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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6767416" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Sounds nice and elementaly/naturey to me. </p><p></p><p>Wu Jen is a tough one though, because it is actually hard to tell what it is supposed to represent. OA has the class, and treats it like a magic user, but 'Wu Jen' is not really a term that is used in Chinese! A 'Wu' is a (usually female) Shaman-like character, which might equate to some extent with sorcerer, warlock, witch, and/or druid, or elementalist. The term 'Wushen' is sometimes used, 'shen' meaning a spirit. This MIGHT be the origin of 'Wu Jen' (through differences in transliteration). A male equivalent might be called 'Wu', but is more likely to be called other things, like 'xian' perhaps, with similar connotations. </p><p></p><p>Wu literally has to do with making connections to spirits, ancestors, or gods. 'Wuism' is a term used for the ancient shamanic traditions of China, specifically as opposed to those of central asia, which are better known (and from which the term saman or shaman derives). </p><p></p><p>China/Japan really don't have anything quite like the academic scholar wizard figure of western mythology. Their equivalent is more like either a warlock/shaman sort of guy, or a Taoist priest sort of guy. Or else you're into 'Wushu' which is basically your martial arts with all the fantastical trappings attached (reference the tale of Su Can 'Beggar Su' and the 'Drunken Fist' here).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 6767416, member: 82106"] Sounds nice and elementaly/naturey to me. Wu Jen is a tough one though, because it is actually hard to tell what it is supposed to represent. OA has the class, and treats it like a magic user, but 'Wu Jen' is not really a term that is used in Chinese! A 'Wu' is a (usually female) Shaman-like character, which might equate to some extent with sorcerer, warlock, witch, and/or druid, or elementalist. The term 'Wushen' is sometimes used, 'shen' meaning a spirit. This MIGHT be the origin of 'Wu Jen' (through differences in transliteration). A male equivalent might be called 'Wu', but is more likely to be called other things, like 'xian' perhaps, with similar connotations. Wu literally has to do with making connections to spirits, ancestors, or gods. 'Wuism' is a term used for the ancient shamanic traditions of China, specifically as opposed to those of central asia, which are better known (and from which the term saman or shaman derives). China/Japan really don't have anything quite like the academic scholar wizard figure of western mythology. Their equivalent is more like either a warlock/shaman sort of guy, or a Taoist priest sort of guy. Or else you're into 'Wushu' which is basically your martial arts with all the fantastical trappings attached (reference the tale of Su Can 'Beggar Su' and the 'Drunken Fist' here). [/QUOTE]
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