Cells chiseled from the ice at the foot of the Wall are used as storerooms or prisons. They are sealed with ice and stone wherever castles have been abandoned or in times of danger. Tunnels have been cut through the Wall at each castle of the Night's Watch. The Wall sparkles from melting ice on sunny days, with rivulets of water being compared to weeping.
The Wall shines blue and crystalline in sunlight, glimmers palely in moonlight, and glows pink and purple at dawn. Windblown dirt covers the Wall like film, and it often appears pale grey or dull white.
Led by Othell Yarwyck, the First Builder, the builders of the Watch monitor and repair the Wall. The Wall is straight like a sword from Castle Black to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, but runs like a snake between Castle Black and the Shadow Tower. According to myth, there are old spells woven into the Wall, to strengthen it and keep creatures of a magical nature such as the Others from passing it. The top is wider in man places than the kingsroad, and crushed stone is spread on walkways to aid with footing. The top is wide enough for a dozen mounted knights to ride abreast and it is thicker at the base. It appears grey or blue depending on the weather and time of day. It is made of solid ice, stone, and earth, and can be seen for miles round. The Wall stretches for three hundred miles and is approximately seven hundred feet tall.
The Wall by Sabin Boykinov © Fantasy Flight Games
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