Bahgtru

Bahgtru is the orc deity of Strength and Combat Bahgtru appears as a huge orc with bugling muscles and dirty tan skin. His eyes are dull green, and and his glistening white tusks protrude from either side of his mouth. Bahgtru has also been described as "awesomely stupid." Bahgtru is the son of Gruumsh and Luthic. Bahgtru lives in the orcish realm of Nishrek. Bahgtru's priests wear loincloths and nothing else. His sacred animal is the ox. Temples, rituals, and holy days Bahgtru's holy days are on battle days, and services to honor him must be conducted on a battlefield. The bones of orcish enemies are sacrificed to him before battle.

The Strong, The Leg-Breaker, The Son of Gruumsh God of strength, combat, loyalty, and stupidity Lesser god

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Domains: Chaos, Evil, Orc, Strength, War

Symbol: Broken thighbone

Bahgtru (pronounced BOG-true) is the awesomely stupid god of incredible might, who scorns all arms and armaments or workings of magic and values only physical strength. He is said to challenge and battle all manner of archetypal beasts and roam the planes tearing the landscape asunder.

Bahgtru is the son of Gruumsh and Luthic the Cave Mother. Though scorned and derided for his stupidity and lack of self-will, no one says ill of his awesome might. The other orcish gods both fear him and call upon him for assistance when they have need; he is obedient and an unfailingly loyal lieutenant to Gruumsh, though his incredible strength always exceeds the expectations of others, and he may "accidentally" cause harm to those who command his services, especially if they fail to give him some respect.

It is said that Bahgtru once fought and killed the first behir, breaking each of its legs in the process and earning him his moniker. Since this, Bahgtru has never been known to use weapons or armor of any usual kind. He wears little other than a great pair of cesti, or gauntlets, studded with steel rivets, with which to beat his victims flat.

Bahgtru sends his avatar into the Prime Material Plane only at the urging of other orcish gods (usually Gruumsh or Luthic he is too stupid to do this of his own accord. If he sends an omen, it is in the form of a splitting headache ("Bahgtru's pat" is the term used for this).

The Brute: Bahgtru cares for sheer physical prowess and little else. The other orc gods fear him for his incredible strength, yet they call on him for assistance when they have need.

Dumb Muscle: Bahgtru is dumber than any deity has the right to be. Chant is most mortals could easily put one over on the basher, but if he ever found out about it, he'd use his awesome power to crush them into pulp and beyond.

Nigh-Invulnerability: His skin is so thick and tough that blunt weapons do only one point of damage to him before they bounce off.

Power Fist: Bahgtru's favored weapon is a spiked gauntlet called Crunch.

Undying Loyalty: He's unfailingly loyal to Gruumsh. Fact is, the only deities Bahgtru trusts are Gruumsh and Luthic, and he trusts both of them completely.