The Varog Gor

[Akesha]

The line of Kraag ended when the last of his kin, Gruthgar the Ragged, died without an heir. The elders of the Clan gathered and consulted the Thur Ruk oracles to ask the spirits of the ancestors who should lead them now. The oracles named Mruthgor, a shaman of the tribe who had been one of the old Chieftain's most trusted elders and so he became chieftain and a new dynasty began. Mruthgor was the first of the Shaman-kings and each of his successors was in their turn a powerful spiritwalker.

It was in the reign of Mruthgor that the cult of the wolf came into being. These orcs began to sacrifice to the spirit of the Wolfking. They called on the Wolfking to grant them strength in battle and to steal away the hearts of their enemies. These orcs gained a reputation as berserkers, fierce fighters and ravagers. Some said that they would enter a trance before battle and that the spirit of the wolf would take over their bodies, transforming them into half-orc, half-beast warriors. They became known as the Wolf Claws, the Varog Gor in the language of the Redblades.

The Varog Gor's fearsome reputation was matched only by their terrible appearance. These berserk orcs would wear armour adorned with spikes and claws, long cloaks of thick leather or fur and on their heads they wore masks shaped like the heads of ravening wolves. Some would train mountain wargs to fight beside them and it was even said that some could take on the shapes of wolves and would run along with their brethren growling and howling like beasts.

Mruthgor encouraged this new cult and made the Varog Gor the heart of his army. The orcs of the clan began to regard them with a mixture of great respect and more than a little fear. Warriors of the Nag Ogar would compete for the honour of being chosen by the Varog Gor to join their pack, but the Varog Gor would only choose a few to join them. It was not enough to be the strongest or bravest, the Varog Gor chose only those with the right character, the right kind of spirit to become one with the wolf.

[Ugluhk]

(( sounds intresting indeed. ))

[Gruulg]

((these R the new factions huh? sounds nais))

[Nergul]

(( Sounds like.. ME <3333 , must join    ))

[Ugluhk]

(( Not Factions, ranks! Important difference. ))

[Nergul]

(( matters little, they are awesome... end of discussion! ))

[Claws]

(( Sounds like.. ME <3333 , must join    ))

((You do not join you are invited.
Depending on your own contribution and commitment to the tribe)).

So all you loud mouthed lazy peons out there better pull ya socks up.
If ya wear them that is.

[Nergul]

(( then i will do things that get me invited \o/ ))