Medical & Body Care

The Health System

Cairn has two health bars you must manage:

1. Body Health (Red Bar): Your life. If this hits 0, Aava dies. Damage comes from falls, impact, or starvation.
2. Grip Health (Stamina Cap): Your max stamina. This degrades as you climb (skin wear) or get "Pumped".

Hand Care (Tape vs Bandages)

At a Bivouac, you can open the "Medical" tab to inspect Aava's hands.

Taping (Preventative/Minor)

• Cost: Low.
• Effect: Restores a small amount of Grip Health and prevents skin wear for the next pitch.
• Strategy: Tape every time you camp. Good skin = Good climbing.

Bandages (Emergency)

• Cost: High (rare resource).
• Effect: Heals "Cuts" and significant Grip damage.
• Trigger: If you see blood on Aava's hands, you must bandage. Ignoring cuts leads to rapid stamina drain.

Injury States

• Bruised: Reduced max HP. Heals with Sleep.
• Broken Limb: Cannot use that limb effectively (limps/drags). Requires a splint or "Evacuation" (Game Over/Restart pitch).
• Hypothermia: Screen freezes. Stamina drains 2x faster. Solution: Hot food or sleep in a warm Bivouac.