# Religion

In this world, the Old Norse beliefs are still prevalent throughout Scandinavia and the lands where Vikings have settled. Most people believe in the **Æsir**, **Vanir**, and **Jǫtnar** (Jotuns) as powerful, god-like races.

To better integrate with the standard cosmology of *Dungeons & Dragons*, the following mythological framework is used:

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## The Divine Conflict

Long ago, the major super-powerful races lived in peace. These included:

- The **Æsir** – gods of order, war, and leadership  
- The **Vanir** – gods of fertility, nature, and wisdom  
- The **Jǫtnar** (Jotuns) – primal forces of chaos and the wild  
- A mysterious **fourth group**, unnamed in most surviving stories

Eventually, the Æsir, Vanir, and **Dragons** formed an alliance and **banished the fourth group** to distant realms:

- The **Abyss** — a churning land of chaos and demons  
- The **Nine Hells** — a rigid realm of law and devils

Though the Jotuns did not participate in this war, their **refusal to choose a side** earned them lasting mistrust from the other divine races.