Spiritual Attunement

Required	Earth Shaman 1
Range	1 Region*
Area	Caster Only
Duration	Permanent
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Cast Action	Special
Cost	Free
Effect	Earth Shaman have the ability to gain a deep understanding of spiritual energies in the region in which they reside, providing a number of benefits as they grow in power and skill. The process of becoming spiritually Attuned to a region may take anywhere from one to three months of residence there, however, places that are very spiritually active often take less time to attune to. Daily interaction with the Spirit Realm for at least ten minutes can significantly speed up this process, reducing the time it takes to properly attune to 6 - Rank days. If a shaman gains the allegiance or friendship of a local spirit, she may instead choose to create a Pact with said spirit, promising support (whether this be in the form of protection or otherwise) in exchange for occasional assistance from the spirit in question. With an agreement struck, the shaman and local spirit perform a ten-minute ritual which helps the shaman immediately become Attuned to the region. The shaman may only maintain one such Pact within an Attuned region. At Rank 1, the shaman gains a bonus to her manifested Earth Spirit's attack while in an Attuned region, but may only be Attuned to one region at a time. Rank Bonus 1-2 +1 Attack, +1 Health 3-4 +2 Attack, +2 Health 5 +3 Attack, +3 Health *A "Region" is a place of spiritual significance whose boundaries are determined by the Storyteller. This could be a forest, a town, a city, a tower, a dungeon, etc.