Yangu (Yang gu)
Holy Light, The Good Son, The God of Day
Symbol: Half a broken heart, always white.
Alignment: Lawful Good
Portfolio: Order, love, the sun
Domains: Good, Law, Sun
Favored Weapon: Flail
Among the traditions of the civilization of Mon-Gaar is a form of religious worship known as Kama-ji, which venerates two deities. Yangu is the personification of structure and goodness incarnate. Together with his twin sister Yinga, they make up one body with two opposing minds.
Dogma
Everyone and everything is sacred in its own way, as every living thing has the capacity to possess both love and hate. To reach true enlightenment, one must oppose the forces that would kill and destroy, but never hate them. Hate is a tool of the Dark Half, and must be eclipsed by love and charity in those who wish to remain pure. Look inside always and tend to the light of love and forgiveness until it outshines hatred and darkness.
Temples and Clergy
Temples dedicated to Yangu tend to be grand affairs. They often feature stained glass and large, open sun windows in the ceilings of the common rooms to allow the light to fill the temple. In keeping with the message of inclusive love, most of Yangu’s temples typically include a small shrine that allows supplicants to offer praise and acknowledgement to the deity’s twin sister, Yinga, as well (referring to the two synonymously as “The Dichotomy”).
Clerics of Yangu are extremely active among the smallfolk. They preach tolerance and understanding and encourage worshippers not only to forgive wrongs done to them by others, but to look within themselves and recognize the potential for darkness in their own hearts as well. Yangu’s clerics favor white garments and tend toward highly-polished metal armor when it’s required.
Yinga (Yin ga)
The Dark Half, The Lady of Night, Darkheart
Symbol: A burning sphere
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Hatred, destruction, war
Domains: Chaos, Destruction, Evil, War
Favored Weapon: Dire Flail
Among the traditions of the civilization of Mon-Gaar is a form of religious worship known as Kama-ji, which venerates two deities. Yinga is the personification of entropy and destruction incarnate. Together with her twin brother Yangu, they make up one body with two opposing minds.
Dogma
The world was created only to allow for the fun of destroying it. Take your enjoyment from everything and then set it alight to watch it burn. True freedom comes only from letting no one stop you or hold you back. Do as thou wilt.
Temples and Clergy
As a goddess of evil that commands her followers to destruction is typically not welcome in civilized society, almost no temples dedicated solely to the worship of Yinga exist. Most followers of Yinga keep their true faith a secret from their neighbors, performing their destructive acts of worship where and when no one can point a finger afterward.
Clerics in the service of Yinga are rare and tend to be solitary figures that usually travel from place to place. Wherever they go, crimes like assault, murder and arson tend to follow. When they have stirred up enough trouble or worn out their welcome, they move on before they are brought down, only to start their particular brand of trouble all over again.