The Brine

The Brine is a private prison in the southernmost section of the Puddles. The eroded stone structure shows a record of the rising water levels in the district. The briny water from the ocean flows in and out through the same rusted pipes and pours through the low doorways and windows, filling the prison cells with at least a foot of putrid brackish water. The prisoners in the Brine are regularly plagued with a variety of illnesses and health conditions from constantly sitting, standing, and sleeping in the flooded cells. The guards traverse the prison on elevated catwalks to avoid the stagnant, excrement-filled waters.
Lady Seichya of House Tevineg, the high warden of this torturous prison, is also the trademaster of the Salt Cartel—a slavery operation for which the Brine serves as a front. Because the Brine is a privately-owned operation, a bribe or well-placed favor to Lady Seichya can rescue or doom a particular prisoner. Haigen Topkick and Lady Seichya have resolved to keep their businesses separate, so there is no respite for these prisoners from the governing forces of the Puddles. Prisoners of the Brine can only expect to succumb to their ill-kept conditions or be filtered into the Salt Cartel.

Type

Prison

Parent Location

Puddles

Owner

Seichya

Ruling/Owning Rank

Warden