The Prison

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An ancient subterranean fortress carved into a black mountain on the edge of the Night Court, the Prison holds beings so dangerous that even the High Lords of Prythian feared to kill them.

The Prison is not a place of bars and keys but of magic and will. Each cell is a pocket of stillness, sealed by spells older than the courts. The High Lord of the Night Court holds the keys—literally, a set of ancient keys that unlock the wards—and only he may enter or release what lies within. It is a place of last resort, where immortals are sent when death is not enough.

Appearance

A black mountain with no entrance visible from the outside, its interior a labyrinth of darkness and silence. The walls are smooth, unbroken stone, and the air is cold with the weight of millennia. No light penetrates the deepest cells, and the only sound is the echo of one's own heartbeat.

Also known as: The Prison, the mountain prison, the black mountain, the cells of the forgotten

What They Know

• The Prison is said to be unbreakable from within; no prisoner has ever escaped.
• The Bone Carver is the most famous inmate, an ancient fae who can carve living bone and see the threads of fate.
• The keys to the Prison are kept by the High Lord of Night, passed down through his bloodline.
• Some prisoners have been there so long that even the High Lords have forgotten what they are.
• The Prison is warded against winnowing and all forms of magical travel.
• It is said that the Prison was built by the first High Lords, using the Cauldron itself to seal the deepest cells.

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