Iktomi, The Shaman

Name: Iktomi Hooghan
Sex: Female
Species: Human
Age: 22
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Short brown
Height: 5'7''
Weight: 132lbs
Nationality: North American Indian
Alignment: Neutral
Entrance music: "Ghost Dance" by Cusco
Physical Appearance:


Wrestling Information

Strategy: Sticking to whatever works best on the occasion
Style: Mixed
Type: Offensive

Endurance:****
Strength:****
Speed:****
Defense:**
Technique:*

Favored moves: Slams, throwdowns, bearhugs

Powers: Iktomi is able to see and touch ghosts and spirits. She is able to interact with them as if they were physical beings, and through a lengthy ritual she can also summon spirits - a thing that she hardly ever does in battle, though. Apart from that, she relies mostly on her actual wrestling skills, not really having many battle-oriented powers. She also emits an ethereal aura spontaneously. It is meant to entice spirits and beasts in order to make them less aggressive, but it often backfires against Iktomi, as it has the effect of a love pheromone if the beast is already lusty. It has no effect on ordinary humans.

Finishing moves:

"Tumbleweed" (Rolling Cradle) - Iktomi moves behind her opponent and tangles one leg around one of the opponent's, as if preparing for an abdominal stretch. She locks her arms around the other leg, then falls back, forcing the opponent to fall back as well, and starts spinning counterclockwise. She keeps herself and the opponent rolling, with the opponent's shoulders hitting the mat at each rotation, then after a while ends the move with a pin.

"Thunderbird" (Giant Swing combo) - Iktomi grabs a laying-down opponent by the thighs and lifts him partially off the mat. She then spins around several times, building momentum, then jumps and falls to her butt, driving the opponent's back against the mat.

Power move: "Avenger" - Iktomi summons a warrior ghost and lets it take control of her body, fighting in her place. This a desperate move, used only if she's in real danger and can no longer fight back on her own, because she can't influence the ghost nor drive it away after it has possessed her.

Personality: Iktomi is generally kind and honest, although she can be a little sheepish sometimes. She tries not to act tough nor seductive - mainly to not attract rivalries, but also because she can't stand people who do so prepotently. She sees pro wrestling more as a job than anything, and doesn't let emotional issues influence her fights - or, at least, that's what she tries to do. She fights in a very straightforward manner, and simply hasn't ever heard of sexual attacks.

Past/History: A member of the Koyangwuti tribe, Iktomi was raised by her mother to be a shaman and help the tribe in spiritual matters. Shamanism is by no means an exact science. In order to talk to the departed, every tribe has different rituals, each with its own peculiarities, to bring spirits temporarily back to the plane of the living. Also, because all rituals have some mystical flaw, shamans must be thoroughly trained to cope with irregularities.
And, by far, Iktomi's tribe has one of the most difficult rituals. For starters, the shaman must cover her whole body with painted symbols and, apart from a loincloth, remain almost always nude, be it summer or winter. Furthermore, at the end of the ritual, the spirit often arrives in an enraged, mindless state. The shaman then has to physically pacify it, or else it won't regain its senses, and this requires great strength and tenacity.
So was Iktomi's upbringing; having to wrestle almost daily with every kind of spirit, it was no surprise that she also became a very good hand-to-hand fighter. As her tribe was having lots of problems with local farmers, she decided to join the wrestling league to earn money and give financial aid. She chose AFW because it had the highest pay, even agreeing to fight non-human opponents; she didn't know, though, that the dealers agreed to pay her extra money on the grounds that she was an "exotic" wrestler.

Attire: As in the pic above, she wears a loincloth, a feathered headband and a shamanic necklace in addition to her bodypaint; fights naked otherwise.