
'''Daenerys:''' Taking off my floppy ears.{{ref|ADWD|52}}|[[Irri]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]], in [[Daznak's Pit]]}}

{{quote|'''Hizdahr:''' Magnificence, the people of [[Meereen]] have come to celebrate our union. You heard them cheering you. Do not cast away their love.<br>
'''Daenerys:''' It was my floppy ears they cheered, not me. Take me from [[Daznak's Pit|this abbatoir]], husband.{{ref|ADWD|52}}|[[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] and [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
The ''tokar'' is likely inspired by the real-world [[w:Toga|toga]], the distinctive garment of the aristocratic class of [[w:Ancient Rome|Ancient Rome]], which was difficult to put on and challenging to wear correctly. The toga, a long length of woven fabric, typically white wool, was wrapped around the body and draped over the left shoulder; as no pins or ties were allowed to be used, the left arm had to hold the toga in place. The wearer had to walk carefully, in a dignified manner, to avoid disarrangement of the toga's folds. The toga was forbidden to be worn by non-citizens, foreigners, freedmen, and slaves. The ''tokar'' may also be inspired by the [[w:sari|sari]], a women's garment of the [[w:Indian subcontinent|Indian subcontinent]], that is similarly a long length of woven fabric wrapped about the body, but typically made in more opulent textiles and colors.

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