Darmmunk

### Aliases

The Father of Orcs, The Warmonger, He Who Ransacks, The Destroyer of Peace, He of a Thousand Battles, The Orcish God

## Depicitions

### Avatar Description

An abnormally large and muscular orc with a significant underbite

## Affiliations

### Open Worship

Yes

> *"Sack and pillage this city. It is your right as children of Darmmunk."* - Igrash Brokenbone, Infamous Warlord and Zealot Barbarian of Darmmunk
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Darmmunk is the Greater God of War and Orcs. Patron god of the Orcs, Darmmunk taught Shendali's original mortals how to fight war and reformed his most successful pupils into the first Orcs.

Despite the brutish appearance of his avatar, a muscular beast of an Orc, Darmmunk is cunning and quick-witted; Darmmunk views might as a weapon that is ineffectual without a mastery of tactics and strategy. To win war is not enough for Dammunk, he must demonstrate his combat superiority in every way and encourages his mortal followers to do the same.

## Darmmunk's Influence

A perfect universe for Darmmunk would be one of constant war; bloodshed, violence, and tactical genius are all things that Darmmunk craves. War empowers him; Darmmunk is weakest at times of peace, although that is when his whispers of war are heard the loudest.

### Darmmunk's Goals

Darmmunk is simple in his desires; peace is abhorrent and must be destroyed. Battles must be fought, whether for ideals or for power or even for peace, Darmmunk does not care, just as long as the blood is shed in glorious combat.

### Divine Relationships

Darmmunk bears a great hatred for Old Man Terrock, God of Peace, as they are antithetical to one another. Terrock's opposition to Darmmunk's influence is frequently a topic that arises with the Pantheon of Kalix, with Darmmunk just as frequently attempting to have this disagreement solved via combat, something Terrock always rejects.

Darmmunk is often associated with both Hobgob, God of Goblinoids and Conquest, as well as Grekkrat, Lesser God of Bugbears, Rebellion, and Rage, despite Hobgob and Grekkrat deeply despising each other. Both conquest and revolution rely on war to facilitate the changes each desire, leading to a strange kinship between orcs and goblinoids.

Deities of various tools of war, such as the Lord of the Hunt (as God of Archery), Blondinth (as Lesser Goddess of Weapons), and Lingoth (as Lesser God of Armour) are looked upon favourable by Darmmunk, due to the additional depth they give the art of warmongering.

Darmmunk, like most greater deities, swore fealty to Kalix and is part of her Pantheon. Despite his influence of his domain, he is rarely consulted by Kalix, due to his perceived overly violent nature, with the role of grand general of the Pantheon instead falling to Alissiya, Shieldmaiden of Kalix. Darmmunk resents Alissiya because of this.

## Worshipping Darmmunk

Darmmunk is worshipped by orcs, soldiers, and warlords. Civilians rarely worship him unless in times of war; in the eyes of Darmmunk, civilians are those who rejected his domain and thus, should be slaughtered as heretics (orcs are an exception to this, although zealous followers of Darmmunk insist that an orc who is not a warrior does not deserve the right to be an orc at all).

Darmmunk's main temple is located in Temple Row, Silvershield. The sounds of ritual combat echo through the halls, and soldiers can be found praying for strength and survival in their upcoming battles.

Darmmunk's festival day is Darmmunk's Day and is held of the 10th of Midautumn. The day is often marked by exhibition fights, particularly in the orcish community. In the modern era, former traditions such as all the fights being to the death have been dropped, although they still exist in more zealous sects and accidental deaths are commonplace.

## Myths of Darmmunk

The myths of Darmmunk mainly focus on the creation of the orcs.

***Orcbirth.*** The first orcs were chosen of Darmmunk; Shendali's original mortals were very passive beings, and this displeased Darmmunk. He taught to fight, and to wage war, particularly against the other mortal races that were coming into existence. To compete with the other mortal races, Darmmunk changes his chosen warriors into the first orcs, hoping their strength would lead them to domination.

## Darmmunk's Champions

**Alignment:** Often evil

**Suggested Classes:** Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger

**Suggested Cleric Domains:** War

**Suggested Backgrounds:** Soldier, Outlander, Folk Hero, Gladiator, Mercenary Veteran, Pirate

Darmmunk, being the creator of the Orcs, is worshipped widely by Orcs. He is also widely worshipped in his aspect as the God of War, attracting worship from all manners of warlords and soldiers.

### Darmmunk's Favour

While the majority of Darmmunk's chosen are orcs or half-orcs, there has been many recorded cases of The Warmonger choosing those of other races. Any who fights with fury and might can attract the favour of Darmmunk, and the power it can grant. The Darmmunk's Favour table offers several suggestions for the nature of your connection to the God.

 **6** | You have no idea why Darmmunk shows interest in you.

### Devotion to Darmmunk

Servants of Darmmunk draw strength from their skill as warmongers. As a follower of Darmmunk, consider the possibilities on the Darmmunk’s Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

 **6** | **Sanctuary.** I will use my strength and tactical prowess to protect those who are cannot protect themselves. (Good)

### Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Darmmunk when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

* Sacking the homes of your fallen enemies
* Leading soldiers in conflict
* Aid Orcs in their efforts
* Building or restoring a temple to Darmmunk

Your piety score to Darmmunk decreases if you diminish Darmmunk’s influence in the world, contradict him ideals, or make him look ridiculous or ineffectual through acts such as these:

* Run from conflict in cowardice
* Spare enemies you defeat, whether they are civilians or soldiers
* Oppose Orcs in their efforts
* Advocate for peaceful resolution of conflict

#### Darmmunk's Devotee

*Piety 3+ Darmmunk trait*

As a devotee of Darmmunk, you have shown yourself to be a talented warmonger. You can call on Dammunk’s favour and cast wrathful smite with this trait. You can cast the spell in this way a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

#### Darmmunk's Votary

*Piety 10+ Darmmunk trait*

Your presence can cause others to enter a violent frenzy. You can cast enemies abound with this trait. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

#### Darmmunk's Disciple

*Piety 25+ Darmmunk trait*

Your wrath is inescapable. You have advantage on opportunity attacks and on saving throws against being restrained.

#### Champion of War

*Piety 50+ Darmmunk trait*

You can increase your Strength or Constitution score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.