Asena

Asena is commonly agreed to be the creator of the Wolf variant of the Beastkin race. One of the five Divine Beasts, Asena is known as the Spirit of the Wild or the Great Wolf Spirit, and is one of the dual aspects of nature. Her counterpoint is Saekanis. Asena represents Summer and the beginning. Creation, life, games, and growth of plants are all in her domain. Saekanis controls Winter, destroying the weak and feeble. Where Asena is the beginning, Saekanis is the end, and legend says that the two wolves follow each other around Eternia and so we have the passage of time and seasons.

Asena, primarily, is concerned with survival. Things must endure.

Asena takes the appearance of a massive white wolf, and wields power over the forces of nature. Asena always takes the form of the same massive female white wolf on the rare occasion she manifests in the world. The length of her coat and the plant life adorning her body varies depending on the season. 

Origin

The exact origin of either of the Great Wolf Spirits is not actually understood. It is generally held that Asena came before Saekanis, as you cannot have destruction without first having creation. It is commonly believed -especially amongst the Beastkin and Rhoynish- that Asena and Saekanis were born out of the energy of the world's creation, and took form to shape the seasons across the world.

Creation of the Wolfkin

The creation of the Wolf variant of Beastkin is as mysterious as the creation of Asena herself. Little is known as to why or how the Wolfkin -known in Valmasia and Agartha as Ookami- were created, but one thing is certain: Wolfkin were once pure humans as made by Kraus. Legend says that the Wolfkin that were created and not born did not get warning of what was to become of them. Asena simply took form in front of them, visible only to them. No words were spoken, but the human was transformed by Asena's might and will, gaining the feral appearance of wolves.

There are many theories regarding as to why Asena created the Wolfkin. Many believe that the Wolfkin are Asena's chosen warriors, meant to protect the land from the many threats that might imbalance the elements, others believe they are the eyes and ears of Asena. Many humans feel they are simply cursed wretches struck down to a bestial form for unknown crimes. Others believe that Asena simply found that they carried the traits of the wild, and gifted them with a form more suiting to that.

Worshipping Asena

Asena is most often worshipped in Esshar by Beastkin, non-Celestialists, and the Rhoynish people.

The kind of moral code that worshipping Asena would lend itself to would be a "survival of the fittest," kind of philosophy. Worshipping Asena, as she is an ancient wolf spirit of survival, would lend such worshippers to consider surviving to be the highest of all moral goods. 

Asena either does not care for mortal emotions or cannot understand them. Asena is a powerful spirit of logic and order. Actions which disrupted the natural order of the world and encouraged chaos would definitely offend the White Wolf Spirit. Asena would demand that worshippers act to protect the world first and foremost, then their own lives, and then finally the lives of kinsmen. Sacrificial actions for anything or anyone outside of these three areas is definitely not understood or encouraged by the Spirit of the Wild, the Great White Wolf. 

Two sides of the one coin: Asena and Saekanis

While mortals might attempt to attribute good and evil to Asena and Saekanis, in truth the two aspects of nature are beyond such things. They are non-moral entities.

Saekanis is a hungry deity, held in check only by Asena. Conversely, without Saekanis, Asena may well see the world turned into a very static (and therefore depraved!) state, potentially leading to her own corruption. There must be destruction and entropy for Asena to recycle into new things and for the world to continue existing. Without it, plant life wouldn't die and the matter could not be formed into new life. Nature would stagnate. Believers know that the many little laws of nature, the passage of the seasons, exist to keep Saekanis in check. The two balance each other. 

Therefore, those who follow strictly the will of one or the other are often imbalanced, with one favouring unchecked creation and unlimited protection and the other wanting mass destruction - perhaps to the extent of the world itself.