Valhallan

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'Lo, there do I see my father.
'Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers.
'Lo, there do I see the line of my people,
Back to the beginning.
'Lo, they do call to me.
They bid me take my place among them.
In the halls of Valhalla.
Where the brave may live forever.
~ a common warrior prayer


Valhallan is the term used in reference to one of the Dargarth's primary folk-faiths. While superficially holding some traits in common with other so-called death and ancestral cults, the term does not properly apply once more than a passing familiarity is had with the faith.

The central tenant of the religion is that we have all already died and passed over, and are now currently residing in the afterlife.

When questioned, to justify this belief they point to the fact that individuals black out when death likely would have occurred (such as in the midst of combat), and later return to consciousness with no evidence of wounds and with their armor, shields, and other gear mended. Bodies disappear from the battlefield, rarely leaving remains to bury. And after returning to consciousness it is almost always discovered that the individual has been removed from their last remembered location, oftentimes by great distances.

While circumstantial, this evidence is all supplementary to the simple fact that individuals are often witnessed as slain in battle or otherwise perished, and are later seen whole and hale with no memory of their apparent death.

Valhallan is a personal faith, without a central organization, and is often followed by family clans and individual warriors, in addition to lending itself to warrior fellowships. It is a faith native to the Dargarthian continent, and is held by some country leaders, in addition to being rumored to be the predominant faith of Legion.