The Triarchy

Overview
Since the stout men of the west first fled from their forest home, they found salvation in the waters at the woodlands’ ends. Old gods were abandoned and new gods taken up, a pantheon of minor deities headed by three major gods; Merciful  Reka , goddess of rivers, Mighty  Vod , god of oceans, and Fair  Silny , goddess of rains. In some legends, these three were the rulers of the west in ancient times, and it was they who brought their people down and out of the dark forests. However, they are mostly accepted as primordial deities, who offer blessings to the weary and fierce justice to the wrongdoer. The Triarchy themselves represent balance; for it is Silny who feeds Reka, Reka who feeds Vod, and Vod who feeds Silny all over again. Followers of the Triarchy accept this balance and see that it applies to themselves too; by tradition, families must follow their god’s example, with adults, elderly, and children finding this same balance between each other. The Triarchy is perhaps the strongest religion in terms of familial bond, for each family’s head must be responsible to keep the vigil days as well as practice the rituals when they come, each moon.

Ceremonial Practices
Holy days are very common, and are often related to the movements of the moon; for Vod is said to love the moon goddess, even from afar, and he will rise to her when she is full. Technically, holidays come bi-daily; for there are rituals and various beliefs associated with both high tide and low tide. Other holidays occur when the moon is full, and when the moon does not appear in the sky. Aside from this, there is also a week-long series of holy days known as the  Vigil Days , when families must be together under their roof to fast and sing praises to all the gods, not just the three, for bringing them out of the old evil lands. Fasts may only be broken when the moon shows herself, and even then it is frowned upon to eat normally.