Vankila Slab was an aerial prison that soared over the realm of Muranndin, and remained there as of the late 15th century DR.[1]
Description[]
The prison comprised four circular towers that were built atop a floating earthmote, atop which sat a stone fortification known as the 'Sky Tomb'. The stretch of open area at the base of the tower, where prisoners were forced to work, was known as 'the Turf'.[1]
Activity[]
For some time, Vankila Slab was home to an individual known as the Practitioner, a powerful mage who conducted horrific experiments on its prisoners.[1]
The ogre guardsmen regularly patrolled the edges of Vankila Slab's mote, to prevent prisoners from jumping off the edge to their freedom.[1]
History[]
Vankila Slab was originally built by the Houses of Amn, to imprison spellcasters that defied Amnish law that prohibited the unregulated use of magic. Within a decade however, it became controlled by a single organization that held power throughout Amn and Tethyr, and was repurposed as a general prison for the realm's most heinous criminals. After the discovery of valuable gems within the prison's earthmote, those criminals were put to hard labor as miners.[1]
By the 1470s DR, the prison became more of a twisted laboratory-prison, a place where the Practitioner and their colleagues could conduct their twisted arcane experiments.[1]
Rumors & Legends[]
It was said that Vankila Slab was a site of such brutality that even birds dared not fly too close to its edge.[1]
Inhabitants[]
Most prisoners of Vankila Slab were non-human, extremely violent criminals.[1]
Notable Prisoners[]
- Amhar, the dwarf guardsman convicted of committing the Children's Massacre.[1]
- Harp Levesque, a sailor and pirate who was imprisoned for "mutiny".[1]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- The Fanged Crown
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Jenna Helland (January 2009). The Fanged Crown. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 115–118. ISBN 0-7869-5093-5.