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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
− | The city lies in the Vale of Shadows, a river valley northeast of [[Asshai]].{{ref|tloiaf| The East}} | + | The city lies on the [[Ash (river)|Ash]]{{ref|TWOIAF| Asshai-by-the-Shadow}} in the Vale of Shadows, a river valley northeast of [[Asshai]].{{ref|tloiaf| The East}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Stygai is said to be haunted. Little is known of | + | Stygai is said to be a haunted corpse city. Twisted creatures, such as demons and [[dragon]]s, are said to live in its vicinity, and even [[shadowbinder]]s fear the city.{{ref|TWOIAF| Asshai-by-the-Shadow}} Little is known of Stygai, bar that its byname comes from the fact it only sees the light of the sun for a brief period of time each day, around noon.{{ref|awoiaf}} |
==References and Sources== | ==References and Sources== | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
− | [[category:Places | + | [[Category:Asshai]] |
+ | [[category:Places in Essos]] | ||
[[Category:Ruined cities]] | [[Category:Ruined cities]] | ||
[[es:Stygai]] | [[es:Stygai]] | ||
[[fr:Stygai]] | [[fr:Stygai]] |
Revision as of 20:47, 6 December 2014
Stygai, also known as the City of the Night, is a ruined city in the mountainous Shadow Lands of eastern Essos.
Geography
The city lies on the Ash[1] in the Vale of Shadows, a river valley northeast of Asshai.[2]
History
Stygai is said to be a haunted corpse city. Twisted creatures, such as demons and dragons, are said to live in its vicinity, and even shadowbinders fear the city.[1] Little is known of Stygai, bar that its byname comes from the fact it only sees the light of the sun for a brief period of time each day, around noon.[3]
References and Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Asshai-by-the-Shadow.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire, The East.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire.