Gleb

Gleb (Neutral Evil)
"The king who would not kneel." A human High-King of Rietza who was so great that he attracted Harkon's attention. The Giant God transformed Gleb and his family into monsters, thus creating the orcish people. When Gleb proved that he was as great if not greater than Harkon, he became the god of the Orcs.

Worship
Clerics of Gleb are called Battlemasters, and are leaders of the orcish people in both spiritual and secular matters. The core tenants of Gleb's worship are (1) strive for greatness, (2) challenge yourself against others, (3) seek and respect your equals and superiors, but never kneel to a lesser being, (4) never lie, and (5) honor your given word.

Honorable orcs join Gleb in his divine hall after death where they revel and fight for their afterlife. Dishonorable orcs are cast into a pit where their souls are devoured by ravenous wolves.

The Song of Gleb
The Song of Gleb is an epic poem recited by the Battlemasters when they deem it necessary for their people to hear it. It is long series of interconnected parables meant to teach the orcish people the strength needed to cope with the curse of Harkon, and the code of honor that defines their culture. It is a record of Gleb's actions, but it isn't useful for teaching historical fact, as it is instead meant to teach moral truth.

The History of Gleb
Gleb was the human High-King of Rietza, most likely near ID 6900. He ruled from the Dread Keep of Gleb, owned vasts herds of cattle and horses, and demanded tribute from hundreds of thousands of men and women. He took wives from all of the important human tribes, and fathered hundreds of children. It was said that Gleb was honorable and wise. While he was a hard man living in a hard land, he was widely considered a good High-King by his many subjects.

His achievements and widely held high regard attracted the attention of Harkon. The giant god took everything from Gleb, bit by bit. Harkon forced Gleb to climb Mount Poloski each year, where he demanded that the High-King kneel to him. Each year Gleb refused, and Harkon cursed him for his defiance. Taking his family, his wealth, his beauty, and inflicting upon him the blood rage, Gleb walked the land as a hated beast-like outcast. Nonetheless, Gleb did great deeds, such as breaking the fabled three-headed horse Tenesk to his bit, and redirecting the Geistwasser river to prevent a giant invasion of Rietza.

Over time Harkon grew desperate to break the defiant High-King, and cursed his wives and children in the same way he had cursed Gleb. Even after all of this Gleb refused to kneel, and the Giant God was forced to relent. On that day, on the Fields of Nobolob, Gleb ascended to Godhood.

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