This is intended as a new idea to give more substance to the nomad background.
It is a complimentary guild as navigator is to the other backgrounds. (Yes, I
know that not all guilds have access to navs, but at least some guilds in
every other background do.) My intention would be for a similar strength as
compared to navs. The following is a taste for what I am thinking with some
ideas as to potential general skills/spells and the patron selection process.
I tried not to step on the toes of other guilds.

Shaman Guild
5 levels
Must be full full member of one 35 level nomad guild or two 15 level nomad
guilds
Number you can take based on explore% , length of time in guild, renown (?)
Notes: Some level patrons may have alignment or other requirements. Patrons
give access to a spell, skill, or ability within their domain.

General Skills (max % depends on level in guild):
Hypnosis - makes subjects receptive to hypnotic suggestion
Mastery of Hypnosis
Courage - auto skill, leader only, can bolster warriors\' courage to keep them
from fleeing in battle
Calling the Spirit - hypnosis, can increase stat of recipient for 1 skill or
spell (could be separate skill for each stat)
Fumbling Lips - hypnosis, can only be cast upon non-aggressive mobs, short
duration, +chance to miscast spell during time
Plant Tree - plants a tree in an outdoor room

General Spells (max % depends on level in guild)(Could be skills instead):
Prophetic Vision - similar to enhanced peer but sees random room/monster(?)
within 4 movements from caster
Death Vision - identifies cause of last death upon whom it is cast (monster
name, hunger, drowned, etc)
Astral Projection - self only, outerworld only- when cast allows use of sps
rather than eps for travelling
Call for Warriors - outerworld only, pulls others members of party as
specified to walk to where you are, barriers/mtns block(?)
Talk to Trees - may see names of last 10?15? mob/player to enter room, only in
room with tree.

Level 1
Choose a patron champion from the immortal champions or chaos(immediate)
powers
^o^ Immortal Champions ^o^
Weapons * Sparchak, Hero of Atie, Weaponsmaster
Defensive * Grundor, The Bulwark of Lorenchia
Evasive * Sashita, Heroine of the Oppressed
Music * Noitulove, the Forger of Songs
^o^ Chaos Powers (immediate) ^o^
Poisons * Aelena the Slayer, Queen of Poisons
Blood * Kharim the Thirsty, God of Blood
Rot and Disease * Nurgle the Infested, Lord of the rot
Beasts and rage * Tzarakk the Hunter, Master of the Beasts
Level 2
Choose patron from the list of demi-gods or Chaos (greater) (if chaos chosen
in lvl 1)
^o^ Demi Gods ^o^
Reincarnation * Ahm, the Ever-changing, the Unstable
Harming * Burglefloogah, God of Reptiles
Resurrection * Kauwenda, the Goddess Beyond the Veil
Self Modification * Galean, the Selfish
Draining * Sa\'hr, Goddess of Blood
Trade * Cipro, the God of Merchants
Inns and taverns * Hemet, the Drunken God
Undead * Nitocris, Ghoul Queen of the dead
^o^ Chaos Powers (greater) ^o^
Chaos * Azzarakk the Devourer
Level 3 and 4
Choose from God/Goddesses
^o^ Gods and Goddesses ^o^
Magic * Aeo, the Flow of Magic
Matter * Beldarus, the Hammer of Worlds
War * Faerwon, God of Holy War
Justice * Las, the Anvil of Good
Murder * Curath, the Designer of Deception
Nature * Loraen, Goddess of the Earth
Weather * Laesa, Goddess of the Elements
Balance * Esachen, Protector of Stability
Healing * Tarmalen, God of True Healing
Undead * Oxtoth, God of Decay
Horror * Azathoth, the unspoken one
Level 5
Choose from highest god/goddesses
^o^ High Gods and High Goddesses ^o^
Good * Aveallis, Lord of Light
Neutrality * Lumine, Mistress of Twilight
Evil * Draen-Dalar, Overlord of Darkness

I am perfectly willing to write more out for a wiz to look at if it piques any
interest. Or flame away.

-boot