Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon. Peterson - linguist. Patel - director. Vhagar Caraxes Syrax Meleys Sunfyre. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. History Talk 0. Do you like this video? Play Sound. The harpy of Astapor, as shown in the title sequence. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Sons of the Harpy are also a resistance movement of Ghiscari citizens with ties to the Great Masters and the aristocratic slaver families of Meereen.
They target freedmen, Unsullied , and "shavepates" - Meereenese that have accepted the rule of Daenerys Targaryen and have shaved off their ostentatious Ghiscari hairdos as a sign they have abandoned the customs of the 'old' Meereen. They are not described wearing masks; in fact, they are never even seen in the books by the POV characters. Their membership seems to be drawn from those who benefited from the old regime, particularly the old aristocratic families of the Great Masters, but Daenerys cannot confirm which former slave-master families are supporting the Sons of the Harpy and which ones are not.
She strongly suspects the House of Pahl , among others, but the main problem is not even knowing who they are: as an insurgency, they are conducting a "shadow war" in the alleys of Meereen, ambushing Daenerys's soldiers and loyalists, as well as freedmen, when they are alone or in small groups, then fleeing back into the night to avoid retaliation.
Whenever they kill, they leave their mark near the murder scene - not a mask but a harpy drawn in the blood of their victims. Daenerys's loyalists have not managed to capture or kill even one of them.
At first, the Sons of the Harpy limited their attacks to unarmed freedmen, cutting them down in the streets or breaking into their homes under the cover of darkness to murder them in their beds. Later they have grown bold and moved to kill Daenerys's soldiers, starting with Stalwart Shield. Unlike in the show, the Sons of the Harpy never act in broad daylight. So far in the books, Grey Worm and Barristan Selmy have never had an encounter with them.
Although it has not been proven conclusively, there are strong circumstantial evidence that indicate Hizdahr is in league with the Sons of the Harpy, maybe even their leader:. Following Daenerys's departure, Ser Barristan Selmy is convinced of Hizdahr's guilt and has him thrown to jail.
Soon afterwards, the Sons of the Harpy renew their attacks, claiming many more victims than before twenty-nine in one night - which strengthens the suspicion against Hizdahr. They have not only left their mark near the bodies, but also messages like "Dragons must die", "Harghaz the Hero", [13] "Death to Daenerys".
At the point the novels reached, the Sons of the Harpy have not been stopped yet, not even slowed down. Ser Barristan and others who remain loyal to Daenerys form a council to rule Meereen till she returns, but they do not have time to take care of the Sons of the Harpy due to much more urgent matters: Yunkai is leading a new alliance of slaver-powers to besiege the city. The Sons of the Harpy seem vaguely similar to the Sicarii , a Jewish splinter group that formed one of the world's earliest assassination units.
The political goals of the Sons of the Harpy, as a group opposed to the abolition of slavery carrying out acts of terror against former slaves, are reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. Game of Thrones Wiki. Game of Thrones Wiki Explore. Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account. For the main character index, see here Slaver's Bay Situated in the middle southern coast of Essos, Slaver's Bay is the hub of all slave trade in Essos.
Built from the remnants of the Ghiscari Empire, each of the three slave cities in Slaver's Bay focbus on different kinds of slaves: Astapor produces the warrior Unsullied, Yunkai trains pleasure slaves, while Meereen produces artisans and pit fighters. Each city is ruled by an elite upper class of slave traders and ancient families. Tropes related to Slaver's Bay. The Alliance : An evil version made up by the Wise Masters of Yunkai along with the masters of New Ghis as well as the leaders of Elyria, Tolos, Mantarys, and the Triarchs of Volantis—the latter have yet to join on the action.
Their goal is to cast down Daenerys and restore the slave trade as it was before her campaign in Slaver's Bay. The Brazen Beasts of Meereen all wear bronze animal masks. A number of people wonder if they wear the same masks or switch them up. The Ghiscari have no problem selling their own people as slaves, as Daenerys notices when she sees several Ghiscari men in the ranks of the Unsullied alongside Dothraki, Lhazarene, Lyseni, Naathi, Qartheen, and Summer Islanders.
Les Collaborateurs : The shavepates are citizens of Meereen who side with Daenerys' conquering regime. They are considered traitors by the Sons of the Harpy. Color-Coded for Your Convenience : Instead of sigils, the noble families of Meereen are identified by the colors of their pyramids and cloaks: pink and white House of Pahl , green and black House of Naqqan , yellow and green House of Rhazdar , black House of Yherizan.
