Witch doctor

“The spirits smile upon me.”

Only a select few men and women among the umbaru tribes can ascend to the hallowed role of witch doctor, for they must possess both a history of battle and a talent for communing with spirits. 

The latter ability belongs solely to those born with the touch of the Unformed Land – 

the invisible realm where the umbaru believe the spirits of the dead dwell once they have left Sanctuary behind.

When a man dies, witch doctors feel what they suspect is the breath of life leaving his cooling body. 

And, when calamity or genocide sends hundreds to their graves at once, witch doctors can sense their trembling and shrieking from beyond.

Witch doctors cannot cover their ears to the voices of the spirits. As the sounds of disquiet grow louder, their choice is made. 

They must restore the balance between their world and the Unformed Land, or watch the torment of generations past for the rest of their lives… and forever after.witch doctor