Zagresh

Zagresh

(Deity)

Titles

The Destroyer

Realm

Volkorgoth, Maelstrom

Alignment

Chaotic evil

Areas of Concern

Death
Destruction
Disaster

Worshipers

Orcs

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Chaos, Death, Destruction, Evil

Subdomains (1E)

Catastrophe, Demon, Murder, Undead

Favored Weapon

Greatclub

Symbol

Stack of severed heads

Sacred Animal

Cave bear

Sacred Colors

Black, green

Source: Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes, pg(s). 31

Zagresh the Destroyer was said to be the eldest orc deity who represented their primal nature before they learnt the ways of technology and magic. A nihilist, Zagresh desired no glory nor power, fought only to survive, and lived only to destroy. Orcs who followed him not only killed their enemies, but reduced everything they have built to dust.

Zagresh was nearly destroyed by Grask Uldeth during the latter's ascension from mortality.

Appearance

Zagresh was depicted as a savage orc with huge tusks, clad in the hide of large animals and wielding a greatclub. He rarely spoke, preferring to show his emotions through animalistic sounds. His roar echoed across the battlefield, terrifying enemies.

Relationships

Zagresh was usually directed by other orc gods against those whom they sought to destroy, and Zagresh did not care for their intrigue as long as there are enemies for him to slaughter.

Cults

Zagresh was especially popular among subterranean and savage orcs, who had little material wealth and reveled in destroying others' creations, sometimes even their own as well. Even civilised orcs revered him as the god of violent death, to which they all aspired. Necromancers paid homage to him as god of undead, while others prayed to him so the dead will not come back.

Fate

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Although defeated as a deity, Zagresh's divine essence persisted and was ritualistically bound into the Carcass Man of Belkzen by Ungukk Fleshdredge, high priest of the Death Tower Hold.

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