The Under Deck

The prisoners of the Underdeck are known as the Forgotten, or the Bottom Dwellers. Upon entry, their legal identity is erased, and they are referred to only by a designated number.

They are subjected to a routine of isolation, interrogation, and grueling labor designed to break their spirit. Communication between inmates is forbidden and harshly punished. The prison's purpose is to turn threats to the state into traumatized, obedient shells.

The few official entrances are protected by sequential blast doors, magnetic seals, and biometric scanners keyed exclusively to the Ministry of Security's top operatives.

The corridors are patrolled by armored Watcher units programmed for lethal threat neutralization. Automated turrets are positioned at every major junction. The entire facility is saturated with a low-level Null-Field to inhibit Weaving, with the capacity to intensify the field in specific blocks to cause pain and disorientation. The human guards are elite Wardens, handpicked by Commander Kane for their loyalty and cruelty.

The Under Deck is focused on containment rather than rehabilitation. There's no real industry or trade. Any work or tasks assigned to common prisoners are menial and serve no purpose beyond punishment.

The Under Deck is made out of stark metal corridors, dimly lit with flickering overhead, blue, lights.

The entire station is divided into multiple sections, including general population cells and high-security solitary confinement units. Each cell block is fortified with reinforced steel, making escape nearly impossible. To prevent anyone breaking in and out, the Under Deck is equipped with biometric scanners, surveillance cameras, and motion detectors. Guards monitor the areas both from a central control room and the corridors, maintaining a constant watch over the inmates.

There are two distinct wings:

• Normal Cells: These are the soundproof cells that house multiple - generally petty - inmates. Basic amenities are provided but the environment is filthy, with overflowing waste and minimal sanitation.
• Solitary Confinement: Located in a separate, heavily secured and guarded non-stop, area inmates are placed in complete isolation. Cells are soundproof, with no windows and only a small slot for food delivery, ensuring no interaction with other guards.

General Population Cells: A small concrete cube containing a metal slab for a bed and a sanitation unit. Inmates are confined here when not performing forced labor in the prison's heavily guarded workshops.

Weaver Containment Cells: These cells are lined with specialised, non-conductive materials that disrupt the manipulation of Weaving threads. Inmates are often kept in physical restraints that bind their hands, preventing the gestures necessary for complex Weaves.

Solitary Confinement (The "Silence Boxes"): The ultimate punishment. These are small, featureless cubes that are completely soundproofed and light-proofed. A prisoner is locked in absolute sensory deprivation for weeks or months at a time. The goal is not just isolation, but the complete psychological destruction of the individual.

Located beneath Coal Station, The Underdeck's design is a brutalist panopticon.

The structure is built around a central, multi-level command tower from which guards can observe the concentric rings of cell blocks. The architecture is intended to be psychologically oppressive. The walls are bare, reinforced concrete, and the doors are solid, sound-dampening steel. There are no windows or viewports. The entire station is illuminated by harsh, constant utility lighting, erasing any sense of day or night. Floors and ceilings are often grated metal, allowing observation from multiple angles.