Dominion Era/Tolvaar (Culture)/Animist Tolvaar

These Tolvaar comprise the vast majority of the Tolvaar who live in the southern reaches of the Exiled Realm, where the Tolvaari ancestral lands are. Specific beliefs among these Tolvaar are very different from one clan to the next, but common among them is the general idea that the essence of divinity is contained by all things. To the animist Tolvaar, every creature, form of the land, form of the water, or heavenly body, are gods unto themselves. The animist Tolvaar reject the idea of deities, often arguing that to ascribe divinity to metaphysical entities is to deny the innate sacredness of all life, the land and water that give birth to it, and the heavens that provide light and shade that it may thrive.

The animist Tolvaar adhere to practices more associated with the druidism of old, and this is often attributed to the fact that it is the animist Tolvaar who, legend alleges, were the most influenced by the Lady Veýs. Though, as mentioned above, the animist Tolvaar are anything but homogeneous, one of the most prominent traditions among the animist Tolvaari clans is the worship of the moon. Another feature that is present in most, but not all, animist Tolvaari clans is the tradition of ancestor worship, though to use the word 'worship' is to strip the practice of its significance. Animist Tolvaar who practice ancestor worship do not worship in the same sense as Di'Tretâllë worship the Nine, instead, the animist Tolvaar revere their ancestors and believe that by reaching through the veil separating the world of spirits and the living, their ancestors can give them strength and guidance through life.

To the animist Tolvaar, the Lady Veýs is about as close to a goddess as they possess in their faith. She is treated with great reverence because the animist Tolvaar believe that not only did she teach the Tolvaari peoples the way of peace, but also allowed them to reconnect with the land that they had lost their ancient connection to. The animist Tolvaar further believe that come the day when the Tolvaari peoples are once again lost and wandering without purpose, the Lady Veýs will return to reopen their eyes.