Shargaas

In-universe
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name=Shargaas
title=The Night Lord, the Blade in the Darkness, the Stalker Below
home=Bleak Eternity of Gehenna
power=Intermediate
alignment=Neutral Evil
portfolio=Darkness, thieves
domains=Chaos, Evil, Trickery (also Darkness and Orc in Forgotten Realms)| alias=
super=Gruumsh

In many campaign settings for the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game, Shargaas is the orc deity of darkness and thieves. In many campaign settings, the orcish pantheon of gods consists of the leader Gruumsh, as well as Bahgtru, Ilneval, Luthic, Shargaas, and Yurtrus.

Shargaas lives in a realm called "The Night Below" on the plane of GehennaFact|date=November 2007.

Shargaas' priests wear red and black leather armor and leather caps. His sacred animal is the bat. His holy days are on the new moons. Stolen items are sacrificed to him monthly.

References

*Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. "Faiths and Pantheons" (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
*Gygax, Gary. "Unearthed Arcana" (TSR, 1985).
*McComb, Colin. "On Hallowed Ground" (TSR, 1996).
*Moore, Roger E. "The Half-Orc Point of View." "Dragon" #62 (TSR, June 1982).
*Sargent, Carl. "Monster Mythology" (TSR, 1992).