Gruumsh, the Ruiner

The Ruiner commands roving hordes of barbaric marauders across the lands to destroy, pillage, and slaughter for the joy of it. Orderless and without honor, the creeds of the evil lord goad all living creatures to shrug off the oppressive chains of courtesy and civilization and to devour the world around them, giving in to the chaotic and selfish nature of the predator.
As civilization rises, people of all cultures feel the draw of the uncomplicated, primeval world. Some find their way to the loving embrace of Melora, the Wildmother and her sects, going on to live in harmony with nature. Others fall into the cruel thrall of Gruumsh, the Ruiner and his bloody cults of slaughter.

Divine Domains

Province. Slaughter, Warfare
Domains. Many of the Ruiner’s clerics are granted powers of Death, Tempest, or War.

Tenets of Faith

Commandments of the Ruiner

• Ruin. Ravage. Kill.
• The weak exist to be crushed by the strong. Be the strong.
• There are no emotions but fury and joy. The rest are weakness.
• The Ruiner is also known as the progenitor of the Curse of Ruin .

Social

Contacts & Relations

Enemies. Corellon, the Archeart shot out the Ruiner’s right eye during the Calamity, and the god of slaughter longs for the day he can return the favor twofold. Likewise, the Ruiner is a dark mirror of Melora, the Wildmother, and his hatred for her kindness is surpassed only by his lust for vengeance against the Corellon, the Archeart.

Divine Classification

Betrayer God

Alignment

Chaotic Evil