Xiaomao Lin

Xiaomao Lin was the Royal Chemist to King Raymond I and the First Minister of Health. She was known for her outstanding knowledge in chinese medicine and famously helped stop the spread of Cholera in Neutralston City.

**Early Years**

Xiaomao Lin was born in Peking in 1853 to a poor family. During her childhood she would gain an interest in Chinese Medicine and would often purposely poison herself through Snake bites or ingestion of poisonous plants to see what effects it had on her body, this would eventually make her practically immune to any sort of poison her body would face. She would eventually become an Chemist for hire in the Qing Dynasty, travelling to different ends of the Empire producing Medicine or foods to help people in need.

**Relocation to Neutralston**

   In 1892 King Raymond I found out about Xiaomao through word of mouth from one of his servants who had recently been on a pilgrimage within the Qing Dynasty. He immediately took an interest in her and how efficiently she could cure people using Chinese Medicine, he would eventually pay hefty amounts of money to the Qing Government to have her be relocated to Neutralston Permenantly. Initially Xiaomao would decline the offer, but after some persuading from friends and relatives she would eventually leave her home of Peking and board a ship bound for Neutralston City. When she arrived in Neutralston, King Raymond I greeted her and showed her to her new mansion located nearby to the palace in Foundaria. It is reported Xiaomao thought the King was joking when he showed her the mansion.

**Personal Chemist to the King**

Xiaomao would become the King's personal Chemist soon after relocating to Neutralston. During her years as his Apothecary she would tend to any illnesses he faced, she would prepare numerous mixtures of different plants and serve these to the King. It is reported that King Raymond I would often call her to his room just so he would have somebody to talk to during the night as his wife would often sleep in a seperate room from him. The King reportedly gained feelings for Xiaomao, however Xiaomao would decline his love confessions on the vows that she had saved herself for somebody else and that the King's marriage was sacred. In 1899, Cholera would become an epidemic within Central Neutralston City, King Raymond ordered Xiaomao to find a solution to stop this outbreak. She initially tried giving patients experimental medicines made from mint leaves, however these were ineffective at treating the symptoms. She eventually would go into the Central Districts and stop the flow of water to the drinking taps, this worked in helping stop Cholera spreading. King Raymond I would reward her with a Order of The Kingdom a year late in 1900.

**Formation of the Ministry of Health**

Under King Raymond II's reign he would approve laws that allowed different branches of government to be formed, one of these included the Ministry of Health, In 1903 he would appoint Xiaomao as the first Minister of Health. During her time as Minister of Health she would oversee many changes within Neutralston, including the overhaul of the Healthcare System. She would approve plans for overhauls of the Sewage Systems in Outer-Neutralston in order to prevent another outbreak of Cholera as well as submit plans for 10 new hospitals to be built across The Kingdom of Neutralston. Many people would often call her "The Saviour from Peking" due to her outstanding efforts to help keep Neutralston healthy. She would remain the Ministry of Health until she was forced to resign in 1920 due to the Monarchy's collapse.