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{{Deity
| image             = [[File:Orcus.png|150px|The demonic rune of Orcus]]
| name              = Orcus
| titles            = Prince of Undeath<br>Demon Lord of Necromancy and the Undead
| adjective         =
| home              = [[Uligor]]{{conflict|Home}}, the [[Abyss]]
| alignment         = [[Chaotic evil]]
| portfolio         = Death<br>[[Necromancy]]<br>Wrath<br>[[Undead|undeath]]
| worshipers        = [[derro]]s, [[necromancer]]s, powerful [[undead]] (especially [[lich]]es or [[mummy|mummies]]), [[titan|thanatotic titans]]
| domains           = Chaos, Death, Evil, Magic
| subdomains        = Demon, Divine, Murder, Undead
| weapon            = [[Mace|heavy mace]]
| cleric alignments = {{Alignment grid|off|off|off|off|off|on|off|on|on}}
| symbol            = Four-horned goat head
| sacred animal     = [[Goat]]
| sacred colors     = Ivory, red
}}

[[Orcus]] (pronounced OHR-kuhs)<ref>{{Cite book/Campaign Setting|247}}</ref> is the [[demon lord]] of the [[undead]] and those who practise vile [[necromancy]],<ref name="LoC22">{{Cite book/Lords of Chaos|22}}</ref> but is also associated with the sin of wrath.<ref name="W-49">{{cite book/The Worldwound|49}}</ref> He is a major object of worship throughout the [[Material Plane]], yet has a relatively small following on [[Golarion]].<ref name="ISWG232"/> As the demon lord of necromancy, Orcus seems to call more to those who have chosen undeath freely, rather than those who acquired it by accident.<ref>{{cite book/Undead Revisited|32}}</ref>

== Appearance ==
Orcus has a fearsome appearance, though he certainly looks more human than some of the other demon lords like [[Dagon]] and [[Zevgavizeb]]. Orcus takes the shape of a fat humanoid with the head and cloven feet of a demonic ram, the wings of a an enormous bat, and a tail ending in a stinger.<ref name="LoC22"/><ref name="DiMp61">{{Cite book/Descent into Midnight|61}}</ref><ref name="ISWG232">{{Cite book/The Inner Sea World Guide|232}}</ref> Orcus wields his infamous heavy mace called the '''''Wand of Orcus'''''.<ref name="LoC22"/><ref name="ISWG232"/>

== Home ==
Orcus' [[Abyssal realm]] is called [[Uligor]]&mdash;an entire world filled with undead, where Orcus is engaged in a war for supremacy of the realm against a number of [[thanatotic titan]]s.<ref name="LoC22"/><ref name="PF76-68">{{cite book/The Midnight Isles|68}}</ref>

== Cult and worshipers==
Orcus is one of the demon lords with the most aggressive intentions on the [[Material Plane]], but his influence on [[Golarion]] is relatively small. The only places where Orcus has any real cults (rather than the lone madmen who typically turn to demon worship) is in [[Geb]], and some of the isolated, backwater areas of shadowy [[Nidal]]. While his devout followers claim Orcus is merely biding his time before making some grand move on Golarion, a more realistic reason for the demon lord's lack of local popularity is the intense competition with the more popular cults of [[Zura]], [[Kabriri]], and [[Urgathoa]].<ref name="LoC22"/><ref name="DiMp61" /><ref name="ISWG232"/> The demon lord's followers are also always opposed by those of the goddess [[Pharasma]], who seek to root out necromancy and undeath wherever they find it.<ref>{{cite book/Faiths of Balance|17}}</ref> Orcus is known to have followers who claim the calling of the [[antipaladin]].<ref>{{cite book/Lords of Chaos|43}}</ref>

One of Orcus' most powerful followers is the [[lich]] [[Phaegia]], a former priestess of [[Aroden]] who converted to the demon lord's worship towards the end of her life.<ref>{{cite book/Undead Revisited|26-27}}</ref>

Among other races, the [[derro]] are the most likely to venerate Orcus.<ref>{{Cite book/Into the Darklands|20}}</ref><ref>{{cite book/Classic Horrors Revisited|7}}</ref>

=== Temples ===
Only two temples to Orcus are known to exist on Golarion. The first can be found in the [[Temple Row]] district of the ruined city of [[Xin-Shalast]], high in the [[Kodar Mountains]] of northeatern [[Varisia]]. It is located alongside shrines to other demon lords and [[archdevil]]s including [[Mammon]], [[Pazuzu]], and [[Lamashtu]]; it is not known whether the temple is ruined or active.<ref>{{cite book/Spires of Xin-Shalast|30}}</ref>
The second is located far to the south, below the ruined city of [[Saventh-Yhi]] in the [[Mwangi Jungle]]. Here, a more fetishistic form of the demon lord was venerated by an ancient [[zombie]] cult.<ref>{{cite book/Vaults of Madness|38}}</ref>
Rumors exist that a shrine to Orcus can be found within the [[Tar-Baphon|Whispering Tyrant's]] prison of [[Gallowspire]], although this has not been confirmed.<ref>{{cite book/Dungeons of Golarion|20}}</ref>

== Servants ==
In his Abyssal realm of Uligor, Orcus is served by strange demon-undead hybrids, powerful liches,<ref name="PF76-68" /> and [[lilitu]] demons.<ref name="W-49" /> His most powerful servant is the [[balor|balor lord]] [[Goriath|Goriath, the Soul Drinker]], who has been ordered to retake a remote city-fortress in Uligor.<ref>{{cite book/Demons Revisited|13}}</ref> In the past, the powerful [[marilith]] [[Ylleshka]] also pledged fealty to the Prince of Undeath, although this is no longer the case.<ref name="PF77-61">{{cite book/Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth|61}}</ref>

== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Orcus]] (real-world deity)
* [[Wikipedia:Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons)]] (Dungeons & Dragons character)

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