Svirfneblin Animism & Rituals

Beyond Calladuran the svirfneblin do not worship many individual deities.

There's some amount of animism in their beliefs-- they often speak to the stones as if they were creatures with wills and personality. Deep gnomes' favorites seem to be various rocks, though they also speak about mischievous water sometimes.

More practically they are somewhat superstitious with many little rituals, crushing particular gems to sprinkle to 'cleanse' or 'bless' areas used for growing crops or for new homes or uses. They may refuse to cross particular rock boundaries due to knowing of a hidden stream. And special arrangements both outside and inside their living spaces which they say allows the rocks to breathe (???)

While they don't mark days the same as folks from the lands above, they are quite strict about doing things at the right time, which seems spurred to a degree by their long lifespans leading them to a very loose grasp of the brevity of life for most races. What is it to a gnome if they complete a project now or in a year when that is such a small portion of their life? Best to wait until it feels like the conditions are absolutely perfect.

Among the gnomes are some who are thought to be particularly gifted in timing and they become sort of counselors by trade for others known as augur. There are several practices of divination tools, some more crude like special divination dice sets which are more common among everyday folk, and some very elaborate contraptions built by the gnomes with intricate mechanics that take readings from seismic activity and convey them as beats to a wearer.