Kafan

Kafan

Text from 1.III.40:

Sensing my unasked question, the healer began to speak as he withdrew more of the green material from the urn and started packing it into the open hole in Cody’s chest.

“It’s a lake grass called kafan. It comes from Lake Norran in the Kingdom of Aradamia. Many years ago, someone noticed that the fishermen who live on the lake rarely got pustulation or wound rot from their cuts or wounds. It was discovered that if a fisherman had a wound, he would go to the edge of the lake and wash it in a place where the Kafan grass densely grew. So the local healers began experimenting with the grass and discovered that if one had a wound or cut, a small amount of the grass placed in or on top of it, would cause it to heal faster and with less danger of rot or disease.

“I’m going to pack this into the wounds on his chest and back. The dressings and Kafan grass will have to be changed twice a day, but it will help, and hopefully take care of any pustulation. My only worry now is the loss of blood. I hope he regains consciousness soon so that he can at least drink. If he becomes dehydrated that, along with the loss of blood, will be reason for grave concern.”