Gorellik
Gorellik was the gnoll deity prior to the rise of the demon prince Yeenoghu. Gorellik fell out of favor among gnolls after Yeenoghu rises to prominence, though he was already in great decline before this.
Description
Gorellik's one and only avatar appeared as either a tall gnoll with mange or as a hyaenodon with blotchy white fur.Personality
Gorellik becomes more savage and feral as his power declines.Divine Realm
After his long decline, his realm is limited to about a 100 yd (91 m) radius around his person.Activities
In his relative weakness, Gorellik spends most of his time prowling Pandemonium and the Abyss in his avatar form.Relationships
Gorellik had no allies and his primary rival was Yeenoghu.History
Long ago, Gorellik was the one who originally taught gnolls how to train hyenas for use in hunting. Gorellik had the status of a lesser deity and was perhaps even a higher power, but his followers respected only force and they gradually turned toward the evil side of the giant pantheon. Early gnoll myths did not tell of a creation story for their race so Gorellik could not even claim this familial tie to bind the gnolls to him. Then Yeenoghu, an interloper demon lord that inserted himself with the giants (and made his avatar giant-sized) was able to grab attention from the rudderless gnolls and his power increased as Gorellik's faded away. Yeenoghu offered the gnoll priests new abilities, such as command undead and spells for witch doctors, that Gorellik could not, and it was only a matter of time before they abandoned Gorellik in droves.In modern history, Gorellik was worshiped by the gnoll tribes of the Shaar, but saw a sharp decline in the Year of the Fanged Beast, 640 DR, as Yeenoghu surged in popularity and emboldened the tribes to attack the region around Lake Lhespen with their newly acquired shamanistic power.
Less than a millennium later, Yeenoghu's purview over the gnolls was, for all practical purposes, complete.[note 1]
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