House of Physicians

Let the Light Cleanse the Dark.

White marble, sterile rooms, silvery-robed figures. They are pristine healers. At least, those who stay in the hospitals are. The House of Physicians is made of healers and cleansers, those who would seek to heal others from harm, and prevent further harm from being done.

It is comprised of two sects: the Gentle, who restore, and the Ungentle, who remove. Many of the white-clad Gentle Physicians are traditional clerics, with some more modern-minded medical professionals, but all are united under the belief that life should be preserved. Through their clean, professional methods, they seek to help the people of Sanctus, and to patch up those who venture through the archstones. For those who are beyond healing, the black-and-gray cloaked, bird-masked Ungentle Physicians are there to remove those who have gone Hollow from the city, to grant them one final, merciful death. Two sides of the same coin, both sects are honored throughout the Gatelands: the Gentle for their compassion, the Ungentle for their sacrifice.

Numbers: 800 members.

Alignment: LG

Tenets: Preserve Life, Cleanse the Masses, Protect the City

House Structure:

The twin sects work in tandem in order to hold Sanctus away from the brink of darkness. Their hub lies in Varsity Row, a white marble building, clean and serene. Within it is a hospital, beds laid out for the injured and infirm, and beyond it the facilities needed to train and house Physicians both Gentle and Ungentle.

They are direct enemies of the Fogborn Fanatics, firmly believing that the Hollowed prophets and their mad leader should not be allowed to walk within the city they strive to protect.

Season of Strife
For those gentle physicians, who keep the city’s denizens healthy and heal their ills, this war causes quite the influx. Like their allied major house, the Wolves, they have declared themselves a neutral party. They tend to those who find their bodies caught in the crossfire between the warring houses.

''“It’s senseless violence, really. Who gains from this? It is one ideology against another, it doesn’t mean that you have to slaughter one another and drive innocents to madness. Do you know how many wounded civilians we’ve treated just today? You would not believe me if I told you”''

- Gentle Physician

''“More death means more hollows. More hollows mean our job is about to introduce paid overtime.”''

-Ungentle Physician