What are typical Heathen values? A sense of honour and integrity: doing what we say we are going to do. A great sense of hospitality. The knowledge that a gift demands a gift - "you don't get owt for nowt" - and that when you ask something of a god or any other being you're prepared to negotiate and offer something in return. A great sense that the future is always an opportunity to add to your personal reputation and to build upon the layers of Wyrd already laid down. -- from An Interview with a Heathen