Hruggek

Hruggek is the chief deity of bugbears and the god of violence and combat as well as an exarch of the greater god Bane. Other gods worshipped by the bugbears include Grankhul, the god of hunting, senses, and surprise; and Skiggaret the god of fear.

Prior to relocating to Banehold, Hruggek lived in a large cave in Pandemonium called Hruggekolohk. His home was adorned with the severed heads of his defeated opponents.

Description
Hruggek appears as a huge, powerful bugbear, 12 feet (3.7m) tall. He has great fangs and clawed hands and feet, and wields a 10-foot long morningstar.

Clergy and temples
Hruggek's priests dress in black and wear skulls on their heads. He is worshiped on the full moon in bugbear cave halls. Bugbears sacrifice the blood of their enemies to Hruggek every month.

Shamans of Hruggek can be achieve up to 5th level divine spells.

Creative origins
Hruggek was created by James M. Ward for the Deities and Demigods Cyclopedia (1980).