The Healers' Art
by Gail Miller
"What do you mean Ribath caught your cold? Dragons don't get sick."
"Are you calling me a liar, Healer?" snarled T'Poy.
He looked about ready to tear the Healer limb from limb.
"Oh, no, T'poy... never," she said.
"W-What are the symptoms?" she managed to say.
"I feel hot and cold, I can't breathe, my stomach hurts from eating because I am so very hungry, I ache... Do you want me to go on?"
"No, That should suffice. Just let me go through the skins - If it's what I think it is..."
The Healer started leafing through an old tome, "Ah, yes... A green herb..." "NO!!! Ribath thinks of green herbs... they caused this, DESTROY THEM!""Eeeeerr, aaahhhh... look, I think you had better sit down," the Healer said, as T'poy had leapt to his feet in his anger.
"FIX MY RIBATH, HEALER!"
The next few moments were a blur for the Healer.
Dragons screamed, T'poy screamed, the Healer stood stunned as T'Poy, first turning on her, plunged the knife into his own heart. She watched helplessly as T'Poy's life drained from his eyes.
"Fix.........my.............dra.........g'nnnnn....."
The Healers' Art is a 20-or-so player Freeform based on `The Dragon Riders of Pern' series of novels by Anne MacCaffrey. PCs include Riders, Dragons, Holders and Craft Holders. Previously run at Unicon II
Genre Knowledge: 4
| Seriousness | 3 | Rules knowledge | 0 |
| Characterisation | 5 | Adult Content | PG |