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-In this world the Old Norse beliefs are still prevalent in Scandinavia and places where the Vikings have settled. Many folks believe in the Aesir, Vanir, and Jotuns as being god-like races.
+# 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.
-However, in order to integrate with the standard D&D races we will include the following mythology.
-Long ago the major super powerful races lived in peace. But the Aesir, Vanir, and Dragons banded together to banish a fourth group to the Abyss (a land of chaos and demons) and the Nine Hells (a land of law and devils). The Jotuns remained neutral, earning the enmity of the other remaining races.