1️⃣ Shaman Introduction & Choice (Potion + Spirit Animal)

📍 Setting: A dense, misty forest—massive pine trees rise around you. The air smells of damp earth and pine resin. A flickering light appears ahead… a cloaked figure stands beside a fire.

🧙 Shaman:

"You have come far, though you may not yet understand the path beneath your feet. The forest does not welcome aimless wanderers—but you are no ordinary traveler. You seek something, do you not?"

(Player selects a response: “I feel lost.” / “I seek clarity.” / “I don’t know why I’m here.”)

🧙 Shaman:

"Good. Questions make for worthy companions. It is those without them who remain truly lost."

"Before you continue, you must choose your guide. The road ahead twists in ways you cannot yet see, and your guide will shape how you walk it."

🔥 The Shaman gestures to a wooden table, where three ornate vials shimmer in the firelight.

💡 POTION CHOICES:

• The Seeker’s Elixir (For those who crave knowledge, no matter the cost.)
• The Challenger’s Brew (For those who grow stronger in struggle.)
• The Creator’s Tonic (For those who must shape the world with their own hands.)

(Player selects a potion.)

🧙 Shaman:

"A fitting choice. But you will not walk alone."

"The forest watches. It listens. And tonight, it offers you a guardian—one to walk beside you, to whisper warnings in the wind, to remind you of what you already know."

🌙 Three spirit animals emerge from the shadows.

💡 SPIRIT ANIMAL CHOICES:

• The Eagle (Sharp-eyed, soaring above all obstacles.)