Corprusarium
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The Corprusarium is an asylum for victims of the fictional disease corprus in the video game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Due to the extremely contagious and untreatable nature of the disease, along with the fact that the infected develop aggressive behavior and are clinically immortal, the most effective non-lethal method of prevention of the disease is the incarceration of all victims of the disease away from society. The Telvanni wizard Divayth Fyr, seeing the need for some measure of comfort to these unfortunate victims (and seeing the disease as a fascinating and potentially useful phenomenon), construced the Corprusarium beneath his tower of Tel Fyr. Located on one of the many small islands near Sadrith Mora, it is the only establishment aside from House Dagoth where corprus sufferers are not persecuted.
The corprusarium itself is actually a rather unpleasant dungeon, but the inmates, having long since gone completely mad, do not require many creature comforts. The only luxury they seem to appreciate is the rhythmic beating of a drum, something that significantly reduces their violent outbursts. Visitation is allowed but not recommended, as the warden of the Corprusariam, Vistha-Kai, is instructed to defend the inmates from the visitors, not the other way around. Any violence toward any inmate is strictly prohibited. As for why anyone would wish to visit the Corprusarium, it plays a vital role in the main storyline of the game. Also, there are many powerful and valuable artifacts found there for any thief willing to try their luck against the dungeon, and the last Dwemer, seemingly immune to the disease's psychotic nature, has taken up residence in the Corprusarium's deepest chambers.
