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Asena
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Overview
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An Asena is a large, wolfish creature that is known for its shepherding and guarding skills. They are also known for their Shaman abilities as well.
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Kanji |シャーマン
Romaji | Shāman
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Additional Information
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Primary Ability | Shaman Magic
Located In | N/A
Description
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The appearance of an Asena is a wolfish creature bigger than the average wolf and has a jagged horn at the center of its forehead. On their right hind leg, they wear a Holy Ring as an ankle bracelet. Their tails resemble horsetail and are banded by Holy Rings as well. They have lengthy manes that continuously flow in the wind. Their fur is typically white or silver with touches of blue.
Depending on which phase of the moon the Asena is born in, a Shaman marking appears on their forehead. This mark often decides the nature of their Shaman abilities.
Asenas are relatively thought of as standoffish creatures. They travel alone and tend to stay away from humans. Only a handful have been raised in a domestic environment as shepherds for livestock. In the presence of humans, Asenas are caring creatures and will use a series of howls to communicate.
Asenas have been known to be polygamous creatures with the ratio of male to female 1 to 2.
Habitat
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Asenas tend to live in the forest of mountainous areas. Depending on what phase of the moon they were born under, Asenas with the same symbol will come together during their breeding season. It is presumed Asenas born under the blue moon tend to stay by the ocean, Asenas born under the orange moon tend to stay near the dessert, and the rare Asenas born under the blood moon tend to stay in caves.
History
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Asenas were thought to be friends of Zen Masters and Buddhists. They existed co-dependently and taught each other their ways. Asenas are also thought to be chipped pieces of the pure side of One Magic.
Magic and Abilities
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Shamanism
All Asenas are linked to the spiritual realm to some degree and have the ability to see and summon spirits, similar to Celestial Spirit Mages. They can tap into the spiritual energy of the earth around them and manipulate it to their advantage.
Mind's Eye
Like Zen Mages, Asenas are able to conjure their "mind's eye", a golden third eye that appears on their forehead. When activated, they may use the powers the come with opening of the eye mind's eye chakra.
—Dreamscape: Asenas use this in order to gain information about people and things and places
—Map Out: Asenas can map out an area
—Scry: Asenas may link their vision to one other's or to an audience.
Kirlian's Eye
Also, like Zen Mages, Asenas are able to sense the vīrya or the aura or living essence inside any living thing.
Enhanced Agility: Asenas are extremely agile people.
Enhanced Durability: Asenas have resilient bodies to weather.
Enhanced Stamina: Asenas will cross great distance should they sense something is wrong in the spiritual plane.
Enhanced Age: While Asenas aren't immortal, they live insanely long lives. Some speculate the Asena can live up to a millennium.
Enhanced Smell: Asena, like many canines, have an enhanced sense of smell. While sensitive to scents, they are more in-tune with the scent of a person's spirit or aura.
Enhanced Hearing: Asena, like many canines, have enhanced hearing. It is said that Asenas can hear into the Spirit Realm.
Trivia
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—The creation of the Asena comes from the name of a she-wolf that has relations to a Göktürk ethnogenic myth "full of shamanic symbolism". Legend tells of a young boy who impregnated a she-wolf who healed him. She escaped her enemies to give birth to ten half-human, half-wolf boys.
—The Asena is first seen in the Festival of Gratitude arc.
