On a map shown to Ed and Al, Table City appears to be a small section positioned on top of a plateau amid and above several deep gorges that surround it. In fact, these gorges have been dug out during the Cretan annexation, when the Cretan authorities were searching for the Sanguine Stars they believed to be hidden in and around Table City. Because of these gorges, Table City can only be reached by either the train lines into it or by a series of secret passageways that most of the inhabitants do not know exist.