Angusia

The Guardian of the Gate

Angusia is a Goddess who are accepted as being part of at least two different religions, and mostly staying the same Goddess in both. The major, and important differens, is that in the Parbagian lore the God Anyak was created before Angusia. While in the Nirvalian stories Angusia was created first and fills the same role Anyak have in the Parbagian stories. Angusia is mostly known in Ereb for being a member of the Parbagian parthenon as the wife to the main God Anyak, and mother to the other deities. Although the Parbagian parthenon is old, the Nirvelian tradition claims that she as a Goddess is even older than the Parbagian parthenon. The Nirvelians claim Angusia is a Goddess who originiated from the Nirvellian island and culture, and that the Parbagian parthenon is a misunderstanding.
In both religions Angusia is described as a tall, slim, beautiful long haired women dressed in a long but old fashioned dress. She is often depicted with a Golden key in her hand or belt, standing in the light in front of a metal gate which contains the void. In both traditions she is called "The gate keeper" but there is a differense as to what gate she is guarding. In both religions creation myths the Sun were kept imprisoned, and in the Nirvelian tradition Angusia guards the gate which leads to the place the sun were kept imprisoned. A place of suffering, void, darkness and cold, inhabited by beings of immense evil. While in the Parbagian traditions she guards the gates to Bolgovia, or the realm where those who have died goes to for judgement and decision on how they will be reborn.
The core of Angusia is that she is a goddess of order, wisdom and justice. Within both traditions her followers are often found within places of wisdom, such as universities or they are found working within a realms justice system. Of course she also have temples were the followers spend their time in service of the temple. All temples of Angusia have at least one shelf containing scrolls or books containing texts on laws and justice. In the realms were Angusia are accepted the services of her disciples are often sought, when a particulary difficult case needs to be solved. In the Parbagian tradition her followers are also strict devotees to the feudal order as according to the traditions the titles were created and given to the mortals directly from her. Within the Nirvelian tradition focus more on that she was the creator of order rather than any specific process of securing order.

Divine Domains

The Nirvelian traditions focuses on Angusias role as a guardian and creator of order. But also in her role as granter of wisdom and bringer of  justice. She goes in the light as she is a daughter to the sun and as the guardian of the gate she is the keeper of freedom. In order to fulfill her roles she needs both clearsight and strength, be it bodily or mental. 

Parbagian: "The gate keeper". Angusia is the Goddess of wisdom and justice

Artifacts

Most followers wears her symbol as a part of a set of jewellery. If they are blessed by her their magic is often passive and grants insight into lore. Or the strengthens the ability to see through lies.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Angusias symbol is a golden key upon a black hexagon.

Tenets of Faith

Within both traditions her followers work to preserve and enhance wisdom and uphold order in societies through laws. For her followers justice is just as important and someone who broke the law and finds a loophole in the laws to exploit have not faced justice. While the Parbagian tradition are more aching to acceptance and try to fix the loophole, the Nirvelian tradition is too make sure the culprit faces justice.
A follower of Angusia are allowed to use violence but should avoid it. A situation which can be solved through wisdom or diplomacy should be solved that way. But if violence is necessary they should not hesitate, especially if they are meeting out justice. Also within the Nirvelian traditions Angusia are a guardian against chaos, void, darkness and cold, or evil if you so wish. And the more fanatical followers consider themselves warriors against evil and as such they are allowed to use violence against evil when it shows it self.

Holidays

The active worship of Angusia are mostly done through holy days throughout the year, but there are no special acts of worship.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

Nivreian: battled against the inhabitants who dwell in the prison realm - Cold, Void, Darkness and Suffering Apart from bringing order to Altor she was also called to guard the gates which led to the suns prison - the realm of darkness, schackles, death, weakness and dreams.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

According to the Nivrelian followers Altor where once covered in ice and darkness and the sun where imprisoned. Within the prison made up of darkness it was shackled by chains made of ice and subjected to torture and unimaginable suffering. Eventually the sun managed to escape its prison and began travelling Altor in its stellar orbit. The ice which covered the planet began to melt and formed lakes and oceans. The sun seeing life sprawling and growing in a very chaotic form upon Altorian soil decided to bring order to Altor. The sun created a woman who are half sun and half earth. Apart from bringing order to Altor she was also called to guard the gates which led to the suns prison - the realm of darkness, schackles, death, suffering and chaos. Angusia created four strong angelic beings from the warmth of the sun and the materials within earth. She called these beings her sons and daughters as they were created from both the sun and her. These angelic beings helped her in her duties and together they battled against the inhabitants who dwell in the prison realm - Cold, Void, Darkness and Suffering. Angusia stands for Light, Freedom, Strength and Clearsight.
Within the Parbagian traditions her role is much diminished, but it starts as well with the sun being imprisoned. But after the Sun breaks free it wakes up Anyak who fills the role taken by Angusia in the Nirvelian traditions. When the world is free and melting, Anyak spots life and sees it is disorganised. He ask the Sun for help and the Sun creates a woman to be his wife. The woman is half sun and half earth and her name is Angusia. She becomes Anyaks wife and aids him create order to the world. Ahe also grants him two sons, Ulvar and Reogil. And two daughters as well, Grilovana and Samyyd. Angusia are then relegated to guarding the gate to Bolgova, the realm of the dead. The place the soul of the departed goes to be judged, and have decided for them how their souls are to be reborn into the world.

Divine Classification

Goddess

Sex

Female

Gender

Female

Presentation

Feminine