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The slaves that drive the ''hathays'' have a wheel tattooed upon one check and are naked but for a breechclout and a pair of sandals. After helping his passengers up onto the'' hathay'' the driver clambers onto the [[dwarf elephant]]’s back and directs it in the local tongue and by prodding it with his heel. To clear the way for his ''hathay'' the driver hoots at slaves and freemen alike.
 
The slaves that drive the ''hathays'' have a wheel tattooed upon one check and are naked but for a breechclout and a pair of sandals. After helping his passengers up onto the'' hathay'' the driver clambers onto the [[dwarf elephant]]’s back and directs it in the local tongue and by prodding it with his heel. To clear the way for his ''hathay'' the driver hoots at slaves and freemen alike.
  
The cousin of the Merchant’s House innkeep owns several such ''hathays''.  
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The cousin of the [[Merchant's House]] innkeep owns several such ''hathays''.  
  
 
One of the ''hathay'' routes is along the Volantene wharves.
 
One of the ''hathay'' routes is along the Volantene wharves.

Revision as of 16:49, 13 April 2012

A hathay is a cart similar to a Westerosi oxcart however the hathay is far more ornate. The hathay is pulled by a dwarf elephant. It is said that travelling afoot can taint visitors in the eyes of foreign born captains and the Volantenes alike, therefore persons of quality travel by palanquin, or in the back of a hathay.

The hathay cart has a cushioned bench for passengers between the cart’s two huge iron-rimmed wooden wheels.

The slaves that drive the hathays have a wheel tattooed upon one check and are naked but for a breechclout and a pair of sandals. After helping his passengers up onto the hathay the driver clambers onto the dwarf elephant’s back and directs it in the local tongue and by prodding it with his heel. To clear the way for his hathay the driver hoots at slaves and freemen alike.

The cousin of the Merchant's House innkeep owns several such hathays.

One of the hathay routes is along the Volantene wharves.