ˌʌndɚ ðɛɹ ɹˈuːl æt lˈiːst tˈɛn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪɾɪzənz wɜː ɹˈaʊndᵻd ˌʌp ænd kˈɪld baɪ ðə dˈɑːɹk dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ˈiːtʃ dˈeɪ, wɪð kɹˈeɪkən fˈoːɹst tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə slˈɔːɾɚ; mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz kəmˈɪɾᵻd sˈuːɪsˌaɪd, wɜː ʃˈɑːt baɪ dʒˈʌdʒᵻz fɔːɹ bɹˈeɪkɪŋ kˈɜːfjuː, ɔːɹ fˈɛl tə dɪzˈiːz ænd stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən.
Under their rule at least ten thousand citizens were rounded up and killed by the Dark Judges each day, with Kraken forced to take part in the slaughter; many others committed suicide, were shot by judges for breaking curfew, or fell to disease and starvation.