D&D 5E Which Demon Lord(s) are associated with orcs

[I'm A Banana]

I'm rather well aware that you can tinker with anything you like in a home campaign, I do so liberally in my own. But when someone is asking specifically about demon lords in a thread, I'm going to answer regarding demon lords as opposed to things that aren't, like Gruumsh. For instance if someone asks about lore on giants, I'll answer on giants, not on dragons, even if you could totally make them related in a campaign.

OP didn't say he was bound by existing lore, so "Orcs aren't really strongly associated with a demon lord canonically, they're associated with Gruumsh, but he could probably be an abyssal demon lord in your campaign" is not a useless answer.

 

[bmcdaniel]

Thanks for the suggestions. I am hoping to find an actual demon lord from D&D canon lore. My players are genre-savvy, and although I could certainly turn Gruumsh into a demon lord, or make up my own demon lord, I was hoping to find a demon lord where my players would have pre-existing associations that I can draw on. It sounds like there isn't one for orcs.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Thanks for the suggestions. I am hoping to find an actual demon lord that from D&D canon lore. My players are genre-savvy, and although I could certain turn Gruumsh into a demon lord, or make up my own demon lord, I was hoping to find a demon lord where my players would have pre-existing associations that I can draw on. It sounds like there isn't one for orcs.

Baphomet is the most likely however. Promoting violence, beasts and the collapse of civilization were creatures only obey the whims of base animal savagery.

Plus this allows you give the Orcs other savage allies like Minotaurs, Trolls and cruel beasts.

 

[doctorhook]

Nobody remembered Archimonde? ...I'll show myself out.

 

[Redthistle]

You might look at the demon that gnolls worship. You could either use Yeenoghu as is, or use it as an inspiration to develop your own orc-worshipped demon.The latter option leads to the probability of animosity between Yeenoghu and the orcs' demon, who would both be using their respective humanoid worshippers as proxies in their ongoing conflicts. If a party of PCs had to travel through a region where gnolls and orcs were apt to be battling each other frequently, it could spice things up a bit.

 

[Klaus]

I'm rather well aware that you can tinker with anything you like in a home campaign, I do so liberally in my own. But when someone is asking specifically about demon lords in a thread, I'm going to answer regarding demon lords as opposed to things that aren't, like Gruumsh. For instance if someone asks about lore on giants, I'll answer on giants, not on dragons, even if you could totally make them related in a campaign.

And I answered with "Rappan Athuk had Orcus-worshipping orcs". And asked if there was a reason for not using Gruumsh.

 

[Hriston]

Demogorgon might be a good choice, what with the Ettin connection.