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| − | + | Scientifi cally engineered to be formidable warriors, the orcs have been one of Aarklash’s | |
| + | most warlike peoples since their creation. Proud and strong, they have broken the chains | ||
| + | of slavery and are fi ghting for freedom. All the orcs have ever known is war, but they are | ||
| + | determined to build a peaceful civilization upon the ruins of the Rag’narok. | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
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| + | Th e technomancers of the | ||
| + | Scorpion, in their quest to engineer | ||
| + | an army of slaves that | ||
| + | would be both strong and fast | ||
| + | breeding, created the orcs in | ||
| + | their cloning tanks during the | ||
| + | age of steel. Th is was a major | ||
| + | mistake on the Syhar’s behalf: the | ||
| + | orcs rebelled in 853 and their escape | ||
| + | was a bloodbath. Most of them found | ||
| + | refuge in the parched canyons | ||
| + | Bran-Ô-Kor; others crossed the continent to | ||
| + | establish themselves on the frozen | ||
| + | heights of the mountains of the Behemoth. | ||
| + | Centuries have passed without the orcs being able to found | ||
| + | a nation or get any kind of recognition from the other peoples | ||
| + | of Aarklash. No matter where they tried to settle, it would | ||
| + | emerge as a constant theatre of conflict between Light and | ||
| + | Darkness; unwelcome on their own land and caught between | ||
| + | a rock and a hard place, the orcs were forced to keep fi ghting | ||
| + | for survival. Nevertheless, they managed to gather in tribes | ||
| + | organized around their chiefs. | ||
| + | Both communities fi nally managed to re-establish contact | ||
| + | when the Rag’narok burst out. Inspired by the dream of fi nally | ||
| + | forming a sovereign people, they left their homes and took destiny | ||
| + | into their own hands. Th e unbelievable violence of the Rag’narok, | ||
| + | which had long turned their refuges into battlefi elds for Light and | ||
| + | Darkness, had blown away their hopes, as they fl ed to avoid destruction. | ||
| + | When the diff erent orc communities fi nally met, it was | ||
| + | on an even larger battlefi eld: Avagddu, the crossroads of civilization. | ||
| + | Accompanied by the other peoples of the Paths of Destiny, | ||
| + | they gathered around the Eagle and fought fi ercely for every blade | ||
| + | of grass, every thicket and every tree of their new promised land. | ||
| + | so long. | ||
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| + | == Rackn'arok == | ||
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| + | Th e orcs have understood that the Rag’narok is unavoidable. | ||
| + | Th e Armies of the Ways of Light and the Meanders of Darkness | ||
| + | are meant to tear each other apart. In the end all there | ||
| + | will be left will be ruin and dust. Th e orcs will still be standing | ||
| + | though! Th eir people, inspired by ideals of freedom, are determined | ||
| + | to found their own civilization around the Tree-Spirit | ||
| + | even if it means resorting to brute force. Th e other nations are | ||
| + | giving them no other choice. Th e ferocity of the orcs towards | ||
| + | their enemies has doubled since the reunion of the two tribes: | ||
| + | nothing can prevent them from accomplishing their destiny. | ||
| + | Th e orcs have many reasons to fi ght. First, they must ensure | ||
| + | their survival. Th ey have | ||
| + | rooted the Tree-Spirit in earth | ||
| + | that has been burnt many | ||
| + | times and drenched in the | ||
| + | blood of even more people. Th e | ||
| + | feeling of brotherhood holding | ||
| + | this young nation together | ||
| + | is a matter of survival. Second, | ||
| + | orcs cherish their freedom | ||
| + | above anything else and many | ||
| + | are those who would like to see | ||
| + | them in shackles once again. | ||
| + | Having once broken their | ||
| + | chains, they are determined | ||
| + | to break the necks of anyone | ||
| + | attempting to oppress them. | ||
| + | Finally, the orcs fi ght to emerge | ||
| + | victorious from the Rag’narok. | ||
| + | Once the war is over their civilization | ||
| + | shall stand proud on | ||
| + | the plains of Avaggdu. Only | ||
| + | then will the warriors be allowed to bury their weapons and, at | ||
| + | last, taste the peace they sought for | ||
| + | so long. | ||
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| + | == Army == | ||
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| + | Th e army of the Tree-Spirit is | ||
| + | characterized by the strength of its | ||
| + | fi ghters. From their point of view, | ||
| + | the best way to protect oneself is to | ||
| + | crush the enemy before he even realizes | ||
| + | what is happening. | ||
| + | Perpetually at war, the orcs do not | ||
| + | number that many yet. Even though | ||
| + | they show great endurance in combat, | ||
| + | they do not have the means to | ||
| + | manufacture elaborate armor and | ||
| + | complex ranged weapons. Th ey rely | ||
| + | on rudimentary, yet tough, technology | ||
| + | and on material looted from the | ||
| + | enemy to supply their army. Any | ||
| + | other weakness is compensated for by the intervention of shamanic | ||
| + | spirits summoned by their magicians or by the blessings | ||
| + | Elokani bestows on them through his faithful. Th e orcs | ||
| + | believe in a strong mind in a strong body! | ||
| + | Every orc is a fi ghter who will raise his weapons whenever | ||
| + | the wind carries the echo of war. | ||
| + | Brutes and wind warriors form the most numerous units | ||
| + | of the Tree-Spirit. Th ey are supported by crossbowman and | ||
| + | incendiaries who, after having covered the advance of the rest | ||
| + | of the army, will gladly jump into the fray. | ||
| + | Jackal warriors and stone warriors are the elite of their people. | ||
| + | Equipped with oversized weapons and hardened by years | ||
| + | of battles, they are a challenge for anything sent their way. | ||
