Gorum

The god of battle and one of the Seen god's.

Gorum's favored animals include rhinoceroses, dinosaurs, and war-trained animals.

History
It is said that after The Emergence Gorum grew board with the pace and quiet so he decided to incite war between the Humans and Orcs so that Battle would rage across the world once more and he could be worshipped in the glory that it creates. It is said that after the war of the races a suit of iron armour stood alone on the battlefield once the dust had settled, it hadn't fort for either side just anything that came close to it. Warriors and knights have ever since claimed to see a vision of the god as they strike a killing blow or charge into battle. Gorum is considered the divine embodiment of martial prowess and glory on the battlefield.

Relationships
Gorum concerns himself with few matters outside of battle, and this attitude extends to include his relations with other deities. He sees little value in matters of diplomacy and politics, considering the pursuits of his divine peers as frivolous a best. The Lord in Iron is considered brash and impulsive; he takes what he wants, by force if necessary, and answers any direct opposition to his will with violence. His priests and followers tend to follow the god's example, which means that there are more ruthless and exploitative members of his faith than those who espouse altruism, those who follow the teaching of the Seen and Unseen gods talk about righteous battle against those of the unseen gods as apposed to just saying battle for the sake of it.

Appearance
Gorum's manifestation is that of a gigantic humanoid being in darkened heavy armor. His helmet covers all defining features except for a pair or fiery crimson eyes. No matter to whom he appears, Gorum will always appear to be the tallest creature, even when among giants and other large humanoids.

Servants
Gorum has a force of divine minions that look like giant bears with long metal spikes jutting out of their bodies, they are called zen-tigrat. These bear-like creatures often serve in the vanguard of the Lord in Iron's armies.

Blood Hands, This servant is a crimson-skinned creature similar in appearance to a hezrou demon.[6]

First Blade Gorum's herald is a horde of animated weapons and shields that swarm together into a humanoid shape, and is the approximate shape and size of an iron golem.

Vosjax a Half-Orc warrior of immense strength who assisted the gods when the binds of unity grew weak.

Temperbrand This creature is a fire elemental that has the appearance of superheated liquid metal.[6]

Providence
Gorum shows his favour through weapons and armour that bleed when touched, while his displeasure is seen when these same items quickly develop unnatural patches of rust, or else fall apart completely.

Temples to Gorum
The Temples of Gorum proclaims faith in strength and power over spirituality or intellect. High priests are great warriors who attain their position through battle. Priests wear heavy spiked armor and forsake non-metallic weapons. They believe that the spirit of Gorum resides in all metal weapons and armour, and therefore take care to keep them polished and in good working order. The services conducted by the temple consist primarily of actual and improvised percussion, to include clanging weapons against shields.

In the Forgelight District there is a temple to Gorum known as Gorum's Arena which draws a crowd every week with combat displays, many performed by members of House Deneith.

In southern South Lowsand there is a large temple to Gorum which is basically an open dirt bowl with stone buildings surrounding it, called the Flame Pit where the Gorum's Guard train and live when not taking part in a battle.

Worshipers
Gorum is worshiped by mercenaries and barbarians all across the world, but are most commonly found in lands where conflict and battle are common mainly Torlund,Duthgar, Scandar and Carthorka. It is not uncommon for two opposing armies to be carrying the Lord in Iron's standard into battle, which doesn't seem to bother the god; he's more interested in promoting the fighting rather than picking a winner.

The Lord in Iron is commonly worshiped by half-orcs, who believe that he is one of them, and that his encasement in iron is the deity's successful effort to hide his true nature from human worshipers who would be unable to handle his true nature. This belief continues to spread, thanks to the teachings of the orc named Naellk, who had a vision of himself in an idol of the deity in battle. Most of Gorum's priests are Barbarians, fighters and clerics, although there are some druids. Bards and rangers that may perform some service within the church.

Knightly followers of Gorum believe battle is the true calling of a knight, not tournaments or courtly pursuits. For Gorum's Guard, strength and determination supersede honor, duty, and fame. More than other orders,

Temples and shrines
Gorum's temples tend to have the appearance of strongholds or citadels. They are walled and gated, and spikes adorn the structure. They are always ready for a battle or siege, and are kept stocked with metal weapons, armour, and rations. Shrines to Gorum are typically an organised pile of rocks with a helmet or blade set atop.

Holy texts
Gorum's church claims no holy text, but it does feature a set of seven holy poems called the Gorumskagat. A controversial text, the Myth in Iron, maintained by secluded priests in the Lands of Carthorka recording great and powerful accomplishments of Gorumites in the past, is seen as heretical by some.