Kalena: the Dwarven faith

Kalena the religion of the vast majority of the Dwarf kingdoms and those that dwell therein.
The Dwarves worship their creator, the goddess Kaiena. Kaiena is not only the goddess of the mountains and the giants and the dwarves but she is also the patron goddess of orphans and those who are abandoned, or lost in foreign lands. a follower of Kaiena, regardless of race, is called a kilnir or a kelna (plural Kulnu). the kulnu value kindness, respect, and honor as the highest of virtues.
common tenets in the faith are

• Respect of the faith of the land in which the kelnir finds themself, and all faiths they encounter.
•  Care for the Orphans, the abandoned, lonely, and the traveler. In fact Kalenite shrines or temples are houses of refuge and are open to all who are willing to be respectful and honorable guests and many function as orphanages
• Sacredness of promises and oaths
• A visit to Kal'kalanum every seventh year from the time you joined the faith
• The use of oath trinkets, be they rings or necklaces or bracers or even glasses.
• Men who follow this faith are not allowed to shave their beards
• Women are not allowed to cut their hair
• All creative acts are sacred and to be respected
• Runes and certain designs are believed to have power (that is why the dwarves put them on everything)

every kenla (the fourth day in nirran calendars, but the first in dwarvish ones) kalnu gather to dance and sing and work on creative works and perfect their skills via learning from those of similar talents and interests but of greater skill. matanum is a dwarvish holy place and that is where their children are taught to read and write and initiate apprenticeships as all must have a trade :)

every seventh year a kelnir is to bring a 'masterwork' to kal'kalanum and place it in the hall of works.

only those who have finished one master work and had it accepted and thus can say they have mastered a skill may work with stones and ores.

works not deemed worthy are only to be burned, any other action is disrespectful. (stone and metal work is simply melted that counts as 'burning')

there are no kalena priests per se, only those who are master craftsmen and craftswomen that pass their knowledge on to others. The king of Tolnarum and the king of Seiddum and the king of Gar form a triumvirate that judges masterworks every seven years. This duty is seen as so sacrosanct that even if the kingdoms are at war they will put a ceasefire into play so as to fulfill this sacred duty should they be at war during a seventh year.

Talnu-Kalen: holy writings of the dwarves, and all kulnu/kilnir. A stone pillar detailing the mythical adventures of Kaiena, her creation of the mountains, the giants, the dwarves, the birth of her son Ennir, her initiation of honor. A pious Kilnir/kenla would have a small pillar in their home that has these stories carved in it, or a weapon, or more recently a scroll within a pillar shaped container.