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'''Roro Uhoris''' was a [[Tyroshi]] smuggler and pirate, captain of the ''[[Cobblecat]]''. He was known as the '''Blind Bastard''' up and down the [[narrow sea]] though he was neither blind nor a bastard.  He claimed that he could tell one port from another just by the way they smelled. Cities were like women, he insisted; each one had its own unique scent. [[Oldtown]] was as flowery as a perfumed dowager. [[Lannisport]] was a milkmaid, fresh and earthy, with woodsmoke in her hair. [[King's Landing]] reeked like some unwashed whore. [[White Harbor]] was shape, salty, and a little fishy like a mermaid should.{{Ref|aDwD|15|p. 193}} He said the more seals on Seal Rock the luckier the voyage would be.{{Ref|aDwD|15|p. 194}}
 
'''Roro Uhoris''' was a [[Tyroshi]] smuggler and pirate, captain of the ''[[Cobblecat]]''. He was known as the '''Blind Bastard''' up and down the [[narrow sea]] though he was neither blind nor a bastard.  He claimed that he could tell one port from another just by the way they smelled. Cities were like women, he insisted; each one had its own unique scent. [[Oldtown]] was as flowery as a perfumed dowager. [[Lannisport]] was a milkmaid, fresh and earthy, with woodsmoke in her hair. [[King's Landing]] reeked like some unwashed whore. [[White Harbor]] was shape, salty, and a little fishy like a mermaid should.{{Ref|aDwD|15|p. 193}} He said the more seals on Seal Rock the luckier the voyage would be.{{Ref|aDwD|15|p. 194}}
  

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Roro Uhoris
Alias Blind Bastard
Culture Tyroshi
Died Eastwatch-by-the-sea
Books

Roro Uhoris was a Tyroshi smuggler and pirate, captain of the Cobblecat. He was known as the Blind Bastard up and down the narrow sea though he was neither blind nor a bastard. He claimed that he could tell one port from another just by the way they smelled. Cities were like women, he insisted; each one had its own unique scent. Oldtown was as flowery as a perfumed dowager. Lannisport was a milkmaid, fresh and earthy, with woodsmoke in her hair. King's Landing reeked like some unwashed whore. White Harbor was shape, salty, and a little fishy like a mermaid should.[1] He said the more seals on Seal Rock the luckier the voyage would be.[2]

History

Roro had sailed the Cobblecat past the Wall into a dozen coves and traded arms to the wildlings in exchange for furs and other precious goods. On his return south of the Wall, the Cobblecat was intercepted by a Night's Watch fleet and escorted to Eastwatch-by-the-sea.[3] There, Roro was executed on the deck of his ship for trading arms to the wildlings and all the goods that he had received was confiscated.[4]

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