Malarigh Center for Reflection and Refuge

History

Malarigh is a healing and research center in Port Silverdeep. A group of clerics and community members live in the area and spend a significant portion of their lives providing for the religious and physical needs of people in the area. The Malarigh started as a place for quiet reflection and pilgrimage for the followers of Pelor. However, the cleric Deannae Malarigh, who sought comfort from Pelor at the Silverdeep Refectory after losing five of her siblings to disease. She was head of the Refectory during the great destruction, where nearly a third of the town was destroyed. She spent much of her time working on rebuilding the community and organizing care for the injured.
Due to Silverdeep’s strategic location along the coast, it quickly became an economic hub for Keoland during the recovery. After the crisis subsided, members of the community approached her with a proposal: the Silverdeep community would raise money for an official building if she and her order would provide the medical and religious care. Four years later the Malarigh Refectory and Refuge was opened with Deanne Malarigh, two additional clerics of Pelor, and three community members on staff.

Community Involvement

The Malarigh is known for their dedication to providing community care. Each individual receiving treatment is paired with a community advocate, known as a Companion who is responsible for being an emotion and medical support for the individual. They do not diagnose but are responsible for making sure the individual follows their prescribed regiment. They also help reduce community stigma against various illnesses and diseases. These companions originally served all members of the community, but over the last hundred years the Keoland government and nobility have quietly pushed for more exclusive and personalized care, limiting companion availability for general community access.

Research and Development

The Malarigh center is known as a leader in Keoland research and development. While it is officially a house of Pelor, clerics from other orders will visit the center to study and assist with tasks. Due to its national reputation for care and recovery, individuals across Keoland will come to the Malarigh center for physical and spiritual healing. Most recently the center developed the Aaquidae Vitae ritual for Foromortem: The Burrowing Death , though this discovery has intentionally been kept from public knowledge.

Player Hooks

(1) One of the companions at the Malarigh Center is a thief. They are using their position to plan heists on the upper-class members of Port Silverdeep. The individual is not a member of the thieves guild, and the players are tasked with finding out who is causing the thefts. They can either convince the thief to join the thieves guild or turn them in to the town guard. OPTION: have the players stumble across the stolen loot and have to choose between keeping it or turning it in as evidence.

(2) The players find a wounded traveler or ship crew that have important goods for the Malarigh Center. The individuals are still being pursued by another individual or group and the party is put in the position of protecting or sacrificing the individual. Because the goods are valuable, the container is cursed. Anyone who's touched the items is exhausted until the items are delivered to the center. The encounter should focus on getting the players to the destination quickly and evading, not eliminating, the pursing group. OPTION: For every day it's late they get another exhaustion point they can't get rid of.