2e:Shaman

The cycle of a spirit's life is long and complex. While maiesta wield spiritual magic in the purest form of any mortals, they are far from Prognora's only practitioners. In fact, in most regions, simple shamans outnumber maiesta several times over, forming a variety of pacts and arrangements with mature spirits and harnessing their powers to mortal ends. Unlike maiesta, who with very few exceptions come into their power naturally, shamanism is a learned skill, able to be passed on to students with simple time and training. It is difficult work, and while simple ritualists are commonplace, genuinely powerful shamans are almost as rare as proper maiesta. The disciplines of shamanism are as wildly varied as the cultures of Prognora itself, bound up in a myriad of traditions great and small.

Such magic is a cornerstone of life in Prognora. It is most often a shaman who will heal your leg, broken in a childish brawl. It is a shaman who will investigate the mystical blight upon your crops, or maintain the wards against the more malicious forces of the spirit world, or sing the mournful rites to lay your ancestors to rest. And for a rare few shamans, their power will serve upon the battlefield of maiesta and monsters as well.