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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Feb 28, 2021 13:25:55 GMT -5
A day and a night passes, Henrik returns from Cloudstone looking thoroughly depressed. He checks on Simon and his other two patients - thanking the healers who watched over them in his place while he was doing Chaplain duties - before he heads up the stairs to sleep.
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 3, 2021 10:10:21 GMT -5
As the days pass Simon begins to heal. Some days are better than others. There are moments where he sobs and cries silently in his bed in the dark of night. As his head rests on a pillow soaked and stained with tears he begs the silence about him why he couldn’t be fully healed and what did he do to deserve such a fate.
Today a new patient is being brought in on a stretcher by two Purple Dragon Knights. They yell out for Henrik to come immediately.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 3, 2021 13:22:56 GMT -5
As the days pass Simon begins to heal. Some days are better than others. There are moments where he sobs and cries silently in his bed in the dark of night. As his head rests on a pillow soaked and stained with tears he begs the silence about him why he couldn’t be fully healed and what did he do to deserve such a fate. Today a new patient is being brought in on a stretcher by two Purple Dragon Knights. They yell out for Henrik to come immediately. Simon is not left on his own. He is constantly kept vigilant watch over and spoken to softly and repeatedly. It is explained to him that he shouldn't give up hope and his bravery is helping to save others from harm. Once he's able to speak Henrik enquires about his parents, where he comes from and what he might remember. When the Purples come in, Henrik is called out of the infirmary and he walks over to them - looking down at the stretcher. |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 3, 2021 13:55:40 GMT -5
Simon tells Henrik that his parents died in the Serbian conflict. He’s been wandering about with no family trying his best to survive on his own. He is too frightened to say anything about the Surgeon and clams up tight not wanting to say another word for awhile.
When Henrik looks down at the stretcher he sees a girl at a guess that is roughly twelve maybe thirteen years old. As the blankets come off her though Henrik sees that her arms and legs have been lengthened considerably and it would appear that her elbow and knee joints have been removed so that her arms and legs are one long piece of bone. The knights visibly grimace when her tunic moves about her chest as though there is some sort of animal in a sack underneath it. An embossed envelope is pinned to the front of her tunic and it is addressed to Henrik.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 3, 2021 14:43:46 GMT -5
Simon tells Henrik that his parents died in the Serbian conflict. He’s been wandering about with no family trying his best to survive on his own. He is too frightened to say anything about the Surgeon and clams up tight not wanting to say another word for awhile. When Henrik looks down at the stretcher he sees a girl at a guess that is roughly twelve maybe thirteen years old. As the blankets come off her though Henrik sees that her arms and legs have been lengthened considerably and it would appear that her elbow and knee joints have been removed so that her arms and legs are one long piece of bone. The knights visibly grimace when her tunic moves about her chest as though there is some sort of animal in a sack underneath it. An embossed envelope is pinned to the front of her tunic and it is addressed to Henrik. Silently, Henrik picks up the envelope and opens it. When he has finished reading it he looks at the Knights "Please take her to a cot in the infirmary, I will follow... when you leave here I want one of you to inform War Wizard Shacklesford of this incident and tell him I sent you" |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 3, 2021 15:07:00 GMT -5
Henrik reads:
Dear Henrik,
Have you been enjoying my work? I’ll admit I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with ways to show you my skill. Don’t worry though because I find inspiration all around me. I’m sure you think us very dissimilar, but the truth is deep down you know you’re just a few bad days away from being me. I think you’re going to enjoy the puzzle of this next patient I made her just for you. By the way tell Simon I said hello. I don’t want my patients thinking I’ve forgotten them. Each and every one of them is in a special place by my heart. Until we meet I bid you good day.
Toodles,
The Surgeon
The knights do as Henrik asks.
//What will Henrik do now?
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Post by Southpaw on Mar 3, 2021 16:34:11 GMT -5
As the days pass Simon begins to heal. Some days are better than others. There are moments where he sobs and cries silently in his bed in the dark of night. As his head rests on a pillow soaked and stained with tears he begs the silence about him why he couldn’t be fully healed and what did he do to deserve such a fate. Once a sense of routine starts to settle in, Breannah asks Simon's attendants to introduce her to him, dressed in her Ilmateri robe and carrying a staff. She lets him know that Ilmater's battlerager is there to watch over him, the only one Ilmater has. If he's willing, she makes small talk with him now and then, to keep him aware she is there periodically, in the hope of creating a sense of familiarity between them over time. She brings a little something as a treat to quietly share it with him if he'll take it, saying quietly she's not sure if he's really supposed to have it when you're being tending by the healers, but a little something tasty can make you feel better. |
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Post by koffie on Mar 4, 2021 2:54:26 GMT -5
Siphanien enters the house of healing together with a hHlmite guardian on her side, wearing simple robes for the day, her backpack ever so present and clearly on her way through the area, but wanting to visit and check up in the house of healing.
