Help for aid (alias: ai)

The aid command works on a downed ally with your bare hands. Anyone can do it, from your first day.

Usage:

  aid            - Kneel beside a downed ally and work to bring them back

You need a calm room with no fighting, and you cannot be in combat yourself. The work takes several seconds and can be interrupted. When it finishes, they are back on their feet with a single point of health.

When Aid Is Not Enough:

A downed character keeps bleeding. While they are still conscious your hands are enough. Once they slip out of consciousness the wound has to be bound, and aid will tell you so.

  bandage        - Bind their wound with a bandage you are carrying

A bandage stops the bleeding and brings them back around. You can buy them at general stores and herbalists, so it is worth carrying a few before you travel.

Going Further:

The Revive skill lets you bring back an ally who has already lost consciousness, with no bandage needed. See help survival.

Helping Yourself:

You can bandage your own wounds while you are still conscious. Past that point you cannot, and someone else has to reach you.