Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 113 The Kohor Woodcarver
The sons of Ortega, the glass master, arrived in Winterfell from Braavos one after another.

Ortega's sons and apprentices, a total of more than ten people, are all skilled glass workers, and they also brought several carriage glass.

In order to persuade Ortega to settle in Winterfell, Ed rewarded Ortega with several manors.Ortega, who was born as a slave in Myr, transformed into a minor nobleman under the rule of Winterfell. Ortega chose "Glass" as his surname.

In the Great Hall of Winterfell, Ortega warmly introduces Ed to his son and apprentices.

"They're good, skilled lads who have no problem making glass, and of course they'll have years of polishing to become master paneers."

Finally, Ortega pointed to a man standing at the end of the line.

"Lord Ed, please allow me to introduce to you, Guzan, a woodcarving master from Kehor!"

Guzan is about 50 years old. He is a fat, bald man with a rosy complexion and a thick golden beard. He wears a black velvet robe with patterns of forests and Kohor black goats engraved with gold thread. White fox fur gloves.

Ed and Guzan exchanged warm greetings, "Master Guzan, I have heard Ortega say that you have a pair of ingenious hands. In your hands, wood can be transformed into various lifelike monsters, gods, castles and palace."

Today, the wooden toy workshop in Winterfell can produce all kinds of knights, dolls and other toys. The wooden toys made by toy carpenter Douglas with his sons and apprentices can bring huge benefits to Winterfell.

In fact, the wooden toys produced by Winterfell have become the collections of many aristocratic and wealthy merchants' children in the Valley, Royal Land, Riverland, Riverbend and other places due to their excellent workmanship.

The wood from the wolf forest is also used to make ships, various wooden tableware, wine barrels and so on.

But sitting in the wolf forest, Ed is not satisfied just using the wood of the wolf forest to make toys and ships. He thinks that the master woodcarver can use the high-quality wood in the wolf forest to bring more wealth to Winterfell.In this way, Ortega recommended Guzan, a woodcarving master from Kohor, to Ed.

Kehor is located in the mainland of Essos, a free trade city-state located in the inland. Kehor is the gateway to the east. Countless business travel between the East and the West, and the tribes of the Dothraki all need to pass through the Kehor people. As a result, Cohor made a fortune in trade.

In Westeros, folks generally refer to Qohor as the "city of mages". Many fire magicians, cloud mages, and red monks are active here. Legend has it that mysterious blood magic, necromancy, and summoning are still here. prevalent.

The black goat worshiped by Qohor is considered an evil deity in many other places.Blood sacrifices are required every day, and cattle, horses, and sheep may all become sacrifices to black goats.There are even living people, and some condemned prisoners will be escorted to the altar of the black goat, where they will be killed by a veiled priest with a sharp knife, and the blood will be sacrificed to the black goat.

In addition to the magical gods and magic, Kohor's handicrafts are also famous all over the world.Kohor's brocade carpets are as famous as Myr fabrics, and the price is cheaper than Myr. The works of woodcarvers here are very common in temples and palaces all over the world.Blacksmithing is unrivaled in Qohor, and the blacksmiths here still hold the secret to casting Valyrian steel through spells.

Ed let Guzan, the master woodcarver, and Ortega, the master glass, sit at the long table, and servants immediately brought venison smeared with honey, wild boar, and beef with onions.Direwolf nocturnal and sunlight eating bones under the table.

Guzan looked at the little direwolf, startled.

"I thought the direwolves had long been extinct, but I didn't expect the Stark family to keep the direwolves as pets in the hall."

"There are unicorns in our animal pen." Ed told Guzan, "It is said that there are children of the forest, giants and strange ghosts beyond the Great Wall. Our northern border has always been an ancient and magical place."

Gu Zan rubbed his callused hands, "It's good that Winterfell is a magical place. After all, our wood carving skills also need a little spell."

Ed was a little surprised, "I thought that only the swordsmiths in Kohor could use spells."

"Wood carvers are also needed." Guzan told Ed, "Kohor is a city under the black goat. If there is no magic, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen will be greatly reduced."

Glass master Ortega said: "When Guzan was in Kohor, he had completed many great works. It is said that some wood carvings in the Temple of the Black Goat came from his hands that created miracles."

Guzan drank the ale in his glass, "I was originally a slave of Kehor, and my master was a relative of the governor of Kehor. I relied on wood carvings to help my master make money, and the master finally agreed to redeem me and get my freedom. Then, as a free man, I ran a woodcarving business in Cohor."

"I have carved the high shepherd of the Lazar, the horse king of the Dothraki, whether it is Khal Jeko, or Khal Drogo, Khal Moso, Khal Kyumo, the khal who passed through the forest of Qohor Oh, the governors will always send a lot of gold and silver, plus the wooden carving of the king of horses."

"I don't think any of these khals know how to appreciate the art of wood carving, but they all love the wood carvings of the horse king. After all, everyone has vanity. I also made some wood carvings for the bearded monks of Norvos. Clients even include Governor Illyrio of Pentos, Consul of Volantis and others."

The servant filled Guzan with wine, Ed said: "You have so many customers in Kehor, your wood carving business must have earned you a lot of money, why did you leave Kehor?"

Gu Zan sighed, his voice full of helplessness.

"Later, I met a client, and he was one." Guzan's throat began to move up and down nervously, his voice was full of anxiety, and the hand holding the wine glass began to tremble, "A Necromancer."

Ed noticed Guzan's abnormality, "Just because you took a business from a necromancer, you were kicked out of Kehor? This shouldn't be! Isn't Kehor the city of wizards? Necromancers appear there too." It's normal."

Guzan drank the ale in his glass and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, as if to hide his fear.

"There are some necromancers who are active in Kehor. A wise person will stay away from the necromancers. It's a pity that I was blinded by money at the time. The necromancers brought gold bars of good quality and asked me to carve them for him." A statue of a god, I wanted to do business in Volantis, and I was in urgent need of money, so I agreed."

"That wooden idol, oh, that wooden idol is the mortal enemy of the Red God, the Cold God."

(End of this chapter)