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== Layout ==
{{image|Palace Complex.jpg|Top-down view of the palace complex|side=left|width=350px139px}}
The Pinnacle stands on a hill above all the other warcamps, about an hour's march from the [[House Kholin|Kholin]] warcamp.{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa2|5}} It is surrounded by a sheer drop of approximately a hundred feet.{{book ref|sa2|33}} One road leads to the main entrance, while a smaller side route goes down to the stables at the feet of the hill.{{book ref|sa2|22}} Likewise, the [[Feastingfeasting Basinbasin]] sits beneath the palace, with a short climb between it and the Pinnacle gates.{{book ref|sa2|50}} The [[Outer Market]] is also located nearby.{{book ref|sa2|67}}
 
The palace is made of sculpted, [[Soulcasting|Soulcast]] stone.{{book ref|sa2|36}} A broad gateway leads inside, though there is also a back entrance atop a flight of steps.{{book ref|sa2|5}}{{book ref|sa2|33}} Within, the Pinnacle has several floors containing vast, cavernous halls, and numerous rooms serving a variety of purposes. A large part of it is dug straight into the hill, with windows cut out facing leeward.{{book ref|sa2|32}}{{book ref|sa2|5}} There are shutters on the windows to keep them closed during bad weather, though they tend to rattle and leak.{{book ref|sa2|22}}
;The kitchens: The kitchens, where food is prepared, are located near the bottom of the palace, perhaps on the ground floor. The back entrance to the Pinnacle leads there.{{book ref|sa2|32}}
 
;The king's quarters: The set of rooms werewhere [[Elhokar]] lives. There is a small balcony there facing towards the [[Origin]], allowing the king to observe the [[Shattered Plains]]. It is Elhokar's favouritefavorite location in the palace, a fact which is well-known.{{book ref|sa2|23}}
 
== History ==