Go-vuki Chafai

Founded roughly 350 BCA, Go-vuki Chafai is the polytheistic religion of the Dwarfen realms, with it’s power resting in the southern reaches of Rhugaiya, and in Shailura and Tost.

Go-vuki Chafai translates to “Broken Steps”, and is a direct rival and contemporary religion to Lu Sho Maga as it preaches social order as secondary to individual and collective spirituality, rather than as intertwined with. This is thought to be a result of the long-lasting tensions between the mainland of Rhugaiya and it’s vassal isles to the south, as well as the claims it has laid at various points in time to the southern islands, such as Tost.

Rather than preaching social structure, and the fulfillment of social obligations, as spirituality, Go-vuki Chafai focuses on the wellbeing and integrity of a community through cooperation and individual ritual in honour of ancestors and their pantheon. The name itself reflects the nature of Dwarfdom to stumble forwards in a collection of broken steps, and how each generation is whole movement towards social purity, whilst individual successes and failures are steps in and of themselves.

The pantheon of Go-vuki Chafai is structured with a father-like god presiding over two sons, and a motherlike god presiding over two daughters.

The two sons and the two daughters have three sons and one daughter each, in that order. There is also a younger brother of the father, who has no children, save those beings who are not Dwarfin.

These 14 Gods make up the pantheon and represent aspects of the world around followers of Go-vuki Chafai: to be appeased or plead to through ceremonies heavily focused on form and ancestor veneration.

Each follower, family, and community usually has their own patron god. This god more often than not corresponds to some aspect of their past, their future aspirations, or their profession. Towns known for their blacksmithing would hold Ramo as their patron god, whilst a family of farmers within that town might hold Shaygo or Kali in high esteem, and members of that family would have their own personal connections with certain gods that may or may not overlap with those already revered by their kin.