World of Ulos

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{{ :jpg_kulbakback.jpg?nolink&300|}}====== Kulbak Prison ======


Large penitentiary of apprehended criminals in Nalos and captured [[dragul|Dragul]] soldiers.

>//On your arrival at Kulbak, a dozen [[construct|Construct]] guards march you into a multi-floor cell block packed with [[dragul|Dragul]] prisoners. [[gnoll|Gnolls]], [[kobold|Kobolds]], and [[Insectoid|Insectoids]] lean over railings to watch as the guards take your belongings and put you in an itchy gray uniform. You receive insults and threats from the tiers above.// - Eye of Ulos (RPA-ADV4)

To keep the convicts occupied, Kulbak Prison employs them to work;

>//“We provide every prisoner at Kulbak with a bed and a warm meal. In exchange, we expect an honest day’s labor."// - [[hana_mercy|Hana Mercy]], Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

Inmates are outfitted with anklets upon arrival at the prison, as learned from meeting an escaped [[Insectoid|Insectoid]] in [[undercity|Undercity]];

>//The iron anklet he wears bears the mark of Kulbak Prison.// - Tome of Encounters (RPA-ADV3)

All prisoners are also marked by the sign of the prison -- crossed keys;

>//When you arrive, Warden [[hana_mercy|Mercy]] and three of her [[construct|Construct ]]guards strip you of your weapons and clothes. One guard pours a bucket of cold water over your head. Another brands your shoulder with the symbol of crossed keys.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

The [[construct|Construct]] guards of Kulbak have been known to leave the prison and chase down escaped convicts;

>//As you make your way across the root path, a group of [[construct|Construct]] guards surround you, weapons drawn. One [[construct|Construct]] steps forward and pulls a wanted poster from her bag. She consults the poster and looks you over.// - Tome of Encounters (RPA-ADV6)



|**Officials:**|[[hana_mercy|Hana Mercy]]|
|**Affiliation/Loyalty:**|[[king_s_guard|King's Guard]]/[[nalos|Nalos]]|
|**Guards:**|[[construct|Constructs]]|

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===== Notable Characters =====
  * Finchy
  * [[fervid|Fervid]]
  * Gromak
  * [[gundur|Gundur]]
  * [[hana_mercy|Hana Mercy]]
  * [[kur_the_red|Kur the Red]]
  * [[Nuk|Nuk]]
  * [[Rek|Rek]]
  * [[santor|Santor]]
  * [[umin_ulthano|Umin Ulthano]]

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===== Points of Interest =====
  * Archives / Library
  * Commissary
  * Catacombs
  * Cell Block
  * Chow Hall
  * Exercise Yard
  * Guard Room
  * Infirmary
  * Sewers
  * Smithy

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===== Gangs =====

>//Almost everyone detained here is a [[dragul|Dragul]] prisoner of war.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

Rival groups of prisoners have banded together within Kulbak's walls, offering its members protection and asserting dominance over others. Most of the gangs are based on military units that fought for the [[dragul|Dragul]] during the [[dragul_invasion|Dragul Invasion]].

**Blackwing Raiders** - [[kobold|Kobolds]]
Served under Grindel the Black, torching [[orc|Orc]] and [[Human|Human]] villages.  Here they gather resources to summon another Great [[dragon|Dragon]] and burn Kulbak Prison to the ground.

**Blood Alchemists** - [[Hobgoblin|Hobgoblins]]

**Tallclaw Assassins** - [[bugbear|Bugbears]]
Proudly delivered the heads of [[elf|Elvish]] nobility to the [[demon|Demon]] General Murbik. They now conspire to claim the head of the [[hana_mercy|warden]] of Kulbak Prison.

**Siege Breakers** - [[gnoll|Gnolls]]
This elite unit broke into the toughest [[dwarf|Dwarven]] strongholds during the war. Now they improvise gear to breach the walls of Kulbak Prison. Their leader is named [[Kur the Red|Kur the Red]]. They ransacked a monastery.

**[[fighting_87th|The Fighting 87th]]** - [[goblin|Goblins]]
Surviving members of the 87th battalion of [[goblin|Goblin]] soldiers. They amuse themselves by pitting factions against each other, building tensions to spark a riot. Their leader is [[vrax|Vrax]].

**Hagron's Hardbacks** - [[Insectoid|Insectoids]]
Their motto during the war: “The best soldiers are born in their armor.” Their motto now: “Dig silently. Kill anyone who learns of the tunnel.”

**Tobak's Gang** - [[dwarf|Dwarves]]
Led by the wild-haired [[dwarf|Dwarf]] [[tobak|Tobak]].

**Green Eyes** - [[orc|Orcs]]
Led by [[Rek|Rek]].

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===== Recreation =====
The inmates have access to an exercise yard where many fights between rival gangs break out.

A few games are played within the prison as well:

  * [[goblin vaults|Goblin Vaults]] - a card game played by [[goblin|Goblins]]

>//Goblin Vaults is a game of gambling and bluffing, but above all cheating. The best players are known to have perfected the art of palming cards and manipulating outcomes.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

  * [[Emerald_Skulls|Emerald Skulls]] - a gambling style dice game

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===== References =====
==== Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5) ====


=== Archives ===

>//A large number of bookcases and boxes filled with rolled parchment have been crammed into a rather small room. On a table in the back, there is a small block of marble.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

A headless [[construct|Construct]] guard begins to strangle [[gundur|Gundur]] upon settling in:

  * Fight it down:
      * You skillfully dodge and it takes care of itself.
      * It turns on you instead and [[gundur|Gundur]] comes to your rescue.
  * Deactivate it another way:
      * You trip it into a bookcase and it falls immobilized.
      * You resort to wrestling it down.

