Faith of the Seven

The Faith of the Seven, often called simply the Faith, is the dominant religion of the majority of the Seven Kingdoms. It is headed by the High Septon, who resides within the Sept of Baelor in King's Landing.

It teaches that it is the one, true Faith, founded first in Andalos through the divine intervention of God and passed down by sacred tradition. The High Septon claims to be a successor to Hugor of the Hill, who was first conferred authority as head of the Faith by God Himself upon receiving a crown of stars.

Though some mistake it for a polytheistic faith, the Seven are not separate gods, but instead seven aspects, or faces, of a single, monotheistic deity, called the Seven Who Are One:

The Father, depicted as a stern, bearded man with scale in hand, who is prayed to for justice, virility, and paternal love. And the Mother, depicted as a woman with a loving smile holding a child, who is prayed to for mercy, fertility, and maternal love.

The Warrior, depicted as a handsome, youthful man grasping a sword, who is prayed to for masculine virtue, courage, protection, and tactical advantage in battle. And the Maiden, depicted as an beautiful young woman often clutching a flower, who is prayed to for feminine virtue, innocence, and gentility.

The Smith, depicted as a grizzled old man wielding a hammer, who is prayed to for skill in craftsmanship, safety at sea, and strength. And the Crone, depicted as an old, wrinkled woman carrying a lamp, who is prayed to for wisdom and guidance.

And then the Stranger, depicted as genderless, ageless, and unknowable, often shown covered by a cowl and brandishing a skull, prayed to by outcasts and those mourning a death or wishing the dead loved one safe passage into the afterlife at the Stranger's behest.

The Faith roots these claims about tradition, clerical succession, and the nature of divinity in interpretations of The Seven-Pointed Star, a library of books, each named after one of the seven aspects, that records the original histories of Hugor and the Andal hilltribes as well as the revelations bestowed upon them by God.