Byan Votyris

	Byan Votyris by Alejandro Kay ©
Title	Merchant Captain
Culture	Norvoshi
Book	A Game of Thrones (appears)

Byan Votyris is a Norvoshi merchant and the captain of a great trading caravan.^[1]

Appearance and Character

Byan is a small man with weather-beaten skin, and he wears a splendid blue-dyed mustache extending from one ear to the other.^[1]^{[N 1]}

Byan's caravan is composed of four hundred horses.^[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Byan's caravan travels from Pentos to Vaes Dothrak by way of Norvos and Qohor,^[1] just like Princess Daenerys Targaryen did with Khal Drogo's Khalasar.^[2] Once arrived, they encamp in the Western Market. Byan is the bearer of a letter from Magister Illyrio Mopatis addressed to Ser Jorah Mormont.^[1]

Daenerys is trading in the Western Market when she is nearly poisoned by a wineseller of the caravan. Aghast, Byan gives the poisoner into the custody of the princess's khas and his goods to Daenerys as a token of regret.^[1]

Quotes by Byan

Take this one away to await the pleasure of the khal. His goods I gift to you as well, Princess. Small token of regret, that one of mine would do this thing.^[1]
—Byan to Daenerys Targaryen

Quotes about Byan

A dozen caravan guards had come running. With them was the master himself, Merchant Captain Byan Votyris, a diminutive Norvoshi with skin like old leather and a bristling blue mustachio that swept up to his ears. He seemed to know what had happened without a word being spoken.^[1]
—thoughts of Daenerys Targaryen

Notes

↑ Byan adopts the freeborn Norvoshi tradition of wearing a long mustache as facial hair (The World of Ice and Fire - The Free Cities: Norvos). However, dying facial hair is a common custom from Tyrosh. (The World of Ice and Fire - The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI.
↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, Journeys.

[2] Byan adopts the freeborn Norvoshi tradition of wearing a long mustache as facial hair (The World of Ice and Fire - The Free Cities: Norvos). However, dying facial hair is a common custom from Tyrosh. (The World of Ice and Fire - The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh).

[Ragot54{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI.

[Rtloiafjourneys{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-3] The Lands of Ice and Fire, Journeys.

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