Blackrock Hold
A massive three-story fortress of dark granite perched atop a wind-swept promontory overlooking the jagged rocks of the Bitter Bay. The exterior is punctuated by narrow slit windows and topped with iron spikes, while the interior is a maze of clean, well-lit corridors and heavy steel doors.
Blackrock Hold
The air is heavy with the smell of ozone and salt. Silence is strictly enforced by the guards, and the only sounds are the rhythmic marching of boots and the distant crashing of waves against the base of the cliffs.
A massive three-story fortress of dark granite perched atop a wind-swept promontory overlooking the jagged rocks of the Bitter Bay. The exterior is punctuated by narrow slit windows and topped with iron spikes, while the interior is a maze of clean, well-lit corridors and heavy steel doors.
Thorne is a stern, humorless veteran with a prosthetic iron hand. He believes in absolute order and the rehabilitation of the soul through hard labor and quiet reflection.
History
Security Measures
The facility employs a combination of physical and magical security. Every prisoner is fitted with a cold-iron collar that dampens magical abilities. Perimeter patrols include pairs of trained hounds and occasional clockwork sentries. During the night, the main courtyards are blanketed in a light 'Web' spell to prevent movement between blocks.
Notable Prisoners
Currently housing Lord Valerius, an ex-duke accused of a failed regicide plot, and Kaelen the Bright, a disgraced court sorcerer who accidentally decimated a village during a ritual. Valerius still receives secret correspondence from loyalists, while Kaelen is kept in a specialized cell made of lead-lined glass.
Daily Regimen
Inmates are woken at dawn for a meal of fortified gruel followed by twelve hours of labor. Most work in the salt mines carved into the cliffside or the heavy masonry shops. Evenings are reserved for supervised study or religious services, and all torches are extinguished by the eighth bell.
Denizens
Thorne is a stern, humorless veteran with a prosthetic iron hand. He believes in absolute order and the rehabilitation of the soul through hard labor and quiet reflection.
A no-nonsense dwarf who oversees the daily patrols. She is known for her photographic memory of every prisoner's face and crime.
An aging con artist who has spent twenty years inside. He knows the layout of the prison better than the guards and acts as a neutral broker for information.
A nervous halfling responsible for processing prisoner intake and release forms. He is secretly susceptible to flattery.
Rumors & Plot Hooks
- 1.The lower levels flood during high tide, leaving prisoners in waist-deep water.
- 2.One prisoner in the solitary wing has been there since the prison opened without aging a day.
- 3.The Warden accepts bribes, but only in the form of rare, vintage wines from the southern provinces.
- 4.There is a hidden tunnel behind the forge that leads to a secret cove.
Classified Entry
The prison is built directly atop the tomb of a forgotten tyrant. The Warden uses a specialized artifact in the basement to siphon the residual necrotic energy of the tomb to power the prison's magical wards and alarm systems.
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