Archmaester Gyldayn's history of Aegon's Conquest was recently found in the papers of Archmaester Gerold in the vaults of the Citadel. īones of giants found in the north have been sent to the Citadel for study. Ser Gunthor Hightower has also studied at the Citadel. Ser Michael Manwoody studied at the Citadel when he was young, and Prince Oberyn Martell achieved six links while studying at the Citadel in his youth. While sailing to the Sunset Sea in 133 AC, Lord Alyn Velaryon visited the Citadel and studied ancient charts and Valyrian treatises about warships and maritime tactics. Lyonel Strong, Lord of Harrenhal, studied at the Citadel in his youth, earning six links. Queen Alysanne Targaryen visited the Citadel in 54 AC, spending three days in the Library and attending lectures. During Aegon's Conquest, Lord Manfred Hightower submitted to the Conqueror to prevent the destruction of Oldtown by dragonflame. There are reports of Aegon and Visenya Targaryen visiting the Citadel in their youth. House Hightower continues to be a strong patron of learning. After Peremore's death, his brother, King Urrigon, granted land alongside the Honeywine to 'Peremore's pets', who developed the tract into the maesters' Citadel. The curious Peremore invited numerous scholars, including wise men, teachers, priests, healers, singers, wizards, alchemists, and sorcerors, to Oldtown.

Most accounts on the Citadel's origins credit its foundation to Prince Peremore the Twisted, the second son of King Uthor of the High Tower. The origin of the Citadel is disputed, but House Hightower is generally considered to have played an integral role in its foundation. In the Age of Heroes the Ravenry was supposedly a stronghold of a pirate lord who picked off ships as they came downriver.

The Citadel also has a stuffed Little Valyrian on display, but its fur fell out as students patted it for luck over the years. The acolyte can attempt to light an obsidian candle, but none have succeeded. Before an acolyte says his vows, he spends the night prior in the darkness of the Citadel's vault. The Citadel has four glass candles, one green in color and three black. Records at the Citadel describe the ancient rock and salt kings of the Iron Islands. Some of the oldest documents in the Citadel's archives are ancient ballads regaling Kings of Winter. The Citadel also has an account of Redwyn's journey to Lorn Point and the Frozen Shore, as well as a fragment of Unnatural History. A locked vault beneath the Citadel is said to contain the sole remaining copy of ' Blood and Fire. The Citadel has a copy of Lives of Four Kings and a partial collection of The Fires of the Freehold.

The Library of the Citadel is known to be a great repository of knowledge. The white raven rookery is located in the west tower. The walls of the Ravenry are covered in moss and vines and within its yard sits a weirwood tree on which the ravens like to perch. On the island is located the Ravenry, the oldest building of the Citadel. The Isle of Ravens is linked to the eastern bank of the Honeywine by a weathered wooden drawbridge. At the far end of the hall there is a raised dais where a gatekeeper greets all those who wish to make an appointment to see the Seneschal. Inside the doors is a hall with a stone floor and high, arched windows. Outside the Seneschal's Court lies the stocks where acolytes and novices are punished for minor crimes, such as petty thievery. The Citadel also has a monument of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen its plinth reads 'He bound the land together, and made of seven kingdoms, one.' Weeping DockĪ novice of the Citadel by Joshua Cairós © Fantasy Flight Gamesįrom this dock one can get a boat for a short voyage to the Bloody Isle. The path divides at a statue of King Daeron I Targaryen atop a tall stone horse the king's sword is pointed toward Dorne. Other stalls situated at the Scribe's Hearth include those where books are bought and sold. The scribes wait in open stalls for their custom. Here, the citizens of Oldtown come to hire scribes, usually acolytes, to write and read letters for them. Just inside the gates of the Citadel lies the Scribe's Hearth. One has the face of a man, the other a woman. The gates are flanked by a pair of tall green sphinxes with the bodies of lions, the wings of eagles and the tails of serpents. It lies upriver compared to the Starry Sept and Battle Island. The Citadel lies on the Honeywine, where its towers and domes are connected with arching stone bridges. The Citadel gates are flanked by a pair of tall green sphinxes, by Andrew Bosley © Fantasy Flight Games

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