Looks like I've gone and made a new character! She's a kobold by the name of Xiik and the shaman of her tribe. Shaman hold the distinct responsibility of presiding over all tribal matters as well as acting as the primary form of communion with the spirit realm. It's as much a practical position as a symbolic one. And of course, one of the most symbolic ways to engage with the spirits is in flesh. It's why they pick the most desirable and willing of their females to be the shaman.

-TB