Citadel Life

The Citadels of the Westerlands was where the burghers lived, typically artisans, merchants, courtiers and the families of soldiers. These people were the true citizens of the city, and those that lived in rented apartments in the ramparts held no such standing and could be banished from the city without effort. The citadel was a walled segment of the city (there were sometimes multiple of these, but in such cases, there could be multiple citadels or one such segment, deemed the inner city, would be the "citadel"), and was particularly well protected, with each person who lived in the citadel guaranteed placement in the castle if the city was breached - and further more, unlike those who dwelt in the ramparts, the burghers were allowed to own and wield some weapons within the city.