Combat in Volaire carries real consequences. When your Health Points reach zero or below, your character enters a critical state. This page explains each stage of physical defeat and how you may recover—if at all.

When damage brings your character below key thresholds, your condition changes:

You are Unconscious at exactly 0 HP.

You:

• Cannot speak, move, or act
• May be healed with any healing (restores to that amount of HP)
• May be shaken awake over a 10-second roleplay count (e.g. “Shaking one… shaking two…”)
• Automatically awaken after 10 minutes

Upon awakening, you return to 1 HP (or more, if healed).

You are Bleeding to Death when below 0 HP (minimum -1). You:

• Cannot act, speak, or move (except to say “Bleeding to Death” during Healing Arts)
• Begin a 60-second count
• May receive healing, reduced by 1 HP
• Must be stabilized before the timer expires or proceed to Dead

Example: A “Cure 10 Elixir” restores only 9 HP. Healing 1 HP brings you to 0 (Unconscious), not immediately conscious.

If the Bleeding timer expires, you become Dead.

You:

• Cannot act or move
• May only respond “Dead” during a Healing Arts check
• Remain in this state for 5 minutes, during which you may be revived

Revival requires a restorative spell or ability (e.g., “Revive”).

After 5 minutes Dead, your body dissipates into dust, and you become a Spirit.

As a Spirit:

• You cannot interact with players or objects
• You may not speak unless someone near a Resurrection Circle calls “Detect Spirits” while invested
• If that occurs, you may respond with: “Detected”

This is a time for dramatic, silent roleplay—no combat, no mechanics.

You can:

• Use Healing Arts to identify their condition
• Perform First Aid to pause and restart Bleeding count (60-second count to stabilize)
• Use Field Surgeon or Master Surgeon skills to elevate someone from Terminal or Dead

To bring someone back from Dead:

• Use a Revive spell or skill
• Target returns with 1 HP and enters Unconscious or Awake state
• Further healing may restore more HP

To resurrect a Spirit:

• Must be done at a Resurrection Circle
• Subject to game-world rules and potential consequences (memory loss, cost, side effects)

• Combat Rules
• Status Effects
• Magic & Spellcasting

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