[Location] The Tranquil Gardens
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:44 am
The Tranquil Gardens
The Tranquil Gardens was given its name for the beautiful and lush landscape that one must traverse in order to reach the main entrance of the medical facility. When one enters from the Commons the eye is greeted by a wall of color. Deep reds and golds, pinks into green, violet, and lavender. Flowers from across Karnor can be found here, and trees with large drooping limbs run along the pathways up to the entryway. The gardens are not just for show but are meticulously arranged to provide the most optimal growth conditions for the different medicinal plants they contain. The building itself is located at the southeast corner of the Commons, right off of the Great Lake of Udori which is situated at the backside of the hospital. Some wonder about this particular location, for at first glance it seems odd for a hospital to be placed so far from a city the main center of activity. This was a strategic move of House Ahtivin, for while the main entrance is utilized regularly those who are in critical condition are often transported either by air or by boat directly to the back of the hospital. Being where they are, the Tranquil Gardens allows easy access to any who need urgent care so long as they can find their way to one of the Waterways of Kalzasi.
The current Hospital is relatively new construction, built roughly 30 years ago through a joint venture between House Ahtivin and House Senue. Some say this was the first project that showed the two houses were growing close to one another, and the location seems to suggest this as well. As the Tranquil Gardens are located off of Lake Udori the members of House Senue always have easy access to needed medical care, as most tend the fields near the lake or the river which connects to it.
The main building can house 300 patients, and the two smaller buildings can each hold 25-30 patients comfortably as well. The healers of the Tranquil Gardens tend to make house calls when possible, especially to those in the more affluent areas of Kalzasi. The thought behind this practice is that healing is best done where one is most comfortable. Because of this, the beds of the Tranquil Gardens are rarely all full, and those that do stay tend to require extended care or therapy. The gardens themselves are open to all who wish to wander them. A few areas are sectioned off from the public to allow some places where patients can spend time in peace, but for the most part, all are free to come and go as they please.
As House Ahtivin is the main proprietor of the Hospital there is a heavy emphasis on spirituality involved with the medical practices. Because of this, it is rare for any of House Briathos, or their vassals, to send for their aid. For the common people, however, this place of healing is seen as a blessing and it receives support from all the Great Houses, on the surface at least.
Layout
When one walks through the main entrance they are greeted by an attendant dressed in the colors of House Ahtivin. The attended will direct a person to whatever destination they require. Most of the rooms for patients are either in the two outer buildings or located on the 2nd floor of the main building. The bottom floor is mostly open, allowing people to view the gardens and lake Udori from almost anywhere on the floor. Several examination rooms and rooms utilized for therapy are near the easter part of the first floor. The top floors are reserved for either critical patients, operations, or office areas for the highest level Healers.
One can way through the main entrance and directly out the back to where the Hospital overlooks Lake Udori. A set of stairs and lifts are set into the cliffside, and a small port is located at the bottom where new patients can be received and quickly delivered to the main building. All of the mechanics have a manual component, but a series of glowing dragonshards indicates that there are magical components to this mechanism as well.