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The '''Ifequevron''' or '''Wood Walkers''' are a mythical race said to have inhabited in the dense forests of northern [[Essos]]. Their name is [[Dothraki]] for "Those who walk in the woods", according to the account of merchant-adventurer [[Bryan of Oldtown]].<ref name=Ib>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', Ib</ref>
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The '''Ifequevron''' or '''wood walkers''' are a mythical race said to have inhabited the dense forests of northern [[Essos]]. Their name in the [[Dothraki language]] means "those who walk in the woods", according to the account of the merchant-adventurer [[Bryan of Oldtown]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
  
They were a small, shy, and gentle folk said to have been extinguished by the [[Ibbenese]], who conquered a large swath of the territory directly south to the island of [[Ib]]. Others believe they went into hiding or fled to other lands. Nevertheless the Dothraki still refer to the great forest along the northern coast of central Essos the [[Kingdom of the Ifequevron]]. The Dothraki are reported to have shunned the Kingdom of the Ifequevron out of reverence for the wood walkers or fear of their powers.<ref name=Ib/>
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The woods walkers were a small, shy, and gentle folk said to have been extinguished by the [[Ibbenese]], who conquered a large swath of the territory directly south to the island of [[Ib]]. Others believe they went into hiding or fled to other lands. The [[Dothraki]] still refer to the great forest along the northern coast of central Essos as the [[Kingdom of the Ifequevron]]. The Dothraki are reported to have shunned the forest out of reverence for the wood walkers or fear of their powers.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
  
[[Corlys Velaryon]], after his return from the [[Thousand Islands]] wrote of carved trees, haunted grottoes, and strange silences at the Kingdom of the Ifequevron.<ref name=Ib/>
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After his return from the [[Thousand Islands]], [[Corlys Velaryon]] wrote of carved trees, haunted grottoes, and strange silences at the Kingdom of the Ifequevron.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
  
The Ibbenese met by [[Bryan of Oldtown]] never boasted of having ever seen a woods walker, but claimed that they blessed a household that left offerings of leaf, stone, and water overnight.<ref name=Ib/>
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The Ibbenese met by [[Bryan of Oldtown]] never boasted of having seen woods walkers, but claimed that they blessed a household overnight which had left offerings of leaf, stone, and water.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Ib}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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The Ifequevron or wood walkers are a mythical race said to have inhabited the dense forests of northern Essos. Their name in the Dothraki language means "those who walk in the woods", according to the account of the merchant-adventurer Bryan of Oldtown.[1]

The woods walkers were a small, shy, and gentle folk said to have been extinguished by the Ibbenese, who conquered a large swath of the territory directly south to the island of Ib. Others believe they went into hiding or fled to other lands. The Dothraki still refer to the great forest along the northern coast of central Essos as the Kingdom of the Ifequevron. The Dothraki are reported to have shunned the forest out of reverence for the wood walkers or fear of their powers.[1]

After his return from the Thousand Islands, Corlys Velaryon wrote of carved trees, haunted grottoes, and strange silences at the Kingdom of the Ifequevron.[1]

The Ibbenese met by Bryan of Oldtown never boasted of having seen woods walkers, but claimed that they blessed a household overnight which had left offerings of leaf, stone, and water.[1]

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Ib.