#THE LAND OF BLOOD AND ICE FULL#

Its princes are said to live in houses of solid gold, and to eat sweetmeats with pearls and jade powdered over it.

Wines from Yi Ti can be found as far west as Pentos. Traders from Yi Ti travel to Vaes Dothrak to trade. Other exporting goods include spices and silk. For example the Scarlet Emperors were named 'Lo Doq', 'Lo Han', 'Lo Bu', etc.

#THE LAND OF BLOOD AND ICE FULL#

People from Yi Ti use their family name first, their personal name second - the reverse of how full names are given in Westeros and the Free Cities. Men from Yi Ti are bright-eyed and wear monkey-tail hats. According to legend its founder was the Bloodstone Emperor, and today its priests can be found in many cities throughout the known world. ДЄn evil cult of sorcerers known as the Church of Starry Wisdom supposedly originates from Yi Ti as well, hated and feared by the general population.

There are many gods in Yi Ti's religion, but two of the major ones are the Lion of Night and the Maiden-Made-of-Light According to legend, their child was the first god-emperor of Yi Ti, the God-on-Earth. Instead, the hundred princes rule their own realms as they see fit, as do the brigands, priest-kings, sorcerers, warlords, imperial generals, and tax collectors outside their domains. In present times, however, three men claim the title of god-emperor, while their power does not extend past the cities in which they live. Lomas Longstrider once described Yi Ti as 'the land of a thousand gods and a hundred princes, ruled by one god-emperor.' Of old, the god-emperors were extremely wealthy and powerful, and commanded large armies. The grand cities of Yi Ti dwarf those of Westeros or even the Free Cities. As a result their scholars tend to look down on other, younger civilizations as children and barbarians. Yi Ti is the oldest surviving continuous civilization in the world, having existed under one dynasty or another since the Long Night 8,000 years ago - other ancient civilizations such as the Ghiscari or Valyrians have long since collapsed. The most ancient YiTish records are cherished and jealously guarded. Yi Ti was one of the earliest civilizations where literacy arose. SocietyДЄ YiTish man, by Douglas Wheatley for The World of Ice & Fire The people of northern Leng in the Jade Sea are YiTish, while the south of the island is inhabited by the Lengii. Over the last two thousand years, a dozen YiTish cities and a hundred towns, and many farms and fields have been reduced to ruins by the zorseriders of the Plains of the Jogos Nhai. In the present day, under the rule of the azure emperor Bu Gai, Yin again is the capital of Yi Ti. The purple emperors ruled from Tiqui, in the western hills. The scarlet emperors ruled from Si Qo, which they built in the middle of the jungle, and which has fallen and been reclaimed by the jungle. The grey, indigo, and pearl-white emperors ruled from Yin on the shores of the Jade Sea. Дuring the time of the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, several cities served as the capital city, depending on the reigning dynasty. Five massive forts known as the Five Forts are along the northeastern boundaries of Yi Ti, between the Bleeding Sea and the Mountains of the Morn. The city of Asabhad is at the west boundary of Yi Ti near the Bone Mountains and the Jade Gates. Known cities in Yi Ti include Yin and Jinqi, along the coast of the Jade Sea, and Tiqui further to the north near the Great Sand Sea. According to Colloquo Votar there are three older cities buried beneath every YiTish city. Yi Ti has more cities than any other land in the known world, and according to Lomas Longstrider they are much larger and more splendid than cities in the west. Yin, capital city of Yi Ti - artwork by Henrik Zahringer. Daenerys Targaryen remembers that basilisks infest the jungles of Yi Ti. The zorses of the Jogos Nhai have been bred by crossing regular horses with certain horselike creatures from the southern regions of Yi Ti. These roads are said to be equal to the dragonroads of the Valyrian Freehold. Throughout Yi Ti a great web of stone roads, built during the reign of the Eunuch Emperors, ensure that travelers can cross the lands of Yi Ti without much trouble. The Five Forts guard the northeastern marches of the empire. There is a trade route from Asabhad to Yin along the coast of the Jade Sea. Rumors have it that basilisks roam the jungles of Yi Ti. The land of Yi Ti has thick green patchwork farmland and dense sweltering jungles.

The land of blood and ice