The Horde Mother
The Horde Mother is the matriarchal goddess of the goblinoids of the Horde. She is said to be the mother that birthed all goblinoids.
Graba, the current leader of the Great Horde, has declared that the Nevereve Protectorate's Broodmother is the Horde Mother reincarnated.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Her symbol is an orcish rune meaning "home." Her sacred animal is the cave bear.
Tenets of Faith
Followers of the Horde Mother observe monthly holy days on the new moons, symbolic of orc fertility. A yearly "Feast of the Moon" was celebrated by her worshipers to observe the changing of the year, when many of her followers take refuge in caves, the ancestral birthplace of the goblinoids. This event enabled the conception of many young orcs to add to the ranks of warriors in the horde. Clerics and adepts of the Horde Mother are some of the best midwives in the known world as they work to ensure a healthy crop of future goblinoids warriors are born each year.
Honor the wisdom of the Horde Mother, whose strength is the backbone of the horde and the root of valor in battle. Understand your position within the tribe and do your part to strengthen the tribe against all rivals. Endure all hardships.
Physical Description
Identifying Characteristics
The Horde Mother is described as a matronly orc with very long clawed gauntlets. She either fights bare-handed with her claws or with a crude and rusty scimitar adorned with wolf skulls. She is often depicted as a pregnant she-orc, with a swollen belly, large breasts, and small limbs and head. She may, or may not, be depicted carrying young greenskins with bear and/or wolf cubs at her feet.
Specialized Equipment
Amazpros - the Wolf Blade. A crude and rusty scimitar adorned with wolf skulls at the cross-guard and pommel. It was said to cause wounds that could never heal.
Divine Classification
Goddess
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