The Deep

A subterranean prison located in the cold and bleak Realm of Hern, the Deep is where the Mesitori King sends those he seems deserving of a punishment more prolonged and painful than mere death. It is a vast complex extending down deep into the frigid earth of Hern, a relic of the Elnorians and more proof of their great knowledge. It consists of a vast number of tunnels and cavern forming a bewildering maze. The deepest parts are given over to mining coal and other materials, overseen by cruel jailors who work their charges to the breaking point.

Escape is possible from the Deep, but owing to its location and in the frozen hell that is Hern there is no where to flee to. The World Gate is well protected so those who do reach the surface invariably freeze to death in minutes. Occasionally the guards will release some prisoners and offer them the chance of freedoom if they can just make it to the World Gate. As the desperate prisoners run toward the distant portal the Guards will take bets on which prisoner gets the furthest.

To be sentenced to the Deep is a cruel fate and even the guards and its warden consider it a punishment to be stationed there. There are places in the depths that the guards fear to tread, where whispering can be heard on the edge of hearing, or the cold touch of an invisible hand is never far away.