Nick Silver's Healing

Summary

In a post-credits scene during Session 6 of the campaign, Nick Silver sits alone at a small campfire in the woods, head in hands, with his staff leaning against a log. When he touches the ear that Cat's arrow had sliced through earlier in the session, he brings his hand back down to reveal the wound has been perfectly healed and knitted together. This moment demonstrates that Nick possesses regenerative abilities or healing magic beyond the time-manipulation powers he had already shown, revealing the party had gravely underestimated both his capabilities and the risk of their unprovoked attack on him.

Details

The scene opens somewhere away from the party, where Nick Silver sits at a small campfire with his head in his hands. His staff leans against a log beside him as he maintains his solitary vigil in the woods. The staging suggests contemplation or weariness following the party's attack.

Nick reaches up to touch his ear—the same ear that Cat's arrow had torn through during their earlier confrontation. When he brings his hand back down, the wound that should still be bloody and ruined shows no trace of injury. As the GM describes: "He brings it back down and it's perfectly knitted together." The complete regeneration occurs without any visible ritual, incantation, or expenditure of resources, suggesting the healing is either automatic or effortless for him.

The scene serves as a stark revelation: the party had attacked someone far more powerful than they realized, and their assault posed no real threat to him.

Participants

• Nick Silver — The subject of the scene, who demonstrates previously unknown regenerative capabilities while sitting alone at his campfire
• Cat — The party member whose arrow had inflicted the now-healed ear wound earlier in the session

Consequences

• Nick Silver's power level is revealed to be substantially higher than the party had understood, possessing both time manipulation and complete regenerative healing
• The party's earlier attack on Nick is recontextualized as having been no genuine danger to him, despite his apparent distress during the encounter
• Nick's solitary contemplation after healing suggests the party may have created an enemy or at least earned the attention of someone they cannot currently defeat
• The scene establishes that Nick was never in real danger from the party's assault, raising questions about why he reacted as he did during their confrontation