Here is a short look at some of the elven cultures and religions in Eirda. As more info is developed I will expand on this.
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The Dolsan and Keldavan originate from the landmass called Elvedayn; the Dolsan reside on the northern half, Dolsantyral, and the Keldavan in the south, Keldavazh.
The Dolsan
The Dolsan are generally a very
reasonable and logical people. They follow the teachings of Dolsa and Aslod.
The gods of inner balance. Dolsa and Aslod are two halves to a whole; like Solren
and Lunara, and Dysia and Zanos from the Order of Harmonia. Dolsa represents
the light and everything good in the world; Aslod represents the darkness and
chaos of everything. But rather than only worshipping one, the Dolsan know that
neither god can exist without the other; and this is also true in life. Peace
cannot exist without chaos. Everyone has inner light and darkness within them. The
trick to life is to learn to balance the two.
Dolsan love life and everything that comes
with it, the good and the bad. They live for the bright days and learn from the
bad. Learn to be at peace with one another and with those that have conflict
with them. They understand that people have negative and chaotic urges from
time to time. But rather than destructively acting upon them, they learn to
meditate and harness those urges towards positive activities. While the Dolsan
may not truly give in to their chaotic urges they believe that without the
darkness the light wouldn't be as bright.
The Dolsan live in a communal society,
they have no kings or emperors. Their communes promote equality and caring for one another. Their central government is run by locally elected
representatives that promote the betterment of all of Dolsan society. Representatives must
be just and trusted by his or her community.
The Keldavan
The Keldavan
In Keldavazh; their philosophies
differ quite a bit. The Keldavan happily give in to the chaos that Aslod
thrives from and are more savage in nature. They are happy to act their primal
urges and instincts. They live in clans of that fight for power, the chief is
usually the strongest Keldavan, or one with the most kills. The few times they
band together is when the share the hatred for the Dolsan. Keldavan hate that
the Dolsan also worship their god but refuse to give in to their primal
instincts. They believe the Dolsan are heretics and disrespecting the ways of
Aslod. The Keldavan are constantly at war with the Dolsan and vigilantly attack
their communities.
However, this does not mean that all
Keldavan are evil and attack all Dolsan. There a few Keldavan clans that keep to themselves in Dolsantyral
and in some remote areas of Keldavazh itself.
The Dunyl
The Dunyl
The elves of Andunyl originally were
Dolsan that were tired of the constant attacks from the Keldavan. They were
given land in between Illibasca and Jahr'ghuul by the halflings. Now they have
a different society that is much more varied than Dolsantyral. Here there are
lordships, small kingdoms, democracies, dictatorships, and more. There are even
a few Keldavan villages that also fled the wars. It is just as varied as
Canascas. A very few number still follow the old ways of the Dolsan. Many
follow other religions as well now. Given the nature of the land's acquisition their communities are also often shared with Halflings.
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