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== The Bronze Kings and the Men of the Vale Proper == | == The Bronze Kings and the Men of the Vale Proper == | ||
The Vale proper is home to some of the most ancient houses of the First Men. Among these are the Royces of Runestone, renowned for their bronze clad kings, and the Redforts, who hold austere strongholds in the southeastern portion of the Mountains of the Moon. House Waynwood, from the stronghold of Ironoaks near Runestone, is another ancient family with deep ties to the region. House Hunter rules the eastern coast, their lands stretching along the shorelines that lead into the Narrow Sea. House Shett, one of the First Men houses to embrace the Faith of the Seven, having allied through marriage with House Grafton, rules the nascent port of Gulltown.<ref> | The Vale proper is home to some of the most ancient houses of the First Men. Among these are the Royces of Runestone, renowned for their bronze clad kings, and the Redforts, who hold austere strongholds in the southeastern portion of the Mountains of the Moon. House Waynwood, from the stronghold of Ironoaks near Runestone, is another ancient family with deep ties to the region. House Hunter rules the eastern coast, their lands stretching along the shorelines that lead into the Narrow Sea. House Shett, one of the First Men houses to embrace the Faith of the Seven, having allied through marriage with House Grafton, rules the nascent port of Gulltown.<ref> Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, p. 163.</ref> | ||
=== Notable Houses of the Vale Proper=== | === Notable Houses of the Vale Proper=== | ||
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== The Andals of the Fingers == | == The Andals of the Fingers == | ||
As the Andal influence spreads, House Corbray has taken control of the Fingers, though they refuse to call themselves kings of the region, despite their undeniable power.<ref> | As the Andal influence spreads, House Corbray has taken control of the Fingers, though they refuse to call themselves kings of the region, despite their undeniable power.<ref> Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, p. 163.</ref> Houses Elesham and Templeton lent their swords to House Corbray, but House Hersy at Northbreach, on the northern coast of Mountain and Vale, chose to influence the First Men not with steel, but with words and blessings in the name of the Seven. These houses grow in strength as the Andals arrive in droves, reshaping the land in their wake. | ||
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=== The Bloody Gate === | === The Bloody Gate === | ||
The only viable western land passage into the Vale is through a narrow mountain pass that would one day host the famed Bloody Gate. At the coming of the Andals, this checkpoint was little more than a crude un-mortared wall of stacked stones and timber palisades, watched over by local First men houses who protected the Vale’s interior from would be invaders.<ref>Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, | The only viable western land passage into the Vale is through a narrow mountain pass that would one day host the famed Bloody Gate. At the coming of the Andals, this checkpoint was little more than a crude un-mortared wall of stacked stones and timber palisades, watched over by local First men houses who protected the Vale’s interior from would be invaders.<ref>Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, p. </ref> | ||
=== The Vale Proper === | === The Vale Proper === | ||
=== The Fingers === | === The Fingers === | ||
These five barren, rocky peninsulas stretching into the Narrow Sea, were once home to scattered clans and petty Kings. Harsh and wind lashed, they were among the first places where the Andals came ashore, establishing footholds by sword and flame. Now ruled by house Corbray. <ref>Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, | These five barren, rocky peninsulas stretching into the Narrow Sea, were once home to scattered clans and petty Kings. Harsh and wind lashed, they were among the first places where the Andals came ashore, establishing footholds by sword and flame. Now ruled by house Corbray. <ref>Martin, The World of Ice and Fire, p. </ref> | ||
=== Runestone === | === Runestone === | ||