Kadlu creates thunder by leaping on hollow ice or striking dried sealskins. As a weather spirit, Kadlu's thunderstorms are a manifestation of Sila's atmospheric power.
Kadlu's thunder dominates summer skies while Anningan's moon rules winter darkness. Their seasonal opposition marks the two halves of the Arctic year — the thunder goddess active in light, the moon god in the long night.
Kadlu possesses a powerful inua that manifests as the rolling thunder across the Arctic sky. Her spirit essence resonates through the atmosphere whenever she rubs sealskins or plays with caribou bones above the clouds.
Kiviuq encounters Kadlu's thunderstorms during his eternal wanderings. The thunder goddess's summer storms test the kayaker on open water, where lightning and turbulence threaten to capsize his vessel.
Kadlu's thunder occurs during the Arctic summer when Malina's sun shines longest. The thunder goddess is most active in the season of light, her rumbling accompanying the warm-weather storms of Malina's bright months.
Kadlu creates thunder by rubbing dried sealskins together in the sky. The seals whose skins she uses are creatures born from Sedna's severed fingers, connecting the thunder goddess's power to the sea goddess's domain.
Shamans empowered by Torngarsuk petition Kadlu for favorable weather. Through their tuurngait, angakkuit negotiate with the thunder goddess to calm storms that threaten hunting expeditions.
Tuurngait carry shamans' petitions to Kadlu when thunderstorms threaten. The helping spirits serve as intermediaries between angakkuit and the thunder goddess during dangerous weather events.
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