The Folk worship their ancestors, both collectively and individually; a cat's family history is vitally important to them, alongside the many revered figures that lived through early history. Some families revere some of these figures more than others, but all are considered sacred. Regular rites involve prayers, maintaining shrines for the dead, and rituals held to honor the revered figures.
In [FOX'S CLADE] there is growing debate around the worship of some of these figures, particularly the First Seeing-Eye. Some cats have begun to discard their worship of historical figures and focus instead on their own families' ancestors.
The first leader of the Folk, his name is now long-forgotten, having spent the last years of his life referring to himself only by his title. He was a fearsome individual, keenly intelligent, with a wisdom as profound as his rage.
As a young cat, the Seeing-Eye and his family struggled to eke out an existence in a land that was once eternally ravaged by the talons of the Gods of Storm. He found a way to communicate with them via one of their living vessels, a Griffon vulture, and bartered with them for the safety of his family. The storms would cease their endless rampage, and in turn the Seeing-Eye's kin would worship them until the last Folk dies. Having eked out a safe place to live, others soon joined him, and the Folk became a thriving community that has persisted until this day.
Some families trace their lineages back directly to the First Seeing-Eye through his daughters; these cats have been historically more likely to be chosen as Seeing-Eyes.
The younger brother of the First Seeing-Eye, Sunflower was a beloved figure even in life; though his sibling could often come across as unapproachable, even callous, Sunflower was a beam of warmth that embodied his name. He showed remarkable empathy towards anyone he met and seemed able to keep an optimistic air no matter the circumstances. Sunflower and his brother were very close, one rarely seen without the other, and Sunflower was the only cat able to calm the Seeing-Eye's at-times unpredictable moods.
Six season-cycles after his birth, Sunflower was murdered by an unknown assailant; his body was beheaded and left discarded in the (Shallow Stream). The First Seeing-Eye struggled to accept his loss for many cycles afterward, and did not stop grieving until his own death. He ordered his brother to be seen as a revered figure, as close to the divine as a mortal can achieve; this decision set the standard for revered figures in the Folk's belief system.
Figure connected to the Mother of All Things.