Vaes Dothrak sprawls without walls beneath the Mother of Mountains, built almost entirely of wood and hide rather than the stone the Dothraki regard as an admission of fear; a people who ride rather than build see little virtue in raising anything the wind and years cannot eventually take back. No blade may be drawn within its bounds on pain of death, a peace even rival khalasars are said to honor, whatever quarrels they carry in from the grass outside.
The Dothraki Sea
Vaes Dothrak
The only city a people who despise cities will admit to keeping
- Region
- The Dothraki Sea
- Kind
- city
A city of wood, hide, and looted idols beneath the Mother of Mountains — the sole permanent settlement the horselords of the Dothraki sea allow themselves.
Trade, faith, and rule
Along the road into the city known as the Godsway stand the looted idols of a hundred conquered peoples' gods, kept not from piety but as trophies of every khalasar's past victories. Two markets, Western and Eastern, let goods from opposite ends of the world change hands without a coin ever crossing a Dothraki palm, since the horselords deal in horses, slaves, and glory rather than trade for its own sake. The dosh khaleen, a council of aged and once-widowed khaleesis, keep their own quarters here and are held to read true portents in ways other seers only claim to.
Vaes Dothrak in the novels
This carries the place's part in the published novels. Read on only if you do not fear to know.
These partings name deaths, endings, and roads not yet ridden in the books. Unveil them only if both roads are known to you — or if you do not fear to know.
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Where is Vaes Dothrak?
A city of wood, hide, and looted idols beneath the Mother of Mountains — the sole permanent settlement the horselords of the Dothraki sea allow themselves.
Is Vaes Dothrak from the books or the show?
Book canon. This entry follows George R. R. Martin's novels and histories, and notes where the television series diverges rather than following it.