House of Healing
Located in Reithwin Town during Act Two, this desecrated Sharran hospital is overseen by the undead surgeon Malus Thorm and his grotesque apprentice nurses. Adventurers explore the bloodied operating theatre and wards to resolve critical quests, such as securing an instrument to revive Art Cullagh and discovering the tragic fate of Arabella's parents. Confrontations here can be handled either through lethal combat or by exploiting Malus Thorm's twisted surgical philosophy through dialogue checks.
- Region
- Reithwin Town (Shadow-Cursed Lands)
- Levels
- 7–9
- Getting there
- West along the path from The Mason's Guild in Reithwin Town (X: -179, Y: -17)
- Connects to
- The Mason's Guild, Reithwin Graveyard, House of Healing - Morgue, Grand Mausoleum
- Related quests
- Wake Art Cullagh · Lift the Shadow Curse · Find Arabella's Parents
- Services and people
- Sister Lidwin (Trader) · Sister Sinda · Sister Anya · Sister Geanne · Sister Hunna · Sister Vanessa · Locke · Komira
- Enemy types
- Undead (Malus Thorm, Sisters / Undead Nurses)
The short version
What matters
- •Malus Thorm's corpse holds the Battered Lute, the mandatory quest item needed to wake Art Cullagh and recruit Halsin .
- •Passing dialogue checks to make Malus Thorm and his nurses eliminate themselves grants full combat experience without spending spell slots or risking party wipes .
- •Humouring Sister Lidwin's delusions unlocks an exceptional poison and potion vendor right next to the deceased tieflings .
- •The Morgue below the clinic contains several powerful gear pieces, notably the blindness-negating Eversight Ring and the acid-retaliating Fleshmelter Cloak .
Common mistakes
- •Bluntly telling Sister Lidwin that Arabella's parents are dead; this turns her hostile immediately and permanently locks you out of her alchemy shop .
- •Facing Malus Thorm in straight melee combat without silencing or controlling him first, which allows him to repeatedly buff his apprentices and deal massive necrotic burst damage .
- •Walking unprotected through the Morgue's green gas clouds rather than covering the floor vents with crates or using wind spells to purge the poison .
What you can skip
- •Sister Sinda at the front triage desk, who only insists you wait in line and has nothing of material value .
Walkthrough
The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.
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Front Desk and Side Offices
Enter the House of Healing through the main south entrance in Reithwin Town (X: -179, Y: -17), where Sister Sinda mindlessly insists you take a number and wait in line at the reception foyer. Bypass or placate her to explore the hospital ward and the side galleries leading toward the children's ward and the graveyard.
Tip: You can safely ignore Sister Sinda's demands to queue up, as she will not turn hostile unless attacked .
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Arabella's Parents in the Side Ward
Move north into the side ward to find Sister Lidwin attending to two motionless tiefling corpses, Locke and Komira . Humour her delusion that the deceased tieflings are simply resting by passing a DC 14 Deception or Sleight of Hand check, which updates the quest to locate Arabella's parents .
Tip: Successful deception turns Sister Lidwin into a peaceful vendor stocking high-tier poisons and alchemy supplies .
Watch out: Calling out her delusion or failing checks turns Sister Lidwin hostile, permanently closing off her alchemy shop .
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The Surgeon's Quarters
Before entering the central amphitheatre, slip into Malus Thorm's private office located behind the operating theatre corridors. Search the desks and shelves to read the book *Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran’s Primer*. Thoroughly search the rest of the upper level for supplies and lore notes detailing the Sharran distortion of medicine.
Tip: Reading *Surgery and Physiology: A Sharran’s Primer* unlocks an alternative DC 18 Intimidation check during the upcoming confrontation with Malus Thorm .
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The Operating Theatre
Walk into the central theatre to witness Malus Thorm and his four apprentice nurses (Sister Anya, Sister Geanne, Sister Hunna, and Sister Vanessa) tormenting their patient, Ellian . Engage Malus in conversation and pass an Investigation or Religion check (DC 14), followed by high Persuasion checks (DC 16 and DC 21) to turn the sisters against each other or convince them to perform the final harvest directly on Malus himself . Loot Malus Thorm's corpse once he falls to claim the Battered Lute and the Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet .
Key fight: Malus ThormTip: Having high-Charisma party members or granting them Guidance and Enhancement will let you skip the entire combat encounter and earn full encounter XP purely through dialogue .
