MeritPtah

Merit Ptah the first recorded "chief physician". First Woman of Science and Medicine.

SURGEONS

Bound by an oath to the Gods, the ancestors of Surgeon dragons were the first to dedicate their lives to the pursuit of medicine. Along with their oaths, these dragons are granted abilities by the Gods to help them in their detection and treatment of the ill. Enhanced resistance to disease allows them to be in close proximity to diseased dragons without being infected by viral or bacterial pathogens. In addition, specialized scent and taste receptors allow them to pick up the scent of illnesses and analyze the composition of blood. Upon swearing their oaths, these dragons are also stripped of their coloration although many still appear pigmented with various shades of red - the result of blood sampling.

Over the generations, these dragons have passed their knowledge of medicine down to future surgeons and doctors. Some dragons swear their oaths at a young age, while others decide much later in life. Although Surgeons are not restricted to a single flight, they are granted flight-specific abilities dependent on their elemental God. While many remain true to their oaths, their abilities and knowledge also predispose them to corruption and some have been known to fall to insanity or bloodlust.

MeritPtah's Oath:
(Adapted from the Hippocratic Oath)

“I swear by the Gladekeeper/ Lightweaver and call all the gods and goddesses to witness, that I will observe and keep this oath, to the utmost of my power and judgement. I will teach my art without reward or agreement, and impart my knowledge to all of those who are to follow. I will remember that medicine is both a science, as well as an art and that sympathy and understanding may outweigh procedures and drugs. I will not be ashamed to admit when there is something I do not know or understand, and I shall call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed.

I shall tread with care in the matters of life and death. It may be within my power to save or take a life, but above all, I must not play at God. I will prevent disease wherever I can. And if I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected and remembered hereafter.”


Many of the herbal use from the extensive medical history of Egypt have been shown to have positive effects upon ailments and are still used by modern herbalists, thousands of years later:

Honey: An excellent antiseptic, used to treat wounds, and an ancient cure that is now increasingly used by the British Military to treat burns.
Willow: A concoction of this was used to treat toothache and willow bark formed the basis of modern aspirin.
Mint: Used to treat gastric ailments and mint is another cure that is still used today.
Pomegranate: Used to treat infestations of parasitic worms, and modern scientists have found that the high tannin content of this fruit actually does paralyze worms, known to Ancient Egyptian medicine as the 'snakes of the digestive system'.

Nature Runestone

Dragonmade

An ancient stone bearing the ancestral rune of the Gladekeeper. Such a find should be kept as a prized possession.

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Nature: Renowned for their skills as homeopathic medics, surgeons born to the nature flight are experts when it comes to deriving medicines and drugs from the natural world.