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== Animal Spirits (Gaesati)  ==


Some of the more important animal spirits of the Gaesati are listed here. 


=== The Spirit of the Bear ===
'''Strength:''' Body<br>
'''Weakness:''' Vigilance<br>
'''Abilities:''' Feet, Rising standing on Two feet, Honey lust<br>
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Spirit Bears are big and furry, and furious when irritated. They are neither stupid nor slow, but they are usually interested in their own things and do not pay attention to the world around them. (Being the biggest beast in the forest means they don't have to!)
 
Spirit bears come in many colors. Minor spirit bears usually have the same color as the bears of the physical world, but major and great spirits may be white or even red in color.
 
Spirit Bears love berries, meat and honey in particular. Like their mortal counterparts, they want to sleep in the winter and hate being disturbed. It protects its territory, and its cubs when needed.
 
=== The Spirit Owl ===
'''Strength:''' Mind<br>
'''Weakness:''' The body<br>
'''Abilities:''' Wise, Silent Dive, Strange screeching<br>
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Spirit Owls dwell in trees, high above the land, and they observe the events in the spirit world with their sharp gaze. Their wisdom seeks peer and sharp gaze permeates darkness as well as lies. 
 
Many travellers seek out the spirit owls for advice; it is said there is nothing the owls do not know. But the owls do not always reveal their knowledge, and the traveler does not always understand their strange wisdom. Spirit owls are difficult to reach because their nesting areas are both high and hidden. Powerful and large spirit owls may carry people on their backs (or with their claws) wherever they wish, but they rarely do so.
 
The spirit owl likes to eat, preferring small, tasty rodents. They like humble and wise travelers - those with whom they can play guessing games, or enter into a battle of wits.  They do not like loud or big creatures.
 
=== The Spirit of the Wolf ===
'''Strength:''' Toughness<br>
'''Weakness:''' Mind<br>
'''Abilities:''' Precise senses, Sharp teeth, Howl<br>
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Spirit Wolves always move in large herds and they never stay in the same place for long. They are loyal to each other and especially to the leader of their pack. Like their counterparts in the mortal realms, spirit wolves are night creatures that blend into the dark and their howl sends chills running along the traveler's back. Spirit wolves can travel long distances without resting, they have been known to drive their prey for days. The larger, more powerful spirit wolves can carry travelers on their backs and will protect them from the worst of the cold by the heat of their own fur.
 
The spirit wolf cherishes its pack, the sense of belonging, and the chase. It values loyalty and courage. It has no sympathy for those who betray the pack (even if it is somehow ‘justified’), and  makes no room for the weak or the cowards.
 
=== The Spirit of the Hare ===
'''Strength:''' Vigilance<br>
'''Weakness:''' Toughness<br>
'''Abilities:''' Vigilant, Agile, Escape Artist<br>
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Spirit Hares spend most of their lives in fear and in constant alertness. Like their mortal selves, the spirit hare survives because he notices the approaching beast and jumps quickly into escape; he has become a master of escape. They live in underground tunnel networks, but finding a spirit hare is not easy as they do their best to hide from all their enemies. 
 
Minor spirit hares are similar size and appearance to those of Icesus. The major and greater spirit hares are not larger than the minor spirit hares, but they are generally of a different color (e.g., entirely black). They also have special powers of escape, including the ability to disappear completely into the shadows or to leap over the widest abyss. The greater spirit hares are able to move deeply underground, through which they can guide their followers across the land of the spirits.
 
The spirit hare  likes to be with safe and peaceful travelers who bring with them something good and green to eat. They also like deep (but not too deep) cavities and sheltered places. Hares do not like travelers who are in union with the animal spirits that prey on hares.  If they smell the odor of the predator on a mortal, the spirit hare will quickly disappear.