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{{5epointer|Varied|sources=VGtM, SCAG}}
{{5e Deity
|name=Bahgtru
|sorttext=
|refs=<ref name="vgtm">{{Cite Pub|Volo's Guide to Monsters|pages=83-84}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="scag">{{Cite Pub|Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide|pages=24}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="frw">titles &mdash; {{cite Source|accessdate=2023-06-24|title=Bahgtru|website=Forgotten Realms Wiki|url=https:/ /forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bahgtru}} Licensed: [[CC-BY-SA]].</ref> <ref name="fp">titles &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Faiths and Pantheons|pages=148}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="ohg">titles &mdash; {{Cite Pub|On Hallowed Ground|pages=133}} Licensed:&copy; TSR, Inc. {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="">titles &mdash; {{cite Source|author= Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb|date=August 1987|title=Forgotten Realms Campaign Set|work=Cyclopedia of the Realms|publisher=TSR, Inc.|isbn=August 1987}}</ref> <ref name="tpa">titles &mdash; {{Cite Pub|The Plane Above|pages=152–153}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>
|title=The Leg Breaker, The Strong, The Son of Gruumsh, The Fist of Gruumsh
|gender=Male <!-- Male, Female, Androgenous, None, Unstated, Unknown -->
|of=Unbridled Strength <!-- Forests, Waves, etc. -->
|align=
|domain=War
|plane=
|symbol=Broken thigh bone
|pantheon=Orc
|worshipers={{5ep|Orc}}s, {{SRD5|Half-Orc}}s
}}

{{blockref|Bahgtru is the deity who epitomizes the physical might and ruthlessness that orcs use to overwhelm their foes… It is said that Bahgtru was out hunting [and] was surprised by [a mighty] {{srd5lc|Behir}}s… with hundreds of legs… Bahgtru broke [all] the behir's legs, and freed himself from its clutches. …Its broken femur became the symbol of Bahgtru's… 

Orcs of Bahgtru… prove their… strength and endurance through cruel contests against their tribe mates… and great success in battle…

Orcs of Bahgtru sometimes enter battle astride {{5eplc|Aurochs}}, large creatures that resemble oxen… because… Bahgtru also rode a great bull into battle. No orc will eat or harm one of these sacred beasts…|<ref name="vgtm" />}}

{{blockref|Bahgtru, son of {{5ep|Gruumsh}} and {{5ep|Luthic}}, is the {{srd5lc|Orc}} deity of unbridled strength. Legend says Bahgtru needed a {{srd5lc|Mount}} as fierce as him for making war, so he sought a mighty aurochs, subjugated the creature with his bare hands, and hauled it to {{5ep|Nishrek}}, Gruumsh's realm. Bahgtru named the beast {{5ep|Kazaht}}, or "Bull" in Orc. On Kazaht's bare back, Bahgtru charges into battle, ramming into an enemy host and leaping over the aurochs's horns to land in the midst of his foes.|<ref name="vgtm.207">{{pub|VGtM}} p.207</ref>}}

{{blockref|Bahgtru was the orc god of pure, physical strength and patron of the average orc, a deity as awesomely strong as he was utterly oafish.<ref name="fp" /><ref name="scag" /><ref name="dragon62">{{cite Source|author=Roger E. Moore|date=June 1982|work=The Gods of the Orcs|periodical={{Pub|Dragon (magazine)/Dragon 062|Dragon}}|issue=62|publisher=TSR, Inc.|pages=31–32}}</ref> He embodied the merciless might with which orcs overwhelmed their enemies, driving each weapon to do as much damage as possible.<ref name="vgtm" /> Son of Gruumsh and the Cave Mother Luthic, the Leg-Breaker was the orc symbol of tribalistic loyalty and unstoppable power,<ref name="fp" /> a champion of brutal, senseless violence.|<ref name="frw" />}}

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{{5e Footer|Deity}}
[[Category:5e Orc Deities]]
[[Category:5e Orcs]]
Author	Varied +, VGtM + and SCAG +
Canon	true +
Deific Type	Deity +
Domain	War +
Gender	Male +
Individual	true +
Individuals	True +
Lineage	Deity +
Pantheon	Orc +
Portfolio	Unbridled Strength +
Publication	Varied +, VGtM + and SCAG +
Symbol	Broken thigh bone +
Worshipers	Orcs + and Half-Orcs +