Shadowbinder

"Shadows cannot live in the dark, Ser Davos. They are servants of light, the children of fire. And the brighter the flame, the darker they are."

- Melisandre to Davos Seaworth

A Shadowbinder is a practitioner of magic who binds shadows to do their will. They seemingly hail from Asshai, one of the easternmost cities of the Known World.

Known shadowbinders

 * Melisandre, a Red Priestess of the R'hllor, who claims shadows are servants of light. She gives birth to a shadow assassin bound to her will to murder Renly Baratheon


 * Quaithe, a masked shadowbinder established in Qarth who meets Ser Jorah Mormont and offers him cryptic advise.