Yurtrus 'The White Handed'

The White Handed

The White Handed
God of Death and Disease

YURTRUS 'The White Handed'

Yurtrus is often depicted as consumed by Rot and covered in oozing pustules,utterly repulsive except for his hands,which are pure white and free of any blemish.Yurtrus has no mouth and never utters a sound,so that he may come in absolute silence for his Chosen.
The followers of Yurtrus are allowed to dwell on the fringes of the Tribe,but are looked upon with distaste and unease.They interact with the Tribe mostly on occasions of death,claiming the bones of fallen warriors to add to the Ossuary Shrines of Yurtrus,and sometimes during shamanic rites when contact with spirits occurs.

The White Hands

Shamans who heed the telepathic whispers of Yurtrus walk the perilous line between the living and the dead,and gain uncanny powers from doing so.Through this nonverbal communion,they begin to comprehend how to use the magic of death.These Shamans,known as White Hands,cover their hands in white ash or wear pale gloves made of Elf skin to symbolize their connection to the power of Yurtrus.The Necromancy practised by the Shamans of Yurtrus is a force considered taboo by Orcs,which makes them both revered and feared by the rest of the Tribe.

Traffickers of The Dead

Orcs who die "a good death"are sent to GRUUMSH by the priests of Yurtrus.The priests seek out the bodies of such fallen heroes and sever their heads,boil or smoke them to rid them of most of the flesh,and then use a ritual punch to break out the bridge of the nose and leave the skull with a single eye.Orcs that appreciate the strength and ferocity of a foe might choose to honor that enemy by giving it the same treatment.The bodies of Orcs that die in a failed Battle are left behind;they were weak and don't deserve to join Gruumsh.Those that die of old age have typically already been taken into Yurtrus's fold,and their bones are used to build furnishings and structures in the area of the lair dedicated to the worship of Yurtrus.

Chosen of Yurtrus

Orcs that suffer from gruesome diseases are brought into Yurtrus's fold and tended like prized cattle.These Orcs are called Nurtured Ones,are they are considered the Chosen of Yurtrus because they have been picked for the special purpose of spreading his virulent message among the enemy.At night,or during a heavy fog,these infected Orcs rush toward an enemy's encampment,often through a hail of arrows,in order to spread their affliction within their enemies ranks.

Divine Domains

DEATH
KNOWLEDGE

Divine Symbols & Sigils

A Clawed Orc Hand Wrapped in Filthy Blooded White Bandages

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Hunch-Backed and diseased

Identifying Characteristics

Hands Covered in Blooded White Bandages

Apparel & Accessories

Filthy,Ripped Hooded Black Robes
Hands Covered in Blooded Filthy White Bandages
A Curved and Bloody Sacrificial Dagger

Personality Characteristics

Hygiene

Unclean in Filthy Robes

Divine Classification

Lesser God

Alignment

Neutral Evil (NE)

Species

Orc

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The White Handed,God of Death and Disease

Gender

Male

Eyes

Red

Hair

White,Thin Unclean and straggly

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale Grey and White,with patches of Black and Green

Height

6ft

Weight

224lbs

Known Languages

Orcish,Goblin & Abyssal