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−	Another is the treatment of illnesses which, untreated, threaten death or debility: infections are sanitized and cleaned, bones are set back properly, antidotes to poisons are conveyed, essence twists are unbound with acupuncture before the onset of gangrene. Some preventative care is undertaken, and where time and resources permit care for practical lesser issues can be provided (such as creams to calm back chafing from bearing heavy loads). A number of medicines are mass-produced in hospitals to assist with this task, most with multiple applications to maximize their utility. One of the most widespread being the ~~'''~~Tonic of the Roaring Moon~~'''~~, derived from the bile of ~~moon bears~~ (with large amounts of bile imported from the satrapy of [[Madura]]), which is administered for treatment of fever, which is otherwise frequently fatal, its digestibility by newborns allowing them to be saved from early death through fever or jaundice. It is also administered to slay parasites such as tapeworms which are common in rural areas, and has a third use in the curing of sore and reddened eyes, its administration known to prevent some forms of blindness.	+	Another is the treatment of illnesses which, untreated, threaten death or debility: infections are sanitized and cleaned, bones are set back properly, antidotes to poisons are conveyed, essence twists are unbound with acupuncture before the onset of gangrene. Some preventative care is undertaken, and where time and resources permit care for practical lesser issues can be provided (such as creams to calm back chafing from bearing heavy loads). A number of medicines are mass-produced in hospitals to assist with this task, most with multiple applications to maximize their utility. One of the most widespread being the [[Tonic of the Roaring Moon]], derived from the [[Bear Bile\|bile]] of [[Moon Bear]]s (with large amounts of bile imported from the satrapy of [[Madura]]), which is administered for treatment of fever, which is otherwise frequently fatal, its digestibility by newborns allowing them to be saved from early death through fever or jaundice. It is also administered to slay parasites such as tapeworms which are common in rural areas, and has a third use in the curing of sore and reddened eyes, its administration known to prevent some forms of blindness.

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−	[[Category:Thousand Scales]]	+	[[Category:Thousand Scales]] [[Category:Medicine]]

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-Walking doctors, officially '''Doctors Walking Barefoot in the Steps of Sextes Jylis''', are by far the most numerous medical practitioners in Creation, found across the Blessed Isle. They are drawn from the ranks of citizens and peasants, trained in basic medical techniques, and sent out into the countryside. They are assigned an area which they must cover, often one or more villages, and they reside in and travel between these villages dispensing health care to the population. They spend time as farmers, growing the medicinal herbs they need to treat locals, and this shared agricultural background serves to earn them the trust of the peasantry. On some occasions they will provide referrals for the ill in their areas to ensure they are sent to an urban hospital.
+Walking doctors, officially '''Doctors Walking Barefoot in the Steps of [[Sextes Jylis]]''', are by far the most numerous medical practitioners in Creation, found across the Blessed Isle. They are drawn from the ranks of citizens and peasants, trained in basic medical techniques, and sent out into the countryside. They are assigned an area which they must cover, often one or more villages, and they reside in and travel between these villages dispensing health care to the population. They spend time as farmers, growing the medicinal herbs they need to treat locals, and this shared agricultural background serves to earn them the trust of the peasantry. On some occasions they will provide referrals for the ill in their areas to ensure they are sent to an urban hospital.
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-'''Head:''' Benevolent Minister of Health, currently Sesus Athaliah.
+'''Head:''' Benevolent Minister of Health, currently [[Sesus Athaliah]].
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−	The Benevolent Stewards of Health and Utility, sometimes colloquially called the '''Healers of the Realm''' or the '''[[Manosque ~~Donfen~~\|Apricot Ministry]]''', are a division of the [[Thousand Scales]], subordinate to the [[Honorable and Humble Caretakers of the Common Folk]].	+	The Benevolent Stewards of Health and Utility, sometimes colloquially called the '''Healers of the Realm''' or the '''[[Manosque Celadon\|Apricot Ministry]]''', are a division of the [[Thousand Scales]], subordinate to the [[Honorable and Humble Caretakers of the Common Folk]].

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−	The Benevolent Stewards of Health and Utility, sometimes colloquially called the '''Healers of the Realm''', are a division of the [[Thousand Scales]], subordinate to the [[Honorable and Humble Caretakers of the Common Folk]].	+	The Benevolent Stewards of Health and Utility, sometimes colloquially called the '''Healers of the Realm''' or the '''[[Manosque Donfen\|Apricot Ministry]]''', are a division of the [[Thousand Scales]], subordinate to the [[Honorable and Humble Caretakers of the Common Folk]].

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−	Dragonblooded do sometimes become involved, however, around the peripheries. They are after all brilliant and skilled in ways mere mortals cannot manage, and capable of devising new miracle cures or plotting out epidemic containment schemes. The Stewards are thus involved in sponsoring the research efforts undertaken by several Dragonblooded across the Isle, the most notable of which is the [[Imperial Physicians’ ~~Collective~~]] in the Imperial City, which includes five Dynastic sorcerers working together on various medical projects. On its own, Stewards funding is not enough to support such efforts, but it is a welcome supplement to many researchers, and can allow access to patients for final testing of new drugs and theories.	+	Dragonblooded do sometimes become involved, however, around the peripheries. They are after all brilliant and skilled in ways mere mortals cannot manage, and capable of devising new miracle cures or plotting out epidemic containment schemes. The Stewards are thus involved in sponsoring the research efforts undertaken by several Dragonblooded across the Isle, the most notable of which is the [[Imperial Physicians’ Collaborative]] in the Imperial City, which includes five Dynastic sorcerers working together on various medical projects. On its own, Stewards funding is not enough to support such efforts, but it is a welcome supplement to many researchers, and can allow access to patients for final testing of new drugs and theories.

