Ironbolt Penitentiary

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Suspended within a dimension of water somewhere in The Multiverse, Ironbolt transdimensional penitentiary is quite the enigma, with very few even knowing of its existence; those few mainly being The Council of Life, The Xir'algath, The id, The Infinites and other such Multiversal entities. Even then, these parties know precious little regarding the prison and it's origins.

## Origins

Ironbolt's creation is confusing, to say the least. What little information that has been gathered, signifies that the prison was created by The Collect as a "Passion Project" of theirs,
having formed Ironbolt by simply moving matter, materials and objects from other dimensions into a single space, melding it together. Ironbolt was created roughly three aeons after sentient life began to appear, and ever since then sentient lifeforms have been mysteriously disappearing without a single trace.

Ironbolt was originally guarded by beings clad in diving suits known as chassis. They came in variants known as the: Leadhead, Nurse, Plaster, Brute and Seraphim. There were initially a total of 10000 guards, 2000 of each type; However, after the creation of the "New Edition" chassis, the number has become incalculable.
The "Natural" lifespan of Chassis units ranges about 6000 years, before their organic matter decays beyond repair and they die of "old age".

## Chassis Types

### Leadheads

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The Leadheads were the standard infantry. Armed with ghost particle rifles stylized to appear as muskets, they could subjugate a target easily and from a distance. The new edition is equipped with a hydraulic claw, and makes use of a light machine gun stylized to look like an over-sized Thompson sub-machine gun as well as a large Gatling gun. Their mechanical claws are also interchangeable with other attachments, such as plasma blasters, a hammer and shield and an axe.
Three syringes are located in the left hand, each with different colored fluids for different purposes:

**-Red:** Repairs damage done to the body

**-Yellow:** Causes a crystalline armour to form over the skin

**-Blue:** slows the users perception of time allowing them to react faster

Units are also equipped with an inbuilt radio system, allowing for supplies to be warped in to their location.
For easier interpretation, Leadheads have a bio-luminescent chemical substance filled in the single eye port on their helmet, displaying their state of emotion or mind:

**-No glow:** indifference

**-Red:** satisfaction, joy etc.

**-Blue:** concern, observation

**-Green:** passive, mellowed, sleeping

**-Orange:** anger,physical exertion

**-Yellow:** Combat focus

**-White:** Remembering/flashbacks

Notable Leadhead units include former prisoner #1919 Samuel Wilson, and the early generation Leadhead referred to as the Pariah.

### Nurses

Nurses were frightful engineers and medical staff who used matter transporters to rip matter out of other dimensions. They donned large brassy pyramid helmets, and had braces affixed to their limbs which allowed them to elongate to up to 16 times their natural length. The new edition is equipped with a supply of "red fluid", which is a powerful biological reconstruction agent.

### Plasters

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Plasters were demolition specialists who
often set gravity well traps that, when triggered, would completely immobilize the unlucky victim and often break bones. The intensity of these traps could be altered abd increased, in case lethal action was required. The new edition is equipped with a mine-laying grenade launcher that spits out fragmentation and air-burst mines that can magnetize to any surface.
Notable Plasters include Charybdis, although he only wore a Plaster Suit and was not technically one himself.

### Brutes

Brutes were the repair units, meant to be implemented in the event that the prison itself should ever be damaged. Equipped with a chronological reverser unit, they could repair any damage done to the penitentiary within a few hours. The new edition is equipped with a rivet gun and welding torch, and is additionally used for small-scale repairs as well.

### Seraphim

Seraphims were specialists made for in case a prisoner was deemed dangerous enough to be put down. They were equipped with a nausea field that could disrupt any foes that came to close, be they biological or mechanical. They also carried a C.A.M. (collapsed antimatter dispenser) stylized to look like a crossbow. The new edition is equipped with plasma rifles and plasma cannons.

### Other

Not all chassis conform to the standard 5-frame system.
Some have anomalous armour and equipment, and this appears to be due to having a non-standard biology. Currently there are only three recorded unique chassis, two of which being The corroded monster that surfaced in Japan known as "The sacrament", and the possible prototype chassis known as "Paradigm"; however, both of these beings have displayed monstrous traits, with the former being being a hulking mass of rusty metal and vile tumours and the latter mutating into a large twisted fleshy tree-like being.

Additionally, the Stewards, while not chassis units themselves, are worth mentioning as they are a part of Ironbolt's staff.
Stewards appear as figures comprised of cabling, who wear a blank white mask over their "face". The purpose of the Stewards themselves is Cell Allocation, as well as serving as "secretaries" for Ironbolt.

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Another anomalous model is the "Vitae tick", a collection tall spindly legs that support a bulbous metallic body covered in wires and tanks of horrid fluids; these are in fact medical constructs used for emergency surgical procedures.
For example, if by some unfortunate event a prisoner is shot and killed, or commits suicide, the Vitae tick will forcefully resurrect them (often while they still have horrendous injuries) and begin to repair the patient.
They usually end procedures by "fleshwelding" the patients, a nightmarish process that leaves the prisoner physically bonded to and embedded in their prison cell on an atomic level.

Even in Ironbolt, death is not an escape.

## Trivia

* Originally, earlier on Ruh was going to have Ironbolt instead be located beneath the ice of the Titan, a moon orbiting Saturn. But eventually plans were changed for Ironbolt to be a multiversal prison.