Vaprak
| Vaprak | |
|---|---|
 Vaprak the Destroyer, as depicted in The Plane Above (2010). | |
| Names and titles | |
| Title(s): | The Destroyer, the Rapacious, the King Eater |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Aggression, Combat, Destruction, Frenzy, Greed, Ogres, Trolls |
| Home: | Infinite Layers of the Abyss |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Class: | Fighter 14 (avatar) |
| Superior: | None |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Greed, Madness, Strength, War |
| Divine rank: | Lesser |
Vaprak is the chief deity worshipped by ogres and trolls. His symbol is a taloned hand.
Description
Vaprak has a humanoid form colored a horrid mottled brown and green. He has an elemental, savage quality that endears him to ogres and trolls. Vaprak holds the other giantish gods in awe and respect, however, and fears that his race may abandon him to worship them. He is not a planner or a thinker; he merely destroys, ferociously, as quickly as he can, urging his followers to do the same.
Relationships
Vaprak is an enemy of the giant pantheon led by Annam. One legend says that a vastly tall, hideous ogress disguised herself in order to seduce Annam, and that Vaprak was the result of this deceitful coupling. Vaprak himself has three sons: Anori (or Agmori), Hakuni, and Muaj, who are believed to have sired the three races of ogre magi.
Realm
Vaprak makes his home in Shatterstone, the 524th layer of the Abyss. There, he dwells in a pitiful cave at the base of a great cliff.
Dogma
Vaprak urges his followers to combat, aggression, and frenzy; his own fears help fuel his anxiousness that they keep themselves busy.
Worshippers
Vaprak is worshipped chiefly by ogres and trolls.
Clergy
Vaprak's priests wear blood red plate mail and war helms. They must be ferocious and constantly on the look out for opportunities to fight. They must devour all they can, but remain physically fit. They often exercise by ritually bashing one another with clubs, which helps determine rank in their violent society. Vaprak's favored weapon is the greatclub.
Temples
Vaprak is worshipped in the lairs of ogres and trolls. A cult of Vaprak beneath Castle Greyhawk was long at war with a cult of Nerull.
Rituals
One curious rite practiced among the ogres of one tribe is the "Six Day Night," where ambitious tribesmen demonstrate their loyalty to Vaprak and their tribal leader by being placed in a dark cavern for six days with no food and only a small amount of water. If the initiate survives this ordeal, his status is greatly increased.
Myths and legends
Vaprak is said to have lost a contest to the halfling deity Brandobaris, causing the ogres to cede their forested homeland to halflings (Shining South, 149).
Creative origins
Vaprak was created by James M. Ward for Deities and Demigods (1980).
Gallery
Bibliography
- 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]
- Heinsoo, Rob. The Plane Above. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2010.
- Hitchcock, Tim. "The Ecology of the Ogre Mage." Dragon #349. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
- Mobley, Blake, and Timothy B Brown. Greyhawk Ruins. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.
- Redman, Rich, and James Wyatt. Defenders of the Faith. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Reid, Thomas. Shining South. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.
- Sargent, Carl. Monster Mythology. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- Ward, James, and Robert Kuntz. Deities and Demigods. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980.
- Winninger, Ray. Giantcraft. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Deities & Demigods (1st & 2nd printing), AD&D 1e | 111, 141 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Deities & Demigods (3rd+ printing), AD&D 1e | 96, 125 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | DMGR4 - Monster Mythology | 3, 74, 81 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Defenders of the Faith, D&D 3.0e | 92, 94, 96 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Dragon magazine #295 | 96 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Dungeon magazine #006 | 27, 28, 29 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Legends & Lore, AD&D 1e | 96, 125 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e | 102 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | On Hallowed Ground | 176, 190, 192 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Oerth Journal #08 | 13 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | Oerth Journal #19 | 17 |
| Vaprak (The Destroyer) | Deity | Worshipped by: Ogre, Troll, Native of: Abyss, | WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins | 2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 33, 35 |