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[[File:Chatayas.jpg|thumb|350px|Chataya's brothel, by Bjarne Hansen © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Chataya's brothel''' is an upscale brothel located behind [[Rhaenys's hill|Rhaenys's Hill]] in [[King's Landing]]. It is owned and run by [[Chataya]]. <ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Tyrion</ref> There is a secret passageway that runs from the brothel to a nearby stable.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Tyrion</ref>
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'''Chataya's brothel''', or '''Chataya's''' for short,{{Ref|ASOS|66}} is an upscale brothel on the [[Street of Silk]] in [[King's Landing]]. It is owned and run by [[Chataya]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}} Her girls are costly and dress in flowing [[silk]]s cinched at the waist with beaded belts.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
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==Layout==
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The [[brothel]] is two stories tall with a stone ground floor and a timber upper floor. Many of its windows are leaded. Over the door swings an ornate lamp of gilded metal and scarlet glass.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
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Inside the entrance the air smells of exotic spice. Its floor displays a mosaic of two women entwined in love. The common room is behind an ornate [[Myr]]ish screen that has been carved with [[Plants|flowers]], fancies, and dreaming maidens. The common room has a cushioned alcove and a leaded colored glass window where sunlight pours through. An older man plays the [[Reed pipes|pipes]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
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A round turret rises from one corner of the house. The turret room is located up two flights of stairs from the ground floor, then down a long hall and up another stair to a lone door which opens to the turret room. Within the room is a great canopied bed, a tall wardrobe decorated with erotic carvings, and a narrow window of leaded glass in a pattern of red and yellow diamonds.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
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Inside the turret room's empty wardrobe is a back panel concealing a secret passageway. When the back panel is pushed aside it reveals a metal ladder whose rungs go well below street level. The shaft then opens onto a dark, slanting earthen tunnel. Having come perhaps a distance of three blocks under the [[Hill of Rhaenys]], a patron will then emerge through a trap door at the back of a nearby stable.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
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==History==
 
==History==
This brothel was one of [[Robert I]]'s favorites. <ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Tyrion</ref>  [[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Jon Arryn]] visited this brothel when trying to identify bastards fathered by [[Robert I]] {{Ref|aGoT|27}}
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The secret tunnel from the brothel was dug for an unspecified [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
==About==
 
The brothel is a house two stories tall with a stone ground floor and a timber upper floor.  A round turret rises from one corner of the structure.  Many of the windows are leaded.  Over the door swings an ornate lamp, a globe of gilded metal and scarlet glass.
 
  
Inside the entrance the air smells of some exotic spice and the floor beneath displays a mosaic of two women entwined in love. {{Ref|aCoK|15}}
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The brothel is a favorite of King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}} Lords [[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Jon Arryn]] visited Chataya's brothel when trying to identify [[bastards]] fathered by Robert.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}
  
The common room is behind an ornate [[Myr]]ish screen that has been carved with flowers and fancies and dreaming maidens.  When looking into the common room [[Tyrion]] sees an old man playing a cheerful air on pipes. There is a cushioned alcove and a leaded coloured glass window where sunlight pours through. 
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==Recent Events==
==The Turret Room & Secret Passageway==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
The turret room is up two flights of stairs from the ground floor, then down a long hall and up another stair to a lone door which opens to the turret room.  Within the room is a great canopied bed, a tall wardrobe decorated with erotic carvings and a narrow window of leaded glass in a pattern of red and yellow diamonds. {{Ref|aCoK|15}}
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[[Mhaegen|One of the whores]] has [[Barra]], a bastard daughter of King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|AGOT|35}} During his search for the king's bastards, Lord [[Eddard Stark]] finds the child and her mother at [[Chataya]]'s brothel.{{Ref|AGOT|35}}
  
