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I've posted

chapter 3 (book 2) of

Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon.

The kirin doctor is also known as the

koui (黄医) or "yellow doctor," taken from the name of the Yellow Sea. Although immortal, kirin are susceptible to two potentially lethal diseases. The

shitsudou (失道) is caused by imperial wrongdoing, especially violations of the Divine Decrees.

Esui (穢瘁) is an an illness that usually results from the kirin being exposed to blood either in the environment or his diet.

As Buen points out (and I explain

here), Japan is paradoxically "one of the least vegetarian-friendly places on Earth,"

shoujin ryouri being a noteworthy exception.

The

Daiboku (大僕) is the general of the Praetorian Guard and the personal bodyguard to the emperor and kirin (as province lord).