Skjotunhra

Skjotunhra is an Onthukhan, polytheistic religion based on the teachings and wisdoms of the first Freemen people from the Pale, fronted by the veteran High King Wulfgar Ironback. A small, modest faith, Skjotunhra is understood to be a culture which spread amongst the Freemen as an encouraged behavior and value system by word of mouth and communal experience. This oral practice originated form within the once humble city-island and capital of the Pale, Karthhold, and was subsequently passed onto the future lands.

The High Gods
There are two great beings which form the world around the freemen, encompassing all which is infinite and finite in the world.

Core Gods
The core of the Skjotunhra pantheon consists of five main deities, representing the aspects of Freeman society and the souls of the departed.

Minor Gods and Deities
Listed are higher beings which do not appear within the core books of Skjotunhra and are instead believed to be told of within the mythos surrounding the original texts. Few have their own legends to their name, others have been found to be more referential than actual beings.

Sand Speakers
Sand Speakers are those who have been chosen by Auga-lengoar, the Seer of What is to Be, to spread the wisdom of the gods and the past into society. The term itself implies a desert origin of the Skjotunhra faith, however this is a common misconception. In context of Freemen belief, one can extrapolate that the sand in reference is soul sand from the Nether, believed to be the passed liveliehoods of other humans. Given the universal accessibility of the Nether to any civilization, this conclusion has made the most sense to those foreign to the faith.

In practice, Sand Speakers act as the 'priests' or 'saints' of Skjotunhra, each offering a different contribution to the progression and facilitation of the faith and discussions between the freemen and the gods. Notable Sand Speakers of the Pale include: Jarl Kaidus Ariano, the Speaker for the Dead; Viola 'Wolf' Lightbringer, the Speaker of Songs; Eldritch, the Speaker of Mythics; Orinis Elliris, the Speaker of Travels; and the High King Wulfgar Ironback of the Pale himself.

Sea Spires
Traditional practice on the event of death for a Freemen brother or sister is to build a tall spire out of a stone material wall block in the ocean, leaving a bit sticking out from the water surface to reference the dead. This is believed to be a reference to Hafalatinn, the water realm god of death. Old texts suggest that to mark the fallen from the ocean floor above the sea surface is a sign of honor between the freemen, implying a 'memory beyond death and time'.