[Dragaera] [Dzur allusion] Scarless people

[Jon Lincicum]

Davdi Silverrock wrote:
> On 10/30/06, Maximilian Wilson wrote:
>   
>> [Dzur allusion... probably no spoilers though]
>>
>> I wonder whether Savn's fellow villagers also count as "Scarless
>> Ones." They don't seem to have access to sorcerous healing on the same
>> level as, say, Morrolan. When Vlad talks about "Dragaerans," then, is
>> he making a racial comment or a class-based one? Maybe Vlad isn't so
>> different from Cawti and Kelly after all.
>>     
About the only other reference to scars in the entire series comes from 
Dragon, and the personage of Lokran e'Terics:

Dragon, Ch 1, paragraph 54:

[cite]

Lokran turned; he had, apparently, been staring out the window. He was 
young, with bright eyes, and had a faded white scar above his brows--the 
scar obviously had some sort of sentimental value for him or he'd have 
had it removed."

[end cite]

 From this, I would gather that a scar is not likely to indicate any 
kind of class stigma, or else a reputable Dragonlord would not choose to 
leave one unattended.

 From this example, I would say the reverse is more likely to be true. A 
warrior may choose to leave his scars alone in a highly visible 
place--perhaps in order to show that he's been in combat.
>
> I think it's a racial comment; or rather, a comment about both class
> and race. After all, the comment about scars must also be true for
> Greenaerans and (presumably) Elde Islanders.
>   
> I get the impression that almost all Dragaerans know the basic,
> low-level healing stuff - using the Orb as an eternal antibacterial
> band-aid, as it were.  This follows from the description of Savn's
> chant against the Imps of Fever - I think it follows that even Teckla
> have antibiotic sorcery, even if they don't know exactly what it is
> they're protecting themselves against, they're still doing it.  This
> also follows from the fact that only the Easterner quarter stinks;
> even the Teckla in other poor areas know the sorcery to kill off the
> bacteria that cause decay and bad odor.  And reasoning from there that
> they also have the basic sorcery to knit their skin together
> seamlessly is not much of a leap.  I think.
>   
Yes, and even if, for example, Savn's father didn't know the spell to 
remove a scar, Master Wag certainly would, so in exchange for a few 
coppers it could be taken care of.

It's only the Easterners who either can't afford this sort of expense, 
or are discriminated against by the healers to the extent that they 
can't get the treatment.

A notion: perhaps village physickers are actually "on staff" for the 
lord of the demense in which they reside? They could be a service 
provided by the local nobility. This would make a certain amount of 
sense, seeing as the lord has an interest in having a healthy happy 
populace, and providing free health care would be a way to inspire loyalty.

The noble having to support one or two Teckla serfs is a relatively 
small price to pay in exchange. This would also explain why Houseless 
Easterners can't get this same level of medical care...

We don't see any evidence in Athyra of Master Wag taking any payment for 
his services, as I recall...

Majikjon