Editing Exploring the Halls of Arden Vul: Deities (section)

=The Sylvari=
The sylvari do not worship deities per se. They believe that creation was wrought by Valborian, who created Gildorin out of pure magic, and who subsequently shaped the hundred First Elves to be Gildorin’s companions. All subsequent elves are thus Valborian’s children, and while they know they will return to Valborian some day, they do not actively construct cults, temples, priesthoods, and so forth. The Sylvari revere nature, and acknowledge the role that Aranyania plays in human cosmogony; but again, they do not ‘worship’ her per se.