Camp Araq

**Camp Araq** is one of the harshest prisons in the world of Sahul. Located within the Coarse Sea, the most vile of prisoners are send to this privately owned prison camp.

## Description

The camp lies on a large rock jutting out in the Coarse Sea, within this rock a labour camp is located. Here the prisoners dig down in search of valuable minerals and water. The rock functions as the outer walls of the settlement, a sigil of null-magic is active within the rock wall making sure that no powerful mage could break in or out of the prison.

In the middle of the camp a large watchtower is carved out of the rock, overlooking any prisoners in the quarry down below. Multiple floors exist overlooking the quarry, build within the walls are the main facilities for prisoners, such as quarters and a crude canteen of some sorts, functioning as place to gather shade and small amounts of rest.

Once a month a supply ship set sails for the camp, bringing any goods that were request in the previous month and bringing in new prisoners or if lucky taking prisoners back to civilization.

### Regime

The regime is quite strict but in a sense also forgiving, prisoners are forced to work all day in the sweltering heat to dig for precious metal. However they are also granted ample time to rest, for a dying or dead prisoner is of no use digging up metals. The prisoners are given minimal amounts of food and water, just enough to keep them digging well enough.

## History

The camp was originally founded by Wayalis a wealthy tradesman of the city of Scorch Gate. The tradesman schemed with the dwarven occupiers at the time to create the prison camp. The Dwarven Imperium send a squad of dwarven architects and prisoners to dig out the first features of the camp, including the central tower. The prison remained in the hands of the Wayalis family during the time of dwarven occupation. After the collapse of Dwarven Imperium the camp continued to exist with the Wayalis as the head, for the new rulers of Scorch Gate saw potential in keeping the camp around. This led to an increase in corruption within the camp, the richest of Scorch Gate bribed the Wayalis to kidnap any political or economic opponents, in return for a powerful favour the prisoner(s) would be released. Eventually after a series of kidnappings that led to high drama within Scorch Gate it was decided that none of the richest would use the kidnapping services to abduct any of the other rich families within Scorch Gate. However that didn't mean the abductions ended, rumours of the service spread around Sahul, now even races within other nations from Alba to Hilal would make use of the service.

The Wayalis family eventually died out do to a series of accidents within the Coarse Sea, leading to the unfortunate dead of many of the family members, eventually a older women of the family remained the last member of the family, unable to have children the family died out. It was decided that the camp guards from now one would elect the head of the camp from themselves who was appointed for life. Over time the memory of the members of the Wayalis family faded, after a while they were just known for being the head of the prison, this led to the head of the camp to be called the Wayalis.