Dwarf Religion

Followers:

Known as: The True People Insult as: Dwarfists   The Religion of the True People is the native religion of most dwarven communities.   

Beliefs:

Dwarves Are The True People

The Religion of the True People holds that while there may or may not be other gods, that The All Father specially created dwarves, that they are The True People and he has given them a special place in the world. They believe that The All Father has promised to lead, teach, and protect dwarves against a hostile world.  

Honesty & Honor

Dwarf religion focusses on the well being of drawves. It teaches dwarves to be honest, generous, and honorable with each other. In dealings with non-dwarves, it is a little more ambiguous. But, most dwarves hold that The All Father commands those same virtues be applied to non-dwarves, as long as dwarven communities are protected.  

Religion and Politics:

Dwarf temples usually keep themselves out of politics. Although often dwarven kings are advised by priests of The True People.  

Places of Worship:

The mountain dwarves have built large temples to The All Father into the stone of their subterrean cities. Hill drawves build temples on the surface of varying size and construction, depending on the materials avaialble and size of the village. Smaller temples have been built by dwarven communities in mixed cities.    

Manner of Worship:

Dwarven communities will gather to worship The All Father every fortnight. During the gathering the head priest of the temple will lead the congregation in prayers and song. While drawves are known for their raucous festivals, holy days of The All Father are more solemn affairs with prayer and family gatherings.    

Views on Other Religions:

The Religion of the True People only concerns itself with the beliefs of dwarves. As other races are not of The True People, and are not under The All Father’s protection, they may worship as they wish. However, The Religion of the True People holds a dim view of dwarves that practice other religions and other religions that try to convert dwarves. As a result, those dwarves that call themselves “The True People” regard Unity and The Teachings of Chantrel with suspicion.  

Connections to Unity

There is no agreement among dwarves about whether The All Father they worship is the same as The Great Father worshipped in Unity. Some say that they are completely different gods that have been given the same name by coincidence. Others say that there is is enough similarity between Unity’s Words of the Great Father and the holy books of The True People to say that Unity worships the same deity, but in a different (or corrupted) form.