Known then only as "Peremore's pets", they were led by Prince Peremore "the Twisted" Hightower, the physically disabled younger brother of King Urrigon Hightower. The maesters began as a symposium of scholars and priests in Oldtown during the early reign of the Hightowers. The sigil of the Order is a circular golden chain, made up of twelve square links.
Unlike certain other organizations such as the Faith of the Seven, which has male and female priests, women are not allowed to join the maesters. The maesters are a secular organization, not a religious order, though they do swear sacred oaths to follow the duties and restrictions of their office. The Order of Maesters, also known as the Maesters of the Citadel, the Knights of the Mind, and most often simply as the Maesters, are an order of intellectuals (scholars, healers, and other learned men) in the Seven Kingdoms.įocusing on scientific knowledge and disdaining belief in magic, in the present day the Order of Maesters has largely eclipsed the older Alchemists' Guild, which claims to possess arcane magical knowledge, but whose number, power, and abilities have waned over the centuries. Maester Luwin teaching Bran Stark a geography lesson. It is little wonder there are some who refer to the Order as the Knights of the Mind." ―Maester Luwin " Service as a Maester is a noble calling, one of vital importance to a prosperous realm.
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