Inside the empty wardrobe there is a back panel concealing a secret passageway.  [[Chataya]] has closely guarded the knowledge of its existence.  When the back panel is pushed all the way aside it reveals a metal ladder, the rungs go well below street level, the shaft then opens onto a dark, slanting earthen tunnel.
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
==The Tunnel==
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Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] decides to erase any clue of her adultery and has Barra and her mother killed by men of the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]] under the command of [[Allar Deem]].{{Ref|ACOK|8}}
Having come perhaps a distance of three blocks under [[Rhaenys's hill|Rhaenys's Hill]] down the earthen tunnel a patron will then emerge through a trap door at the back of a nearby stable.  {{Ref|aCoK|15}} 
 
Tyrion uses the tunnel as an exit while pretending to be at Chataya’s when he is in fact concealing his visits to [[Shae]] - but it can also be the other way around.  The earthen tunnel was dug for [[Tywin Lannister|another]] [[King's Hand]] whose honor would not allow him to enter such a house openly. {{Ref|aCoK|15}}
 
  
==Chataya’s Girls==
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] visits Chataya's as a front for his clandestine visitations with [[Shae]] at a manse nearby. When he enters the common room, he sees an older man playing music on pipes and girls playing tiles near a window. [[Alayaya]], Chataya's daughter, shows Tyrion how to access the secret tunnel from the turret room, and [[Varys]] escorts him beneath [[Hill of Rhaenys|Rhaenys's Hill]]. Tyrion then rides from the nearby stable to discretely visit [[Shae's manse]].{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
Chataya’s girls are costly. It is said the girls are fit for a king.  They are all as sweet as they are beautiful and skilled in every art of love. They dress in flowing silks cinched at the waist with beaded belts.  
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Tyrion returns to the brothel on several occasions so he can visit [[Shae]]; each time he only requests the services of Alayaya. During one visit, a patron attempts to spit on Tyrion but the spittle instead lands on Tyrion's companion, [[Bronn]], who knocks out the patron's teeth.{{Ref|ACOK|29}} On another occasion, Bronn goes off with a girl from [[Dorne]]. The [[War of the Five Kings]] has led [[Chataya]] to offer a poorer vintage of [[wine]].{{Ref|ACOK|29}} Tyrion considers bringing King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] to the brothel so he can enjoy the girls.{{Ref|ACOK|36}} [[Marei]] teaches her fellow prostitutes how to read,{{Ref|ACOK|29}} and she wagers with [[Dancy]] over the latter girl's ability to seduce Tyrion.{{Ref|ACOK|29}}
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Fearing that Tyrion is plotting against Joffrey, Cersei threatens Tyrion by having Alayaya taken as a hostage. The queen mistakenly believes that the prostitute is Tyrion's lover instead of Shae.{{Ref|ACOK|54}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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Tyrion sends [[Podrick Payne]] to find Ser Bronn, who is with Alayaya and Marei at Chataya's.{{Ref|ASOS|12}}
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[[Anguy]] reveals he spent the small fortune he had won at the [[Hand's tourney]] on Alayaya, [[Dancy]], and [[Jayde]], as well as on roast swan and Arbor [[wine]].{{Ref|ASOS|39}}
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Tyrion recommends Chataya's to Prince [[Oberyn Martell]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}} The Red Viper eventually sleeps with Alayaya.{{Ref|ASOS|66}}
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==Chataya's girls==
 
*[[Alayaya]]
 
*[[Alayaya]]
 
*[[Dancy]]
 
*[[Dancy]]
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*[[Jayde]]
 
*[[Marei]]
 
*[[Marei]]
*[[Jayde]]
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*Dark-eyed Dornish girl
==Known Clients==
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*King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]].
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==Known clients==
*Unnamed King’s Hand, possibly [[Tywin Lannister]]
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*[[Anguy]]
*Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]
 
 
*[[Bronn]]
 
