The title of this page is conjecture based on information revealed in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels or related material and may be subject to change.
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- "Sa tida. Pelos ji qlony. J’aspo eza zya azantyr.
(It is done. She holds the whip. The bitch has her army.)" - ―Kraznys mo Nakloz to Missandei after foolishly selling the Unsullied to Daenerys Targaryen.
Kraznys mo Nakloz[b] was a slave-trader in the city of Astapor, on the coast of Slaver's Bay, and one of the Good Masters, the ruling elite of the city. He was an immensely wealthy individual who grew rich from the training and trading of the Unsullied warrior-eunuchs.
Biography[]
Background[]
Kraznys mo Nakloz is one of the Good Masters, the ruling elite of the city of Astapor, composed of slave traders. As with many of his compatriots, Kraznys only speaks a Low Valyrian dialect and does not know the Common Tongue of Westeros. Thus when dealing with foreign customers, Kraznys relies on his slave Missandei to serve as his translator.[1]
Game of Thrones: Season 3[]
Kraznys, with Missandei at his side, meets with Daenerys Targaryen and shows her some of his Unsullied. These Unsullied had been standing for an entire day without being given food or water. Through Missandei, Kraznys explains the Unsullied are trained to fight from the age of five and that only one in four recruits survives the training. To demonstrate that the Unsullied do not fear pain or death, he slices off the nipple of one soldier in the presence of his prospective customers. He then adds that the Unsullied are also trained to show no mercy or weakness by killing a newborn slave child in front of its mother at the end of their training. Kraznys tells her that eight thousand soldiers are for sale and that she has until the next day to make a decision. Throughout the meeting, Kraznys insults Daenerys, believing that she doesn't understand Valyrian. Missandei translates Kraznys insult-laden sentences into more respectable phrases.[1]
The following day, Daenerys meets with Kraznys and two other Good Masters, Greizhen mo Ullhor being one of the other two. Kraznys is initially dismissive of her offer to buy all eight thousand Unsullied and the boys in training, claiming that she can afford barely more than one hundred Unsullied. In response, Daenerys states that she has dragons. After some haggling, Kraznys reluctantly agrees to sell her all of his Unsullied in return for Drogon. In addition, Daenerys demands to have Missandei as a token. Eager to possess a dragon of his own, Kraznys agrees.[2]
Kraznys and his fellow Good Masters are present at one of Astapor's plazas to consummate the transaction and see the dragon for themselves. All the Unsullied soldiers are assembled. Daenerys and her entourage arrive with Drogon in a cage. Kraznys tells Daenerys that the Unsullied had not seen combat before and advises her to "blood them early" by having them attack some minor cities and towns before proceeding to Westeros. He offers to purchase any healthy slaves that she may capture and some of these would even be trained as Unsullied. Daenerys hands Drogon, who is wearing a long chain leash, to Kraznys, who gives her a scourge with a harpy-shaped hilt, signifying ownership of the Unsullied. This symbolic gesture concludes the transaction.[3]
While Kraznys struggles to control Drogon, Daenerys addresses the Unsullied in Valyrian and tests them with battle commands. Kraznys then complains to Daenerys that the dragon will not come to him. In response, Daenerys retorts in perfect Valyrian that "a dragon is not a slave". Kraznys is suddenly astonished to learn that Daenerys speaks Valyrian. Daenerys declares that she is Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, of the blood of Old Valyria: Valyrian is her mother-tongue, and thus she has understood every word he said to her.[3]
Daenerys orders the Unsullied to kill all of the Good Masters in Astapor, along with all of their household soldiers and any man who holds a whip, to spare only the children and to liberate all slaves. As the Unsullied turn on the slave-drivers, Kraznys frantically shouts for someone to kill Daenerys but the Unsullied, no longer his, ignore him. Daenerys turns back to Krazyns and calmly speaks one word: "dracarys". Drogon then breathes fire onto Kraznys, completely engulfing the slaver in flames. Following the fall of Astapor, Kraznys's charred remains are left lying in the courtyard.[3]
Quotes[]
Spoken by Kraznys[]
- "Ivetra ji live Vesterozia kisa eva vaneqo.
(Tell the Westerosi whore she has until tomorrow.)" - ―Kraznys mo Nakloz to Missandei
- "Ivetra j'aspo zya dyni do majis.
(Tell the bitch the dragon won't come) " - ―Kraznys mo Nakloz to Missandei
- "Ydra ji Valyre?
(You speak Valyrian?)" - ―A surprised Kraznys mo Nakloz to Daenerys Targaryen
- "Nyk skan jiva aeske! Zer sena! Zer sena! Zer sena!
(I am your master! Kill her! Kill her! Kill her!)" - ―Kraznys mo Nakloz tries to order the Unsullied to kill Daenerys.
Behind the scenes[]
Kraznys was first mentioned in relationship to the news of the casting of Missandei,[4] and it was assumed he would appear. This was confirmed on 18 August 2012 when it was announced he would be played by Dan Hildebrand.[5].
In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Kraznys is one of the "Good Masters", the heads of the noble and wealthy slave-trading families, of the city of Astapor, dwelling in an immense pyramid. He is described as having an oiled red and black beard and being so fat that Daenerys thinks he has bigger breasts than hers. He is disdainful for anyone not born of Ghiscari blood and considers his people and heritage to be superior to anyone else's, even that of Valyria, while dismissing the Westerosi as "sunset savages".
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- – "Valar Dohaeris"
- – "Walk of Punishment"
- – "And Now His Watch Is Ended"
- – "The Iron Throne" (mentioned indirectly)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 1: "Valar Dohaeris" (2013).
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 3: "Walk of Punishment" (2013).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 4: "And Now His Watch Is Ended" (2013).
- ↑ Huffington Post
- ↑ Westeros.org
Notes[]
- ↑ In "Winter Is Coming," which takes place in 298 AC, Sansa Stark tells Cersei Lannister that she is 13 years old and Bran Stark tells Jaime Lannister that he is 10 years old. Arya Stark was born between Sansa and Bran, making her either 11 or 12 in Season 1. The rest of the Stark children have been aged up by 2 years from their book ages, so it can be assumed that she is 11 in Season 1. Arya is 18 in Season 8 according to HBO, which means at least 7 years occur in the span of the series; therefore, each season of Game of Thrones must roughly correspond to a year in-universe, placing the events of Season 3 in 300 AC.
- ↑ Conjecture based on information from A Song of Ice and Fire; may be subject to change.