Tokkotism

Tokkotism is a native religion of the people of the Kabryesteka n tundra. It centers around worship of heat and fire in the harsh and cold tundra. They believe that heat is the most powerful force in the World, but cold is also needed for balance and because it hardens people and makes them stronger. They believe that constant struggle between gods ensures this status quo.

Tokkote
In the harsh and cold tundra, Tokkote spreads heat and warmth. He is the diety of fire, thunder and lightning, and family. He and Gyermin are the greatest enemies. He is usually described as a kind, old man, with very long beard, riding his bear through tundra. He uses lightning to ignite fire to people who lack it, but may abandon vile people for their misdeeds.

Gyermin
Gyermin is the god of hunting and coldness. The biggest and oldest of the trees are believed to be tips of his arrows which have molded and rooted themselves in the soil giving birth to the first trees. He usually is described as a young beardless man wandering tundra looking for a game to hunt. He uses snowstorm to hide when Tokkote finds him.

Yuharke
She is the goddess of rivers, fish and fishermen. She is usually described as a hybrid of a woman and a fish. She dictates where the fish go and shows up in dreams of fishermen to guide them to the best spots to fish the next day.

Kutke
He is the god of death and ruler of the underworld. He is usually described as a beardless man with a white fox as his companion. He is son of Tokkote. He is responsible for deciding fate of dead people in the afterlife. In recent years, after settling of the Kabryestekan Tribe, he became the patron of miners. They pray to him and make sacrifices because underground is closer to the Underworld where his influence is stronger.

Khayra
She is the goddess of the Earth and destiny and patron of mothers. She is sister of Tokkote. She is usually described as a kind old woman who brings good advices to vile people in their sleep for them to change. She is responsible for fertiling soil and guiding people in their life. When a woman is expected to give birth, everyone in her closest family prays to Khayra for the baby to be born strong and healthy.

Bu'utkirr
He is the god of war, honour and trade. He is usually described as a long-bearded man with an axe and shield. All soldiers must proclaim worship to him to have their kills forgiven. However if a soldier becomes a traitor or acts without an honor in the battle he will lose protection of Ku'utkirr and all his murders will doom him in the afterlife. All traders pray to him as they believe it will help them in turning profit that day.

Creation of World
The first two gods where siblings, Tokkote and Khayra. They created Earth and made it a warm and kind place for humans to live in. Tokkote prescribed rulership of the Underworld to his son, Kutke. The new god was still young and very curious. He was running many kinds of experiments, one of which ended in creation of Gyermin. He then started fighting his way through hordes of animals and monsters Kutke tried to stop him with. He was fighting with a bow and tips of his arrows which stuck through the floor can be seen in the world today. He managed to escape the Underworld and started to engulf the Earth in coldness. When Tokkote got to know what happened his kind nature and wiseness kept him from scolding his son and taking away his rulership. He has seen it as only a little accident of a child. He embarked to find Gemini and kill him. He has been looking for 10 days until finally finding him and stricking him with his lightning. Gyermin has summoned the Great Snowstorm and got away however and is still spreading coldness around the World.

The Legend of Bu'utkirr
Time just after the creation of the world was a peaceful one. There were no wars or thieves, everyone lived in harmony. It was until the first vile people, rotten by the decadency of their times, showed up. They started killing and stealing to further increase their wealth. No one could stop them on their course to power, because they were either too weak or were bought out to keep their mouths shut and hands off. Both vile and kind people stopped believing in gods, the first one stated that they don't need them, the second stated that if they were actually real they would never let such thing to happen. There was only one ardent man left, Bu'utkirr, and he decided to take matters into his own hands. He turned to the gods for blessing and strength to rid the world of this plague and went on an incursion. He was somehow able to turn many vile people back on the right track only with his words, but where the speech failed, the blade was drawn. After 10 days he was done, and came back to Tokkote to report on his mission. The God rewarded the mere human with a place among them to guide warriors, traders and speakers in the future to ensure that similair situation won't unfold upon the World ever again.

The rite of Gyermin
This is the most important rite in the whole religion. Every person after coming to age must survive one day and one night alone in the tundra. It shows who is ready to take on the cold that Gyermin throws at the people of the tundra. If a person survives, they have shown that they are ready to take on the hardships of life in the snow.

The Afterlife
Depending on your life you will be sent to different places after your death. If you lived a good life free of any sins like murder you will be sent to the Underworld where you will fish, hunt, drink and laugh for eternity with your old friends. If you lived a sinful life your soul will be sent back to the Earth to roam the place for eternity. Unable to eat or drink you will be in pain for the whole eternity. If you've commited an atrocious sin but you regreted it you will be reincarnated and have another chance to live your life free of any misdeeds.

The Dreams
Tokkotists believe that all dreams have some meaning, even the strangest ones. The shamans of the tribe took upon themselves decyphering those hidden messages. First they needed to take a special beverage (red wine made from the wild berries also cultivated by the shamans) from the barrel in the back of their yurta and give one gulp to the "patient" and then drink till they themselves were satisfied. Then the dreamer described what they saw, and shaman was supposed to tell them what did it all mean.