Gorm Gulthyn Gorm Gulthyn ( " gorm " " gull " - thin ) , also known as Fire Eyes , Lord of the Bronze Mask and the Eternally Vigilant , was a dwarven lesser deity who held the portfolios of defense and watchfulness and was the guardian of all dwarves . Overview . Most dwarven enclaves stand in the path of aggressive Underdark enemies as they are built below the surface . The protectors of these realms venerated Gorm Gulthyn , the patron of watchfulness and defense . Gorm appeared as a humorless masked warrior with the goal of ensuring the safety of dwarven clanholds . He manifested on the Prime far more often than his companions in the Morndinsamman to defend the dwarven realms . These manifestations kept vigils on battlements , established traps and deadfalls in neighboring passages , and instructed his clerics on plans for a steady and reliable defense . Those who had seen him fight to defend dwarven communities related his stunning battle prowess , but they also commented that his combat maneuvers increasingly showed a growing desperation , as if he believed each battle might be his last . Dying . Gorm Gulthyn was dying . Over the centuries , as he kept using his essence to create avatars to defend dwarven kingdoms , his fate seemed to have become tied to those places . Each time one of the clanholds fell , something inside Gorm Gulthyn died . The divine fire in the eye - holes of his mask grew dimmer by almost imperceptible increments every time . With each new manifestation , Gorm became more careless in his defense , perhaps trying to end his condition on the tip of an enemy sword . All hoped for the Thunder Blessing and the resurgence of ancient dwarven bloodlines to restore his strength . Gorm ' s divinity was finally spent in a battle with the duergar deities , Laduguer and Deep Duerra in 1383 DR . Gorm and Haela Brightaxe both died in battle . Followers . Cleric s of Gorm were known as " barakor " ( " those who shield " ) and organized the defense of dwarven communities . They also acted as bodyguards , and taught locals the value of alertness and vigilance . When they entered the church , each barakor was assigned a charge they were to protect with their lives . Gorm ' s more powerful clerics often chose to defend important clan members , but lower ranked barakor seemed to have their charges determined randomly . These included children , elderly , and infirm clan members . Regardless of their charge ' s status , they were all willing to sacrifice themselves , also known as " paying Gorm ' s greatest price " in the church . Gorm ' s temples were typically plain stone constructions , which featured a central altar that contained the remains of a fallen barakor . Most of his temples also contained a small armory and were well defended from possible attackers . Rituals . Barakor prayed for spells in the morning , usually followed by a tour of their community to ensure that no incidents happened at night . Each festival they celebrated with tedious procedures containing formal salutes , rhythmic grounding of weapons , and didactic , chanted prayers . Barakor frequently multiclassed as dwarven defender s or fighter s . Dwarven defenders in the clergy of Gorm were offered the highest possible honor . Relationships . Gorm had confided his dying status only to Clangeddin Silverbeard , Marthammor Duin and Moradin . He considered these three his closest friends .