Editing Astapor (section)

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[[File:Martina Pilcerovad Astapor.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Astapor by Martina Pilcerova © Fantasy Flight Games]]
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Astapor|Images of Astapor]]''
Astapor is a port-city on [[Slaver's Bay]].{{Ref|ACOK|11}} An old crumbling statue portraying the Astapori [[Harpies|harpy]] is atop the harbor gate. The bay shore is dominated by great stepped [[pyramid]]s, the largest of which is four hundred feet high. All manner of trees, vines, and flowers grow on the terraces of the pyramids.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} Known pyramids include the [[pyramid of Nakloz]] and the [[pyramid of Ullhor]].{{ref|ADWD|30}} The city has a [[Temple of the Graces (Astapor)|Temple of the Graces]].{{ref|ADWD|30}}

Astapor's streets, plazas, pyramids, [[fighting pits]], sulfurous fountains, gloomy [[wine]] caves, and city walls have all been constructed with the same kind of red brick.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} An old rhyme says "Bricks and blood built Astapor, and bricks and blood her people." This rhyme refers to the red-bricked walls of the city taking their color from the blood of the [[slaves]] who made them.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}{{Ref|ASOS|23}} The bricks are old and crumbling, causing red dust to be all over the city.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} The city's walls are old and decaying, and its watch towers are unmanned.{{Ref|ASOS|23}}

The [[Plaza of Pride]] is an open market where the slavers take their customers to view their purchases. In the center of the plaza is a red brick fountain with a hammered bronze version of the Astapori harpy standing in its center.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} In the [[Plaza of Punishment]], inside the main gate of Astapor, new slaves are brought into the city. There they go past rebellious slaves who have been punished or executed.{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

In the city's fighting pits, dug deep and surrounded by descending rings of seats, all manner of entertainments are held. These include putting children up against animals like [[bull]]s and [[bear]]s. The pits are named after their owners; two known pits in Astapor are [[Douquor's Pit]] and [[Jothiel's Pit]].{{Ref|ASOS|23}}