Demon Fortress.
This place is located in a relatively barren level. Even though there are not many resources here, it still breeds many demons and dark creatures.
This land has almost no use value, so no gods visit here at all. Therefore, there are many powerful forces here, and there is no situation like the Underdark ruled by dark elves.
Therefore, there are many powerful forces here, and countless races have expanded their territories here. Among them, the number of orcs and half-orcs is particularly astonishing, and they can even be compared with all the demons and dark creatures on this level combined.
The reason why there are so many orcs and half-orcs living here is that according to legend, this was once a land ruled by the Cyclops, Gruumsh.
Grush
Cyclops, the Sleepless
Strength: Superior divine power
Evil Emblem: Orc Eye Socket Bone
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Orcs, War, Territory
Followers: Orcs, Half-Orcs
Domains: Chaos, Evil, Power, War
Preferred Weapons: Spear, chain.
The orc god Gruumsh is a chaotic evil. He looks like an orc wearing a heavy and crude black full body armor. He has only one eye in the center of his face that is always open. It is said that he was taken away by a god before, and some priests also firmly believe that the god of faith will not be defeated. Some believers believe that the elven god stole the eye because he could never defeat Gruumsh in a fair fight.
doctrine:
Gruumsh requires his followers to strive for great power and believes that the world should be a world where the strong prey on the weak. He allows his followers to select the weakest people from their tribes and take away the weak's territory, or even everything, according to the so-called "Gruumsh's will." He does not care about the isolation and unfriendly atmosphere in his subjects, that is, the orc society, and he does not care whether they are united. Constant war is a major creed of Gruumsh. Of course, Gruumsh is not opposed to occupying a region by colonization when the situation permits.
Gruumsh dislikes all non-orc intelligent creatures and their creations, and he particularly hates the elves (perhaps because of his eyes). He also hates the dwarves who fought and won the battle for control of the mountains. A society loyal to Gruumsh, such as an orc tribe, must also strictly identify its enemies according to Gruumsh's will, such as the two above.
Clergy and Temple:
The ultimate goal of the clerics of Gruumsh is to become the war leader of their orc tribe, or the war advisor of those leaders. They also have to go through the process of "eliminating bad factors" of the orc tribe. Even in normal times, the clerics of Gruumsh have to wear armor.
Temples or shrines to Gruumsh are usually located in the heart of an orcish settlement. They are usually harsh, unbearable places filled with acrid smoke and fetid blood. Temples or larger shrines always have altars for offering living sacrifices and arenas for many people to compete in.
This is a mysterious and powerful deity. It is the patron saint of all orcs and orcs. Even though He is in the evil camp, that is only directed at enemies and outsiders. As for his own people, Gruumsh has enough patience.
When He existed, there were orcs and half-orcs on the bloody battlefield of the abyss. However, even such a powerful god eventually fell.
There are many rumors about his fall. Some rumors say that his arrogance and pride led some gods to encircle and suppress him. Only after paying the price of countless divine blood and even the death of some gods, he was pulled down from the altar.
Some rumors say that the elven god used a stolen eye curse to cause the fall of Gruumsh.
Among them, the most convincing rumor is that the other party was retaliated against for devouring the offspring of the nightmare snake, and both of them died together.
The Nightmare Serpent... Dendel, born from the primordial nightmare. Before dawn, she devours countless horrific and evil dreams. She seems to have a particular fondness for nightmares, especially those of kings and gods. Even more horrifying, if Dendel finds her insatiable appetite unsatisfied, all beings, mortal and god alike, will remember the tormenting details of each nightmare they dreamed. It is speculated that she will be the harbinger of the end of the world, and not even the gods will be spared.
Although the Nightmare Serpent can travel freely through the Wastes of Doom and Despair or any of the Lower Planes, she spends most of her time in her lair.
Mud river!
Dendar's great lair lies near the Ooze River, and throughout the Twilight Realm hisssing sounds echo as Dendar sleeps and feasts contentedly on the world's forgotten nightmares.
Anyone who approaches Dendel's lair finds her awake and waiting for them with foreboding joy, for she will taste and savor their worst nightmares, long forgotten. Dendel's cavernous maw could hold a giant, and a touch of her tongue could send a dragon flying.
The slippery saliva flowed under her tongue to form a foul quagmire, mixed with half-eaten bones - these were the remnants of her daily dream-eating.
Gruumsh likes to invade. It believes that there is no limit to the realm. Only through constant killing and fighting can it gain real power and seek its true self.
Therefore, in a certain period of history, Gruumsh broke into the territory of the Nightmare Serpent, and the other side devoured the other's offspring, which made this monster born in the early days of the abyss angry. The two sides fought to the end and fell one after another.
Since then, the two legendary gods have never appeared in the eyes of the world again.
From then on, there was no more Gruumsh on this level, and the orcs and half-orcs fell from the altar, and had to submit to some other gods and live in fear. For example, the cat people believed in the goddess of cats and dancing, while some more aggressive jackals and lizardmen followed the lead of Mara, the god of hunting, or the god of slaughter.
But no matter what, countless orcs and orcs still live on this layer. Some powerful orcs or orcs have appeared on this layer, but those races have a competitive bloodline. Just over a year ago, a strange lord came here. A race of orcs that had never appeared before defeated the Beholder and occupied this land.
And that legendary demon lord is Fulla, a boxing master born among the cat people!