The Eleven-and-One

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This page describes the religion of the Elves as well as each of the sects therein.

Also called Enir Tyil'aen'Fen, The Elven-and-One are the gods of the elves. Though other deities are known, these are lesser deities, and not members of Enir Tyil'aen'Fen.

Often mistaken to refer to Thorasvarn, The One in actuality refers to Élantandis.

Evolution of the beliefs
It is widely accepted that the High-elves' concept of The Eleven precedes most other religions. The addition of The One, Élantandis, is a relatively new addition. The adoption of this deity is recent enough such that Wood-elves don't prescribe to it, believing only in The Eleven. Over time these forms of the same religion have diverged; the Wood-elves use different names for the individual Eleven, though still refer to them simply as 'The Eleven'. Furthermore, while the High-elves do not have a concept of 'Good Gods' and 'Evil Gods' - see The Eleven-and-One - Wood-elves have altered their view to have these opposing forces of Good and Evil in their pantheon. In fact, this is one of the many reasons High-elves consider themselves superior to Wood-elves, 'Having not regressed to primitive views of the world'.

Thorasvarn, Dream-mother, The Mother to all
The Thorasvarn slept the first dream. She is the creator of the universe, the formless Eodth, and - through her thoughts - is the mother to the other ten gods, excluding The One, Élantandis.

Aenganna
Goddess of the Elves. She created the Elves near the end of the Dream-Age. All elves are spiritually attached to Aenganna and they die when this connection is severed.

Nyalvírn, The Many-hued Dragon
Flew across the world during the Age of Dreams, shaping the land building the mountains and valleys. He also breathed the fire which first lit the Eodth's mantle, called Eodth's Forge. When the flame began to lessen his two eldest sons, [] and [] - known for their constant bickering and trying to out-do one another - fought for the right to relight it. So both gave their bodies as kindling to the fire; however their spirits live on continuing to fight, causing eruptions where the Eodth's crust is thin.

Buamei
God of the hunt. He is the creator of all animals of the world, but he believes himself so far above them as to be cruel to them by hunting. Elves believe that animals have seen enough cruelty at the hands of Buamei that they abstain from eating meat.

Mochai
God of darkness and malevolence. He is the primary source of chaos in the world. He enjoys playing games with the other gods and their creations.

Élohwen, The Giant
Largest of The Eleven, Élohwen made his home at the northern most point of the world, the chill of his body freezing the land. His breath causes blizzards. His wife [] lives in the skies above him; her tasseled cape, made of light, fills the ever-night sky. Their children were the first giants, frost-giants first among them.

Luelma, The Glutton
In the Dream-Age when the world and its inhabitants were still young, Luelma saw to gain benefit by abusing his godhood to the naive young peoples of Eodth. He tricked them into giving him all their food, eventually growing bloated. When the people began to starve and saw the deceit that Luelma had played they learned of good and evil, and chased Luelma into the sea. Ever since, in retribution Luelma unleashes his wrath on those that sail to far from land.

Árrokoth, The Misshapen
The grotesque bastard son of Thorasvarn. His son, [], gave his body to be the moon.

The One
Élantandis, an ancient elf who ascended to god-hood. Worshiped only by the High-Elves.