Hemlock Bastille

Now, hundreds of years later, the descendants of the Hemlock family run the most secure prison on Vault. Once prisoners are branded with the grudge, they never leave. Some have called the place inhumane due to the inability to remove the mark, and thus the inability to ever leave, but only the most dangerous and deserving are brought to the prison. And only the Hemlock family knows the secrets of branding others with the grudge and, at least so common knowledge, have never abused that power.

Outside of the island's magical enforcement, Hemlock Bastille is also home to a rigid military structure to ensure order is maintained at all times. Antimagic fields and arcane countermeasures ensure prisoners are kept safe and secure. With no attempt at rehabilitation or eventual release, the prisoners of Hemlock Bastille spend their days in isolation with nothing more than parchment, ink, and quill at their disposal. There, in the dark, alone, they are required to write. Every day, a single piece of parchment must be filled or dire consequences await. Some prisoners write their life story. Some write tales of fancy. Others eventually divulge secrets and explain their crimes. And still others simply write nonsense, their minds meandering into madness from the isolation.

Every parchment from the prisoners is kept in the Bastille's hall of records, dating back hundreds and hundreds of years. Those records are for Hemlock eyes only, though King Cadogan has often demanded to see them, to no avail. Some whisper there are dark secrets recorded from evil minds in those records.