Tir Dual

== Tir Dúal ==
=== Overview ===
Tir Dúal is the primary faith of the Fayrines of Briar Green. The religion exists in two parallel sects, each worshipping one of the religions twin Gods, Faeh or Rhoth. These sects are known as the Druids of the Emerald Sun and the Knights of the Bleeding Crown. Each sect has strongly differing religious practices and ways of life which, including the tenuous peace deal between Faeh and Rhoth, often causes various forms of conflict within the religion.
The Druids of the Emerald Sun practice many forms of artisanry, as well as performance and literature, while its most dedicated believers devote themselves to the eldritch arts of the Old Wood. They believe life is sacred and death, as a part of life, should be venerated and celebrated.
The Knights of the Bleeding Crown hone their martial skills and sharpen their minds to best serve their sovereign king, Rhoth. They believe life is to be spent amassing reputation and wealth to become as high ranking as possible in Rhoth's great hall in the afterlife.
=== The Twin Gods ===
==== Faeh ====
Faeh is the goddess of life and death. She is the new growth of spring, the fruits of summer, the autumn harvest, and the slumber of winter. Faeh is often depicted in oral tradition as a loving mother to the Fayrines who watches over and protects them. She is known as a masterful shapeshifter and there are many different depictions of her throughout Fayrine culture. All renditions include her with some kind of antlers, an animal skull over her head, and growths of ivy, moss, and blossoms coating her body and draping from her antlers.
==== Rhoth ====
Rhoth is the god of war and honor. He represents the innate strength of the Fayrine mind, body, and soul: their ability to conquer, tame, and harness nature. It is the might of Rhoth that festers in the blood of the lumberjack; his voice that rips from the throat of the warrior; his patience that settles in the heart of the fisher.
Rhoth commands a vast kingdom in the Otherworld, staffed by faeries, animal companions, and Knights who've died in Rhoth's name. Those who live honorable lives, and recognize him as their King, are granted a home in his kingdom in the afterlife. Every Knight dreams of joining Rhoth's royal court, and as such dedicate their entire mortal lives to serving him.
Rhoth is most often depicted as a huge, humanoid ram, towering over the subjects of his Kingdom with broad shoulders, a suit of crystal armor, and a mane of black wool that wraps around his body. Rhoth's most distinctive physical feature are the countless horns on his head — his "crown." Jutting out in all directions, some are stained red with dried blood from centuries-old battles; others have yellowed with age. Others still are broken and splintered, worn down from combat.