Healer Rezzing herbs and ritual

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Re: Healer Rezzing herbs and ritual

Postby gwyneth{StWi} on Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:59 pm

Just to clarify and not to beleaguer the topic:

Many texts had repeated the phrase “the eyes are the window of the soul” and indeed she had used her patient’s eyes often to tell her not only of the health of the body but the person and mind inside. But ritual required symbolism, and so, she prepared a mixture of Basil, Myrrh and Nightshade in a base of charcoal, and wet it with wine which more civilized societies used to symbolize blood. This combination was used to draw an eye on the forehead of the deceased. Sage was then added to this mixture and used to draw a closed eye on the forehead of the healer herself, to protect her from foreign spirits since she lacked the shamanic magic to do so.


Nightshade was chosen because, in small doses it is not poisonous, it represents death in this particular part of the ritual, and also because it is, historically, a common part of shamanic rituals. the three things in this charcoal base: Basil, Myrrh and Nightshade represent life, spirit and death. So I suppose another herb that represented death as strongly as Nightshade could be used in its stead, but, the risk would be that the healer may not be protected from attack by foreign spirits were the replacement chosen not be strong enough.

As to slaves not necessarily being able to buy it... a healer's rez typically takes more than one healer. You just need one who isn't a slave to buy it if the slave healer cannot get permission to purchase it for this purpose.
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Re: Healer Rezzing herbs and ritual

Postby L`aquera on Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:22 pm

Or have your Master/Mistress send an MB PM with all the RP trimmings to the shop Manager and note that said slave is allowed to buy because of *insert need here* and it should be fine.
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