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==Geography==
 
==Geography==
The city lies in the Vale of Shadows, a river valley northeast of [[Asshai]].{{ref|tloiaf| The East}}  
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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 it, 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}}
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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==
 
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[[category:Places on the eastern continent]]
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[[Category:Asshai]]
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[[category:Places in Essos]]
 
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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