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Vernacular name Species Phytochemical(s) Substance effect class Regions/Cultures of use Bullet ant venom : Paraponera clavata: Secretion: Poneratoxin Deliriant: The Satere-Mawe people use bullet ants to get extremely painful stings in their initiation rites twenty times.
A debated etymology of the word "shaman" is "one who knows", [10] [103] implying, among other things, that the shaman is an expert in keeping together the multiple codes of the society, and that to be effective, shamans must maintain a comprehensive view in their mind which gives them certainty of knowledge. [9]
Eberron Player's Guide: David Noonan: June 16, 2009: Provides rules for player characters in the Eberron campaign setting, including three player races and a new class. 160: 978-0-7869-5100-0: Eberron Campaign Guide: James Wyatt: July 21, 2009: Describes the campaign setting of Eberron, which combines a fantasy tone with pulp elements and steam ...
Thrall, born as Go'el, is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment.Within the series, Thrall is an orc shaman who served for a time as a Warchief of the Horde, one of the major factions of the Warcraft universe, as well as the leader of a shaman faction dedicated to preserving the balance between elemental forces in the world of Azeroth ...
The elemental cults in the original Temple of elemental evil believed they were worshiping the destructive powers of the elements themselves, with a few believing their patron was Zuggtmoy; however, only a few knew that Tharizdun was the cults' true patron. Tharizdun is sometimes worshiped by nonhuman aberrations such as aboleths, neogi, and grell.
Elemental Masters is a fantasy series by American writer Mercedes Lackey, taking place on an alternate Earth where magic exists. The series largely focuses on Elemental Masters, people who have magical control over air, water, fire, or earth. Each elemental master has power over elementals, as well. Each book in the series is loosely based on a ...
[10] [8] This translation is still in common use among practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine, such as in the name of Five Element acupuncture. [11] However, this analogy is misleading. The four elements are concerned with form, substance and quantity, whereas wuxing are "primarily concerned with process, change, and quality". [12]
Mediumship is the practice of purportedly mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and living human beings. Practitioners are known as "mediums" or "spirit mediums".