The Religious Life of Tribal Orcs

As opposed to Orcs who have integrated into civilization and partly or wholly abandoned their old ways, Tribal orcs enjoy a rich tradition of gods, heroes and myths that are wholly their own and unique in the Humanoid races. The gods as a pantheon are unrelentingly violent, cruel and untrustworthy, but despite the similarities there are interesting contrasts and a certain opposition inside the pantheon, with Gruumsh the Warlord deity at one end of the spectrum and the scheming outcast Shargaas on the other, with Luthic as a pivot point between the values of hearth, family and clan obligations and the violence required of most Orcs to keep those things safe.
It should be noted that not all Orcs are themselves in the warrior caste at all, though it is regarded much more highly than the craftsman or the laborer in Orc society, tribal or otherwise. The deity is in large part a force that must be pacified and placated, not always one to be emulated. While Warrior caste want to take on the powers and personalities of the warrior gods, the average Orc stonemason or smith just wants to keep the gods off his back. It is a violent faith, but for many, also an exhausting one that generates more lip service than fervor. Still the fanatics of these gods are much more dangerous than the fanatics of other faiths.

Additional details are found on D&D Beyond under The Godsworn

Execution

• Battle Prayers and battlesong
• Iconography and common iconic goods
• Sacrifices of owned goods
• Sacrifices of plundered goods
• Sacrifices of captured foes
• Proper preparation of the skulls of Orc Heroes
• Burial rituals

Components and tools

Bone charms - stealing the power of the creature (or person) whose bones are being worn; or, conversely, ancestor veneration by wearing relics of one or more ancestors. In both cases, the soul of the creature or person is considered to be alive and not transited into its afterlife. In the case of the victim, this is a punitive effect; in the case of the ancestor, it prolongs the opportunity for a given ancestor to enjoy the thrill of battle and the honor of a life well lived, even beyond their own years.