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'''Hölst, "All Father" (LG)''' - Primary god of the dwarves, of mining, metalcraft and clan. | '''Hölst, "All Father" (LG)''' - Primary god of the dwarves, of mining, metalcraft and clan. | ||
Religion Name - | Religion Name - | ||
Relationships with other Religions - . | Relationships with other Religions - Good with Brünsc and Cay Naja, strained with Verdain. | ||
Churches - | Churches - All dwarfholds have large temples to Hölst | ||
Tenent - | Tenent - ''This is the way.'' | ||
Rituals - | Rituals - Various coming of age, significant clan events, opening up new mineshafts/workshops etc | ||
'''Sharvena, "Dwarf Mother" (NG)''' - Dwarven goddess of the home, love and fertility. | |||
Religion Name - | |||
Relationships with other Religions - Good with Hölst, Brünsc and Cay Naja, strained with Verdain. | |||
Churches - All dwarfholds have small temples to Sharvena | |||
Tenent - The female dwarves should be honoured and respected. | |||
Rituals - Various seasonal ones, marriages, births etc | |||
'''Brünsc of the Axe (CN)''' - God of battle | '''Brünsc of the Axe (CN)''' - God of battle | ||
Religion Name - | Religion Name - | ||
Relationships with other Religions - | Relationships with other Religions - Good with Hölst, Sharvena and Cay Naja, strained with Verdain | ||
Churches - | Churches - Most dwarfholds have multiple shrines to Brünsc | ||
Tenent - | Tenent - Defending dwarves and taking the battle to their enemies is the honourable way to go. | ||
Rituals - | Rituals - Praying before and after (and often during) battles. Remembering the fallen. | ||
'''Verdain (NE)''' - (dwarven aspect of Volkstein?) - god of gold and hidden treasures | '''Verdain (NE)''' - (dwarven aspect of Volkstein?) - god of gold (greed) and hidden treasures, exploration/exploitation | ||
Religion Name - | Religion Name - | ||
Relationships with other Religions - . | Relationships with other Religions - Strained with Hölst and Brünsc, neutral with Cay Naja. | ||
Churches - | Churches - Small private shrines, usually held by dwarves who dedicate their lives to trading or exploring. | ||
Tenent - | Tenent - The garnering of material wealth, the seeking of treasures in the earth, trading with others | ||
Rituals - | Rituals - Before making deals, before exploring new areas | ||
'''Cay Naja (NN)''' - god of death and decay | '''Cay Naja (NN)''' - god of death and decay | ||
Religion Name - | Religion Name - | ||
Relationships with other Religions - . | Relationships with other Religions - Good with all other dwarven gods. | ||
Churches - | Churches - Small shrines usually associated with burial crypts | ||
Tenent - | Tenent - Death is but the next step for a dwarf. | ||
Rituals - | Rituals - When giving the last rites to a dying dwarf, it is to Cay Naja that prayers are given. | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 20 October 2023
Hölst, "All Father" (LG) - Primary god of the dwarves, of mining, metalcraft and clan.
Religion Name - Relationships with other Religions - Good with Brünsc and Cay Naja, strained with Verdain. Churches - All dwarfholds have large temples to Hölst Tenent - This is the way. Rituals - Various coming of age, significant clan events, opening up new mineshafts/workshops etc
Sharvena, "Dwarf Mother" (NG) - Dwarven goddess of the home, love and fertility.
Religion Name - Relationships with other Religions - Good with Hölst, Brünsc and Cay Naja, strained with Verdain. Churches - All dwarfholds have small temples to Sharvena Tenent - The female dwarves should be honoured and respected. Rituals - Various seasonal ones, marriages, births etc
Brünsc of the Axe (CN) - God of battle
Religion Name - Relationships with other Religions - Good with Hölst, Sharvena and Cay Naja, strained with Verdain Churches - Most dwarfholds have multiple shrines to Brünsc Tenent - Defending dwarves and taking the battle to their enemies is the honourable way to go. Rituals - Praying before and after (and often during) battles. Remembering the fallen.
Verdain (NE) - (dwarven aspect of Volkstein?) - god of gold (greed) and hidden treasures, exploration/exploitation
Religion Name - Relationships with other Religions - Strained with Hölst and Brünsc, neutral with Cay Naja. Churches - Small private shrines, usually held by dwarves who dedicate their lives to trading or exploring. Tenent - The garnering of material wealth, the seeking of treasures in the earth, trading with others Rituals - Before making deals, before exploring new areas
Cay Naja (NN) - god of death and decay
Religion Name - Relationships with other Religions - Good with all other dwarven gods. Churches - Small shrines usually associated with burial crypts Tenent - Death is but the next step for a dwarf. Rituals - When giving the last rites to a dying dwarf, it is to Cay Naja that prayers are given.