Torozan, the Oroglord, is the infernal patron of the orogs. He prizes ingenuity and slyness in pursuit of military victory. His powerful Battle-Priests train warriors, advise generals, and command the allegiance of entire tribes. Their authority rests on warcraft and the battle magic they continually practice. Torozan reserves his deepest hatred for Moradin, the Dwarffather. Other divine struggles concern him chiefly when an alliance can advance that ancient war. His followers revere the Sword and Horn and honor victory won through cunning as well as force.
Why choose it? Orog ambition, difficult terrain and victory through cunning. Faith affects what people admire in you, your religious relationships and the rules of your realm. It does not automatically change your culture or ancestry.
Faith and war go hand in hand. One who refuses to fight in the name of the divine cannot be called a true believer.
In play: +10% Accolade glory gain; +1 Prowess per piety level; +5% Men-at-arms damage.
The deep earth is refuge, fortress, and resource. A fortified gate and a carefully worked seam of iron sustain the tribe as surely as a victory in the field. In the Rite of the Deep, oaths are sworn before stone, flame, iron, and the Sword and Horn. We shape the mountain so that its strength becomes our own.
In play: +2 Mountains advantage; +2 Desert mountains advantage; -5% Mountains construction gold cost; -5% Desert mountains construction gold cost.
Before the Blessing of the Host, our Battle-Priests inspect weapons, supplies, and plans. At the First Edge, a new warrior learns that a blade carries responsibility to the tribe. A captured weapon becomes an Offering of Iron, to be dedicated or reforged. After defeat comes a reckoning: we study our mistakes, for wasteful fury teaches nothing. Preparation, patience, and warcraft make strength victorious.
In play: +10% Martial lifestyle experience.
Virtues: Brave, Deceitful, Diligent, Patient, Pilgrim, Shrewd, Zealous.
Sins: Craven, Deviant, Impatient, Kinslayer, Lazy, Trusting.
Virtuous traits improve how fellow believers see you and contribute to piety; sinful traits work against that reputation. A good ruler for one faith may be a poor role model for another.
| Topic | What it means for your character |
|---|---|
| Religious relations | Other faiths of the same religion are Astray. Different religions in the Humanoid family are Hostile; unrelated religions are Evil. |
| Belief | This faith recognises multiple gods and spirits. |
| Religious leadership | There is no single head of this faith. |
| Gender | Men and women can govern on equal terms. |
| Other believers | A firm religious stance between pluralism and fundamentalism. |
| Temple holdings | Religious holdings are managed by the clergy. |
| Marriage | You may have one spouse. |
| Divorce | You can end a marriage without religious approval. |
| Children outside marriage | These children require legitimisation to gain the standing of legitimate children. |
| Marriage between relatives | Cousin marriage is permitted; closer relatives are restricted. |
| Same-sex relations | The faith disapproves, but this alone is not a religious crime. |
| Male adultery | Disapproved of, rather than a religious crime. |
| Female adultery | Disapproved of, rather than a religious crime. |
| Kinslaying | Killing close family is a religious crime. |
| Deviancy | The Deviant trait is treated as criminal. |
| Witchcraft | Accepted by the faith. This does not automatically grant Arcane training. |
| Clergy role | The clergy support recruitment and military service. |
| Who can be clergy | Both men and women. |
| Clerical marriage | Clergy may marry. |
| Appointing clergy | Rulers can appoint and dismiss their religious officials, subject to the usual restrictions. |
| Monastic life | There is no formal tradition of monastic vows. |
| Sacraments | Formal sacramental rites are not central to this faith. |
| Pilgrimage | Pilgrimage is encouraged, although the Cerilian holy-site network is unfinished. |
| Funerals | Burial honours the dead with a quiet, restrained ceremony. |
| Anointing rulers | Rulership does not use a religious anointment tradition. |
| Religious teaching | Beliefs are passed on through stories and literature. |
The mod does not yet provide a complete Cerilian holy-site network. Do not choose this faith solely for a pilgrimage destination or holy-site bonus you expect from the setting.