Shargaas
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Dungeons & Dragons Deity | |
Shargaas | |
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Title(s) | The Night Lord, the Blade in the Darkness, the Stalker Below |
Homeplane | Bleak Eternity of Gehenna |
Power Level | Intermediate |
Alignment | Neutral Evil |
Portfolio | Darkness, thieves |
Domains | Chaos, Evil, Trickery (also Darkness and Orc in Forgotten Realms) |
Superior | Gruumsh |
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Shargaas is the orc deity of darkness and thieves.
In many campaign settings, the orcish pantheon of gods consists of the leader Gruumsh, as well as Bahgtru, Ilneval, Luthic, Shargaas, and Yurtrus.
Shargaas lives in a realm called The Night Below on the plane of Gehenna.
Shargaas' priests wear red and black leather armor and leather caps. His sacred animal is the bat. His holy days are on the new moons. Stolen items are sacrificed to him monthly.
[edit] References
- Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana (TSR, 1985).
- McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996).
- Moore, Roger E. "The Half-Orc Point of View." Dragon #62 (TSR, June 1982).
- Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992).