Neurology

Neurology is a Secondary General Skill that denotes familiarity with the brain, the central nervous system, and the conditions that affect them: trauma, psychosis, chemical dependency, and the subtler forms of mental injury that conventional medicine struggles to classify. In Oceanyka it also intersects, quietly and dangerously, with the emerging understanding of Psionic Theory, although a very small minority of neurologists are even aware of this intersectional knowledge. Regardless, their methods are usually effective at treating esoteric conditions, even if they don't understand the precise mechanism or interpret it through the lens of conventional science. The Oceanykan method of practicing neurology often correlates with studies in psychology and psychiatry, thanks to the continent's millennia-spanning experience with unique mental afflictions such as that caused by Devil Rabies or severe cases of so-called Possessed patients. For this reason, outside of its borders, Oceanykan neurology is often called neuropsychiatry.

• Neurology is referenced in the Downtime Rules, as it allows providing psychiatric care for a number of mental and even esoteric conditions.

Primary General Skill for Neurology: First Aid