Talamism

From a time beyond history, before the dwarves learned to etch their knowledge into stone, they maintained the worship of their ancestors, carrying along with the wisdom and knowledge of their forebears down the centuries into the modern age. The name Talamism comes from the dwarven word for "land", owing to the dwarven belief that the first dwarven ancestors were created from the stone, dirt, and drit of Aramanth itself. It is said that the world generated the dwarves to be its steward and taught them the secrets to perpetuate themselves through the ages to care for and bear witness to its existence. 
Anyone traveling a dwarven settlement or traversing the dwarven quarter of a city will notice immediately this adherence to their ancestors and these beliefs. Dwarven carvings, which dominate most walls and edifices, are predominately the lives, deeds, and wisdom of those who have passed. Each family home has a wall of remembrance in which ancestral lineages are documented, some going back millenia. 
It is from these collective tales of the most ancient and prominent houses that much of dwarven culture derive their cultural norms: a focus on pragmatism, even-handedness, and patience. While other houses of various sizes may pull different ideals from the deeds of their most patron ancestors, sometimes even ones contradictory to those predominant in dwarven culture, the focus on tradition and ritual is universal. 
This adherence to ritual is likely due to the unique nature of dwarven reproduction, which involves the contributed essence of two individuals (one of which does not necessarily need to be dwarven) to produce a dwarven youth from the life vats within a Birthing Temple. The ancient rites required to create, operate, and maintain the Birthing Temples are as ancient as the dwarves themselves, and properly passing them down through the generations is literally a matter of survival for the dwarven people.
It is unknown exactly when dwarves first began to rise after their deaths to serve as semi-sentience "Silent Ones", but it has long been intertwined in the dwarven faith. Rituals are done to sanctify a dwarf for this service upon reaching adulthood, and further rituals are done upon them once they transition to become a Silent One. Even if a priest is not present for this latter ritual, a risen Silent One will do their best to seek one out, for if it is not done within a few short weeks the spark of a dwarf's second life will fade and they will return to the death from which they rose.

Tenets of Faith

• Be mindful of tradition. It is literally from the knowledge of the past that we persist into the future.
• Hold your forebears in your heart, for it is upon their shoulders that we survive and prosper.
• Knowledge is sacred, and in stone this knowledge is to be preserved. 
• You are given one life to live, and a second life to serve. Relish the first, and honor the second. 
• The world is harsh, and yet must still be traveled. Be not a fool, for the land does not suffer them.

From the earth we rose, from our ancestors we learn.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion

Demonym

Talamist