Gruumash - God of Chaos and Anarchy

Gruumsh the Ruinstorm commands hordes of barbaric marauders to destroy, pillage, and slaughter for the sheer joy of it. Orderless and without honor, the creeds of the evil hordemaster urge savage creatures to devour the world around them, giving in to the chaotic and selfish nature of the predator. A number of violent clans of humanoids and beasts across Esseas pay homage to Gruumsh, asking him to bless their hunts and gift them with spoils worth ruining. Gruumsh rules the barren plains of Nishrek in the chaotic realm of Acheron, where he stokes the fury of his twisted armies and prepares to wage a violent war across the planes. Gruumash is the primary deity of the Orcs, and can often be found being worshiped by others like Goblins, Hobgoblins, or Goliaths.

Depiction

Primitive clay representations in barbaric communities of his followers show the Ruiner as a hulking, bulbous behemoth of an orc. In more sophisticated art, Gruumash is often depicted as a brutish, ogre-like man or Orc clad from head to toe in jagged black armor. Enormous horns jut from his head and mouth, with a pair of thick, spiney taloned wings protruding from his back, skulls and heads adorn his belt. His common symbols is that of a single, bleeding eye.

Enemies

Keranos shot out Gruumsh’s right eye during the Cataclysm, and the god of slaughter longs for the day he can return the favor twofold. Gruumash and his followers also have the utmost distaste for Gods of Order, such as Azyr and Muradin, who they see as the antithesis of the beautiful anarchy in which they seek.