Stonefather (Deity)

The Stonefather is the chief deity of the ethnic dwarven religion, the Stonespeak. Called Fythr, or Father in dwarven, the Stonefather is the personification of the earth and is considered one of Eingrad's primordial deities. To adherents, the Stonefather is believed to have created land and stone to shape the entire World into existence. Dwarves additionally believe that the Stonefather shaped all life in the world. Often described using stonemasonry terminology, the Stonefather is believed to have designed every living being's life and fate. This predestined plan is accessed through divination of reading stones.

Stonespeak
The term Stonespeak encompasses the religion, philosophy, and culture of those that worship the Stonefather. Stonespeak has no overarching organization and no clerical hierarchy, and Stonespeaking communities around Eingrad contain a variety of traditions and cultures. Common in all Stonespeaking movements are the use of cantors, the sole clerical position in recognized in the religion. Cantors are leaders of auditoriums, the Stonespeak place of worship, and lead Stonespeaking communities in prayer and serve as teachers of tradition. Cantors are also the sole diviners of reading stones, ancient slabs of rock believed to have descended from the sky and given by the Stonefather himself. Auditoriums are built around these reading stones, and cantors read them by laying their hands on the stone and palpating its surface. Prophesies from the reading stones are believed to be infallible and immutable, and their determinations on an individuals life are gospel. The largest stone speaking auditorium is found in the Volsung capital of Olrun, which is headed by Cantor Thormod Sylvarthung.

Game Master's Notes
Stonespeak is primarily derived from rabbinic judaism and the imams of Islam.