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Elven Medicine

Miscellaneous Medicines/ Treatments

Written By: @nyxpixels

Please keep in mind that most of the information below can be found on the Kotlc wiki or in the Kotlc books themselves.

Bucollosiscia- a hybridized bacteria that Ogres can make. They are harmless by themselves, but they can produce soporodine as a waste product. However, most of the bacteria die before producing any soporodine. The only food source that can sustain them is the ash of sleep plants burned by Everblaze, as it contains enough nitrogen and other unknown substances needed to keep bucollosiscia alive.

Noirssels- These silver-wrapped treats look like hard candies, and their dark color and squishy texture is reminiscent of a dead bug. But don’t be fooled-noirssels are so sweet and cinnamon-y and delicious that they can even take away the flavor of unpleasant medicines.

Marrow Regenerator- It helps to replace marrow in your bones and heal breaks and fractures. With the more potent version being used for Sandor’s Mount Everest injury, it can be assumed that the regular extent isn't sufficient to treat such injuries. The regular version of marrow regenerator is more potent with the more provided.

Mineral Bath- Although they are called baths, mineral baths are a yellow-green slime that is spread across bruises. Unfortunately, the substance smells like "rotting onions.” The purpose of a mineral bath is to put strength into damaged bones. The feeling of using a mineral bath is described as “soaking in sunshine.”

“Pooplosion”- The Pooplosion, as dubbed by Keefe, is the unofficial name of a salve Physic had taken from the Heks’ House. It was described to be kept in a palm-sized jar, and it was said to be the color white. Its consistency is described to be goopy. It was used on Fitz after his arthropleura injury. It cleared away the black veins on his chest, and from there it only took an hour and fifteen medicines before Fitz was cured (except for the vile tea).

Soporodine- Soporodine is a sedative that, in strong enough doses, can put any creature to sleep forever. It is produced by bucollosiscia, a hybridized bacteria that Ogres can make.

Voracillius- An Ogre remedy for ethreium, an Ogre enzyme. To use it, one simply spreads some of it on the affected area, lets it gobble the ethreium like candy, and washes it away. 

. One unspecified elven medicine is modeled off the human smallpox vaccine.

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Elven Medicine

Medicinal Plants Written By: @nyxpixels

LONG POST

Please keep in mind that most of this information can be found on the Kotlc wiki and within the Keeper books themselves.

Dimmetines, Hushspurs, Respitillis, Vesperlace - The combination of these 4 night-blooming plants inspired the precious lyrics that banish the echoes of shadowflux. (Created by Flori)

Aethrials, Dreamlilise, Reveriebells, Sweetshades- The combination of these 4 plants allows for nightmares to subside. (Created by Calla.)

Aethrials- Identified by their soft songs and small light-colored petals, it can be used as a weak sedative. It is one of the flowers used in an efflorescence site.

Dimmetines- A small flowering plant that thrives in darkness, the plants tune is commonly described as “earthy.”

Dreamlilies- They are teal in color with ominous, pointed petals. The flowers' pollen is extremely sedative- just touching the pollen is enough to sedate a fully-grown elf. In the Sanctuary they are woven into a lei when used to sedate animals. They were hybridized with other sleep-inducing plants (Aethrials, and Sweetshades) by Calla to create the Reveriebells. (These flowers were also found at efflorescence sites.)

Hushspurs- Flowering vines that can only be found growing in the trunks of trees. Because these plants are only found in the trunks of trees, there is not much known about them.

Panakes Tree- Panakes are a Gnomish plant capable of aiding the healing of any ailment through their blossoms and petals. Panakes trees are created when a Gnome sacrifices themself to create one by turning themselves into a panakes tree. They have colored blossoms that can change color; they are usually pink, purple, or blue hues. The Panakes bears a significant resemblance to a willow tree. (Let it be noted that when sung to by a gnome (Flori) it seems that the tree blooms more vibrantly.

