{{ :jpg_kulbakback.jpg?nolink&300|}}====== Kulbak Prison ====== Large penitentiary of apprehended criminals in Nalos and captured [[dragul|Dragul]] soldiers. >//On your arrival at Kulbak, a dozen [[construct|Construct]] guards march you into a multi-floor cell block packed with [[dragul|Dragul]] prisoners. [[gnoll|Gnolls]], [[kobold|Kobolds]], and [[Insectoid|Insectoids]] lean over railings to watch as the guards take your belongings and put you in an itchy gray uniform. You receive insults and threats from the tiers above.// - Eye of Ulos (RPA-ADV4) To keep the convicts occupied, Kulbak Prison employs them to work; >//“We provide every prisoner at Kulbak with a bed and a warm meal. In exchange, we expect an honest day’s labor."// - [[hana_mercy|Hana Mercy]], Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5) Inmates are outfitted with anklets upon arrival at the prison, as learned from meeting an escaped [[Insectoid|Insectoid]] in [[undercity|Undercity]]; >//The iron anklet he wears bears the mark of Kulbak Prison.// - Tome of Encounters (RPA-ADV3) All prisoners are also marked by the sign of the prison -- crossed keys; >//When you arrive, Warden [[hana_mercy|Mercy]] and three of her [[construct|Construct ]]guards strip you of your weapons and clothes. One guard pours a bucket of cold water over your head. Another brands your shoulder with the symbol of crossed keys.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5) The [[construct|Construct]] guards of Kulbak have been known to leave the prison and chase down escaped convicts; >//As you make your way across the root path, a group of [[construct|Construct]] guards surround you, weapons drawn. One [[construct|Construct]] steps forward and pulls a wanted poster from her bag. She consults the poster and looks you over.// - Tome of Encounters (RPA-ADV6) |**Officials:**|[[hana_mercy|Hana Mercy]]| |**Affiliation/Loyalty:**|[[king_s_guard|King's Guard]]/[[nalos|Nalos]]| |**Guards:**|[[construct|Constructs]]| ---- {{ :jpg_adventure1_map_acrackinkulbak_final.png?nolink&800 |}} ---- ===== Notable Characters ===== * Finchy * [[fervid|Fervid]] * Gromak * [[gundur|Gundur]] * [[hana_mercy|Hana Mercy]] * [[kur_the_red|Kur the Red]] * [[Nuk|Nuk]] * [[Rek|Rek]] * [[santor|Santor]] * [[umin_ulthano|Umin Ulthano]] ---- ===== Points of Interest ===== * [[kulbak archives|Archives / Library]] * [[kulbak catacombs|Catacombs]] * [[kulbak cell block|Cell Block]] * [[kulbak chow hall|Chow Hall]] * [[kulbak commissary|Commissary]] * [[kulbak exercise yard|Exercise Yard]] * [[kulbak guard room|Guard Room]] * [[kulbak infirmary|Infirmary]] * [[kulbak sewers|Sewers]] * [[kulbak smithy|Smithy]] ---- ===== Gangs ===== >//Almost everyone detained here is a [[dragul|Dragul]] prisoner of war.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5) Rival groups of prisoners have banded together within Kulbak's walls, offering its members protection and asserting dominance over others. Most of the gangs are based on military units that fought for the [[dragul|Dragul]] during the [[dragul_invasion|Dragul Invasion]]. **Blackwing Raiders** - [[kobold|Kobolds]] Served under Grindel the Black, torching [[orc|Orc]] and [[Human|Human]] villages. Here they gather resources to summon another Great [[dragon|Dragon]] and burn Kulbak Prison to the ground. **Blood Alchemists** - [[Hobgoblin|Hobgoblins]] **Tallclaw Assassins** - [[bugbear|Bugbears]] Proudly delivered the heads of [[elf|Elvish]] nobility to the [[demon|Demon]] General Murbik. They now conspire to claim the head of the [[hana_mercy|warden]] of Kulbak Prison. **Siege Breakers** - [[gnoll|Gnolls]] This elite unit broke into the toughest [[dwarf|Dwarven]] strongholds during the war. Now they improvise gear to breach the walls of Kulbak Prison. Their leader is named [[Kur the Red|Kur the Red]]. They ransacked a monastery. **[[fighting_87th|The Fighting 87th]]** - [[goblin|Goblins]] Surviving members of the 87th battalion of [[goblin|Goblin]] soldiers. They amuse themselves by pitting factions against each other, building tensions to spark a riot. Their leader is [[vrax|Vrax]]. **Hagron's Hardbacks** - [[Insectoid|Insectoids]] Their motto during the war: “The best soldiers are born in their armor.” Their motto now: “Dig silently. Kill anyone who learns of the tunnel.” **Tobak's Gang** - [[dwarf|Dwarves]] Led by the wild-haired [[dwarf|Dwarf]] [[tobak|Tobak]]. **Green Eyes** - [[orc|Orcs]] Led by [[Rek|Rek]]. ---- ===== Recreation ===== The inmates have access to an [[kulbak_exercise_yard|exercise yard]] where many fights between rival gangs break out. A few games are played within the prison as well: * [[goblin vaults|Goblin Vaults]] - a card game played by [[goblin|Goblins]] >//Goblin Vaults is a game of gambling and bluffing, but above all cheating. The best players are known to have perfected the art of palming cards and manipulating outcomes.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5) * [[Emerald_Skulls|Emerald Skulls]] - a gambling style dice game >//Shouts and hisses echo from the walls as dice clatter on the stone floor. Prisoners with quick hands place even quicker bets around a dingy scrap of cloth emblazoned with a crude skull.// - Emerald Skulls (ES) ---- ===== References ===== ==== Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5) ==== You have been convicted of murdering [[taron|King Taron]]. You are hauled into Kulbak Prison where you will be held and then executed for your crime. ---- ===== Backstory Appearances ===== ==== Unhinged ==== One of the guards you have dreamed about delivering illegal letters from the prisoners' to a [[frogkin|Frogkin]] messenger. In your dream the [[frogkin|Frogkin]] is murdered while trying to deliver the letters. * Tell the warden what the guard is doing in attempt to save the [[frogkin|Frogkin's]] life. * Tell the guard what will happen if he delivers those letters ----