His priesthood is detailed for this edition in Complete Divine (2004). Gruumsh also appears in the revised Players Handbook for 3.5. Gruumsh is detailed in Deities and Demigods (2002), and his role in the Forgotten Realms is detailed in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). Gruumsh appears as one of the deities described in the Players Handbook for 3.0(2000), and in Defenders of the Faith (2000). His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996). Gruumsh was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood. Gruumsh was further detailed in Unearthed Arcana (1985). Gruumsh was created by Jim Ward for the Deities & Demigods Cyclopedia (1980). Gruumsh's alliance with another deity involved in that conflict, Malar, has not been so badly corrupted. The two deities (and the orcs and the drow) have been great foes ever since. Their plan failed and Araushnee was transformed into Lolth and her elven followers into drow. Gruumsh also loathes the List of Dungeons & Dragons dwarf deities.Īccording to Forgotten Realms lore, Gruumsh once had an alliance with the conniving elven goddess Araushnee to bring down her fellow elven deities once and for all. While Gruumsh hates all elf deities, he has special loathing for Corellon Larethian because Corellon took his eye in battle, and Sehanine Moonbow, who fooled Gruumsh many times to protect Corellon and her other family members. Gruumsh considers himself supreme and all non-orcs his enemies, while holding special enmity for some. In his own pantheon, Gruumsh rules over all the other gods (although Shargaas and Yurtrus bear him little real loyalty beside that made from fear), and has his orders carried out through his lieutenant Ilneval. Gruumsh is the husband of Luthic and father of Bahgtru. The force of the impact sent the two realms spinning through the Astral Sea and to this day they fly recklessly through the plane as the forces of Bane and Gruumsh fight an eternal war. Bane was able to stop Nishrek from crushing him only by fusing both realms together. After the rise of Bane in the realm of Chernoggar, Gruumsh used all of his power to throw his entire realm (literally) at him. In 4th Edition, Nishrek was once an independent realm in the Astral Sea. In the standard cosmology represented by the Greyhawk and Planescape campaign settings, Nishrek is a part of Acheron, while in the Forgotten Realms cosmology this is a plane of its own. Gruumsh's divine realm is the Iron Fortress on the plane of Nishrek. A figure of fury and driven cruelty, Gruumsh rules his pantheon with brute power. Gruumsh appears as a powerful orc with one eye. His symbol is his missing, unblinking eye. He is also considered a member of the default pantheon of deities. According to Unearthed Arcana, Gruumsh created the orcs in his image to be his servants in the world but was cheated out of a home for his people by the other gods. Gruumsh, also known as Gruumsh One-Eye, is the patron deity of orcs, who regard him as the god of Conquest, Survival, Strength, and Territory. Infernal Battlefield of Acheron, Nishrek (Forgotten Realms), Chernoggar, the Iron Fortress (4th edition) One-Eye, He Who Never Sleeps, the One-Eyed God, He Who Watches ‹ The template Infobox character is being considered for merging. › Gruumsh Bahgtru's role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in Faiths and Pantheons (2002). īahgtru was detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood. He also appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985). In Dragon #92 (December 1984), Gary Gygax indicated this as one of the deities legal for the Greyhawk setting. Moore's article "The Half-Orc Point of View," in Dragon #62 (TSR, 1982). Bahgtru has also been described as "awesomely stupid." Bahgtru lives in the orcish realm of Nishrek.īahgtru was first detailed in Roger E. His eyes are dull green, and his glistening white tusks protrude from either side of his mouth. The son of Gruumsh and Luthic, Bahgtru has been described as a huge orc with bulging muscles and dirty tan skin. Search List of Dungeons & Dragons orc deities on Amazon.īahgtru is the orc deity of Strength and Combat. The Strong, the Leg-Breaker, Son of Gruumsh ‹ The template Infobox character is being considered for merging. › Bahgtru
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