Somewhere in depths of the arctic circle lies a prison that holds as many secrets as it does monsters. 

The man responsible for this facility isn’t getting any younger. His bloodline has come to an end and he must now recruit outsiders to take over the thankless duties of maintaining the prison’s preternatural population.

Unfortunately, the covert operation requires him to use underhanded means to obtain his replacement. Sinking to new lows, he scours the illicit world of the slave trade to buy, not one, but two desperate young people. Over time, he will teach and mold them into the perfect successor. All in preparation for the day that one of them will become the prison’s next warden.