Pasola

Pasola is a Reyviker ritual that focuses on reconnecting oneself with the Primordial Gods through combat. It is a bloody affair that often involves large-scale mock battles. Although killing is explicitly forbidden, it is not uncommon for a group of men to die in such events. At the end of the ritual, the host is expected to sacrifice a goat and spray the blood of its intestines over a statue of Gaia, the oldest of the Primordial Gods and creator of Jord.

History
The origins of Pasola dates back to the dawn of the Second Age -- a time when Gods walked the earth, and the weaker races of Jord