“Some may praise and curse the twins in the same breath.”

The divine representations of fortune and misfortune, the twins are shown as two-as-one, with neither being identifiable. No less than three origin stories of the twins exist, with one saying they were found trapped halfway out of the darkness by Marath, another saying they are Narunae’s first children, and finally, one claiming that they were drowned and pulled out of a sea of darkness by Ghesheya. Other origins also exist, but aren’t as widely spoken.

One face of the divine is always smiling, while the other is always weeping, although the faces often alternate. In one tale they dance about so rapidly that it is impossible to keep track of the changing faces, and in another tale, one face begins a sentence, while the other ends it. 

It is said that Jhara-Sune is also the divine of balance and that they ensure that their adherents have an equal measure of both, although it is spread out over all of their followers. Thus one individual may receive great fortune and live a life of wealth and luxury, while another is destitute and barely has enough to survive.

Appearance

The twins always appear joined together, often back to back. Some depictions even go so far as to give them a singular body, but a face on either side of a single head. They traditionally wear loose, flowing clothes of red and green silk, and necklaces of luminous gold.

Jhara-Sune’s symbol is a pair of faces, one smiling, one frowning, each looking in the opposite direction.

Followers

Gamblers, scoundrels, and those seeking to have luck smile upon them often invoke the name of Jhara-Sune. Those that wish misfortune to fall upon their foes invoke the name as well, in hopes the Laughing Twins visit tragedy upon them.

Common Practices

Carving an X into one side of a coin and keeping it for luck.