Small Bone

Small Bone
Found with
Finds
Health	Full
Rarity	Medium
Debut
Usable on	Brown

“

A small bone, rich in calcium. Just what a canine needs.

”

The Small Bone is a healing item for Brown in Rule of Rose. As its name suggests, it is small bone from a larger animal with bits and pieces of meat left. It is commonly found while exploring the Airship throughout the Airship chapters.

Description

Prior to the invention of Dogfood and dog biscuits, it was more commonplace for canines to be fed by their owners with pieces of meat still attached to a bone. Canines would get their nutrition from consuming the meat and trying to dissolve and digest tiny pieces of the bone. The large number of Small Bones and Animal Bones that Jennifer finds for Brown attests to the fact that Dogfood and dog biscuits were not yet widely available in the early 20th century.

Characteristics

Small Bones are a common healing item throughout the Airship chapters. The player should avoid carrying too many of them because Brown cannot "die" from the Imps or bosses during gameplay. At best, enemies will only incapacitate Brown, who can be revived if the player decides to leave the room that Jennifer and Brown are currently in. The only reason why the player would need healing items for Brown is when they are not great at the combat sections, there are too many Imps, and they need Brown conscious in certain areas like the Central Stairways on the Middeck for instance. In places where scene transitions are sparse, keeping one or two of these should be enough to ensure that the player advances the plot whilst dealing with the Imps. There are certain points in the game where having some healing items for Brown could be helpful, such as the boss battles in "Sir Peter," "Mermaid Princess," and "Stray Dog and the Lying Princess" as well as the long combat sections in "Rag Princess Sews" and "The Funeral."