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[MuhidinSaid]

The dwarves don't bother worshiping invisible and malevolent gods who either don't exist, ignore them, or more than often turn on their disciples(the maker, the old gods,etc). Rather they revere individual dwarves who have excelled as warriors, merchants, nobles, engineers as paragons, living gods. Essentially a form of ancestor worship. Sure they're not entirely infallible and some of the paragons(branka) are completely insane, but it poses an interesting contrast to other Theodosian religions. I really admire this form of religion because it's based on and influenced by real events and people, rather than ancient legends and intangible gods and forces.

 

Did they always revere paragons or did they worship gods of their own in the past?

[Roamingmachine]

I like the whole thing with the paragons. Gives something realistic for people to aspire to instead of worrying about what comes after death. I just want to slap mother whatsherface after Haven when you tell her that people should stop worrying about the next world and start worrying about this one. Her retort....ugh >.<  Paragons ftw.

[thanotos omega]

I like the whole thing with the paragons. Gives something realistic for people to aspire to instead of worrying about what comes after death. I just want to slap mother whatsherface after Haven when you tell her that people should stop worrying about the next world and start worrying about this one. Her retort....ugh >.<  Paragons ftw.

Yeah.......she kinda reminds me of the starchild after that, load of bull,

 

Don't forget that the Dwarves have actual material evidence to back up the whole connection to the stone thing, unlike humans and elves who run off the logic of if it's stronger then us and can talk it must be a god,

[Roamingmachine]

Yeah.......she kinda reminds me of the starchild after that, load of bull,

 

Don't forget that the Dwarves have actual material evidence to back up the whole connection to the stone thing, unlike humans and elves who run off the logic of if it's stronger then us and can talk it must be a god,

 

Well, people who dispute the godhood of super powerful beings that are actually present tend to get to experience afterlife really quick  

I remember that the Avvar revere Korth the Mountain father and believe that the dwarves are his creations. A humanized varation of the stone faith, perhaps?

[veeia]

I get the impression, especially from Origins codex entries, that many dwarves view the Stone in a deity like way. They assign pronouns for it (female ones) and I believe there's a text where they refer to her as a mother. the whole theological reason for the caste system is about the purity of the Stone. Plus, the reason for ancestor veneration is because they have become one with the Stone, and Paragons are seen as living representations of that.

I love the dwarves religion, but it does have a lot more deism than I think you assign to it. It's just reflected more pragmatically because of their cultural needs.