Editing Citadel (section)

==Layout==
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The Citadel lies on the [[Honeywine]], where its towers and domes are connected with arching stone bridges. Houses and stalls sit on the bridges. It lies upriver compared to the [[Starry Sept]] and [[Battle Island]].{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} The gates are flanked by a pair of tall green [[sphinx]]es with the bodies of [[lion]]s, the wings of [[eagle]]s and the tails of [[serpent]]s. One has the face of a man, the other a woman.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Scribe's Hearth===
[[File:Andrew BosleySphinx At the Gates.png|350px|thumb|right|The Citadel's gates are flanked by a pair of tall green [[sphinx]]es, by Andrew Bosley © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Just inside the gates of the Citadel lies the [[Scribe's Hearth]]. Here, the citizens of Oldtown come to hire scribes, usually acolytes, to write and read letters for them. The scribes wait in open stalls for their custom. Other stalls situated at the Scribe's Hearth include those where books are bought and sold. Others offer maps.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

The path divides at a statue of King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] atop a tall stone horse; the king's sword is pointed toward [[Dorne]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} The Citadel also has a monument of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]; its plinth reads "He bound the land together, and made of [[Seven Kingdoms|seven kingdoms, one]]."{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Weeping Dock===
From this dock, one can get a boat for a short voyage to the [[Bloody Isle]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}} Near the dock is a [[septry]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Seneschal's Court===
Outside the [[Seneschal's Court]] lies the stocks where acolytes and novices are punished for minor crimes, such as petty thievery. Inside the doors is a hall with a stone floor and high, arched windows. At the far end of the hall there is a raised dais where a gatekeeper greets all those who wish to make an appointment to see the [[Seneschal]]. Behind the dais is a turnpike stair.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Isle of Ravens===
The [[Isle of Ravens]] is linked to the eastern bank of the Honeywine by a weathered wooden drawbridge. On the island is located the [[Ravenry]], the oldest building of the Citadel. The walls of the Ravenry are covered in moss and vines, and within its yard sits a [[weirwood]] tree on which the [[raven]]s like to perch. The [[rookery]] for [[white raven]]s is located in the west tower, and that of black ravens is found in the north tower.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===Library and Vaults===
The vast{{ref|AFFC|5}} [[Library (Citadel)|Library]] of the Citadel is known to be a great repository of knowledge.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal under King Jaehaerys I}}

The Citadel has four [[glass candle]]s, one green in color and three black. Before an acolyte says his vows, he spends the night prior in the darkness of the Citadel's vault. The acolyte can attempt to light an [[obsidian]] candle, but none have succeeded.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} The Citadel also has a stuffed [[Little Valyrian]] on display, but its fur fell out as students patted it for luck over the years.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: Qohor}}