Arcis Island is the last stop for the insanely criminal and those who are simply too powerful to be reintroduced to the populace. The island itself is barred, warded and controlled in all sensible ways (but is not netted). It is essentially ruled by the Wardens and is a small settlement of people who live, work and play in a what is essentially a colony. People do sometimes form families there and have children. Infants are typically taken from parents and put up for adoption in Aganthis proper but the policy is to detach children born in this way from any association with their criminal parents and so they are frequently given false identities. The real records are kept by the Wardens. The prisoners of Arcis frequently wear collars similar to slave collars to control their impulses and as an additional safeguard to escape. The island is constantly circled by trained aphitere and water demons in the service of the wardens.