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	Dragonblooded do sometimes become involved, however, around the peripheries. They are after all brilliant and skilled in ways mere mortals cannot manage, and capable of devising new miracle cures or plotting out epidemic containment schemes. The Stewards are thus involved in sponsoring the research efforts undertaken by several Dragonblooded across the Isle, the most notable of which is the [[Imperial Physicians’ Collective]] in the Imperial City, which includes five Dynastic sorcerers working together on various medical projects. On its own, Stewards funding is not enough to support such efforts, but it is a welcome supplement to many researchers, and can allow access to patients for final testing of new drugs and theories.		Dragonblooded do sometimes become involved, however, around the peripheries. They are after all brilliant and skilled in ways mere mortals cannot manage, and capable of devising new miracle cures or plotting out epidemic containment schemes. The Stewards are thus involved in sponsoring the research efforts undertaken by several Dragonblooded across the Isle, the most notable of which is the [[Imperial Physicians’ Collective]] in the Imperial City, which includes five Dynastic sorcerers working together on various medical projects. On its own, Stewards funding is not enough to support such efforts, but it is a welcome supplement to many researchers, and can allow access to patients for final testing of new drugs and theories.

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		+	The Stewards have managed thus far to stave off disbandment in the budget cutbacks by the Imperial Treasury, but they are an expensive ministry to operate and one that cannot bring in much coin directly. Their budget has been cut back by more than half, causing many Walking Doctors to revert to simple farming and assisting their neighbours while they wait for the top bureaucrats to sort matters out. The free labour of thaumaturges has become even more vital in producing medicines, though corruption has meant a shift has begun from the more widely useful drugs to those more valuable to the Isle's wealthy.

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−	Despite the fact they do not provide aid to the crippled or the old, the Benevolent Stewards have an excellent reputation amongst the peasants and citizens of the Realm, who are grateful for the assistance they provide. To peasants, there is a saying concerning the three members of the bureaucracy they are most likely to see, '''The Coming of the Three Imperial Officials''': “''the Tax Assessor comes to Take, the Black Helm comes to Strike, the ~~Barefoot~~ Doctor comes to Cure''”.	+	Despite the fact they do not provide aid to the crippled or the old, the Benevolent Stewards have an excellent reputation amongst the peasants and citizens of the Realm, who are grateful for the assistance they provide. To peasants, there is a saying concerning the three members of the bureaucracy they are most likely to see, '''The Coming of the Three Imperial Officials''': “''the Tax Assessor comes to Take, the Black Helm comes to Strike, the Walking Doctor comes to Cure''”.

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−	Another is the treatment of illnesses which, untreated, threaten death or debility: infections are sanitized and cleaned, bones are set back properly, antidotes to poisons are conveyed, essence twists are unbound with acupuncture before the onset of gangrene. Some preventative care is undertaken, and where time and resources permit care for practical lesser issues can be provided (such as creams to calm back chafing from bearing heavy loads). A number of medicines are mass-produced in hospitals to assist with this task, most with multiple applications to maximize their utility. One of the most widespread being the '''Tonic of the Roaring Moon''', which is administered for treatment of fever, which is otherwise frequently fatal, its digestibility by newborns allowing them to be saved from early death through fever or jaundice. It is also administered to slay parasites such as tapeworms which are common in rural areas, and has a third use in the curing of sore and reddened eyes, its administration known to prevent some forms of blindness.	+	Another is the treatment of illnesses which, untreated, threaten death or debility: infections are sanitized and cleaned, bones are set back properly, antidotes to poisons are conveyed, essence twists are unbound with acupuncture before the onset of gangrene. Some preventative care is undertaken, and where time and resources permit care for practical lesser issues can be provided (such as creams to calm back chafing from bearing heavy loads). A number of medicines are mass-produced in hospitals to assist with this task, most with multiple applications to maximize their utility. One of the most widespread being the '''Tonic of the Roaring Moon''', derived from the bile of moon bears (with large amounts of bile imported from the satrapy of [[Madura]]), which is administered for treatment of fever, which is otherwise frequently fatal, its digestibility by newborns allowing them to be saved from early death through fever or jaundice. It is also administered to slay parasites such as tapeworms which are common in rural areas, and has a third use in the curing of sore and reddened eyes, its administration known to prevent some forms of blindness.

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−	Another is the treatment of illnesses which, untreated, threaten death or debility: infections are sanitized and cleaned, bones are set back properly, antidotes to poisons are conveyed, essence twists are unbound with acupuncture before the onset of gangrene. Some preventative care is undertaken, and where time and resources permit care for practical lesser issues can be provided (such as creams to calm back chafing from bearing heavy loads).	+	Another is the treatment of illnesses which, untreated, threaten death or debility: infections are sanitized and cleaned, bones are set back properly, antidotes to poisons are conveyed, essence twists are unbound with acupuncture before the onset of gangrene. Some preventative care is undertaken, and where time and resources permit care for practical lesser issues can be provided (such as creams to calm back chafing from bearing heavy loads). A number of medicines are mass-produced in hospitals to assist with this task, most with multiple applications to maximize their utility. One of the most widespread being the '''Tonic of the Roaring Moon''', which is administered for treatment of fever, which is otherwise frequently fatal, its digestibility by newborns allowing them to be saved from early death through fever or jaundice. It is also administered to slay parasites such as tapeworms which are common in rural areas, and has a third use in the curing of sore and reddened eyes, its administration known to prevent some forms of blindness.