Shargaas 'The Night Lord'

The Night Lord

The Night Lord
The God of Night, Thieves, Stealth, Darkness and The Underdark

SHARGAAS 'The Night Lord'

Shargaas is a God of darkness and the unknown.He is a secretive and murderous Deity,dangerous to all except GRUUMSH. His realm is the darkness that no creatures but those devoted to him can see through.
To other Orcs, the followers of Shargaas are depraved and twisted creatures that have no honour and skulk in the shadows. Rejected by Yurtrus as too unsuitable to serve as custodians of the dead, these Orcs live even deeper inside the lair, close to where the entrance to Shargaas's Realm is located.There in the darkness, Orcs exiled to meet their fate are either brought into the fold as members of the Tribe's Shargaas Cult, or are torn to pieces and devoured as sacrificial tributes by the worshipers of The Night Lord.

Culling The Weak

Although most followers of Shargaas are exiles, living in the farthest reaches of the lair away from the rest of the Tribe, others remain within the main body, posing as ordinary warriors. These agents single out the weakest members of the fighting force, because removing these weak links strengthens the rest of the group. Soon after being born,an Orc must be able to show that it will grow into a capable warrior, or else it will be visited by the Cultists of Shargaas. The Cultists also waylay Orcs that have proved themselves ineffectual in leadership or combat,then drag them into Shargaas's dark caverns to be ritually murdered and devoured. This culling of the weak and the unworthy is accepted as necessary by the Tribe, but speaking about it is Taboo. Those that disappear are simply said to be "With Shargaas"and are spoken of no more.

Alliance of Convenience

When faced with a particularly skilled foe able to withstand direct assaults, a War Chief might call upon the Cultists of Shargaas to assassinate an enemy leader,kidnap an influential hostage, or steal a valuable item. Gruumsh doesn't always look kindly on acts of subterfuge and indirectness, because Orcs are meant to take and do what they want through straightforward assault and brutality. Nonetheless, when the Chief seeks the aid of Shargaas to accomplish such a task, the leader of the Cult is willing to comply-for a price. In exchange for its less than honorable services, the leader will strike a deal with the War Chief to provide food, tools, slaves, or some other commodity that the cult prizes.

Divine Domains

DEATH
TRICKERY

Divine Symbols & Sigils

A Black Orc Hand with a Half-Moon Behind

Physical Description

Apparel & Accessories

Black Hooded unclean and Tattered Robes
A Sacrificial Dagger
A Blooded Hand Axe

Mental characteristics

Taboos

The Culling of the weak is not to be spoken about once done

Personality Characteristics

Hygiene

Unclean and dressed in Rags

Divine Classification

Lesser God

Alignment

Lawful Evil (LE)

Species

Orc

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The Night Lord,The God of Night,Thieves,Stealth,Darkness and The Underdark

Gender

Male

Eyes

Black

Hair

Black,Long straight

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Dark Green and Black

Height

6ft 2"

Weight

224lbs

Known Languages

Orcish,Goblin & Abyssal