Lüetivyrn

Lüetivyrn (Sethrian pronunciation: /luetivyɾn/) is a polytheistic religion practiced by Pavrhian humans in Sethris. A practitioner of Lüetivyrn is called a Lüeheltfar. Followers believe in the teachings and myths outlined in the holy scripture referred to as Evëmülneta. The principal deity of the religion is Galres, who is also known by the epithet Kolfar-Thröki (Smith-Father).
== History ==
Lüetivyrn is an organized polytheistic faith. It has its origins in Pavrhian mythology, which was originally an unorganized and varied belief system split into different traditions based on family or location. These myths predate Sethrian runes and therefore written Pavrhian history, and were passed along as oral traditions before then. This unorganized status facilitated influence from other religions in Sethris, especially Orcaes Avaar. However, shortly after the founding of Pavrhitsöth, a devout follower of Galres named Ava-Töve Dafrëgir, who served as a priest at his local temple, went on a pilgrimage across Pavrhitsöth and recorded different myths from believers across the new empire. He collected these myths into Evëmülneta and organized the religion into its current structure. Today, Ava-Töve is called Gefralar (Sethrian for teacher) and is venerated as a prophet.
== Deities ==
There are many deities in Lüetivyrn, spread across three different pantheons. The primary group are the Lüeti, who reside in Lüepavrhi. The second are the Lötüvi, mischievous gods who are the descendants of Galres' son Lötü. The final group are the Sildifar, who wander across the cosmos. Worshipers are expected to choose a patron god from any of these pantheons. Additionally, there are the dead gods, who are mentioned several times in Evëmülneta as the gods of the world Pada, which was destroyed by the giant Koldev.
=== Lüeti ===
The Lüeti are diverse. Over twenty Lüeti are mentioned in Evëmülneta, though less than half of them receive much attention in the scripture. The central gods are Galres and his immediate family. The Lüeti are described as being similar in appearance to Pavrhian humans, typically tall and pale with blue eyes and hair colour ranging from brown to red.
==== Galres ====
Galres is the central god in Evëmülneta and the patriarch of the Lüeti family. He is described as appearing like a grizzled old man with wild brown hair and beard streaked with grey. He has a forge in the sun which he flares up during the summer, increasing the temperature on Eldham. He is said to have forged Eldham's bedrock core out of the bones of his many dead children after they were killed during the destruction of Pada. He holds the holy sword Elö, which is part of the origin of the name of the Elöbrökmuri, a specialized cavalry force from Whiteridge. Elö is also used as a symbol for the religion as a whole alongside Galres' anvil. He also has three seagulls made of metal named Olmdi, Kjav, and Kavre that watch over Eldham while he works at his smithy. He has been compared to Solon, the god of Solonism, but influence from Solonism is disputed. Galres is associated with fire, the sun, the forge, battle, and weaponry.
==== Tarja ====
Tarja is the wife of Galres. She is said to resemble a stout old wrinkled woman with grey hair. She is the daughter of Eldir, who was the king of the dead gods of Pada, from whom the Sethrian name of Eldham (Eldir) was derived. Also known as Salna-Lömi (Earth-Mother), she is said to be wise and favour the young, old, and feeble and protect them from danger. She showed love to the newly-forged Eldham after Galres cast it away and gave it its name, and then sculpted the first humans out of an alloy made of the stones of Eldham. She is associated with earth, farming, the harvest, food, sculptures, and pottery.
==== Torsavi ====
Torsavi is the only of Galres and Tarja's children to survive the destruction of Pada. His name is possibly derived from the malicious spirit Dorsaf in the Orcaes Avaar religion of the Vinvüri; but unlike Dorsaf, he is not malicious, although he is known to pull pranks on humans and the other gods, which are intended to be harmless fun but occasionally get out of hand and result in death and destruction. He is associated with storms, rain, wind, music, and the sea.
==== Ylvi ====
Ylvi is the first god to be born after the destruction of Pada. He has a fierce rivalry with Lötü after the death of their brother Nagreng. He is married to the Sildifar goddess Lesthi, with whom he has two children.
==== Nagreng ====
Nagreng was the second god to be born after the creation of Eldham. He was fooled into aiding Lötü after he betrayed their father, and went to Eldham to retrieve twenty stones from its earth; upon his return, he was slain, and his bones were used to forge a new world called Lötüpask, Lötü used the stones Nagreng had brought to forge his wife. After his death, Galres created the moon in his memory to haunt Eldham at nighttime.
==== Gangvi ====
The oldest child of Ylvi and Lesthi. He is associated with language, scholars, wisdom, and runes.
==== Jurli ====
The daughter of Ylvi and Lesthi and the wife of Këlar.
==== Këlar ====
Këlar is a Lüeti, but is not related to Galres. It is not mentioned in scripture where he originated, but he is married to Jurli.
=== Lötüvi ===
The Lötüvi are descended from Lötü, the youngest son of Galres and Tarja, who left Lüepavrhi after betraying his father. They are all similar in appearance, possessing white hair and pale skin, which they inherited from Lötü.
==== Lötü ====
Lötü is the founder of the Lötüvi, the creator of Lötüpask, and the son of Galres and Tarja. The way he is described suggests that he may be affected by albinism. He was taught the arts of metallurgy by his father, which he used to smith the spear Jedol (meaning "victory"). He attacked his father with Jedol but was banished from Lüepavrhi. He fled to another star and built his own smithy, where he then was brought twenty stones from Eldham's earth by Nagreng, which he forged into his wife, Tsötvi.
==== Tsötvi ====
Tsötvi is the wife of Lötü, who he forged from twenty stones of Eldham's earth.
==== The Daughters of Lötü ====
Thilra, Alvmäst, and Kiholva are the daughters of Lötü and Tsötvi. Along with their siblings, they kidnapped humans to take as spouses to increase the population of the Lötüvi.
==== Bardvy ====
One of Lötü's sons.
==== Löthümbi ====
One of Lötü's sons.
=== Sildifar ===
The Sildifar are neutral gods who wander the cosmos and rarely interact with humans or the other gods. However, several Sildifar are married to Lötüvi or Lüeti. They are described as winged, ethereal, and luminescent, and have knowledge of worlds far beyond. Certain Lüeheltfar who have pledged themselves to the Sildifar specifically believe they are the wisest and most powerful pantheon.
=== Other Entities ===
There are several deity-like entities mentioned in Evëmülneta, who are often malicious and destructive, who serve as enemies to the gods and force them to band together.
==== Koldev ====
Koldev is referred to as a "giant" in Evëmülneta, and although his exact size is not mentioned, he is assumed to be unfathomably large. He is said to be responsible for the destruction of Pada and was trapped by Galres in a mountain of ice and jettisoned far into space, although he will one day return to destroy Eldham.
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