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God-Spirits of Fraza

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSSGp. 21, 25, 32 SoVp. 27

The God-Spirits of Fraza are one of the pantheons worshipped in the realms beside the Exiled Pantheon: the Fran people of the north have a pantheon of their own.¹

The gods

The God-Spirits of Fraza are the Great Wolf, god of fury; Skadri, goddess of winter; Stagdal, god of endurance; Ursa, god of protection; and Yrmoghl, god of the frozen sea.²

God	Role	Domains	Symbol
Great Wolf	God of fury	Strength, Valor	Wolf's head
Skadri	Goddess of winter	Cold, Hunt	Snowflake
Stagdal	God of endurance	Endurance, Nature	Antlers
Ursa	God of protection	Healing, Homeland	Bear's head
Yrmoghl	God of the frozen sea	Sea, Storms	Sea serpent

Belief in the north

In the land of Fraza, life and order are very different from the Empire's. Struggle, hardship and the glory of overcoming them are part of everyday life, the right to rule is earned by deeds, and this way of life shapes how the people see religion.³

The people of Fran do not deny that the gods exist, but they do not worship them in the usual sense. They expect rewards in return for the sacrifices they offer and the services they give, and they serve in turn for the blessings they receive. The lofty ideals of the Empire's gods mean nothing to them; they turn to nature gods who will guard them against the northern cold, the malice of monsters and a bad hunt.³ Even so, like the Iron Islanders, they acknowledge and believe in the gods to whom they do not pay their respects.⁴

These gods are not always pictured in human form. In Fran belief the Great Wolf Ulfa is the mightiest of the gods, the Enduring Bear Urga helps the people survive harsh winters, and the Lady of Winter Skand is the very embodiment of the blizzard.³

There is no place for priests in the land of Fran. The druids are held to be the closest to nature and so to carry the greatest divine message, and the most distinguished of them belong to the Circle of Fraza.³

Notes

↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 25, 32
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 32
↑BookShadow Over Vansreik, p. 27
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 21

Sources

This article draws on:

SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 21, 25, 32
SoVShadow Over Vansreik(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 27

DeityGreat WolfOne of the God-Spirits of Fraza, the god of fury, whose domains are strength and valour and whose symbol is a wolf's head. The people of Fran name the Great Wolf Ulfa the mightiest of their gods.DeitySkadriOne of the God-Spirits of Fraza, the goddess of winter, whose domains are cold and hunt and whose symbol is a snowflake.DeityStagdalOne of the God-Spirits of Fraza, the god of endurance, whose domains are endurance and nature and whose symbol is antlers.DeityYrmoghlOne of the God-Spirits of Fraza, the god of the frozen sea, whose domains are the sea and storms and whose symbol is a sea serpent.RegionFrazaThe harsh northern realm beyond the Empire's mountain passes, a land of monsters and relentless winter whose clans live free, honour strength and deed above blood, and esteem their seers and witches.ConceptDay of the Thousand FangsA day of Fran origin, spread to the imperial provinces next to Fraza, when people eat game meat, lock their doors and stay with their families while hunters patrol the streets.DeityArcaneusThe god of time, one of the Draconic Gods, whose domains are time and knowledge and whose symbol is the hourglass. The Empire counts him a guardian of time set by Alarath; the Order of Nus'ar held him the only true god.ConceptGeroni religious traditionThe faith of the Geroni city-states as told in the Yeni Dünya campaign, from an old shared theocracy to a turn towards reason, with gods whose names were erased yet who are still honoured as the Mighty Father, the Merciful Mother and the Wise Child.DeityPraxaclasOne of the Draconic Gods, the god of all dragonkin, whose domains are magic and honor and whose symbol is a dragon's head.DeityAgmonThe god of trade, one of the lesser gods loyal to the Greater God Alarath, whom no wise one wants to anger.