Blind acolytes are common in the House of Black and White. Servants of the temple wear a tunic of undyed wool, baggy breeches, linen smallclothes, and cloth slippers. Novices wear a black and white robe with a black undertunic. Acolytes' robes have no cowls, and are black on the left side and white on the right. The priests wear cowled robes, black on the right side and white on the left. Sometimes a worshipper will ask to speak with a priest, who will meet with them in the sanctum. Other than that, there are no formal services, no songs or paeans to the god. Įvery morning at dawn, one of the priests leads the acolytes and novices in prayer, as they kneel around the black pool. There acolytes will strip and wash the bodies, which are then taken to a lower sanctum where only the priests may go. When a body is found, it checked to see if the person is completely dead, and then serving men will take the body down into the vaults. Some alcoves, called "dreaming couches", have special candles that bring visions of the past, for a sweet and gentle death. This is sometimes referred to as "the gift" of the Many Faced God. The religious order refills the fountain with a poison, so that drinking from the fountain leads to a painless death. Some visiting worshippers light candles to their god, then drink from the pool using a stone cup, then go lie in one of the alcoves. The guild's House of Black and White in Braavos has a large sanctuary that contains a pool of black water, idols of many death gods and altars with candles, and small alcoves along the walls that contain stone beds. They claim he is called the Black Goat in Qohor, the Lion of Night in Yi Ti, and the Stranger in the Faith of the Seven. According to the guild, the god is present in many religions, under different names.
A Faceless Man on the rooftops, by Lin Bo © Fantasy Flight Gamesįollowers of Him of Many Faces consider death to be part of the natural order of things and a merciful end to suffering.
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