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=Healing=
=Healing=
Whether a hunter or a politician, every adventurer should know the basics of health and healing. The most obvious gauge of your state of health is your [[health (statistic)|health]]. Your health may always be viewed via your SCORE or QSC, though a simpler way is to set your prompt to list such information (for example, ''CONFIG PROMPT ALL''). The Nexus client has several handy gauge bars to represent your status visually, as well. Health is most often lost due to combat damage. The most basic way of regaining one's health is to [[Sleep|SLEEP]] (which also slowly rebuilds your [[endurance]] and reduces your level of exhaustion). Sleeping, however, makes you more vulnerable due to your understandably relaxed state of mind, and you may have trouble WAKE-ing up quickly. Another, often more effective way is an [[elixir of health]], a common [[concoctions|concoction]] that returns a fair amount of health per sip. You bought one such elixir with [[Gruul]] in the [[Trial of Rebirth]], so why not take a sip and see what happens?
Regardless of your class or hobbies, every adventurer should know the basics of physical well-being and [[Combat:Overview#Curing|healing]]. There are several ways to see your basic statistics.
*SCORE shows your stats at any time.
*QUICKSCORE or QSC shows a more condensed version of your score.
*[http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/prompt CONFIG PROMPT] displays these settings every time you enter a command.
*The Nexus Client displays gauges above the command box. If you don't see them, right-click anywhere on the page and choose Gauges, making sure the green check mark appears to the left of the word.


[[Mana (statistic)|Mana]] is another important statistic which wears down as it is used. Certain classes, such as [[Magi]], utilize it more than others, so it is vital that one knows how to regain it. The most basic way is to MEDITATE (or simply MED), which renders you unaware of the world immediately around you, but is easier to break out of than SLEEP: you simply make any movement to break your meditation. Meditation also slowly recovers your [[willpower]]. Much like the elixir of health, there is also an [[elixir of mana]] which has the same effect on your mana reserves. You likely did not get one during the Trial, so if you wish to obtain one you can buy them in many of the shops of the lands, have a [[Concoctions|concoctionist]] brew some for you, or speak with [[Seasone]], the Industrious, for refilling of an empty vial.
==Health==
There are three common ways to lose [[health]]: hunting denizens and creatures, [[:Category:Combat|combat]] with other adventures, and misadventure, a kind of adventure gone wrong. Misadventure includes things like drowning while [[:Category:Survival|swimming]] or succumbing to injuries from catching on fire during a walk through a burning forest. Failing to restore your health will lead to certain, albeit temporary, [[death]].


There is a variety of common and esoteric [[afflictions]] in the realms of Achaea, including but certainly not limited to: [[darkshade]], [[epilepsy]], [[asthma]], and [[anorexia]]. In general, you must use [[herbs]] to heal these illnesses, though some classes have their own healing abilities. Cures for the ailments listed above might be the ingestion of [[ginseng]] (for darkshade), [[goldenseal]] (for epilepsy), and [[kelp]] (for asthma), and an application of [[epidermal]] salve (for anorexia). A list of most afflictions and their cures can be found in [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=CURELIST HELP CURELIST], or you can browse our category of [[afflictions]].
Two popular ways to restore your health include sipping an [[elixir of health]] and [[Sleep|sleeping]], the latter of which also rebuilds [[endurance]].
 
==Mana==
Certain class skills use more [[mana]] than others. The easiest way to regain mental strength is to sip an [[elixir of mana]] and [[meditate]], the latter also being a way to regain [[willpower]].
 
==Afflictions==
Sometimes your adventures might lead you to become afflicted with something, like [[blindness]] or [[stupidity]]. Helpful commands offering information about these afflictions include:
*AFFLICTION LIST - See a list of known afflictions
*AFFLICTION SHOW <affliction> - See information about a current affliction
*WHATCURES <affliction> - See what cures a specific affliction, for example:
::WHATCURES STUPIDITY shows: The affliction 'stupidity' is cured by: [[Goldenseal|Eat Goldenseal]] / Eat [[Plumbum|Plumbum]] and [[focusing|Focus Mind]].
 
==Refilling Vials==
When you sip the last of your curative elixir then it's time to refill that [[vials|vial]]. The easiest way to get a refill is from [[Seasone|Seasone, the Industrious]] just outside of [[North of New Thera]]. Her services are some of the most costly in the land, so it is highly suggested that you find another way, such as an adventurer who can refill your vial or a shop with a [http://www.achaea.com/game/helpview/achaea/refill-tuns tun] where you can REFILL <vial|fluid|empty> WITH <tun|fluid>.


=Geography & Movement=
=Geography & Movement=
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