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The great forest which expands through the north and western reaches of the North is among the oldest and wildest in all of Westeros. It has been given many names by the many peoples and kings that have laid claim to it, and those same Great Houses have named themselves after the territory they ruled; Blackwood, Greenwood, Amberwood, Wolfswood. There are those who live their entire lives without walking in an open field or seeing the sea. The Wolfswood Clans have a fierce sense of tribal identity, and are some of the best hunters in Westeros. After centuries untold of conflict, no one king held sway here by the End of the Age of Heroes. Though the Blackwoods have been long since driven south, House Amber, House Greenwood, House Glover and the Warg King Gaven Greywolf still were competing for control of the forests by the time of the Coming of the Andals. | The great forest which expands through the north and western reaches of the North is among the oldest and wildest in all of Westeros. It has been given many names by the many peoples and kings that have laid claim to it, and those same Great Houses have named themselves after the territory they ruled; Blackwood, Greenwood, Amberwood, Wolfswood. There are those who live their entire lives without walking in an open field or seeing the sea. The Wolfswood Clans have a fierce sense of tribal identity, and are some of the best hunters in Westeros. After centuries untold of conflict, no one king held sway here by the End of the Age of Heroes. Though the Blackwoods have been long since driven south, House Amber, House Greenwood, House Glover and the Warg King Gaven Greywolf still were competing for control of the forests by the time of the Coming of the Andals. | ||
=== The Mountain Clans: === | |||
The Clansmen of the far north-west reaches of the North live in largely isolated mountain valleys and woods, apart from the rest of the struggles of the North. The Clans mostly spend their time warring and feasting with one another, and keep to themselves unless some great need calls them out of their mountain fastnesses. These are the First Men as they were at the start of the Age of Heroes. The Clans here are famed for living life to the fullest, warring and singing - for winter comes and death comes with it. Their hospitality is unparalleled in all the North - and will remain such, unless you offer insult to the host. The predominant clans here are The Wull, The Knott, The Norrey, The Flint and the Liddle. | |||
=== Bear Island: === | === Bear Island: === | ||
The Island that sits in the Bay of Ice might have been considered no more than an extension of the Clans of the Wood or the Mountain Clans, were it not for the unique people that have grown up under its dense pines or single jagged peak. The Bearmen, like the men of the Stony Shore, have been shaped by the threats that come to their shores, both from Ironmen Reavers, and Wildling Raiders that dare to cross the Bay of Ice from Beyond the Wall. The Bearmen believe that every man and woman must be able to toil and fight, in order for their people to survive. This has led to a unique perception of succession and a woman's role in war and peacetime. By the time of the Coming of the Andals, Bear Island was ruled by the Woodfoots, and their most significant vassal was House Mormont of Bearstone. | The Island that sits in the Bay of Ice might have been considered no more than an extension of the Clans of the Wood or the Mountain Clans, were it not for the unique people that have grown up under its dense pines or single jagged peak. The Bearmen, like the men of the Stony Shore, have been shaped by the threats that come to their shores, both from Ironmen Reavers, and Wildling Raiders that dare to cross the Bay of Ice from Beyond the Wall. The Bearmen believe that every man and woman must be able to toil and fight, in order for their people to survive. This has led to a unique perception of succession and a woman's role in war and peacetime. By the time of the Coming of the Andals, Bear Island was ruled by the Woodfoots, and their most significant vassal was House Mormont of Bearstone. | ||