Mortarion

The Elder Scrolls: Rising Storm

Nation name: The Kingdom of Orsinium

History: Much has changed for the Orcs since they moved to the Hammerfell-Skyrim border. Since 4E 201, the men and women of Orsinium have been riding out the oncoming storm, rebuilding their position following the sack of their city at the beginning of the Fourth Era. King Burkash gro-Nagorm seized power following a minor civil war amongst the Orcish people between the Malacath Traditionalists and the Trinimac Reformists. The dominant Malacath Traditionalists won out the day, seizing power while simultaneously putting the Trinimac Reformists firmly in the minority.

Since then, Burkash had been quietly marshaling his forces, stamping out Trinimac worship within the walls of Orsinium. Though, amongst all the chaos, few have noticed that Orsinium is on the rise. 4E 204 showed the Orcs beginning to go into full-time weapons and armor production. Now, in 205, with the assassination of the Mane, Valenwood and Elsweyr abandoning the Aldmeri Dominion, and the Empire in a weakened state...Well, I'll put it simply: The Warriors of Orsinium hunger for bloodshed, and soon they will be sated.

However, a week before the attack on Hammerfell, Burkash was overthrown when he was challenged to single combat by the mage-warrior Gogron gro-Shargakh for his position as leader of Orsinium, this being based from the fact that Gogron believed Burkash to be too weak to lead the orc people for he could not unite their people without resorting to a civil war. After installing himself as king, the mage-warrior mended the schism between the Trinimac and Malacath by claiming that though Malacath and Trinimac had been once separate entities they had eventually united to form the new Malacath worshiped by the orcs.

Leadership: Little has changed from Burgash's reign, a deep system of meritocracy is still in place in the Kingdom, with the new King encouraging such behavior by reforming the old council of Burgash slightly. Now every councilor is chosen from a group of people sent by every tribe or stronghold and then they compete for the chance to become councilors in a series of tests designed by Gogron to prove their skills in their area of expertise.

Politically, not much has changed from Burkash's reign, the Orcs still want their own province, be it through bloodshed or diplomacy, so that they might never be scattered to the four winds again. Gogron beings that this can be done by a mix of warfare and political maneuvering, for he believes it to be crucial for the flowering Orc province to have at least some allies

Allegiance: Neutral, for the time being but looking for an alliance with Black Marsh and maybe a few nobles from High Rock

Military: Orcish military doctrine adheres predominantly to having large groups of heavily armored and armed troops that grind the enemy into non-existence through brute force and sheer endurance. However, there are sizable elements within the Orsinium forces, archers, lightly-armored berserkers, healers, and herbalists.

The new Orcish military draws from Orcish tribal populations, as well as via requesting men and women from the Strongholds.

Culture/society: Orsinium is a brutish land, as it often has been. The caste system that has come to define Orcish culture remains, however, the men and women of Orsinium are virtually equal under the eyes of the law. They have the same opportunities within Orsinium, a stark change from the Strongholds.

Religiously, the Temple of Malacath has been reformed, now Trinimac as taken on a larger role in the old scriptures, something which has garnered no small amount of antipathy to the King but which is counterbalanced from the newly resurfaced Trinimac worshipers, as a force that reigns in Malacath's darker aspects and eventually joined with him to form the current Malacath. Gogron however, knows that this will do little to convince older Orcs so to this end he focuses on this new doctrine be taught to the younger generations in the hopes that it will root itself firmly in the newer generations.

Economically, Orsinium is a large producer of Orcish weapons and armor as well as a major producer of Orichalcum ore. Although the Orcish people are not primarily agriculturalists, the practice of raising crops and herding cattle has become a necessary one, with these members of society somewhat higher than the dregs, yet they still do not garner the same amount of respect from the populace as those who are smiths or warriors.

Well, here is my bio, I'll try to have a post as soon as possible

The Elder Scrolls: Rising Storm

@Gcold: I had a change of plans yesterday, so I couldn't finish my bio for today i am sorry. I am working on it and will have it ready for tomorrow, sorry for the inconvinience

The Elder Scrolls: Rising Storm

Hey gcold I sent you a PM with a doubt that I had. Sorry for bothering you

Dragon Age: The Coming Blight

Gonna be at Denerim I think

Warhammer 40,000: Tales of the Inquisition

Constantine bowed respectfully when the Inquisitor returned both symbols of the Cog and the "It is an honor to be here Inquisitor, I hope that my talents will serve you well" He said humbly, Constantine knew that being part of an Inquisitorial retinue required one to be skilled to be able to survive for the Inquisitors only picked those they deemed worthy to join them and as such he couldn't waste such an opportunity, leaning against the wall after he had finished speaking.

He looked around, his mechanical eyes scanning the room, noticing the tension on the Venator at the prospect of possible torture and the reassuring gestures of the Confessor, in whom he also noticed a certain nervousness around the Repentia Sisters that had arrived after him and the Venator. Their comments upon torture hadn't go unnoticed to him, a waste of a possible resource; didn't they know that the holy machine they liked to use to torture heretics had been once like the one they had executed, no it would be better for them yet to serve the emperor as the humblest of them as servitors for in that way they could at least expect to find a modicum of salvation. His eyes then wandered to the psyker in the room when he sighed loudly, and then to the woman who had put on the collar; apparently she was a bearer of the Pariah gene, a useful trait to posses if one was an Interrogator like she seemed to be according to the comments from the Venator, which would explain the reaction from the psyker whom seemed to discomfort the Confessor. Finally his eyes turned to look at the man in carapace armor whom seemed quite uncomfortable, a fact which seemed to become more notorious as he scanned the people on the room, he had seen something similar in newly inducted Guardsmen when they were in the presence of a Commissar or someone of a higher authority than them.

His eyes then returned to the map, listening to the various doubts and questions expressed at the Inquisitor. He analyzed the mettle of each question, the first one was the Interrogators; certainly, searching for the Navigator would pose a problem by virtue of this being a contested military zone, but by the same virtue one could already discard those areas where the fight was the most intense or where the Guardsmen had a firm grasp, as such the Navigator would most likely be hidden in the areas controlled by the forces of the Archenemy or those that were more lightly contested but there was also the possibility that he would hid in the lower sections of the Hive which also was a probable fact. He then analyzed the question posed by the man in carapace armor, Atellus was his name apparently, but couldn't find a reason to pursue it, it was a question that wouldn't be answered until they had found the Navigator and could question him themselves.

"Inquisitor, if I am allowed to suggest something, wouldn't it be useful to request access into the Guardsman's vox line?" He said "In that way, we could be potentially alerted if any of their numbers find our target, allowing us a faster time of reaction" Said Constantine after pondering for a while "If it was also possible for me to know, where was the Navigator last sighted? In that way I could potentially form an hypothetical route he might have taken based on where he had been previously" He finished speaking, lowering his head as he connected to the data streams that passed through the building in which they were and began looking for more relevant data that could help their mission.

Dragon Age: The Coming Blight

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info, will definitively keep it in mind the next time this happens

The Elder Scrolls: Rising Storm

Friday would be my deadline, but I hope to have it ready sooner. Once again, my apologies

Eldar: The Path to Eldrad (WH40kRP) Part 1

Ah, ok. And I can empathize with you, I hate when that happens, but you don't need to worry about me at least, I promise that by friday my characters will be done.

The Elder Scrolls: Rising Storm

Hey, still interested but this week is a bit busy so I might have an extra delay. Really sorry guys