Dragonglass

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Deception of Dragonglass Dagger

Dragonglass is volcanic glass, or obsidian. Children of the forest make weapons out of dragonglass, including daggers and arrowheads.[1] Dragonglass weapons are one of the few weaknesses of the Others. An Other that is pierced by an obsidian blade dies almost instantaneously. During the Age of Heroes it was also recorded by the Night's Watch that the children of the forest gave the black brothers a hundred obsidian daggers every year.[2] The Valyrians also made use of obsidian to make their glass candles.[3] Obsidian blades are sharper than steel but far more brittle.[4]

There are large deposits of dragonglass on Dragonstone and it is an important export from Asshai.


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