Editing Rangers (section)

==Tasks==
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Ranging Party.png|thumb|Rangers riding from a tunnel in the [[Wall]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The order of rangers ventures [[beyond the Wall]] and battles the [[free folk]] when necessary.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} While every man at the Night's Watch is expected to take up arms upon a threat, the rangers are considered the fighting heart of the Night's Watch,{{ref|AGOT|41}} and their is the preferred order among most recruits.{{Ref|AGOT|41}} Some qualities expected of rangers are skill in fighting and riding.{{ref|AGOT|41}}

The rangers of the Night's Watch patrol and range beyond the Wall, which could mean they are away from the castle they had been stationed at for multiple days or weeks.{{ref|AGOT|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|19}} On occasion, rangers encounter [[free folk]] during their rangings, in which case battle might ensue. Free folk are known to sometimes wear armor taken from rangers they have killed,{{ref|ACOK|68}} and they carry an especially strong dislike for the rangers.{{ref|ASOS|7}} Nonetheless, the rangers of the Night's Watch can also be on friendly terms with free folk. For example, while they dislike the man, the rangers frequently visit [[Craster]] in [[Craster's Keep|his keep]] in the [[haunted forest]]. Craster's hospitality towards the brothers has been the difference between life and death on several occasions.{{Ref|ACOK|28}} During rangings, rangers ride garrons.{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|ACOK|13}}

Rangers ride mules{{Ref|ASOS|26}} to patrol the [[Wall]], during which they search for signs of their foes. Rangers do not often encounter climbers, and occasionally they see the corpse of a wildling who failed in an attempt to climb the Wall.{{Ref|ASOS|30}} In addition to patrolling the Wall, rangers also frequently patrol the [[haunted forest]] near [[Castle Black]]. However, due to the low numbers of rangers in the Night's Watch, the preferred number of patrols cannot be made.{{Ref|AGOT|52}} 

One blast of a sentry's horn represents returning rangers.{{Ref|AGOT|52}}{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}}