Concerning the Druids of Savalyr
To outsiders druids are enigmatic and often contradictory. They can speak on the importance of life to a farmer while watching a fox eat the farmer's hen. They may worship the sun at midnight or swim in the cold, deep waters of the outer seas to better understand the warmth of the firmament. Such is the nature of druids.
Druids are widely viewed as "worshipers of nature," though they would rebuke such an idea. They consider themselves an extension of nature's will, and druids spend their lives studying nature and natural philosophy to better represent that will.
Their stories are oral and less concerned with facts or dates than the lessons of the tale. And because druidic stories are largely interpretative, their views on history may not well align with official records of kingdoms and can warp through time as morals are passed down unwritten. But to them this is perfectly natural since nature itself is ever changing, so why would beliefs remain constant? New ideas must be given birth as old ideas must die for the balance to be maintained, and it is this balance that is one of the core tenets of all druids, though internal sects may have opposing ideas on how best to maintain the natural order.
These sects possess ideas very much in harmony with the others, though the nuance of the belief determines how each sect may act when presented with a problem. Each sect is headed by at least one elder who passes down their wisdom and perspective, maintaining their oral history and shepherding the natural balance.
Druids can worship many deities, though they do so in different ways than traditional pantheons. They regard the gods as seers and leaders and less as creators requiring unwavering devotion. If the philosophy of their time changes, druids can abandon a deity entirely or select a new one to incorporate into their broad perspective.
Core Beliefs:
Most Druids consider civilization unnatural. But it's only natural to want to explore civilization to better understand it. It's also unnatural to seek to destroy something because it may seem unnatural. Perhaps more study is needed.
Unnatural does not equate to "evil," and "Evil" is often considered not evil by druids. Druids wish to maintain the balance and may use questionable methods which traditional moral figures may find extraordinarily distasteful.
Immortality is the most unnatural abomination of all. Even the gods must die.
Druids openly share their knowledge of the world and the lessons they have learned from it, but they are secretive of their language and magic, rarely revealing anything to outsiders and almost never taking on a student who is not of their tribe.
General Attitudes:
Druids are inquisitive and rarely judgmental except when selecting their students. They seek to understand all ideas in order to incorporate new tales into their own perspective, though they often interpret events in an entirely different manner which tends to confuse outsiders. They stories can be puzzling and without a clear explanation, hinting at something the druid may find insightful or amusing without proper explanation.