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[✗] Clarifications to the Mani + Summoning Mani


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Mani Additions/Clarifications

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This clarification is mainly meant to create a clear divide between two types of Mani Spirits for the sake of regulating how they may be portrayed in events. As Mani have power similar to say, orcish spirits, its important that the ET and LT portraying them do not betray the character of the Mani and their realistic reactions to the world around them.

 

Greater Mani

Descendant peoples have long worshipped the Mani. The practice of Animal-Prince worship was a natural evolution from the worship of the Aspects themselves. It originated among elven peoples on both Ancient Axios and Atlas, but later spread to groups of nomadic humans on the southern Atlasian steppe, as well as sometimes the odd dwarf, orc or hou-zi.

 

Greater Mani have more longevity and power and incorruptibility than their lesser known cousins. This is largely due to their historical ties to descendant peoples who have worshipped them and made pacts with them. These Mani have grown used to the mannerisms of elves and men, as well as interacting with them, and are far less easily swayed towards chaos. They remain true to being a bridge between the descendant peoples, and the species with which they are tasked to lead.

 

Greater Mani cannot be corrupted by the every day actions of men.

 

The Greater Mani

Morea - Prince of Wolves

Considered to be the patron of leadership, ferocity and loyalty. Morea has come to be widely worshipped and is one of the most powerful Mani. Some wood elven clans like the Ithelanen even revere him as their chief deity.

 

Ohowaki - Princess of Owls

As elusive and crepuscular owls are, their Princess has come to be worshipped over time as a patron of Wisdom, Patience and Knowledge.

 

Kwakwani - Prince of Ravens

Raven is perhaps one of the most mysterious of the Mani. He commonly showed his face to the descendant people’s as a trickster with a heart of gold, and developed a following among the wood elves as a patron of nomads, artists, and spirituality.

 

Moccus - Prince of Boars

The old elven tribes commonly hunted boar as their main source of meat. When they took lives, they always honoured the Prince of Boars for his sacrifice. Moccus has come to be known as a patron of stalwart will, endurance and fortitude.

 

Nemglan - Princess of Eagles

Birds of prey have always been creatures that command reverence. Nemglan became known as a patron of freedom and swiftness to many old elven tribes, and eagle down became a symbol of wealth, power and luxury among cheiftains and archdruids.

 

Amaethon - Prince of Cervidae

Amaethon is known to be the kindest and gentlest of the Mani when it comes to their outlook on descendant peoples. He is one of the most widely worshipped spirit Princes among the wood elven people and is a patron of generosity, family and youth.

 

Machana - Princess of Steeds

Machana developed a niche following among a few old wood elven seeds who relied on their loyal horses for transporation across the great plains they inhabited. The horse’s importance to descendant society has ensured Machana remains prominent in the lives of elves and men. She is a patron of riders and travellers.

 

Bolomorma - Princess of Bears

Elves have learned much from the mighty bear over the centuries and adopted much of the same diet, mannerisms and values. Bolomorma is a commonly worshipped Mani, and is considered the patron of motherhood, as nothing is more fierce than a mother bear.

 

Hamatsa - Prince of Dolphins

As there were many old wood elven seeds that dwelled by the rivers and coasts, aquatic Mani naturally came to be worshipped. None more prominent than Hamatsa- prince of Dolphins. Who was said to be able to guide great schools of fish into the nets of greatful fishermen. He is the patron of sea-dwellers. Fishermen and Sailors.

 

Sequana - Prince of Whales

Sequana generally was worshipped by the same tribes that worshipped Hamatsa, and the two became synonymous. Generally, the Whale was worshipped by ocean-goers, whereas as the Dolphin was worshipped by those closer to the shore.

 

Felixi - Prince of Bobcats

Bobcats of all forms prowl woodlands and mountains across the natural realm. Nara may lack the regal nobility of his cousins in Lions, Tigers and Panthers, but his reach extends farther, and he lacks neither the grace, nor the deadly sharp precision of his fellow feline Mani.

 

Lesser Mani / Forgotten Mani

The Wolf embodies noble traits of loyalty, power and ferocity- and can be a loyal and useful partner to men and elves. However, the frog embodies less of these noble traits, and less reason to coexist alongside descendants. Thus, Morea- the Prince of Wolves came to be commonly worshipped, while the Prince of Frog’s name goes unknown.

 

These are the Mani who never developed a large following among descendant peoples. Often times out of a deliberate attempt to remain isolated from all pockets of elven, dwarven and human civilization. Or, because their species is too few in number to influence descendant lives, or do not occupy a natural niche with any significance to human, elven and dwarven society. Lesser Mani have less sympathy, fondness or familiarity with Descendant mannerisms and can be more easily swayed towards being hostile towards them. A powerful enough being, (ergo September Prince) can sway the forgotten Mani to his cause as long as the Mani are not putting their own species in danger, or perceived to be betraying the Aspect’s vision for them.

