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    Shaman Prima Materia
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         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
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