Claire asked Cindy Tomamichel:

Do you think Druids get a fair rap? I mean it's all about dancing around naked at midnight and sacrificing virgins right? I jest - I have read some excellent druid books but I wonder, do you find it difficult to get away from the typecasting or do you embrace it?

Cindy Tomamichel I had two types of druids in my book. The traditional druids I kept to an earth and tree based religion, an oral history and living in the forests. Their leader had a deep understanding of the past, and great sadness as he saw his religion declining.

The others, 'fake druids' were the thugs hired by the bad guy, Daman. He has lost his soul and conscience, and is determined to purge Britain of the Roman invaders. To do this he does commit some dreadful crimes. So some of the darker aspects of the religion I attribute to him and his overwhelming ambitions.

There are very few actual records of druids, so I guess people feel free to make up what they want to believe.

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