Pures (Purfoliage Palmae)- Pures, are the most common tree in the Lost Cities. They are described to have mammoth trunks, with burnt sienna bark that is braided up it. They have hunter green leaves that are shaped like a fan paintbrush. Their leaves are known to filter out any pollution or imperfections in the air; Due to the high quantity of Pures in Eternalia, the air quality there is the best in the world. There is always one in every house and city. The crisp, cool air it provides is described to smell like cinnamon, chocolate, and sunshine. Every piece of land in the Lost Cities has at least one Pure, to cleanse the air.

Respitillis- These delicate flowers can be found growing in 4 different locations. The are identified by their pointed white petals, and hooked anthers.

Reveriebells- Reveriebells are a special hybrid of flowers that Calla made for Sophie to help her sleep.  Some of the flowers emit sweet scents that can make a person sleepy and cause mild fatigue. The purple flowers smell like gardenias, a hint of vanilla, and something spicy (such as ginger).  They show several layers of fluffy petals that have a slight ombre-effect of dark to light, along with several pointed leaves and a long twisting stem. Many stamens appear at the end of the flower, giving off a slightly lily-esque appearance.

Starglass Flower- The Starglass Flower is used for a variety of purposes. Its nectar is the main ingredient in the production of Somnalene, which is a sedative -like liquid that is used in the form of eye drops.

Sugarbells- Sugarbelles are tiny pink flowers used by physicians to make medicine. Despite the sparkly, pink look of the nectar, these flowers taste terrible. A vial of nectar can heal a patient who has been affected by shadowflux.

Sweetshades- The sleep inducing Sweetshades are identified by their "lacy pink blossoms". They are grown mostly as sleep aids. They grow in marshy wet grounds. Sweetshades were used to create the hybrid plant reveriebells.

Vesperlace- In the daytime, it appears as a wispy vine with leaves of a darker shade that has small clusters of pearl white buds. It is said to only bloom at night, though its night-form is not well known. It is only able to grow in the darkest points of the most silent forests. According to Flori, its melody is like the rhythm of darkness, that is the same pulse as that of the echoes.

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Elven Medicine

Medicinal Elixirs

Written by; @nyxpixels

Please keep in mind that most of the following information can be found on either the Koltc wiki or the Kotlc books themselves.

(Elixirs are meant to be ingested unless stated otherwise)

Most medicinal elixirs listed below can be found at Slurps and Burps.

Abrasion Persuasion- Quickly seals and heals small scrapes to the skin.

Achey-Break- a handy, all-purpose pain killer.

“Awesomesauce”- A pain medicine nicknamed "Awesomesauce" by Keefe Sencen is one of the few medicines left in the shipments to the Healing Tent from the Council at Exillium. The actual name of the medication is unknown; however, it is a type of pain medication. It is a vial full of swirly purple syrup, it causes patients to start hiccupping and act somewhat intoxicated. Some patients have described it as tasting like kissing a muskog.

Blister Blast- Shrinks and numbs all blisters within minutes- and gets rid of them completely within a few hours when applied to the skin.

Bruise Cruise- When topically applied, fades bruises of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

Drooly Dew- Temporarily makes the mouth hypersalivate. (Helpful if used to flush out toxins from mouth/ tongue.)

Fade Fuel- Speeds cell regeneration for someone who faded during a light leap. (Slurps and Burps version contains limbium.)

Gurgle Gut- Temporarily causes abundant gaseous eruptions. (Can be used to expel toxins from the body.)

Limbium- A substance used in elixirs that affects the limbic system.

Nogginease- Temporarily clears the mind to allow greater focus during studying. WARNING ADDICTIVE.

Scratches N’ Splits- Immediately seals any cuts or scratches to the skin when applied topically.

Wound Wipe- When applied to skin, it is an easy way to clean and treat small injuries.

