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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 4272524" data-attributes="member: 3649">"They are a practical people. They take what is needed and little else; they do not hoard, trusting in the spirits of the land to provide for them when needed. They give back the remains to the earth and the stream, so that the fish and worms might benefit as they have benefitted.They hold that all things - every animal, every plant, every natural feature - holds a spirit of some sort. They know they exist solely by the sufference of these spirits, so they offer thanks and respect to the land when they take something for their own use. When they hunt they let the earth drink the first blood in thanks, then show respect to the Animal Fathers by wasting nothing. Indeed, waste is their greatest sin, followed by indulgence to excess.  A fat man earns their contempt, and a wastrel their anger.They are not given much to display. They are a deeply religious folk but hold no services, have no book and keep no treasures depicting their gods. When asked about it, the elf we spoke to laughed. "Why do I need a picture of the Spirit of Mountains when he is there on the horizon? Why do we need a book? The Spirit of Winds is with me in every breath and I hear him always. What treasure can match the River Spirits great gift of life to our crops? These things you speak of are children's toys."</blockquote>