04 Night's Watch.pdf - Chaos Bleeds

CHapter 3: beyond the WallAgility 3Animal Handling 3Awareness 3Cunning 3Deception 3Endurance 3Fighting 2Healing 5Knowledge 4Persuasion 3Status 3AbilitiesDiagnose 2B, Treat Ailment 1B,Treat Injury 3BSurvival 3 Forage 1BWill 3 Coordinate 1BQualitiesBenefits: Blood of The Wildlings, Expertise (Treat Injury),Knowledge Focus (Nature)CombatDefenseDrawbacks: Flaw (Fighting)Attributes8(7 in armor)IntrigueDefenseHealth 9 Composure 9Destiny Points 1Movement 4; Sprint 16 ❂ Awareness 3, Passive 12Arms & ArmorSoft Leather Armor: AR 2 ❂ AP -1 ❂ Bulk 0Knife 1D 1 damage Fast, Off-handHealerAdult ExpertThe perils of life beyond the Wall include any number of injuries and ailments. In addition to accidents and natural hazards, poor nutrition andexposure can make the free folk susceptible to a variety of diseases. They also face the prospect of intentional insult and injury at the hands of theirfellow free folk. While the kneelers turn to their Maesters for treatment when sick or injured, the free folk instead turn to their folk healers. Whilethe worst of these are little more than hacks practicing superstition or preying upon the ignorance of their patients, the quality of care given by thebest of these folk healers compares well with that provided in Oldtown itself.A skilled healer, or even one who kills fewer than half of his patients, is valued by war bands and villages alike. The healer depicted here has askill set fairly narrowly focused on healing, and so needs to rely on others to protect and provide for him. His relative paucity of other skills makeshim somewhat of a rarity among the free folk, most of whom need a mix of abilities. His skills may be close-held family secrets, passed down fromgeneration to generation, or perhaps his native community was prosperous enough for the most promisingyouth to have been selected to apprentice to and assist the village’s aging healer. If he is no longer a part ofthat native community, how did his departure come to pass? Why would a village ever let its healer leave?9PersonalGearClothing (furs and skins, equivalent to Northern Garb),knife, herbs and supplies suitable to the treatment of minorinjuries and ailments.97