Vikhelneisei

The Vikhelneisei are followers of the teachings of Vikhelno, and hold anticlerical beliefs.

Details
Vikhelno was clear "that the work of the gods is visible all around us every day. But anything that was a reason you might need a priest, he dismissed as so much pernicious falsehood. He said that corn mazes should be uprooted and that pilgrimages were ridiculous." He chalked up ghouls as fairytales, in large part because he lived where they didn't appear, like many south of Veshto.

The Vikhelneisei took this farther and chose not to believe anything they hadn't observed themselves. Vikhelneisei are not atheists: they “believe that their names are known to the gods and therefore they cannot become ghouls.” They don't believe cemeteries are necessary (as they principally exist to keep ghouls from rising).

They generally appear to believe that priests are parasites and their teachings are worthless, and when the goblins came north with the gold rush, these beliefs spread.

Members

 * Athru (former)