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Message no. 1
From: Debbie Giesbrecht <Debbie_Giesbrecht@**.CHIRON.COM>
Subject: Toxic shamans
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 11:59:49 PST
It is my understanding that the totem chooses you, not the other way
around. It would seem to me that a shaman who gets a heavy dose of
radioactivity does not "turn" toxic. I think a person is born that
way.

Debbie
Message no. 2
From: Matt Hufstetler <gt2778a@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Toxic shamans
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 09:00:36 -0400
> It is my understanding that the totem chooses you, not the other way
> around. It would seem to me that a shaman who gets a heavy dose of
> radioactivity does not "turn" toxic. I think a person is born that
> way.

It's more of a state of mind, people aren't born toxic, but they can(and
do) change and become toxic. I don't think there are any specifically toxic
totems(insect shamans are different, I don't think they are toxic
specifically). Shamans who undergo this mental change start summoning
toxic spirits, but retain their previous identity. Like a toxic bear shaman.
Message no. 3
From: MILLIKEN DAMION A <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Toxic shamans
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 01:05:47 +1000
luke (I think) writes:

> It's more of a state of mind, people aren't born toxic, but they can(and
> do) change and become toxic. I don't think there are any specifically toxic
> totems(insect shamans are different, I don't think they are toxic
> specifically). Shamans who undergo this mental change start summoning
> toxic spirits, but retain their previous identity. Like a toxic bear shaman.

Didn't that wendigo in one of the novels have "Blight" as a totem? And he
was a toxic shaman.

--
Damion Milliken University of Wollongong e-mail: u9467882@***.edu.au

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Message no. 4
From: Matt Hufstetler <gt2778a@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Toxic shamans
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 00:43:48 -0400
>
> luke (I think) writes:
>
> > It's more of a state of mind, people aren't born toxic, but they can(and
> > do) change and become toxic. I don't think there are any specifically toxic
> > totems(insect shamans are different, I don't think they are toxic
> > specifically). Shamans who undergo this mental change start summoning
> > toxic spirits, but retain their previous identity. Like a toxic bear
shaman.
>
> Didn't that wendigo in one of the novels have "Blight" as a totem? And he
> was a toxic shaman.
>
> --
> Damion Milliken University of Wollongong e-mail: u9467882@***.edu.au
>
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E?
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D+
> B? e+ u@ h* f(+) !r n--(----) !y+
>
Message no. 5
From: Matt Hufstetler <gt2778a@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Toxic shamans
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 00:49:36 -0400
>> It's more of a state of mind, people aren't born toxic, but they can(and
>> do) change and become toxic. I don't think there are any specifically toxic
>> totems(insect shamans are different, I don't think they are toxic
>> specifically). Shamans who undergo this mental change start summoning
>> toxic spirits, but retain their previous identity. Like a toxic bear shaman.
>
> Didn't that wendigo in one of the novels have "Blight" as a totem? And he
> was a toxic shaman.
>
Umm, Find your own truth? Number 2 I believe? Don't remember. I'll look
later. But I generally don't take all the novels(and some of the
suppliments) as chiptruth. But "Blight" might be a different name for one
of the more traditional totems. But I am probably out in left field here.
But if you look in the Grimoire II(gee, I've looked stuff up in this
thing just replying to mail as I did earlier tonight playing), on page
100, there is the description I was hunting for earlier. But I'm sure
that their COULD be some toxic only totems.

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