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Elven Medicine

Medicinal Teas

Written By: @nyxpixels

Hollowthistle Tea- This drink is commonly described as “vile” and must be taken in moderation, since drinking too much in one sitting could cause someone’s inside to liquefy. It’s one of the best methods to purge poison or venom from the system.

Slumberberry Tea- This special, purple-tinted tea is brewed from slumberberries and is used by many as a mild sedative before bed.

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Elven Medicine

Common Remedies

Written By: @nyxpixels

Please keep in mind that most of the following information can be found in either the Kotlc books themselves, or the Kotlc wiki.

Bennu Tears- These extremely rare drops can increase the potency of most remedies, but especially in cell regenerators.

Bilepod- This gray, walnut-shaped seed cures seasickness when anyone eats the reddish-brown goop inside. It can be identified by its signature burnt-garlic smell.

Bottled Youth- Elves drink at least one bottle of this cold, sweet water daily because it contains an essential enzyme that helps flush toxins out of the system. Any treatment plan for an illness or injury always includes additional bottles of youth. (It is rumored to be the source of human myths about a mysterious fountain of youth, which grants eternal health.)

Callowberries- These orange and green speckled fruits are used to reverse the effect of Ruckleberries. They are well known for their terrible taste and smell.

Clairifava- These strange, cube-shaped fruits with black-and-white speckles are known to help the body resist the influence of technology.

Fathomlethes- These tiny pearls (harvested from rare river oysters) can trigger vivid, overwhelming dreams when ingested-which makes taking fathomlethes both a risky and useful tool to access long-term memories.

Jaculus Venom- Contains a powerful anticoagulant that can be used as a tissue regenerator when combined with Phoenix sweat.

Kelpie Dung- The waste from a kelpie can take the sting out of terrible bites when applied to the skin.

Kelpie Urine- Most only use this remedy as a last resort, but it’s the absolute best way to regain equilibrium when fighting vertigo or seasickness.

Free Fade Fuel- Similar to the product sold at Slurps and Burps but designed specifically to treat Sophie Foster without triggering her allergy. (Pioneered by Elwin Heslege.)

Manticore Venom- Manticore Venom is used as a sedative. It is one of the most powerful sedatives in the Lost Cities, but very hard to find. Given the rarity, many physicians in the Lost Cities don't have access to it, neither do most alchemy shops like Slurps and Burps.

Numbing Balm- A balm applied to the outer layers of skin, designed to numb the area applied. (Often used in conjunction with Piquatine.)

Phoenix Sweat- This valuable ingredient is used in burn salves and flesh regenerators. It works best when combined with jaculus venom.

Piquatine- This acid is nearly as strong as alkahest and can dissolve the top layers of skin- which is the only way to remove aromark is someone encounters it. The process can be strange and gross, but with numbing balm it is completely painless.

Pooka Pus- The liquid form of this powerful cell regenerator is relatively easy to find-but the solid form is incredibly rare and can tackle the strongest infections.

Ruckleberries- Also used in alchemy (for metal purification), ingesting these small yellow- orange berries cause the body to bloat and the skin to wrinkle, drastically altering someone’s appearance and making them unrecognizable.

Somnalene- Nectar from the starglass flower can be used as eye drops, creating a unique effect called “midnighting,” which can calm the mind and encourage sleep.

Squelchberries- Purplish, reddish, fuzzy fruits that resemble dead caterpillars. Each bite contains an entire meal’s worth of nutrients- but they must be eaten slowly. Squelchberry juice is incredibly sticky and can glue the jaw shut if too many berries are consumed at once.

Yeti Pee- This strong-smelling golden sludge can be hard to find- and even harder to wash off. It’s the best way to treat serious burns but is not particularly pleasant to use.

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Elven Medicine

Gnomes

Written By: @nyxpixels

. The Gnomes are allied with the Elves, and often share symbiotic lives with Elves. The Gnomes have shown Elves how to grow their own plants for herbal medicines. Ex: Ruckleberries, Clarifava, Sugarbells.

