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Influenced largely by their proximity to Dominion lands, the Dominean Tolvaar comprise the majority of the Tolvaar that live near the borders of the Exiled Realm and the Tolvaar who live within the Dominion itself. In fact, by the end of the Dominion Era, a number of the older Tolvaari enclaves in the Dominion have become fully integrated, with a number of Tolvaari clans swearing fealty to the Ivory Throne, the most prominent of whom are the Nôrak, or the Blue Feather Clan.

The Dominean Tolvaar adhere to the Faith of the Nine and though many acknowledge the authority of the Grand Rookery on the matter of the faith, to the Dominean Tolvaar, the Nine, like them, are able to change forms. Many depictions of the Nine in Dominean Tolvaar homesteads and settlements take on the image of Tolvaar, instead of the more elfin features more commonly associated with them. Furthermore, despite the canonical interpretation of the Nine as put forth by the Grand Rookery, Dominean Tolvaar approach some of the Nine with a very different point of view. The Stranger, for example, is regarded by the Tolvaar with a wariness that is absent from the Tretallë. And though naturally more warlike than their brethren who live within the Exiled Realm, the Dominean Tolvaar still see the Rider with a sense of disdain. This is because, despite their closer ties with the most successful military power in the world, the Dominean Tolvaar retain the pacifistic cultural values instilled in the Tolvaari peoples by the Lady Veýs. The fact that the Rider represents the glory of war, the exhilaration of battle, and the revel in felling one's enemies, is diametrically opposed to these values.

One of the most prominent aspects of Dominean Tolvaari beliefs is their approach to the Tretalleri legendary figure, the Prophetess Llyrileýwa. Though a minority believe that the Prophetess and the Lady Veýs are two distinct individuals who fulfilled the same role for two different peoples, the majority of Dominean Tolvaari are convinced that the Prophetess and the Lady are one and the same. Though this was not acknowledged by the Grand Rookery at the time, modern-day scholarship, most notably the Grand Rookery itself, counsel that the most likely case is that the Prophetess and the Lady are the same person.