Luthic

From Ardrana

Luthic, known to the Orcs as the Great Mother, governs several spheres. She is the goddess of female Orcs, and of fertility (mostly for female Orcs; many male Orcs take Gruumsh as the male fertility god). She is also a goddess of caves and caverns and dark places, and of female servitude (as she serves Gruumsh). Lastly, she is goddess of primitive medicine and healing, and she also helps to restore Orcish morale. Luthic is a goddess whose affinity with the earth is strong; many Orcs rub themselves in dirt to ensure they have many children, while making an invocation to her. Luthic is very close to her son Bahgtru; he always follows her commands, even above Gruumsh's.

Luthic's avatar appears as a huge female Orc with unbreakable black claws four feet long. Her hair and eyes are dull black and her skin is dark brown, lighter around the nose and ears. Luthic does not take kindly to anyone abusing her name, and those who do may find themselves inflict a wasting disease. Her omens may appear as claw marks in rock, a magical darkening of some area, or as a rumbling in a cave mouth.

Truth is, Luthic is one of the few who can readily bend the ears of both Gruumsh and Bahgtru, and she doesn't shy from using this to her advantage. Chant is she's also secretly communicating with Hecate for help against the goblins, but so far the witch-queen hasn't responded to Luthic's overtures. The Great Mother never gives up, and she's determined to get Hecate on the orcs' side soon.

Note: Luthic originally appeared in this form in Monster Mythology, with additional information from On Hallowed Ground for the AD&D game from TSR. His use here is for the purposes of providing context for the campaign only.