Keep in mind with these opinions that I've not read the books in a very long time, so I may be missing details.
Troubadour wrote:What I was wondering is, what sort of influence does religion play in the everyday lives of the citizens? There do not seem to be churches, so would there be other gathering places?
As places to come together and feel like part of a community: the inn, the market, the local square? Probably other places where certain tasks might be performed communally.
I'm not religious, so I don't know if "gathering places" has more of a specific meaning in your question. If you mean places dedicated to some form of devotion to an entity? Probably not, or not many. And those that did exist would likely be of only specific, narrow significance (such as monuments or resting places of well-known individuals, or places associated with figures of local legend).
Would there be teachings of moralities and how people should act? Who would teach this?
There would certainly be morality tales, even without the cloak of religion. My assumption is that these would primarily be disseminated as part of an oral tradition along with any understanding of their history. I'd imagine the passage would be primarily from parent to child, but traveling storytellers would see popular stories becoming more wide-spread and significant to the value system of the larger area.
Same with prayer. Do people pray and if so, who do they pray to. I've had some thought that it would likely be to the spirits of ancestors, but it would be nice to hear if there is something specific. Thank you.
This sounds about right to me. To my recollection people in the books talk about their ancestors a lot. There's definitely a sense that the opinions of the dead still hold some kind of weight in the world... The extent of this weight would probably best be left to player discretion, and would probably vary greatly. They might not engage in "prayer" as such, but I think it's likely people would make appeals to those ancestors, and to figures of legend, in the general spirit of those figures' values or reputation.