Bleed Rangers Blue Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 AFFC Ch. 22 Arya. Arya- "will I look like that?" after learning the waif was 36.Nicely Man- "not unless you wish it. It is the poisons that have made her as you see her" I totally don't understand,- Do they make you drink poison when you become a Faceless man?- Was this a sacrifice ?- Or does she just have the ability to look that way, being faceless and all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 IIRC, the WAIF appears young due to poisons. I don't recall what part of the book reveals this...but I'm pretty sure the Kindly Man states as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Suburbs Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hard to tell if Waif is an actual FM like Jacquen. She might just be their poison specialist who helps with FM training, or maybe she is just wearing a face and is someone else entirely. I would surmise that everyone's training is different in the HoBaW, depending on personality and a host of other factors. So some might involve exposure to poisons and some might not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leofric Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I got the impression she mixes the poisons that go into the central fountain in the temple and her exposure to all the poisons stunted her growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Windage Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Or the poison affected her like this person:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2946068/The-teenager-never-grow-19-year-old-looks-like-young-child-rare-condition-affecting-growth-hormones.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftheking Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 She was poisoned as a child by her evil stepmother, who tried to kill her. That poison made her like she is. Then her father made the faceless men kill the stepmother and giving his daughter as a novice was part of his sacrifice/payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemz Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I believe the poisons have stunted her growth , she's worked there since she was young iirc so has probably stayed at the same height due to this. Any ideas on what poisons they use ? Is it just the usual ones mentioned, tears of Lys,etc ,would they cause stunted growth with prolonged exposure or something else not mentioned before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftheking Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Gemz, I wasn't making this up as an exercise in creative writing. She told Arya why she is the way she is. Is there a specific reason to think she lied? Otherwise I answered this. Though, no, I do not know which poison the step mother used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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