Jamaa's Legends

This page will take you through the history of Animal Jam. This will help you understand what some of the things around Jamaa represent. These legends are credits to Snowyclaw of Animal Jam Spirit.

The Story of Jamaa

And so it was that the Sky Father was named Zios. He created many stars and planets and set them in motion. But after earns of creation, he became lonely. So he created the sky mother, a grey heron, and named her Mira. Mira was beautiful and kind and they were happy together. Mira loved Zios deeply and often told him how talented he was, encouraging him to create. Together Mira and Zios created a masterpiece; a lush land filled with oceans, mountains,meadows, and all kinds of plants and animals. They named this special place Jamaa, and for hundreds of years the world and it's animals were at peace. But, today all is not well in Jamaa. A mysterious dark force has crept into the land, stealing away animals and ruining the beauty of Jamaa. Only you can help save the animals and restore the world to it's glory. Please help, for you are Jamaa's only hope.

The Story of the Phantoms

Mira, the Sky Mother; was heartbroken after she lost her companion spirit, Zios the Sky Father. Her feelings of sadness and anger fell to the earth of Jamaa. Miras's tears mixed with the elements of Jamaa and formed the dark and mysterious phantoms that haunt this land today. Because of the sadness and anger that they were created from, the phantoms' only goal is to bring chaos and destruction to Jamaa.

The Shamans

You see Liza when you first make an Animal Jam account.

Liza the Panda Shaman

Brave and powerful Liza is the panda Shaman. She values exploration and intellectual pursuits, and has personally mapped a great majority of Jamaa. She is proud and determined in her manner, and she lets nothing stand in the way of her latest expedition to a far off land. Liza doesn't stand still for long, and never has much time to talk before having to dash off. She created most of the exploration-based challenges in Animal Jam and she presses all animals in the world to document Jamaa. She has a kind, motherly manner about her, very encouraging and very gentle. She believes that anyone can do better, and reach higher.


Greely the Wolf Shaman

Greely, the reluctant wolf Shaman, puts his creepy cleverness to use in the study of animal magic. He is definitely on the side of good and righteousness, but he plays by his own rules. He speaks in to-the-point sentences even to new animals, and has a certain amount of disdain for the other Shaman leaders. The only
higher power that Greely respects is the Sky Mother, Mira. Greely is a powerful warrior against the phantoms in Animal Jam; they fear him most of all because he is so much like them. He is the link to the darker side of the Animal Jam mythology. He has theories about where phantoms cam from and he may even know the location of a few undiscovered spirit stones.


Sir Gilbert the Tiger Shaman
Sir Gilbert, the regal tiger Shaman, is a proud warrior. He takes his ancestry very seriously and always makes in a point to honor those that came before him when going into battle. Even though he has a rough appearance, Sir Gilbert is a very thoughtful and spiritual animal with a caring nature. His personality is serious, reverential, and soft-spoken. He has a deep, low voice that can be as soothing as it is menacing. As a mentor to new tigers, Sir Gilbert can be a tough teacher, but he possesses great wisdom and knows a lot about the history of Jamaa and its ongoing struggle with the phantoms that inhabit the Animal Jam world.


Cosmo the Koala Shaman

Cosmo the koala Shaman is an expert herbalist. He makes up for his small stature by being very animated and cheerful about everything, and feels that even a small person can have a big personality. Cosmo is a true academic, and loves to study books and do field research. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and their uses, and he's often consulted by other shamans about threats to the natural world. He acknowledges the spiritual world but prefers to concentrate on things that he can see and touch... and eat. As a mentor to new koalas in Jamaa, Cosmo is friendly and patient with beginners. He's a natural born teacher and loves taking a group of students out into a field to study plants.

Graham can be found in the Lost Temple of Zios if you tell the story of Jamaa.

Graham the Monkey Shaman

Graham is the monkey Shaman who can always be found building, fixing, and inventing things, as well as using tools into the world. He can craft tools that other animals can use without needing hands or thumbs. He's a born tinkerer and never leaves a tool alone without trying to improve it or develop it further. Graham has a bizarre sense of humor and likes to play innocent pranks on new animals in Animal Jam.

The shadow of peck is found around the drum in the Bunnies Only Party.

Peck the Bunny Shaman
Cute but definitely not cuddly, Peck is the rabbit Shaman. She is the loud and feisty one of the group, and she is a nonconformist and very independent. She lets her punk rock creative spirits guide her, and likes her music loud and her clothing even louder. Peck is friendly to everyone and sees herself as just one of the gang. She doesn't flaunt her Shaman status, and as a matter of fact can be a little embarrassed at being treated with reverence. Peck loves to create, and is a gifted interior designer, painter, and musician. She does her best to leave her distinctive mark of color-meets-attitude wherever she goes throughout Jamaa.

These are the only shamans that have known personalities and characteristics. Hopefully AJHQ will tell us about those soon.