Juju
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The darker side of Shamanism, known as juju, is an ancient Mwangi faith. The faith is based on worship and interaction with a spirit world, called the hana juju, containing beings called wendo.12
Juju Pantheon
The juju pantheon is vast and contains wendo of varying levels of power. Some known wendo are:
Greater Wendo Spirits
Lesser Wendo Spirits
- Donma Goko, The Cliffdweller,2 resident on the Shackles' island of Mgange Cove and reputed killer of Free Captain Xelemni Adulian from Taldas Isle1
Other Wendo Spirits (rank unknown)
- Adamde Baaka, The Jungle Spirit2
- Old Ba, Old Man, The Ancient2
- Kindo Kane, The One Who Stands at the Gate2
- Lo Lulu the Night Lord12
- Omoro, The One Mighty and Strong2
- The Serpent King, Wise Brother2
Juju on Golarion
Juju is practised primarily within Mwangi communities. Known adherents are:
- the sinister Bekyar people3
- the inhabitants of the Shackles' island of Mgange Cove.1
Priests of juju are known as wendifa or juju oracles. Lead priests are classed as chief wendifa.1 They construct pictograms of the wendo called metumbe. Unbelievers are classed as ben kudu and must never see a juju ritual.2
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Mike Shel. (2012). Isles of the Shackles, p. 25. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-408-5
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Savannah Broadway, Paris Crenshaw, Neall Raemonn Price, David Ross, Owen K.C. Stephens, and James L. Sutter. (2013). Faiths & Philosophies, p. 14. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-543-3
- ↑ Tim Hitchcock et al. (2010). Heart of the Jungle, p. 19. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-247-0