House of Cleansing

Houses of Cleansing are religious clinics run by worshipers of the True Flame of Cairen. These followers believe that the essence of Cairen lies in her domains of rebirth and cleansing. The houses ask for little in the form of payment, judging each incident and person as they appear. A nobleman may pay a small fortune, though to them it is a trifle, where one without a home may find it costs them only a small task. The houses are generally single storied affairs with an attached greenhouse on the side. The greenhouse is usually similar in size to the main house and contains a wide variety of plant life. These greenhouses are tended to by novices in the order. Given the relative size of the faith at large however, they may only have two people working in them.
The more mundane healing tasks are left to those initiates in the faith who may not have the knowledge required to either make the cures or cast the spells. Many spells have been passed down to the members of the faith but are kept in reserve from others for a number of reasons, not the least of which being necromancies association with unnatural things. As not all members of this faith can practice magic or manipulate Aura particularly well, they rely heavily on poultices and salves for major injuries. The poultices are created from herbs grown in their private greenhouses. The plants grown in these greenhouses can range in value immensely but never seem to adversely affect the cost of aid provided by these establishments. 
Despite the priests of Cairen's prowess at healing there are several reasons why people are avers to requesting assistance from these clinics. One of these being the fact that magical healing stems from necromancy, which has a long and sordid past. Many in need are often reluctant to seek aid from such clinics, except in the worst circumstances. In addition all who know of the worshipers of Cairen will associate them, at least in part, to their more radical kindred, the Pyrelings. Regardless, the Houses of Cleansing treat many across the lands.
Some of these houses have seen a fair number of incidents with vandalism, particularly those within larger cities. This has caused many of these locations to become more clandestine in their operations within locations such as Townsville. In these towns and cities, where the Cairen worshippers are already shunned, these houses are bestowed new names such a crematoriums or kilns. In particular the locations that retain a practitioner are rarely, if ever, visited and are almost always the targets of attacks by the populace. Because of this and their remarkable abilities the practitioners are often shuffled about from house to house.
In locations such as Frotenyæger where the worship of Cairen is widely accepted, there is a cathedral-like House of Cleansing with a massive garden in place of the smaller greenhouses. This location boasts dozens of minor practitioners, and it is widely regarded as the highest honor to be stationed at this location. The Ember Citadel, as it has been named, was constructed with the aid of the local lord M.C. Banany and his patronage to the Houses of Cleansing within the cities and neighboring countryside. This has brought some criticism on him in noble circles outside of the region, but it has yet to assuage his opinion on the open worship of any god.

Type

Clinic