Icecrown Royal Institute

The Icecrown Royal Institute, more commonly referred to as 'The Institute ' by the public, is a joint public hospital, university and scientific research complex located in Icecrown City, in the Northrend region of Amun Seth. It is the largest university for science and mathematics on Charos, and one of the leading centers for research worldwide.

The facility is run by Solomon Masher, though only in practice. To the public, it is owned and maintained by the ruling monarch (currently King Ptomley). The Institute has a student capacity of 1500, and a patient capacity of 800 beds. It employs 2000 medical professions, including doctors and nurses, and 500 professors, scientists and administrators.

Origins
The exact origins of the Institute aren't well documented. Details are yet to emerge...

The Institute is also noted for being the location of the Icecrown Incursion. Depsite the public being lead to believe that the event was caused by a terrorist attack, the truth is quite different...

Facilities
The Institute has four primary sectors, each located in a different part of the building.

The Presidium
The Presidium is a massive, park-like complex containing the offices of the various branches of the Institute. There are shops, restaurants and recreational facilities, serving the wealthy residents who live and work throughout the sector. The vast majority of student accomodation is located here, and most of the university and its facilitities are located in the Presidium. Unlike the other sectors, it incorporates an artificial 20-hour day schedule: lights are dimmed, and the holographic 'sky' darkened, for 6 of the 20 hours, imitating the familiar day-night cycle.

The Wards
The largest sector of the Institute, the Wards are where the hospital facilities are located. Several densely packed levels of beds, and a number of specialist wards, can be found here, along with the offices and staff to maintain them. The medical school is also located here, and trainee doctors are given their training within its facilities.

The Biodome
Located in the center of the structure, this circular sector is where research is done. Multiple research projects will often take place here in different rooms, though the Institute's facilities are strictly exclusive the Sethian research. In spite of this, the buildings' true owner often lets the occasional internation scienist 'sneak in'. The Biodome's research facilities are state of the art, allowing research of almost any level of science to take place within it.

The Bunker
Located beneath the main building, underground, the Bunker is the highly secure secondary research facility, where most projects are compiled and their data stored. Access to the Bunker is extremely limited, with only the highest of authorised staff ever gaining entry. Top secret research projects, or ones that could pose potential danger, take place here.