Graegorath

Graegorath looms like a mountain over the landscape, his body sculpted from the very rock of the earth, immense and unyielding. His beard is like a cascade of molten iron, and his eyes burn with the fire of retribution. The air around him crackles with the dust of shattered stone.

His story began in an age when the titans roamed freely, their tyranny unchallenged. Graegorath was born from the earth's cry for a champion, rising from the deepest fissure in the world's crust. His first breath was a battle cry, and his first steps were an earthquake that echoed his coming. He fought not for power but for freedom, his hands the instruments of the earth's wrath.

Graegorath's followers are those who have suffered at the hands of oppressors, warriors who have felt the sting of defeat, and those who seek to rise against insurmountable odds. His temples are carved into the sites of ancient battles, places where the earth still remembers the fury of conflict. His priests, known as the Vengeant, preach the virtue of standing tall against tyranny and the sanctity of righteous war. These are no passive priests, for they are known to fracture skulls of their rivals.

Graegorath is immortalized by the legendary Epoch of Sundering. The titans, led by a colossus named Kronaroth, waged a merciless campaign to subjugate the world. Graegorath, seeing the suffering of the land, issued a divine challenge to Kronaroth. Atop the highest peak in Gigornia, they clashed in a battle that lasted a hundred days and nights, reshaping the very landscape with their fury.

The final blow saw Graegorath plunging his fists deep into Kronaroth's chest, tearing out the heart of the titan. As Kronaroth fell, his body turned to a range of mountains. This victory marked the end of the titans' reign and the beginning of a new era of freedom.

The Epoch of Sundering is celebrated every century with the Festival of the Fallen Titan, where giants and smaller folk alike commemorate the fall of Kronaroth and honor the triumph of Graegorath. They gather at the foot of the Kronaroth mountain and select 21 of the largest festival goers. The largest is marked with the symbol of Graegorath and he is to fight the other 20, to the death. If the Graegorath fighter is losing, onlookers often prod and stab the "titans" to wound them.