Grankhul

Grankhul was the bugbear deity of hunting, senses, stealth, and surprise. His symbol was ever-open eyes in darkness.

Description
Grankhul appeared as a relatively slender, tall bugbear with long, thin fingers as well as large, protruding eyes.

Personality
Grankhul was a cunning and subtle god, but nonetheless violent and dangerous for all of his sneakiness. He valued intelligence to a limited degree, but the murderous deity had a habit of throwing tantrums. He was also vigilant and swift, never sleeping and always staying alert.

Powers
Grankhul was a master of stealth, able to render himself unseen and unheard with unparalleled skill and cast silence and improved invisibility twice per day each. He himself was incapable of being surprised.

Realm
Grankhul shared the realm of Palpitatia on the 241 layer of the Abyss with his fellow bugbear god, Skiggaret. This layer was eternally dark, populated by shadows and spectres, with fear eternally radiating from every inch of the grim terrain.

Relationships
The bugbear pantheon was dominated by Hruggek, though he didn't really rule it. There was more of an understanding among the bugbear gods that no one acted against Hruggek's interests, and in return Hruggek left the others alone. Hruggek's priests often had to keep a wary eye out for the sneakiness of Grankhul's priests, however.

Worshipers
Grankhul was worshiped by hunters, assassins, and other bugbears who prized stealth and surprise.

Grankhul's priests were expected to excel in the qualities favored by their deity. They were hunters, scouts, and explorers among their people, charged with helping to provide food for their bands and to harass their enemies with guerrilla assaults. They were arrogant and confident of their intellects and stealthiness.

Dogma
Grankhul valued dexterity, speed, and at least a modicum of wit. Grankhul was said to have been the god who gifted bugbears with their ability to surprise their prey. He was a very violent god, prone to terrible tantrums and swift murder.

Rumors and Legends
There were legends among gnomes that Garl Glittergold once disguised himself as a deer to lure Grankhul into the open, only to trap him with an illusion and leave him trussed up as a turkey.