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== Layout ==
[[File:Palace Complex.jpg|thumb|left|Top-down view of the palace complex]]
The Pinnacle stands on a hill above all the other
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
[[File:Warcamps.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The [[Alethi]] warcamps, with the Pinnacle visible in top right.]]
=== Notable rooms ===
;The [[Gallery of Maps]]: The Gallery of Maps, as its name implies, houses numerous maps of both the world and the local area, as well as the list of highprinces and the number of [[gemheart]]s they have won.
;The conference chamber: The king's conference chamber is located on one of the Pinnacle's topmost floors. The king and his family spend
;The kitchens: The kitchens, where
;The king's quarters: The set of rooms were [[Elhokar]] lives. There is small balcony there facing towards the [[Origin]], allowing the king to observe the [[Shattered Plains]]. It
== History ==
The palace
During its existence, the place served as Elhokar's home, as well as the place where strategy and planning meetings were conducted, making it effectively the centre of [[Alethi]] government.{{book ref|sa2|24}}{{book ref|sa2|36}} In addition, the Pinnacle saw several failed attempts to assassinate the king - once by the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]], through a sliced railing in the royal quarters, once by the [[Assassin in White]], and once directly by [[Moash]] and [[Graves]].{{book ref|sa2|23}}{{book ref|sa2|32}}{{book ref|sa2|84}} Following that last attempt, [[Kaladin]] temporarily relocated Elhokar to [[Little Herdaz]].{{book ref|sa2|87}}
After the [[Battle of Narak]], most Alethi relocated to [[Urithiru]]. As with the other structures on the Shattered Plains, the Pinnacle was all but abandoned.{{book ref|sa3|50}}
== Notes ==
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