Warlocks

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Warlocks are the magic practitioners of the city of Qarth.

The Warlocks centre of power in the House of the Undying, house to the Undying Ones. {Ref|aCoK|27}} Though legend speaks of the mighty power of the Warlocks, they have done little in the past century. Similarly to the Alchemists' Guild of the Seven Kingdoms, the warlocks' power and prestige have waned over the years. Their mighty House of the Undying is long since a grey stone ruin, neither repaired nor expanded upon, as often 'Palace of Dust'. Even so, the Warlocks are feared and respected throughout the East and many enter the 'Palace of Dust', none leave again.

The Warlocks of Qarth are known to dress in long, beaded robes. They have white, pale skins and pale blue lips, from drinking shade-of-the-evening many times, in pursuit of ever-greater knowledge. Undying Ones flesh is ripe violet blue, there nails are so blue they are nearly black and even the whites of their eyes are blue.[1]

Events Involving Warlocks

In an effort to cure Samwell Tarly of his timidity his father Lord Randyll Tarly once brought two warlocks from Qarth with white skin and blue lips to his castle at Horn Hill. The warlocks slaughtered a bull aurochs and made Sam bathe in the hot blood, but it did not make him brave as they’d promised. Randyll Tarly had the warlocks scourged

Euron Greyjoy comes across four warlocks when he captures a certain galleas out of Qarth. On board was a cask of shade of the evening along with some cloves and nutmeg and forty bolts of green silk. The four warlocks tell him a curious tale (he does not elaborate on the tale). One presumed to threaten him so he had him killed and fed him to the other three.

Archmaester Marwyn studied with warlocks.

There is a saying in Qarth concerning the warlocks,

"A warlock's house is built of bones and lies."[2]

Known Warlocks

References and Notes