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>>>>>[Most magicians in India are Idol Worshippers, meaning they are similar to Shamans who follow a totem. Most specifically the idols that select them represent gods of the Hindu religion. "Gods" is a misnomer, however, as Hindu considers their religion infinite, but each face of "God" has a different name, giving birth to the belief that Hindu is polytheistic. However, there are exceptions. Many of the Awakened that grow up in the many corporate arcologies in Calcutta are raised to be Mages.

Awakened Hindu are often called "gurus" and their idols are all facets of creation and unmanifest reality (destruction) More often than not, a guru does not acquire or use hostile magic for the sake of killing, however like all magicians, they have their dark and unpleasant toxic sides. Many Guru learn Sanskrit as a centering technique as well as Yoga in it's various forms. There is a lot more to be said of gurus, but your best bet is to ask a guru.]<<<<<

                                          Vshaitrya

[Ruski]

I was just saying what i read on the brochure...

-RuskiFace the Pirate

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Toxic or Not?

[Ruski]

let me check...

mumble.mumble.. "... Paid for by the Toxic Shamen foundation.."

uh... Toxic aparently.

-RuskiFace teh Pirate

[kv]

It's also important to note that during recent troubles in indo-china, India fell back into it's traditional caste system, with three distinct castes of people.

>>>[Trust me, if you have to ask what caste you fall into,
it's the very bottom one.]<<<
-Vishnu's Cousin

[Ruski]

Although there is an upper lower class (mostly made up of merchants) that do have some political power. all you gotta do to get into that lot is have over 1 Million Y in the bank...

or a fordged account that looks that way...

-RuskiFace the Pirate

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>>>>>[Ruskiface doesn't know what he's talking about: The caste system works based on which branch of Hindu you follow, it's not a social "class". For example, the intelligentsia, called the Brahmin, are the brains and they're the ones who abstain from meat. Meanwhile the followers of Shiva are often in the military.

And, as per normal, there is always the lowest of the low, the Untouchable caste. These poor souls aren't given the dignity of being treated human. They get the worst jobs, if they can get them at all. Genetically, I believe the untouchable have been experiemented on through radiation or otherwise, as many of them exhibit physical deformities. I'm not talking Changelings here, either..]<<<<<

Ant-Lion

[Ruski]

you typically have to do something bad to get into the lowest of the low. even tourists aren't untouchable.

-RuskiFace the Pirate

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>>>>[Nope! These people are born this way. That's one of the nastier parts of a caste system. You're born that way, and you die that way, plain and simple. Granted, you can simply develop a technical skill and join one of the foreign megacorps. There are a huge number of corporations that developed from out-sourcing from the turn of the century. Most of the local corps use the caste system as well.]<<<<<

Bib

[Ruski]

*takes a bow*

... dosn't know anything my ass...

-RuskiFace the Pirate

don't get me started on the Ji-toh, Incenary rites, and other traditions that can get you into the untouchable caste.

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>>>>>[VITAS-3 hit India the hardest (Along with every other major disease) It's typical over-crowding and underdeveloped infrastructure along with all the ecological havoc that the Ghost Dance War caused the world over caused it some serious population control. Since then, the population has grown, but VITAS-3 still lingers around. If anyone is doing any running in India, I suggest you bring yourself several canisters of Zeta-Interferon, Anti-bac, and even Binder. Though no amount of Medtech is gonna let you survive a dip in the Ganges without some kind of illness.]<<<<<

Dope-Amine

[Ruski]

heck, I wouldn't go swimming in seattle without half thoes imunizations... let alone 'dangerous' water...

-RuskiFace the Pirate

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>>>>>[Surprisingly, the Ganges aren't toxic, like you might think. I'd wager it's because of the background count it's developed by all the people who use it. It's less of a natural domain and more of a domain of Man. Granted, I think it resents actual pollution like toxins and such. As a matter of fact, I think I've seen local gurus defend the river against several polluting corporations.]<<<<<

Liaji

[kv]

>>[India is one of the few places where the megas actually fear public opinion. There's just too many damn people around to frag with, because when there's an uprising, you can hear it all the way over in the middle east. And you know it has to be loud to be heard above THAT racket.]<<

-UZIIIBoy

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[Ruski]

Hey UZIII... didn't you work for one of thoes poluting megas?

-RuskiFace the Pirate