Castle Spitaal

Castle Spitaal was built in 626 ER by the Spitaal Noble family. The castle's residents were the authority over the Spitaal region of Rahue until the ruling family died out in 789 ER. It was left abandoned for decades until Xenophon Pindall repurposed the castle as a hospital for Ogres and Half-Ogres suffering from Sarcoxie.

History

When the Spitaal nobility still controlled the region, the castle was simply a home for the Lord's family. They lazily ruled over the small province in the shadow of the Raspberry mountains with little love from the people of Spitaal. Year by year, the population of Spitaal shrank as the citizenry abandoned their homes for better lives elsewhere. Indignant, the noble family insisted they stay and continue to rule over the empty land. Eventually, the nobles were overcome by sickness, and without any servants or serfs to tend to them, they died.
Castle Spitaal went quiet for decades. The art faded in the sun, the rugs grew moldy, and the walls became overgrown with ivy.


In 825 ER, after Xenophon Pindall developed his natural cure for Sarcoxie he searched over the land for a base to deploy his medicine. When Xenophon wandered alone through the former farmland of Spitaal, he noticed the lump of green on the ridge above the town was a ruined castle. Climbing the road to the castle gate, he turned and looked over the land below and remarked how it was the perfect site to begin his new practice.
Over the next few years, Xenophon worked tirelessly with his crew to renovate Castle Spitaal into a hospital. As men and women, Half-Ogres, humans, and dwarves flooded into the region, they also began to reclaim the farmland. By 830 ER, Spitaal had rejuvenated into a glowing bastion of medicine.

Architecture

Stone walls surround Castle Spitaal, protecting patients from the cold, windy Rahue weather. Dozens of hallways cross the castle grounds, providing access to the 108 rooms converted into patient care and laboratories.

Founding Date

626 ER

Type

Hospital

Parent Location

Rahue

Owner

Xenophon Pindall