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Whatever the case of where the First Men first settled, what is plain is that wherever they went, they encountered the elder races. The Giants of the Mountains and the Children of the Forest were most often encountered by men - and despite early attempts at cohabitation, this quickly devolved into outright conflict. Men cut down weirwoods, fearful of the strange Children watching them through those bleeding eyes. The wars between men, giants and the children were many and terrible, and did not truly end until the signing of The Pact on the Isle of Faces.

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. 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 consequences.

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. 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.

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 Whatever the case of where the First Men first settled, what is plain is that wherever they went, they encountered the elder races. The Giants of the Mountains and the Children of the Forest were most often encountered by men - and despite early attempts at cohabitation, this quickly devolved into outright conflict. Men cut down weirwoods, fearful of the strange Children watching them through those bleeding eyes. The wars between men, giants and the children were many and terrible, and did not truly end until the signing of The Pact on the Isle of Faces.
-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. 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 consequences.
+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. 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.
 == Culture ==

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