This small gate is reached from the river-front wharves by a long path that snakes it's way up the bluff to the gate in the city wall. It is open only from dawn to dusk. This is the only city gate with restrictions upon the type of travel through it. No wheeled vehicles, beasts of burden or live stock may pass through here. In part this is justified by the steepness of the roadway, but it also serves to limit the traffic through the stately neighborhoods of the Garden and High Quarters.
The Wharfgate's most notable feature is the splendid view afforded from it's high vantage point. When outside the wall one can see many miles of the Selintan River. The heights of the Cairn Hills stand to the north in stately majesty. On a clear day the trees and rocks of the crests are clearly visible. And looking toward the city from inside the gates brings all of Greyhawk under view.
It is guarded day and night by and elite patrol of the City Watch, reinforced by a standard patrol in the gate house.
Beyond Wharfgate is Wharf Road, on the left is High Quarter and on the right is the Garden Quarter.
A roster is kept of those passing through and those arriving in the city are asked their business. A Freesword Tax of 3 gp is payable for anyone seeking mercenary work.
Those carrying weapons other than: dagger, dart, sling, staff, staff-sling, club, and knife are required to pay for a license from the Captain General of the Watch, there are no licenses for weapons larger than a two-handed sword. The licenses are not available at the gates, they must be obtained from the Office of the Captain-General in the Grand Citadel.
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Each gate comprises a pair of huge wooden portals, each at least 12 feet high, eight feet wide and one foot thick.
Each gate is backed by a massive portcullis of iron bars 2 inches thick.
Each gate is enclosed in a small gatehouse consisting of a pair of towers flanking the gate and an enclose area over the gateway. the tower tops and connecting blockhouse feature arrow slots and murder holes for boiling oil.
Gates of Greyhawk