Eyrie
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The Eyrie is the ancient seat of House Arryn, one of the oldest lines of Andal nobility. It is situated in the Mountains of the Moon atop the mountain known as the Giant's Lance. It is reachable only by a narrow goat trail, guarded by the Gates of the Moon and three small waycastles; Stone, Snow and Sky. The Eyrie is the smallest of the great castles, consisting only of a cluster of slim towers. It is supplied by means of a massive dumbwaiter that extends down to the topmost waycastle. The Eyrie's dungeons, known as "sky cells," are particularly infamous; they are merely shelfs on the side of the mountain's sheer cliffs, left open to the cold sky. Many prisoners commit suicide rather than remain imprisoned. Executions in the Eyrie are carried out via the Moon Door, which opens onto a six hundred foot drop to the stones of the valley below. The Eyrie is also unique in that it lacks a godswood; no weirwood tree would take root in the stony soil.
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