Mercy's Chosen

A suspiciously altruistic group of doctors who establish "monasteries" near budding settlements across the fallen lands. Mercy's Chosen provide free healing to anyone who asks, with a particular preference for smaller, more isolated settlements on the outskirts of civilization.
No one has been able to explain why trained medical professionals would seek out the most vulnerable communities and ask nothing in return. Persistent rumors of cannibalistic feasts behind monastery walls and unethical medical experimentation on patients follow them wherever they go. Nothing has been proven. Nothing has been disproven, either.

Structure

Mercy's Chosen operate from monasteries established near budding settlements. Each monastery serves as a medical facility, offering free healing to the local population. The organization's internal hierarchy, recruitment methods, and communication between monasteries remain opaque to outsiders.

Culture

The Monasteries

Mercy's Chosen establish facilities they call monasteries near settlements that are still finding their footing. These are not religious institutions in any traditional sense; they are medical outposts staffed by trained doctors who provide free care.
The monastery doors close at sundown. No outsider has provided a reliable account of what occurs inside after dark. The rumors of cannibalistic feasts and medical experimentation persist because Mercy's Chosen have never bothered to deny them.

History

The origins of Mercy's Chosen are not well documented. They appear at the edges of civilization, establish their monasteries, and begin providing medical care. How they coordinate, who founded them, and what their true purpose is remain open questions.