OVERVIEW OF SHOAL CAVE PRISON

[tate & liza]

overview of shoal cave prison

Thanks to the efforts Mossdeep's city admins, Shoal Cave has been transformed from a simple cavern into a labyrinth that houses the enemies of the Nox faction as prisoners, as well as your general, run-of-the-mill criminals. The cave's frigid temperatures, icy floors, and winding passages -- as well as its location as a small island off of Mossdeep City -- made it the ideal location for a prison. The constant changing of the tide floods the cave every few hours or so, an efficient natural defense to prevent any prisoners from escaping. Lux prisoners-of-war are kept in the deepest, darkest parts of the cave to be interrogated. Be wary of entering; you might not be able to get out. Shoal Cave has become a freezing, uncaring death trap for unwelcome guests -- and, unfortunately, Mossdeep's city admins prefer it that way.

[tate & liza]

mechanics of shoal cave prison

Prisoners. Not only are Lux prisoners-of-war kept here, but criminals from Mossdeep City are also shipped off to Shoal Cave. The two groups are generally kept separate from each other, with the prisoners-of-war being the most heavily guarded. All prisoners, however, are kept far, far from the entrance. We don't want our prisoners to escape and rat us out, do we?

Work. Aside from the wardens and the guards, whose work is kind of obvious, the prisoners spend most of their days mining or expanding the prison. Prisoners are fed three times a day -- once to wake them up, once in the middle of their work day, and a small respite before they go to bed. Because there is no sunlight in Shoal Cave, not all prisoners are woken up and work at the same time.

Flooding. Shoal Cave has the natural tendency to flood every six hours, so everyone is kept far, far from the entrance. In addition to this, however, flood and blast doors designed to withstand intense floods and blasts (duh) have been implemented in many places throughout the cave. Through the use of the control room, each door can be manipulated to flood certain sections of the prison even during low tide to prevent escape ... or to trap and execute unruly prisoners.

Warp panels. In every single cell, there is a hidden one-way warp panel in the corner. In most passageways, every surface contains hidden warp panels. In short, hidden warp panels are everywhere. These panels can be activated and deactivated at will. Every prisoner has a microchip inserted into their neck upon admittance into the prison; if a prisoner finds himself or herself in a place they shouldn't be, the panels are activated and the prisoner is sent on a one-way trip back to his or her cell to face punishment.

Visitors. Generally, outsiders are not allowed in Shoal Cave. Those who are, however, are required to wear an anklet that serves the same purpose as the microchip in the prisoners -- if, for some reason, the guests (or guards, even; they also wear the anklet) are somewhere they should not be, warp panels will send them into a guest cell until they are picked up by the warden ... which may take a few days, unfortunately.

Surveillance. Thanks to the chips in the prisoners' necks and the anklets on guests and guards, the exact location of every prisoner can be displayed on a large screen in the control room. There are also hidden cameras in the stalactites and stalagmites throughout the cave, so beware -- we're watching your every move.

Control room. The control room is an isolated area in some part of Shoal Cave -- the only ones who know its exact whereabouts are the admins of Mossdeep, Tate and Liza. There is no way to get in or out of the control room except by teleportation, and -- thanks to the scientists at Mossdeep's Space Station -- the room will only respond to the twins. From this room, flood and blast doors, as well as the warp panels, can be manually activated.

Surroundings. The waters around Shoal Cave are full of Sharpedo and Tentacruel looking for their next meal. Good luck. There are many things in Shoal Cave, but kindess is not one of those things.