Gorellik
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Gorellik is the gnoll deity of hunting, hyenas, and hyaenodons. He taught gnolls to tame hyaenodons for hunting. Gorellik was the original patron god of gnolls, until the gnolls turned to giantish gods and later, the demon lord Yeenoghu began stealing their worship and devotion. As a result, Gorellik has suffered a loss of much of his power and is now no more than a demigod.
Gorellik now wanders the planes endlessly, with no seeming purpose, losing followers steadily.
Publication history
Gorellik was first detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood.[1]
Description
Gorellik appears as a tall, mangy gnoll or as a mottled white hyaenodon. As his power has declined, he more often takes the form of the latter, prowling and hunting anything in his path.
Relationships
As a declining god who increasingly acts more feral and animalistic, Gorellik has few, if any, constructive relationships with other deities.
Realm
Gorellik has no fixed home. He prowls Pandemonium and the Abyss at random.
Dogma
Before his fall from power, Gorellik taught gnolls to respect only force and power. This proved to be his downfall as they turned away from him to more powerful, alien gods. His dogma did not even encompass a creation myth for the gnoll race, which he could have used to help maintain greater reverence toward himself.
Worshippers
Gorellik has few worshippers, and he does nothing to encourage this. He occasionally manifests an avatar before a gnoll horde and demands worship, though he is just as likely to run and hunt with a pack of hyenas. Among gnolls, his worship is avoided by flinds in particular. His holy symbol is a white, mottled hyaenodon's head.
4th edition
Gorellik is killed by Yeenoghu.[2]
References
- ↑ Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992)
- ↑ Schwalb, Robert J. (July 2008). Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Yeenoghu, Demon Prince of Gnolls. Dragon 364. Wizards of the Coast. Search this book on
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