Halfling Paganism

Halfling Paganism was the historical ethnic religion of the Halflings, and the state religion of the Community of Antanath. Although it was historically the ethnic religion of the Halflings, nowadays, the majority of them are followers of the Church of Titanius. The religion was considered extinct a century ago, having only underwent a revival during the last century.

Tripartite of the Soul
The halflings believe that each person's soul is divided in three parts, although for the majority of beings, the third one, or even the second one, is dormant:


 * 1) The part that is responsible for animalistic instincts, needs and desires
 * 2) The part that is responsible for honour, morals, family and nation
 * 3) The part that is responsible for self-recognition and deification, turning into a deity

They believe that primitive, non-sentient animals (as well as primitive tribes that focus on survival, and also "soulless traitors") only have the first part of the soul active, the other two dormant - the majority of sentient mortals have the third dormant, the first two active. Anyone who awakens the third part of his/her soul transcends mortality and becomes a deity - at least, according to their beliefs.

Kúnos
Kúnos (pronounced ), the frog-God is the god of magic, night, decisions and road forks, frequently associated with the third part of the soul - it is said that those who transcend mortality and become deities all personally meet Kúnos first. He is also the chief deity.

Kúnos is consistently depicted as a sentient, bipedal, humanoid frog with a spear in his hand.

Wodhár / Wolár
Wolár (pronounced ) in Froturnish Halfling, Wodhár (pronounced ) in Etrandish Halfling; is the god of war, honour, courage, strength and masculinity - he is analogous to the Dwarven Odhaur. He is associated with the second part of the soul.

Unlike the other deities, his depiction is not consistent: depending on the tradition and region, he is depicted as either a humanoid warthog, a humanoid lion, or, in rarest cases, even a humanoid tiger.

Yuzashyán / Yurashyán
Yurashyán (pronounced ) in Froturnish Halfling, Yuzashyán (pronounced ) in Etrandish Halfling; is the rabbit-goddess of fertility, wine, dancing, joy and lovemaking. She is associated with the first part of the soul.

She is consistently depicted as a humanoid rabbit-woman.