Yora'Ye

Beliefs
Yora’Ye is a belief based heavily on the concept of ancestral veneration and worship for the Tong’Fei Greyfolk. It is a faith that ties them to their past and binds them together in the present. The memories and exploits of the ancestors form the basis of their worship and serve as a reminder to the Tong’Fei of who they were and how it impacts who they are in the here and now. To some it also serves as a means of legitimizing authority in clan disputes, as it allows them to focus on clan history.

Myths/Stories
Yora’Ye stories are based on the past deeds of long dead ancestors in a tribe and clan.

Sacred Texts
Sacred texts on Yora’Ye are more or less the same thing to each clan in a tribe, in that they are the written records of a clan’s lineage.

Ethics and Morality
Ethics and morality don’t play a part in Tong’Fei mindset. Emotions to them are weaknesses to be exploited in battle and ethics are only useful to those indecisive enough to not act in time of need.

What is important in this regard is how closely to the clan’s name sake you act. If your clan are hunters, be the best hunter you can be, likewise with warriors, craftsmen, and so on.

Rituals
Hun’Jar: The practice of clan meditation on the memories of the ancestors. The clan members sit in a circle facing away from each other while the clan leader reads the names and titles of the ancestors from the clan scrolls. The meditating clan members chant the clan’s motto each name and then the clan name itself.

Fa’Shu’Ko: Marriage ritual where a clan member bonds with another. The one joining the new clan forfeits the name of the old clan for the one they are joining. A dowry is discussed between clan leaders before the marriage as one is losing a member and gaining tribal allies in return.

Ken’Ke: Ritual combat used to test the might of a clan member coming of age. The new blood must best the strongest of the clan in single combat to prove their worth. If they fail, they must wait for another chance to prove themselves, which is determined by the clan leader.

Kor’Roh’Ka: The ritual of death and burial of the Tong’Fei. When a clan member dies the clan gets together to mourn and burn the body while the clan leader reads the name and titles of the fallen one, and adds them to the scrolls of the clan. After the body is burned on a pyre the ashes are taken and passed around the clan for members to mark themselves with them, this is a way they stay one with the clan member that died.

Symbols
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Social Structures
Clan leaders are the de facto spiritual figures in a tribe. They know the ancient names, rites, and histories of the clans. Thus they lead religious rites.

Religious Experience
Tong’Fei practice Yora’Ye together as a clan or tribe. They do so in full view of other clans and tribes or sometimes in clan dwellings if weather is not favorable outside. If alone a Tong’Fei can just meditate and chant the names of the immediate clan and the clan motto.

(Written by Ricortix)