Editing Eyrie (section)

==Defenses==
[[File:Gates large.jpg|thumb|The [[Gates of the Moon]] with the Eyrie above, by Paolo Puggioni ©]]
To reach the Eyrie from the west, an invading army would have to first overcome the [[Bloody Gate]] guarding the [[high road]]. Within the [[Vale of Arryn (valley)|Vale]], the stout [[Gates of the Moon]] guards the base of the [[Giant's Lance]].{{ref|AGOT|34}}

Steep stone steps carved into the Giant's Lance creep up the mountainside from the Gates of the Moon;{{ref|AFFC|23}} they are too narrow for horses, but are accessible by mules.{{ref|AGOT|34}} Travelers on the staircase are exposed to defenders in three waycastles.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}

* [[Stone]], the first waycastle, is on a path surrounded by forest.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}
* [[Snow (waycastle)|Snow]], the second waycastle, is on a trail steeper than that of Stone. It is nestled into the Giant's Lance so as to command the entire pathway from Stone to Snow.{{Ref|AGOT|34}}
* [[Sky]], the third waycastle, is on a treacherous path. Handholds carved into the rock lead up to the Eyrie.{{Ref|AGOT|34}} Baskets and oaken buckets can transport supplies and travelers up to the Eyrie as well.{{ref|AFFC|41}}