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The '''Pinnacle''' is King [[Elhokar Kholin]]'s palace on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa1|18}}
 
== Layout ==
[[File:{{image|Palace Complex.jpg|thumb|left|Top-down view of the palace complex]]|side=left|width=139px}}
The Pinnacle stands on a hill above all the other campswarcamps, about an hour's march from the [[House Kholin|Kholin]] warcamp.{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa2|5}} It's is surrounded by a sheer drop aboutof approximately a hundred feet tall.{{book ref|sa2|33}} One road ledsleads to the main entrance, while a smaller side route goes down to the stables at the feet of the hill.{{book ref|sa2|22}} TheLikewise, the [[Feastingfeasting Basinbasin]] likewise 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 withcontaining vast, cavernous halls, and numerous rooms serving differenta variety of purposes. LargeA large part of it is 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}}
[[File:{{image|Warcamps.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The [[Alethi]] warcamps, with the Pinnacle visible in the top right.]]|width=350px|side=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. It's aThe long room is covered inby a stretched dome, with large skylights shiningwhich shine down upon formations of [[shalebark]].{{book ref|sa1|24}}{{book ref|sa2|52}}
 
;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 [[highstorm]]s in there, while [[Dalinar]] is tied up for the duration of his visions.{{book ref|sa2|32}} During working hours, the strategy and politics meetings between the king and his [[highprince]]s take place therewithin the room.{{book ref|sa2|36}}
 
;The kitchens: The kitchens, where the food is prepared, are located near the bottom of the palace, perhaps on the ground floor. The back entrance intoto 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's well-known to beis Elhokar's favouritefavorite spotlocation in the palace, a fact which is well-known.{{book ref|sa2|23}}
 
== History ==
The palace has beenwas constructed by the royal [[Soulcaster]]s sometime early on during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa1|24}} Elhokar eventually dubbed it the Pinnacle, and the name stuck.{{book ref|sa2|5}}
 
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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