Tukanak

Tukanak is a tuskarr polytheist religion where it involves a form of spiritual mediation between its people and their spirits of the dead with the help of their pantheon. While each Tuskarr clan has their variation of their deities, the main ones are Oacha'noa, the Goddess of the Depths and the Seas, Karkut, Watcher and Gatherer of the Dead, Issliruk, the Spirit of War, Bravery and Wit and Tayutka, Caretaker of Pal'ea and Tuskarr Alike.

Due to their spiritualistic connections with their Tukanak faith, the tuskarr Hayun ('Mystic' in Kalu'ak) can channel their spirits to chant and unleash either devastating spells such as summoning and bending water spouts from the ground, enchanting the warrior's soul and grant them unimaginable strength to even granting vision in the dark and of the hidden from the normal eye and sing with their voices so low that it makes the living fall asleep for a brief moment. Hayuns could also cast spells that tend to their wounds and disease with the help of their medicinal roots and balms, or even create spectacular sightshows by guiding and shaping the aurora borealis into the animals that their spirits represent or other shapes while telling legends and stories to tuskarr children and strangers. It should be noted however that in order to cast such spells, Hayuns are dependant on trinkets such as wood or ivory carvings of their spirits and other items such as aged roots and various foodstuffs. Some Hayun even dress up to cater to the specific spirit they need to invoke the energies of.

At the same time, each tuskarr clan also has one Agahayun ('Greater Mystic' in Kalu'ak) alongside the Hayuns. Often acting as the Taatax and Agunilliq's right hand and advisors, they are also the patrons of the Tukanak faith. They are masters of channeling their spirits with their deities or their ancestors, so much so that they could even hear the faint whispers of the gods they worship. Yet, the Agahayun prefer to focus their spirituality on one deity only, either depending from the village they hail from (Such as Nakkao of Pal'ea worshipping Tayutka), or on the belief that with enough piety and worship of their patron deity, said deity would then inherit the Agahayun's body and be considered a reincarnation of the one they worshipped, granting them great feats of strengths rarely seen among famous Agahayun (Such as Au'raa Oacha'noa). Only the few talented upon the spiritual ways get the chance to earn the title of the Agahayun, as when the current one dies, the replacement will not only be judged by the will of their clan, but to the eyes of their gods as well. Some Hayuns like Urulik mention that during this process "Tayutka tests your belief into Tukanak with questions that turn your doubts true, Karkut looks over your ancestors' past and sees if they were just as pious to the faith or whether they've not done any dark and twisted feats, Issliruk ponders upon your swift thinking and knowledge while your wit clashes with his and Oacha'noa will exchange your wisdom with hers." Any Hayun that fails to pass the gods' or the people's judgement will more often than not quit their mystical ways. Because of this, most Hayuns would think twice before they would take such a challenge.

In addition to their spiritual mediation with the dead, tuskarr often carve giant, black stone statues with the face of legendary tuskarr before being planted near their cemeteries or right to their settlements. Once the statues have been planted to the ground, one Agahayun, accompanied by a group of five Hayuns will begin the ritual where they would transfer the soul of said legend into the stone to act as either advisors to the village or spiritual guardians watching over their realm eternally. These tuskarr statues will often range from the founders of their village (U'quaat has the face of Katuq Yetislayer carved onto the stone), legendary warriors and defenders of their settlements (Kamagua has the face of Yukkiq Trollhide carved onto the stone) and even rare Agahayun that were claimed to be the reincarnation of one of their deities (Unu'pe has the face of Au'raa Oacha'noa carved onto the stone).