. Along with showing elves how to grow and harvest medicinal plants and herbs, the Gnomes have also shared the secrets to gathering raw materials from animals as well. Ex: Yeti pee, kelpie dung, bennu tears.

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Elven Medicine

TRADING AND MEDICINE

Written By: @nyxpixels

. A significant portion of elven medicine depends on trading with the Gnomes and Ogres. For instance, Voracillius and Piquatine have Ogre origins. Many of the plants used in medical practices are Grown by the gnomes. Ex. Bilepod, callowberries, and squelchberries.

. During the Gnomish Plague, trade routes between the Elves, Gnomes, and Ogres would have been slowed down, or paused entirely.

. Because of these pauses in trading, there would have been a shortage of supplies, leaving many individual Physicians to have to source their supplies from other places. (Like growing their own herbs, and buying Ogre grown microorganisms at exorbitant prices.) After the Peace Summit the trade lines between Ogres, Elves, and Gnomes would have gone back to normal.

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Elven Medicine

SPECIALTIES Written By: @nyxpixels

Outside of general practice there are those who choose to specialize in specific healthcare fields.

Examples:

General Physician Specialists

General Physicians: Physicians who practice general medicine, without any specialties. Most of these types of physicians are also public physicians and can be found on the PPL.

Family Physicians (Aka Private Physicians): Physicians who privately care for specific families. These physicians may be general practitioners, or specialized healers.

Maternity Physicians: Physicians who care for pregnant women and newborns.

Pediatric Physicians: Physicians who care for children between the ages of 2-18.

Ancient Physicians: Physicians who specialize in healthcare for ancient elves.

Ability Physicians

Talented Healers: Physicians who work with individuals with abilities. (General)

Elemental Physicians: Physicians who work with individuals who have elemental abilities. (Flashers, Shades, Chargers, Gusters, Frosters, Pyrokinetics, Hydrokinetics, Technopaths.)

Mind Healers: Physicians who work with individuals who have mental abilities. Oftentimes these physicians are Telepaths, or Empaths. (Telepaths, Mesmer’s, Empaths, Inflictors, Enhancers.)

Physical Ability Physicians: Physicians who work with individuals who have physical abilities. (Vanishers, Phasers, Conjurers.)

Vocal Healers: Physicians who work with individuals who have vocal abilities. (Vociferators Polyglots, Beguilers.)

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Elven Medicine

ABILITIES IN MEDICINE

Written By: @nyxpixels

. Flashers often choose to become physicians, because of their ability to use light to identify different diseases and injuries.

. Physicians who are not flashers must use specially colored candles to achieve the same things.

. With the ability to detect whether a patient is lying, and the amount of pain a patient is in, Empaths also commonly choose to become physicians.

. Sadly, there is discrimination in medicine. With some Physicians refusing to treat those with certain backgrounds and abilities. Shades, Mesmer’s, and Pyrokinetics often are refused treatment. Talentless, disabled, multiple birthed, and bad matches also get turned away by more prejudiced practitioners.

. Hydrokinetics are more susceptible to electricity and will have further damage done to their body if electrocuted. It causes twice as much damage because the water in a hydrokinetics body is more conductible than the average elf.

. Frosters get sunburned and overheated easily, be sure to provide a froster patient with different ways to cool down when being treated.

. If pyrokinetics are not bundled up in the cold, they will contract hypothermia and possibly frostbite. Ensure all prokinetic patients are warm.

. Shades (like frosters) can get sunburns easily. They also cannot see very well in bright light. The night vision skill does seem to come more easily to them.

. Flashers often struggle to see in the dark, and often face negative effects when shadowvapor is used near them, or on them.

. Gusters need a higher intake of oxygen and are more susceptible to pneumonia.

. Technopaths get migraines from being around too much tech, and from getting too many ideas at once.

