Shaman
| Shaman | |
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| Other Names | Wizard, Super-Magician |
| Habitat | Varied |
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Shamans are a powerful type of magician. Most are either humans or Linelanders who live in tribes that have a familial connection, cooperating to reach a common goal, or run various businesses. Shamans are named by their profession[1] and often base their purpose within the tribe or the nature of their business on that profession.
Description
Appearance
Shamans are often clad in clothing that conceals their appearance. Male Shamans wear a long robe that covers their head and their body, concealing their hands with long sleeves. The robes worn by male Shamans are most often a shade of blue, but can also be grey. Male Shamans also wear a green, red or purple broche that often features a star, a white, pink or blue cloak underneath their robe and a pair of red or brown pointy shoes. The males also often feature long mustaches. The females often dress very similarly to the males, with long robes from head to toe, often having their long hair hanging out of the robe. Some female Shamans dress differently, wearing a long dress, a diamond shaped hat, a veil and high heels. Some don't wear a brooche either, wearing earrings featuring a star instead. Some Shamans differ greatly in appearance from most Shamans, such as Bestovius and Merloo. The way Shamans dress also seems to reflect the profession they practice. The eye color of Shamans is often white, yellow or pink.
Life Cycle
Shamans start their profession from a very early age[2] and are shown to inherit their magical powers from their parents, with marriage outside of the tribe increasing the chance of that magic being diluted in the next generation[3]. Shamans go to school with other Shamans,[4] where they seemingly learn to master their magical abilities. Not all members within a Shaman family grow up to be Shamans.[5] This may be because they didn't want to become one due to a lack of interest in magic.[6]
Society
Culture
Shamans, taking their magical power from the Stars, often worship and honor them. Shaman temples and houses often feature stars and, as previously mentioned, Shamans often feature stars in their clothing. Shamans are also very involved with Star Haven, with Merle living in Starborn Valley to nurture Star Children before they rise to Star Haven. Shamans also built Crystal Palace a long time ago, as a temple to honor the stars. Shamans also place great value on the power of love, which would make sense, with love fueling the stars with power.
Lifestyle
Shamans are often secluded from other parts of society when they're not amongst their own kind. They keep good contact within the tribe, but rarely have much of a connection with people outside of it. Shaman businesses are often found in hidden or secluded areas, but they do offer their services to anyone who comes to these areas. Shamans tend to live for a strong purpose, make money with their businesses and when they retire from their purpose, they often start a second career as shopkeeper.[7] They have been shown to sell powerful items and equipment[8], sell magical spells as charmers[9] and host minigames.[10]
Places where Shamans live
- Mushroom Continent
- Eastern Continent
- Rogueport
- Ancient City (formerly)
- Rogueport Sewers
- Rogueport
- Space between dimensions
- Lineland
- Gloam Valley
- The Bitlands
- Fort Francis (formerly)
- Count Bleck's Dimension
- Castle Bleck (formerly)
Places Shamans have set up shop
- Mushroom Kingdom
Shaman jobs
As mentioned earlier, Shamans name themselves based on their profession. Here is a list of known Shaman professions:
- Bestovius
A Shaman bearing the name Bestovius has the job of granting the ability of Dimensional Flipping to those considered worthy of this power. Another term for Bestovius is "Flip Wizard".
- Chet Rippo
A Shaman bearing the name Chet Rippo has the ability to increase someone's stats, to the detriment of another one of their stats. For this they don't require a Crystal Ball.
- Merle
A Shaman bearing the name Merle has the job of raising and taking care of Star Children before they rise to the sky.[11]
- Merlee
A Shaman bearing the name Merlee can tell fortunes using a Crystal Ball,[12] can use magical cards to cast charms that enhance someone's ability in battle or can grant extra rewards after battle,[13] and have the ability to cast a charm that grants a random item.
- Merlight
A Shaman bearing the name Merlight is an architect and possibly scholar within Shaman society.
- Merlimbis
A Shaman bearing the name Merlimbis has great knowledge in love.
