Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Carnelian View Post
Are any of the gods in Game of Thrones 'real', in-universe?
By which I mean, do they actually exist within the world of the story?

The Red God seems to offer the most obvious power. But I wonder what the price of that power is? Do the Red Priests and Priestesses get their magical abilities for free for being especially loyal to the Red God, is it magic that they have to be taught, or do they have to make some kind of Faustian-like pact, trading their soul for power?
I definitely feel there is something about the Red God religion that we don't know yet. I imagine it 'may' get explored at some point. Its certainly very mysterious.

But as for other religions, I doubt they will be 'proven' or not. I strongly doubt Martin would reveal that the Seven-faced God is real, or vice versa is false.

Proving or disproving religions isn't really the focus of the story.