<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (October 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (October 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The episode begins the process of interweaving action happening in multiple separate locations within and around the fictional continent of Westeros . Most of the action takes place in and around Winterfell where Lord Eddard Stark is the feudal overlord of the northern reaches of the kingdom . Outside of Westeros is a land across the Narrow Sea where the two surviving members of House Targaryen, previous rulers of Westeros, live in exile . </P> <P> The episode opens with three rangers of the Night's Watch--Ser Waymar Royce, Will and Gared--scouting beyond the Wall, a massive barrier of ice at the north end of the kingdom . After finding the mutilated corpses of some wildlings (tribal humans who live north of the Wall), the rangers are confronted by White Walkers (demonic creatures) and undead wildlings . Two of the rangers are killed by the White Walkers, while the third, Will, is for some reason left alive . Fearing for his life, Will deserts the Night's Watch, going South, without returning to the Wall . </P>

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