Eikdesomvet (Religion)

History
Carrying over elements of a lost religion of the Eikdesomvet's ancient precursor race, it was constructed over millennia, influenced by both their war against the Desomersomposer, and their nomadic journeys on their way to Hrafnkeld, their new homeland.

Beliefs and Practices
The Eikdesomvet believe in many loosely-defined and sometimes overlapping deities, embodying different natural processes, pieces of the material world that they believe to be a manifestation of the Truth, the underlying static force of righteous candor that makes up the universe.

To the Eikdesomvet, lying is the ultimate sin, as it is to deny the force within us all, that which holds our souls together. All life is of the utmost sanctity, and unjustly taking another's life is believed to dislocate your soul, removing you from the cycle of death and rebirth.

Plants play a major part in the practices of the Eikdesomvet, especially oak trees. Anything taken or made from an oak tree is seen as coming directly from the gods, and it may only be removed from the tree with gold tools. Iron is seen as imperfect, as it rusts, and mortality is not a godly quality.

Splinter Groups
Currently, the religion is too small to contain variants.

The Core Tenets

 * 1) Every action has its consequences, and you are responsible for seeing your actions through.
 * 2) All life is sacred. The Eikdesomvet are responsible for seeing this standard upheld in all the lands they may hold.
 * 3) Make an honest living.
 * 4) Always be a good host, as well as a good guest.
 * 5) Uphold the Truth, starting with yourself.
 * 6) Be sure of your convictions, especially when judging, accusing or debating.

Deities
Dengodeguden - A god of life and death, who orders the seasons through song.

Dendyktigeguden - A god of crafts, who represents the passing of profession from father to son. In a voice of hammered metal, Dendyktigeguden would say "Let the carpenter's son follow the ass to fashion a board aright; let the smith's son take to coal, 'tis his due to follow in the calling of his family."

Jegeren - Speculated to be a borrowed god from another pantheon, Jegeren is seen as a god of animals and of the hunt, who upholds nature's Truth; survival of the fittest.

Elvemor - The high goddess of the Eikdesomvet, believed to be the one whose winds make all rivers flow, and the one who provides the water in rain that all things need to survive. She watches from the sky over her favored children, where her winds raise the sun from the east, the Rettogslett, and set it in the west, the Vriddogfeil.

Religious Sites
Any and all religious sites that were build by the original practitioners were lost along with the Eikdesomvet homeland, but more are currently under construction by Mylo Hugleikr in Hrafnkeld.