Dungeons of Harten

With a diameter of three kilometres and connecting the sewers of Hartenburg with the castle, this underground maze has been constructed to serve three purposes: The National Guard has been stationed in the dungeons since 1851 AK, two years after King Kasimir the IV settled in Hartenburg and begun construction of the dungeons.
 * 1) Housing for Soldiers and Knights
 * 2) Prison for special "guests"
 * 3) Passage for the King's men

The dungeons were later connected with the sewers to allow for a nasty, however safe, path from and to the castle - underground, of course. Now used also as an information "highway" for the espionage networks of nobility, guilds, and clerus, it is the size and sheer amount of forkings which guarrantees safe passage in case of need. Throughout the years, however, the Kings of Harten did not once have a cause to test this guarrantee - and it might have been better that way.

A rather small part of the dungeons, which is tightly integrated into the housing complex of the National Guard, is used as a prison for especially devious opponents of the King. Of those who enter the dungeon as prisoners, few ever return - and those who do are dead. Some prisoners attempted escape, often with the help of outsiders, but neither prisoners nor outsiders survived. The National Guard, or so it has been said, does not allow witnesses to live. Who said that? Probably the National Guard themselves, but since no other witness attest exists, one can safely assume this is true.