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The '''Church of Starry Wisdom''', also known as the '''Cult of Starry Wisdom''', is a sinister religion that persists into the present day in many port cities throughout the [[Known World|known world]].
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The '''Church of Starry Wisdom''', also known as the '''Cult of Starry Wisdom''',{{ref|ADWD|45}} is a sinister religion that persists in many port cities throughout the [[known world]]. Its leader holds the title of High Priest.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
  
The legendary [[Bloodstone Emperor]] of the [[Great Empire of the Dawn]], who renounced the gods of [[Yi Ti]] and began to worship a [[black stone]] that fell from the skies, is believed by some scholars to have been the first [[High Priest]] of the Church.{{ref|TWOIAF| Yi Ti}}.
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==History==
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The legendary [[Bloodstone Emperor]] of the [[Great Empire of the Dawn]], who renounced the gods of [[Yi Ti]] and began to worship a [[black stone]] that fell from the skies, is believed by some scholars to have been the first High Priest of the Church.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
  
==Recent events==
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==Recent Events==
While posing as Beth, [[Arya Stark]] overhears the acolyte of the church atop their scrying tower, singing to the evening stars.{{ref|ADWD|45}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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While posing as Beth, [[Arya Stark]] overhears the acolytes of the church atop their scrying tower in [[Braavos]], singing to the evening stars.{{ref|ADWD|45}}
  
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
==Behind the Scenes==
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[[es:Iglesia de la Sabiduría Estelar]]
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[[fr:Église de la Sagesse étoilée]]

Revision as of 03:55, 22 March 2022

The Church of Starry Wisdom, also known as the Cult of Starry Wisdom,[1] is a sinister religion that persists in many port cities throughout the known world. Its leader holds the title of High Priest.[2]

History

The legendary Bloodstone Emperor of the Great Empire of the Dawn, who renounced the gods of Yi Ti and began to worship a black stone that fell from the skies, is believed by some scholars to have been the first High Priest of the Church.[2]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

While posing as Beth, Arya Stark overhears the acolytes of the church atop their scrying tower in Braavos, singing to the evening stars.[1]

Behind the Scenes

The Church of Starry Wisdom is a reference to the eponymous cult in H. P. Lovecraft's short story The Haunter of the Dark. In the story, the Church worships Nyarlathotep, one of the "outer gods".

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 45, The Blind Girl.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti.