Yareknurr

Commander (a.k.a. The Mother-Commander)

A name meaning, essentially, "strong mother/mother soldier".

Divine Domains

Her domains include combat, weaponry, war, and battle rage.

Holy Books & Codes

The Rite of War: a manual to mastering the art of war and proper conduct of a warrior on the battlefield.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Her most treasured weapon is her great axe, Skeggi. Skeggi appears in iconography of her and her followers.

Tenets of Faith

1. "Do not strike down an enemy that is unarmed and begging for mercy." 2. "Do not attack one unable to fight back." 3. "Do not attack the innocent."

Divine Goals & Aspirations

To inspire all orcish warriors and to enforce the code of conduct for warriors.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Most depictions of Yareknurr have her with broad frame and large muscles; in legends she's described as having the epitome of a physically fit body.

Body Features

Whether she is stainsan or grasan varies from depiction to depiction, though a constant feature is her permanently red stained hands and feet.

Facial Features

Across her eyes is a stripe of red war paint, a mask made of blood to strike fear into enemies.

Physical quirks

In many legends she is noted as specifically ambidextrous.

Special abilities

Her powers of Rage. Yareknurr created and honed the art of Rage. In a rage state, she is nigh invincible and capable of immense amounts of destruction.

Specialized Equipment

Skeggi, her axe, is her most cherished weapon.

Mental characteristics

Gender Identity

Combat.

Sexuality

War.

Morality & Philosophy

Firm, but fair.

Taboos

Warriors that break her code, especially those codes forbidding harm to known innocents, are condemned to a cursed circle of her plane after death. There those that break her code fight a losing battle with her greatest warriors for all eternity, never resting and constantly in pain.

Personality Characteristics

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Yareknurr is proficient in all manners of weaponry, except one: the scythe.

Vices & Personality flaws

Yareknurr is the patron of warriors and specifically Serkers. While she does have patience, one is warned not to tempt it. If pushed past her limit, she will fall into a rage that lasts for either days or years at a time.

Personality Quirks

It's said that if Yareknurr changes her posture even slightly while holding her axe, it is your only que she will strike.

Hygiene

Most artistic depictions have Yareknurr to be covered in so much blood, that it has stained her hands and feet permanently red. In different artworks and myths, Yareknurr uses blood ( either from her enemies or her own wounds) as war paint on her face and chest. So... not exactly the cleanest.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Urknurr is her 'rival' and close friend. In many stories, Urknurr tempts Yareknurr into raging in battles.

Divine Classification

God

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Mother-Commander

Gender

God

Eyes

Red

Hair

Long black hair

Height

Tall

Aligned Organization

Serkers