Orgesh

Orgesh

(Deity)

Titles

The Faceless God

Realm

Land of Black Blood (originally);
Sightless Sea (unconfirmed)

Alignment

Chaotic evil

Areas of Concern

Alchemy
Caverns
Hunger
Subterranean waterways

Worshipers

Charda

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Chaos, Earth, Evil, Water

Subdomains (1E)

Caves, Entropy, Fear, Ice, Metal, Oceans

Favored Weapon

Spear

Symbol

Open maw surrounding rune

Sacred Animal

None

Sacred Colors

Black, blue

Source: Descent into Midnight, pg(s). 85

The Great Old One Orgesh is arguably the best known among the inscrutable and obscure deities of the charda, who view it as an endlessly hungry being that requires constant sacrifices of food to placate.

History

Orgesh was the first among the charda that spawned from the black blood in the Land of Black Blood, a vault of Orv, the deepest Darklands region. According to charda mythology, this dangerous substance is the blood of Orgesh's mother, spilled when their god ate his way out of her womb.

Home

Orgesh no longer lives in the Land of Black Blood, having long ago abandoned its children. Due to this neglect, while the charda remain unpredictable, they are no longer cruel or vengeful. Those who do not worship Orgesh believe that it went to the deepest, darkest trench of the Sightless Sea, to take care of its other children.

Appearance

Orgesh is a vaguely humanoid figure with canine legs, a hugely distended belly, and no facial features except an open maw filled with shark teeth. No one alive has seen it for millennia, but its statues are strangely resistant to damage.

Cults

Orgesh's followers view each other as the greatest threat. Some believe that when they eat a fellow worshipper, they can consume their prey's faith as well, and when only one remains, Orgesh will return to use this devotee to unleash a new race upon Orv, one that will relentlessly expand until it consumes everything.

Relics

There are a number of relics of Orgesh in the Land of Black Blood. The Faceless Idol of the Hungering God is considered by the charda to be a depiction of Orgesh. The ancient city of Orgeshta, not far from the idol, also has numerous icons of the god.

References

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