Seeing Henrik be at the infirmary, she puts her bag in the back and heads in to aid Henrik should he have the need for some extra hands or expertise.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 4, 2021 8:43:08 GMT -5
Henrik reads: Dear Henrik, Have you been enjoying my work? I’ll admit I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with ways to show you my skill. Don’t worry though because I find inspiration all around me. I’m sure you think us very dissimilar, but the truth is deep down you know you’re just a few bad days away from being me. I think you’re going to enjoy the puzzle of this next patient I made her just for you. By the way tell Simon I said hello. I don’t want my patients thinking I’ve forgotten them. Each and every one of them is in a special place by my heart. Until we meet I bid you good day. Toodles, The Surgeon The knights do as Henrik asks. //What will Henrik do now? Henrik folds up the letter and slides it back into the envelope which is placed in a pocket. He walks calmly into the infirmary, making sure that the girl is away from others and he can carry out a detailed examination of her privately. He pauses to remark quietly to Siphanien that there is "another one". Breannah is given a grateful look as she's keeping Simon distracted. He catches her gaze, looks to where the girl is and his expression tells her everything. The healer professionally carries out an investigation with his innate empathy for the victim. |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 4, 2021 10:20:35 GMT -5
Henrik sees that the girl has had her elbows and knees removed and replaced with straight bone making a mockery of what arms and legs should be. There is no scar tissue from what Henrik can see. As he looks under the tunic what he sees is absolutely horrific. It would seem that the Surgeon has removed her heart somehow and put it inside a sack of skin in front of her rib cage. As the heart beats the sack jiggles about. Again Henrik can’t seem to discover any scar tissue. The patient appears to be unconscious.
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Post by koffie on Mar 4, 2021 11:43:02 GMT -5
Siphanien closes her eyes, sighing. Henrik... This has to stop... We need to send out people to find him...
His letters, are they written by him? If so.. perhaps we can try and attempt a scry on him, to find him..
This needs to stop...
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 4, 2021 15:33:42 GMT -5
Henrik sees that the girl has had her elbows and knees removed and replaced with straight bone making a mockery of what arms and legs should be. There is no scar tissue from what Henrik can see. As he looks under the tunic what he sees is absolutely horrific. It would seem that the Surgeon has removed her heart somehow and put it inside a sack of skin in front of her rib cage. As the heart beats the sack jiggles about. Again Henrik can’t seem to discover any scar tissue. The patient appears to be unconscious. As Henrik listens to Siphanien, he is studying the girl closely for any other marks or signs. He nods to Siphanien and sighs "I know, I think it's time to bring in the swords if the War Wizard agrees, I want this person declared an outlaw and a bounty on them" He prepares for surgery, again "Will you assist me please? I need to protect this poor child's heart, she won't survive if she's left like this" |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 4, 2021 15:43:45 GMT -5
War Wizard Shacklesford comes striding in with concern. He looks down at the poor child, sighs loudly, and says, “Can you help her at all Henrik?”
Henrik notices several strange bumps floating around the fleshy sack containing the beating heart.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 4, 2021 15:59:06 GMT -5
War Wizard Shacklesford comes striding in with concern. He looks down at the poor child, sighs loudly, and says, “Can you help her at all Henrik?” Henrik notices several strange bumps floating around the fleshy sack containing the beating heart. "I'm glad to see you" Henrik nods "I hope I can" He leans over the girl, studying the bumps around the heart carefully looking for textures. |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 4, 2021 16:33:37 GMT -5
They appear to Henrik to be free floating and smooth, but he can’t tell much more from the outside.
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Post by koffie on Mar 4, 2021 16:55:53 GMT -5
siphanien watches, though not in the way, ready to assist directly where needed...
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 4, 2021 17:05:45 GMT -5
Prayers and blessings have been said, equipment cleansed and with the girl not conscious and being kept free of pain by the staff, Henrik wields his glasssteel scalpel like a pen. He makes a crosscut, shallow incision over one of the bumps - just enough to peel the skin back and expose the foreign body for examination.
