Tokora

The Tokora is what the dwarven people call all their gods. Its a name that represents them as a whole. The Religion is majorly followed in the kingdom of Varn Torum. The Tokora are a triumvirate consisting of the gods Yora, Tokad, and The Phoenix. Other minor gods such as Bor, God of Knowledge son of the God's is worshipped.

[To see more about the people, check the Dwarves.]

Religious Hierarchy
1. The Prophet (Vakir)(ᚡᚪᚴᛝᚱ), Who is the head of the faith.

2.The Cardinals decide holy canon. They decide what writing, and teachings of the church are canon and are chosen by The Vakir, from The High Inquistors.

3. The High Inquisitors. They are the highest ranking members within The Phoenix Sect. They take orders directly from The Vakir.

4. Low Inquisitors take orders from the High Inquisitors.

5. Church Officer. They take orders from The High Inquisitors. Most church officers are Pontiffs looking to join The Phoenix Sect.

6. Pontiff. The Pontiffs are church leaders who lead individual cities. They report to The Vakir, on heresies and issues that may arise within the city. They also report to inquisitors about the city.

7. Deacon. A member just under a Pontiff. They help with the churches duties, prepare rituals and proselytize.

8. Cleric. They are the main Proselytizers of the faith. They may be accompanied by Inquisitors for protection. Especially in a hostile faiths territories. Once the Cleric proofs their faith a Pontiff may move them up to a Deacon.

History
Founded by The Vakir Sueyuet Dokam. He as prophet, is said to speak with the gods, conveying the tenants of the religion.

Main beliefs and practices
The Tokoran religion is based upon the belief, that The Tokora created the world everything in it and most importantly the dwarves. They believe the gods, favor the dwarves and that every bit of riches that lay underground was a gift to their people. Virtues of the religion are, charity, bravery, hardiness, and industriousness. Vices of the religion are greed, cowardice, weakness, and sloth.

To be inducted into the faith as a dwarf. There must be a renunciation of all ties to other gods, and a professing of believe that The Tokora are the only gods. The induction is different for a non dwarf. If you are a non dwarf who wishes to enter the faith you must first become a dwarf. To do that you drink a bottle of "giants blood" and with that you step into lava and be baptized as a new adherent of the faith.

The Tokora
Yora: She is the goddess of the land, plants, mountains, and ores. She is the goddess of fertility blessing the dwarves with great harvests. Her hands are what plucked the dwarves out of stone molding them. She taught them how to farm, and left gifts of riches in the earth.

Tokad: God of the war, blood, animals, the forge. He is believed to have taught the dwarves how to make tools, and with that blessed them with knowledge of war. He is the god who poured the blood of giants into the veins of the dwarves giving them life.

The Phoenix: The phoenix is the god of fire, rebirth, and death. The phoenix is the direct son of Yora and Tokad, he is the mixing of their flesh and of their blood. His holy fire is thought to cleanse impurities and forgive sins.

The Red Church
The Red Church is a religious institution which heads rituals, and leads town for the church. Headed by Vakir Sueyuet. Its purpose is to proselytize and hopefully convert others to the faith.

The Phoenix Sect
The Phoenix Sect is a holy order. Headed by Vakir Sueyuet. Its purpose is it protect from followers of entropy and the chaos gods. Find heretics within the religion and destroy the false doctrine.

Mallean Tokora
The Mallean Tokora is the subtype of Tokora of the Malleans. In their form, before the great purge of the giants in, what is now known as the nether by Tokad, their first emperor, Malleus, learned the holy craft of smithing from these giants. Since their destruction, the malleans are the only ones to master smithing to it's fullest potential. They know the nether as the caverns of Hammerdeep.

After the great purge, the nether was infested by demons, blazes, piglins, ghasts and the most powerful ones, the withers. Boic, the brave, who is a holy figure in Mallean Tokora, defeated a wither using a nether star ("A diamond like the sun") after he enslaved the mallean dwarves. He became the second emperor of the first Mallean Empire.

Symbols

 * Redstone: Symbolizes the life force of the dwarves, gifted to them by Tokad.
 * Nether Stars: A symbol of light and withstanding evil in mallean symbolism.
 * Dragons: The incarnation of destruction for malleans.