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  === Melisandre ===
  Melisandre of Asshai is a priestess of R'hllor in service to Stannis Baratheon. She is introduced in ''A Clash of Kings'' and serves as the third-person narrator for one chapter of ''A Dance with Dragons''. She is described as a beautiful woman with red eyes, always dressing in red and rarely sleeping or eating.
  In the HBO television adaptation, she is portrayed by Carice van Houten.