Shaman Ring

The Shaman Ring (called Sherman Ring in Aria of Sorrow) is an accessory in the Castlevania series which causes the player character to gain increased experience along their journey, be it from gaining it via just walking, or by increasing it through killing monsters.
It can be found in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (DEF +1), Dawn of Sorrow (DEF +1), and in Portrait of Ruin.
==Game specific information==
===Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow===
First appearance of the Shaman Ring in the series (renamed as "Sherman Ring" in the English version of the game). The effect of the ring in this game is unique in that it gives EXP points while walking (dashing with the Black Panther soul is also included). However, it's required that the player character be displacing in order to gain the EXP points (e.g.: "walking" toward a wall won't give any EXP).
The way this effect works is similar to that from the Healing Mail, although it gives HP instead.
===Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow===
The ring can be found in a secret room behind a statue located at the Cursed Clock Tower. The statue is located near the beginning of the area, in a large vertical room inhabited by Medusa Heads. To access the room behind it, the last three digits of the current amount of gold the player is currently holding must end in "573". This value is an in-joke Konami uses in many of its games.
==Item Data==
==Notes==
*It is unknown if the ring being renamed as "Sherman Ring" in the English version of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow was a translation error of if it was a joke (possibly an inside one) made by the localization team.
*In Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, equipping Shaman Rings on both of Jonathan or Charlotte's accessory slots will increase all EXP gained by around 56.25%, instead of only 50%, indicating the boost is multiplicative.
==See also==
*Hierophant Ring
Category:Rings
Category:Aria of Sorrow Items
Category:Dawn of Sorrow Items
Category:Portrait of Ruin Items