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Shamans WIP)
Shamans are the spiritual leaders of the Ergon as well as counselors, healers, and mystics. Their most important duties, however, are the administering of complex rituals. The receive knowledge of these rituals from their spirit guides, whom they meet during their training.
Selection for the Shamanic Path
Candidates for this path are identified around puberty by experienced shamans with the help of their spirit guides. The people of the tribe are told to prepare a feast to celebrate this event, but no one but the shamans of the tribe know who it is. There is a lot of excitement and speculation during the week-long preparations. The event culminates in a ritual dance where all the eligibile boys and girls perform. One by one they are removed from the dance until only one remains. The moment is bittersweet for the potential shaman and their family. It is a great honor, but a dangerous one. Shamanic training is lethal to those who fail and the spirit world is not to be trifled with. It is ironic that the celebration is actually for everyone who was not chosen.
Shamanic Training