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[[File:Totems.png|thumb|352px]]A practice in Native American, African, and many other cultures, animals from the local wildlife would become symbols for guardians who would watch over and protect the respective cultures. In Skin Deep, they are natural shapeshifters with an unknown lifespan, possibly immortal. They have appeared as both animals (singular and plural) and a shape similar to a [[midform]], but it is assumed that they can take any shape they desire, including human. |
[[File:Totems.png|thumb|352px]]A practice in Native American, African, and many other cultures, animals from the local wildlife would become symbols for guardians who would watch over and protect the respective cultures. In Skin Deep, they are natural shapeshifters with an unknown lifespan, possibly immortal. They have appeared as both animals (singular and plural) and a shape similar to a [[midform]], but it is assumed that they can take any shape they desire, including human. |
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| + | The lifespan of a totem appears to be connected to the animal they take the appearance of. Old ivory is a totem of ivory-billed woodpeckers, which are nearly extinct, so when the last one dies so will he. This is explained in 'Greetings from dogpatch' [http://www.skindeepcomic.com/archive/greetings-from-dogpatch-13-the-boys/ page 13] and [http://www.skindeepcomic.com/archive/greetings-from-dogpatch-14-feh/ page 14] |
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Revision as of 10:20, 12 February 2013
A practice in Native American, African, and many other cultures, animals from the local wildlife would become symbols for guardians who would watch over and protect the respective cultures. In Skin Deep, they are natural shapeshifters with an unknown lifespan, possibly immortal. They have appeared as both animals (singular and plural) and a shape similar to a midform, but it is assumed that they can take any shape they desire, including human.
The lifespan of a totem appears to be connected to the animal they take the appearance of. Old ivory is a totem of ivory-billed woodpeckers, which are nearly extinct, so when the last one dies so will he. This is explained in 'Greetings from dogpatch' page 13 and page 14
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