Halen

Summary
Halen (meaning "Healer" in Waldire tongue) is the deity mainly worshipped by Glade Elves though is accepting of all races. Rather than believing in many Gods, the main belief in Haleninity, is to worship the one creator of the universe so that in the afterlife you may be with Halen. Haleninity can be traced back to the pre–Elven Migrations period as the Elves travelled throughout Rathnir and Eldham left graves, tombs, or sometimes just dropped jewelry and artefacts displaying Halen.

One key aspect to the worship of Haleninity is the appreciation of her creation, most notably in the form of preserving nature.

Haleninity is not exclusive to a certain race, though many races are designed to preserve nature, all can come to worship Halen and appreciate her creation.

Haleninity is the official religion of the town of Aethelweald, and is the only town to do so. However, the Glade Elves have made efforts to try and grow their religion to other parts of Rathnir.

Gerúma
In the beginning, before time could pass, where no matter could dwell, and no space to occupy, Halen created the Earth. The Earth was nothing but a barren rock floating in the void, and Halen said, "Let there be light." And breathed light unto Earth and it was good. Halen separated the light from the darkness and she called the darkness "night". Halen shed a joyous tear at her creation, and that tear watered the Earth, Halen called the gathering of the waters "seas". Through that tear Halen said, "let there be life, and bring forth the herbs in the ground" and the ground bore seeds and fruit. Then Halen said, "bring forth the creatures of the world according to their kind" and it was so. Then said, "let us make some creatures in our nature", and some of the creatures bore speech, adopted the nature to build, and the will to persevere. "Let these creatures made in my nature hold dominion over the ones not so. Let them graze the cattle and sheep, let them catch the fish in the sea, and pluck the birds out of the sky" and it was so.

Finally, Halen bore her Kingdom on the Earth and called it "The Everglade" and let the dominion of creatures dwell in her Kingdom. Halen commanded "live in harmony with nature, bear fruitful lives, for I have given you fertility and seed" and Halen sent Nymphs to work with the creatures to establish the Everglade as a beautiful and prosperous Earthly Kingdom. The Dominion of Creatures raised cattle and lamb, hare and chicken, they fished in the sea and hunted in the forest and the skies. A Nymph called Yfel - in her hunger for Halen's power said to a number of creatures "hast thou not allowed you to work over nature, why let nature hold dominion over you, just as you have dominion over animals? Build over nature, for nature shall pale in comparison to your greatness - your godhood". The creatures begun to topple the trees to make way for shelter and it a voice engulfed over the Everglade cracking like thunder "Why did you disobey me?" They replied, "We were deceived by Yfel" "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any of the cattle, and swine of the Earth, as the animals yearn for warmth, you shall eat hot coals and roam about the ground for all the days of the Earth." Halen told the Nymph, then turning towards the Dominion of Creatures "Just as the Stags, Wolves, and Bears fight for lands, so shall you fight amongst each other and be tempted by evil, and let all evildoers be banished from my Kingdom." And it was so, no longer were they one dominion of creatures but separated tribes - banished from the perfected realm, the tribes migrated to distant lands - settling and colonizing.