Lightblood Diffuser

Promising New Medical Technology

Even minor procedures, that is to say, procedures done for relatively non life-threatening illnesses and maladies, can have a not insignificat risk of Reliquation, especially if you work in a high-sorcerous environment like a factory or foundry. Something as small as repairing or replacing a mangled finger could raise the individual's chances of Reliquation by 20%.

— Faedra Ceth, Lightblood Surgeon

Currently only available in the Academies, this new technology was developed to prevent aging. It failed at that purpose, but an Academic working on it discovered that it had drastically accellerated his natural rate of healing, specifically for a scrape he had on his knee. After shifting focus, the Diffuser was able to boost the natural rate of healing by upwards of 20 times, without requiring direction from a Lightblooded Doctor.

Lightblood Healing

Ever since Lightbloods were discovered in the mid-Sorcerous Age, they have been used as healers and doctors. However, much of this healing was overzealous and crude, which eventually resulted in patients developing Reliquation. Even if the Doctor or Surgeon was skilled at directing their magic, Lightblood magic still most commonly works by simply replacing the damaged pieces with pristine ones. The Academy suspects that such a drastic change is worse on the body, in terms of magical resilience, than other, less invasive methods, but those are much harder and more time consuming for the doctors. The Diffuser offers an alternative: a small dosage of magic, spread out over the whole of a room, able to speed up natural healing immensely without using magic to outright fix whatever is broken.

Preventing Reliquation

Too little time has passed since this device's invention to be sure, but there is hope that this will reduce the amount of Reliquation caused by Lightblood magic, as the actual healing done is still mostly achieved through natural means, just sped up through magic. Preliminary studies do seem promising, as well as the reports that the Academy has published, but until they are certain they are keeping this technology proprietary.

Potential Applications

Though the Academics have focused on using this diffuser for Lightblood magic, there is speculation about its other potential uses. Perhaps a Waterblood Diffuser could keep crops perfectly tended without any need for human supervision, or a Skyblood Diffuser could increase the density of air around a skyship, lessening the amount of fuel that is required. Unfortunately, as the Academy has not released any devices to the public, there is no way to know.

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