Ocean's Breath Plateau akkaa ⇊

medicine knowledge thread! aw! tagging healing party & those from moontide who expressed interest:  @Faele @Minnow @Reina @Nasamiituuq @Paeon @Raindrop

she gathered them on a warm day, nearer to the sea than before.

each aspiring healer was given a bit of deerhide and a long sliver of bone, pointed at one end and large enough for wolfjaws on the other.

"today we learn how wounds can be opened. when there is a cut, a deep one that tears the flesh, you must clean it often to prevent the entry of bad spirits. sometimes no matter what is done, the wound sours. the skin may close, but it may leak a stinking yellow or green."

kukutux gestured to her own piece of pelt and the wide splinter. "it will be necessary to open the wound again if this happens. you may use your teeth, yes, but you do not wish to swallow what is inside. use something else to push into the skin until it breaks. claws also, can be used, but you must first wash your paw."

it would be unwieldy, to break the skin this way; it took patience and steadiness. "use teeth, claws, or this bone to pierce a hole in the hide. consider that on a living wolf it is warmer, stronger. blood and foul smells will rush out. once it is made, put your paws, so," on either side of the puncture in the deerskin, "and press out the rest."

"clean with the stinging willowbark tea, wrap with medicine, and make a new bandage often in the first three days. this will give the sick one more chances to gain strength and to be strong."

kukutux raised a paw now, motioning that the studiers should begin their own experimenting upon the scraps of hide and the scattering of bones. she was interested to know who would choose which method. those who chose to open with teeth would find that in practice, spitting must be quick. those who chose to open with claws would find themselves more blunted and clumsy, needing to be still to achieve their process. and those who took up the tool, well — it required practice, lest you slash open living flesh along with the wound.

they would learn.