Game Of Thrones: What Is Greyscale (And Why It Matters)?

2. What Does This Mean For Meereen?

Jorah took Tyrion to Meereen, and greyscale went along for the ride. In the books, an outbreak of a disease known as the Pale Mare breaks out in Meereen, which spreads quickly and leaves many inhabitants sick and dying, threatening the already questionable reign of Daenerys. The problem with the Pale Mare is that it is essentially dysentery, and considering the nature of that illness you can imagine it may not be something that the showrunners would want to show a lot of on TV, nor something audiences would want to watch. This means that there is a chance Jorah will instead cause an outbreak of greyscale in Slaver€™s Bay, and perhaps finally hasten Dany€™s departure for Westeros. Of course, the end of Season 6 sees him leaving the city in search for Daenerys, but you would imagine that they'll have to return at some point, and that's when the greyscale could come into play (it's harder to imagine it being used in the Dothraki story, though that can't be totally ruled out). Dany herself is quite possibly safe from the disease though, as the following passage from the book indicates:

"I am the blood of the dragon," Dany reminded him. "Have you ever seen a dragon with the flux?" Viserys had oft claimed that Targaryens were untroubled by the pestilences that afflicted common men, and so far as she could tell, it was true. She could remember being cold and hungry and afraid, but never sick.€