Great. But that does lead me to another question, what happens to the souls of non dwarves who worship the dwarven pantheon, or are adopted members of a dwarven family?
From what I understand non dwarves are forbidden to enter the dwarf afterlife, yes?— Steven Stone (@StevenStoneYT) May 2, 2020
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Just as in our real world, “after death” is a mystery to the living.
Priests, deities, and the servitors of deities (“angels” and the like) make various claims, and a lot of these contradict each other. 2)
Dwarves valiant in battle often believe their souls wind up in a hall of heroes where they feast and brawl and practise until the gods have need of them to do battle, or to be “reforged” (by Moradin, at his forge) into new…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
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…dwarves and sent back to live again.
Dwarf smiths and crafters believe the afterlife that awaits them is a series of spacious, wonderfully-equipped workshops where they can fulfillingly create ever-better items, knowing true… 4)
…satisfaction and becoming ever better at creating items that are innovative as well as ever-better-made.
Dwarf clerics believe they are the “true servants” of the (dwarven) gods, and will be first to be chosen to serve anew, …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
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…as a new dwarf living a new life.
Many mortals, of various races, have sages and learned priests who hold that the souls of the dead gravitate to the plane that is the home of the deity the living mortal most worshipped or… 6)
…best served in life, and there they dwell with their ‘chosen’ deity as petitioners, until they merge with the plane (their sentience dissolving), ascend to a planar form (an “angel” or some other sort of creature native to…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
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…their god’s plane), or are reborn on the Prime Material Plane at the behest of their deity, either as themselves to fulfill some unfinished mission, or to live a new life.
All prohibitions and other details (such as 8)
…“non-dwarves are forbidden to enter the dwarf afterlife”) are pronouncements made by mortal clergy. They may be right, or wrong, mistaken or out-of-date, or there may be exceptions to what the clergy believe is an inflexible… #Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
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…rule. Gods often do and say things that perplex mortals; that’s why “just plain folk” tolerate the existence of clergy, as experts who intercede and interpret.
So here’s the thing: according to Realmslore (tavern tales, 10)
…legends, various books and other records) many adopted dwarves (i.e. non-dwarves) have seen the dwarf afterlife. Which would mean: non-dwarves are NOT forbidden to enter the dwarf afterlife.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020
