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The Storm God or storm god is a god of the ironborn of the Iron Islands. The eternal enemy of the Drowned God, he lives in a cloudy hall and ravens are his creatures. He sets snares to lure the ironborn to their destruction and sends storms at sea. The hand of the storm god is included in the sigil of House Kenning of Harlaw.
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Members of the Faith worship the Seven Who Are One, a single deity with seven aspects or faces. For the less educated, however, this concept is often difficult to grasp, causing them to often believe that there are indeed seven different gods.Depending on their need, worshipers pray to specific faces of the Seven. The seven faces are: 1. The Father...
Training
According to a semi-canon source, the Faith has great centers of religious training, such as the Great Sept of Baelor. Not all septons are well educated, however.
Priests
The male and female godsworn of the Faith are called septons and septas, respectively. Upon taking their vows, they set aside their last names, even if they come from noble families. Septons often wear white robes, seven-stranded belts of different colors, and a crystal about their necks. They lead worship with incense, censers, and songs. Septas typically dress in white robes with woven seven-color belts. They sometimes wear hoods, but not always, and their hair can be seen. Septas may serve...
High Septon
The head of the Faith is the High Septon, the Father of the Faithful, the voice of the new gods on earth. The Most Devout, a council of the highest-ranking septons, elect the High Septon, usually from among their own ranks, although there have been notable exceptions. The septon who is elected gives up his name, as the Faith believes that the High Septon no longer has any need of a man’s name, since he has become the avatar of the gods. Typically, the High Septon wears long white robes and a...
The Faith traditionally held several rights. Apart from the right to maintain its own military orders (i.e. the Faith Militant in two branches - the Warrior's Sons and the Poor Fellows), the Faith also had the right to hold its own ecclesiastical courts to try servants of the Faith accused of wrongdoing, who were exempt from being tried in the lord...
The Faith of the Seven is the predominant religion of the Seven Kingdoms. It is practiced in Dorne, the Reach, the stormlands, the crownlands, the riverlands, the westerlands, and the Vale of Arryn. Only on the Iron Islands and in the north are followers of the Faith few. Although the laws of the Iron Throne and the gods are seen as separate, teach...
Andals
The Faith of the Seven arose in Essos among the Andals who lived in the hills of Andalos. It is claimed that the Seven walked there in human form. According to The Seven-Pointed Star, the Father brought down seven stars from heaven and placed them on the brow of Hugor of the Hill, the first king of the Andals, to form his crown. The Maid brought forth a girl supple as a willow with eyes like deep blue pools that became Hugor's first wife. The Mother made her fertile, allowing the girl to bear...
Aegon the Conqueror
When he learned that Aegon the Conqueror had landed in Westeros at the start of the Conquest, the High Septon locked himself in the Starry Sept for seven days and nights, seeking guidance from the gods. On the seventh day, the High Septon saw a vision given to him by the Crone, showing him that if Oldtown resisted Aegon, the Hightower, Citadel, and Starry Sept would burn. The High Septon warned Lord Manfred Hightower of what he had seen, after which the Lord of the Hightower decided to offer...
Faith Militant uprising
Issues arose during the reign of Aegon I's successor, Aenys I Targaryen, when the new king's younger brother, Prince Maegor secretly took a second wife, Alys Harroway, 39 AC. The polygamous marriage angered the Faith, and Aenys felt forced to exile his brother when Maegor refused to set Alys aside. Although Maegor left for Pentos, the High Septon was not satisfied. Aenys appointed Septon Murmison as his new Hand of the King, but even Murmison could not heal the rift between the Iron Throne an...
A Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard Stark, the new Hand of the King, is informed during his first small council meeting that the Crown has had to borrow money from multiple factions, including the Faith. Arrested following the death of King Robert I Baratheon, Eddard is eventually brought to the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor to falsely confess his crimes and take the black. King Joffrey I Baratheon unexpectedly orders Eddard's execution, which is immediately performed upon the steps, to the distress of the High...
A Clash of Kings
After he has crowned himself king, Renly Baratheon creates the Rainbow Guard, his form of the Kingsguard,to honor the Faith. The High Septon believes that the Crown profaned the Great Sept by executing Lord Stark there, and he is convinced that the Lannisters lied about their intent. As the dissatisfaction grows among the population of King's Landing, Tyrion Lannister observes a begging brotherpreaching that the High Septon has forgotten the gods. When Myrcella Baratheon leaves for Dorne, the...
A Storm of Swords
During a meeting of the small council, it is revealed that the previous High Septon's crown had been looted by rioters. Lord Tywin Lannister, the Hand of the King, tells the new High Septon that he must wear a new crown for King Joffrey I Baratheon's wedding, and he orders his daughter, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister, to place an order with her goldsmiths. Tyrion Lannister marries Sansa Stark in Baelor's Sept. King Joffrey later marries Margaery Tyrell in the Great Sept as well, with the High...
George R. R. Martin based the Faith of the Seven on the medieval Catholic Church,although it borrows from other elements as well. The Faith's central doctrine that there is one god who has seven aspects—the Father, the Mother, the Maiden, the Crone, the Smith, the Warrior, and the Stranger—is based on the Catholic belief that there is one God who h...
Durran, called Durran Godsgrief, was the mythic first Storm King and the founder of House Durrandon. Legend has that he was married to Elenei and was the builder of Storm's End.
The ironborn believe that the Drowned God is opposed by the Storm God. This malignant deity dwells in the sky and has hatred for men and all their works. The Storm God resides in a cloudy hall, and sends cruel winds, lashing rains, and the thunder and lightning down upon men.
The Storm God, or just Storm God, is a deity in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. He is known as the eternal enemy of the Drowned God in ironborn religion. He lives in a cloudy hall, and his creatures are ravens.
Jun 13, 2014 · By the end of ADWD each element seems to have at least two different messengers or prophets. The Fire Gods have Melisandre and Moqorro and had Mirri Maz Dur. The Earth has Leaf, Bran and possibly Jojen. The Water Gods have Damphair and Patchface.
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The Storm God [1] is a deity in the religion of the Drowned God, followed in the Iron Islands of Westeros. He is the enemy of the Drowned God and the Ironborn. The Storm God is believed to dwell in a castle in the clouds and to send winds and waves to lure Ironborn off course or wreck their...
