Animated Cornhusk Dolls

Deep at the heart of Vuluspes society is the tradition of Corn husk dolls. Normally, these are simple childs toys that are given as a special commodety from shamens or spellcasters within the higher ranks of society. But these toys are also a basis for a large myth about the beliefs of their culture. These husks are as close to nature as one can possibly get, and shamen use them as tools to teach the young about their way of life, and sometimes into basic spell casting.

For this tradition, a shamen will bring a group of students to a field of corn, and teach them the basic knotwork to create a doll. Each child is tasked to go out, and find bits of nature, small amounts, to use to fill the doll, to ensure its structure. Upon returning, the children learn of each plant, its meaning, and how it connects them to the world. Sometimes, this can even result in a child getting a new name, but this usually happens much earlier in life. By the time the lessons are done, it is always nightfall, and the shamen starts a bonfire, and telling the story of the great spirits of the land, how we must respect them, and what could befall Vuluspes should the warnings of the ancients not be kept to mind. Finishing each story, the Shamen will enchant each doll, which can never harm a creature, and gives them a specific game, based on what the Shamen interprets their future will require from them.

Though this is a small tradition, it shows the huge impact that both magic, and religion have upon Vuluspes, and teaches valuable life lessons, and gives rewards to those who listen. Even while enchanted, an animated cornhusk doll only lasts for a year or two before it rots away, or breaks under normal play, breaking the enchantment