Hruggek

Hruggek is the dominant god of the bugbear pantheon, although he does not really rule the others. There is an understanding between the bugbear gods; no one works actively contrary to Hruggek's interests, and then Hruggek leaves them alone. This doesn't tend to filter down to their Prime Material Plane servants, though, and Hruggek's priests keep a wary eye on the competition.

Hruggek is a deity who delights in fairly savage combat. He is not truly a war/battle god in all respects, though. Mass battles and epic confrontation are not what the bugbear god seeks. His people are not numerous enough for this, and he prefers to see them use their stealth and wiles to pick off small groups of other creatures.

Hruggek has no specific racial enemies. The bugbears are an opportunistic race, and Hruggek has no specific antipathies to other deities for past slights. He is quite happy to see Elves, Dwarves, goblins, Gnomes or any other available walking target knocked on the head (or, preferably, to have its head severed). Hruggek may not be especially smart, but he is cunning and wily.

Hruggek's avatar appears as a monstrous, muscle-bound bugbear with great fangs and powerful, large-clawed hands and feet.

Note: Hruggek originally appeared in this form in Monster Mythology for the AD&D game from TSR. His use here is for the purposes of providing context for the campaign only.