Quote Originally Posted by Goblin_Priest View Post
Dvalin's not elected. They didn't vote him into being a god, and they didn't vote him to remain the one with their voice in the godsmoot. He is completely disconnected from the People, and thus any and all unilateral (arbitrary/discretionary) decision would be completely lacking legitimacy.
Thats actually likely not accurate. Dvalin is a (demi)god who was previously a mortal, which means that there was sufficient dwarven will and respect behind him to empower him to that state. The other times weve heard of such an event going on, it was an effort of nearly the entire race to muster that kind of power and worship. So to that end, its likely he was actually "voted" to be there, under a certain use of "vote".