The Coal Tunnel

Location from The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Father's place of punishment — a space of absolute darkness and suffering where the children were sent when they failed or disobeyed, shaping them through pain into what they needed to become.

Also known as: the coal tunnel, the tunnel, punishment

What They Know

• Time inside the coal tunnel is distorted — hours outside can be days or years within
• Father designed it as a precision instrument for shaping his children through suffering
• Every librarian has spent time here and carries the scars — it's the one experience they all share
• The tunnel exists within the Library's architecture but may predate Father's modifications
• Physical injuries sustained inside heal when you leave — psychological injuries do not
• David spent more time here than any other sibling, which explains both his capabilities and his damage

Connections

• part_of — the_library
• created_by — father
• feared_by — carolyn
• feared_by — david
• feared_by — margaret

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