Sage is a Greek doctor using the humoral theory

[Hazama999]

Yep! The 4 humors were the basis of SGE medicine while combining aetherology and sorcery. The naming sense and toolkit gameplay makes sense intuitively too. Sage applying Haima with 5 stacks of shields is basically saying shields = aetheric blood infusion. Each time the shields pop, a new shield takes its place. This is similar to how each time the heart pumps blood, after the blood does its job, new blood will get pumped again to keep you alive. The remaining blood that circulates the body (unconsumed stacks of shields) will then carry its healing force/ nutrients and nuture the rest of the body (healing effect).

Physis translates to growth & nature. Nature refers to all things in the Universe at the time. The meaning implies upward improvement (which makes sense why Physis II applies an healing action buff that strengthens all healing effects).

As an irl doctor, that is one hell of an allusion... lol.
I cannot say it makes intuitive sense to me, but whatever gets people invested.

[AnotherPerson]

As an irl doctor, that is one hell of an allusion... lol.
I cannot say it makes intuitive sense to me, but whatever gets people invested.

I mean, modern doctors today aren't using old philosophies that SGE is, nor do they use aetherology or sorcery, so you can't take it as a 1 to 1 comparison. You gotta supplement stuff from lore for it to click.

[Hazama999]

I mean, modern doctors today aren't using old philosophies that SGE is, nor do they use aetherology or sorcery, so you can't take it as a 1 to 1 comparison. You gotta supplement stuff from lore for it to click.

Oh yeah not saying we do. It's just that the analogy had me tilting my head. An infusion of blood is the last thing I would associate with a barrier, since it is more of a reactive measure... But yes, as you said, not 1 to 1, so I'm not gonna nitpick any further.

[Teno]

Oh yeah not saying we do. It's just that the analogy had me tilting my head. An infusion of blood is the last thing I would associate with a barrier, since it is more of a reactive measure... But yes, as you said, not 1 to 1, so I'm not gonna nitpick any further.

The way I see their analogy is that the infusion of blood is not to be seen as a reactive measure at a given moment, but instead as a way to stabilize the body from future hiccups. That's how I perceived it.