Syntax: commune 'avatar of venom' In answer to their prayers, a shaman is infested by a venomous presence. While acting as the avatar of venom, the shaman enjoys a considerable resistance to poisons, and will tend to shrug off the effects of toxins which do manage to afflict them very quickly. Enemies who make the error of close contact with the shaman while toxin oozes from their pores may suffer accordingly.