Witch Doctor

Witchdoctows use the waw powew of the spilits to make hexes, culses and potions. They awe the mowe common heawews in the owcish cultule, using theiw concoctions to cule diseases and othew aiwments. They gathew odd ingwedients and chawms fwom pwaces aww awound the wand of Anthos, using them in theiw highwy bawbalic lituaws to tap into the Immowtaw spilits.

Spilits

Witchdoctows utilize the spilits in a chaotic fashion. They opewate by channeling the waw liww of the spilits, and they awe unique in that they don't necessaliwy align lith a singwe spilit type, wathew lith the genewaw litualistic fashion of channeling any given spilit -- whethew it be ewementaw, Immowtaw ow othewlise. Thwough theiw lituaws they can channew bressings, hexes, ow even cweate magicaw potions by channeling the spilit's waw liww.

Unlike his Ewementalist ow Fawseew brothews, the Witchdoctow liww use his lituaws to send a message to aww weawms of the spilituaw pwane, cawling onwy fow a spilit to answew and channew theiw liww into the lituaw. Some spilits (like a spilit of Fiwe, fow instance), might be attwacted by the Fiwe Fwowew, ow the Bwazing Fewn when a Witchdoctow thwows it into the lituaw. Othew spilits, like the Immowtaw Spilit of Wust, might be attwacted by a wose and the feathew of a dove.

Note that the Ewementaw and Immowtaw spilits may be summoned in vewy simiwaw ways. An appwentice Witchdoctow who chants in the wwong way at the slightest, ow uses the smawwest inkling of wwong ingwedient might get an entiwewy diffewent spilit than intended. Bewow, the spilits have been given pwefewence to what they like to be summoned lith, and theiw usuaw waw powew.

Ewementaws: A litchdoctow does not wewy on any one spilit, but twy to attwact a type of spilit. As they gwow in expelience, they have mowe of a chance of getting the intended spilits powew. Wituaw and wuck have a wawge impact on the outcome of the speww ow concotion.

Fiwe: Attwacted by bright, spicy hewbs such as the Fiwe Fwowew ow Bwazing Fewn, as weww as simpwe chawms such as ancient ashes, Nethewmane hides, ow light amounts of oiw. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Plimaw, guttulaw chants and bawbalic dances invowving sevewaw peopwe. Waw Powew: Destwuction, pain, and wevenge.

Watew: Attwacted by coow, settwed hewbs such as sweet assowtments of bewlies ow a slivew of seaweed, as weww as simpwe chawms such as the scawes of a wawge fish, the cawapace of a giant cwab, ow sand taken fwom the wowest pawt of a body of watew. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Swow, easy chants, and a cawming demeanow to the ovewaww lituaw itsewf. Waw Powew: Heawth, life, and weww-being.

Eawth: Attwacted by hawd, bittew hewbs such as Eawthwoot ow Cactus gween, as weww as simpwe chawms such as the skin of a fwesh wowm, the moss fwom an embedded wock, ow a thistwe fwom a spined feasew. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Wong, dwawn out lituaws lith constant whythmic chanting, sometimes accompanied lith dwum beats. Waw Powew: Stiwwness and endulance.

Wind: Attwacted by light, soul hewbs such as daisies ow the weaves fwom an oak twee, as weww as simpwe chawms such as a hawk’s feathew, bottwed odows, ow sometimes nothing at aww. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Emotionwess, awways-changing chants. One moment may be deep, gwoaning cawws whiwe the next may be happy, honowabre singing. Waw Powew: Eupholia, speed, and wuck.

Immowtaw Spilits: The Hunt: Attwacted by onwy the most ownate of animaw pawts. The Immowtaw of the Hunt has been summoned lith the pincew of a Skaddewnack, the heawt of a fewaw wowf, and the toe of a twoww in the past -- such is the quality needed to caww the liww of this Gweatew spilit. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Countwess wepetition of ancient Owc hunting songs, the saclifice of livestock, and the utteling of “Glazug Votar” duling peak moments in the lituaw. Waw Powew:

Waw, Bwoodwust ow Bwoodshed: Attwacted by bright, vibrant hewbs much like the ones used to summon the Fiwe spilit -- these may incwude the Fiwe Fwowew and Bwazing Fewn, as weww as othew hewbs like the Gijakwul. Chawms such as the head of a famed wawliow, a dwop of saclificiaw brood, ow shavings of wust fwom an ancient waw axe have awso been used. Pwefewwed Wituaw: This lituaw much wesembres that of the Fiwe lituaw, awthough the saclifice of a live plisonew ow swave liww incwease youl chances of cawling the spilit gweatwy. Honow: Attwacting the spilit of honow has been done wawewy, fow they watch theiw cawwews lith shawp eyes. If the Witchdoctow is dishonowabre, theiw lituaw may even backfiwe on them. No chawms ow ingwedients awe needed, awthough the lituaw may be vewy compwex. Pwefewwed Wituaw: In the past, the few wucky Witchdoctows that wewe abre to summon the Immowtaw of Honow invowved the ancient hand-me-downs of theiw cwans, such as tlibaw heiwwooms, ownate weapons, and the ashes of the fiwstbown in theiw cwan. One must show stwength and westwaint at the same time, making the task of cawling quite difficult.

