Shargaas

**Greyhawk Divinity**
Shargaas
	Shargaas, the Night Lord, as depicted in Dragon #62 (1982).
Names and titles
Title(s):	The Night Lord, the Blade in the Darkness, the Stalker Below
General information
Portfolio:	Darkness, thieves, stealth, night, undead
Home:	Bleak Eternity of Gehenna
Alignment:	Neutral Evil
Gender:	Male
Superior:	Gruumsh
Rules items
Domains:	Chaos, Death, Evil, Mysticism, Pestilence, Trickery
Divine rank:	Intermediate

Shargaas is the orc deity of darkness, night, stealth, thieves, and the undead. His symbol is a skull on a red crescent moon.

Relationships

The orcish pantheon of gods consists of the leader Gruumsh, as well as Bahgtru, Ilneval, Luthic, Shargaas, and Yurtrus.

Realm

Shargaas the Night Lord lives in the Night Below, a tremendous cavern system below Krangath, the deepest layer of Gehenna. It is said that his caves extend infinitely, and are darker than the blackest night. There no creature has sight but Shargaas himself and his orcish spirit servants.

Dogma

Worshipers

Clergy

Shargaas' priests wear red and black leather armor and leather caps. His sacred animal is the bat. His holy days are on the new moons. Stolen items are sacrificed to him monthly.

Bibliography

Boyd, Eric L., and Erik Mona. Faiths and Pantheons. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.

Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:[1]

Grubb, Jeff. Manual of the Planes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.

Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.

McComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1996.

Moore, Roger E. "The Gods of the Orcs." Dragon #62. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1982.

Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

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Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	DMGR4 - Monster Mythology	3, 47
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	Dragon magazine #062	30, 32
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	Dragon magazine, Best of #3	31, 32, 34
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess	96
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e	108
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	On Hallowed Ground	134, 177, 184, 189, 192
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	Oerth Journal #11	53
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	Oerth Journal #31	17
Shargaas	Deity	The night lord, Worshipped by: Orc, Native of: Gehenna,	Unearthed Arcana, AD&D 1e	119, 120, 122
Shargaas, Temple of (Spinecastle)	Building	Temple,	Dungeon magazine #148	47