Can druids reproduce?

So while shifted, a druid can not conceive a child. On the other hand it's possible the nature of magic protects the unborn. In some fantasy stories pregnancy while transformed can cause magical issues.
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Are druids born or made?

Druids are people (of any race, though most are Wood Elves) born with magical gifts of manipulation of Lifeforce. Druidic abilities can surface at any time in one's life.
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Can Celtic druids marry?

They made up the most powerful class of Celtic society. And unlike in some modern religions, they were free to marry, with Druids often marrying priestesses or either one marrying warrior nobles.
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How old do druids get?

Elves can live over 700 years. Druids gain the timeless body at level 18 that basically slows your aging to 10% of what you normally age. That gives us a lifespan of about 7,000 years.
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Are druids always female?

Irish mythology has a number of female druids, often sharing similar prominent cultural and religious roles with their male counterparts.
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Who Were The Druids? (and how you can become one!)

What is a female Druid called?

Historically, there were female druids, and quite powerful members of their order. In Ireland they were known as bandruí ("woman-druid") and banfilid.
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What is the female equivalent of a Druid?

There may well have been women druids; personally, I think there almost certainly were bandrui though they were not in the majority. The evidence we have for their existence consists of references to them in the myths, and in a few Classical texts. There are references to bandrui in the medieval Irish tales.
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What god do Druids worship?

Druids worship either nature itself, or one or more Nature Gods. They don't worship Old Ones like Shub-Niggurath, or Cthulhu. The Old Ones from Lovecraft's mythos do not officially exist in D&D (they were put into an AD&D 2e Monster Manual, but the Lovecraft estate slapped TSR with a lawsuit).
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Do Druids still exist?

There are modern day individuals and groups who identify as Druids and who may practice modern Druidry, a contemporary spiritual or religious movement that is inspired by the ancient druidic beliefs and practices of the Celtic peoples.
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Why were Druids banned?

In the 1st century AD, Druids were facing oppression from the Romans. Indeed, Tiberius banned Druidism because of the supposed human sacrifices. After this, in 2nd century, Druidism appeared to end.
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What religion are Druids from?

Druidry has been described as a religion, a new religious movement, a "spiritual movement", and as a nature religion. It has been described as a form of contemporary Paganism, and on the contemporary Pagan spectrum between reconstructionism and eclecticism, Druidry sits on the latter end.
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Is A druid a pagan?

So, it can be said that most modern Druids are Pagan (there are some who would argue, and that's grand, there's even some 'Christian Druids' knocking around)… but not all Pagans are Druids.
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What language did Druids speak?

Sublanguages. Druidic was actually a language subgroup composed of two distinct but similar languages. The vast majority of druids spoke Drueidan; those from the Moonshaes spoke a language called Daelic.
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Are druids Irish or Scottish?

Druidry, or better termed Druidism, was a pagan spiritual practice that is used to bring harmony, reverence, and spiritual connection between humans and the magic of nature. While druids featured prominently in many medieval Scottish and Irish sources, there were also Welsh druids.
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Was Merlin a druid?

While some modern authors write about Merlin positively through an explicitly Christian world-view, some New Age movements instead see Merlin as a druid who accesses all the mysteries of the world.
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Who wiped out the Druids?

The Druids were suppressed in Gaul by the Romans under Tiberius (reigned 14–37 ce) and probably in Britain a little later. In Ireland they lost their priestly functions after the coming of Christianity and survived as poets, historians, and judges (filid, senchaidi, and brithemain).
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Did Jesus meet Druids?

As legend would have it, Jesus travelled some 2,000 years ago to the West Country with Joseph of Arimathaea, a tin trader who some believe was Jesus' uncle. Jesus is said to have studied with Druids in Glastonbury, the idea being that Druidism held some similarities to the Christian faith.
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Why did the Romans hate Druids?

Druids were very religious in an individual way which angered the Romans because of the human sacrifices made. Julius Caesar was especially shocked by this practice and we can tell from his writings what went on in the Druid ceremonies, though only from his perspective.
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How do you tell if you are a Druid?

If you love and honour nature, if you seek to learn and inform your worldview from it and feel called to the path of Druidry, then you are a Druid. Walk your talk, live in balance and harmony, and inform yourself – become a student of life. Learn history, language, biology, ecology and astronomy.
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What is a modern day Druid?

Modern Druidism is by and large an eclectic lifestyle based on what we know of the ancient Druids of Western Europe. Practitioners gather in large or small groups to attend ceremonies based on the ancient Druid wheel of the year cycles in various places around the world.
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What makes a person a Druid?

A Druid is a priest, spiritual practitioner, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion. They were members of the high-ranking class that were known to act as teachers, priests, and even judges.
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What is the druidism symbol?

Triskelion (Triskele or Celtic Spiral) This is one of the oldest and most spiritual Celtic or Druid symbols. The 3 interconnected spirals symbolize the spiritual importance of things that come in 3s, especially the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth or the unity of the physical, mental, and spiritual self.
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Who is the famous female druid?

One of the most popular female Druids today is Emma Restall Orr, one of the most popular Wiccans is Starhawk. Heathenry has Galina Grasskova and Diana L Paxon. There are countless others in all pagan paths and traditions that stand alongside the men in equal roles of leadership, teaching and more.
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What is the evil version of a druid?

Evil druids were all about punishing anyone who hurt nature. Also there were druids who could turn into werewolves, and let's just say a lot of them did it... enthusiastically.
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What is a druid witch?

The World of the Druid. While the Cunning Folk worked alone or in small groups, and were the local wise people and healers in rural communities, the Druids were an organized elite, exempt from warfare and paying taxes, and they acted as judges, teachers, philosophers and advisers to chieftains, kings and queens.
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