Damascus Gate Prison
The Damascus Gate Prison was a prison in Baghdad, situated in the Harbiyah district by the Iron Gate. Regarded as the most secure prison in Baghdad, it was named after the inner Damascus Gate that was part of the walls of the Round City.
History[edit | edit source]
In his youth, the future Alamut Hidden One Fuladh Al Haami regularly visited the prison and flew a kite over its walls as a way to communicate his presence to his imprisoned father. As they had no way to see or speak with each other, Fuladh never learned whether his father ever saw the kite, and he would remember the prison as a particularly cruel and unforgiving place for the rest of his years.[1]
By the 860s, the prison's corrupt guards served Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob, a member of the Order of the Ancients, whom they supplied with prisoners that were forced to work at the Order's excavation sites in the desert.[1] One such prisoner was Ali ibn Muhammad, the leader of the Zanj Rebellion, who was captured and transferred from the Khurasan Gate Guardhouse to this prison. The Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq, having pieced together information he got from the rebels and a note found at the guardhouse, traveled to the prison to free Ali before he was taken to one of the excavation sites.[2]
Breaking into the complex, Basim made his way to Ali's cell, where he eliminated the jailer torturing him. The Hidden One and the rebel leader then went to the warden's office to retrieve a book containing information on the guards' dealings with Mas'ood, which could help them locate the Order member. However, they were discovered and attacked by the guards, forcing Ali to escape with the book while Basim slowed down their assailants. Once Ali had fled to safety, Basim escaped from the prison as well.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art -
Basim and Fuladh overlooking the prison -
Ali's cell -
Basim and Ali fighting through the prison's guards -
Basim and Ali inside the guards' room