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Elven Medicine

PHYSICIAN’S COMMITTEE

Written By: @nyxpixels

. When a physician chooses to retire, they are given the opportunity to join the Physicians Committee. (PC)

. The Physician’s committee is a large group of experienced physicians who put together recommended training courses for schools such as Foxfire and Hinterland. They also are the ones who choose what will be on the Physician License Exam.

. The committee was created during the silver era, after the human-elf separation.

. The PC would also give medical advice to large organizations. For example, when the plague was unleashed on the gnomes, the Physician’s committee worked tirelessly with the council to help find a cure for the gnomes.

. While they were unsuccessful in finding a cure, they did manage to find some symptom easing elixirs and balms. (With the help of many practicing physicians, including Elwin Heslege.)

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Elven Medicine

TRAINING

Written By: @nyxpixels

. In Hinterland, (An elven public school located in Mysterium) Healing is offered as an elective for students of all ages.

. In Foxfire one of the elective choices for entrance exams is Healing. Students may take basic healing classes. The Elite levels do not offer advanced healing classes, so prodigies who graduate and wish to continue their training are required to apprentice under a Physician on the PPL (Public Physician List) for at least 5 years before attempting to take the Physician License Exam.

(Exams may vary depending on whether an aspiring physician wishes to specialize or not. ALL physicians MUST pass the Physician license exam if they wish to specialize. See “Specialties” for more information.

. Hinterland would be the school that administers these examinations, which would contain both written exams and physical challenges.

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Elven Medicine

GENERAL

Written By: NyxPixels

Healing is a profession that requires vast knowledge of alchemy, anatomy, herbalism, and medicinal terminology.

. Elven medical practices most commonly use elixirs, balms, and poultices. In practice many elves also use teas. Ex: Hollowthistle tea & Slumberberry tea. In addition to these practices there is much emphasis placed on the use of abilities in healing.

. Elves only have 3 public clinics. (Pregnancy clinics) They are in Enternalia, Atlantis, and Mysterium. There is a list of physicians that people may call for their different ailments, called the PPL (Public Physician List.)

. Public physicians also take on apprentices very often.

. Private physicians often work for single families/ organizations. Ex: Vackers, Hekses, and The Council.

. A very well-known physician in the Lost Cities is Elwin Heslege. He is a private physician who works at Foxfire, and often makes house calls for attending prodigies. He is known for his ingenuity and his status as one of the best physicians in the Lost Cities.

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for those who dont wanna read all that a summary: funky tattoos slightly enhance elves abilites

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Why are all elves pretty/handsome?

Probably scary good genetics and a scary good diet.

The matchmaking system has its (very serious)faults, but I'm willing to bet that most of the genetic matches made by the system will make cute kiddos.

Also, honestly, I don't think elves are all that pretty in comparison to each other. I think Sophie's used to our grubby human selves(*looks in mirror* stop eating so much sugar your skin is SUFFERING), so elves are prettier than the average human, but once you put the elves themselves on a spectrum, there's different levels of attractiveness.

Maybe they're so used to their own prettiness that anyone who is not extraordinarily beautiful is kinda, well. Mediocre at best. For instance, I think Dex would be less conventionally attractive on elven terms than Fitz would. Likewise between Marella and Biana. I think the Vackers are extraordinarily beautiful on elven terms, which is probably something they work to protect in their family name, and one of the reasons appearances are so important to them.

Also, I have a theory about why Sophie thinks elves are so much prettier that I've written on a little in the past. Sophie is in fact a biological elf, so like how humans find other humans attractive, usually, Sophie is biologically inclined to find elves more attractive than humans.

This poor girl walked around her whole life thinking that people were just unattractive and kinda weird, and then one day walked into a place with men and women who look so much more attractive that all her overwhelmed and culture-shock-suffering mind was able to do was go all elves prettyyyyy??? SO PRETTY???? NEVER SEEN ANYONE SO BEAUTIFUL????

