[center][h1][b]Festermaw Clan[/b][/h1]
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[b]Nation Intro[/b]
The orc clan of Festermaw has a short and brutal history. One of a thousand different clans, the Festermaw are an especially aggressive--though cohesive--fiefdom within the [i]Orcs of the Plain[/i], a geographically relevant mustering of greenskins in an area called simply [i]The Plain[/i].

[b]Geography[/b]

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[Green = Orcs of the Plains, Maroon = Festermaw Clan][/center]

[b]History[/b]
The history of the Festermaw exists only as an oral history, and cannot be corroborated with any truthful recollection.


[b]Society[/b]
Males within orc society are seen to serve the tribe; they hunt, defend and reproduce with their 'lifemates' to continue and expand the horde. Some clans utilize shamans, but the Festermaw see them with disdain and distrust. There is no reigning hierarchy in orc society, except that the strong survive and dishonesty is a crime punishable by death. Death by combat is seen as glorious, and surrender is seen as a form of spiritual suicide.

[b]Economy/Industry[/b]
The Festermaw, as with all other orc clans, barter for basic goods. They will trade meat for fur, or wool for weapons. The Orcs of the Plain also employ slavery. Fellow orcs cannot be taken as slaves, but Dwarven slaves make excellent laborers. They are often taken care of with minimal respect, but enough to be left alive. The Festermaw--as other orcs--do not, if ever, trade with non-Orcs.

[b]Military[/b]
One on one, there are few creatures as diabolically efficient as orcs. Dwarven historians of Dalmar often cite "Orcish bloodlust for immediate combat as the sole reason that the tide of green has no encompassed the known world twice over." Such assumptions possess a modicum of truth, as united, the Orcs would possess a threat unequaled by any other in the world. It's their desire to kill and lord over one another that has keep the orcs distinctly separated.

The Festermaw, like the Dragonhounds, Fireknuckles, Blackbone and Steeltooth tribes do not make a distinction between "civilians" and "warriors." All males, once of age, contribute to raiding and war efforts. Females are mares for brooding, though in times past some have risen to become respectable warriors. They possess only a single hierarchy, and that's all live under the reign of the Chief, the most powerful warrior in the clan.