Charr Shaman

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[edit] General

A Charr Shaman is primarily a magic using Charr who acts as a spiritual leader. They once held the most prominent positions in Charr Society, but as of the present day are useful only on the battlefield, wielding magic as a formidable weapon.

[edit] History

Charr Shamans were the ruling class of the Charr around the time of The Searing. It was them who met in secret and decided to accept the Titans as their new gods in exchange for the power to crush their hated foes, the humans. Gifted with the Cauldron of Cataclysm, they summoned gigantic crystal meteors to destroy The Great Northern Wall allowing them to assault the kingdom of Ascalon.

Shortly after the widespread acceptance of the Titans and Shamans, Bathea Havocbringer stood in defiance against it, believing as all Charr did before then that there were none stronger than the Charr and that paying respects to any "Gods" was heresy. For this, she was executed and offered as a sacrifice to the Titans by the Shamans, who proceeded to remove female Charr from the ranks of the Legions and power.

A few years after The Searing, a collection of human champions destroyed the Titans, leaving the Charr disorganized for a moment. Struggling to maintain their hold on Charr society, the Shamans soon rallied under a new set of gods; the Destroyers. Even at this time, discontent was brewing within the Charr ranks, notably with the cunning Pyre Fierceshot. Together with a group of humans, he cast down the Shaman leader Heirophant Burntsoul and his new gods, telling all the Charr present that there are no gods for their people.

Within time, more and more of the Shamans' powers were usurped, the final blow being dealt by Kalla Scorchrazor, granddaughter of Pyre Fierceshot. On the Plains of Golghein her and her forces overthrew the Flame Legion and its Shamans' hold on all the Charr.