Gruumsh
Gruumsh is the creator-god of the orokhim and one of the six Elder Titans. Legend holds that he was created from Fricka's third and fourth legs in the [First Deogenesis. His [Creation of the Orokhim took place without the knowledge or approval of the other Titans, and sparked a war between the gods known as the Advent of Treachery. At the end of the conflict, he was sealed permanently in the realm of Acheron, in the Lower Planes.
To the orokhim who worship him, Gruumsh is a god of travel, intellect, strength, and virility. The creation story of the orokhim holds that he made them as a combination of the best traits of every humanoid: the hardiness of the Dwarf, the instinct and intellect of the Gnome, and the fertility and quick growth of the Human, alongside traits from powerful beasts. If left unchecked by his jealous siblings, the stories claim, he would have given the orokhim an even wider array of possible beastlike powers than just their tusked mouths and imposing strength and stature.
To the orokhim who worship him, Gruumsh is a god of travel, intellect, strength, and virility. The creation story of the orokhim holds that he made them as a combination of the best traits of every humanoid: the hardiness of the Dwarf, the instinct and intellect of the Gnome, and the fertility and quick growth of the Human, alongside traits from powerful beasts. If left unchecked by his jealous siblings, the stories claim, he would have given the orokhim an even wider array of possible beastlike powers than just their tusked mouths and imposing strength and stature.
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