Venus414 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 The World of Ice and Fire - Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles Life on the Basilisks is nasty, brutal, and oft short. Hot, humid, and swarming with stinging flies, sand fleas, and bloodworms, these islands have always proved singularly unhealthy for man and beast alike. Ruins found upon the Isle of Tears, the Isle of Toads, and Ax Island hint at some ancient civilization, but little is now known of these vanished men of the Dawn Age. If any still survived when the first corsairs settled on the islands, they were soon put to the sword, so no trace of them now remains...save perhaps upon the Isle of Toads, as we shall discuss shortly. The largest of the Basilisks is the Isle of Tears, where steep-sided valleys and black bogs hide amongst rugged flint hills and twisted, windswept rocks. On its southern coasts stand the broken ruins of a city. Founded by the Old Empire of Ghis, it was known as Gorgai for close on two centuries (or perhaps four; there is some dispute), until the dragonlords of Valyria captured it during the Third Ghiscari War and renamed it Gogossos. By any name, it was an evil place. The dragonlords sent their worst criminals to the Isle of Tears to live out their lives in hard labor. In the dungeons of Gogossos, torturers devised new torments. In the flesh pits, blood sorcery of the darkest sort was practiced, as beasts were mated to slave women to bring forth twisted half-human children. Could it be?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordImp Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Yes , its possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Suburbs Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 On 11/3/2016 at 5:13 PM, Venus414 said: The World of Ice and Fire - Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles Life on the Basilisks is nasty, brutal, and oft short. Hot, humid, and swarming with stinging flies, sand fleas, and bloodworms, these islands have always proved singularly unhealthy for man and beast alike. Ruins found upon the Isle of Tears, the Isle of Toads, and Ax Island hint at some ancient civilization, but little is now known of these vanished men of the Dawn Age. If any still survived when the first corsairs settled on the islands, they were soon put to the sword, so no trace of them now remains...save perhaps upon the Isle of Toads, as we shall discuss shortly. The largest of the Basilisks is the Isle of Tears, where steep-sided valleys and black bogs hide amongst rugged flint hills and twisted, windswept rocks. On its southern coasts stand the broken ruins of a city. Founded by the Old Empire of Ghis, it was known as Gorgai for close on two centuries (or perhaps four; there is some dispute), until the dragonlords of Valyria captured it during the Third Ghiscari War and renamed it Gogossos. By any name, it was an evil place. The dragonlords sent their worst criminals to the Isle of Tears to live out their lives in hard labor. In the dungeons of Gogossos, torturers devised new torments. In the flesh pits, blood sorcery of the darkest sort was practiced, as beasts were mated to slave women to bring forth twisted half-human children. Could it be?... I'm not sure I follow. So blood of the dragon originated on a prison island created by the dragonlords of Valyria? So that would mean the dragonlords who existed at the time did not have blood of the dragon and were not descended from dragons as they claimed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShimShim Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I think the Valyrians were already know for blood magic, not just in the Basilisk Isles. I think the book might have come directly from Valyria, maybe it was actually brought over my the Targeryens? Maybe its a book most Dragon riding families had/relied on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus414 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Predating the Valyrians- The bloodstone emperor mated people to beasts, and took "a tiger woman" for a wife. I think there's a reason they were "mated"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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