The Grand Citadel of Greyhawk, simply called the Citadel by the city's inhabitants, occupies the dominant ground within the city walls, overlooking all quarters of the city from it's position on a low rise. The great, stone edifice dates back to Greyhawk's earliest days, when it was erected as a bastion of defence for all the city's residents.
Back then the city occupied the low, accessible ground of the Old City, which was deemed of poor defensive value. So the Citadel was erected on the nearby knoll and it commanded the length and breadth of the valley. Gradually, of course, the New City has moved upward to embrace theses old stone walls and now the Citadel stands as a part of the city itself.
Also changed by history has been the fortress's role as a shelter for the city population. Now of course, the Citadels looming walls, dark grey almost to black, could offer shelter to but a tiny fraction of the populace. In actual use, it's purposes are several.
In the mundane life of the city, the Citadel serves as the prison in which the most hardened criminals - barbarians, dwarven thieves, half-orcs and the like, are incarcerated. The walls, originally designed to prevent intruders from entering the castle, serve quite adequately as a means of preventing escape as well.
The huge blockhouse of the prison occupies the northern portion of the Citadel courtyard. To the south stands an even larger building called simple, "the Redoubt".
Within the walls of the Redoubt are found the quarters of the City Watch and the offices of it's commander, Sental Nurev as well as those of the Constable of the City, Derider Fanshen. There is also the City Arsenal.
The Great Blockhouse
Office of the Chief Constable
Office of the Captain-General
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