Hidden

This was described to me as “a church of the Hidden People.”

The Hidden People are, well, people— they’re not dwarves or elves or trolls, who are supernatural beings who also hang around in Iceland.  They’re just people who are hidden.

(Some people think the Hidden People are the same thing as elves, but Arni assured us this isn’t so.  Different origin stories, for one thing.  The Alfar come from other worlds, and the Hidden People are children of Eve and have always been on this planet.)

The Hidden People, when they do appear, are good looking and well-dressed.  They might appear to be in distress and will ask you for a favor.  If you grant it, you’ll have good luck in your endeavors. And if you refuse them, you should be careful around volcanoes, and indeed everywhere else.

I don’t think anyone in Iceland asked me for a favor— not anything beyond “pass the salt,” anyway—  so I haven’t been able to test this.