The Aethelgard Institute is the primary medical and scientific research facility on Xylos. Located on a floating platform in the calmest magnetic zone of the planet, it is the only place where Temporal Sickness can be effectively treated.
Founded by neutral parties from Earth, the Institute attempts to maintain independence from the Obsidian Council, though funding pressures often force them to cooperate. They specialize in Resonant Biology and the long-term effects of low-gravity environments on human physiology.
Recently, the Institute has come under fire for ethical violations. Whistleblowers claim that researchers are using Echo-Fauna in vivisection experiments to understand how they navigate time distortions. There are also rumors that they are treating Dr. Aris Thorne in secret, hiding him from the Council.
The Institute's motto is "Audire est Scire" — To Listen is to Know.