Winter Sister's Clerical Centre

The Winter Sister's Clerical Centre is a medical facility focused on habilitating and recovering patients from minor to major injuries, illnesses and conditions. The building is one of the largest in Leper Point, and holds plenty of history and recognition. The medical facility is located in the central parts of Leper Point in Rumael.
The centre is comprised of a large semi-sphere dome and 3 cylindrical towers, with painted bluestone roofs, each connected by several layers of bridges for easier access across the building. Its slate-like exterior creates a fortifying appearance and shimmers a glossy finish when wet. Its large dome and three-tower appearance are used as a landmark to navigate civilians and tourists around the city, with the highest tipped tower facing south for coincidental orientation.
The large centre is well revered for helping halt the Gully Plague from spreading to densely populated towns in Rumael and the Freelands in 1106. The West Gully Disease was highly infectious and affected cognitive behaviour and motor function in the body; causing headaches, spasms, discolouration of appendages, and organ failure which lead to a significant mortality rate. Winter Sister's Clerical Centre housed an abundance of patients that were transported from infected areas. Patients were quarantined and treated in the largest wing of the centre, the Marianne Wing, and the courtyard as maximum vacancy was reached in the early stages of the plague. The clerics and doctors who risked their lives to control and treat this fatal illness are regarded as heroes and commended for their brave dedication from all parts of the continent. In the aftermath of the plague, the centre was seen as an icon of good health and medicinal practices, strolling in new patients around the realm wanting the best treatment the world has ever seen.
Today, the clerical centre stands tall on the edge of Rumael, and with Former Head Medical Physician and now Director of the Winter Sister's Clerical Centre, Dr Constance Asphan, taking charge; the services and practices provided have no sign of falling below professional.

Origin

In 1012 (Human Era), three triplets; Marianne Winters, Rose Winters, and Abbigail Winters, were born to a noble house in Bliston. Their father, Kurt Winters was a clerical physician who aided in the recovery and treatment of wounded soldiers throughout his career. His reputation was well known in the Centreland Kingdoms, being awarded accolades for his service and helping advance new practises in the field of surgery and medicine, giving him the pseudonym 'The Father of Modern Medicine'. A title that would follow his three daughters in their life.
At an early age, the three sisters were taught modern practises by their father, aiding him as nurses at his clinic in Bliston. Upon reaching maturity and having the academic knowledge to sew their path in life, Marianne, Rose, and Abbigail set out south to Leper Point.
The city was well known for being a port city for soldiers and traders who use the ports to head to the Freelands. However, with rebel militias and various dangers located on the western coast of The Freelands, many patients needed support and treatment upon returning, and the three Winter Sisters saw an opportunity to do good and continue the legacy of their family name.
With their newly learnt methods from their father, The Winter Sisters were the go-to physicians in all the ranges of medicine; from surgeries to prescriptions, their services were impeccable to the common folk. With this passive fame, high nobles and royal eyes looked upon them as a symbol of hope in dwindling times. In 1034, with funding from the Centreland Kingdoms and approved ownership to the abandoned Southern Kingfisher Library in the central section of the city, the Winter Sister's Clerical Centre was officially opened to the realm.

The Marianne Wing

The largest wing in the clerical centre, it housed recovering patients ranging in different conditions and surgeries. Named after Marianne Winters, one of the founders of the facility, the wing is comprised of the large semi-sphere dome in the centre of the building. Multiple balconies wrap around the edges of the interior, surrounding the courtyard in the centre-ground floor of the dome. Each floor is comprised of 52 patient rooms (156 Patient rooms total), two operating rooms (one on either side of the floor), and a recreational section. its amphitheatre-like appearance is due to the building's origins as the Southern Kingfisher Library, which housed the furnished reading sector on the ground floor and multiple stories for all its contents.
The courtyard on the ground floor is a fully self-sustaining garden that feeds off the mesh-covered roof opening of the dome. With rich grass, healthy trees, and blooming plants, the courtyard is used as a waiting room and relaxation area that can be accessed by anyone. Additionally, the courtyard provides herbs and flowers which are harvested and used for medicinal practice in the Abbigail Wing.
The wing was immortalized by the Royal Doctors Guild in 1113 for its hand in housing and aiding victims of the Gully Plague, allowing the rest of the continent to heal while the many brave men and women of Winter Sister's Clerical Centre risked their lives to contain the spread, which unfortunately took Marianne Winter's life in the process in 1107 (Age 95)

The Rose Wing

The Rose Wing is located in the southern tower of the building and is mainly used for the more severe conditions that need immediate attention. The Rose Wing is a multilayered area that includes the Main Operating Room (Nicknamed the Petal Room), the Secondary Operating Room (the Stem Room), the Prepping Room, and the Emergency Extraction Point.
What was unique about the wing was the method of extracting patients to the highly elevated sector. Using a reinforced pulley system, a large platform would pull up patients from the base of the tower to the top at fast intervals (average of 2 minutes). A communication system comprised of two brass bells will alert medical teams of new arrivals at the bottom, allowing surgeons and operating teams to be fully prepared when the patient arrives at the top. The wing primarily limits emergencies to mortal wounds, vast loss of blood, amputations, and mutilations.
Rose Winters was senior surgeon of the wing at the time of its christening. Successfully saving an estimated 300 people from their demise during the duration of her career before dying of natural causes in 1078 at age 66. Her grave is showered in roses by the lives she saved on her operating table. Since her death, the grave has been well maintained with new bouquets every few months by the families of the patients.

The Abbigail Wing

Comprised of two towers facing North-East and North West respectfully from the dome structure; The Abbigail Wing houses medicinal remedies, contraband abusers, and treatable mental illnesses. The two towers are connected to one another and the Marianne Wing with various bridges and stairs, that link them all and provide an easy circuit to distribute medicine.
The Field Tower (named after the facing of the Centrelands) stores offices and laboratories for certified clerics and alchemists to manufacture medicine, tonics, vaccines, and balms for distribution within the centre and around Rumael. This in-house pharmacy concept is revolutionary and the only one found in the realm, allowing patients to acquire custom-tailored medicine for their illness in extremely short turnarounds. The Hill Tower (named after its facing direction of the Rolling Hills) is primarily a rehabilitation centre for the mentally ill and recovering substance abusers. Each floor has a soothing themed design, conditioning patients to relax and not get overstimulated. The facilities allow patients to slowly recover or support them through challenging times through group conversions, one to one sessions, and therapeutic strategies.
Abbigail Winters when opening the wing didn't want to grant the world access to just practical health advice, but rather mental health. Psychological practises were extremely new at the time, as most categorized these conditions 'normal' to the way of living. But Abbigail didn't see it that way. Her experimental methods opened the pathway to understanding how the mind works and how to reprogram it for the better. Abbigail was the last living sibling, passing away from heart complications in 1108 (age 96), a year after her sister Marianne.

"We shine a light to the centre, for it endured the darkness for our world" - Juliana II, Lady of Leper Point (1120HE)

Building Type: Medical Centre, Landmark
Established: 1034 (Human Era)
Location: Leper Point, Rumael