The ability to gain insight into a question or situation using bones. Sub-power of Bone Magic and Necromancy. Variation of Divination. Not to be confused with Bone Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Bone Divination
- Bone Reading/Sight
Capabilities[]
The user can employ a method of reading the future, the present and the past and/or provide help to a problem at hand by using the of the bones of the deceased as a focus. The user can use any source of bones as a way to see visions or insights of time. These types of diviners or readers are known as osteomancers, and can also be employed by necromancers.
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Limitations[]
- May require time and concentration to make a vision.
- Predictions are seldom set in stone, thus not every vision will come to pass or may do so in unexpected ways.
Note[]
- Osteomancy is constantly mistaken for the manipulation of bones, when it is actually the divination of bones.
Known Users[]
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Aunt Wu (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Xiall, the Chancellor of Osteomancy (Court of the Dead)
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Voodoo Practitioners (Mythology)
- Necromancers/Witches/Warlocks (Mythology)
Television/Movies[]
- Tia Dalma (Pirates of the Caribbean films)