Gorm Gulthyn
(a.k.a. Fire Eyes, Lord of the Bronze Mask, The Eternally Vigilant)
Gorm Gulthyn also known as Fire Eyes, Lord of the Bronze Mask and the Eternally Vigilant, is a dwarven lesser deity who holds the portfolios of defense and watchfulness and is the guardian of all dwarves.
Most dwarven enclaves stand in the path of aggressive Underdark enemies as they are built below the surface. The protectors of these realms venerate Gorm Gulthyn, the patron of watchfulness and defense. Gorm appears as a humorless masked warrior with the goal of ensuring the safety of dwarven clanholds. He manifests on the Prime far more often than his companions in the Moradinsamman to defend the dwarven realms. These manifestations keep vigils on battlements, establishes traps and deadfalls in neighboring passages, and instructs his clerics on plans for a steady and reliable defense. Those who have seen him fight to defend dwarven communities relate his stunning battle prowess, but they also comment that his combat maneuvers increasingly showed a growing desperation, as if he believed each battle might be his last.
Divine Domains
Dwarf, Good, Law, Protection, War
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Tenets of Faith
Clerics of Gorm are known as barakor ("those who shield") and organize the defense of dwarven communities. They also act as bodyguards, and teacg locals the value of alertness and vigilance. When they enter the church, each barakor is assigned a charge they were to protect with their lives. Gorm's more powerful clerics often choose to defend important clan members, but lower ranked barakor seem to have their charges determined randomly. These include children, elderly, and infirm clan members. Regardless of their charge's status, they are all willing to sacrifice themselves, also known as "paying Gorm's greatest price" in the church. Gorm's temples are typically plain stone constructions, which feature a central altar that contains the remains of a fallen barakor. Most of his temples also contain a small armory and are well defended from possible attackers.
Holidays
Barakor pray for spells in the morning, usually followed by a tour of their community to ensure that no incidents happened at night. Each festival they celebrate with tedious procedures containing formal salutes, rhythmic grounding of weapons, and didactic, chanted prayers. Barakor frequently multiclass as dwarven defenders or fighters. Dwarven defenders in the clergy of Gorm are offered the highest possible honor.
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