Children of the White Wolf

The Children of the White Wolf was a religious group consisted of about
two dozen people whuch was founded by Moriko, they believed that the Isawa Mori was a place where the Mortal Realm and Chikushō-dō came close together. Celestial Realms, pp. 124-125
== Beliefs ==
The Children of the White Wolf believed that, in ancient times, the two realms were essentially one. The encroachment of civilization changed that, splitting the two realms apart save for in particular places where portions of the primeval forest remained. The group held that it was critical to preserve what little of the Isawa Mori was left or 
the ultimate loss of the remaining parts of the ancient forest would cause all of the world's animals to eventually die out, because no new ones could be born without access to places where Chikushō-dō could still be reached. They revered and protected the forest, the animals within it, and Chikushō-dō itself. They further believed that the Realm of Animals
was a fundamentally benevolent place. Celestial Realms, p. 124
== Focus ==
The Children of the White Wolf had a clear focus upon Moriko, who was the group's founder and had developed and propagated the group's core beliefs. His leader once worked as a caravan guard for merchants based in Sheltered Plains City. While escorting a caravan along one of the very few roads through the Isawa Mori, Moriko sought an enormous white wolf. She believed this to be an okuriōkami, a wolf-spirit guardian that sometimes watched over travelers. No one else seemed to see the creature, convincing Moriko that she had been granted a vision from Chikushō-dō, the Realm of Animals. Moriko returned to the Isawa Mori, built a small cabin, and began to devote her life to understanding and protecting what she saw as a place where Chikushō-dō impinged closely on the Mortal Realm. They met and conducted their observances in the Isawa Mori, in several clearings and forest glades in the vicinity of where Moriko first saw the guardian wolf spirit. 
== Religious Paraphernalia ==
Its most important artifact was a large wolf skull, which Moriko claimed to have found near her cabin shortly after settling in the forest. The skull featured prominently during the group's religious practices and observances. Celestial Realms, p. 125
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