Melisandre

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Lady Melisandre of Asshai is a priestess of R'hllor in service to Stannis Baratheon.

Appearance

Melisandre is a beautiful woman, always dressed in red, with a heart-shaped face and red eyes. Great heat emanates from her body.

Biography

Melisandre has prophetic powers that give her partial knowledge of future events. Unlike many other people in Westeros with access to prophecy, Melisandre has absolute faith in her own interpretation. She believes that Stannis is the messianic figure of R'hllor prophecy called Azor Ahai. She counsels him so that he can gain the necessary power to fight the Great Other, the enemy of R'hllor. Through the aid of her magic, Stannis was able to assassinate his rival brother Renly. Melisandre also claimed credit for killing several of Stannis's other enemies, though there was some debate over whether her powers caused these deaths or merely predicted them.

Melisandre's strange faith, aggressive council, and mysterious powers have made her unpopular among some of Stannis' followers, who believe that she leads him astray and hold to their worship of the Seven, calling themselves King's Men. However these traits have endeared her to other followers, who converted to her faith and called themselves Queen's Men as Queen Selyse was the first to convert. Her powers allowed her to survive several assassination attempts by disgruntled Stannis followers.

References and Sources

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