| ScubaFett |
In the bowels of Shroudcliff Prison, you and your cellmates have long given up hope of seeing the sky again let alone freedom. As loyal civilians and military personnel of the Khedal Empire, getting caught by the Wocacian Kingdom is considered a death sentence. The two countries have been at war for generations. Living conditions in the prison are barely humane but are becoming more dire. Only one meal is supplied a day which consists of stale moldy bread and gruel. No water is provided by the guards but the nearby freshwater Flagon river leaks in to the prison constantly. Mold grows on the stone walls because of this making the air not the cleanest. Recent monsoon weather though has tainted the river making one of your cellmates unwell after consuming. It's been 3 days since you all stopped drinking the water and your unwell cellmate has started losing feeling in their hands and can barely stand. The cell door busts open and several well armed guards rush in.
"STAND!" one of them yells with short swords drawn. You are all too weak but attempt to do as you've been told to avoid punishment. It's not quick enough for the guards who grab you all and shove you out the door. You're then dragged up stairs and through hallways until you find yourself in the prison yard. The time of day seems to be dusk and rain is falling hard. There the warden is standing holding a cat o' nine tails over a man bound to a tree. "Are all the Khedal prisoners here?" the warden asks the guards. Looking around you can see about twenty other inmates, some closer to death.
The Warden bellows to all the prisoners, cat o' nine tails held high in the air, "Your filthy empire thought they could undermine the great Wocacian kingdom. They sent one man into our country to assassinate our King. How foolish your Empress is. We are insulted to think that she would believe that one man could make such an impact to our superior country. You are all hear to bare witness to this fool's punishment and to remind you all of what to expect if you cross the Wocacian kingdom!"
The cat o' nine tails then comes down lashing the bound man's back. He screeches with pain. The warden reels back and lashes the man again and again and again. A few moments later the warden stops. The bound man's back is bloodied and he lays limp against the tree unconscious. The warden pointing at your group of cellmates "Place him in the same cell as those Kheds. The off-colour one looks not long for this world."
You, your cellmates, and the bloody man are then dragged back down to your cell. You make the man as comfortable as possible and a little while later he comes to. At first he is scared but becomes less so once he knows you are all of the Khedal Empire. His state changes to that of urgency "I need your help. I need to get out of here now to complete my mission! I.. I have a key! My name is Warlins". Warlins falls forward from siting and starts coughing and spluttering until a key flings from his mouth across the room". He then collapses unconscious again.
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