*[[Bronn]]
*[[Anguy]] the archer
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*[[Robert I Baratheon]]
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*[[Oberyn Martell]]
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*Unnamed [[Hand of the King]] (theorised to be [[Tywin Lannister]], see [[Marei/Theories]].)
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|[[Chataya]] runs a choice establishment. I've half a mind to buy it. Brothels are a much sounder investment than ships, I've found. [[Whores]] seldom sink, and when they are boarded by [[pirates]], why, the pirates pay good coin like everyone else.{{Ref|AGOT|35}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|Little men have big appetites, and I'm told the girls here are fit for a king.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Bronn]]}}
  
==Recent Events==
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{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': Show me a few of your girls.<br>
===A Game of Thrones===
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'''Chataya''': It will be my great delight. You will find that they are all as sweet as they are beautiful, and skilled in every art of love.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Chataya]]}}
One of Chataya`s whores has a bastard [[Barra|daughter]] of King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]]. <ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game  of Thrones-Chapter 35|Chapter 35]].  During his search for the bastards of Robert.<Lord [[Eddard Stark]] finds the child and her mother at Chataya’s brothel ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 35|Chapter 35]], Eddard</ref>
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===A Clash of Kings===
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{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': How is it a brothel happens to have a secret entrance?<br>
Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] decided to erase any clue of her adultery and has the bastard daughter of [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I]] killed (and the mother who tried to stop them) by men of the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]], under the command of [[Allar Deem]].<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 8|Chapter 8]].
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'''Varys''': The tunnel was dug for another [[Hand of the King|King's Hand]], whose honor would not allow him to enter such a house openly. [[Chataya]] has closely guarded the knowledge of its existence.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Varys]]}}
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{{Quote|It's good to be a [[knight]]. No more looking for the cheaper brothels down the street. Now it's [[Alayaya]] and [[Marei]] in the same featherbed, with Ser Bronn in the middle.{{Ref|ASOS|12}}|[[Bronn]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{Quote|Chataya's on the Street of Silk has several girls who might suit your needs.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Oberyn Martell]]}}
  
Tyrion</ref> [[Tyrion Lannister]] visits Chataya's as a front for his clandestine visitations with [[Shae]] at a manse nearby. <ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 15|Chapter 15]], Tyrion</ref>
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==References==
===A Storm of Swords===
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{{References}}
Anguy reveals tha he spent the small fortune he had won at the [[Tourney of the Hand]] on [[Jayde]], [[Alayaya]] and [[Dancy]], roast swan and arbor wine. <ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 39|Chapter 39]], Arya</ref>
 
  
==References and Notes==
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[[Category:Brothels]]
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[[Category:Chataya's brothel| ]]
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[[Category:King's Landing]]
  
[[Category:Buildings]]
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[[es:Burdel de Chataya]]
[[Category:Places in the Crownlands]]
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[[fr:Bordel de Chataya]]
[[fr:Bordel de Chataya]][[zh:莎塔雅的妓院]]
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[[pt:Bordel da Chataya]]
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[[ru:Бордель Катаи]]
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[[zh:莎塔雅的妓院]]

Latest revision as of 19:38, 3 September 2022

Chataya's brothel, by Bjarne Hansen © Fantasy Flight Games

Chataya's brothel, or Chataya's for short,[1] is an upscale brothel on the Street of Silk in King's Landing. It is owned and run by Chataya.[2] Her girls are costly and dress in flowing silks cinched at the waist with beaded belts.[2]

Layout

The brothel is two stories tall with a stone ground floor and a timber upper floor. Many of its windows are leaded. Over the door swings an ornate lamp of gilded metal and scarlet glass.[2]

Inside the entrance the air smells of exotic spice. Its floor displays a mosaic of two women entwined in love. The common room is behind an ornate Myrish screen that has been carved with flowers, fancies, and dreaming maidens. The common room has a cushioned alcove and a leaded colored glass window where sunlight pours through. An older man plays the pipes.[2]