You discover there is an entrance to the underground catacombs in the Cell Block. 

=== Catacombs ===

>//You follow a crumbling stone staircase down to an old prisoner’s tomb. [[gundur|Gundur]] follows you, wiping the dust from the plaques that line the walls and reading off the names of the dead.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

You find the crypt of [[khathandor|Khathandor]]:
  * Let him rest.
  * Awaken the spirit of [[khathandor|Khathandor]] and steal his [[khathandor_s_horn|horn]], receiving his curse.

=== Chow Hall ===

>//You've arrived at mealtime, and the chow hall is a bustle of activity. [[dragul|Dragul]] prisoners eat and converse at tables.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

Just arrived, you unintentionally provoke a [[gnoll|Gnoll]] inmate:

  * Attempt to avoid conflict by talking her down:
      * Succeed, and she walks away.
      * Fail, and it devolves into a fight.
  * Assert dominance and communicate who is in charge:
      * Succeed, and earn the respect of the prisoners.
      * Fail, and be ridiculed by your spectators.

=== Exercise Yard ===


After meeting the [[goblin|Goblin]] gang, the [[fighting_87th|Fighting 87th]], in the exercise yard, [[vrax|Vrax]] announces there is something you can do for them. She wants to know if she can trust you or not.

* Using your limited knowledge of [[dragul|Dragul]] Common, you attempt to show loyalty to the [[goblin|Goblins]].
    * If you convince them, Vrax offers you a potion of strength
    * If not, you have lost the trust of the [[goblin|Goblins]].
  * You remain loyal to Nalos, angering Vrax which leads to a violent alercation.

Your interactions with the [[fighting_87th|Fighting 87th]] will influence your time in [[kulbak_prison|Kulbak]]...for better or worse.

=== Smithy ===

>//A dozen Dragul prisoners tend to the forge and strike at metal over anvils, shaping hot iron into swords while guards keep watch. The heat from the forge is overwhelming.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

If you take [[vrax|Vrax's]] [[potion of strength|potion of strength]] here, you will tear down the door holding the weapons of the prison, and the inmates will arm themselves for a large scale riot;

>//You effortlessly rip the iron gate from its hinges and the [[dragul|Dragul]] pour into the armory to grab whatever weapons they can.// - Crack in Kulbak (RPA-ADV5)

  * If you prove your loyalty to the [[king_s_guard|King's Guard]] and provide Warden [[hana_mercy|Mercy]] with the potion of strength and information about the [[dragul|Dragul]] plot, the insurrection will be put down easily.
  * If you aid the [[dragul|Dragul]] in their escape, you will descend further into disparagement with the crown.


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===== Backstory Appearances =====
==== Cast Off ====


You find a volume written by [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah Blackwater]] cataloguing his disturbing experiments on the shelf in the prison library, [[gundur|Gundur]] the [[goblin|Goblin]] accompanying you.

==== Chronologist ====


You encounter [[santor|Santor]] at the Smithy in Kulbak, working the forge:

  * Attempt to talk him into pursuing a better path by relaying details about his life.
  * Attempt to take his life by bumping molten metal onto him so he cannot harm anyone else.

You then find a [[kobold|Kobold]] who has partially repaired your chronometer.

==== Culpable ====


A [[construct|Construct]] guard making his rounds in the Chow Hall appears to have pocketed your brother's crystal, thinking it valuable:

  * Talk the guard's ear off until he relents and gives you the crystal back.
  * Loot the guard easily.

==== Devoted ====


In the Smithy you acquire hairs from a [[satyr|Satyr]] inmate, either by negotiation or force.

==== Rift Walker ====

in the alternate time line you find yourself in the smithy but the [[dragul|Dragul]] are the prison guards.

  * You can tell the slaves about the other time line and hopefully start a rebellion.
  * Or you can have the [[dragul|Dragul]] refresh the magic in your tattoo.

==== Unhinged ====

One of the guards you have dreamed about delivering illegal letters from the prisoners' to a [[frogkin|Frogkin]] messenger. In your dream the [[frogkin|Frogkin]] is murdered while trying to delver the letters. 

  * Tell the warden what the guard is doing in attempt to save the [[frogkin|Frogkin's]] life.
  * Tell the guard what will happen if he delivers those letters

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===== Known Books in the Archive/Library =====
  * //7 Habits of Highly Effective Minions//
  * //Atlas of Hideouts//
  * //The Art of Forgery//
  * //Big Book of Stealth//
  * //A Brief History of Crime//
  * //Book of Dungeon Poetry//
  * //Cutthroat Crafting//
  * //Double Dealings//
  * //Eat, Praise, Dig//
  * //Everyday Sabotage//
  * //Famous Bullies//
  * //Finders Keepers Tales//
  * //Fitness Manual//
  * //Friends in Low Places//
  * //Intro to Intrigue//
  * //Kulbak Luke//
  * //Legal Loopholes//
  * //Making Friends and Influencing Minions//
  * //Ore and Peace//
  * //Powerplays & Takeovers//
  * //Rich Minion Poor Minion//
  * //Second Chances//
  * //Secrets of Kulbak Exposed//
  * //Self Defense Manual//
  * //Swindlers & Con Artists//
  * //Textbook Traps//
  * //Worgens and Wardens//
  * //You SHALL Pass: A Study Guide//