Postern Gate
The eastern gate of Absalom, sometimes called simply the Postern, is the city’s oldest and smallest gate and the only one regularly kept closed and locked. It is 50 feet high and 40 feet wide, but otherwise very similar to Azlanti Keep in style and construction. It is thought to have been based on Aroden’s own designs.
The Postern Gate opens primarily to move goods to and from Starwatch Keep. It is also the headquarters of the Post Guard. During the Siege of the Prophets in 1298 AR, forces of the Prophet Kings breached the gate but were unable to fight past its defenders to reach the city. A stone set into the last arch of the Postern Gate commemorates the deepest point that the enemy forces reached, and its engraving “And No Farther” has been the Post Guard’s motto ever since. Since the much busier and poorly-covered Sally Port opened, however, the Postern is rarely attacked.
The Postern Gate opens primarily to move goods to and from Starwatch Keep. It is also the headquarters of the Post Guard. During the Siege of the Prophets in 1298 AR, forces of the Prophet Kings breached the gate but were unable to fight past its defenders to reach the city. A stone set into the last arch of the Postern Gate commemorates the deepest point that the enemy forces reached, and its engraving “And No Farther” has been the Post Guard’s motto ever since. Since the much busier and poorly-covered Sally Port opened, however, the Postern is rarely attacked.
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