Rovagug

The Rogue Beast

Imprisoned since long before the Age of Empires, the god Rovagug seeks only to destroy creation and the other gods. Believed to be imprisoned in a state of torpor somewhere deep within the world, his increasingly restless stirrings are taken by many to be the cause of volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Appearance

The Rough Beast's avatar appears as a monstrous, worm-like being, with innumerable limbs, eyes, claws, teeth, and other, more unmentionable parts. Although it is unknown exactly what Rovagug is or where he originated from, several theories have long been debated by scholars and theologians. Rovagug is the mightiest of the alien qlippoth race. This theory holds some validity when one considers the bizarre and alien appearance of the Rough Beast.

History

In a time so long ago that perhaps even the alghollthus do not remember it, and before the entity known as Zon-Kuthon emerged, the qlippoth lord Rovagug gnawed his way out of the deepest Abyss and sought to destroy the world. Even then an ancient being, Rovagug was responsible for the destruction of countless worlds. When he turned his gaze upon a new world he was opposed by an unlikely collection of gods: Abadar, Asmodeus, Bahamut, Calistria, Desna, Dou-Bral, Erastil, Gozreh, Pharasma, Sarenrae, and Torag, along with a number of other gods from more remote parts of the world. Many gods died in this battle, but their names have been forgotten; certainly the gods who sided with the Rough Beast will never be remembered. Unable, or perhaps unwilling, to destroy him, the goddess Sarenrae sliced open a hole in the Material Plane, and the archdevil Asmodeus bound him with a key only the Prince of Darkness held. This prison, known as the Dead Vault and was sealed by the legendary Starstone Cathedral. 
According to the Concordance of Rivals, when the End Times come, Rovagug will be freed by a desperate Asmodeus in the hope that he will consume the other apocalypse. Indeed, Rovagug will devour the rest of creation before consuming himself, leaving behind only Groetus to turn off the light of the cosmos and a Survivor to rebuild it anew.

Relations

While Rovagug hates most deities equally, his rage is primarily directed at Sarenrae. She was instrumental in keeping him subdued long enough so that Asmodeus could contain him. They had already been at war against one another numerous times when Rovagug was imprisoned, and it is said that Sarenrae placed the fire of the sun at the heart of the world to eternally burn the Rough Beast in his prison. All other deities hate the Devourer as well, and even feuding gods join together to oppose his release. Rovagug is believed to have some relationship with the mysterious Groetus because of their mutual interest in destruction, but he has no overt ties with the God of the End Times.

Realm

Rovagug lies sleeping within the Dead Vault, his divine flesh feasted upon by vast wrackworms. The Dead Vault, which has served as Rovagug's prison since his defeat at the hand of the divine coalition, is a demiplane whose physical boundaries can be seen from the world's molten core, but whose interior is not part of the world itself.

Providence

Volcanic eruptions are said to be the result of the Devourer turning in his sleep, while violent winds are the result of his breath erupting from the dark places of the world.

Servants

The horrific Tarrasque is Rovagug's current herald, although prior to its birth, other spawn have served in this capacity. His divine servitor race are the thognorok qlippoth, disgusting sentient symbiotes who long ago feasted upon the Rough Beast's skin, blood, or other bodily fluids and were forever transformed.

Church of Rovagug

Rovagug has no large-scale, organized church, but is revered in gatherings large and small throughout the world. 

Worshipers

His worshipers are savage monsters or human nihilists. They glory in destruction for its own sake and dismiss building and creating as a pastime for those too weak to destroy. Some worshipers do so out of nihilistic misery, others out of self-loathing, and yet others through a simple, burning rage towards the universe. All are dedicated to Rovagug's destructive mission. He is the primary deity of the orcs, and troglodytes and ropers consider him to be their creator-deity.

Clergy

Priests wear shaggy coats dyed in strange colors and hideous masks representing monstrosity and dissolution. A priest of Rovagug makes no contribution to normal society; at best, they may be (unreliable) mercenaries. They typically spend their day hunting beings and things to kill and destroy, saving only that which can be utilized in creating greater destruction. The hierarchy is based solely on raw destructive might, and to rise in the hierarchy, another must be thrown down. Church services are brutal and primitive, featuring sapient sacrifices, stomping, shouting, and breaking valuables.

Holy texts

Rovagug has and needs no official holy text. He makes his desires known to his faithful by pressing his primordial and awesome thoughts directly upon their minds. These thoughts primarily concern the destruction of all that exists, and freeing the Rough Beast from his ancient tomb.

Divine Classification

Qlippoth Lord / Greater Deity

Alignment

Chaotic Evil

Species

Qlippoth

Honorary & Occupational Titles

• The Rough Beast
• The Destroyer
• Enemy of the Gods
• The Great Destroyer
• The Unmaker
• The Worldbreaker

Current Residence

Dead Vault

Eyes

Countless

Hair

N/A

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Multible

Height

Unknown

Weight

Unknown

Holy Symbol

Pathfinder Statistics

Divine Domains

• Chaos
• Evil
• Destruction
• Weather
• War

Favored Weapon: Greataxe

D&D 5e Statistics

Suggested Domains

• Tempest Domain
• War Domain