PapaJohnBayou

Art by: @YarnDrawcia #323633


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Papa John Bayou (aka "Doctor John, " "Bayou John" and "Prince John") was born in Senegal and kidnapped as a slave before becoming a prominent Voodoo king in late 19th-century (1800s) New Orleans. He brought the knowledge of the craft from his home country Senegal. He joined an already prominent voodoo community that existed in New Orleans since the early 1700s developed by African slave groups such as the Bambara, Mandinga, Wolof, Ewe, Fulbe, Nard, Mina, Fon (Dahomean), Yoruba (Nago), Chamba, Congo, Ibo, Ado, Hausa, and Sango (Hall). Previous natives of Senegal were already enslaved in New Orleans by 1720. Through Doctor John's work in the medicinal aspects of Voodoo, he gained a reputation for being an excellent healer. Some reports went as far to state that he had the ability to resuscitate patients on the verge of death through his rituals. This is one of the earliest Voodoo accounts of reanimation, leading to the myth of zombies in Louisiana.

Martinie, Louis (2010). Dr. John Montanee: A Grimoire: The Path of a New Orleans Loa, Resurrection in Remembrance. Black Moon Publishing. ISBN 978-1890399474.

Purchased on Jan. 21, 2020 for 10000kT via AH.

Mate with Marie Laveau for "Unquiet Spirits" for Halloween as gaoler but not banescale

Plan: change into Banescales withmetallic, stripes or tear and skeletal or ghost (need banescale with obsidian and not black)

Familiar: Curious Kettle







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