Cruella to Animals : The Ghiscari, from their favorite foods—it is said that the only meat they don't consume is human and dragon—to their fondness for Beastly Bloodsports although they like the human kind just as much. Cultural Posturing : Hold themselves superior to the "savages" of Westeros, despite their decaying society that runs on one thing and one thing only: slaves. That, and the fact that they're constantly fighting each other, and even when relatively united the Yunkai'i that attempt to besiege Meereen turn it into a comedy of errors, their only victory thus far being the sack of Astapor, which had no Unsullied to guard it, was currently being ravaged by the bloody flux, and had descended into anarchy after the assassination of King Cleon and that victory was mostly won by the sellswords the Yunkish brought with them.
Also their anthropocentric obsession of Ghiscari culture and traditions would be believable if the Good, Wise, or Great Masters were actually Ghiscari. In truth, the Ghiscari Empire was a thousand years gone before the Doom of Valyria, along with all records of their religion, culture, and tradition, their recreations being mere guesswork, since the language is gone they all speak Valyrian dialects with only a few surviving Ghiscari words.
So, Slaver's Bay is much worse than their ancestors. Moreoever, the Masters of the three cities are a minority in their slave cities, they are actually mongrel descendants from the original Ghiscari with the Valyrians and all the races conquered by both empires.
Their culture can only be considered authentic if one accepts that culture belongs to the masters alone and not the slaves. Even the Ghiscari tongue was largely forgotten; the slave cities spoke the High Valyrian of their conquerors, or what they had made of it. Kraznys mo Nakloz.
Kraznys mo Nakloz "Tell her to look at the soldiers. Even the dim purple eyes of a sunset savage can see how magnificent my creatures are surely. Grazdan mo Ullhor. Grazdan mo Ullhor Another Good Master. Character Death : As he shouts for the Unsullied to defend Astapor instead of following Daenerys, Aggo puts an arrow through his mouth, and he falls off his litter.
He actually manages to crawl a few feet before dying at the feet of the Unsullied. Evil Old Folks : He is the oldest and possibly the most powerful slave trader in Astapor.
Oh, Crap! He is the only one of the Good Masters who notices. Patriotic Fervor : His reason not to sell half-trained Unsullied is because he fears they would bring shame to Astapor. Daenerys offering a dragon quickly ends his objections. Villainous Breakdown : He begins screaming at the Unsullied to kill Daenerys, when it is clearly obvious that they are loyal to her now. Cleon the Great. The Butcher : When he was a slave he worked in the kitchens as a butcher, and puts that experience to good use as king.
El Cid Ploy : An Astapori army is defeated when Cleon comes back to life but is slain again, and it's revealed that he's actually a rotting corpse tied to his horse. Full-Circle Revolution : Began on in Astapor with the former slaves at the top of the new social pyramid and formerly-highborn Astapori on the bottom.
The Ghost : He's never seen. All of Daenerys' interactions with him are done via Cleon's messenger Ghael. The Mutiny : Killed by his own men when he commands them to march out and attack the Yunkai'i. Nice Shoes : Through his messenger, he gifts Daenerys a pair of gilded leather slippers decorated with green freshwater pearls. The Thermidor : His rule is one. After installing himself as King, Cleon has all highborn boys arrested, enslaved, and castrated to train new Unsullied. The Usurper : He cast down the council left behind by Daenerys formed by a priest, a healer, and a scholar, claiming the three planned on restoring the Good Masters to power.
He's later made a lord. Mouth of Sauron : For Cleon, relaying his claims to Meereen. Nouveau Riche : He demonstrates it by wearing a large amount of jewelry. Only One Name : Ghael. Red Right Hand : His rotting teeth. Belwas immediately slams him into the ground for his disrespect, smashing his teeth before dragging him out of court by his feet.
What Happened to the Mouse? Cleon the Second. His rule is ended after being assassinated. Dead Guy Junior : A rare case of someone naming themselves after the dead guy. The Ghost : Never seen. King Cutthroat. King Cutthroat One of the claimants to the crown of Cleon the Second. He's the man who killed him. Character Death : Thrown naked to a pit where he's killed by dogs.
It's not hard to imagine under which circumstances. Known Only by Their Nickname : His real name is unknown. It doesn't do him any good. The Starscream : To Cleon the Second. Queen Whore. Queen Whore The other claimant to the crown of Cleon the Second. She was his concubine. Known Only by Their Nickname : And it's a damn unflattering one. The Mistress : To Cleon the Second. King Hizdahr zo Loraq. I prefer to take each day as it comes. Hizdar: Before you came Meereen was dying.
Our rulers were old men with withered cocks and crones whose puckered cunts were dry as dust. They sat upon their pyramids sipping apricot wine and talking of the glory of the Old Empire while the centuries slipped by and the very bricks of the city crumbled all around them.
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