yarrow's world

healing magic

Been thinking about Yarrow's powers lately. Obviously I know now that he is like, protector of the forest, so it makes sense that his powers would mainly be around healing and also protection. He of course works with a lot of plants and things too so I think it's a kind of, combined approach to healing. He makes teas and whatnot with the kinds of vitamins and things that can help the body with healing, but also has his own internal powers which he uses to heal. He can't heal Everything like, if you had a huge gaping wound he couldn't just wave his hands and you'd be healed. In such a case he could do his best and it might turn from certain death to giving you a fighting chance. But also I think if you had a tiny papercut he could probably literally make it disappear in a few seconds. It all depends on the severity I think, or the stage of healing. It accelerates healing so for a little cut it wouldn't take long at all. For a sprained ankle it might mean you're at least able to walk in a matter of hours or a day.

In terms of protection, I do think he regularly sort of, I've referred to it as "blessing" but that sounds weirdly religious -- he does protection spells I guess, but I don't see it as him casting a spell, it's more of a gestural thing, he doesn't have to say any specific words or anything. Anyway he regularly does his thing to the whole forest and sometimes moreso to specific creatures or plants that are struggling. A baby tree, a newborn imp 🥺? that needs all the help they can get. I think he does it to Jesper all the time just cuz. Just in case.