Towering over the Underside, the Citadel is a radical departure from typical fortress designs.It includes a series of towers and walls, but the walls enclose no space; they simply link the towers and provide covered areas for the movement of troops from one part of the Citadel to another. The Citadel's primary design maximizes the fields of fire for several powerful weapons and provides a se- cure shelter where the Royal Army can prepare to repel invaders. There are four major parts to the Citadel: the Central Tower, the Port Tower, the Starboard Tower, and the Undertower. The Central Tower is the largest and strongest of these. It accommodates three modified heavy ballistae similar to the weapons of the ballista towers, plus two flanking turrets housing great bombards +2. These weapons can be fired straight up and into enemy ships. The Central Tower also contains most of the barracks and mess facilities for the garrison. The Port and Starboard Towers are identical, each linked to three smaller flanking towers by covered walls and to the Central Tower by a strong gallery and wall structure. Each flanking tower houses a modified heavy ballista identical to those used in the ballista towers Topside, and the Port and Starboard Towers each contain an enchanted medium catapult +2, like those in the Donjon. In the smaller towers are storerooms and armories, but the larger ones contain auxiliary barracks and mess facilities. The strongest portion of the Citadel lies underground. The Undertower is a large complex of pas- sages and halls underneath the Central Tower and contains vast storerooms. Passages from the Un- dertower allow access to Lake Bral. In addition, several shafts pierce through the Rock to locations in the Middle City. Topside is not expected to withstand a major assault, but the leaders of the Royal Army hope to be able to counterattack through these tunnels, should it become absolutely necessary. The Citadel is the home of the [[Army of Bral#Regulars]], housing three battalions of five companies each. At any given time, two companies of each battalion are standing down, one company is detached for prison guard work, one forming marine contingents for the warships of the navy, while two companies garrison the Citadel. The remaining five companies are on alert standby or detached duty. [[Prince Andru]] has special headquarters within the Central Tower, a deep shelter which is his last refuge in the event the Topside falls to an enemy attack. Underground passages link the Undertower with the landing caverns of the naval base, and can be barred with massive portcullis and gate arrangements ## Map ![[Citadel Map.png]]