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Gruumsh (pronounced GROOMSH ^[3]) is the greater deity of savagery. He is envisioned with one eye by all who name him a god, is a deity mainly worshipped by orcs and orogs.

Worshipers

Orc war priests wear a patch over one eye to symbolize their worship of the orc deity.^[4] They also dress in dark red vestments, armored with war helms and black plate mail. Gruumsh's sacred animal is the giant rat, his holy day is the new moon, and he is worshiped in orcish lairs where blood is sacrificed to him monthly.

Gruumsh is the unblinking god of destruction who unleashes the savage multitudes against outposts of civilization. He is worshiped by orcs and half-orcs and has come to dominate some of the other savage humanoids as well. Gruumsh is a brutal god who loathes Corellon Larethian but denies that he lost an eye to the First of the Seldarine. Gruumsh tells his worshipers to do the following: ✦ Gather and breed, and your numbers shall flourish. ✦ Rise up in hordes and seize that which is rightfully yours. ✦ Raid. Kill. Conquer.

Faithful to Gruumsh are called Gruumans.

Though Gruumans maintain that their god was born with one eye, the eladrin assert that he lost an eye in combat with Corellon. The two divine powers have fought countless times, and they remain the bitterest of enemies.

Gruumsh is a god of conquest, driving his savage multitudes to expand their power by whatever brutal means they wish. His shamans advise chiefs and warmongers to raid, kill, and conquer.

The last day of Marpenoth, which Gruumans call Gharfek’taaz (“Feast of the Bloodied Stones”), commemorates Gruumsh’s ascendancy as the master of Nishrek. On this day, new shamans are ordained in a bloody orgy of torture and sacrifice.

Relationships

Gruumsh once had an alliance with the conniving drow goddess Araushnee to bring down the gods of the elves once and for all. His plan failed, despite a divine force brought against the elven gods consisting of the Seldarine's enemies in all the goblinoid and elf-hating pantheons and Araushnee was transformed into Lolth. The two deities have been great foes ever since, though Gruumsh's alliance with another assisting deity, Malar, has not been so badly corrupted.

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Gruumsh, when he had both eyes

History

Gruumsh symbol2 — *The "eye of Gruumsh," the symbol of Gruumsh during the Era of Upheaval.*

In a past time, Gruumsh had two eyes but he lost one in a fight with the chief elven god Corellon Larethian. Gruumsh meant to paralyze Corellon with his magical spear; this attack failed and initiated an epic battle. During the course of this battle Gruumsh injured Corellon and, according to legend, from the blood shed the elven people were created. Corellon ended the fight by putting out Gruumsh's left eye, which is how Gruumsh earned his moniker One-Eye. Some orcish clerics deny this tale, dismissing it as elven propaganda while claiming that Gruumsh always had one eye.

In the year -1071 DR Gruumsh battled and killed Re, the leader of the Mulhorandi pantheon, during the height of the Orcgate Wars. This was the first recorded instance of deicide.^[5]

Gruumsh’s influence has flourished in recent decades with the growth of the orc population, and as other humanoids have come under his sway. His recent triumphs include putting the orc pantheon and other minor deities of the savage races under his thumb.

Dogma

“

Seek unceasing war against your enemies, and kill or enslave those who oppose you. Acquire territory and living space. Destroy elves, their homes, and their lands. Crush the dwarves and take their deep caves for your own. Be strong, and be prepared to show your strength at any moment. Showing weakness is the key to an early death. Those that are too weak to fight for your tribe should be put to the spear. The greatest gift that He Who Watches gave to the orcs was the ability to survive where the weaker races would die. Build your strength in these lands and use them to overrun your enemies.

”

References

Richard Baker (August 2004). Forsaken House. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 102. ISBN 0-7869-3260-0.
Elaine Cunningham (1999). Evermeet: Island of Elves. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-1354-1.
R.A. Salvatore (June 2004). The Lone Drow. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0786932283.
R.A. Salvatore (September 2005). The Two Swords. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3790-4.

Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, Robert J. Schwalb (September 2008). Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4929-8.

Notes

↑ Logan Bonner. Domains in Eberron and the Forgotten Realms (PDF). Dragon magazine 378. p. 8.
↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
↑ Richard Baker (August 2004). Forsaken House. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 102. ISBN 0-7869-3260-0.
↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 65. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.

Template:Orc deities

Deities

Deities of the Post–Second Sundering Era

Deities of the Post-Spellplague Era

Deities of the Era of Upheaval

Deities of the Age of Humanity

[DR378-p8-1] Logan Bonner. Domains in Eberron and the Forgotten Realms (PDF). Dragon magazine 378. p. 8.

[FRCG-p75-2] Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.

[3] Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.

[FH-p102-4] Richard Baker (August 2004). Forsaken House. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 102. ISBN 0-7869-3260-0.

[5] Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 65. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.

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 == Worshipers ==
 Orc war priests wear a patch over one eye to symbolize their worship of the orc deity.<ref name="FH-p102">{{Cite book/Forsaken House|102}}</ref> They also dress in dark red vestments, armored with war helms and black [[plate mail]]. Gruumsh's sacred animal is the giant rat, his holy day is the new moon, and he is worshiped in orcish lairs where blood is sacrificed to him monthly.
+Gruumsh is the unblinking god of destruction who unleashes the savage multitudes against outposts of civilization. He is worshiped by orcs and half-orcs and has come to dominate some of the other savage humanoids as well. Gruumsh is a brutal god who loathes Corellon Larethian but denies that he lost an eye to the First of the Seldarine. Gruumsh tells his worshipers to do the following:
+✦ Gather and breed, and your numbers shall flourish.
+✦ Rise up in hordes and seize that which is rightfully yours.
+✦ Raid. Kill. Conquer.
+Faithful to Gruumsh are called Gruumans.
+Though Gruumans maintain that their god was born with one eye, the eladrin assert that he lost an eye in combat with Corellon. The two divine powers have fought countless times, and they remain the bitterest of enemies.
+Gruumsh is a god of conquest, driving his savage multitudes to expand their power by whatever brutal means they wish. His shamans advise chiefs and warmongers to raid, kill, and conquer.
+The last day of Marpenoth, which Gruumans call Gharfek’taaz (“Feast of the Bloodied Stones”), commemorates Gruumsh’s ascendancy as the master of Nishrek. On this day, new shamans are ordained in a bloody orgy of torture and sacrifice.
 == Relationships ==
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 In the year [[-1071 DR]] Gruumsh battled and killed [[Re]], the leader of the [[Mulhorandi pantheon]], during the height of the [[Orcgate Wars]]. This was the first recorded instance of [[deicide]].<ref>{{Cite book/Races of Faerûn|65}}</ref>
+Gruumsh’s influence has flourished in recent decades with the growth of the orc population, and as other humanoids have come under his sway. His recent triumphs include putting the orc pantheon and other minor deities of the savage races under his thumb.
 == Dogma ==
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 *{{Cite book/The Lone Drow}}
 *{{Cite book/The Two Swords}}
+*{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide}}
+*{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide}}
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