Gruumsh
One-Eye
Gruumsh, One-Eye, The Forged Annihilation, creator of Orcs, is a chaotic evil god who appears as a hulking orc in black full plate armor. He has one unblinking central eye. He harbors a special hatred for Corellon Larethian, Moradin, and their followers. In ages past, Corellon pulled out Gruumsh's left eye in a fight with a weapon forged by the dwarven god. Some orc clerics dispute this tale, claiming that the elven deity stole the eye because he could beat Gruumsh in a fair fight. He has tasked his son Ugarth with destroying elven cities to enure all that Corellon loves is wiped from Ossin.
Divine Domains
Chaotic Evil god of Chaos, Destruction, Evil, and War.
Artifacts
Keen Tusk and Fortification plate
Holy Books & Codes
A spoken word tale passed through Orcish tribes known as The Yev
Divine Symbols & Sigils
An empty eyesocket
Tenets of Faith
Gruumsh demands that his followers be strong, that they cull the weak from their numbers, and that they take all the territory he thinks is rightfully theirs (which is almost everything). He tolerates no sign of friendliness from his people. Unceasing warfare is his creed, though Gruumsh does not object to simple colonization if that can be arranged.
Gruumsh dislikes everything that is not an orc or of orcish make, and he feels particularly spiteful toward elves. He feels equal malice toward dwarves, whose maker not only aided in him losing an eye, but they contest the orcs for control over the mountains and won; a state of affairs he regards as strictly temporary.
Gruumsh's clerics strive to become the war leaders of their communities or the key advisors to those leaders. They also see to the culling of the weak and unfit. They usually wear fighting gear.
A temple or shrine to Gruumsh lies at the heart of nearly every orc community. They tend to be oppressive places full of acrid smoke and the stench of blood. Temples and larger shrines invariably have holding cells where sacrifices to Gruumsh are kept, and many feature gladiatorial areas as well.
Gruumsh dislikes everything that is not an orc or of orcish make, and he feels particularly spiteful toward elves. He feels equal malice toward dwarves, whose maker not only aided in him losing an eye, but they contest the orcs for control over the mountains and won; a state of affairs he regards as strictly temporary.
Gruumsh's clerics strive to become the war leaders of their communities or the key advisors to those leaders. They also see to the culling of the weak and unfit. They usually wear fighting gear.
A temple or shrine to Gruumsh lies at the heart of nearly every orc community. They tend to be oppressive places full of acrid smoke and the stench of blood. Temples and larger shrines invariably have holding cells where sacrifices to Gruumsh are kept, and many feature gladiatorial areas as well.
Holidays
Winter's Desctruion, on the 23rd of Soran
Divine Classification
God
Church/Cult
Children
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