house of dayne Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 melissandre is at various times refereed to as both a red priestess of r'hllor and shadowbinder of asshai. we have seen other red priests and there doesnt seem to be any indication that they practice shadowbinding, as melissandre does. what little we know of the religion of the red temple does not seem to suggest a link to asshai. the the only other shadowbinder we can find is quathe, who does not seem to be a red priestess or devotee of the red god. furthrmore, shadowbinding is always associated with asshai, not volantis or the red temple. is shadowbinding an independent magical system of asshai that mel just happens to know or is shadowbinding an aspect of the red god and its faith? the question further provokes this question , how do we even know mel is of the red temple at all? perhaps she is really an shadowbinder of asshai assuming the form of red priestess . the people of asshai all wear masks and mel is no different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebble thats Stubby Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Your posting in the wrong forum. GOT stuff belongs North of Miscellaneous section of the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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