Nine Irons
The home base of the Periphery within Newfaire, Nine Irons includes relatively few buildings: the Periphery headquarters, prison, gallows, city landfill, and a police bar known as the Layabout. Perhaps the most ominous feature in all of Newfaire, the Brinkley penitentiary sits high on a manufactured plateau. Sheer cliffs create a nigh-impenetrable fortress and a terrifying fall for anyone hoping to get into and out of the penitentiary undectected.
The long road between the prison and the gallows is known as the Silent Mile. While crowds will gather to witness hangings, particularly those that are considered to be unjust, the stretch of land between incarceration and the crowd is filled with a reverent quiet. Guardians from the Ascendancy will frequently join prisoners in the cart ride to the gallows, both to offer comfort and silence the jeering guards accompanying them.
Points of Interest
Eastreek: The impoverished shantytown on the outskirts of Newfaire that's built alongside the landfill of the same name. Here, one man's trash is another man's home. Its citizens don't have electric power, causing the area to flicker with candlelight each night. What possessions they do have are regularly destroyed by Periphery raids that come with little to no warning.
Brinkley Penitentiary: Known colloquially as "the Brink," this terrifying prison is famous for its mistreatment of prisoners. The corruption of the Periphery is on full display within the panopticon of the Brink. Prisoners -- many of whom were wrongly convicted -- are deprived of food, sleep, and human interaction, while living under the threat of constant violence. There have only been two known escapes from this facility.
Gallowgate: Down a lonely road to the northeast of Brinkley Penitentiary lies the gallows. Those who are sentenced to death in Newfaire have two choices: execution by firing squad or hanging by the neck until dead. The gallows are generally considered the more favorable option, if only to offer the incarcerated one last opportunity to plead their innocence in front of the crowds that gather for hangings.
Copyright: This product was created using the Darrington Press Community Gaming License. The Illuminated Worlds Standard Resource Document is owned and copyrighted by Darrington Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Attribution: This product is based on the following Public Game Content created and owned by Darrington Press: Illuminated Worlds Standard Resource Document, Darrington Press, LLC, 2023, available at https://darringtonpress.com.
License: The Public Game Content identified above is licensed via the Darrington Press Community Gaming License available at https://darringtonpress.com.
Modification: The Public Game Content has not been modified by the author.
Comments