1 gen 1100 anni a. C. - The Valyrian Candles

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A glass candle is a candle made of obsidian. Historically they burned, but they have not been reported to burn in recent memory.
One green and three black candles were brought to the Citadel from Valyria a thousand years before the Doom of Valyria. They are tall and twisted with sharp edges. These glass candles give off an unpleasantly bright light that does strange things to colors (white becomes as bright as fresh fallen snow, yellow shines like gold, reds turns to flame, and shadows become so black that they look like holes in the world).
It is claimed that when the glass candles burn the sorcerers can see across mountains, seas and deserts, give men visions and dreams and communicate with one another half a world apart.
The night before an acolyte of the Citadel says his vows, he must stand a vigil in a vault with nothing but the three black candles and no other light permitted. He must spend the night in darkness unless he can light the candle. According to the maesters, this ritual is to show that even with all the knowledge one has acquired, there are still some things that are impossible.

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