Hair style adopted by
Black Valyrians after meeting the people of Naath — an Island in the Summer Seas located off the coast of Sothoryos.
Naath and the
culture of Sothoryos can be paralleled to the similarities between
India to Srī Lanka.
The peaceful and festive Naath saw the ships and the
Black crewmen in their harbors and greeted them like kings from their legends by honorifically adorning their hair with oils and shells as a greeting.
The resulting hairstyle was the prototypical Valyrianlocks.
It is said: The Seven Gods created man; but, the
Black Valyrians created style. After they
left The Summer Isles, the y continued to wear their hair in locks.
The Naath were intrigued by the hair color and length of Valyrian hair — although the texture was the same. Valyrians were intrigued by the
skin color they shared with the Naath. It is reasonably believed that there is an untold story about their connection.
In addition to giving the Valyrians honorific hairstyles, the Naath also gave the
Black Valyrians both smokable and edible herbs that expanded consciousness and caused visions. They also gave them the lavender dye that became foundational to their flags and
royal clothing.
Lavender was a signifier of how far and how widely the Valyrians had traveled and traded as a sea fairing people.
Valyrianlocks are worn to signify royal blood, a
connection to the ancestors, and to facilitate communion with higher levels of
consciousness. The can be compared to the dreadlocks of our
world.
