How do Stabilize and Bleed work on those with Negative Energy Affinity?

Question

I'm going to be running a campaign with a Dhampir player. They have:

Negative Energy Affinity: Though a living creature, a dhampir reacts to positive and negative energy as if it were undead—positive energy harms it, while negative energy heals it.

Additionally, the type of the Dhampir race is explicitly not undead, but humanoid(dhampir). Thus, I would describe them as "living, but heals like undead".

This brings me to the core question: Does the Stabilize spell work like the Bleed spell on such a creature, and vice versa? Or do the spells work as normal?

My thoughts: If the spells use positive/negative energy, their effects are reversed for living creatures with NEA. However, the spells make no mention of positive/negative energy. My gut says that's simply an omission, as they seem like the spiritual replacements of 3.5's (Cure/Inflict) Minor Wounds, which definitely channel positive energy.

Any opposing thoughts, "Words of God", or compelling arguments?

Answer 1

By RAW, the spells Stabilize and Bleed don't specify that they channel energy, so they don't. It can be thought of as magically stitching closed, or ripping open, a wound; something to stop the excessive bleeding. Also consider that Stabilize is only on the Cleric/Druid spell list, while Bleed is on both the Cleric/Druid and Wizard/Sorcerer spell lists. If you flipped the effects, Wizards and Sorcerers could stabilize your Dhampir as well as Clerics, and only Clerics or Druids could magically bleed him. You could house-rule this easily if you prefer this flavour.

In terms of creatures other than your Dhampir, creatures with the Undead subtype don't have a Constitution score, so die immediately at 0hp. Bleed and Stabilize, therefore, would never normally be a consideration for actual Undead.