Because Heroics Don't Have to Be Big and Loud and Dramatic

[drehnifusbahi]

Here's a face that hasn't been seen around the Nexus in quite some time - since the mass de-aging event, in fact. But that's long since passed, and the Dragonborn is back to his usual self, if a little more warmly dressed in deference to the autumn chill. (Armor without true sleeves is perfectly fine for Snow Elves, not so much for southborn Imperials.)

He's currently seated at a Convenient Nexus Table&trade, on which he's set up his alchemy equipment. There's a satchel full of ingredients on the bench-like seat beside him, which he dips into every now and again, grinding and blending and decanting in fluid, repetitive movements. He works steadily for a while, by all appearances absorbed in his task, churning out potions to cure disease, along with more general healing potions.

After a certain point, though, he sits back, idly rubbing feeling back into hands that are starting to cramp. "I can't promise they'll be entirely effective against diseases that aren't actually of Tamriel," he says, addressing the Plaza at large, "But I've potions of Healing and Cure Disease, for any who need them, and also a healing spell I could try."

[So, as stated, Van's brewed up some healing potions and is also willing to make with the Healing Hands for anyone who spoke to -or just got too close to- Rotund'jere. But it'd be a little boring if he could just fix it all in one go, right? So to make this a little more interesting, and avoid god-modding on my part, I figured we could let the RNG decide how effective his attempts are or aren't on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being 100% healed and 1 being a complete failure.]

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[drehnifusbahi]

"I may have to take you up on that, then. The other ingredients I have plenty of; vampire dust, not so much." It's almost as if the vampires decided that the man who took down Harkon in single combat is probably not someone they want to mess with, thus denying him chances to collect any. "And I don't doubt we'll be in need of healing potions and spells for at least a little while yet, considering the sicknesses that seem to be going around."

And there's also the little fact that the outbreak seems to have coincided with the arrival of a man who can make others sick by his very presence. Could be a coincidence, but he rather doubts it.

[auspex_caelo]

Stratos's people, on the other hand, have all too many of the blood-drinking fiends willing to try and make a meal of them. Word might get around if they keep winning those encounters, but it's hard to imagine they'll ever seem like a tougher target than Harkon's slayer.

Of course, Stratos being ignorant of all that, the tribune simply puts it down to 'the Dragonborn has larger and scalier problems to focus on'.

"I fear you're all too correct in that. I'll return in a while and see how you've fared - assuming no-one with a greater need appears in the meantime, I'll request a few phials to distribute among any residents who've taken ill."

[drehnifusbahi]

He isn't entirely wrong; the cultists who arrived from Solstheim not long ago with orders to kill him might well be the first signs of a much bigger problem brewing, one entirely separate from the vampires, or the Dragon Crisis, or even the war.

(Not that he knows that for sure, but given that both the vampire and dragon situations started out seeming at least a little less dire than they turned out to really be...)

"And you'll be welcome to them," he replies solemnly. "If not for the risk of illness, I might even suggest you talk to our friend the monk - he said he intended to distribute the ones he bought to those in need."

And if he was being at all honest about that, he'd probably not be averse to the good tribune helping him out with that. Keyword: if.