Twelve thousand years ago, the First Men from the eastern continent of Essos migrated to Westeros by crossing a land bridge known as the Arm of Dorne. Whatever history, wars, romances, or triumphs the Children may have had in the untold centuries that they inhabited Westeros, their stories have been forgotten. According to legend, the giants also inhabited Westeros at this time, and clashed periodically with the Children. They inhabited the vast primeval forests which spanned most of Westeros before humans came and began cutting them down. Legend holds that the Children of the Forest ruled Westeros for thousands of years before the arrival of the first humans on the continent twelve millennia ago. The Children lived in the deep woods for untold ages. " The First Men called us "the Children", but we were born long before them." ―Leaf The shamans of the Children of the Forest were known as " Greenseers", who are said to have had impressive powerful magic at their disposal. They hunted using bows made of weirwood and used blades made of dragonglass. The Children of the Forest weren't very technologically advanced, though they were skilled at woodcraft and had a great knowledge of the plants and animals of the forest. These carved heart trees were the closest thing to a shrine in their religion.Ī Greenseer of the Children of the Forest Their religion devoted to the Old Gods of the Forest had no complex temples, but according to legend it was the Children who carved faces into the sacred weirwood trees. The Children of the Forest worshiped nature gods, the countless and nameless spirits of every tree, every rock, and every stream. It is unknown if this is through purely-magical or biological means or a combination of both. Given Leaf participated in the creation of the Night King some twelve thousand years ago, their lifespans are clearly measured in millennia. They also seem to be extremely long-lived. The Children of the Forest also seem to possess an indigo-colored blood.Ī notable difference in anatomy is that the Children of the Forest are tetradactyl, possessing only four digits on each of their hands. Like humans, the Children of the Forest do possess hair, however, they only possess hair on their head and lack eyebrows and body hair. Similarly, their eyes have been shown to be all lime green in color. Their skin is shown to be a pale gray-green with an apparent rough to wrinkly tecture, similar in appearence to plants. They also have disproportionately large and expressive eyes (like human babies), which are set wider in their face than would be normal for a human child of the same height and stature. Their facial anatomy is mostly identical to that of a human albeit being very rounded and soft, like that of a young child. The Children of the Forest were a sapient species that resembled humans in overall shape but significantly smaller in stature, with adults being no larger than human children. The Children inhabited the deep forests of Westeros. 5.1 Physical appearance and comparison to elves.This group was eventually killed during an assault on the cave of the Three-Eyed Raven, rendering the Children seemingly extinct. In actual fact, some of the Children endured for a time Beyond the Wall as one group of Children came to serve the Three-Eyed Raven. Even the few who do believe they once existed, such as Maester Luwin or Ned Stark, believe that they have long since gone extinct. In the present day, most believe that they are simply the stuff of myth and never existed at all. Īccording to legend they were last seen during the coming of the Andals 6,000 years before the War of the Five Kings. They were already living in Westeros when the First Men migrated to the continent, 12,000 years before Robert's Rebellion. The Children of the Forest are a mysterious non-human race who were reportedly the original inhabitants of the continent of Westeros. " In the Dawn Age of Westeros, before the coming of man and the raising of castles and cities, there were only the Children of the Forest." ― Bran Stark
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