Gaol

⛓️ The Gaol

Special Facility — Bastion (Shattered Lands)

The Gaol is a fortified detention facility designed to hold criminals, traitors, cultists, and other dangerous or politically sensitive individuals. Built of reinforced stone, rune-scored iron, and binding wards, it exists not merely to confine—but to assert authority in a world still fractured by the Shattering.

Where walls rise, power follows.

📐 Facility Type

Special Facility
(Available only with DM approval; counts as one Bastion facility slot)

🏗️ Requirements

  • Bastion Tier: DM-determined (recommended Tier 2+)

  • Secure structural containment (cells, manacles, wards, or restraints)

  • DM approval for prisoner types

👤 Hireling

Jailer

The Jailer is the warden of the Gaol—responsible for discipline, security, and the enforcement of sentences. Often a former guard captain, inquisitor, or hardened veteran, the Jailer is bound by oath to uphold the Bastion’s authority.

Duties include:

  • Preventing escape, bribery, or revolt

  • Managing prisoners and records

  • Executing Bastion commands

  • Coordinating transfers, sentences, or interrogations

🧾 Bastion Command: Commit

Duration: 1 Bastion Turn (1 month of in-game time)

When you issue the Commit command, the Gaol is placed under heightened authority and oversight. The Jailer enforces sentences, extracts value from imprisonment, and ensures the Bastion’s will is carried out.

When issuing this command, choose one of the following Commit directives:

Option A — Hold Fast

  • Prisoners are securely contained for the duration of the Bastion Turn.

  • Escape attempts or rescue efforts automatically fail unless the DM determines extraordinary circumstances.

  • The Gaol gains a reputation for being inescapable.

Option B — Break Silence

  • The Jailer conducts formal interrogations, leveraging pressure, leverage, or inducement.

  • At the end of the Bastion Turn, the DM provides one significant piece of actionable intelligence related to a faction, threat, or hidden location.

Option C — Render Judgment

  • Prisoners are sentenced, transferred, or released in a manner aligned with your Bastion’s authority.

  • You gain Renown, Influence, or Faction Standing (DM-determined), based on the nature of the prisoners and the judgment rendered.

⚠️ Risks & Consequences

At the DM’s discretion:

  • High-profile prisoners may attract rescue attempts, bribes, or political pressure

  • Cruel or unlawful judgments may cost Renown with some factions while strengthening others

  • Certain prisoners may require additional containment upgrades