"Anesthetic?" she asks, nearly tripping over the word. This is a place that still believes in the balancing of the humors. Christine knows that keeping things clean is important, but she doesn't know how infections happen or how to sterilize things. There is no germ theory here, but everyone knows that if you get darkspawn blood in your mouth or up your nose that you catch the Blight.

"Well, it's a rejuvenation spell. It makes you feel better if you're in pain. A regular healing spell doesn't work for some reason, because we can't get the shards out."