originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Yes, I have. I've met Shaman who that gives them a slight tingle."
English
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[i]"Showoffs." [/i]
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"They do not do it to show off but to keep themselves safe. They usually are the healers."
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[i]"The hell do you shamans get up to?" [/i]
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"Communing with spirits, attempting to broker peace with other tribes, doing rituals, and healing the wounded."
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[i]"Spirits?"[/i]
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"The spirits of the land, yes. The Warrior Bear, the Wise Owl, the Storyteller of the Fox. They are the primal spirits who I call upon to use my abilities. I show them respect and worship them and Gaia Mother, and in return they bless us with abilities."
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[i]"I never will understand the customs of the people, I guess." [/i]
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"Many do not. It is something one learns over many years of study."
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[i]"Sounds like it, yeah. Things used to be so simple back home." [/i]
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"They may have been in yours, but where is the enjoyment in simple?"
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[i]"Simplicity is beauty. In my people, things are simple because they are beautiful naturally - Views, deeds, and our gods." [/i]
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"I will agree with the beauty in natural form. In a way our beliefs are similar."
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[i]"I wouldn't say that personally. You have a pantheon, I have one god. You have stories, I don't." [/i]
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"We do not have a pantheon. There is one creator, Gaia Mother. Everything else has a spirit, including ourselves. We pray to the Gaia Mother, and ask for the help of spirits. The spirits are not equal to the creator, but they are trusted by her to help humanity."
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[i]"Well then we do have similar beliefs." [/i]
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"And we both believe that we must do what we can to help others, as well as honouring the past."
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[i]"Aye. The past is the most important of all." [/i]
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"Without the past, where would we be now?"
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[i]"Speaking of that, we should be going." [/i]
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"Oh, yes. I'll let you lead the way." [b][i]She said, as she put her mask back on, a spirit wolf walking alongside them[/i][/b]
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[i]Barbara stood up and started to walk in the general direction of Dojoville. [/i]
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[b][i]She followed, her strange bow in hand. It wasn't drawn, but she could at a moments notice[/i][/b]
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[i]It would take a bit, but eventually they would be in the streets of Dojoville. [/i]
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[b][i]She looked around, looking at the people cautiously. She didn't make any hostile actions as no one commented on her, but a few did look at her strangely as she wasn't a common sight [/i][/b]
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[i]And those who got strange looks were met by a Barbara scowl as they walked through the city. [/i]