108:, due to their white skin, in contrast to the usual dark skin of indigenous peoples from the Amazon) or simply "CaraĂbas". When one of the CaraĂbas approaches Tom-Tom's tribe, the encounter can be either friendly or unfriendly, the latter always happening when the CaraĂba attempts to hunt, deforest, burn, or in any other way harm the environment.
191:, who can contact spirits and use these contacts to cure illness and sickness, view the future and receive messages from the gods. Pajé is very intelligent, and is always giving advice to Tom-Tom. He knows many secrets of the jungle, such as the curing power of plants, or the virtues of the animals.
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