A Voodoo Explanation... Plus One Screenie

[KeeperOfTheCode]

In the past few weeks, my research has led me far in wide in search of actual physical manifestations of the so-called 'spirits' which inhabit the Caribbean. As most of you probably are aware, the spirits travel over set 'roads' from island to island, with congregating points in between. Of course, this leaves ectoplasmic traces, from which energy can be drawn and used to change the fabric of reality. Voodoo practitioners aim to do just that, using that power to defeat enemies and the like.

The ability to draw on a foreign energy is present in all people, however, most are incapable of calling on that ability without something through which to channel it, much like a conduit. Voodoo dolls then, are used to alter reality. However, it is a very crude method, needing to connect directly to that which you plan to alter, before you draw the energy directly into the object of your focus.

Staffs, on the other hand, are different, as you can actually store the energy in it. Usually, the object in which it is stored is inorganic, whether it's a skull, or perhaps a jewel. Since it can be stored, it needn't be in direct link with the object which you wish to control and/or alter.

There are of course, a few very skilled voodoo practitioners who are capable of first focusing on an object, and then willing the ectoplasmic energy to flow into it, changing its very nature. These spells are, unfortunately, incredibly hard to work towards change and are therefore more often used for destructive purposes. Jolly Roger is capable of such power, but only due to the fact that he not only gained much of his afflicter's powers, but also, being undead, is attached directly to the power-lines running throughout the islands. Undead are sustained by the energies, and therefore, those among them who are extremely skilled in Voodoo have a nearly endless supply of energy.

On to Spirits. They come in many forms of course, but the one I'd like to address tonight is the 'ghost-light'.
Ghost-lights are in fact Spirits that produce a semi-physical form to observe goings-on in the physical world. Observational manifestations give off light, rather than heat or cold, or other more tangible substance. Below is a picture of a lesser ghost-light in the cold swamps of Cuba.

They are drawn here by the fact that Tia Dalma, a major Voodoo Practitioness, as we all know, lives here. They may be seen elsewhere, but they seem to especially like it here. If anyone else has seen a Voodoo/Spirit manifestation of any form, please post a picture of it, along with brief description, here so that they may be categorized in my files.

Thank You All,
Keeper