Soulwarden

1. Spiritual Sensitivity They must possess a natural or trained ability to sense spiritual imbalance, emotional pain, or energy distortions. This isn't a magical power, but rather attunement--through meditation, empathy, ritual, or inherited gift--to the subtle layers of being.   2. Empathic Insight A soulwarden must be able to feel what others feel, not just recognize it. This emotional empathy is a sacred tool--it allows them to gently guide others through their wounds instead of commanding them. 3. Emotional Resilience and Balance To care for others' spirits, they must have faced their own darkness. They don't need to be free of pain--they must befriend/accept it. Their strength comes not from perfection, but from peace in imperfection.   4. Knowledge of rituals and symbolic acts must know how to create or perform sacred, meaningful rituals--for healing, blessing, passage, purification, remembrance, or awakening. They may be self-taught, inherited, or spirit-guided 5. Sacred Ethics and Intent serve not for power, praise, or coin--but out of calling. Their role is to heal, guide, listen, protect, and hold space. They must show humility before the mystery of each being's path. 6. Connection to a Domain of Care While some Soulwardens serve all beings, many have a specific domain they attune to 7. Initiation or Recognition (optional) Some are trained by mentors, ancestral spirits, or even through powerful life events (like near-death experience, or shamanic illness). Others are recognized by their communities for their gifts. 8. Spiritual Tools and symbols most carry personal items that helf them focus or perform their work--not necessarily magical, but meaningful. 

They are not paid a wage per se. They will only accept room, board, food, cloothes, useful items, etc.

To act as bridges between the physical world and the spiritual tapestry that surrounds and weaves through it.

They are treated as priests, shamans, or ambassadors.

They can be of any race or ethnecities.

These are rarely bought, but are found or made. They resonate with the soulwarden's energy. Commonly made of stones, feathers, seeds, bones, herbs, incense, wind chimes, natural pigments, etc.

This all depends on the Soulwarden and their persoanal needs.

Forest shrines, quiet groves, herbalist shops, hospice tents, animal sanctuaries, sacred springs, or wandering on-call in towns, and nomadic communities. This all depends on the situation.