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help > materia Shaman Prima Materia -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shamans are Native masters of things occult. Long before the civilized men and women of Tsunami began to philosophize about the very nature of existence, the natives had already come into direct contact with this ground of being itself. Native Shamans had developed a primitive art of touching the spirit-realm, and manipulating what philosophers came to call "prima materia", the first cause or first substance. To empower their skills and song rituals, Shamans rely on prima materia. To gather this primal substance of the spiritual realm, the channel song ritual is employed on fallen foes. Please read "help song channel" for information on how the song is used. Additionally, materia can be acquired through the power leak ritual, and the destruct skill (see "help song power leak" and "help skill destruct"). Prima materia is categorized into twelve natures, each of which fall into one of five different degrees or frequencies: COMMON - pilkitar, sokhun, yolondu UNCOMMON - azletu, caldur, roagmo RARE - dhucra, langir, vachopo VERY RARE - efantig, hargalla ULTRA RARE - omatim The rarer a materia nature is, the more powerful it is in general. However, this power goes both ways: power to enhance a ritual and power to dampen it! Furthermore, just because a given materia is rarer than another does not mean it will be better when paired with a given ritual. Certain rituals work better with certain materia. Period. NOTE: Omatim materia can only be acquired through using the "fuse" option of the channel song (see "help song channel"). Omatim materia is extremely powerful, but also incredibly chaotic. Using omatim is perhaps the biggest gamble a Shaman can take. Omatim materia cannot be used during wars. Natives seeking to become a Shaman must be cautious before they choose to set off on this path. Prima materia is not like the energies that those who use so-called "magic" manipulate. Rather, it is a living force with a will of its own. Sometimes materia will modify how it affects a ritual according to its own wishes. Truly sagacious Shamans will take heed of the fact that materia takes time to master. Much experimentation is often required for the Shaman to gain a sound understanding of which materia is the most beneficial when coupled with a given ritual. SEE ALSO: help skill destruct help skill talisman help skill totem pole help skill trance help song channel help song dissipate help song overwhelm help song power leak help song power link help song rebirth help song season's fury help song temporal boon -------------------------------------------------------------------- |