I had previously used lethal weapons to attempt capturing elven merchants, and it always ended up with them missing some limbs. I noticed that after a while, some elven corpses would end up in my refuse pile because they apparently died in the cage (at least I think so since there were no other elven bodies around).
I've since switched to using unarmed combat only, to ensure survival rates of the captured elves, but now they tend to end up with broken limbs and mangled facial features.
Can I somehow heal these non-dwarven prisoners (ie, goblins, humans, etc…) back to full health while they are in cages and/or restrained by chains?
Best Answer
Some prisoners will heal themselves as they would if they weren't captured, however you can't perform any medical assistance on them.
It maybe worth trying to 'bath' them by the use of cages which are in a wet, but not deeper than 3/7, area which then drains away as this will remove any blood/other substances which can cause issues. You'll need to remove and then re-cage them to make them wet - dwarfs/creatures in cages under water breath by magic, and will continue to do so indefinitely (until they starve/die of dehydration. as no one will come to feed them).