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Post by Southpaw on Mar 4, 2021 19:27:51 GMT -5
At the point in time when Henrik first examines the girl, Breannah looks over his shoulder. She pauses a moment, pats Henrik on the shoulder, and says, "I'll make sure Simon is attended to."
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 5, 2021 14:49:07 GMT -5
Prayers and blessings have been said, equipment cleansed and with the girl not conscious and being kept free of pain by the staff, Henrik wields his glasssteel scalpel like a pen. He makes a crosscut, shallow incision over one of the bumps - just enough to peel the skin back and expose the foreign body for examination. //make a heal check Fiddles |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 5, 2021 14:53:19 GMT -5
At the point in time when Henrik first examines the girl, Breannah looks over his shoulder. She pauses a moment, pats Henrik on the shoulder, and says, "I'll make sure Simon is attended to." When Breannah comes back to Simon’s side she discovers that he’s hyperventilating. It seems that whenever she leaves his side now he suffers from massive anxiety attacks. The mere mention of her leaving him or even a door opening and closing is enough to set him off. |
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Post by Southpaw on Mar 5, 2021 15:33:08 GMT -5
When Breannah comes back to Simon’s side she discovers that he’s hyperventilating. It seems that whenever she leaves his side now he suffers from massive anxiety attacks. The mere mention of her leaving him or even a door opening and closing is enough to set him off. Breannah gently takes Simon's hand, sits down next to him, and says quietly, "I'm here, Simon, it's okay." She places her other hand over the back of his and waits patiently for him to calm down. She then remains with him for several hours, thinking about what to do from here. |
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 6, 2021 5:48:07 GMT -5
Prayers and blessings have been said, equipment cleansed and with the girl not conscious and being kept free of pain by the staff, Henrik wields his glasssteel scalpel like a pen. He makes a crosscut, shallow incision over one of the bumps - just enough to peel the skin back and expose the foreign body for examination. //make a heal check Fiddles //sent |
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Post by galind88 on Mar 7, 2021 18:46:19 GMT -5
A sending spell arrives for Henrik from Arician the Blue, "Lord Edmund fell to a heart attack, kept alive by regenerative magics. Silverthorns asked I send request for your aid. Rest and return by morning if able. - Dylan" Defunct Fiddlesticks Plotter |
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Post by ren on Mar 7, 2021 18:59:01 GMT -5
Elon sends a runner to the Suzail house of Healing ... to Henrik...it reads:
Have stablized Lord Edmond from a heart attack as best I could via healing supplies, great restore scroll, and your notes....please come to House Silverthorn as soon as your able. I am holding vigil outside the Silverthorn home
Elon
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 8, 2021 0:18:18 GMT -5
(separate from other events)
Henrik recieves the messages after being startled out of a power nap and immediately leaves for Cloudstone again in a great hurry....
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 8, 2021 11:05:21 GMT -5
//make a heal check Fiddles //sent Henrik discovers the mass to be some sort sac. There is something writhing within it there are more than one sac inside the fleshy bag containing the heart. (separate from other events) Giving the foreign body a short look of disgust, Henrik drops it into a container jar and begins removing the rest and depositing them with the first one. He works steadily and thoroughly until all the ones he can find are removed from the sac. |
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 8, 2021 11:30:27 GMT -5
//make five heal checks
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 8, 2021 11:48:06 GMT -5
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Post by DM Private P on Mar 8, 2021 12:40:35 GMT -5
Henrik removes several sacs and just in time as two burst open spraying a foul smelling ichor. Luckily the ichor was contained by specimen jars. The stench while mostly contained still drifts about the room. Four more sacs continue to writhe about inside their containment. The flesh sack containing the poor girl’s heart beats about jiggling still with each thump.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 8, 2021 12:57:47 GMT -5
Henrik removes several sacs and just in time as two burst open spraying a foul smelling ichor. Luckily the ichor was contained by specimen jars. The stench while mostly contained still drifts about the room. Four more sacs continue to writhe about inside their containment. The flesh sack containing the poor girl’s heart beats about jiggling still with each thump. Henrik keeps on removing the sacs. The smell, while foul, only briefly makes him pause as if he is trying to identify the odor. The House of Healing has had many foul smells. He examines how the girl's heart is still attached to the necessary arteries and veins to still be beating or if the organ is being kept going by other means. |
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