Shamanism
Item from The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The magic system — channeling gods from the Pantheon through altered consciousness, where the power is always available, always free, and always costs more than the person using it can afford.
Also known as: Shamanism, Shamanic Power, Channeling
What They Know
- The ability to channel Pantheon gods — entities of elemental or conceptual power from the spirit world
- Requires altered consciousness to access: meditation, opium, extreme emotion, or trauma — each method has different risks and costs
- The power exchange is asymmetric: the god offers unlimited power, but the cost is progressive loss of self — full surrender means divine possession
- The Trifecta sealed the Pantheon centuries ago because uncontrolled shamanism was destroying civilization — shamans now punch controlled holes in the seal
- Different bloodlines have affinity for different gods — the Speerly bloodline connects to the Phoenix, creating an inherited shamanic potential
- Every institution managing shamanism (Sinegard, Chuluu Korikh, Cike) attempts to control the uncontrollable — all fail in different ways
Connections
- practiced_by — rin
- taught_at — sinegard
- controlled_by — chuluu_korikh
- accesses — the_pantheon
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