Lesser God, Giant pantheon
God of Hills, Strength, Ruthlessness, Battle, Feasting, Persecution
| Symbol | Wooden club (combat-sized, not symbolic) | |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil | |
| Shaman Alignment | CE, NE | |
| Plane | Tarterus | |
| Worshippers | Warriors, chieftains | |
| Race | Hill giants, ettins, ogres (some) | |
| Sex | Male | |
| Attributes | N/A | |
| Proficiency Groups | Warrior, Priest, General | 5 |
| Bonus Proficiency | N/A | |
| Preferred Weapon | Club | |
| Allowed Weapons | Crushing weapons, maul, net, boulders, spears | |
| Armor | Hide or leather armors, no shield | -10 |
| Primary Sphere | Animal | 10 |
| Major Spheres | All, Combat, Elemental (earth), Healing | 31 |
| Minor Spheres | Divination, Necromantic, Protection, Sun | 18 |
| Additional Spells | ||
| Abilities | ||
| Turn Undead (not control) at 1/2 level, rounded down | 10 | |
| No followers | ||
| Power over Animal and Ancestral spirits | 30 | |
| +2 on loyalty and reaction from hill giants and ettins (and ogres who worship Grolantor) | 5 | |
| 3rd level | Expertise with club | 3 |
| 5th level | Befriend dire wolf (as paladin's warhorse, +2 hp/die) | 10 |
| 7th level | Incite Berserker Rage | 7 |
| 9th level | Shapechange into dire wolf at will (exceptionally large, but no damage is healed) 15 + 2 (at will) - 1 (9th level) = 16 |
16 |
| 14th level | Inspire morale in battle (+4 morale, +2 discipline, +2 on saves vs. mental attacks) | 4 |
| Earthquake when in hills or mountains (1/week) 3 (1/week) + 7 (P7) - 6 (14th level) - 0 (1 powers) = 4 |
4 | |
| Limitations | ||
| Reduced spell casting (1 less spell of each level, no 6th or 7th level spells) | -15 | |
| Talisman: club, must be sanctified in a private hunt by the ogre shaman | -8 | |
| Raiment | Skulls (on belt) and hide armor, dark brown clothing preferred | |
| Animal | Dire wolf | |
| Holy Days | No special holy days | |
| Notes | ||
| Ettins worship a two-headed aspect of Grolantor, but have no bad blood with his hill giant shamans Grolantor has ogre worshippers, mostly among tribes that serve hill giants Animal spirits are always of savage animals (carnivores or omnivores) The bonus for the armor restriction is reduced, as hill giants already have a low natural armor class |
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| Background | ||
| Grolantor's shamans are ancestor worshippers, and believe that the soul of hill giants reside in the more savage animals (dire wolves, wolverines, cave bears, and the like). As such, they treat the dire wolf as a sacred animal, off limits to all save shamans and chieftains. Their contact with their god is tenuous at best, and his worship is tied together with ceremonies honoring wolf spirits and the souls of departed chieftains and shamans.
In cases where a tribe that follows Grolantor lacks a true shaman, the chieftain will lead the tribe in worship. Shamans are rarely leaders of their tribes, although this is not unheard of. |
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