The Allfather

The Reformed Faith of the Allfather

He Who Shall Return When the Sons Are Made Whole

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  In the bitter frost of Jotunfir, where the snow falls like judgment and blood warms the soil, the spiritual traditions of the North have endured for millennia. Yet as the world changes, so too must its faiths. In the shadow of the Jotuntyde and the sundering of old tribes, a new sect has emerged—an evolution of ancient worship: The Reformed Faith of the Allfather.   Unlike the fractured, tribalistic deities of old—Inisey the fisherman, Balor the berserker, Galmane the craftsman, Aengus the nurturer—the Reformed Faith looks forward, not back. It calls upon unity. It calls for the broken tribes to reassemble, to renounce petty division and ancestral feuds in order to reform the Allfather, the ultimate divine essence from which the Four Brothers were born.  

Core Tenets

The Reformed Faith teaches that the Four Brothers were once one: the Allfather, who fractured himself into avatars in order to guide and prepare mankind for its darkest trials. When the day comes that their divided virtues are made whole again—when men cast down tribal banners and raise a single northern standard—then the Allfather will return in full.  

• Unity is Divinity — Brother must not raise axe against brother; every feud weakens the North.
• Balance in All Things — No one virtue is supreme; strength, craft, nurture, and fortune must all be upheld equally.
• The Allfather Watches — Though silent, He sees all things and marks those who work toward the great reunion.
• The Return Will Be Bought in Blood — The Allfather will not return to cowards; only in war, sacrifice, and shared suffering will the tribes earn his rebirth.

 

Symbols and Worship

Temples of the Reformed Faith are rare and modest, usually longhalls repurposed as shrines where the Four are venerated together, not separately. The sigil of the Faith is a four-branched knot enclosed in a circle—representing the sons, intertwined, waiting to become whole.   Daily rites involve offerings of fire, sweat, and blood. It is common for the faithful to cut their palms and let their blood drip into shared iron bowls, pledging it to unity and brotherhood.  

Stance on the Old Gods

The Reformed Faith does not deny the Four Brothers, nor the tales of the Sister, Morrigan, whose shadow still lurks at the fringes. Instead, it reinterprets them.  

• Inisey is the spirit of daring and the lure of opportunity.
• Balor is the unbreakable spine, the warrior's fire.
• Galmane is the hearth-builder, the shaper of legacy.
• Aengus is the lifeblood of the land, the father of plenty.

  Morrigan, however, remains anathema. Her doctrine of division and ambition is seen as the curse that shattered the Allfather in the first place. She is the whisper of ego, the poison of kinstrife.  

Political Implications

Though spiritual in origin, the Reformed Faith carries undeniable political weight. Many of its most fervent adherents are warriors, seers, and jarls who believe the time has come to unify the fractured North—not just in spirit, but in law and blade.   To worship the Allfather Reborn is to call for a northern empire, a coalition of all free peoples against the tide of beasts and darkness.   “Only when the sons return to the father will the father return to us.”