Curative Magic

Curative Magic covers the basic spell knowledge requirements for healers and other physical health-centric professions. Many practicioners will additionally choose to expand their knowledge into other classes and specializations, allowing them to better assist patients with specific types of ailments.   Curative Magic covers an assortment of sub categories, and a student is expected to master all three prior to practicing medicine on their own.  

Prevention

This category covers all spells meant to prevent sickness and medical injury. Spells include resistances to effects such as poisoning or bleeding, as well as general efforts to improve overall health.   Of note, shields and Shielding Magic are their own magical class and not included under Curative Magic.  

Detection

This class helps diagnose specific physical health issues or injuries, allowing a healer to identify the specific problems or injuries currently afflixting a patient. These spells do not directly improve the patient's health, but do allow for more accurate treatment.  

Treatment

The beat known of all Curative Magic due to its active nature and more recognizable results, treatment spells directly heal injuries by stimulating the patient's body to rapidly accelerate its own natural healing processes. Spells include enhanced healing to bind wounds, improved metabolism to help expel poisons, and boosted immune systems to fight disease.   Curative Magic alone cannot heal injuries that would not eventually heal on their own. In these cases, additional treatment would be required, often with complimentary magic. Curative Magic is therefore only useful after using other means to resolve the direct issue, but once the underlying cause has been resolved the application of Curative Magic can significantly decrease recovery times.  

Complimentary Magic

An assortment of Magic classes and even mundane technologies have proven useful when applied alongside Curative Magic, allowing for superior and highly specialized spellwork.   For example, Hydromancy has proven an effective counter to blood loss, or to remove fluid from the lungs prior to treatment. Neuromancy allows for the repair of spinal column damage. Medical Dermamancy focuses on the regrowth and reattachment of skin after severe damage.   Missing limbs can be reattached only if kept in a recoverable condition, or reconstructed in a growing tank. Injuries caused by a foreign body such as an arrow require that foreign item be removed prior to healing. Genetic issues are typically best cured through alteration of the patient's own genetic code, making magic such as Zokinesis a powerful tool.   A healer's options are limited only by their creativity, knowledge, and available magical fields.