Ed Island Citadel

Citadel
Citadel
	; An artist's depiction of the tower.
Key details
Type	Tower
Level	2.5
Location	Bridgeport, Ed Island

The Citadel is the headquarters of which governs Ed Island. It houses the living quarters of the Ed Islandian Hierarch, EDFan12345, and the council chambers for the High and Lesser Councils. The Citadel is the tallest structure in Antarctica, being approximately 2.5 kilometers high.

Overview[edit]

The Citadel is located near Bridgeport, and resembles a massive, metallic skyscraper, rising several kilometers into the sky from ground level, and extending some distance underground as well. It is a triangular structure when viewed from above, and is crowned by a Dark Energy Reactor. Its associated portal is the primary means of transportation to several, long-distance locations. The Citadel is heavily mechanized, and entire sections of it can move to allow for mass deployment of airborne vehicles.

There are many open areas of the Citadel where enormous segments of the exterior wall open and close to allow dropships and gunships to quickly exit and enter the Citadel's interior. There are railway systems running throughout the Citadel that are used by Razor Trains to ship and deliver cargo. Much of this cargo consists of new equipment from military bases such as the Nova Prospekt prison. Prisoners are delivered in single-occupant pods, and the Citadel includes a large transportation system for such pods. Tasks such as the operation of basic panels, or the repairing of damaged Ed Island Military equipment and units is done here, under the constant supervision of Overwatch personnel or scanners.

The Citadel has two known "states," or configurations that the tower takes depending on specific situations. The first of these is the dormant configuration, which is maintained during the majority of life in the city, when no serious threats are posed. This configuration was signified by a single set of rib-like structures exposed within the right half of the Citadel, with an outer metal plating retracted slightly above the inner plating. The second state is the alerted configuration, when an outside threat is detected. The inner plating retracts upwards, exposing a total of four sets of "ribs", where the reconfiguration has fully completed. During this transformation a loud alarm resonates from the citadel itself.