Yen-Wang-Yeh (LL)

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==Yen-Wang-Yeh (intermediate god)==
Yen-Wang-Yeh is the god of the dead, chief judge of the Ten Law Courts of the Afterworld, and king of the Eighteen Hells. When a dead man's soul reaches the first court of the afterworld, Yen-Wang-Yeh determines whether the man should be rewarded, passed directly to the Wheel of Transmigration (reincarnation), or passed onto the lower courts for punishment. In his true form, Yen-Wang-Yeh resembles a yellow-robed warrior with ebony skin.
Role-playing notes: Yen-Wang-Yeh is a dedicated and humorless servant of the Celestial Bureaucracy. His primary concern is making sure that the spirits of the dead are processed quickly and efficiently.
Yen-Wang-Yeh must personally approve any raise dead, resurrection, or reincarnation spell cast by any worshipper of any god in the Chinese pantheon. Any time such a person casts one of these spells is cast, there is a flat 25% chance he will cancel it. Yen-Wang-Yeh is not well-known for sending omens or portents.
Statistics: AL In; WAL any lawful; AoC death; SY helm wrapped with ribbons.
==Yen-Wang-Yeh's Avatar (ranger 17)==
Yen-Wang-Yeh's avatar is a black-robed man with ebony skin. He can use the number and level of spells appropriate to a ranger of his level, selecting them from the animal and plant spheres.
: Str 18/00
: Int 16
: MV 16
: AC -1
: #AT 2	
: Dex 18
: Wis 17
: SZ 6'
: HD 17
: THAC0 5	
: Con 18
: Cha 12
: MR 30%
: HP 136
: Dmg 1d8/1d8 (sword) + 6
Special Att/Def: Yen-Wang-Yeh's avatars can move silently (100% success), turn invisible at will, and track without error over any terrain up to seven days after his quarry has passed. Anyone touching the avatar's body must save versus paralyzation or remain motionless for Id4 rounds.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Priests devoted to Yen-Wang-Yeh are required to prepare the dead for cremation, preside over funerals, and offer advice to their followers about how best to worship one's ancestors. Occasionally, they are called upon to track down a rogue undead spirit.
Priests of Yen-Wang-Yeh who have reached 5th level can converse with the spirit of another's ancestor. They may ask the spirit up to 5 questions which are truthfully answered. A person's ancestral spirits may be contacted only at their request and with their permission.
Requirements: AB standard; AL any; WP any; AR a; SP all, divination , necromantic, protection, summoning ; PW 3) speak with dead; 5) speak with ancestral spirit; 10) raise dead (no chance of cancellation); TU turn.
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #200)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Chineese pantheon in Legends & Lore:
* Yen-Wang-Yeh: Major: Law; Minor: Time, Wards.