Dr. Auger

👨‍⚕️ NPC Overview

Name: Dr. Auger
Ancestry: Goblin (small)
Role: Medical Doctor / Chasmtender Medical Authority
Location: Void Spire Medical Room
Appearance: Lab coat - professional medical attire
Relationship: Neutral/Professional Medical Provider
Met: Session 4 - Augustus’s forced medical examination

🏥 Medical Authority

Professional Position

• Chasmtender Medical Staff: Official doctor within chasmtender organization
• Void Spire Medical Facility: Operating medical room within the supernatural structure
• Medical Liability Management: Handling medical emergencies for liability protection
• Professional Appearance: Lab coat indicating legitimate medical credentials

Institutional Role

• Corporate Medicine: Medical care controlled by chasmtender monopoly
• Liability Control: Managing medical incidents to protect organization from lawsuits
• Emergency Response: Called to assess Augustus’s fake heart attack incident
• Medical Gatekeeping: Controlling medical clearance for chasm access

🎯 Augustus Encounter Context

Medical Examination Circumstances

• Forced Medical Assessment: Augustus escorted for mandatory examination despite protests
• Guard Insistence: Security required medical clearance after heart attack incident
• Liability Protection: Organization ensuring medical incidents are properly documented
• Professional Evaluation: Dr. Auger summoned to assess Augustus’s condition

Party Presence

• Aster Accompaniment: Present as Augustus’s companion during examination
• Team Pursuit: Vaerenth, Hart, and Banjo rushed to catch up - full party now present
• Medical Room Setting: Entire party now in chasmtender medical facility
• Institutional Control: Organization demonstrating control over party members

🏛️ Chasmtender Medical System

Organizational Integration

• Complete Control: Medical care integrated into chasmtender monopoly structure
• Professional Staff: Legitimate medical practitioners within corrupt organization
• Liability Management: Medical system designed to protect organization from lawsuits
• Access Control: Medical clearance required for chasm access approval

System Implications

• Total Institutional Capture: Chasmtenders control security, customs, bureaucracy, AND medicine
• Professional Legitimacy: Real medical practitioners lending credibility to corrupt system
• Legal Protection: Medical documentation protecting organization from liability claims
• Individual vs. System: Professional medical care within problematic institutional framework

🔍 Investigation Opportunities

Medical Intelligence

• System Understanding: Learning how chasmtender medical system operates
• Professional Assessment: Understanding Dr. Auger’s role within corrupt organization
• Liability Procedures: Observing how organization manages medical incidents
• Staff Attitudes: Assessing whether medical staff share organizational corruption

Character Interactions

• Professional Respect: Treating Dr. Auger as legitimate medical practitioner
• Information Gathering: Learning about medical procedures and organizational control
• Institutional Analysis: Understanding relationship between medical care and monopoly power
• Individual Assessment: Evaluating Dr. Auger’s personal integrity vs. institutional loyalty

📝 Session 4 Encounter

Examination Context

• Augustus’s Fake Emergency: Party brought to medical room after tactical deception
• Professional Response: Dr. Auger called to assess medical situation
• Party Unity: Entire team now present in medical facility
• Institutional Demonstration: Chasmtender organization showing complete control

Medical Room Setting

• Void Spire Location: Medical facility within supernatural structure
• Professional Environment: Proper medical equipment and setting
• Organizational Integration: Medical care as part of chasmtender infrastructure
• Authority Interaction: Party encountering another layer of institutional control

🔮 Interaction Potential

Medical Assessment

• Professional Examination: Dr. Auger’s medical evaluation of Augustus
• Legitimacy Questions: Whether fake heart attack will be detected
• Medical Clearance: Potential requirement for chasm access approval
• Professional Standards: How Dr. Auger balances medical ethics with organizational loyalty

Information Exchange

• Medical Knowledge: Understanding chasmtender medical procedures
• Organizational Insight: Learning about medical staff within corrupt system
• Professional Ethics: Assessing Dr. Auger’s individual integrity
• System Navigation: Understanding medical requirements for expedition approval

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Session 4 Encounter
Goblin medical professional representing chasmtender institutional control over healthcare

🏥 Session 4 Medical Examination - Professional Confrontation

Rough Examination Technique

• Physical Pressure: Pressed on Augustus’s shell during medical examination
• Genuine Pain: Caused real discomfort to Augustus despite being routine examination
• Old School Methods: Rough, insensitive examination technique typical of outdated medical practices
• Professional Insensitivity: Lack of patient comfort consideration during examination

Augustus’s Response

• MALPRACTICE ACCUSATION: Augustus accused Dr. Auger of malpractice during examination
• Professional Criticism: Challenged “old school doctor behavior” - outdated medical techniques
• Patient Rights Assertion: Refusing to accept substandard or painful medical treatment
• Authority Challenge: Confronting medical professional within chasmtender system

Medical Professional Conflict

• Patient vs. Doctor: Augustus refusing to accept rough treatment silently
• Professional Standards: Question of whether Dr. Auger meets appropriate medical care standards
• Institutional Protection: Whether chasmtender system protects doctors from malpractice claims
• Medical Ethics: Conflict between patient rights and institutional medical authority

Character Assessment

• Medical Competence: Dr. Auger’s rough technique suggests questionable professional standards
• Patient Sensitivity: Lack of consideration for patient comfort during examination
• Institutional vs. Professional: Whether Dr. Auger prioritizes organizational loyalty over medical ethics
• Old School Approach: Traditional medical methods prioritizing examination over patient experience

Investigation Implications

• Medical Standards: Chasmtender medical care may be substandard despite professional appearance
• Malpractice Protection: Organization may shield medical staff from accountability
• Professional Ethics: Individual medical practitioners may lack proper training or sensitivity
• System Quality: Medical care within corrupt system potentially compromised

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Session 4 - Augustus challenges chasmtender medical authority over substandard examination techniques