Watch out: Entering the room with weapons drawn or picking combative dialogue forces a tough combat encounter where Malus regularly buffs and resupplies his nurses with deadly Sharran surgical weapons .
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The House of Healing Morgue
Exit the hospital and descend through the cemetery entrance or the western cliffside entrance leading beneath the building into the Morgue . Pick the lock on the heavy lab door (Sleight of Hand DC 18) and pass a DC 10 Perception check to spot and unblock the jammed lever controlling the iron gate . Defeat the ambush of Zombies and Greater Zombies lurking inside the noxious dissection chamber while watching out for poison gas vents .
Tip: Cast Gust of Wind or throw heavy stones and chests onto the floor vents to permanently shut off the toxic gas spewing across the room .
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Morgue Depths and Crevice Route
Push through the cleared dissection halls and unlock the storage chests to claim the Eversight Ring, the Fleshmelter Cloak, and Bided Time . Continue through the southern breach in the wall onto the outer cliffside trail leading toward the Ominous Crevice and the bluffs above the Grand Mausoleum . Take the trail back up to ground level once you have completely stripped the morgue of its treasures .
Choices here
What you decide here and what it leads to.
Sister Lidwin's Delusion
Speaking with Sister Lidwin in the side ward while she tends to the corpses of Locke and Komira (Arabella's parents)
- Humor her by passing a DC 14 Deception or Sleight of Hand check→ Keeps her peaceful and unlocks her as an alchemical vendor selling potent supplies (e.g., Purple Worm Toxin)
- Tell her the truth or attack her→ Triggers combat with her, permanently losing access to her shop
Most players pick: Humor her with the check
Inspecting the bodies is required to advance the quest "Find Arabella's Parents".
Fate of Malus Thorm and the Sisters
Confronting Malus Thorm in the main operating theatre during his "surgery"
- Convince the sisters to practice on each other, then convince Malus to operate on himself (Persuasion DCs 16/21)→ Both Malus and the nurses perish without combat, granting full XP, approval, and loot (Battered Lute, Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet, and unique surgical weapons)
- Convince Malus to let the sisters operate on him (Persuasion/Intimidation checks)→ The nurses execute Malus while the nurses survive passively in the room; Malus's body can be looted
- Initiate combat directly→ Fight Malus and all four nurses simultaneously, obtaining the standard loot upon winning
Most players pick: Convince the sisters to practice on each other, then convince Malus to operate on himself
Looting the Battered Lute from Malus is essential to wake Art Cullagh at Last Light Inn and advance Halsin's recruitment.
Checklists
Don't miss 0/2
Achievements here
Items
0/4
Secrets
0/1
Key fights
Enemies: Malus Thorm and his undead nurses (Sister Anya, Sister Geanne, Sister Hunna, Sister Vanessa)
Threats: Malus uses multiattack surgical strikes and has the Honour Mode Legendary Action: Wail of Loss (inflicts psychic damage and Strange Tendrils upon nurse death); the nurses continually pass him surgical instruments granting offensive/defensive buffs (like Syringe and Bonesaw) and can revive one another with "Nurse's Aid"
Weaknesses and resistances: Resistant to Slashing, Bludgeoning, and Piercing damage from non-magical weapons; highly vulnerable to Radiant damage, control spells, and can be completely eliminated via dialogue checks (Deception/Persuasion/Religion) to make the nurses turn on each other and convince Malus to operate on himself
Tactics: Position ranged attackers and spellcasters on the high ground of the surgical theater's upper balcony, initiate combat from stealth or dialogue, use area-of-effect spells (like Spirit Guardians, Fireball, or Wall of Fire) to wipe out the clustered nurses first and strip Malus of buffs, or trigger the conversation checks to bypass combat entirely
Rewards: Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet, Battered Lute (quest item to wake Art Cullagh), assorted surgical supplies, and gold
Enemies
Can be persuaded through conversation to instruct his own nursing assistants to perform fatal surgery upon each other and himself, bypassing standard combat entirely.
Shops and people
- Sister Lidwin: Sells medicinal supplies, various alchemical potions, and paralytic poisons in the recovery ward once placated with a successful skill check.
Tips
- Pass high-difficulty Persuasion or Deception dialogue checks when initiating dialogue with Malus Thorm to neutralize him without taking any party damage.
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