A round turret rises from one corner of the house. The turret room is located up two flights of stairs from the ground floor, then down a long hall and up another stair to a lone door which opens to the turret room. Within the room is a great canopied bed, a tall wardrobe decorated with erotic carvings, and a narrow window of leaded glass in a pattern of red and yellow diamonds.[2]

Inside the turret room's empty wardrobe is a back panel concealing a secret passageway. When the back panel is pushed aside it reveals a metal ladder whose rungs go well below street level. The shaft then opens onto a dark, slanting earthen tunnel. Having come perhaps a distance of three blocks under the Hill of Rhaenys, a patron will then emerge through a trap door at the back of a nearby stable.[2]

History

The secret tunnel from the brothel was dug for an unspecified Hand of the King.[2]

The brothel is a favorite of King Robert I Baratheon.[2] Lords Stannis Baratheon and Jon Arryn visited Chataya's brothel when trying to identify bastards fathered by Robert.[3]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

One of the whores has Barra, a bastard daughter of King Robert I Baratheon.[4] During his search for the king's bastards, Lord Eddard Stark finds the child and her mother at Chataya's brothel.[4]

A Clash of Kings

Queen Cersei Lannister decides to erase any clue of her adultery and has Barra and her mother killed by men of the City Watch under the command of Allar Deem.[5]

Tyrion Lannister visits Chataya's as a front for his clandestine visitations with Shae at a manse nearby. When he enters the common room, he sees an older man playing music on pipes and girls playing tiles near a window. Alayaya, Chataya's daughter, shows Tyrion how to access the secret tunnel from the turret room, and Varys escorts him beneath Rhaenys's Hill. Tyrion then rides from the nearby stable to discretely visit Shae's manse.[2]

Tyrion returns to the brothel on several occasions so he can visit Shae; each time he only requests the services of Alayaya. During one visit, a patron attempts to spit on Tyrion but the spittle instead lands on Tyrion's companion, Bronn, who knocks out the patron's teeth.[6] On another occasion, Bronn goes off with a girl from Dorne. The War of the Five Kings has led Chataya to offer a poorer vintage of wine.[6] Tyrion considers bringing King Joffrey I Baratheon to the brothel so he can enjoy the girls.[7] Marei teaches her fellow prostitutes how to read,[6] and she wagers with Dancy over the latter girl's ability to seduce Tyrion.[6]

Fearing that Tyrion is plotting against Joffrey, Cersei threatens Tyrion by having Alayaya taken as a hostage. The queen mistakenly believes that the prostitute is Tyrion's lover instead of Shae.[8]

A Storm of Swords

Tyrion sends Podrick Payne to find Ser Bronn, who is with Alayaya and Marei at Chataya's.[9]

Anguy reveals he spent the small fortune he had won at the Hand's tourney on Alayaya, Dancy, and Jayde, as well as on roast swan and Arbor wine.[10]

Tyrion recommends Chataya's to Prince Oberyn Martell.[11] The Red Viper eventually sleeps with Alayaya.[1]

Chataya's girls

Known clients

Quotes

Chataya runs a choice establishment. I've half a mind to buy it. Brothels are a much sounder investment than ships, I've found. Whores seldom sink, and when they are boarded by pirates, why, the pirates pay good coin like everyone else.[4]

Little men have big appetites, and I'm told the girls here are fit for a king.[2]

Tyrion: Show me a few of your girls.
Chataya: It will be my great delight. You will find that they are all as sweet as they are beautiful, and skilled in every art of love.[2]

Tyrion: How is it a brothel happens to have a secret entrance?
Varys: The tunnel was dug for another King's Hand, whose honor would not allow him to enter such a house openly. Chataya has closely guarded the knowledge of its existence.[2]

It's good to be a knight. No more looking for the cheaper brothels down the street. Now it's Alayaya and Marei in the same featherbed, with Ser Bronn in the middle.[9]

Chataya's on the Street of Silk has several girls who might suit your needs.[11]

References