Physicians’ Commons

First appearance and context

Physicians’ Commons is first mentioned at the Concent of Saunt Edhar (monastic community of avout (monastic scholars)) during an Apert (scheduled opening), when a sickly child (later known as Suur Tulia) was kept in the Unarian Math because it was more convenient to Physicians’ Commons. The reference establishes it as a place whose nearness matters for medical attention.

Roles and uses

• Provides routine medical care, urgent treatment, and convalescence for members of the math and those under its care.
• Its proximity can influence where patients are housed when watch or frequent attention is needed (e.g., cases linked with Suur Trestanas).
• At Tredegarh during a Convox (large convocation of avout (monastic scholars)), it served as the intake point for a medically isolated arrival and as the staging area for laboratory analysis and observation.

Description and layout (Tredegarh)

• Approached from the direction of the Day Gate (daytime public entrance) on an inlaid red-stone road wide enough for two mobes abreast; the red paving is described as a sign for illiterate patients and visitors.
• The structure is a massive mathic pile that can be mistaken, at first glance, for the Mynster (central temple/clock complex). The red road passes under an arch and into internal corridors.
• Interior wayfinding includes a portal arch leading to a service corridor and long rows of chilly rooms with metal counters and extensive plumbing fixtures, consistent with clinics and labs.
• A ramp leads into a courtyard enclosed by taller buildings. In one corner, a temporary housing module was installed and sealed for quarantine: windows reinforced with metal mesh and translucent sheeting, doors taped and locked, and external pipes/ducts linking to whirring machines and adjacent lab spaces.
• Patients and convalescents are observed moving about the precincts, including an elderly patient in a wheeled chair with drip bags and readouts, suggesting continuous care capacity.

Relationships and proximity

• Within Tredegarh’s mathic grounds, the Commons lies near the route from the Day Gate and is close enough to be confused with the Mynster by newcomers.
• Earlier mentions tie the Commons at Edhar to the Unarian Math, reflecting how individual concents site their medical facilities for accessibility.

Current status

Active at both Edhar and Tredegarh. During the Tredegarh Convox it is described as fully staffed and adapted for isolation and analysis while continuing ordinary patient care.