- Merlon
A Shaman bearing the name Merlon can predict the near future using a Crystal Ball,[14] upgrade someone's abilities using a Crystal Ball and a Shine Sprite[15] and often serves as an elder amongst a group of Shamans.
- Merloo
A Shaman with the name Merloo has the ability to vaguely predict the far future.
- Merlow
A Shaman bearing the name Merlow collects Star Pieces.[16]
- Merlumina
A Shaman bearing the name Merlumina is a leader among Shamans and guides them in their purpose.
- Merluvlee
A Shaman bearing the name Merluvlee can tell fortunes using a Crystal Ball and often uses this ability to predict where someone will find certain valuable objects.[17]
Powers and Abbilities
Although they aren't very strong physically,[18] Shamans have been shown to possess great magical powers using Star Magic. They can cast various offensive spells, including Diamond Saw, Lightning Orb, Crystal (spell), Blizzard (spell) and Flame Stone. Unlike many other magic users, they don't require a Magic Wand when casting these spells. They also have many powers that require the use of a Crystal Ball, such as casting spells that can enhance the user's abilities during battle, casting spells that grant the user greater rewards after battle, casting a spell that can grant the user a random item and being able to foresee the future via reading the Stars[19][20]. They also have the abbility to float[21][22] and can cast a spell to make things invisible.[23]
History
Prehistory
The Shamans used to only be a group amongst Linelanders in Lineland, part of a civilization called the Tribe of Ancients. Shamans appear to have discovered how Star Magic works on their own during this time. At one point, they discovered how to perform Dimensional Magic and likely started travelling to other dimensions, where they would meet other species, which resulted in some humans learning star magic and becoming Shamans as well.
Ancient History
3000 years ago
The Tribe of Ancients wasn't a very powerful group at first, because of their physical weakness, but one day, a Master Magician discovered a way to create Pixls using a guide to do so he found in the Dark Prognosticus. He used this technique to save his daughter and put her soul into the body of a Pixl, before creating 12 other Pixls. The Pixls served as smart tools for the Tribe of Ancients and the tribe quickly expanded across dimensions and spread their culture to other groups. The humans in other dimensions who had joined the group, likely became very influential as well. Princess Peach's ancestors were likely Shamans as well, which meant that they became infleuntial during the rise of the Ancients. Shamans were a powerful group within the Tribe of Ancients, often having leadership roles and owning big property. The Shamans made contact with Star Haven and started caring for Star Children. They created a temple to worship the stars on Shiver Mountain, known as the Crystal Palace. The Ancients then likely supported Peach's family taking power in the Kingdom of Shrooms, which would result in the creation of the Mushroom Kingdom]]. The Shamans also likely established the Ancient City on the coast Rogueport is located in the modern day. At one point, the daughter of the Great Magician would dissapear, resenting her father for what he had done.
2000 years ago
But one day, the first Pixl ever created, now calling herself the Pixl Queen, came back. She enslaved the Tribe of Ancients and cuased Pixls to rebel. She took hold in the capital of the Ancients. Because of this, the empire of the Tribe of Ancients collapses and when the Pixl Queen was eventually defeated, the damage had already been done. The Tribe of Ancients now only remained in power in a few dimensions, the Shaman class splitting into many different groups across the universe. The Shaman who defeated the Pixl Queen was horrified by the revelation that she was the daughter of the Great Magcician, so he decided to take the Dark Prognosticus to prevent any events like the Pixl Uprising from ever happening again. So, with a group of other Shamans, he leaves for a forested dimensions, where a castle is built and the Tribe of Darkness now acts indepedently from the Tribe of Ancients. In Mario's Dimension, Shamans started looking for new purposes. Some Shamans joined the ranks of Nimbus Land, some Shamans kept serving Star Haven, some Shamans started focussing on selling their wares and some Shamans likely started worshipping Belome. The Ancient City became its own independent political entity and became very prosperous on its own. With a lack of leadership from the Tribe of Ancients, a new leader was appointed in Mario's Dimension, likely an ancestor of Madam Merlar. It is likely that the Shamans in Mario's Dimension kept contact with the royal family of the Mushroom Kingdom, because the royal family of the Mushroom Kingdom also had a close relationship with Star Haven and likely helped in the upkeep of the Crystal Palace and the nurturing of Star Children.
