Bleed

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Your skin is lacerated and blood begins to flow from the wound. Bleeding will slowly lower your current blood at a speed depending on the intensity of the lacerations. You may stop the bleeding early with a tourniquet.

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A Bleed effect does Blood damage over time until the Bleed stops or you are Knocked Out. Bleed is caused by taking damage from certain attacks by animals such as Bears, Beavers, Cougars, Darkenbears. March Hares, and Wishpooshes, The Bleed effect can stack - the more intense the Bleed the faster it will drain your Blood. Both the Blood drain and the intensity of Bleed are magnified during a Blood Moon. Each time you lose Blood due to Bleed it will leave a Blood Splatter on the ground, unless you have any Cotton in your inventory it will instead absorb the Blood and become Blood Soaked Cloth.

While it is possible for Bleed to go away on its own, it is faster and safer to apply a Tourniquet, especially with high levels of Bleed. To apply a Tourniquet right-click your Tourniquet while under the Bleed effect.