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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 335793" data-attributes="member: 426">Andrew:The Celtic texts for mythology were heavily edited by monks, who threw in all sorts of things  (such as an ancestor of the Gaels being cured of snakebite by Aaron) and the diminishing bit seems to be mostly a later addition to folklore.  Heck, the Milesian Invasion of Ireland  ONLY appears in texts of the Ulster kings, and other contemporary and older sources do not mention the "myth."  (Which seems to be established to bolster the Ulster kings.)  However, Poul Anderson used the same thing in the Broken Sword, with powers either diminishing or going to the Other World. So, the diminishing bit is up to you. (If you have access to a good university library, see if they have volumes of the Mythology of All Races, an old (1909) but very useful work.)  As for the kami, they can be thought of as part of the divine order with Amaterasu Omikami, Raiden, and some others counting as deities, and many others (such as the spirit of a sacred place) counting as spirits.  The Japanese would likely have clerics.  However, the Ainu might be perceived as having shamans.  The Ainu, the native people of Hokkaido and other northern Japanese isles, are a distinct culture from the majority of Japan.Andrew, you might want to e-mail Black Omega or try to get his attention on this matter.</blockquote>