Sila, the all-pervading spirit of air and weather, governs the Arctic environment where Amarok hunts. The blizzards and darkness that Sila brings create the conditions in which the giant wolf thrives.
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.
The Adlet roam the inland wilderness of Sila's world after being sent away across the sea. These dog-people inhabit the remote interior, surviving in the harshest reaches of the encompassing world.
Sila governs the world above and outside, while Adlivun is the underworld below. Souls pass from Sila's realm of breath and life down to Adlivun at death, departing the air that sustained them.
Sila's storm at sea forced Anguta's terrible choice. When the Fulmar Spirit summoned winds and waves to capsize the kayak, Anguta threw Sedna overboard to appease the storm and save himself.
Anningan the moon chases Malina across Sila's sky. His waxing and waning influence Sila's tides and darkness, and hunters read the moon within Sila's atmosphere to time their expeditions.
The Ijiraq haunt the open tundra that Sila's atmosphere encompasses. They cause disorientation across the vast, featureless landscape where Sila's winds blow, making the boundless space itself seem to shift and deceive.
Silap Inua is the great inua — the owner-spirit of the cosmos itself. All individual inua in Inuit cosmology are reflections or fragments of Sila's universal consciousness permeating every being and object.
Kiviuq, the eternal wandering hero, battles Sila's storms throughout his epic journeys across the Arctic. His survival against impossible weather demonstrates his heroic resilience against cosmic forces.
Malina the sun goddess illuminates the sky that is Sila's domain. Her light and warmth temper Sila's cold, and the seasonal cycle of her presence and absence shapes the Arctic year.
Nanook, master of polar bears, navigates the ice and storms governed by Sila. The bears' survival depends on the sea ice that Sila's temperatures create and Sila's weather patterns that drive their prey.
Pinga watches over the caribou and the souls of the living. Every living being draws breath from Sila, and Pinga protects the living souls that Sila's breath sustains.
Qudlivun, the celestial paradise, sits above in Sila's sky domain. Worthy souls ascend through Sila's atmosphere from Adlivun below to reach the land of eternal light and abundant game above.
Sila, the spirit of air and cosmic breath, and Sedna, mistress of the sea, represent the two great realms of Inuit cosmology. Sila governs the sky and weather above while Sedna controls the waters below.
Shamans receive their helping spirits and power through communion with Sila. Torngarsuk, as chief of helping spirits, mediates between Sila's cosmic consciousness and the angakkuq who seek its power.
Sila's weather and seasonal cycles drive the caribou migrations that Tuktu embodies. Storms, snowfall, and temperature changes sent by Sila determine where and when the herds move across the tundra.
Tulugaak brought light to Sila's dark world by stealing the sun. The raven's cosmic theft illuminated the encompassing world, transforming it from perpetual darkness into a realm of alternating light and shadow.
Tupilait travel through Sila's atmosphere and across its frozen landscape to reach their targets. The avenging constructs must navigate Sila's world to fulfill the destructive purpose their creators have given them.
Tuurngait carry shamans through Sila's atmosphere during spirit flights. Some tuurngait grant their shamans power over weather, channeling fragments of Sila's cosmic force through the helping spirits.
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