 

Summoning Mani

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Not everyone can chit-chat with a Mani. Even the ones most friendly to the descendants will only rarely show their face, and only if they are summoned with the proper respect and tribute, for a worthy cause. The method in which ancient peoples communicated with the Mani originated with the old Elven clans of Atlas, who worshipped the Mani as gods. Their druids devised a system of great ceremony to call upon the Mani to speak to them, or aid them in their struggles.

 

Performing dances, rituals and sacrifices associated with the specific mani of whom one is attempting to summon will increase the chances of the Mani taking notice and gracing them with its presence. The greater the spectacle and more people involved, the greater the chance of a successful summoning. But one must beware, sacrifices and rituals they perceive to honour a Mani may end up insulting it. It very much depends on what is done.

 

The success to which you manage to summon a Mani depend on how much effort you put into the ritual. For example, one druid, and no supporting cast, the success rate would be very low. Whereas if an entire spectacle was performed with multiple druids, dancers and sacrifices, the success rate would be very high.

 

Even when summoned, the Mani are not guaranteed to help descendant peoples. They have free will of their own and will only help a Descendant cause if it makes sense with that Mani’s personality, motivations and does not put their species at risk, or betray the Aspect’s balance.


 

 

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imagine giving druids ANOTHER thing to ruin

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5 minutes ago, WuHanXianShi14 said:

Ruin how

Why do gods and giant spirits need to be constantly played, it's bad enough these were written in to literally legitimize your culture and now you want to reinforce the fact you can summon and roleplay with those various spirits. Why can't things just be beyond descendant capability for once, why is nothing a goddamn mystery. I guarantee this will be eventually abused and all aspects of it will be ruined by the druid playerbase in a few months tops. 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, GrimReaper98 said:

these were written in to literally legitimize your culture and now you want to reinforce the fact you can summon and roleplay with those various spirits.

 

Hate to break it to you, but we already have been. Flam just told us to pause until we wrote lore defining it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Yes, people write lore to enrich their playerbase's culture. If you disagree with this concept then we're at a core impasse and can only agree to disagree. As for mystery, it would be better thematically, if this were a world where it was the norm. Instead, there has been years of established events where deific and supernatural beings interact regularly with the "mortal" playerbase in the form of spirits, aenguls, daemons, drakaars, and yes- now Mani. The mystery and enigma based lore-ship has sailed. As for the Mani themselves, its stated multiple times over that they have minds and motivations of their own and are not to become glorified powerbanks for the druids. They harm as much as help, and some have even joined september prince. I won't address your comments towards the druid playerbase, as your comments from them seem to stem more from a personal bias drawn from your personal experience with them, rather than empirical evidence.

 

Ultimately this isn't really introducing new lore anyhow, just more clarifying and setting in stone what's already there and has already been RP'd out.

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1 hour ago, WuHanXianShi14 said:

groups of nomadic humans on the southern Atlasian steppe,

*cough*

hey y'know who's a group of nomadic humans who worship mani and live in southern atlas

 

Anyway, I dig this. I was afraid it'd change the image of the Mani, but instead it just added more clarity to the image that already exists. +1

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+1 to pagan spirit worship

-1 to pagan spirit summoning

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As these are primarily meant for event purposes I see no reason summoning them would be much of a problem. I've been waiting for this lore. Very good! +1

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If you're such a big fan of shaman/spirit lore then I would personally suggest starting an orc persona and integrating with the culture so that you can get involved with it.

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Why not have et play them, if they are mainly for events? I can see this becoming yet another druid specific creature because 'MUH ASPECTS'

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Problem is 95% of the druid playerbase are actual anime characters that just point and cast, with little depth, i truly doubt to see any real good from this, as it seems to only give more ways to empower druids, as well as being a carbon copy of orcish spirits. 

Druids have enough stuff thank you very much.

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12 minutes ago, Jentos said:

Problem is 95% of the druid playerbase are actual anime characters that just point and cast, with little depth, i truly doubt to see any real good from this, as it seems to only give more ways to empower druids, as well as being a carbon copy of orcish spirits. 

Druids have enough stuff thank you very much.

The Mani spirits already exist however and have not been used as such, so...

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Yet another post that makes me want to play a druid. I love all of these concepts and the descriptions for each spirit and what they represent. Personally, I quite like the Princess of the Owls.

 

+1

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