Shared Beliefs 

(pronounced “Weird”) 

A basic translation of “wyrd” would be “fate’” but that doesn’t encompass the full meaning of the concept. Wyrd is a web that connects us to every other person, creature, and entity. As each member of our world takes action, they weave new threads into the Web of Wyrd which affect the whole. In this way, we can affect our fate, but there are also many factors that influence it that are outside of our control. 

(pronounced “Or-lai”) 

Translated as “the first law,” orlæg is the original template of a person that sets their course in life. Things such as race, class, gender, country of birth, family history, year of birth, sexuality, and countless other factors contribute to our orlæg. Much like modern ideas of societal privilege, orlæg affects a person’s opportunities and worldview, but it doesn’t define them. Orlæg may be unchanging, but we are not stuck with those circumstances forever, and it is common for those circumstances to change. (For example, a person may be assigned the gender of male at birth based on observed traits, but this is not necessarily their true gender.)

We believe in the importance of Frith, a mutual agreement to avoid causing each other physical, emotional, and mental harm; and to avoid negatively affecting each other’s honor, worth, and luck. When disagreements arise, we look to find a peaceful solution. If someone were to take intentional harmful action against another member, they would be asked to leave our Kindred or to submit to a system of justice intended to restore the frith. Frith itself is reciprocal, and only works when the whole community is committed to it.