Call for the doctor

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From: The Burgundy of Blood


A risky gambit. But you cannot go on like this.


Challenge information

A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 50%)

Success

A local miracle

The 'doctor' who arrives wears a priest's robes and a reassuring face […] he produces a little vial of something he calls 'milk of the lily'. […] You set aside any misgivings and drink, and soon all your pains fade away.

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Failure

"Nothing a little bloodletting won't fix"

The doctor barely looks at you before prescribing leeches. He will not be dissuaded. He has, he says, been starving them for a week. You wonder if it has not been longer.