Chih-mei

Once risen, a Cathayan is a chih-mei, a barely sentient creature dominated by its hunger for chi and forced to live on flesh. When chih-mei rise, Cathayans of the various courts capture them, calm them through the level 4 ritual Restoring the Dharmic Balance and civilize them, reawakening their higher consciousness and turning them into productive undead under their chosen Dharma.