Note on Ogre Theology

On Ogre Theology

By Shaman Ghanima

I will start with a question. What makes a Belegarth ogre distinct from other monstrous depictions? How do we stand apart?

Ogres, goblyns and trolls are pervasive in most old myths, and the names are used somewhat interchangeably. This means that as opposed to for example, the Lizardmen, and Khajiit, we don’t really have a jumping off point from other stories or systems. We are also not tied down to a very popular depiction of a race such as the elves from Lord of the Rings.

While the idea to play ogres came from Warhammer Fantasy, as far as I know the lore of the race and the gods themselves is completely homespun. It has, like all oral traditions, changed and expanded over time, taking on facets of other great pantheons; while in my opinion remaining unique. As I begin to start talking about the Ogre religion, I am going to throw in asides mentioning when something was changed, and why? If it was changed for good, or if there are established acceptable variants. There are certain things which are in my opinion sacred and unchangeable which I will list below, other things which are well established and should not be changed due to the rippling affect throughout the Lore, and finaly things that have openings for expansion and continuation. This is due in part to my great respect and admiration of the memory of Beergarde, who started this, and due to the hard work we have put into compiling and reconciling everything up to this point.

I will go to my grave defending the parts I consider unchangeable, and break out my Una wrath should anyone try to change them.

So before we begin, here are the absolutely unchangeable things. These are unchangeable because these are the basic tenants that came from the source, and the core of the original Lore. Since Ulvat the Beerguard is part of Ugangi's hunt now, what he said is no longer up for debate.

1. There was an original ogre god who created the race, and the 4 known deities

2. This original ogre god died from treachery which is why we say we have 4 gods, not 5

3. There are 4 ogre gods named Ugangi, Ucronos, Una, and Utezni (spellings can fluctuate) and no others this is absolutly key.

4. These gods are elemental and associated with Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth respectively

5. Ucronos killed Ugangi and Ugangi in turn killed Ucronos, there are variants as to why, and who struck first etc. But they did kill each other and cause each other to ascend

6. Ucronos stabbed Ugangi in the back

7. Una loved Ugangi

8. Ugangi was the greatest warrior