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What prompted the Pact is uncertain. Some would claim that the Long Night was the beginning of cooperation between men and the children, whilst others would claim that the two races had begun to interbreed to the point that the boundaries between their interests were becoming ever more blurred. The identification of 'the Last Hero' as the saviour from the Others during the Long Night is a puzzling one if this is the case, for the sealing of the Pact is oft associated the beginning of the Age of Heroes, not the end. Whatever the case, the Pact was agreed on the island at the centre of the Gods' Eye - the First Men would have the fields and hills to live on, the Children the deep forests. The First Men would not cut down any more weirwoods, and in fact the majority of the First Men took the gods of the children for their own. From this time onwards, the First Men have lived in peace with the Children of the Forest - if sometimes uneasily. The Pact is still maintained, but it has been broken in certain places, leading to dire consequences. The Green Men of the Isles of Faces are said to maintain the Pact - though none are sure how, and almost no one was permitted to reach the shores of the Isle of Faces by the time of the Coming of the Andals.

The Age of Heroes is sometimes referred to as the Age of a Hundred Kingdoms, though it would be more accurate to describe this as the state of Westeros during the high point of these untold centuries, before a myriad of petty kingdoms began to congregate into larger, more regional realms. Most of the great tales and epics of the First Men come from the Age of Heroes, along with many of their greatest and most powerful Houses. Most of the towns and larger settlements built by the First Men came into existence gradually during this period, including [[Duskendale]], [[Maidenpool]], [[Barrowton]], [[Fairmarket]], [[Kayce]], [[Lordsport]], and most recently [[Lord Hewett's Town]].

The Age of Heroes is sometimes referred to as the Age of a Hundred Kingdoms, though it would be more accurate to describe this as the state of Westeros during the high point of these untold centuries, before a myriad of petty kingdoms began to congregate into larger, more regional realms. Most of the great tales and epics of the First Men come from the Age of Heroes, along with many of their greatest and most powerful Houses. Most of the towns and larger settlements built by the First Men came into existence gradually during this period, including [[Duskendale]], [[Maidenpool]], [[Barrowton]], [[Fairmarket]], [[Kayce]], [[Lordsport]], and most recently [[Lannisport]]<ref>Lannisport stands as something of an exception due to the complicated circumstances of its emergence. For details, see [[House Lannister]].</ref> and [[Lord Hewett's Town]].

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 What prompted the Pact is uncertain. Some would claim that the Long Night was the beginning of cooperation between men and the children, whilst others would claim that the two races had begun to interbreed to the point that the boundaries between their interests were becoming ever more blurred. The identification of 'the Last Hero' as the saviour from the Others during the Long Night is a puzzling one if this is the case, for the sealing of the Pact is oft associated the beginning of the Age of Heroes, not the end. Whatever the case, the Pact was agreed on the island at the centre of the Gods' Eye - the First Men would have the fields and hills to live on, the Children the deep forests. The First Men would not cut down any more weirwoods, and in fact the majority of the First Men took the gods of the children for their own. From this time onwards, the First Men have lived in peace with the Children of the Forest - if sometimes uneasily. The Pact is still maintained, but it has been broken in certain places, leading to dire consequences. The Green Men of the Isles of Faces are said to maintain the Pact - though none are sure how, and almost no one was permitted to reach the shores of the Isle of Faces by the time of the Coming of the Andals.
-The Age of Heroes is sometimes referred to as the Age of a Hundred Kingdoms, though it would be more accurate to describe this as the state of Westeros during the high point of these untold centuries, before a myriad of petty kingdoms began to congregate into larger, more regional realms. Most of the great tales and epics of the First Men come from the Age of Heroes, along with many of their greatest and most powerful Houses. Most of the towns and larger settlements built by the First Men came into existence gradually during this period, including [[Duskendale]], [[Maidenpool]], [[Barrowton]], [[Fairmarket]], [[Kayce]], [[Lordsport]], and most recently [[Lord Hewett's Town]].
+The Age of Heroes is sometimes referred to as the Age of a Hundred Kingdoms, though it would be more accurate to describe this as the state of Westeros during the high point of these untold centuries, before a myriad of petty kingdoms began to congregate into larger, more regional realms. Most of the great tales and epics of the First Men come from the Age of Heroes, along with many of their greatest and most powerful Houses. Most of the towns and larger settlements built by the First Men came into existence gradually during this period, including [[Duskendale]], [[Maidenpool]], [[Barrowton]], [[Fairmarket]], [[Kayce]], [[Lordsport]], and most recently [[Lannisport]]<ref>Lannisport stands as something of an exception due to the complicated circumstances of its emergence. For details, see [[House Lannister]].</ref> and [[Lord Hewett's Town]].
 === The Coming of the Andals ===

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