Hopital de la Charite

Overview

Hôpital de la Charité (Charity Hospital) is a medical institution in Lyon nominally dedicated to the care of the poor and sick. In reality, it serves as a cover for Doctor Émile Carreau’s occult research into “resonant anatomy”—the study of how harmonic frequencies affect the human body.

Location & Governance

• Location: Central Lyon (specific district unspecified; likely near Place Bellecour)
• Official Status: Legitimate charitable institution
• Director: Doctor Émile Carreau
• Reputation: Well-regarded; known for innovative surgical techniques

Structure

Public Areas

• Wards: General patient wards; mostly legitimate care
• Operating Theatre: Where surgical procedures are conducted
• Pharmacy: Preparation of medicines and compounds
• Administrative Offices: Records and patient intake

Hidden Areas

• Private Surgery: Separate facility for Carreau’s experiments
• Research Chamber: Where harmonic anatomy is studied
• Sound Chambers: Acoustically isolated rooms for testing frequencies on subjects
• Holding Cells/Cells: Where test subjects are kept

Operations

The hospital:

• Accepts a steady stream of poor patients from Lyon’s streets
• Performs genuine medical care on most
• Conducts secret experiments on selected patients
• Disposes of failed subjects discreetly (as disease deaths, etc.)
• Records false cause of death for victims

Carreau’s Research

Doctor Carreau uses the hospital to:

• Map the “resonance frequencies” of human organs
• Test musical patterns on living subjects
• Develop techniques for harmonic manipulation of flesh
• Condition Victoire Lenoir and potentially other performers

His methods are:

• Vivisection disguised as surgery
• Auditory torture (forcing subjects to hear specific frequencies)
• Blood rituals tied to musical performance
• Death by harmonic resonance

Discovery & Access

The investigators might discover the hospital through:

• Intelligence from Commissaire Delaroche
• Patients escaped from Carreau’s experiments
• Missing person reports from families
• Occult research into Carreau’s activities

Entering the hospital is dangerous:

• Carreau’s loyal staff will defend the operation
• Evidence is hidden or destroyed
• Patients are confused or traumatized
• The hospital’s legitimacy provides plausible deniability

Campaign History

Chapter 2 — Lyon

The investigators raided the hospital to rescue Delaroche’s children, held by Savarin as leverage. See Orphans Hospital Raid for the full event.

Augustus and Jacob entered from the front; the ladies, Moreau, his veterans, Thomas, and Adrien entered from the rear. In the basement, they found Carreau mid-surgery on a child — inserting steel rods into the boy’s throat. Five children in cages, two already operated on. Two of the three unmodified children were Delaroche’s.

Augustus Bolt killed — mortal wounds holding off Blue Sash reinforcements, finished by Jacob’s critically failed First Aid. Jacob killed — shot by Marina in a bout of insanity. Dr. Carreau killed — shot by Emma, stabbed by Jacob. Georgiana took a cleaver to the shoulder. Over a hundred children freed from the wards above.

Connections to Other Files

• Doctor Emile Carreau — Director and experimenter
• Victoire Lenoir — Known patient/subject
• Commissaire Jules Delaroche — Potentially knows about the hospital
• Lyon — The hospital becomes relevant through investigation