Healing and Medicine in Thedas
This is a collection of posts and conversations about healing and medicine, both magical and non-magical, in Thedas. A lot of it is necessarily headcanon, but reading through some or all of these may help people formulate their own ideas of how these work, for writing purposes.
Magical Healing in the World of Dragon Age, a lore post by @andrasteshaircurlers drawing points from the first two games and The Calling
Healing Herbs of Thedas, by @rederiswrites, detailing the non-magical canon uses of Thedosian herbs.
Writing Realistic Injuries, from writeworld.org, which provides links to a wealth of non-DA-specific information on writing injury.
Healers and Spirit Healers, by @mikkeneko, speculating on the difference between standard magical healing and Spirit Healers.
Non Magic Medicine in Thedas, about the information we get from the Skyhold surgeon and the Theory of Humors and related medical beliefs.
Extensive discussion covering topics such as dissection and anatomical knowledge, germ theory, sanitation, and cultural differences within Thedas.
The Inquisitor and Prostheses, by @gerundsandcoffee, has a lot of information about amputation and prostheses as they apply the the Inquisitor
Writing a character who becomes severely malnourished/dehydrated/sleep-deprived, a not DA-specific resource for writing characters suffering from extreme conditions.
If you’re aware of any posts, conversations, or links not included here that you think should be, please let me know or reblog and add.
