Yurtrus

Yurtrus is the epitome of the precept of destroying all life, but also the constant terror that the killer is all the costs. Where Shargaas symbolizes the fear of what lurks in the bowels of the earth, Yurtrus embodies the constant threat of death and plagues with which the orcs live every day. The Lord of MAggots does not speak or communicate, but sometimes he is receptive to prayers and sacrifices to save an individual or a tribe from the ravages of disease. It depicts him as a slighter orc whose body, except hands are covered with sores.

The Following of Yurtrus
Apart from some monastic orders, the church is not organized Yurtrus and its clergy is dispersed among numerous tribes and clans. The priests are rarely tribal leaders, but the terror inspired by their god gives them greater independence. Clergy are intermediaries between the tribe and Yurtrus, and they appear when the community is the victim of a disease or an epidemic. In addition, priests Yurtrus are responsible for disposing of a tribe's dead. The Church of Yurtrus may also serve a "quartermaster's" position in an orcish tribe, keeping watch over food and water supplies and deciding when they are too foul of consumption. Thus, some tribes have begun to worship The Rotting One as a divine entity of health and sustenance instead of the reverse. The priests and followers of Yurtrus pray at dusk for their spells. His priests often multiclass as assassins, divine disciples, or monks.

Holy Days
The Church recognizes two major holy days. The first known ceremony of Contagion, is observed at Midsummer's night, for it is from that day onward that the length of days wane as Yurtrus saps the life from the world and leads it to winter. After a series of bloody sacrifices to protect the orcs from the ravages of disease, the priests of Yurtrus go on to spread plague and death indiscriminately across the lands. The second holy day, The Putrescent Death, is celebrated on the evening of Midwinter, when the night is longest. It is then that the clergy Yurtrus welcomes the death of the world, symbolized by the sacrifice of intelligent creatures from other races specifically through inflicting the victims with horrible diseases. )

History and Relationships
By its very nature, Yurtrus entertains few relationships with anyone. He offers support Shargaas' efforts to counteract the influence of the three warlike orc gods: Gruumsh, Ilneval, and Bhagtru. The Rotting Lord certainly maintains links with other gods of death and disease, but these relationships more resemble rivalries than alliances. Like the rest of the orc pantheon, Yurtrus hates dwarves, elves, and goblins, and he opposes them whenever the opportunity arises.

Dogma
Death is inevitable and eventually claims all life. The ravages of an epidemic are nothing but death claimin thos not yet fallen in battle, leaving creatures some measure of freedom in deciding how they will be claimed. The touch of White Hands can only be staved off by bowing to him and begging for his mercy, but, in time, disease claims all things. Fear him, for death is lurking in the shadows of Luthic's cavern, and can strike at any moment.

Other
Yurtrus' is the orc deity of death and disease. He lives in a disgusting realm called Fleshslough on the Gray Waste.

In the 1st edition Manual of the Planes it is stated:
 * "Yurtrus's realm on the layer of Oinos is dreary and depressing even by Hades's standards. All plants die before reaching its borders. Only Yurtrus and his equally silent orc spirits live within; even the daemons tread carefully through this terrain."

In On Hallowed Ground it is stated:
 * "Almost nothing is known of Yurtrus or his realm, which is commonly called Fleshslough. That's because anyone who enters the realm never leaves, not even avatars sent by other powers. The entrance to the place is two great black-iron doors set into a forbidding hillside in Oinos; the stench of death wafts out every time the doors swing open."

worshipers: 

Yurtrus' priests wear animal skins painted white. His sacred "animal" is the skeleton. His holy days are on the new moon, and he is worshipped in underground crypts. Appropriate sacrifices are made to him monthly.