Hero Wars
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Jan-Karen's Knowledge SheetYu-KargazantThe most powerful spirit of the Grazer Tradition. Source of fire, action, morality, and life itself. He gallops across the sky each day, visible as the Sun to outsiders. A host of stars, planets, horses, and other spirits serve him.La-UngariantWife of Yu-Kargzant and the mother of Josad, Henird, Jardan and Dastal. A Great Spirit, the daughter of Orest, the Earth. She bested her sister Tamar to become the First Wife of Yu-kargzant. La-ungariant is patron of women, horses, breeding, tents, nurturing, sewing and cooking. The Feathered Horse Queen is the leader of this tradition.Josad The ElderThe eldest son of Yu-Kargzant and La-Ungariant. He is renown for his wisdom and his followers are the older members of the tribe with a place on every tribal council. He is the wise counselor who has acquired great knowledge through experience. Study has brought familiarity the sky world. He circles his younger brother's tent every night.Henird The LeaderSecond son of Yu-Kargzant and La-Ungariant. Henird is patron of chiefs, kings and war leaders. He knows how to sense enemy spirits and how to handle them properly. His tent is in the precise center of the sky.Jardan The WarriorThis third son of Yu-Kargzant and La-Ungariant is the master of the skills of warfare. Jardan is the patron of lancers and all who strive face-to-face against their foes; of fathers, stallions and flutes. He rides across the sky every night, keeping lonely patrol over the herds of horses and sleeping peoples.Dastal The HunterThe youngest son of Yu-Kargzant and La-Ungariant. Dastal allows all men into his dances and ceremonies. He is the patron of young men, obedience, archery, hunting and herding. He is the chief of the Hunting Spirits, which he dispenses to men. Every year he circles all the way around the sky performing his duties.ArandaylaArandayla is the goddess who is the mother of Horses. She is the source of life to the tribe that is dependent upon horses for its existence.OrestOrest is the mother of mountains and is the earth deity of the Grazers who gives forth life in plants to provide food and other products necessary for life.TamarTamar is the lady of all wild beasts, whether hunter or hunted. Although not depicted in art nor directly worshipped by the tribe she is appeased before all hunting expeditions by a hunter cutting his arm and allowing some blood to soak into the earth. If Tamar is not given a such a sacrifice the hunting will be bad and the animals may turn on the hunters, causing injury or death to the hunter who does not give Tamar the proper respect.TaraTara is the Lady of the Wild, an untamable deity and daughter of Kero Fin. She holds the secrets and terrors of the mountains and other places where horses dare not go. Tara was once hunted by Ironhoof, the centaur king, and their child Harrjeen became the chief of the centaurs of Beasts Valley after Ironhoof left to become a Hero. She is also known by the name of Enkreva, the night huntress who cannot be heard and who plays with her prey.Kanvak The NightKanvak is neither male nor female, but is both Lord and Lady of the night, ruler of shadows, demons and trolls. Many stories are told of Kanvak around the campfires to frighten small children.Unnek The BuzzardUnnek is the eater of the dead and queen of buzzards. She steals the soul of the dead horse, removing its spirit from the cycle of renewal. Nothing is known of her worship as anyone found to be a follower of Unnek is to be scalped, killed and burnt in a purifying fire under ancient edit. Any carcass which has been feed on by buzzards will be left untouched and avoided except for horses, which will have the Peaceful Cut performed over the carcass which will then be cremated in purifying fire.Wingkoalad The Cloud LordWingkoalad is the Grazer depiction of the worst excesses of the Storm Gods' powers. He controls the rains from the mountains, scattering storms where he desires and robs the tribe of the warmth of the sun.Feather WomanThe spirit eagle champion of the sun, she resides in the high hills of the Dragonspine. Her glowing feathers are highly prized, for they provide the magic of Eagle Sight. Before she departs Feather woman demands a sacrifice of meat to feed her young.ErunorThe flickering light of the night fire, or sunshine dappling through the woodland copse. Erunor can dazzle enemies and help to hide friends with her magic of Strobing Light.White Butterfly MaidenShe inhabits the echo chamber of Lone Star Hill where she holds the secrets of flight into the spirit world. Solars contact her as part of any Journeying ritual and those on their own Medicine Shield quest. White Butterfly Maiden also teaches the magic of Butterfly Sight.Krelli the Blue JayA trickster who resides on the outskirts of campsites or the edges of woodland. He is a mischievious little sod who delights in causing Dastali to bo astray with his illusion powers. Blue Jay is a braggart and schemer a mischief maker and often causes those he meets to deliberately disiobey even simple insturctions.Tesri Little DeerA timid little spirit of glades, she can only be contacted by female shaman. To them she teaches the special womens magic of Running Silently.Great AnimalsMany great animal avatars can be encontered. It is these that are seen during the intiation rites, or during the Medicine Shield quest. Each can be integrated into oneself properly gifted. Yaran the Beaver grants River Eye, Prill the Salmon teaches the magic of Breathe Water, Garrin the Bear grants Strength, Ruhud the Owl teaches Night Sight, Praere the Porcupine shares the secrets of Protection, Hlizza the snake knows the magic of the Hazel Bracelet to ward off viper bites, Renred the Wolf will grant Hunter's Boon, Meskra the Hawk grants Ignite, Krauka the Woodpecker knows Ironhand, Rikchick the Flying Mouse grants Jumping and Kaka the Crow grants Create shadows.
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