What should Lawful elves worship?

[Jon_Dahl]

First of all I'd like to say that I'm not including Vandria Gilmadrith to my game.

So what do Lawful elves worship? Lawful Good Elves only have options to worship non-elven deities or Ehlonna? I'm trying to build an Elven monastery that dedicate themselves to Elven lore, but what should they worship? And what about Elven paladins of Corellon, isn't that strongly contradictory?

This is mainly about pre-4e, but I'd like to hear any opinions about the subject.

Do you see lawful and well-organized elves as the rebels of the race or do they have part of their faith and culture? If being a rebel is the norm, then what are the non-rebellious ones?

 

[pawsplay]

If being a rebel is the norm, then what are the non-rebellious ones?

I would expect them to be "joiners." They form cliques, try to alter social environment to be more hiearchical, and philosophically, attack perceied inconsistencies in others. Like, Palpatine is NE, because his be-all, end-all is dominating others and proving his superiority. Vader is CE, because he tends to make decisions emotionally, and his loyalty to Palpatine is both provisional and based almost purely on a personal loyalty rather than a respect for authority. Vader expects his whims to be obeyed. But Moff Tarkin is LE; being evil is his day job, it pays for his sweet ride, and gives him the daily satisfaction of strutting his superiority around his inferiors. It same level, it probably annoys him that Palpatine is in charge, but it doesn't offend him. He's an efficient officer and governor, and has the traits that make all officers and governors effective, but none of the ones that would make him pleasant. Simllarly, Voldemort, probably NE, the Malfoys, LE.

If LE elves don't have a deity of their own, I imagine they would try to make one. Perhaps they have a cult, and the cult leader is trying to raise their child from birth to become a deity.

 

[jefgorbach]

As mentioned, Elves are generally viewed as being more attuned with Nature than most races so theoretically follow a Neutral outlook with a bent towards the communal well-being and thus follow NG teachings.

That said, individuals (such as yours) might take a more Lawful stance closely following the Letter of the faith's dogma moreso than its Intent/Spirit; likely forming archival communities intent on preserving the Elven historical culture and historical record regardless of modern interpretations ... creating potential plothooks where the Archives contain knowledge others wish to remain hidden/lost: genealogy records, real estate/legal documents, original volumes believed lost by outsiders, ancient maps of long forgotten realms, etc.

 

[Mallus]

Protocol.

 

[Mark CMG]

What should Lawful elves worship?

Symmetry in nature?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Symmetry in nature?

I was going to say a sun god, but lawful elves being devoted to the motion of the spheres seems even better. Astronomer elves, either Stonehenge-erecting neo-druids or something more sophisticated, depending on their tech level.

The universe is orderly and predictable, but these elves -- the "Observers?" -- just have to do the observations and documentations to discover the grand design of the gods.

 

[Sammael]

The elven god of longevity and time, Labelas Enoreth, and the elven god of nature, Rillifane Rallathil, always struck me as N or even LN types - much different than the other members of the Seldarine.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

So what do Lawful elves worship?

Trees. Very, very orderly trees. Orchards, really.