Crucible:Orcs
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=Orc Lands and History= | =Orc Lands and History= | ||
| - | ==The Great Host | + | ==The Great Host== |
The Host was the very first civilization, a confederation of small nomadic tribes banding together at the dawn of history to defend themselves against attacks by elder beings and elves. Since the first orcish town of Spearpoint was built on the coast of the Inner Sea, the orcs have relentlessly expanded both east along the rocky shore and south into dense forests and fertile flood plains.<br> | The Host was the very first civilization, a confederation of small nomadic tribes banding together at the dawn of history to defend themselves against attacks by elder beings and elves. Since the first orcish town of Spearpoint was built on the coast of the Inner Sea, the orcs have relentlessly expanded both east along the rocky shore and south into dense forests and fertile flood plains.<br> | ||
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Dock workers have their share of trouble, too - both with the smugglers and with various nasty beasties that roam the Inner Sea. Though sahuagin rarely make attacks on population centres, the large concentration of fish on the docks makes them a tempting target for aquatic beasts up to and including krakens. Young and reckless orcs often buy fish by the boatload and take it back out into the ocean in an attempt to lure out one of these leviathans and then defeat it. | Dock workers have their share of trouble, too - both with the smugglers and with various nasty beasties that roam the Inner Sea. Though sahuagin rarely make attacks on population centres, the large concentration of fish on the docks makes them a tempting target for aquatic beasts up to and including krakens. Young and reckless orcs often buy fish by the boatload and take it back out into the ocean in an attempt to lure out one of these leviathans and then defeat it. | ||
| - | ==Tusk Islands | + | ==Tusk Islands== |
In addition to the contiguous territory controlled by the Host, it also claims the Tusk Islands, a chain of nine islands that defines the boundary of the Inner Sea to the east. Gradual expansion has added small areas on both continents to the Tusks, as the colonies are informally known. Each island is ruled by a knight-captain of the Host, who must pay an annual tithe of goods to the high marshal, as a demonstration of administrative competence, in order to retain the position. Unlike all other high ranks in the Host, other races have earned the rank of knight-captain in the past, mostly human sailors or mercenaries taking the initiative after their employers were killed or abandoned their posts. Most Tuskers (permanent residents of the Tusk Islands) consider themselves a separate nation and people from the far-off Great Host. | In addition to the contiguous territory controlled by the Host, it also claims the Tusk Islands, a chain of nine islands that defines the boundary of the Inner Sea to the east. Gradual expansion has added small areas on both continents to the Tusks, as the colonies are informally known. Each island is ruled by a knight-captain of the Host, who must pay an annual tithe of goods to the high marshal, as a demonstration of administrative competence, in order to retain the position. Unlike all other high ranks in the Host, other races have earned the rank of knight-captain in the past, mostly human sailors or mercenaries taking the initiative after their employers were killed or abandoned their posts. Most Tuskers (permanent residents of the Tusk Islands) consider themselves a separate nation and people from the far-off Great Host. | ||