Whether they actually are or not once one gets used to the culture or is brought up in it remains to be seen.

For instance, other elves don't seem to think everyone is gorgeous. It's normal to them, where as of yet it's not entirely normal to Sophie.

At least, that's my theory on that.

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Foxfire Extracurriculars

Or more accurately, why they don’t have many anymore.

Written by Gubbs

Foxfire used to have many after school clubs and activities ran by students, the most popular of these being the drama club. For ages, the yearly productions put on by these prodigies were one of the most anticipated and attended events in the Lost Cities. While the human assistance program was still in affect, prodigies would perform popular human plays and operas for the elvish population. Despite these being human stories, audiences loved them. Both for the absurdity of human stories and for the departure from everyday society. However, once the human assistance program ended, prodigies had to find new sources for their performances. So they turned to history. 

In theory, it was a good idea. Everyone already knew of these events, It was educational and sure to draw a large crowd. Unfortunately a side affect of having a population that does not die of old age is that the audiences of these shows lived through these events. Many took offense to how the prodigies portrayed these moments in history, important players in the history hated their onstage counterparts, and the general audience found it boring. They didn’t need a reminder of the snooze-worthy history classes they took all those years ago. Many older Vackers complained about the portrayal of Fallon Vacker in a show about the founding of the council. Audiences were complaining, and the turnout to these shows kept dwindling.

Finally, after decades of bad audience reception, the Foxfire principal declared that the drama club would have one final performance before it was shut down for good. That year, most of the school joined the drama club to be a part of what they called the Foxfire Finale. The motto of the club that year seemed to be “what are they going to do? shut us down?” They even had shirts made. The show was advertised as a tribute to Foxfire, but in reality the drama club members had something far more mischievous up their sleeves.

Opening night came, and Foxfire’s theatre was completely full for the first time in years. It seemed like everyone in the Lost Cities had shown up. The audience settled into their seats as the lights dimmed, the curtains opened, and they were horrified for the next hour and a half. What they witnessed was not the history of Foxfire as they expected, but instead comedic vignettes about Foxfire’s least popular staff members over the years, including the principal. All done with the same amount of production value as all previous shows. The show was chock full of crude impression and embarrassing moments. During the performance, the actors got some awkward pity chuckles, but the audience was mostly shocked into silence. 

When it was time for curtain call, no one applauded. It was dead silent. The principal broke it by getting on stage and having the drama club leaders come to the front. In front of everyone, the principal suspended them for a month, and gave them detention for the rest of the year as punishment for publicly disrespecting members of the nobility. The rest of the drama club was not off the hook either. Since such a large portion of the school had participated in the final show, the principal banned all further after school clubs and activities unless it was academic and approved by them, which they vowed would be a very rare occurrence.

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Foxfire Entrance Exams

Written by Gubbs

All aspiring prodigies must take exams on all required basic courses: Agriculture, Alchemy, Elementalism, Elvin History, Metaphysics, Multispeciesial Studies, and The Universe.

They must also demonstrate a basic grasp on skills. 

Prodigies must pass (75% or above) the elvin history exam, as well as five other exams. 

This way there is a fail safe should a prodigy fail one exam, they can push that class back a level or two. 

^This is because if a session requires two levels of courses before graduation, it doesn’t matter when a prodigy completes them, just so long as they do complete them eventually^

Prodigies may also opt in to elective entrance exams if they want to take elective courses before their required ones, or as another fail safe in the event of failing more exams. (thinking about how Alden told the council that students just have to qualify for the amount of courses to continue at foxfire, not pass their current ones, and how that would not benefit any other single ability prodigy unless there were more courses to qualify for)

Due to foxfire’s focus on nobility though, not many prodigies take these elective courses, since they don’t prepare them for the elite levels. 

If a prodigy gets 100% on all required exams, they may skip a level.