1500 years ago
The Tribe of Ancients decides that it needs to prevent the end of the world as described in the Dark Prognosticus, so Merlumina, Merlight, Merlimbis and Merloo unite to start researching a way of doing so. Merlimbis creates the Purity Heart, which she splits in seven pieces, before they are spread across dimensions to eventually be found by a prophecized hero to use them to stop the end of the world. The Ancients also build Flipside and Flopside, as hubs for the hero to easilly travel to the different dimensions they need to go. Merlumina seals herself in a temple in the Yold Desert with one of the Pure Hearts. Her and the other three are later hailed by the descendants of the Tribe of Ancients as sages. After this endeavor, the Tribe of Ancients disbands.
1000 years ago
The Ancient City is destroyed by the Shadow Queen, who then takes the city as her den, before sending monsters across the land in hopes of conquering the world. Four heroes rise and defeat the Shadow Queen.
At some point, the connection between Star Haven and the Mushroom Kingdom fades out. the Star Spirits faded into legend and so did their gaurdianship over the Star Rod. This meant that the Shamans virtually lost all their influence. At some point, the Shamans decide to abandon Crystal Palace and seal the entrance. Madame Merlar seals herself in a cave with the key to the palace.
See also
- Theory: Castle Bleck was the castle used by the Tribe of Darkness
- Theory: Madame Clairvoya is a Shaman
- Theory: The Tribe of Ancients Built the TTYD Ancient City
References
- ↑ Jason Hatt (September 25th, 2019). Retrieved November 23th, 2023
- ↑ LongplayArchive (Januari 2th, 2018). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ SomeUselessTranslations (March 7th, 2023). Retrieved December 29th, 2023
- ↑ (Merlee): "That's Merlee, the charmer... Her spells are empowering when you're in a bind... She lives in a large mansion in Gloam Valley, but moved here to help the heroes... She and Flipside's fortune-teller, Merluvlee, were rivalswhen they were classmates...
- ↑ Bestovius (A shaman): "Have you met Watchitt, the mayor of Yold Town? He is my cousin, you see. Ahhh, what times we had as children, grooming our youthful beards... Those were the days...
- ↑ (Watchitt): "Betcha didn't know that Bestovius feller is my cousin did you? He always was fond of that hibbly jibbly mumbly jumbly magic hogwash... watch it!"
- ↑ Hopezera Gaming (November 16th, 2023). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ YTSunny (November 16th, 2023). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ LongplayArchive (Januari 2th, 2018). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ Hopezera Gaming (November 16th, 2023). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ LongplayArchive (Oktober 24th, 2023). Retrieved November 25th, 2023
- ↑ Resbit (November 20th, 2019). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ Shadowkirby2007 (May 11th, 2007). Retrieved November 25th, 2023
- ↑ Hawlo (Februari 4th, 2014). Retreived Nomber 25th, 2023
- ↑ RockaPeteDX (October 1th, 2018). Retrieved November 25th, 2023
- ↑ Hawlo (Februari 4th, 2014). Retrieved Nomber 25th, 2023
- ↑ Hawlo (Februari 4th, 2014). Retreived Nomber 25th, 2023
- ↑ Garson stories retranslated by AUselessMage, page 5
- ↑ Resbit (November 20th, 2019). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ Hawlo (Februari 4th, 2014). Retrieved Nomber 25th, 2023
- ↑ Hopezera Gaming (November 16th, 2023). Retrieved November 24th, 2023
- ↑ NintendoMovies (December 19th, 2018). Retrieved November 25th, 2023
- ↑ (Watchitt): "[Bestovius] used an invisibility spell to make my beard dissapear in front of a buncha girls!"
