Ehldurism

== Ehldurism ==
=== Description ===
Ehldurism is a polytheistic animist religion native to the lands of EhldurStehd in Eastern Cathramis. The majority of it's adherents live in the dukedom of the same name, under the Kingdom of Veldora, and have freedom to practice their religious and tribal rites within their homeland. They practice many tribal rites including; ancestor worship and veneration, human and animal sacrifice, ritual intoxication, and more. Ehlduri is the term which refers to those from the lands of EhldurStehd as well as those whom practice Ehldurism, marking the faith as an ethnoreligion. 
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=== The Pantheon ===
==== The Council ====
The Council consists of the eight highest ranking and most venerated deities who Ehlduris believe dictate the terms of the universe. They include the True Ehldurs, the three uppermost entities, and the High Ehldurs, the remaining five. They are:
The Three True Ehldurs:
* Gardmir, The God of Justice
* Effeil, The Goddess of Fate
* Aun, The Spirit of Wisdom
The Five High Ehldurs:
* Taule, the God of Honour
* Arnel, the Goddess of Family
* Bardnir, the God of Courage
* Xyl, the Spirit of Beauty
* Azuria, the Goddess of Charity
==== The Other Ehldurs ====
There are many other deities in the Ehlduri pantheon which are worshipped for their specific virtue, element or profession, however many are unrecorded and the exact number is unknown.