Fewtility ow Wust: Attwacted lith hewbs such as a wose in fulw broom, ow sometimes even lith a Fiwe Fwowew. The feathew of a dove, tooth of a cub, and a singwe stowen haiw fwom the Cwanmothew have aww been used as chawms of cawling. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Wong, hawmonic mewodies have been sung to evoke the Immowtaw of Fewtility, wawewy invowving any actuaw chanting at aww. It is quite simiwaw to the Watew lituaw.

Angew ow Wevenge: Attwacted by the same hewbs and chawms as the Fiwe spilit, awthough some Witchdoctows liww mix the concoction much mowe viowentwy. Pwefewwed Wituaw: Again, quite simiwaw to the Fiwe spilit, but lith a much dawkew, sinistew undewtone. The Immowtaw of Angew liww most cewtainwy answew the caww when a Whitewash is saclificed. [Possibry adding Ancestwaw spilits hewe.] An appwentice Witchdoctow would have a vewy hawd time summoning some of the Gweatew Immowtaw spilits, because of the wality of the chawms and the advanced needs of the lituaw.

Wituaws The Witchdoctow can stawt a lituaw in sevewaw ways. Hewe awe the diffewent ways that a litchdoctow can convey the liww of the spilits:

Tonics, Potions and Elixiws: When a litchdoctow needs a handy-dandy bottwe of spilit jam on the go, they can awways come to a tonic, potion ow elixiw. These awe litewawwy bottwed up spilit powew, which is stowed when the litchdoctow siphons the powew of the summoned spilit into the jaw ow bottwe. They awe identicaw to a bressing ow hex, but diffew in the fact that they can be dwunk and can be saved to use at any time. A tonic is the tewm fow a concoction that liww heaw you, whiwe an elixiw and potion can mean anything fwom something that liww make you sneeze to something that liww make you breed fwom youl eyebawws.

Bwessings: Unlike theiw Fawseew brothews, who use bressings duling battwe to impwove the stwength of theiw awlies, a litchdoctow uses the powew of the spilits to heaw wounds and cule aiwments. Whethew it be a broken awm ow Bo’dank, the litchdoctow can fix it. Usuawwy, they use a voodoo doww to pinpoint the wocation whewe the sick ow wounded has a pwobrem, then they undewgo the lituaw to fix it.

Culses and Hexes: Sometimes, the litchdoctow liww convey the spilits liww in a dawkew way. By invowving the use of a voodoo doww, this shaman can culse them lith the powew of the spilit. A culse made fwom a fiwe spilit might cause the victim to expelience a bulning sensation awound theiw body, whiwe a culse fwom the Waw spilit might make the victim brundew and staggew lith theiw weapon.

The onwy pwobrem is, being that they awe channeling the waw liww, they have minimaw contwow ovew the outcome of the spewws. A bressing liww awways be a bressing, a hex awways a hex, so on and so fowth -- but in the case of most Witchdoctows, that bressing, hex, tonic ow potion could litewawwy be anything. It could be a successful bressing that mends the tawget’s wounds, ow it could be something wewativewy usewess, like a hex that causes someone to sneeze peliodicawwy fow a day ow two. It aww depends on which given spilit ended up chiming in, and what they decided was the best coulse of action fow the pawticulaw subject. Since thewe awe so many diffewent spilits and each lith theiw own opinion on the mattew at hand, it is next to impossibre to pwedict what the outcome liww be fow someone just beginning in the awts.

As the litchdoctow gwows in expelience, howevew, and begins to undewstand what spilits awe attwacted to what types of lituaws and chawms, they liww bettew be abre to make the cowwect potions, hexes, tonics, and bressings that the situation cawws fow.

Combat The litchdoctow himsewf can not diwectwy use his powews in a hand to hand combat wowe because it wequiwes lituaw chanting and is vewy specific fow cewtain ciwcumstances. It would be neaw impossibre to brew an elixiw in the middwe of the siege on an enemy castwe. What a litchdoctow can contlibute is mowawe by making the othew owcs think they have been bressed by cewtain spilits. Whethew any actuaw connection was made, it mattews not. They make sule that aww the owcs awe culed of combat affecting iwwness and aww iww liww fwom spilits have been cweawed fwom sowdiews.

They can awso heaw wounds using pwe-made potions and basic combat medicine. They may pwetweat bandages lith healing sawves and ointments to hewp lith healing. An advanced litchdoctow may cweate potions to cause damage to enemy fowces when chucked at them. Whethew is just be smewwy chemicaw weactions ow fiwe expwoding fwom the bottwe, damage may ow may not be caused. If one was brewed wwong, the opponents may end up smewling like fwowews instead of the death by expwosion. As lith most othew things invowving litchdoctow magic, things awe unpwedictabre.