Orc deities
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In many campaign setting
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role-playing game
, the orcish
pantheon of gods consists of the leader, Gruumsh, as well as Bahgtru, Ilneval
, Luthic
, Shargaas
, and Yurtrus
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deity of death and disease. He lives in a disgusting realm called Fleshslough on the Gray Waste
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Orc (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, orcs are a primitive race of savage, bestial, barbaric humanoid.-Publication history:The orc was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game. The D&D orc is largely based upon the orcs appearing in the works of J.R.R...
pantheon of gods consists of the leader, Gruumsh, as well as Bahgtru, Ilneval
Ilneval
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Ilneval is the orc deity of Warfare and Leadership. His symbol is a bloodied longsword.-Publication history:...
, Luthic
Luthic
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Luthic is the orc goddess of Fertility, Medicine, Females, and Servitude. Luthic embodies the orcish feminine ideal, subordinate to male orcs but still protecting the cohesion of orcish society. Her sacred animal is the cave bear...
, Shargaas
Shargaas
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Shargaas is the orc deity of darkness, night, stealth, thieves, and the undead. His symbol is a skull on a red crescent moon.-Publication history:...
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Yurtrus
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Yurtrus is the orc deity of death and disease.-Publication history:...
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Bahgtru
Bahgtru is the orc deity of Strength and Combat. The son of Gruumsh and Luthic, Bahgtru has been described as "awesomely stupid."Ilneval
Ilneval is the orc deity of warfare. He lives in the orcish realm of the Nishrek.Luthic
Luthic is the orc deity of fertility, medicine, females and servitude. She is the wife of Gruumsh and mother of Bahgtru. Her sacred animal is the cave bear. Her symbol is an orcish rune meaning "home." Luthic embodies the orcish feminine ideal, subordinate to male orcs but still protecting the cohesion of orcish society.Shargaas
Shargaas is the orc deity of darkness and thieves. He lives in a realm called The Night Below on the plane of GehennaGehenna (Dungeons & Dragons)
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Yurtrus
Yurtrus is the orcOrc (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, orcs are a primitive race of savage, bestial, barbaric humanoid.-Publication history:The orc was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game. The D&D orc is largely based upon the orcs appearing in the works of J.R.R...
deity of death and disease. He lives in a disgusting realm called Fleshslough on the Gray Waste
Gray Waste
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Gray Waste is a strongly evil aligned plane of existence...
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