Followers of Ariel

The goddess of weather and storms is worshipped more by smaller groups than by one unified church. They tend to fall into two categories: the ones who worship out of fear, and the ones who worship out of hope. The first category primarily includes sailors and those in very cold climates. A single storm or heavy snowfall might mean death. The second category especially includes farmers and those in dry climates who depend on rain to get food.

Ariel in the Sa'ar desert

The Sa'ar Desert is very dry for the most part and relies on various oases to grow crops and raise animals. These are often the result of wellsprings more than the weather, but rain is still vital for everyone's survival. Large stones are often raised on the outskirts of settlements in an attempt to curry favour with the queen of storms. They are thought of as arms reaching up to towards the sky to beg for rain and gentle weather. Unlike similar structures in other parts of the world, these monuments are often very decorated and painted.

Ethics

Weather doesn't care much about good or evil deeds. It is a primal force that can not be tamed, and Arial represents this. Worshippers are usually more focused on either simple acceptance of what things are like, or harnessing the power of nature. These two ideologies often clash.
Making others understand the need for weather to change and to spread awe in the face of the power Ariel wields is vital to most of her followers. They usually try to avoid hurting other individual humanoids, but there is nothing in their ethos about protecting civilisation beyond the local community and being able to rebuild together after a storm is essential. Having a king who dictates laws is not.

Worship

Almost all who worship Ariel make sure to pray every day while subjected to the weather without wearing much protection. Major holidays are sometimes celebrated like this but naked. This is to show reverence to her will and that the worshipper respects whatever weather she chooses to bring.
Ships often have a symbol representing her carved into a mast or a similar location. Which symbol is used depends on the culture. The crew will place a hand on it almost as an instinctual habit to gain fortune, good winds, and no storms. It is a visible sign to any sailor that someone isn't used to the sea if they neglect the "storm's touch." Having too many aboard, not showing respect to Ariel is considered extremely bad luck.
In farming communities, a tall stone reaching up towards the is usually erected near where farmers wish for both sun and rain for their crops. A truly dedicated village might even have several of these stones, making the cardinal directions around the fields. The stones rarely carry inscriptions or other markings, but sometimes have pieces of wood or stone damaged by lightning or other weather phenomena scattered at the base. Lacking such, there might be symbols of Arial on stones.

Sects

There are a few minor orders of monks, clerics, and paladins who focus on reaching tranquility by becomeing one with the storms, and a few that try to gain power by letting the strength course through them. Some storm sorcerers and storm herald barbarians also seek out these groups in order to understand their role in the world.
In general, the various groupings of worshippers aren't opposed to each other as much as they just shake their heads at how the others don't understand the goddess' true nature. Ariel on her part seems happy to see any of the groups approach her.

Type

Religious, Other

Deities

• Ariel