In the sad case of gnorri whose age outstrips their Nor they have a concept of a “Mother Earth” or accomplishments, exile may be a preferable fate to “Heavenly Father,” as they have no concept of family constant ridicule or pity from the mouths of younger, more accomplished generations wonder, is sufficient unto itself in terms of eliciting the Gnorri not build complex cities, but settlements intellectual and emotional responses associated with can grow quite large in size They tend to be in tune spiritual experience, and that there is no need for faith with their environments, using nearby materials for in traditional anthropormorphic concept of gods or construction—especially coral Gnorri coral shapers similar ideas are masters at guiding the growth of coral through They have no creation myths or foretold apocalypses diverse methods, ranging from physical carving to to concern themselves with Nature has always existed alchemical enhancement Often, naturally-occurring and will always exist and so it is with the gnorri caverns or rifts along the cave floor will serve as a gnorri They recognize the existence of ghosts, spirits, settlement, but in most cases, they wed such natural and other things that “prove” that there is life after features to crafted palaces Bones are a valued building death But they have no concern about these or any material for weapons and buildings alike When a great introspection on what happens to individuals after sea beast dies, gnorri are quick to strip the body of its they’ve died They have a “does it matter” perspective flesh and harvest the bones to serve once more as a on what happens after life ends skeleton—only this time as the superstructure for a coral building rather than a flesh-and-blood beast While they respect nature, they neither worship nor revere it While they work in harmony with nature, While gnorri are omnivorous, they generally prefer they don’t avoid manipulating the world around them lives as vegetarians, for their teeth are not sharp and have to suit their community’s needs An example of this is difficulty chewing through flesh This is, of course, a how they use their innate magical ability to turn rock strange disconnect for very young gnorri, who in their into mud to make grottos plankton stage are dedicated carnivores who feed only on flesh Gnorri keep large farms of kelp and other As a society, gnorri don’t build places of worship within their communities They see no need to seaweeds, but also raise slow-moving slug-like creatures Those who wish to harness the power of nature are or pens of jellyfish as livestock These creatures are often called to a druidic lifestyle While recognized generally not kept for food, but as resources for gnorri as druids by druids of the lands, gnorri not view alchemists (see “Culture” on page 34) themselves as part of a religion or sect While a land Faith Some societies of gnorri are particularly wise, and with that wisdom comes an intrinsic understanding that they are not the center of the world: that there exist truths out in the world greater than themselves Gnorri don’t have a specific god or pantheon they worship They of course recognize that there are powerful entittes in the universe, some of which grant power to their servants 32 Gnorri believe that nature, in all its diversity and druid who has disrespected a gnorri would be kicked out of their sect by other members, this is not the gnorri’s doing but a result of the land druid’s beliefs about gnorri as a society of “nature lovers.” Gnorri druids gather in groups to learn from one another, but not to worship They recognize that some of these teachings can lead to great power To protect this power and to trade learning with land druids,