shaman
n : a member of certain tribal societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and the invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divinations, and control over natural events.

Shamans are, in HQ, primarily of the Native American peoples. They enact their powers from nature instead of from gifts within themselves. Their magic is predominantly helpful. Shaman may only be of a Native American background. Shamans are trained by their individual tribe, for the most part.

System
Like Psions and Magi, Shaman use the points system. Shamans start with an amount of points which will be determined by a GM, and may use up to 5 points per spell. Points regenerate at 12:00am EST daily and the maximum level you are assigned will grow (based on how much you play and use your abilities.) Please note that the below list of abilities is only what has appeared in the HQ at the present time. New powers may be brought to GMs for approval. All spells and powers operate only within Line of Sight unless otherwise stated.

Point usage is to be posted either in channel or to a GM in private before the power is used.

A note on Tahlmorra: Tahlmorra is the force that guides the paths of the people. It is neither good nor bad, it merely is. It directs all life, all people and all beings without them knowing they're being directed.

Spells and Powers

Note: All shaman are granted the ability to travel into the astral plane, a 'shadow world' known to some as The Umbra. The astral plane is filled primarily with spirits and creatures rare or nonexistent in the world today.

Elements

Fire
This is the spectacular power to control and create flames by sheer magical force.
The amount of flame which can be generated, controlled, or extinguished at once is as follows:

The 'fireball' lasts only for a few moments but may do searing damage. Unless a fuel source is present the flames burn themselves out.

Ice
Ice may be cast as either a sheet, or a concentrated spell. In a sheet form it will cover the designated area with a sheet of solid ice.
In concentrated form, the spell freezes one or more targets as directed by point expenditure.

Water
A less lethal sister spell to the Ice power, the Caster determines the "force" of the water's delivery on a target or area.
Anything from the 'dumping of a bucket' to a full blown riot control fire hose.

NOTE: While this spell does exist in the HQ universe, a character may not start play with it. It must be learned in character, whether from a character with the spell, or from finding a means of weakening the ice spell.

Lightning
The ability to project an electrical bolt toward a target. Note: Using this spell in water may be hazardous to your health.

* This bolt is far to large to be measured, and a very gory sight. For by the time the target lands from the 50 foot room crossing jump, they continue to burn internally, and then, more or less, explode. Be warned that this can be defended against by shields, or by a very large grounded object obscuring the path.

Earth
The ability to produce walls of dirt and rock or create violent eruptions of stone and earth.

Barrier Spells

Blade Barrier
Blade barrier protects the caster or target from thrown sharp objects, examples include knives, shrapnel, and darts.

The spell may be visible or invisible when initially cast by the caster's choosing.

Bullet Barrier
Bullet barrier protects the caster or target from conventional projectile weapons. Examples include bullets and arrows.

The spell may be visible or invisible when initially cast by the caster's choosing.

Energy Barrier
Energy barrier protects the caster or target from less conventional projectile weapons, Examples include plasma weapons, laser weapons, and Ion weapons. Essentially if it is powered by non magical energy, it may be stopped.

The spell may be visible or invisible when initially cast by the caster's choosing.

Magic Barrier
Magical barriers protect the caster or target from magical energies. Examples include lightning bolts, fireballs, and concentrated ice spells.

The spell may be visible or invisible when initially cast by the caster's choosing.

Lightning Shield
This spell was developed primarily for use in hand to hand or melee combat, providing a sort of electrical fence effect around the caster. When the edge of the barrier is contacted, the effect is in fact just like the object or person had hit an electric fence. Because of the dual nature of the spell, it requires both the lightning spell and one other barrier spell to be known before learning it is possible.

The spell may be visible or invisible when initially cast by the caster's choosing. But is always visible when being hit, showing up as a cascade of electric energy. This spell may -only- be learned in play, as it is complicated and was developed independently.

Other Spells

Heal
Unlike Psionic Biofeedback, the shaman heal spell normally only heals other people and may not be used on one's self. People healed via the mage heal spell suffer loss of muscular strength, soreness, bouts of intense physical pain, and an increased appetite for up to a week after the healing. Light bruising may not be healed.

* The five point form of this spell increases the residual effect of the healing fourfold, and causes the same type of effect upon the caster as it does on the target. Meaning not only does the target get four weeks of pain, soreness, loss of strength, and increased appetites. But the caster also gets one week.

Levitate
This power is, simply, the ability to magically lift, move, and manipulate things.

Examples of use: The shaman may lift him/her self and fly around the room for the amount of points corresponding to their weight.
For five points, the shaman may throw a small car or motorcycle.

Call Animal

*- The user may specify the type of creatures to be called, this uses the alternate column.

NOTE: If you specify "winged creature" it is GM choice what shows, anything from a gnat to an eagle. "Calling" a specific animal that is not readily available to the location (GM Decision if it is available or not) will result in spell failure with loss of the points used upon it. for example: Calling a mountain goat in a desert, or on an island where they are not in residence is not going to make one "magically appear." This spell is also not effective on "reasoning" creatures, you cannot call humans or aliens with it.

FURTHER NOTE: this is not immediate effect .. animals must travel by normal means, and the critters may or may not be friendly to the caster.

This spell may not be taken during character creation, it must be learned through in character means