Rhorth

Rhorth is a god of strife, misery, and hatred. He loves conflict and is the epitome of sadism. He controls War, in all of its different forms. He created the Orcs, a race that suffers and is the cause of much suffering. All of his worshipers gain his blessing by despising him.

Rhorth is interesting, as far as gods are concerned. While most gods, even others that would be considered evil, try to foster a good relationship with their followers, Rhorth does the exact opposite. He makes the lives of his followers a living hell, promising an even worse hell after they die. It is for this reason that very few people outside the Orcs choose to follow Rhorth. He does offer a lot of power to those who follow him, but the cost is too great for most. However, he does still gain followers. He does so by torturing them and choosing them, in essence making them his eternal slave. When they do what he commands, he allows their lives to be a bit less painful.

The manifestation of Rhorth's powers are always through pain. Even spells and abilities which heal the body do so in a grotesque and painful way. This usually manifests in the same pain felt while receiving the injury being felt again. Rhorth created the spells Harm, Inflict Wounds, and Compelled Duel.

The orcs were created by Rhorth and therefore must serve him. They are kept in a pitiful state, one of constant war and conflict. Each feels pain at every moment, except when they are causing pain, indirect or direct, in others. This drives them to constantly seek out War and conflict. Whenever they try and make any permanent settlements they are destroyed by some sort of natural disaster or other issue, keeping the orcs from developing as a civilization.

The one orc civilization is the Big Rig Orcs who follow Ovni. These orcs live in a hierarchy of a few tribes following Ovni. Ovni claims to be the daughter of Rhorth and she seeks to bring the orcs into a golden age. She has removed the constant pain from the orcs who follow her, causing many to worship her as a god. Some more traditional orcs follow her as a leader but still choose to worship Rhorth, keeping their endless pain. Most, however, have started worshiping her wholeheartedly. It is unknown if she is actually the child of Rhorth, however she does seem to be related to him in some way as she too is quite sadistic to her enemies.