Orcus, Day 22: The Divine Consort (Patreon)

You might find it interesting that the orc god is married to a human god: a consequence of the human and orc clans coming to peace and forming a primate nation. and you might guess, he hates it.Being the "God of Royalty" may sound a bit generic, but so they were Zeus and Hera from Greek Mythology. They had no specific domain, they were just the gods of "being a king" and "being a woman."(The lighting bolt wasn't even a native power of Zeus. It was forged by Hephaestus and mentioned only in the Gigantomachia.)And the influences from mythological Zeus on this character are apparently strong. Like, 1:1. Maybe I'm becoming lazy, or maybe I love the idea of picking the most toxic character of Greek mythology and putting him in positions that belittle his perceived masculinity and power. Like having to marry the king of the orc gods because their respective people need to become friends.If Orcus is the god of power through conquest, Teoter embodies institutional powers, treaties, and loopholes. They're meant to compensate each other, but they have spent each one more time possessing mortals during sex than sharing the same bed.I don't know why I have this kink for loveless marriages of convenience.(Ha, I'm noticing too this decrease in quality over the last few days. Sorry, this challenge is destroying me, but I'm more than halfway done and I want it finished.)