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'''''Selaesori Qhoran''''' was a trading cog en route from [[Volantis]] to [[Qarth]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion VII (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 27 - Tyrion VII]], page 371</ref> Her name means'' Fragrant Steward''. [[Tyrion Lannister]] nicknames her the ''Stinky Steward''.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion VIII (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 33 - Tyrion VIII]], page 437</ref>
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The '''''Selaesori Qhoran''''' is a trading cog, traveling a route from [[Volantis]] to [[Qarth]].{{ref|adwd|27}} Her name means ''Fragrant Steward'', but [[Tyrion Lannister]] nicknames her the ''Stinky Steward''.{{ref|adwd|33}}
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==About==
 
==About==
She was a wallowing tub of 500 tons, with a deep hold, high castles fore and aft, and a single mast between.  She has a big striped sail. At her forecastle stood a grotesque figurehead, a worm eaten wooden eminence with a constipated look and a scroll tucked up under one arm.
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The ''Selaesori Qhoran'' is a wallowing tub of five hundred tons. She has a deep hold, high castles fore and aft, a single mast between, and a big striped sail. At her forecastle stands a grotesque worm-eaten figurehead, an eminence with a constipated look and a scroll tucked up under one arm. [[Tyrion Lannister]] considers the ship to be the ugliest he has ever seen.{{Ref|ADWD|33}}
  
[[Tyrion]] had never seen an uglier ship.  Her crew was no prettier.  Her captain was a mean mouthed, flinty, kettle-bellied man with close-set, greedy eyes.  A bad [[cyvasse]] player and a worse loser. Under him served four mates, freemen all, and 50 [[slave]]s bound to the ship, each with a crude version of the cog’s figurehead tattooed upon one cheek. Three of the mates and more than ¾ of the crew were fervent worshipers of the [[Lord of Light]].  [[Tyrion]] was not so sure about the captain’s faith, as he would always emerge for the evening prayers but took no other part in them.  
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The [[Captain of the Selaesori Qhoran|captain]] of the ''Selaesori Qhoran'' is a mean-mouthed, flinty, kettle-bellied man with close-set, greedy eyes, who is a bad [[cyvasse]] player and a worse loser. Four mates, freemen, serve under him. Further, fifty [[slave]]s serve on the ship, all [[tattoo]]ed after the fashion of [[Volantis]], with the ship's figurehead on their cheek. Three mates and three-quarters of the ship's crew worships [[R'hllor]], the [[Lord of Light]], but it is uncertain whether the captain worships R'hllor as well.{{Ref|ADWD|33}}
  
She carried tin and iron, bales of wool and lace, fifty [[Myr]]ish carpets, a corpse pickled in brine, twenty jars of dragon peppers, and a red priest ([[Moqorro]]).
 
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Dance with Dragons===
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Benerro]], the high preist of [[R'hllor]] in [[Volantis]] saw in the fire it would not reach its destination.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion VII (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 27 - Tyrion VII]], page 371</ref> The red priest [[Moqorro]] traveled on her to get to [[Meereen]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion VIII (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 33 - Tyrion VIII]]</ref> Due to this the [[Widow of the waterfront]] tells Ser [[Jorah]] and his prisioner [[Tyrion Lannister]] to take passage on her too.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion VII (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 27 - Tyrion VII]], page 371</ref>
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The ''Selaesori Qhoran''  is set to sail from [[Volantis]] to [[Qarth]]. However, the high priest of [[R'hllor]] in [[Volantis]], [[Benerro]], sees in his fires that the ship will not reach her destination.{{ref|adwd|27}} This information reaches the [[widow of the waterfront]], who instructs [[Jorah Mormont]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]], who are trying to find a passage to [[Meereen]], to board the ''Selaesori Qhoran''.{{Ref|ADWD|27}}
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Jorah Mormont and Tyrion Lannister board the '' Selaesori Qhoran'', and are accompanied by the dwarf [[Penny]] and her pets [[Pretty Pig]] and [[Crunch]]. The [[red priest]] [[Moqorro]] travels on the ship as well, and also five warriors of the [[Fiery Hand]].{{ref|ADWD|33}} The ''Selaesori Qhoran'' carries tin and iron, bales of wool and lace, fifty [[Myr]]ish carpets, a corpse pickled in brine, and twenty jars of [[dragon pepper]]s.{{Ref|ADWD|27}}
  
