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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 612301" data-attributes="member: 1241">NOMOG-GEAYAThe General, the TorturerLesser DeitySymbol: Crossed broadsword and hand axeHome Plane: AcheronAlignment: Lawful evilPortfolio: Hobgoblins, war, authorityWorshippers: HobgoblinsCleric Alignments: LN, LE, NEDomains: Evil, Law, Strength, WarFavored Weapon: BroadswordNomog-Geaya is one of the toughest of the goblinoid deities, feared and respected as a great military commander and merciless warrior, second only to Maglubiyet in personal power.  He serves as the patron deity of hobgoblins, exemplifying their traits of brutal courage, and stoic cold-bloodedness.  Maglubiyet considers Nomog-Geaya to be very valuable, as he is too weak to be a threat to him, but unparalleled among goblinkind as a war commander.  Though Maglubiyet refuses to believe that he can trust any being fully, Nomog-Geaya actually has no wish to take any power or position away from his leader.  Nomog-Geaya loathes Khurgorbaeyag, his great rival, and forces his hobgoblin spirit army to fight harder against the orcs, to make up for the weakness of the goblins.  Nomog-Geaya feels tremendous disgust for Bargrivyek, as he considers the god of goblin peace to be weak and cowardly; he only leaves him alone because he knows that Maglubiyet needs the weakling.Nomog-Geaya appears as a huge, powerful goblin with rough, ash-gray skin, cold orange eyes, and teeth like a shark’s.  He almost always has his broadsword in one hand, and his hand axe in the other.  He is said to have no expressions other than a grim, tight-lipped look of domineering authority.  He is quiet and only speaks when he must.Nomog-Geaya shares the realm of Clangor with Maglubiyet and Khurgorbaeyag, grudgingly.  Where he makes his home is uncertain, although he does spend a lot of time in Redspike, the main town of the hobgoblins in Clangor.  It is believed that he ordered the hobgoblins to settle this giant mesa, and turn it into the giant tower that it is now.  It is said that Nomog-Geaya sends omens to his priests through the cries of the tortured in the city’s streets.DogmaNomog-Geaya is a master in the art of pain, never showing the slightest expression either when inflicting it or receiving it.  Keeping in this spirit, hobgoblins who wish to become chieftains or priests must undergo ritual torture to determine if they are worthy, just as the judicial system relies on trials by torture; whichever party can withstand the most pain will prove the rightness of its case.After a battle, Nomog-Geaya will cook the flesh of his enemies and eat it.  He expects his clerics to practice the same vile habit.  He encourages the use of surviving humanoid enemies as slaves and torture objects, not caring if they are orcs, kobolds, or even goblins, as these creatures are obviously inferior.  Humans and other beings with strong wills are the best candidates for ritual torture, but elves are considered useless but dangerous, and are best killed immediately.Clergy and TemplesPriests of Nomog-Geaya serve as judicial authorities within their communities, administering torture when required by law, and serving as advisors to chieftains.  They also enforce public rituals and religious ceremonies, to ensure that the tribe maintains its lawfulness and respect for authority.  They wear armor made of iron or steel colored a bright, bloody red, favoring banded mail, and great helmets that cover the entire face except for the eyes.Nomog-Geaya’s clerics are cold, cruel fanatics that maintain rigid discipline in hobgoblin society.  They must display his personal qualities at all times; some have been executed for an offense as minor as laughing while torturing captives.  Well-practiced priests are almost never affected by humor or displays of emotion.  Clerics preach about the weakness of goblins, the heresy of the elves’ emotional displays, and the danger of the innate goodness of dwarves and gnomes; of course, at least the dwarves can demonstrate the proper attitude of a warrior, and have earned a glimmer of grudging respect.  The hobgoblins have annual worship ceremonies that involve the torture of many creatures, at mid-winter in underground temples.</blockquote>

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