The Old Way

The Old Way is a concept of thought that has long since been overtaken as time has progressed. It wasn't called anything back during the Rekindling Era, it was just the way things were. There is a distinction now between how things are and how they used to be, and the used to be part is considered The Old Way.

Druidic Practice
The Old Way is a druidic belief system in the Gods of the Wood, nameless and faceless entities who were said to be the original rulers of the entire planet. Long before the other races of the world were created by the Seven, the Gods of the Wood lived on the planet in peace and harmony. It is believed that these Gods had an entire civilization, and worshiped the Allmother, a deific figure said to be harbored within the center of the planet itself. Today there remain structures in dedication to the Allmother, but they remain in ruin mostly.

Supposedly all druids today get the source of their power from the Allmother, or practitioners of the Old Way would have them believe that. After the Divine Tragedy, the conflict in which the gods either were killed or had to leave due to injury, in the wake of that apocalyptic event those newly born and had never known the Seven, found a belief in the Old Way. For some, this proved the constant in people's lives, and slowly over time the belief in the Seven faded, and most people believed in the Druidic gods of the Old Way.