The ship did not reach its destination, being damaged in a violent storm.  She ended up floating low in the water and listing ten degrees to port, her hull was sprung in half a hundred places and her hold awash with seawater. The mast was broken off,<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion IX (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 40 - Tyrion IX]], page 533</ref> it had gone into the sea with Moqorro holding on to it, leaving a splintered ruin no taller than a dwarf. Even her figurehead did not escape, one of his arms had broken off, the one will all his scrolls. The captain and some of the crew died or deserted the ship in the next few days. Finally, after at least nineteen days drifting helpless<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion IX (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 40 - Tyrion IX]], page 534</ref>, it was boarded and its remaining crew and passengers captured by slavers in a galley.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Tyrion IX (A Dance with Dragons)|Chapter 40 - Tyrion IX]], page 535</ref>
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As predicted,{{Ref|ADWD|27}} the ship does not reach its destination. After being becalmed in the [[Gulf of Grief]] for twelve days, it is first damaged in a violent storm, which causes the ship to end up floating low in the water, listing ten degrees to port, with her hull sprung in half a hundred places and her hold awash with seawater. The scroll-carrying arm of the figurehead breaks off also.{{ref|ADWD|40}} Several people are lost at sea during the storm, including the priest Moqorro. A few people die during the following days, including the ship's captain, and several of the slaves escape in one of the smaller boats. The damaged and helpless ''Selaesori Qhoran'' drifts around for nineteen days, until it is boarded by slavers, who take the survivors captive.{{Ref|ADWD|40}}
  
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Latest revision as of 18:06, 18 February 2020

The Selaesori Qhoran is a trading cog, traveling a route from Volantis to Qarth.[1] Her name means Fragrant Steward, but Tyrion Lannister nicknames her the Stinky Steward.[2]

About

The Selaesori Qhoran is a wallowing tub of five hundred tons. She has a deep hold, high castles fore and aft, a single mast between, and a big striped sail. At her forecastle stands a grotesque worm-eaten figurehead, an eminence with a constipated look and a scroll tucked up under one arm. Tyrion Lannister considers the ship to be the ugliest he has ever seen.[2]

The captain of the Selaesori Qhoran is a mean-mouthed, flinty, kettle-bellied man with close-set, greedy eyes, who is a bad cyvasse player and a worse loser. Four mates, freemen, serve under him. Further, fifty slaves serve on the ship, all tattooed after the fashion of Volantis, with the ship's figurehead on their cheek. Three mates and three-quarters of the ship's crew worships R'hllor, the Lord of Light, but it is uncertain whether the captain worships R'hllor as well.[2]

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

The Selaesori Qhoran is set to sail from Volantis to Qarth. However, the high priest of R'hllor in Volantis, Benerro, sees in his fires that the ship will not reach her destination.[1] This information reaches the widow of the waterfront, who instructs Jorah Mormont and Tyrion Lannister, who are trying to find a passage to Meereen, to board the Selaesori Qhoran.[1]

Jorah Mormont and Tyrion Lannister board the Selaesori Qhoran, and are accompanied by the dwarf Penny and her pets Pretty Pig and Crunch. The red priest Moqorro travels on the ship as well, and also five warriors of the Fiery Hand.[2] The Selaesori Qhoran carries tin and iron, bales of wool and lace, fifty Myrish carpets, a corpse pickled in brine, and twenty jars of dragon peppers.[1]

As predicted,[1] the ship does not reach its destination. After being becalmed in the Gulf of Grief for twelve days, it is first damaged in a violent storm, which causes the ship to end up floating low in the water, listing ten degrees to port, with her hull sprung in half a hundred places and her hold awash with seawater. The scroll-carrying arm of the figurehead breaks off also.[3] Several people are lost at sea during the storm, including the priest Moqorro. A few people die during the following days, including the ship's captain, and several of the slaves escape in one of the smaller boats. The damaged and helpless Selaesori Qhoran drifts around for nineteen days, until it is boarded by slavers, who take the survivors captive.[3]

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