House of Eraz
The House of Eraz is one of the ancient slaving families of Yunkai.
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Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Grazdan led the Yunkai envoys to Daenerys Targaryen when she came to conquer their city. On behalf of the city, he attempted to bribe her with gold and try to convince her to pass over Yunkai, but was rebuffed and in turn given an ultimatum by Daenerys to let the slaves go by the third day.
After the crushing defeat of the Yunkai forces outside of their walls, Grazdan is sent to deliver Daenerys's ultimatum.
A Dance with Dragons
Grazdan mo Eraz travels to Volantis to persuade the Triarchs to send their fleet against Daenerys Targaryen. His bribes and feasts are said to be lavish, he brought slave girls and boys trained in Yunkai in the way of the seven sighs to pleasure the ruling class of Volantis.
While in Volantis he spreads many false stories about Daenerys, that she is blood thirsty, feeds her dragons on the flesh of newborn babies, impales anyone who defies her on spikes to die, takes a different lover every night and bathes in blood of maidens to retain her youth. [1]
Meanwhile, Gorzhak zo Eraz joins several other of the Wise Masters on the march against Meereen. The Windblown, a sellsword company hired by Yunkai, mock Gorzhak as "Pudding Face".[2] Since the death of Yurkhaz zo Yunzak in the fighting pits of Meereen the Yunkai'i keep a daily rotation for the duty of supreme commander. Gorzhak serves as supreme commander one day, Faezhar zo Faez or Ghazdor zo Ahlaq the next.
Gorzhak, along with his other two supreme commanders and Bloodbeard, present the head of captain Groleo to Hizdahr zo Loraq and demand the deaths of Daenerys Targaryen's dragons in return for the release of the other hostages Hero, Daario Naharis and Jhogo.
The Winds of Winter
On the eve of battle during the Second Siege of Meereen, Gorzhak zo Eraz is slain by the Tattered Prince, who turns the Windblown's cloak to join Queen Daenerys Targaryen.[3]
House of Eraz at the end of the third century
The known Eraz during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:
- Grazdan mo Eraz, slaver and diplomat
- {Gorzhak zo Eraz}, slaver and commander, slain by the Tattered Prince during the Second Siege of Meereen.
References and Notes
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 22, Tyrion VI.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 25, The Windblown.
- ↑ Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)
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