BOZ
Creature Cataloguer
Proposal:
I would like to write an article for Dragon Magazine about the pantheon of bugbear gods. While paging through the 1st edition AD&D Deities and Demigods, I saw mention of a whole pantheon of gods for this race, some of which had never been fleshed out, so I saw an opportunity.
Also, I liked the racial ?Point of View? articles from Dragon issues #58-63, and thought I could emulate those a bit with another races. If you?re not familiar, these articles presented an outlook on the worldview of the dwarf, elf, gnome, halfling, and half-orc races, and the one in #63 discussed kobolds, goblins, hobgoblins, and gnolls briefly. These articles went about explaining not only the point of view of the races, but went into detail about things such as assumed racial attitudes, why and how racial bonuses and special abilities applied to them, why they view other races and their own race the way they do, why members of the race are better at one class or another and why they hardly ever or never take up another class, and most importantly religion and how it affects the way they live. I would like to write a similar article for the bugbears.
This article would feature six gods (or five, if Hruggek would be better off omitted), as follows (Grankhul and Skigarret appeared in the book Monster Mythology and the Planescape series, while the other three are new creations):
Hruggek, chief god of the bugbears, is their god of violence and combat. He teaches his followers that war and combat itself are not the only means to kill, but that using tricks and stealth to take out enemies is just as respectable. He is not the ruler of the pantheon per se, but so long as the others don?t threaten him, he won?t threaten them.
Intermediate; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Evil, Trickery, War
Grankhul is the god of hunting and stealth among bugbears. He teaches his followers to be ever vigilant and scout ahead while on the hunt, to gain intelligence and better surprise their foes. He takes a more active role with his followers than Hruggek does.
Lesser; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Evil, Travel, Trickery
Skiggaret is a near-mad demigod whose sole mission in life is to spread fear. He drives mortal bugbears to acts of destruction and aggression through his manipulations. He does not have a formal clergy per se, but many bugbears capitulate to him and give offerings to appease him. A small cult seeks to make his power base greater.
Demigod; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Destruction, Evil
Gurnhar is the god of earth. He is almost compassionate compared to the other gods, lacking their taint of evil, and being more concerned with defense of their caves than combat. He is a very greedy god, relishing in gems and valuable metals.
Lesser; AL: CN; Domains: Chaos, Earth, Protection, Strength
Nahrket is the demigod of death. Like Skiggaret, he has no true clergy, but is revered by all bugbears for his presence is constantly felt. He is always waiting to take the slow, weak, stupid, or otherwise unworthy members of a tribe, if they do not get themselves killed first.
Demigod; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Death, Evil
Crahliss is the goddess of fertility and health. Though female, she is no less of a ?might makes right? type than any of her male counterparts, and believes the weak should be culled. Only the strongest have the right to mate, and among the gods this is most often Hruggek.
Lesser; AL: NE; Domains: Animal, Evil, Healing, Strength
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if you guys have a comment for me to add, now is the time to let me know.
for now, surely, it is time for me to rest.
I would like to write an article for Dragon Magazine about the pantheon of bugbear gods. While paging through the 1st edition AD&D Deities and Demigods, I saw mention of a whole pantheon of gods for this race, some of which had never been fleshed out, so I saw an opportunity.
Also, I liked the racial ?Point of View? articles from Dragon issues #58-63, and thought I could emulate those a bit with another races. If you?re not familiar, these articles presented an outlook on the worldview of the dwarf, elf, gnome, halfling, and half-orc races, and the one in #63 discussed kobolds, goblins, hobgoblins, and gnolls briefly. These articles went about explaining not only the point of view of the races, but went into detail about things such as assumed racial attitudes, why and how racial bonuses and special abilities applied to them, why they view other races and their own race the way they do, why members of the race are better at one class or another and why they hardly ever or never take up another class, and most importantly religion and how it affects the way they live. I would like to write a similar article for the bugbears.
This article would feature six gods (or five, if Hruggek would be better off omitted), as follows (Grankhul and Skigarret appeared in the book Monster Mythology and the Planescape series, while the other three are new creations):
Hruggek, chief god of the bugbears, is their god of violence and combat. He teaches his followers that war and combat itself are not the only means to kill, but that using tricks and stealth to take out enemies is just as respectable. He is not the ruler of the pantheon per se, but so long as the others don?t threaten him, he won?t threaten them.
Intermediate; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Evil, Trickery, War
Grankhul is the god of hunting and stealth among bugbears. He teaches his followers to be ever vigilant and scout ahead while on the hunt, to gain intelligence and better surprise their foes. He takes a more active role with his followers than Hruggek does.
Lesser; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Evil, Travel, Trickery
Skiggaret is a near-mad demigod whose sole mission in life is to spread fear. He drives mortal bugbears to acts of destruction and aggression through his manipulations. He does not have a formal clergy per se, but many bugbears capitulate to him and give offerings to appease him. A small cult seeks to make his power base greater.
Demigod; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Destruction, Evil
Gurnhar is the god of earth. He is almost compassionate compared to the other gods, lacking their taint of evil, and being more concerned with defense of their caves than combat. He is a very greedy god, relishing in gems and valuable metals.
Lesser; AL: CN; Domains: Chaos, Earth, Protection, Strength
Nahrket is the demigod of death. Like Skiggaret, he has no true clergy, but is revered by all bugbears for his presence is constantly felt. He is always waiting to take the slow, weak, stupid, or otherwise unworthy members of a tribe, if they do not get themselves killed first.
Demigod; AL: CE; Domains: Chaos, Death, Evil
Crahliss is the goddess of fertility and health. Though female, she is no less of a ?might makes right? type than any of her male counterparts, and believes the weak should be culled. Only the strongest have the right to mate, and among the gods this is most often Hruggek.
Lesser; AL: NE; Domains: Animal, Evil, Healing, Strength
***
if you guys have a comment for me to add, now is the time to let me know.
for now, surely, it is time for me to rest.
