Animism

Animism is the belief that all things, even rivers and mountains, possess a spirit that can be communicated with and from which a wise or knowledgeable person can draw power from those spirits. Animism is relatively rare in Feyworld, typically practiced only by some humanoid tribes. Ancient legends suggest that there were animists among primitive humans, but most, if not all, human tribes converted to the Tuatha de Dannan during the Second Age of Man. Animists, typically shamans, draw on Nature magic, so it is generally presumed to be the same magical force that druids and rangers draw on, though in a substantially diluted form.

Some scholars have postulated that some dragons may hold animist beliefs and draw power from Nature through animism. Others point out that dragons are more akin to the spirits shamans call on rather than shamans themselves.