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'''Orphans of the Greenblood''' are the descendants of the [[Rhoynar]] who came to [[Dorne]] after the [[Rhoynar Invasion]] but refused to assimilate and continue to practice the traditions of their ancestors.
 
==About==
 
The orphans live on rafts along the river [[Greenblood]] and consider themselves orphaned from their [[Mother Rhoyne]]. It is said that when they first came to [[Dorne]] they built their smaller boats from the burned carcasses of the ships they used to cross the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|aFfC|21}}
 
  
The orphans of the Greenblood pole their boats up and down the river, fishing, picking fruits, and doing whatever work is required.  
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'''Orphans of the Greenblood''' are the Dornish descendants of the [[Rhoynar]] who fled to [[Dorne]] after the [[Rhoynar Invasion]] but refused to assimilate.
  
They dance and sing on the river, and are also said to have great knowledge of the [[Medicine|healing arts]], able to cure warts and produce the best midwives<ref>[[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Tyrion IV (A  Dance with Dragons)|Tyrion IV]] p.306</ref>
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==Orphaned from their Homeland==
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The orphans still mourn the loss of [[Rhoyne|their homeland]] and so continue to practice the traditions of their ancestors.  
  
Their [[Ships|boats]] have little draft and are painted and carved. They have low roofs and wide beams.{{Ref|aFfC|21}}
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They consider themselves to be “orphans” as they are of the [[Rhoynar]] and have been orphaned from her, their “Mother,” the river [[Rhoyne]] which in their faith also holds a divine status, therefore they also identify the river as "[[Mother Rhoyne]]."
  
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==Way of Life==
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The orphans live on rafts along the river [[Greenblood]].  It is said that when they first came to [[Dorne]] they built their smaller boats from the burned carcasses of the ships they used to cross the [[narrow sea]].
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The orphans of the Greenblood pole their boats up and down the river and its tributaries, fishing, picking fruits, and doing whatever work is required.  They go to [[Planky Town]] to trade with the carracks, cogs, and galleys from across the [[narrow sea]].  Some have been known to sell cloth and spices up and down the Greenblod. {{Ref|aFfC|21}}
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They dance and sing on the river, and are also said to have great knowledge of the [[Medicine|healing arts]], able to cure warts and produce the best midwives. <ref>[[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Tyrion IV (A  Dance with Dragons)|Tyrion IV]] p.306</ref>
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Some Greenblood born orphans have returned home to [[Mother Rhoyne]], such as [[Yandry]] and [[Ysilla]] who ply the river on the ''[[Shy Maid]]''. {{Ref|adod| 14}}
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==Orphan Boats==
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The orphan [[Ships|boats]] are pole boats.  They have hardly any draft to speak of and are painted and carved. They have low roofs and wide beams.  [[The Young Dragon]] disparaged them as “hovels built on rafts,” but that is hardly a fair assessment, {{Ref|aFfC|21}} all but the poorest orphan boats are wonderfully carved and painted. 
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The pole boat that ambushes Princess Arianne and her companions when they reach the Greenblood is painted in shades of green, with a curved wooden tiller shaped like a mermaid, and fish faces peering through her rails.  Poles and ropes and jars of olive oil clutter her decks and iron lanterns swing fore and aft.
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|[[Nymeria]]’s blood is in me, along with that of [[Mors Martell]], the Dornish lord she married.  On the day they wed, Nymeria fired her ships, so her people would understand that there could be no going back.  Most we glad to see those flames, for their voyagings had been long and terrible before they came to Dorne, and many and more had been lost to storm, disease, and [[slavery]].  There were a few who mourned, however.  They did not love this [[Dorne|dry red land]] or its [[the Faith|seven-faced god]], so they clung to their old ways, hammered boats together from the hulks of the burned ships, and became the orphans of the [[Greenblood]].  The Mother in their songs is not '''our''' Mother, but the [[Mother Rhoyne]], whose waters nourished them from the dawn of days. {{Ref|aFfC|21}}}} - [[Arianne Martell]], to [[Myrcella Baratheon]]
  
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
{{References|2}}
 
{{References|2}}

Revision as of 02:16, 30 October 2013

An orphan of the Greenblood. © Fantasy Flight Games

Orphans of the Greenblood are the Dornish descendants of the Rhoynar who fled to Dorne after the Rhoynar Invasion but refused to assimilate.

Orphaned from their Homeland

The orphans still mourn the loss of their homeland and so continue to practice the traditions of their ancestors.

They consider themselves to be “orphans” as they are of the Rhoynar and have been orphaned from her, their “Mother,” the river Rhoyne which in their faith also holds a divine status, therefore they also identify the river as "Mother Rhoyne."

Way of Life

The orphans live on rafts along the river Greenblood. It is said that when they first came to Dorne they built their smaller boats from the burned carcasses of the ships they used to cross the narrow sea.

The orphans of the Greenblood pole their boats up and down the river and its tributaries, fishing, picking fruits, and doing whatever work is required. They go to Planky Town to trade with the carracks, cogs, and galleys from across the narrow sea. Some have been known to sell cloth and spices up and down the Greenblod. [1]

They dance and sing on the river, and are also said to have great knowledge of the healing arts, able to cure warts and produce the best midwives. [2]

Some Greenblood born orphans have returned home to Mother Rhoyne, such as Yandry and Ysilla who ply the river on the Shy Maid. [3]

Orphan Boats

The orphan boats are pole boats. They have hardly any draft to speak of and are painted and carved. They have low roofs and wide beams. The Young Dragon disparaged them as “hovels built on rafts,” but that is hardly a fair assessment, [1] all but the poorest orphan boats are wonderfully carved and painted.

The pole boat that ambushes Princess Arianne and her companions when they reach the Greenblood is painted in shades of green, with a curved wooden tiller shaped like a mermaid, and fish faces peering through her rails. Poles and ropes and jars of olive oil clutter her decks and iron lanterns swing fore and aft.

Quotes

Nymeria’s blood is in me, along with that of Mors Martell, the Dornish lord she married. On the day they wed, Nymeria fired her ships, so her people would understand that there could be no going back. Most we glad to see those flames, for their voyagings had been long and terrible before they came to Dorne, and many and more had been lost to storm, disease, and slavery. There were a few who mourned, however. They did not love this dry red land or its seven-faced god, so they clung to their old ways, hammered boats together from the hulks of the burned ships, and became the orphans of the Greenblood. The Mother in their songs is not our Mother, but the Mother Rhoyne, whose waters nourished them from the dawn of days. [1]

- Arianne Martell, to Myrcella Baratheon


References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
  2. Dance of the Dragons, Tyrion IV p.306
  3. Bad parameter 1: "adod" is not a recognized work